There’s a kind of quiet violence in how music is consumed today—flattened into background noise, sonic perfume fed into algorithms, sold as lifestyle. It’s entertainment as anesthesia. Sound without the weight.
The Spiritual Sound, announced today, is the new full-length from Los Angeles–based band Agriculture, and stands as a pointed refusal of this condition. This is not a playlist. This is not a vibe. It is a demand. The Spiritual Sound will be released via The Flenser on 3rd October.
About the first single, “Bodhidharma”, Dan says;
“Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, was an Indian monk who famously stared at the wall of a cave for nine years. He even cut off his eyelids in order to prevent himself from falling asleep. At one time, another monk approached him in his cave and pleaded ‘master, my head is on fire with anxiety, can you pacify my mind?’ Bodhidharma just kept staring at the wall and Huike waited outside of the cave all night until he was buried in snow up to his waist. Finally, as a gesture of desperation he cut off his arm and offered it to the great master. Huike later became Bodhidharma’s successor.” – Dan Meyer
THE SPIRITUAL SOUND TRACK LISTING:
1 – MY GARDEN
2 – FLEA
3 – MICAH (5.15AM)
4 – THE WEIGHT
5 – SERENITY
6 – THE SPIRITUAL SOUND
7 – DAN’S LOVE SONG
8 – BODHIDHARMA [visualiser]
9 – HALLELUJAH
10 – THE REPLY
PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
AGRICULTURE LIVE DATES 2025:
Sep. 3 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
Sep. 4 – Brighton, UK @ DUST
Sep. 5 – London, UK @ Oslo Hackney
Sep. 6 – Salford, UK @ The White Hotel
Sep. 7 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK @ Cluny 2
Sep. 9 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Sep. 11 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Workmans Club
Sep. 12 – Glasgow, UK @ Multiple Venues
Sep. 13 – Belfast, UK @ Voodoo
Sep. 14 – Glasgow, UK @ Multiple Venues
Sep. 16 – Paris, FR @ Point Éphémère
Sep. 18 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat