The stems (these are the raw parts of the tracks, like the drum stem, the vocal stem, the guitar stem etc that are put together in a final mix to produce the finished track) appear under the track names alone. The way each tracks stem is constructed is simple. Rather than uploading each individual stem in turn, for each song we have placed the stems together in a line to produce one long track, a compilation of the all songs stems, approximately 30 mins long. Each track starts with the vocal stem, and then is followed by the rest of the stems, guitars etc. Each individual stem is separated from the next by a short loud burst of a square wave. So once you have downloaded all the compiled stem into your sequencer (Ableton, Pro Tools etc), you can chop each individual stem before the square wave and line up the square waves so the stems all start together at the correct point.
 
'Quicken The Heart' was recorded by Maximo Park in LA over 5 weeks in September and October for 2008 with producer Nick Launay, known for working with PiL, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs amongst many others. The album was released worldwide on Warp Records on May 11th 2009. If you're not too familiar with the record, full mixed versions of each of the 12 tracks are available here to listen to. Look for the track names followed by the word 'sine', indicating that a sine wave sound has been placed periodically through the tracks to stop them being passed around for free. Don't worry - you'll get the gist of the tracks despite this. 
Lukas and The Park.


Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C86, early Creation, Postcard, K, Bus Stop, lower East Side noise, and also the renegade art aesthetics & methods of people like Cage, Burroughs and Duchamp. The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of 'zines, labels and distributors and we felt that there was room for our noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. While there were loads of US indie labels releasing a steady stream of 7"s, there wasn't much pop going on. Notable exceptions included Bus Stop, K and Picture Book, and we hoped to join that group and help chisel out some space for melodies amongst the noise.

Early releases from Velocity Girl, Whorl and Black Tambourine struck a note, and we found like-minded popsters getting in touch from all over the world. As we expanded the label roster and our own horizons, the goal was always to share great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. Our first burst of activity through the 1990s and early 2000s brought seminal records by legendary bands like Stereolab, Rocketship, The Ropers, Lorelei, The Aislers Set, Hood and Boyracer.

By the mid 2000s we were seeing a resurgence of interest in guitar pop and the start of the ongoing vinyl revival: the perfect environment for Slumberland! We launched into our latest phase of activity with as string of classic releases from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Joanna Gruesome and so many more.

2025 is our thirty-sixth (!) year we are still at it, ploughing our own furrow and bringing you unique, genre-defining (and genre-defying!) releases from bands like The Laughing Chimes, Humdrum, The Cords, Autocamper, Jeanines, The Umbrellas, Neutrals, Artsick, Kids On A Crime Spree, Papercuts, Lightheaded, Tony Jay, Chime School, Lunchbox and many, many more. Indie fashions come and go but we're still thrilled by great songs and the new ways that pop can be rejuvenated to fit the times.

Musician - Composer and Songwriter - Producer - Performer

hungover/metallic/distorted/unearthed synth/buzz saw vox/grindie

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