S A D - Studia Spiritual (12th Isle)

What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks Like

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What We Say

Let's face it reality is not all that it's cracked up to be so take a trip over to the  psychedelic audio collages of Vasily Stepanov & Vlad Dobrovolski & this fine collection pieced together by 12th Isle of their solo & collaborative efforts to widen reality tunnels, resuscitate the old gods & generally make the world a weirder place.

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What The Release Notes Say

The latest offering from 12th Isle collects a variety of recordings from Vasily Stepanov and Vlad Dobrovolski as part of their on-going S A D project (Udacha/Muscut). As part of their process, S A D sample and distort old de-magnetised tapes, constantly adding to and reworking their own sound-world. Layers of kosmiche synthesisers, off-kilter woodblock percussion and lysergic field recordings interplay with dense ambient textures in a true collage-style approach to music making. Across the nine tracks, multiple collaborations and aliases coalesce to present a thorough look at both artists approach to communicating the world around them. Drawing influence from nature and the outdoor concerts of Vladislav’s band Kurvenschreiber as well as late night free jazz shows and a similar ‘hauntological’ approach seen in Dobrovolski’s recent ‘Playbacks for Dreaming’, the pair express a unique genre-traversing attitude. More from the 12th Isle due very soon!

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If You Like S A D you Might Like The Slow Psyche Playlist

You can stream the Slow Psyche Playlist on Spotify, Deezer, Youtube & Soundcloud