title:

cepheid variable

label:

filament recordings

format:

cdr / mp3

release date:

01.12.05

cat. no.:

fila001

tracks:

coval lane

"the newly started label filament recordings is the brain-child of artist lum first release is the compilation 'cepheid variable'. and for those, like me who didn’t know: cepheid variables are a class of pulsating star used as 'milepost markers' to calculate the distance to nearby galaxies. lum has previously released an ep on clickclickdrone and contributed to compilations on the same label as well as on october man recordings. 'cepheid variable' features 15 tracks by as many artists and a majority of the productions adhere to the bold statement made by filament: '…focusing on electronic music leaning towards a more innovative/ experimental/ unconventional sound…'. ... cheju of boltfish fame delivers a stunning downtempo and minimal affair and once again demonstrates his acute sense for constructing melodies. i think it’s safe to say that you rarely hear this kind of minimalism from cheju. ... the musical width of this compilation is broad and yet with 15 different artists and 15 different tracks there’s a red line or common treats shared by many of them." - electronic desert, 12.05

"cepheid variable, the debut release from uk-based filament recordings, offers an hour-long set of experimental electronic music collected from remote pockets of the globe. smeared atmospheres, glitch-laden drones, and 12k-styled microscaping from contributors like c-mu (tokyo-based chiaki teranishi), joalz (leon segka), autistici, and ozka make up much of the album content, with two of the more notable pieces coming from boltfish artists: soft croaks emerge from a forest's dense greenery in cheju's (wil bolton) 'coval lane' while layers of ripples, whirrs, and clicks accumulate into a dense wave in karmøy's 'glacier.' other standouts include ceckj's (maxim shubski) 'clashtoy improvisation 3,' which suggests a brawl erupting in a toy factory, and zainetica's (mark streatfield) electro-dub setting of wrenched synapse firings, 'mothership london.' anomalously long at nine minutes, luca confusione's 'praying not dreaming not believing' unfolds as an aggressive barrage of chanting babble and calm organ tones before flaming out in a violent glitch storm." - textura, 01.06