Transparencies

by Ordeograph

supported by
gary buick
gary buick thumbnail
jaffathehutt
jaffathehutt thumbnail
Roderick Ganiard
Roderick Ganiard thumbnail
Stephen Jordan
Stephen Jordan thumbnail
Mark Scorah
Mark Scorah thumbnail
Sietse van Erve
Sietse van Erve thumbnail
aarch235
aarch235 thumbnail
calumstorrie
calumstorrie thumbnail
/

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Ordeograph's Transparencies album in the continuous mix version, presented in a limited edition oversized paper fold sleeve, housed in a plastic wallet, with beautiful art from David Coyle

    Includes unlimited streaming of Transparencies via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days

      £5 GBP or more 

    You own this  

     

  • Digital Album
    Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £7 GBP  or more

    You own this

     

  • Full Digital Discography Full Digital Discography

    57
    releases

    Get all 57 broken20 releases available on Bandcamp and save 60%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Alembic, The Prospect Of Our Annihilation, Transparencies, One Quarter Dust, li_series 10 : Capacities, Wind Die, You Die, We Die, li_series 09: Materia Prima Lapidis Philosophorum, li_series 08: Songs for Sara Keller, and 49 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £71.38 GBP or more (60% OFF)

    You own this

     

1.
09:52
buy track
2.
10:56
buy track
3.
11:37
buy track
4.
08:32
buy track
5.
14:56
buy track
6.
10:40
buy track
7.
09:36
buy track
8.
18:10
buy track
9.
16:16
buy track
10.
16:57
buy track
11.
08:39
buy track
12.
21:32
buy track

about

Broken20 return with their second in a run of 3” CD releases, Ordeograph's field recording and found sound odyssey, 'Transparencies'

Originally released via a netlabel and a short run of self-made CDrs in 2006, 'Transparencies' is comprised of sound captures from in and around London.

Ordeograph is one of the aliases of Andy Myers, who describes the tracks' gestation: “After a depressive breakdown and recovery and during a period of creative block with various other projects in the summer of 2006, I began to make field recordings with a very cheap stereo mic and a HDD recorder with the intention of finding interesting snippets to loop and process into my existing projects.”

“I decided to use the recordings in a more sculptural way to explore texture and space, and the capabilities of the software I was using. Each piece was worked on quickly and with a light touch using a handful of effects with the intention of revealing the ambience of each place by blurring the details.”

In download form (also included with the physical release) 'Transparencies' spans a mammoth two and a quarter hours, embellishing the original five tracks with a further four from the same sessions and two newer pieces including one written especially for The Dark Outside broadcast in 2017.

The CD features a bespoke mix of the tracks by Broken20's TVO, building a narrative through the cavernous non-rhythm of 'Thunderstorm' and reaching an eerie climax with queasy melodies that had hitherto lain hidden in plain sight among the source material.

Physical copies will follow on from the format of Laica's 'One Quarter Dust', the 3” CD sleeve once again transcending its limitations by folding out into a visual feast from art director David Coyle.

credits

released February 26, 2018

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

broken20 image

broken20 Glasgow, UK

contact / help

Contact broken20

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code