The Brvtalist is proud to present an exclusive mix previewing forthcoming material from the UK's Opal Tapes. Assembled by Lumisokea, the mix contains excerpts of tracks from the stellar additions to the label's catalog. Known for their commitment to releasing thought provoking material across a wide range of genres, there are few labels who have put together such an impressive string of releases covering techno, house and experimental electronics. We are thrilled to have an exclusive look at what lies ahead for Opal Tapes in 2016 (track list below).
Available on January 22nd, is the latest release by Berlin-based experimental artist Lumisokea. Titled, Transmissions from Revarsavr, the album builds expertly on past material (Apophenia, Mnemosyne) - taking the listener deeper and deeper into an electro-acoustic world where modern technology and electronic experimentation, collide with traditional rhythm science from India and Korea. Transmissions is an incredibly unique and hypnotizing work that pays tribute to the visionary inventors and composers of the early 20th century from the former Soviet Union.
Lumisokea - Transmission from Revarsavr (Opal Tapes, 2016)
From the artist:
The point of departure for Transmissions from Revarsavr was a recording Lumisokea made in early 2014 of Vladimir Popov’s “Noise Instruments” - remarkable mechanical contraptions designed in the 1920’s to imitate the sounds of the coming industrial era. Like the “Noise Instruments”, many of these initially outlandish and far-fetched sounds have imperceptibly become self-evident to present-day music, while pioneers such as Arseny Avraamov (aka Revarsavr) and Vladimir Popov have been largely forgotten.
The "Noise Machines" used in the recording are courtesy of The Music Laboratory (Moscow) and were recorded at the ReNoise exhibition in Berlin by Lumisokea. Lumisokea would like to give special thanks to Konstantin Dudakov-Kashuro, Peter Aido and Evgenia Vorobyeva for the permission to use and record the reproductions of Vladimir Popov’s “Noise Instruments".
The Brvtalist would like to thank Opal Tapes and Lumisokea for this exclusive content and we look forward to all of the great releases in the year ahead. Transmissions from Revarsavr will be available on January 22nd as will a 12" by Sciarhi to be released on Black Opal. For more information on Opal Tapes please visit Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Facebook. For Lumisokea, please visit www.lumisokea.com and simon@disk-agency.de for bookings.
-JRS
Track list:
Konstantin Melnikov - Sonata of Sleep - ReR Megacorp
Basic House - Veiled Enthusiam - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Wanda Group - Easy in the Future (excerpt) - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Lumisokea - Buk - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Kaumwald - Ortolan - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
We Will Meet At Other Human Parties (excerpt) - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Lumisokea - Hyman Otor - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Wanda Group - A bag of warm milk (excerpt) - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Lumisokea - Uroboros - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Metrist - Knights of the Templar, Here Comes Neil - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
We Will Meet At Other Human Parties (excerpt) - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Sciahri - Paranoia - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)
Wanda Group - A bag of warm milk (excerpt) - Opal Tapes (forthcoming)