Taken from the Cardamon Copy tape, out next Monday 12th of May.

Lord Skywave - Newt

Quiltland LP coming June 30th, featuring 1991 remix. A limited edition tape will also drop in the lead up to the LP release date.

Quiltland - 1 Second Sun 1 Hour of Light

Taken from Sophia Loizou's debut album, Chrysalis, to be released Sept 15th. Mixed and mastered by Subtext's Paul Jebanasam. Designed by Alex Digard of Tape-Echo in an edition of 100 cassettes.

An exploration of conflict and balance. Using a unique set of sonic transformations, synthetic materials and archival recordings of life both natural and mechanised, the work depicts forms across a diverse range of scales from the microscopic to those which exceed measurement entirely.

Sophia Loizou - Silica

Astro:Dynamics start off 2015 with a collaborative LP from Berlin-based Ben Thomas aka BNJMN (Delsin, Rush Hour, Technicolour) and Portland, Oregon-dwelling Kevin Palmer aka Best Available Technology (Opal Tapes, Further Records, Left_Blank).

This collaborative album is a document of a musical dialogue between the two artists that has been ongoing for a number of years. The passing back and forth of ideas and snippets in the pursuit of feedback gradually grew into a body of work that eloquently moulds each artist's sonic palettes and approaches - harking back to Thomas' previous cross-atlantic collaborative work with Brainfeeder's Teebs under his earlier Jackhigh handle.

Both artists have appeared previously on the label, with Ben Thomas' first appearance under the BNJMN alias showing up on the label's debut release back in 2010 (later releasing multiple albums and EPs under the name for revered house/techno labels Rush Hour & Delsin) and a 7" from the Singing Statues sub-project in 2012. A cassette of Palmer's ruff and ready jam sessions as BAT (culled from tape recordings made between 1992 and 1999) 'Excavated Tapes' also surfaced on the label in 2013 and saw reviews and features on Dazed & Confused, FACT Magazine, Resident Advisor, Tiny MIx Tapes and more.

Bnjmn & Best Available Technology - Tred

Taken from Excavated Tapes 1992-1999, Vol. 2. Release date June 1st.

Best Available Technology - Tape 02 Section 05

Astro:Dynamics drops the second volume of 'Excavated Tapes' from Portland, Oregon's Kevin Palmer aka Best Available Technology on June 1st. 

Palmer had been quietly making music using his array of second-hand samplers and FX for over two decades, though upon the first volume's release in May 2013 he had only just started to raise his head over the parapet with releases on the Opal Tapes (MCMXCI, Huerco S.) and Further Records (Hieroglyphic Being, Ekoplekz) imprints.

Culled from a mass of old cassettes, on which Palmer had recorded his various drum-machine jams and abstract audio explorations, that were left sitting up in his attic gathering dust, these recordings provide a unique snapshot of Palmer's mid-90s studio time.

Many of the tracks you will find on this release were created and improvised completely in the moment. At times with nothing more than the intention to sketch the outline of a new idea, or manipulate a sampled loop with a view to later chopping out sections, loading them up into the SP12, and reconstucting - in other cases the tracks are more fully formed, one of multiple different takes of a more considered compositions.

Tape 02 Section 05

Side B Strng 01

Vcsfr33 Edit

Tape 01 Section 09

Sncs10 Msqcncrt

1 Gtr And Slw Bt

Mrg Shtdwn 02

Early Mmt8

Inbalance 16

Sncs9

7" and digital out now - http://ow.ly/hAg0g // https://bleep.com/artist/29784-singing-statues // http://boomkat.com/downloads/647165-singing-statues-persian-prince

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Singing Statues - Persian Prince

Quiltland. Material forthcoming on Astro:Dynamics 2013.

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