Ian Hawgood and James Murray began Slow Reels in 2018 from studios in London and Warsaw. The early work involved exchanging heavily modulated long-form textures, recorded on a variety of instruments, notably vintage synths. Reiterative digital manipulations and successive destructive passes through an end-of-life reel-to-reel tape setup resulted in a collection of entirely unrepeatable drone suites.

Their debut Farewell Islands for Morr Music was met with widespread critical acclaim. Sustain, presented now by Fluid Audio, extends the force of this uncompromising aesthetic further, as the artists’ shared medium further degenerates into overwhelming, full-frequency emotion.

Music: Slow Reels (Ian Hawgood & James Murray) 
Mastering: Ian Hawgood 
Design Daniel Crossley

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Made by hand,

Book Editions' series. Vintage books dissected, re-assembled and re-structured into book-bound CD covers...

1 x Vintage (circa:1890-1958) hardback clothbound book (re-assembled into CD covers) 
1 x CD (full size) 
15 Pages of writing / image inserts 
12 x edited polaroid prints on luxury uncoated paper (250grm) 
1 x Stamped / numbered library card 
1 x Vintage photograph (circa; 1902-1946) 
1 x Vintage book-mark 
1 x Vintage celluloid negative 
1 x Vintage 35mm slide 
1 x 35mm reel to reel audio strip 
1 x vintage music score insert 
Housed inside glassine bags

Stamped / hand numbered / scented 
Download code (includes 20 PDF prints)

Strictly limited edition: 100 copies (no two copies are the same)

Made with love...

Sustain

Slow Reels - Sustain

Something Ephemeral (1-4)

Circle, and Back

lucid dreaming

lucid dreaming (reimagined)

Wait

Something Ephemeral

Light Divides

Track 1 of 2

https://auroraprinciple.fanlink.tv/risingasone-inisolation

Rising as One / In Isolation

Rising as One

Immerse yourself in vast spaces of inner peace and contemplative simplicity. Perfect for meditation, relaxation or simply unwinding after a long day.

Produced and mixed by Lewis Broad-Ashman (Winter Silhouette)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf) with AI
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Unity Drift

Whispers In The Mist

Sunday Ambient - 34

174 Hz - Grounding Healing Frequencies

Derek Carter (KapTep) about this release:

Ambient music seems to be fascinated by nature, oceans and the sky. For this KapTep release I wanted to explore the sky and more importantly all we can’t see, the millions of signals and mysteries that it hides.

I wanted to leave room for the songs to breathe and allow plenty of open spaces within them. At times these compositions may seem empty, that is by design. Although the current environment is to pick a track or two add them to your playlist.

I hope you will spend 49 minutes and listen to this as a body of work, as it was recorded to be listened to in one continuous sitting. In addition to the 6 original tracks there are two wonderful remixes added by Arrival In Eden, and Sacred Seeds.

Numbers Station – I’ve always been fascinated with them. The mystery and intrigue.

Naming the Sky – Melancholy drifting and not a care in the world.

LA Scanner – I simply love the voyeur nature of a cheap scanner.

Cold Luck Moon – Blurred images, sounds and emotions. Plus, three words that don’t mean anything together as a title.

I Need Light – In a world of conflict, doom scrolling and fear… I need light. In fact, I think we all do.

One Hundred Miles Until Sunrise – Have you ever driven somewhere and not remembered a second of it? Totally sober, auto-pilot. This is your soundtrack.

Produced and mixed by Derek Carter (KapTep)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Derek Carter
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev

Naming the Sky

Numbers Station

Licensing: 
https://www.musicbed.com/artists/alaskan-tapes/43333

Contact: Brady.Kendall@live.com

Light Divides

Alaskan Tapes