archipelago logo the ISLANDS 3

The first releases on the Archipelago imprint, these six discs are available now, and for a limited time you will receive a plastic carrying case if you order the complete set. Go here for ordering information. We hosted a release party on 2/2/2001, thanks to all who joined us!.

Click on the covers for an audio sample from each EP. Click here for an exclusive 34-minute DJ mix of music from all of the EPs. The stereo MP3 file measures 48MB at 192KBps. The mix was done by Thermal on 24 October 2000.

Follow these links for reviews of the Islands series... from The Wire... from AmbiEntrance... from Ampersand Etcetera... from Sequences... from Vital... from Array.



Artist: Rhomb
Title: Lunatic

1. Marium (of the seas) 13.32
2. Montium (of the mountains) 5.34

> A low gravity exploration of fluid melodies and mercurial rhythms.
rhomb
Artist: CSERO
Title: Pikoliftor

1. A0-42 (wavT_start)
2. F0-33
3. 02-23
4. 00-08
5. 01-00
6. 7F-02 (wrap_point)

> Capturing the result of a power surge across forgotten video arcades.
CSERO
Artist: Seofon
Title: Immanent

1. skyle 9.16
2. freemantic 3.35
3. eth 6.54

> Tapping into the rhythms of altered states and astral transmissions.
seofon
Artist: Thermal
Title: Span

1. onramp - sketch for fumo 1.06
2. main span - blues for muru 18.55
3. offramp - air for fantom 0.54

> A head-out-of-window drive across off-the-map spacerock.
thermal
Artist: Dean Santomieri
Title: Crude Rotations

1. gram mo phone 3.14
2. ati noko* 3.56
3. ears & whiskers 2.24
4. rite of springs 3.11
5. peach skin crayon 4.20

> Musique concrete dim-sum served in a distant city.
dean snatomieri
Artist: eM
Title: Click Pop

1. the small life 1.19
2. circle 2.16
3. convoloptic 1.02
4. little robot 1.02
5. coded chaos 6.23
6. edison naps 2.28
7. vox attractor 0.40
8. the great attractor 2.54

> Tuneful aperitifs distilled from the binaric stream.
eM


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