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B°TONG / EMERGE / IF BWANA / GERALD FIEBIG - Thing

Format: CD-R Label & Cat.Number: Attenuation Circuit ACUF 1001 Release Year: 2022 Note: starting release in the new series named "THING", based on the concept of physicality and the "meeting-place" for artists - this collects the two deleted split LPs by B'TONG & EMERGE, as well as IF BWANA and G. FIEBIG - morphing & moving dronescapes from B*TONG, more slow & contemplative, eerie metallic rumblings by EMERGE; refined & almost elegant drone compositions by FIEBIG IF BWANA.. lim. 100 Price (incl. 19% VAT): €8.00 More Info In 2022, attenuation circuit starts a new series of four-way split albums called THING. The aim is to provide a medium for exchange and presentation of a great variety of artists. As each artist spreads the copies to their network, listeners also get to know the other artists featured on the same disc. The title references the fact that the CDs are physical objects – things! – but also refers to the 'thing' or 'ding' in old Norse and other Germanic languages, which designates the place of a popular assembly or the assembly itself and thus alludes to the 'meeting-place' character of the albums on (or around) which the four artists and their audiences meet, if only virtually. With the first instalment of the THING series, attenuation circuit also celebrates the 10th anniversary of its very first vinyl release. In 2012, b°tong and EMERGE released their self-titled split LP on the label. In contrast to other split LPs, their pieces were composed specifically for this LP, with both artists sharing the same pool of sound materials to create their respective pieces. The 100 copies shared a common design created by visual artist Tine Klink, but as all sleeves were hand-painted, each copy had a recognisable, yet still unique cover. This concept earned the label a mention in recognised art director Stuart Tolley's book “Collector's Edition: Innovative Packaging and Graphics” (London: Thames & Hudson 2014). In 2013, this album was followed up with another split LP by If,Bwana and Gerald Fiebig which followed the same musical and visual approach. Together, these two split albums formed attenuation circuit's original Vinyl Series, which was soon replaced by individually conceived vinyl albums. To celebrate the anniversary of attenuation circuit's first venture into vinyl territory, this THING collects all four sides of the two original LPs. To retain the “LP side” feel, the two pieces by If,Bwana have been transferred to the CD as only one track. File under: drone, dark ambient, ambient https://emerge.bandcamp.com/album/thing