Pye Corner Audio — The Black Mill Tapes Volumes 3&4 (TYPE118)
- When
- Jan 2014
This is a release on Type Records, the label I co-founded with John Xela. John was responsible for its musical output; I contributed in the first few years on design and running the label. The catalogue is archived here for posterity.
Boomkat, which stocked the label, still lists this record, filed under Electronic.
Pye Corner Audio has finally completed his follow-up to the crushing Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1&2, and unsurprisingly it's just as faded as its predecessor. These two diverse full-lengths have been re-mastered and slotted together on one record, and mark a transitional period in The Head Technician's production history. Eschewing the whimsical ambience of the previous chapters, there's a notable shift into beat-laced darkness on Volumes 3&4. This is the soundtrack to the flickering neon light outside your bedroom window, and should be approached with caution.
Made at Type.
Earlier in the catalogue: Fluxion — Vibrant Forms TYPE117. Later in the catalogue: Mike Weis — Don't Know, Just Walk TYPE119.