Simulacra
by PASCAL SAVY
Dave Barker
Justin Snow
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Lupari Sylvain
Jason Walker
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Michael Borella
Andrea Piran
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TH
Ilker Yücel
Chris Dahlberg
winter-light
David Loveless
MP
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Chattox
Philipp Strobel
BlackMass
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Philippe Simon
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Sylvain Carpentier
Chris Fox
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Tony Edwards
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Streaming + DownloadPre-order of Simulacra. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Purchasable with gift cardreleases April 21, 2023
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumCD Edition of 300 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve, matt lamination. 7 Tracks. Running Time 48:49
Includes digital pre-order of Simulacra. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.shipping out on or around April 21, 2023Purchasable with gift card€14 EUR or more
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Forever Radiant
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The Desert Of The Real Itself
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Simulation Of Power
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Hyperreality
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The Orbital And The Nuclear
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Inertia Through Acceleration
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about
Conceived around a time of strong political, social and cultural turmoil in the UK and elsewhere, a time ridden with a deep sense of uncertainty and unease, the music resonates with feelings of alienation and powerlessness as well as convey ideas of anger and latent violence. Working with heavily textured drones as well as sharp edged sounds and sustained rhythms to echo and articulate those feelings, some of the tracks were re-worked until their final forms had lost all relation with their initial skeleton, something that was partly influenced by the idea of simulacra not representing the real anymore, inspired by the reading of ‘Simulacra and Simulation’ by Jean Baudrillard and ‘The Weird and the Eerie’ by Mark Fisher. The addition of rhythmic structures, a new step for Savy, helped explore the idea of power by saturating the sonic landscape with repetition and pulsations. On certain tracks rhythms are implied, slowly disappearing or simply absent to reflect this idea of the real not being there anymore.
Overall the process used to make this album was heavily influenced by both the idea of simulacra (sound as a representation of the real but often devoid of true relationship with it) and the idea of connecting to something tangible and truly personal (drone textures and harmonic movement as a representation of the fragility of the real). Ultimately, this record seeks to process a turbulent period echoed by ideas of political, social and cultural disintegration. Feelings of alienation and loss, as well as a desire for reconnection are at the core of the music, and the album navigates this complex emotional and personal map while avoiding the trappings of an escape into the hyperreal of pure simulation.
Pascal Savy is a French musician who lives and works in London. He creates organic ambient and drone music as a way to reflect on erosion, transition and decay. He utilizes tones, textures, micro-melodies and noise to explore atmospheres rather than narratives. His work often combines acoustic and electronic sources generated from field-recordings, pick-ups, tape loops, feedback, synthesisers or home made electronics which he transforms into dense and layered motifs.
CD Edition of 300 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve, matt lamination. 7 Tracks. Running Time 48:49
Overall the process used to make this album was heavily influenced by both the idea of simulacra (sound as a representation of the real but often devoid of true relationship with it) and the idea of connecting to something tangible and truly personal (drone textures and harmonic movement as a representation of the fragility of the real). Ultimately, this record seeks to process a turbulent period echoed by ideas of political, social and cultural disintegration. Feelings of alienation and loss, as well as a desire for reconnection are at the core of the music, and the album navigates this complex emotional and personal map while avoiding the trappings of an escape into the hyperreal of pure simulation.
Pascal Savy is a French musician who lives and works in London. He creates organic ambient and drone music as a way to reflect on erosion, transition and decay. He utilizes tones, textures, micro-melodies and noise to explore atmospheres rather than narratives. His work often combines acoustic and electronic sources generated from field-recordings, pick-ups, tape loops, feedback, synthesisers or home made electronics which he transforms into dense and layered motifs.
CD Edition of 300 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve, matt lamination. 7 Tracks. Running Time 48:49
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releases April 21, 2023
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Mastered by Stephan Mathieu
Artwork by Steven McInerney
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu
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