"The CD is scratched.” A saying from the early millennium, it describes the phenomenon of skipping music on a damaged CD, the locked, repetitive groove. For nearly a decade, Fossilized Wilderness has been experimenting with a peculiar modification to CDJ equipment, birthed by long hours sorting through promotional CDs sent to a radio station. In embracing choppiness, a body of abrasive but bright ambient work has been constructed from the refuse of musical commodification.

The CD skip is both rhythm and tone on this LP, but if you expect the monotonous motions of a concept album, don’t: The moods here are just as granular. The six tracks shift from digital euphoria to shoegazing sentimentalism, a balanced mix of terror, plaintiveness, and joy, an impressive feat considering that the scratch of a CD produces potent nostalgia as well as Pavlovian irritation for many—a drive to eject the thing and fix the problem.

For those not growing up with it, the scratched CD is a relic phenomenon, something that happened with an artifact format. But just because it’s an artifact doesn’t mean it’s obsolete. On this LP, Fossilized Wilderness uses a sonic palette of subtly-shifting broken loops to create something new: delirious spectres rising from an ocean of plastic.

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Fossilized Wilderness is Ryan Martin, a pillar of the North Carolina underground music and arts scene. His most active artistic alias is Secret Boyfriend, with numerous cassette, vinyl, and CD releases on labels such as Blackest Ever Black and his own long-running DIY-informed imprint, Hot Releases. 

releases April 5, 2021

mastered :: Nathan Taylor

Fossilized Wilderness - 4 (ENMB07)

Performed by Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie and Jon Singer , December 15, 2015. Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016. 7:30pm.

Info: http://jsmishalanie.com/music/piece-for-eight-microcassette-recorders/


PIece For Eight Microcassette Recorders

a comedown track for the party people and for my party self

Mmmmm

produced by: @ha_ha_ha_ha_ha
label: @embalming-lately
release date: September 4, 2019
pre-order: https://embalminglately.bandcamp.com/album/kite

Kite - 211424

Network Glass - 'tired / stupid' LP 

digital album available 04.17.20 / @networkglass
vinyl LP edition to be announced soon.

tired / stupid

[RM041] Network Glass - "TR"

Eric Schmid & Michael Stumpf - Politics of Culture

Out now via Weeding. Distribution via Boomkat.

https://helpwithweeding.bandcamp.com/

Wurmloch Variationen

Stephan Mathieu - Telstar

Artist: Signal Arrow
Title: Under / Dada
Label: The Collection Artaud (https://thecollectionartaud.com)
Format: 12” Vinyl / Digital
Country: DE
Release Date: 20 Nov 2020

- TRACKLIST
A. Under
B. Dada

- CREDITS
Performed by Signal Arrow (@shotahirama + @underarrow)
Recorded by ARK TYP in 2015 (https://arktyp.jp)
Mastering & Editing by Yu Miyashita at Underarrow (https://underarrow.com)

PIece For Eight Microcassette Recorders

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