Routine by Ultramarine
Ultramarine is the London & Essex-based electronic duo Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond.
Following the reissue earlier this year of Ultramarine's 1998 album 'A User's Guide' by Swiss label WRWTFWW, Blackford Hill present 'Routine', a collection of thirteen previously unheard tracks recorded between 1996-97.
These tracks are drawn from the daily working practice adopted by the duo at their studio of the time on Coronet Street, behind London's Hoxton Square.
Often the result of a single day's work, these pieces find Ultramarine developing their palette, experimenting with sounds, treatments and techniques. Recorded as live mixes straight to tape, the results have the immediacy of new ideas freshly captured.
Tracklist
| 1. | Crop Circle 5am | 1:04 |
| 2. | Mosaic | 3:35 |
| 3. | Abacaxi | 3:46 |
| 4. | Astro Navigation | 3:50 |
| 5. | Wind | 1:25 |
| 6. | Coronet Street | 4:30 |
| 7. | A Year from Monday | 1:54 |
| 8. | Sunrise | 3:33 |
| 9. | Starting at the Same Place | 1:54 |
| 10. | Present Tense | 2:22 |
| 11. | Runic Calibration | 3:10 |
| 12. | New Pursuit | 3:24 |
| 13. | Avebury | 2:53 |
Credits
All tracks written and produced by lan Cooper and Paul Hammond.
All tracks recorded direct to DAT at Survey, London, 1996-1997.
Mastered from the original tapes by Jason Goz, Transition Mastering Studios, London, 2024.
Sleeve artwork by Guillaume de Ubéda.
License
All rights reserved.
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