Out now: https://nonclassical.bandcamp.com/album/sealand

Sealand is the new 4-track EP by Classical Mechanics (Marcas Lancaster), composed using System Moffenzeef, a unique modular synthesiser created by Ross Fish of Moffenzeef Modular. 

Sealand is an as-yet unrecognised micronation consisting of an off-shore platform in the North Sea built as a sea fort in World War II. Its colourful history includes occupation by pirate radio broadcasters, a mercenary raid, and a rebel government in exile. The principality issues its own stamps, currency, titles and passports. Celebrating this great emblem of English eccentricity, Sealand ponders the unknown, tracking unfamiliar signals, picking up far-off sirens and drifting into dark waters. Gentle glitches bump up against melodic clusters, and hissing waves intimate a foreign music in the heart of noise. From the buoyant propulsion of Porphyry to the oneiric half-spoken fragments of Toise, Sealand is a meditation on the nature of autonomy, isolation and sovereignty.

To mark the release of Sealand, Ross has designed and manufactured a limited-edition of ten Eurorack modules. He will also present a workshop for Nonclassical exploring the technology behind a shared aesthetic in the form of a software module which participants can then own. 

Out 11/03/2022 (digital and dubplate release). The EP is also available physically as a limited dubplate edition, complete with an exclusive Moffenzeef/Classical Mechanics Eurorack drum module (strictly limited to 10 pieces).

Classical Mechanics previously released on Nonclassical as part of the compilation I Hope This Finds You Well in These Strange Times Vol. 2.

Sealand EP

Sealand is a 4 track EP by Marcas Lancaster aka Classical Mechanics. The music was composed using a System Moffenzeef, a unique modular synth created by Ross Fish, founder of Moffenzeef Modular. Echoing the title of the release, the music is contemplative with sober melodies, broken spoken word and glitched elements. 
Ross has designed and manufactured a limited edition of 10 modules to accompany the release and will present a workshop for Nonclassical wherein aspects of the technology embodying the manufacturer and artist’s shared aesthetic will be explored in the form of a software module which participants can then own. Marcas Lancaster has previously contributed to releases on Nonclassical as a remixer but this is their first solo work on the label. 
The release is out 11/03/2022 in digital and will be available physically as a strictly limited dubplate edition complete with an exclusive Moffenzeef/Classical Mechanics Eurorack drum module. This exclusive offering is limited to 10 copies only.

Sealand

Toise

Ephemeris Second

Jase

Porphyry

"conducive to optimism about the future of classical music" **** The Times (April 2016)

nonclassical is a music promoter, record label and events producer presenting the best new classical, experimental and electronic music. Crossing genre and defying convention, we develop, produce and promote innovative music – supporting emerging artists and bringing new music to new audiences.

Founded in 2004 by composer Gabriel Prokofiev, nonclassical began as a clubnight focused on presenting new music in non-traditional performance spaces. We have since presented events across the UK and worldwide, and our record label is home to artists including Tansy Davies, Aïsha Orazbayeva, Gabriel Prokofiev, Langham Research Centre, Tom Richards and many more.

nonclassical is based in London and led by Executive Director Natalia Franklin Pierce with a small, but perfectly formed team.

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