Outside On The Inside

This new album — Quinn Lamon Luke’s first complete release in ten years — is a stripped-down recording of his long-standing solo performance style: voice, guitar, and looping pedal. Though it marks his first full album in a decade, Luke has continued releasing singles and collaborative work during that time — ranging from dance records to more intimate material — collaborating with artists such as Cantoma, Smith & Mudd, and Paqua, with releases on Claremont 56, alongside remixes by The Idjut Boys, Chris Coco, Emperor Machine, Ray Mang, and Ron Basejam (Crazy P).

Over the past decade, Luke’s output has been shaped by life as much as music. He got married, became a father to a son who is now ten, and poured himself into imagining, building, and sustaining El Triángulo — a recording studio and retreat center in Mazunte, Mexico. This album is the first full recording of his own original material completed there, and it carries the atmosphere and intention of that space.

The record was made entirely with Japan in mind. This performance style was largely born and developed there over years of touring with Tommy Guerrero — backing him on guitar and opening many of the shows solo. It follows earlier looping-based work released under Luke’s previous moniker, Bing Ji Ling (Sunshine for Your Mind), which found a strong audience in Japan. Unlike that project, the new album is composed entirely of original material. It reflects a return to live, intimate performance — a re-centering after years devoted to family, collaboration, and building El Triángulo as a creative home.