Melbourne psychedelic jazz collective I Hold the Lion's Paw present their debut studio album, 'Abstract Playgrounds'. pLed by trumpetercomposer Reuben Lewis, I Hold the Lion's Paw IHTLP is an eightpiece collective that features some of Melbourne's most exciting musicians. The music is born out of an organic crossover of afrobeat, jazz and outré electronics. Expect to hear as much as electroacoustic noise, slowly evolving soundtracks, afrobeat inspired grooves and psychedelic free jazz. pThe album was produced by Reuben Lewis and edited by soundartist Mark Shepherd, who assembled a day of live jamming in the studio to prepare material that would later be dissected, abstracted and recomposed into a singletake longform improvisation and an electroacoustic remix. Originally conceived as an LP in two chapters, side A is an unedited studio take performed without any preplanned structure or setlist. Side B reimagines the IHTLP concept through an interconnected series of electroacoustic pieces. pLewis says of the music "I have always wanted to develop a band that could traverse any of the sound worlds I inhabit, and to go one further, bring these worlds together in a way that enables a constantly evolving dialogue through improvisation. Abstract Playgrounds is a voyeuristic glimpse into the development of the IHTLP concept and the first of many musical chapters to come."