: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Alexander Tucker : Album.......: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver : : Label.......: Thrill Jockey .. .:.. . Genre.......: Avantgarde : Catnr.......: THRILL494 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2019-08-18 Str.date....: 2019-08-23 Quality.....: 285kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://lexandertucker.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Energy Alphas 7:21 2. Artificial Origin 9:05 3. Montag 5:48 4. Precog 7:06 5. Cryonic 10:20 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 39:40 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 85.24 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: On Guild of the Asbestos Weaver, his eighth studio album and the :, : follow up to 2018Æs DonÆt Look Away, Alexander Tucker presents : :' an expansion of his sound. Minimalist motifs are sculpted into ': ,: deep drone constructions, weaving dense layers of maximalist :, : sound to powerful disorienting effect. Through inventive studio : :' manipulation Tucker conjures vivid preternatural landscapes ': ,: from a synthesis of acoustic instruments and electronic sources. :, : The resulting pieces occupy a unique territory somewhere between : :' paranormal electronics and cosmos-seeking psychedelia, standing ': ,: as some of TuckerÆs heaviest and most hallucinogenic work to :, : date. : :' ': ,: Alexander Tucker employs music as a mode of psychic :, : transportation. His collaged lyrics spin tales of parallel : :' dimensions: dream-like landscapes near the end of perception, ': ,: with scenes of cursed high-rises, giant speakers transmitting :, : across the city, and unknown horrors at the bottom of the sea. : :' Guild of the Asbestos Weaver leans even further into Alexander ': ,: TuckerÆs fascination with science fiction and cosmic horror, :, : bringing it closer into the orbit of his work as a visual : :' artist. He explains, ôWith this album I wanted to join together ': ,: separate key influences that have affected my work, from science :, : fiction and cosmic horror comics, film and literature to : :' minimalist, drone and dream music composition. My aim was to ': ,: weave these elements into repetitious cycles that guide the :, : listener into worlds both uncanny and familiar.ö The album : :' title, taken from Ray BradburyÆs Fahrenheit 451, refers to the ': ,: underground opposition of the dystopian novelÆs totalitarian :, : government ideology. Rather than carrying any explicit political : :' message, Guild of the Asbestos Weaver seeks to simply spark the ': ,: imagination, envisioning an alternate past and new future as the :, : first step towards realising them. Tucker cites ôDreamweaponö, a : :' term coined by Angus MacLise as a key touchstone; reading it as ': ,: the idea that dreams and alternate forms of perception can be :, : used as a personal fight against the status quo of society, : :' thought and human order. ': ,: :, : Digital synthesis and studio manipulation have always been a : :' central part of Alexander TuckerÆs artistic practice, but on ': ,: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver he evidences a true mastery of his :, : machines. Sounds sourced from bass, cello and analogue : :' electronics are twisted into surprising new shapes. Sources are ': ,: shrouded or revealed, with the line between organic :, : instrumentation and digital production often deliberately : :' blurred. æArtificial OriginÆ and æPrecogÆ both use hammered and ': ,: bowed cello, transformed into shuddering industrial rhythm :, : tracks, while æMontagÆ sees Tucker laminate cello and synths to : :' create something between acoustic and synthesised textures. ': ,: æCryonicÆ cycles across re-sampled beats and vocals, bringing :, : the album to an orchestrated, hissing, crumbling halt. : :' ': ,: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver captures TuckerÆs boundless vision :, : as a composer. In focusing on the more arcane aspects of his : :' sound, and giving individual ideas and motifs more space to ': ,: grow and evolve, Alexander Tucker has made his most immersive :, : and intoxicating music yet. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 9 \/