Artist: @fumbataphiri
Catalogue Number: HR010
Album: Equipoise
Released by: Hard Return 
Release Date: July 1st,2021
Format: Digital
https://hardreturn.bandcamp.com/album/equipoise
Mastered by Michael D. Brown at Foul Prey
www.foulprey.com

Emerging Archetype

Artist: @fumbataphiri
Catalogue Number: HR010
Album: Equipoise
Released by: Hard Return
Release Date: July 1st,2021
Format: Digital
hardreturn.bandcamp.com/album/equipoise
Mastered by Michael D. Brown at Foul Prey
www.foulprey.com

Data Sonification

Oscilliatory Regime

Hopf Bifurcation

Pious Plurality

eternalsearchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/actuation

Anderson Chimutu is a first generation Malawian American who resides in the post-industrial town of South Bend, Indiana. Growing up near Chicago and Detroit, Chimutu was exposed to many legends of the local music scene. This influenced him to get involved with various progressive rock groups and instrumental bands. Now he focuses on solo productions, which integrate the use of granular processors. This new approach, coupled with the desire to represent his African heritage, has given birth to Fumbata. Echoes of the music he heard while still a child, such as conga and reggae, have become intertwined with tech/house under this pseudonym. His first offering as Fumbata came in the form of 2020's "Decoherence", released on the Hungarian label Exiles. He follows that up with "Equipoise", released on UK label Hard Return in 2021. Now he brings us "Actuation". The sonic qualities found within can be described as minimalist and obscure, yet very rhythmic. It's as if a machine has re-programmed itself, using onboard interface sounds, to make cryptic dance tracks. Chimutu wants to challenge the narrative surrounding African influenced music, and does so by creating what comes naturally to him. Putting forth an extension toward the future, while being cognizant of the history that has brought him to this point.

ESR0006

Fumbata Phiri - Temporal Index

https://povertyelectronics.bandcamp.com/album/poverty-electronics-vol-9
Compilation in memory of Alvin Lucier and Richard H. Kirk.

Volume 9

Tameshigiri [Poverty Electronics Vol. 9]

This compilation came together as a solidarity effort between the eastbloc sound community and their international loose network of friends, allies and collaborators.

All purchases go to humanitarian aid and queer feminist networks in Ukraine, or in help of Ukraine. We will post receipts of donations via our twitter @eastblocsound.

*In an effort to remain transparent, it is important to note that purchases made on Bandcamp have a 15% fee removed from their total. This does not include Bandcamp Friday, when fees are waived. To see the next Bandcamp Friday visit this website:
isitbandcampfriday.com.

www.instagram.com/fem.bilkis/
www.chuffed.org/project/ukraine-help-roma-access-humanitarian-aid
www.eng.ffr.org.ua/support-in-crisis/eng
www.genderz.org.ua/donate-to-support-lgbt-ukrainians/

If you would like to donate directly to the organizations, use the links above. Send a screenshot of your donation to eastblock.sound@protonmail.com, for a bandcamp download code!

The artwork for this compilation is an homage to Maria Prymachenko. On February 27, 2022, during the Battle of Ivankiv an approximated 10-25 original works of Prymachenko were destroyed in the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum. To express our solidarity, the artwork depicts the creature from Prymachenko's 1978 painting: "May That Nuclear War Be Cursed!".

We would like to state that our network has a zero-tolerance policy against all manifestations of racism, antisemitism, queerphobia, classism and other forms of discrimination. While this is a benefit compilation for Ukraine, we express our solidarity with the people of Palestine, Syria and Yemen and all people who are currently victims of imperialist aggression.

We are incredibly grateful for everyone's contributions, from artists who shared new, old, previously unreleased, remix or completely new work created exclusively for this compilation, many many thanks! Also thank you to our network who worked tirelessly to make this happen and special thanks for Justin (Radio Benska) for mastering, Polydoris PR for press, and Nufolklore Studio for artwork/design.

This is a communal effort in partnership with many other wonderful compilations for Ukraine. Follow this list:

buymusic.club/list/unizone-charity-music-for-ukraine   see less
credits
released March 24, 2022

Mastering: Justin Enoch at Radio Benska
ujstinechno.com

Design: Nufolklore Studio
instagram.com/nufolklore

Press: Polydoris
twitter.com/PolydorisPR

Fumbata Phiri - Ventilation [We Stand with Ukraine, EASA 2022]

Baroque Fold


True beauty results from that repose which the mind feels, when the eye, the intellect, and the affections, are satisfied from the absence of any want.
-Owen Jones

Grammar of Ornament

Contact: fumbataphiri@gmail.com
Liminal Space out now on Reserve Matinee
https://reservematinee.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-space
Actuation out now on Eternal Search
eternalsearchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/actuation
Equipoise out now on Hard Return
https://hardreturn.bandcamp.com/album/equipoise
Decoherence out now on EXILES
https://exiles-electronics.bandcamp.com/album/decoherence
Header graphic design by Áron Lődi lodiaron@gmail.com

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