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Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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artwork by:
ISO50

For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Awake

Binary Park - Worlds Collide (Saviour Mix)

I share you a instrumental version of 'Nightmare" off of My Latest album "Purgatory Asylum."
I just need a cover art then it will be up for grabs.

This song is copyrighted to me, Do Not edit, alter, steal, or claim as your own.

Nightmare [Instrumental]

Throbbing Gristle tracks previously available on MySpace.

TG - How Do You Deal (Wire Mix 2007)

TG - Vow Of Silence (Preview Mix 2006)

10 Sleetgrout - The Strings(Cygnosic Remix)

Intuit

The mastered version of our rather long remix of Psykkle's track "Massacre The Loved (feat. Bitch Brigade)". I decided to have a crack at mastering it myself, and I'm pretty happy with the result. This one featured heavy trance influences, the first real red-hot go I'd had at putting a trance track together.

Massacre The Loved (feat. Bitch Brigade - Blast Radius: Aftermath Mix) - Psykkle

High level electronica coming all the way from australia! A true innovator! Check them out!

SHIV-R - Pharmaceutical Grade

Part two of the Frayed release. Head to https://blastradiusmusic.bandcamp.com/ to name your price and download.

Frayed

Needle

This mix was for our Australian industrial compatriots Cryogenic Echelon, featured on their newest album entitled "Antipode". We turned a drum 'n' bass dancefloor banger into something a little more delicate, adding original spoken word passages and recorded samples into the mix.

You can purchase this album at cryogenicechelon.bandcamp.com for the princely sum of $5.

Demigod (feat. Sleepless; Blast Radius: Fall of Andromeda Mix) - Cryogenic Echelon

New beginnings. Hollow moons.

The first track from the upcoming Hollow Moon Theory EP, to be released later this year. Head to https://blastradiusmusic.bandcamp.com/ for more.

Pressure and Regret

Pre-order the EP here: http://telefuturenow.bandcamp.com/album/7252148

Praxis (Magic Sword Remix)

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Pearls 2 Swine

Proggy hybrid project from Melbourne, Australia.