Unessential Oils releases The Purest of Oils, an instrumental edition of Warren Spicer’s acclaimed 2024 album, Unessential Oils – available digitally everywhere from May 30. Stripped of the vocals, this instrumental version of Unessential Oils brings the project’s influences to the forefront, blending jazz, folk, Tropicalía, and ambient textures to create a medative soundscape. Conceived entirely whilst bathing, the music flows with easy intimacy – fluid, spacious and deeply personal. Fans of Alabaster DePlume, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Jorge Ben, and Daniel Lanois will feel at home in its playful, introspective tones. It’s the kind of record made for mood-driven listening – late nights, quiet mornings, and moments that blur the edges of genre. “This isn’t a cerebral record, it’s an emotional one.”
Unessential Oils has been praised by outlets such as CULT Montreal, ICI Musique, and Exclaim!, with the single ‘Distrust the Magician’ lauded as “a groove-driven six-minute jam” in Exclaim!’s Best New Music feature. His second single, ‘Chameleon’, was named an Editor’s Pick by Jazziz and highlighted by Billboard Canada and Le Canal Auditif. Co-produced by Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux, the album features an all-star lineup, including Mishka Stein, Tommy Crane, and Martin Dicham, making it an essential listen for fans of innovative musicianship. Unessential Oils has also produced albums for several notable Montreal artists, including La Force, Comment Debord, and Emilie Kahn, among others.
Stream / download The Purest of Oils here.
