UMMS0001    psignal - sensitive data [1974-2008]

Psignal aka auspice, secured vessel, kemadrin and serocell, is giving away his entire back catalogue. This catalogue represents 10 years of work and consists of 701 tracks spread over 95 albums, 58 hours of music, and over an hour of video. A total of just under 10 gig of data. Including the two earlier releases we have on itunes. You can download it for free, or buy it on memory stick, for £30. To buy, paypal psignal on the address below.

Available free for download here or contact psignal to buy on memory stick.

UMP30003    Charles Matthews - Back In [2004]

Back In is a cerebral study. Every sound is given time to emerge from silence, distort and rotate, to echo and decay. The subtle background hum merely fixes the tones as they slowly parade their individual beauty and nuances.

Sometimes abrupt, almost shrill, the tones demand attention before vibrating and fading back into the murky distance. Individual notes twist and gyrate, presented in isolation, in detail, in exquisite wholeness.

Rarely restful, frequently provocative, the atmosphere evokes unnatural landscapes, alien and angular movements- the strange flickers at the edge of vision or the creation of rarely seen shades of colour. The uniqueness of each note, every tone, is exposed and catalogued- the nuanced crescendo as it approaches before a retreat.

available (DRM free) at the itunes store

UMP30002    Serocell - Compelling Sadness (Cycles vol. 1) [2008]

Compelling Sadness is resolutely electronic music. Forging its own direction, it uses modern technology to effect a series of transitions, reacting with environmental noise to shift between gentle moods.

Based on a series of melodies, which slyly drift past over respectful atmospherics, the album gradually reveals its textures and unexpected depth. Respectful and discreet, it discovers warmth and compassion within the computer generated sounds, an inclusive music that rolls and curves around natural noise and conversation, reinterpreting and colouring.

The melodies have a finesse and elegance, effortlessly and persistently changing their emphasis, by turns evocative and sensuous, abstract and suggestive. Compelling Sadness challenges the listener to listen carefully, and rewards with a captivating richness and attention to detail.

available (DRM free) at the itunes store

UMP30001    Secured Vessel - Liminal Station [2008]

Using the vocabulary of electronic music, Liminal Station is warm and lush, evoking alien rituals or arcane civilisations. Persuasive, organic samples emerge from static and subterranean rumblings: modern technology conspires to create an ancient, contemplative soundscape.

Opening with the seductive Home, the album places repetition and timbre at the service of melody and emotion. Tear Bucket is a masterpiece of pattern composition, translating classical minimalism into the computer age; Slide 4 echoes Arvo Part's Orient/Occident, a distorted gamelan replacing the strident strings. The closing track Luc2 is a bravura display of deconstruction, filtering an acoustic guitar motif through the breakbeat aesthetic and discovering hidden jazz and African textures.

Soft, but never maudlin, experimental but never abstruse, Liminal Station studies the possibilities of computer music without abandoning human warmth or a sure melodic touch.

available (DRM free) at the itunes store