{"product_id":"michael-thomas-natural-habitat","title":"Michael Thomas- Natural Habitat (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural Habitat is a collection of music composed over the last decade, much of it written around the time I moved from Boston to New York City. During my first few years living here, I would frequently travel back and forth to perform, and the excitement and energy I felt at that time is expressed in these songs. The title track is the oldest tune we recorded - when it was composed in 2009, the manuscript simply said \"Untitled Swing\". For a while, that title stuck and became somewhat of a joke when I would play it on gigs, but in 2018, I was back in Boston and found myself performing it again at the same venue (and with some of the same musicians) as when I had composed it nearly a decade before. The title Natural Habitat came to me, as it suddenly felt like I knew where that tune belonged. \/\/ The other music on this recording was written while I was settling into life in New York City - which now feels like my natural habitat, both physically and musically. I chose material for this project that represents how I feel living and working in this environment. The variety of meters, forms, and intensities heard in these songs mirrors the unpredictability of daily life here, but the excitement and energy I feel when performing in this city is unparalleled. -Michael Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferent Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Cities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46984736014557,"sku":"016728161121","price":51.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3920670-2663620.jpg?v=1762927943","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/en-il\/products\/michael-thomas-natural-habitat","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}