low indigo is a locals-focused vancouver-based event series, online community, music label and studio overseen by michael red.

low indigo is music for heads, outsiders, sensitives, the chill out room, the smallest room at the rave, the sunrise after being up all night, rainy afternoons, dark nights, connected conversations and other goings on.

low indigo's sound could qualify as: mostly electronic, diverse, left-field leaning, forward thinking, emotive, authentic, expressive, soul music.

the blog and first event happened in 2009. first music release on the label was 2013. crystal creek was born in 2018. and in 2020, a studio in east van was formed (to play host to small-scale gatherings, be a modular creative hub to many, and to be a general hq for crystal creek gathering and the new-and-improved label re-launch). more to follow..

..only when it feels right

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https://lowindigo.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-mountain synkro & michael red - smoke mountain synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (jade statues rmx) synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (eli muro rmx) synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (self evident rmx) synkro played vancouver in 2010 for one of low indigo's very first events.

012 synkro & michael red - smoke mountain

@low-indigo 012 @synkro & @michaelred - smoke mountain synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (@jadestatues rmx) synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (@elimuro rmx) synkro & michael red - smoke mountain (@self_evident rmx) synkro played vancouver in 2010 for one of low indigo's very first events. when returning in 2016, he and label-head michael red wrote a tune together during some extra days stay. low indigo's 12th release is filled out with perfectly tempered remixs from artists all representing their own unique pockets in the growing vancouver underground landscape - jade statues, eli muro, and self evident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . release date: august 15 2017 / mastered by beau thomas artwork and slow video by jason mannings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hen-wvM5RoA&t=2s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://lowindigo.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-mountain https://www.facebook.com/groups/203164773042442 http://www.jasonmannings.com http://beatroute.ca/2017/08/15/video-premiere-low-indigo-smoke-mountain http://exclaim.ca/music/article/synkro_and_michael_red-smoke_mountain

011 slope - obsidian

slope's obsidian digs deep. slow motion frozen landscapes. threads of light in darkness. cool blacks and greys and dark blues, mixed in with enough glow and warmth to maintain a type of subdued vitality. like a underground river with a strong and silent current, or a heart beating underneath a quiet exterior - it's what's below the surface. slope's release is a natural fit for low indigo for several reasons. he's one of the founding members of the closely related modern math imprint, a familiar collaborator with kline, and no stranger to vancouver and bc's west coast. slope, better known as dan solo to some, is also one half of sanctums - who's other half, corinthian, appears on two tracks and provides a perfectly paired video for the release. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQaiRICXGzE&list=PLttz8N-rWhNcPdErkQUuqY0yaUFiTVZ-4

010 michael red - 9 of cats

009 okpk - hollow

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @okpk - hollow EP (low indigo 009) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- release date: feb 9 2015 written by okpk mastered by beau thomas artwork and video by @lhasamusic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- victoria's okpk is back with his second EP for low indigo. more developed and detailed and distinct, okpk's unique sound is maturing beautifully. melancholy rnb vocal snippets juxtapose hopeful synth melodies, fused together by weighty kicks and polyrhythmic percussion, all within a hollowed-out inverted landscape. things might get authentically weird at times, perhaps even alien, but always anchored by something warmly emotive and familiar just around the corner. laine butler, from vancover's chapel sound, provides the artwork and a kaleidoscopic datamoshing video for 'do it again'. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://okpk.bandcamp.com https://twitter.com/okpksound http://analoguethaw.tumblr.com http://lowindigo.blogspot.ca https://www.facebook.com/groups/203164773042442 http://lowindigo.bandcamp.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

008 jolin ras - rebirth cycle

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @jolinras - rebirth cycle (low indigo 008) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tracklisting: 1 - the earth's library 2 - backnya 3 - time travel frm omega 4 - 5ammflight (133) 5 - walter (ft @geewuht) 6 - autobot 7 - dryertimewarp 8 - spirit of the bounce total playing time: 23:23 release date: dec 5 2015 mastered by beau thomas artwork by jolin ras video by darcy turenne available exclusively thru bandcamp: http://lowindigo.bandcamp.com and at all other digital retailers following. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Low Indigo's eight release comes from Jolin Ras, a Vancouver DJ/producer and multi-instrumentalist rep'ing Outerbound / Transmolecular and Ulterior Motif. His influences of Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, R&B and electronic beats all come together to form the most colourful release for Low Indigo yet. The mood is spacey and heady, with an almost tangible spiritual clarity and alertness. Perfectly off-kilter beats with dubbed-out soundscapes bubbling in the background and analog synth melodies upfront, all delivered in a way that feels very natural and at ease. "The title of this EP stems from the time periods when creating these tracks (2011-2012). I was undergoing an awakening amongst myself, through the sense of being one with the universe. It was more of a transformation with my spiritual self and being in tune with the creator and the vibrations of my surroundings. We are all living in a cycle, we are here to find our true selves, cultivate our beings, and prepare our self for the next wave/journey to be rediscovered. Rebirth Cycle is my sound story being re born within the cosmos." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

007 crimson - timelight

006  kline - ghost 

005  rmx.ep.1

004  kline - mirror 

003  okpk - 2010

002  michael red - lowi 2 

lowi 2 by michael red, released 18 June 2013 1. coldspace 2. arc of god 3. duh 4. wild boar

001  michael red - lowi 1

lowi 1 by michael red, released 07 April 2013 1. top 2. let off 3. mwah 4. o