Christian Eede
, April 14th, 2021 13:22 Trans Europe Postal Express was made with the use of a four-track cassette recorder that was sent to different artists around Europe
A number of artists on last year s SHAPE Platform roster have teamed up for a new release called
Trans Europe Postal Express.
The release, which is credited to Prague-based electroacoustic composer Oliver Torr, was put together with the use of a four-track cassette recorder that was sent on a journey around various locations in Europe to a number of artists, along with a couple of blank tapes, a sketchpad and an instruction sheet. The case eventually made it back to Torr in Prague full of location-specific material and original music recordings, which were used as a starting point for the final record.
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A “sonic mythology of confiscated acquaintances” from the Bridgend musician and sound designer.
Listening to Elvin Brandhi’s music can be a chaotic, overwhelming experience. The Welsh artist works with field recordings and voice alongside tools such as Ableton Live and Auto-Tune to create a “mutant paste” that sit at the boundaries of noise, sound design and club music.
“I am really drawn to certain frequencies, it’s often a search of matching the waves of my nervous state, tuning sound to my psyche rather than exerting an aesthetic ideal,” Brandhi says. “The Ableton void is like a self-hypnotisation process. I love the fullness and physicality of sounds embodied on record and tape and the scope it leaves for manipulation.”