From A Shattered Beam, by A.R.C. Soundtracks

From A Shattered Beam

by A.R.C. Soundtracks

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1.	CONCRETE CREATES STATIC WAVES 03:52	buy track
2.	LICHEN ON A STANDING BUILDING 04:13	buy track
3.	ONE SPECIES HAS BEEN HALTED 04:31	buy track
4.	FUEL-ASH LAGOONS 05:20	buy track
5.	AVOID UPPER FLOORS 00:52	buy track
6.	AN INSECT CONSUMES THE MAP'S TERRITORY 03:06	buy track
7.	INTERVAL OF NEGLECT 02:40	buy track
8.	FINGERS GATHER SPLINTERS 03:59	buy track
9.	TEMPORARY MACHINES FOR COLLAPSED PROGRESS 02:30	buy track

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Released by the Sacred Tapes label in 2016.
Cassette edition of 50 sold out.

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A.R.C. Soundtracks have always been an immensely interesting band, although band is maybe not the right word to describe them. As a project they blur the lines between video, installation and sound, something which was evident in their 3 month long residency in Islington Mill's attic space. The process throughout the residency and the outcome thereof cannot really be described as creating music to work with visuals or vice versa; the two elements are more interconnected then that.

Following on from the residency itself A.R.C. Soundtracks were asked to put together a collection of recordings for a release on Sacred Tapes, the result of which is 'From a Shattered Beam', half an hour of slow-moving, opiated music that follows a loose narrative about the erosion of human constructions. The tracks feature more synth, electric piano and organ than their debut album (from 2014) and further develops A.R.C. Soundtracks' experiments with combinations of melodic structures and industrial noise, this time exploring sparser territories. The tape includes a letterpress-printed insert featuring cut-up texts from the tracks. A special edition also includes an artist's book of text panels and abstract prints made by one of the duo, David Armes, in collaboration with Elizabeth Willow, whose voice can also be heard on the release.

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Watch K. Craig's film for 'FUEL-ASH LAGOONS' here:
vimeo.com/149061893

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released March 14, 2016

Sounds and mixing by K. Craig & David Armes at Islington Mill, Salford
Voice by Elizabeth Willow
Mastered by Peter Philipson

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