"Texas electronic artist Spencer Stephenson has drummed for experimental rockers Sleep Whale, performed alone as Abacus and now works solo under the moniker Botany,
dipping gently into the chillwave movement, but giving it his own sample-heavy spin. In 2010 Stephenson released his debut EP, Feeling Today, on Western Vinyl"

"Following 2010’s quietly applauded Feeling Today EP, Lava Diviner (Truestory) was created at various Texas locations using a jumble of equipment, from aging desktop computers,
samplers, guitars, bells, flutes, tape recorders, turntables, violin playing room-mates and much more besides. Guest vocals from Brainfeeder artist RYAT were added to the mix
and the final creation was mastered by Matthewdavid (Leaving Records / Stones Throw)"

"On his latest effort Dimming Awe, the Light is Raw, the 27-year-old producer and composer continues dissolving the borders between
his disparate-yet-beloved psych, hip hop, and ambient influences. Unlike his debut LP Lava Diviner, which peaked and valley-ed through
a narrative arc, Dimming Awe focuses on the artist's ever-unfolding, present state of mind. As a former jazz student, spiritual/free jazz
philosophy regarding what he calls “emergent” music has increasingly become a guiding light when he creates.
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"This album is a document of what I do, not a statement in any explicit way. I feel like I'm moving closer to a jazz underpinning that
I've always felt, philosophically more than aesthetically… making music feels more like exhaling as I grow older."