Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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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

Carrot Green - Encanto

Phonography (soundscape), recording of the summer thunderstorm moving over huge mountain plateau.
This is a MS recording originally recorded in 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution.
Full length recording @ https://ivovicic.bandcamp.com/album/summer-thunderstorm-on-the-mountain-plain

Summer Thunderstorm

Full lenght album here: https://ivovicic.bandcamp.com/album/thunderstorm-in-mountain-forest
description: Thunderstorm in mountain forest in spring
date: 25.05.2014. (this recording here)
time: 10,15h
wind: calm, light breeze
temperature: 11C
altitude: 1350m above sea level
mic technique: SASS, quasi-binaural

Thunderstorm In Mountain Forest - album sample

Photo by Vacant

I'm giving this track away as a free download. If you would like to support and buy it on Bandcamp I would highly appreciate it.

Free download (MP3): https://www.mediafire.com/?s849vq1tloqaais

Bandcamp (WAV/Lossless): https://vacant.bandcamp.com/track/high-rise

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High Rise

In a face-off between 2 vintage synths, 'Transfer Lounge' advances with an intoxicating ebb and flow. Between half-time drums and a snaking Jupiter 4 arpeggio, the  soporific touches feel as if they might spill over if they weren't held at bay with a shimmering kosmische synthscape, courtesy of Roland's successor, the Jupiter 8. Then, in the dying stages, the elder statesman finds a second wind, engulfing all surrounding elements before vanishing into the ether like a fading nebula.

The 'Sublimed EP' is out February 13th on @invisible-inc.

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Premiere: Strange Culture – Transfer Lounge [Invisible Inc.]

High voltage power lines on strong wind.
Full lenght album:
https://ivovicic.bandcamp.com/album/high-voltage-power-lines-on-bora-wind

High voltage power lines on Bora wind - album sample

Od kada mi je u ruke dosla ta cudna naprava pod imenom Kaossilator imam zelju sloziti nesto samo od ponuđenih zvukova pa eto ovo je prvi pokusaj :)

glavni uredaj: Korg Kaossilator 

Since I got Kaossilator I had an idea to make a piece of music limited to factory sounds of that little yellow box..so this is first try :)

main device: Korg Kaossilator

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Homeless senses

A Walk

A re-up of a classic rock set I did in 2011.  Soundcloud took it down because it identified the Lou Reed clip.  To get past security I put that sound at the start.
Enjoy. 

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Ivan Jovanovac

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