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About
Founded in the summer of 2010, Astro:Dynamics is a record label which releases music in the form of vinyl, CDs, cassettes and digital files.
Our first release, a 16-track various artists compilation, included contributions from artists such as Lukid, BNJMN, Mike Slott, Tapes, Subeena, Slugabed, and The Blessings, amongst many others. Since then the label has released music from the likes of Singing Statues, Vessel, El Kid, Zhou, Samoyed, Slow Hand Motëm, Baron Zen, Tekblazer, Crackazat and Wanda Group/Dem Hunger.
Our releases are available to buy from Bandcamp, Boomkat, Bleep, Beatport and Zero Inch along with many other good physical and digital retailers. If you are a retailer and wish to contact us regarding wholesale, please contact us here.
Visual art and design is important to the label, and we work with a range of artists, designers and photographers including Liger Vision Media, Kate Sherman, Sirius Berlin, Jeremy Kenemy, Louis Johnstone, Lily Fannon, and Andrew Cook amongst others. The background image on this website is a piece entitled 'EARTHSINGER' by Louis Johnstone.
We do accept demo submissions and try to listen to everything we get sent. If you have a demo you'd like to submit, please contact us here or via our Soundcloud page.
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Releases
Singing Statues - No Disguise EP
Our first ever free release on the label comes from Singing Statues, an alias of Ben Thomas (better known as BNJMN or Jackhigh). This free 4-track EP represents a taster of things to come from Singing Statues, with an album due in summer 2012.
Ben’s music as Signing Statues utilizes inspiration and influence from the likes of Animal Collective, Grouper, Radiohead, Atlas Sound, and My Bloody Valentine, and combines the electronic sound palette of his recordings as BNJMN with the addition of guitars and Thomas’ subtle, understated vocal. The result is a washed-out and wistful hybrid of the electronic and the organic, at times incorporating the wall of sound approach of MBV and at others the more pop influenced dreamscapes of David Sylvian. Released in May 2012, with photography by Johan Ar.
Tapes - Dungeness
Following records for Jahtari, praise from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and recent releases with reggae and dancehall elders Vernon Maytone and Pampidoo, Tapes (aka Jackson Bailey) drops this new 7” for Astro:Dynamics. "Stripped, sombre, raw, discombobulated digi" (as Honest Jons Records put it) combines with unhinged, chiptune-esque percussion and salty skanks. Released in May 2012, with artwork by Louis Johnstone.
Crackazat - Explanation EP
Ben Jacobs aka Crackazat is an accomplished jazz instrumentalist with a distinct talent for a finely constructed groove, as previously witnessed on remixes for the likes of Rekordah and Dorian Concept's JBSL - along with his contribution to our inaugural various artists compilation. Now Jacobs drops his first solo record, Explanation EP, comprising jazzy deep-house, 80s funk, jazz, and zapped-up beats. Released in March 2012, with artwork by Kate Sherman.
Baron Zen & Tekblazer - Daniel Savio Remixes
Astro:Dynamics meets Stones Throw. Two tracks from Baron Zen & Tekblazer's 2011 Electrik Surgery EP get the remix treatment from Sweden's Daniel Savio. Savio’s strutting and swaggering percussion fuses with the golden-era energy of the originals, making this cross-hemisphere link-up the perfect fit. Released in February 2012, with artwork by Liger Vision Media.
El Kid - Snow Amnesia (Samoyed Remix)
Snow Amnesia, a track by by El Kid (aka Sam Kidel), was originally released on the VeElSkSiEdL split tape with Vessel. Here it gets a beat-driven update by another Astro:Dynamics favorite, Samoyed. Kidel's hissing keys are supplemented by Samoyed's sub-heavy bass and bit-crushed percussion. Released in January 2012, with artwork by Kate Sherman.
GSD / GG Alien - More Pregnancy
Two tracks of sublime weirdness from Louis Johnstone (aka Wanda Group aka Dem Hunger). A split release between two of Johnstone's many aliases, GSD and GG Alien, the tracks combine avant experimentalism in the vein of Power Electronics with spectral Radiophonics. Released in October 2011, with artwork by Louis Johnstone.
Samoyed - Spit EP
Debut EP from Andrew Cook (aka Samoyed). Three original tracks plus a remix from Werk Discs' Lukid. Granular and earthy atmospherics mingle with muted vocals, and stripped back, reverb-drenched percussion. Released in September 2011, with artwork by Andrew Cook.
Vessel & Zhou - Tremble / Release Me
Following on from the much praised split EP with Young Echo associate, El Kid, Vessel teams up with two other affiliates of the Bristol-based collective, Zhou, to create a pair of stripped-back downtempo gems that come across like a Bristolian take on Rhythm & Sound-esque minimalism. Released in August 2011, with artwork by Kate Sherman.
Slow Hand Motëm - Vanity Hugs
Nice big slab of weirdo-funk from Canada’s first stalwart of Skweee, Slow Hand Motëm. Utilizing his vocal and live meandering synth line, Motëm perfectly contrasts the stripped back mechanic 4/4 beat with his unique style and charisma. Backed with a slo-mo acid neck-snapper of a remix from Finland's Mesak. Released in June 2011, with artwork by Jeremy Kenemy.
Vessel & El Kid - VeElSkSiEdL
From the same Young Echo collective that spawned recent Punch Drunk signing, Kahn, come Bristolian producers Vessel and El Kid for this split cassette EP. Immersive soundscapes combine with broken house rhythms and found sounds. Released in May 2011, with artwork by Kate Sherman, and photography by Lily Fannon.
Various - Astro:Dynamics
The first release on the label is a 16 track compilation, imaginatively titled Astro:Dynamics. Featuring all previously unreleased works by the likes of Lukid, Clause Four, Slugabed, The Blessings, Subeena, Mike Slott and BNJMN, amongst many others. This record serves as a fine introduction to our little section of the universe. Released in June 2010, with artwork by Sirius Berlin.
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Tweets
- Singing Statues also has a facebook page if you're into that vibe - https://t.co/byrQzXeGMay 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- And there'll be more music from Singing Statues coming real soon.May 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Don't forget you can still cop the digital of the recent Tapes 7" exclusively at @boomkatonline - http://t.co/FENXCLRrMay 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Thanks for all the Singing Statues love everyone, appreciated.May 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- Announcing Singing Statues. Album due summer 2012 on Astro:Dynamics - http://t.co/qMHILEqmMay 15, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Tapes digital out today at @boomkatonline - http://t.co/FENXCLRrMay 14, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Tapes 7" now also available from Punch Drunk Music - http://t.co/CxPt4jSk @peverelistMay 13, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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