Maston’s Darkland is a breezy collection of the material from the Tulips sessions that didn’t make it on to the original LP. Originally a digital-only release for those in the know in the autumn of 2018, after re-issuing Tulips in 2020 it made too much sense for Be With to give Darkland a vinyl release.

Like Tulips, Darkland was recorded mostly in Hoorn, in the Netherlands, between 2015-2017 during downtime from Frank’s touring duties with Jacco Gardner’s band. Bits were also done in Los Angeles on some extended trips back home.

The collection plays like an alternate view of Maston’s instant modern classic Tulips; a companion piece to the LP proper with similar mixture of shorter themes and more full length tracks. As Frank Maston explains: “I think Darkland is the shadow of Tulips in a way… what it might’ve been in a different universe. But the heart of Tulips beats in these songs as well and they evoke the same memories and feelings for me. I see my process playing out across these songs - lots of experimentation and trying out new techniques and sounds and just sort of going for it.”

TRACKLIST :

A1. Darkland

A2. Tulips

A3. Immaculate Conception

A4. Love Theme Nº 3

A5. The Owl In Daylight

A6. Innovative Patterns

A7. Osiris

A8. Groove Experiment Nº 3

B1. Raincloud

B2. Phonic

B3 .Love Theme Nº 2

B4. Italina Summer

B5. Endless

B6. Wonder Theme

B7. Willow