SHFTR FRQ by NYZ

Originally released 16th November 2018 by The Death of Rave on neon orange vinyl. Edition of 300 copies, metallic screen-printed sleeve. Mastered at D&M, Berlin, with a locked groove at the end of side B.

Noyzelab digital release Includes vinyl version & the extended digital version of Side B track!

Tracks 1-15 Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering.
Track 16 mastered at Noyzelab.

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Label // The Death of Rave
Catalogue // RAVENYZ
File Under // Electronic
Format // LP
Street Date // 16th November 2018

• Debut vinyl release of Dave Burraston’s NYZ project
• One side of kaotic micro-compositions / One side of high spectral
drone meditation
• Features synth + sequencer gifted by Aphex Twin on Track 9
• Mastered and cut with locked groove to B-side at D&M, Berlin
• Screen-printed jacket
• RIYL Russell Haswell, Aphex Twin, Eliane Radigue, EVOL/ALKU, Roland Kayn

The Death of Rave is honoured to plate up the vinyl debut by NYZ; the cult, algorithmic/ generative music project of award-winning artist/scientist Dave Burraston (Bryen Telko, Noyzelab).

The A-side revolves 14 succinct blatz ranging from cranky percussive pieces to queered microtonal dissonance and SAW II-like atmospheres - notably including one track made on a Sequentix Cirklon sequencer and PreenFM2 synth gifted him by Richard D. James - while the B-side contains a steeply immersive spectral drone tract that (never) ends in a locked groove, especially cut at D&M, Berlin.

The results are wholly unique and speak to the endless, playfully experimental variation of NYZ’s art/research. They reveal visceral, alien microcosms of curdled microtonal tunings and proprioceptive chicanery bound to thrill and induce strange, new sensations in even the most hard-to-please fiend of electronic music. It’s strongly recommended to followers of Russell Haswell’s kaotic gnash, the mind-bending tunings of Aphex Twin, the visionary algorithmic scapes of Roland Kayn, and Eliane Radigue’s microtonal meditations.

In Dave’s own words: “SHFTR FRQ is a series of experimental studies into simple synth setups controlled by varying levels of generative complex systems [MANIAC cellular automata]. Recorded over the last 6 years on an ever changing hybrid of equipment encompassing the domains of modular & MIDI based microtonal sound synthesis [analogue & digital]. Setups were always ultra- minimalist, often with just the MANIAC cellular automata sequencer and 1 or 2 modules/synths to provide a consistent sensory focus. The studies range from ultra-short sequences, micro-ditties, investigatory motifs, to a full length high spectral drone meditation.

Dave Burraston has previously collaborated with Alan Lamb on recordings of a mile-long telephone wire in the Australian outback, and more recently he issued nearly a dozen NYZ tapes and CDs with some of the most crucial modern music labels, as well as a number of releases under the Noyzelab and Bryen Telko aliases. In 2014, Dave self-published ’SYROBONKERS!’, the most technical and in-depth interview ever given by Aphex Twin.

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Boomkat vinyl can be gotten here still !! =>

https://boomkat.com/products/shftr-frq

NYZ | NOYZELAB | DAVE NOYZE | BRYEN TELKO | DAVID BURRASTON

field recording, landscape-scale sound art, algorithmic & generative systems, chaos/complexity, practice-based research, sound synthesis & electronic music

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