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Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

Purchase "Awake": shop.iso50.com/collections/awake

formats:
CD/LP/DIGITAL

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

Our little remix of Aphonic's classic tune - The Further We Go. 

Out now on Sublife Recordings!

www.subliferecordings.com

Aphonic - The Further We Go (Bachelors of Science Remix)

One more track from Stellardrone. Working title. Still needs some tweaks here and there.

Stellardrone - Breathe In The Light

From the new EP, "Sacred Singularity", released on 10.11.12: http://skytree.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-singularity-ep

Remix of the track "Anthony Ayahuasca" by Space Jesus. This is not an endorsement of that artist, but rather an artifact of a past time that carries meaning for others, and thus is retained for posterity only. 

Artwork by Jamie Kaminskas: http://www.facebook.com/moonmandalaart

Free/donation

Space Jesus - Anthony Ayahuasca (Skytree's Quetzalcoatl remix)

Rebirth of Astropilot's classical album in a new sound and with the new design. The first chapter of space ambient album series. Written in 2009-2010, edited & remastered in 2019.
astro-sphere.bandcamp.com/album/solar-walk

Solar Walk

download

Between (Remastered 2019)

Rebirth of Astropilot's classical album in a new sound and with the new design. The first chapter of space ambient album series. Written in 2009-2010, edited & remastered in 2019.

Inside The Harmony [Remastered 2019]

Rebirth of Astropilot's classical album in new sound and with the new design. The second chapter of space ambient album series. Written in 2011-2012, edited & remastered in 2019.
https://astro-sphere.bandcamp.com/album/solar-walk-ii

In The Middle [Remastered 2019]

Adrift

Track 1 from 2005's "The Dagda EP", released on Earstroke Records.  Download here:  http://skytree.bandcamp.com/album/the-dagda-ep

Made with love using my guitar, a drum kit, some field recordings, a forgotten softsynth and two samples from "The Storyteller" and "The Dark Crystal". 

http://www.earstroke.com/

1000 Miles From Everywhere

Cat #: CODEREP001
A-Side: "What We Need" (featuring Maria Remos)
Artist(s): Bachelors Of Science and Kuru
B-Side: "Come On, Dan!"
Artist(s): Conduct
C-Side: "Make It Go"
Artist(s): Aphonic and Bachelors Of Science
D-Side: "8762"
Artist(s): Dominic Ridgway
E-Side: "What We Need (Instrumental)"
Artist(s): Bachelors Of Science and Kuru

As the first in a series of EP’s, CODE Recordings is proud to showcase a diverse set of producers from around the globe and some of the more experimental sounds in the scene today in the first of this new series, Codebreakers.

Kicking off things following their last outing with Kemo MC and Ben Soundscape, Bachelors Of Science team up with groundbreaking Los Angeles collaborators Kuru for the 170bpm bass sounds of “What We Need”. Fresh off their track with Photek and releases on Smog, !K7 and Nervous Records, Kuru are well known in California for their bass music productions and breathtaking live performances, Maria Remos returns to CODE to complete the package, laying down her signature vocals on this 170bpm west-coast heavyweight.

Travelling across to London, England, track two showcases the first of several releases from newly signed artists, Conduct. Already gaining support from the likes of DLR, Synkro and Blu Mar Ten, Conduct are quickly becoming known in their hometown for their intricate forward-thinking productions. “Come On, Dan!” takes a stripped down minimal approach, whilst tribal sounds and Dub Phizix influenced beats ensure it still keeps punch for the dancefloor.

Returning to the Bay Area for the third track on the EP, Bachelors Of Science team up with San Francisco rising stars Aphonic for the stunning “Make It Go”. Gaining support from Bailey, Data, Clarity and more, Aphonic show why they’re rapidly on the rise, pairing up with the Bachelors for this deep atmospheric drum n bass track that mixes classic rhodes, lush vocals and stunning rhythms.

Last but not least we return to London’s Dominic Ridgway for the final track, “8762”, a divine slice of smooth cinematic drum n bass, with a rolling chord progression and delicate synths. Dominic shot into the scene after remixing Sabre for Critical and has subsequently continued his journey on labels such as Lifestyle and Plush Recordings, regularly picking up plays from the likes of DJ Flight and more.

CODE Recordings:
www.coderecordings.co.uk
www.facebook.com/coderecs

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