Recorded using degraded magnetic tape as both medium and instrument, this debut release from Collapsed Textures treats deterioration as a compositional principle. Hiss, drop-outs, and warped flutter aren't cleaned away but foregrounded, giving each track the feeling of a signal struggling to hold its shape. The textures stay close and grainy. You can hear the roughness of the tape at the edges of the tones, even when the layers grow dense. A quiet argument for the beauty of things falling apart.
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