nostalgia, "Blood" by This Mortal Coil, "Phaedra" by Tangerine Dream, Dream Emulator game, combinations, layers, cassette tape malfunctions, found objects, Jean Dubuffet, the writings of Joseph Beuys, "Dreams Less Sweet" by Psychic TV, personal visions, "A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room" by Black Light District, unknown poets, artists, and bedroom sonic alchemists keeping the connections alive within, childhood, "Loveless" by My Bloody Valantine, palimpsests, Cy Twombly, Robert Anton Wilson, improvisation, lucid dreams, the idea of waking, the idea of astral projection, meditation, "Dark Noontide" by Six Organs of Admittance, feedback spirits, loops, William Eggleston, "Livonia" by His Name is Alive
Sounds Like
the residue of attempting to capture moments of transcendence
(glorified bedroom noise)
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chord organ
acoustic guitar
microcassette recorder
tapes
casio(s)
gameboy camera
sad sack
happy sack
found tapes
mandolin
other peoples voices
sampler
modified home movies
loops
my voice
water
Sometimes an album comes along that just sweeps us right to those endless summer nights where lying back on the still-warm grass, we realize the scope of inverted abyss in the sky above and breathe deep in awe. Rambutan’s ‘Broken Infinity’ is just such a listening experience. Crafted by the hands of the poly-talented Eric Hardiman of the Tape Drift label & Century Plants/Burnt Hills fame, this solo release is filled with aching intention and eye opening wanderlust. Past Rambutan releases tend toward carving out crushing scoops of night-tinged tones with his nimbly-processed six string. That wall-of-guitar power is also found here, but additionally Eric investigates stretches of glassy vibrato downpour & spooked twilight sustain. It’s relieving to find compositions willing to breathe like this, balancing dark and dominant outer forces with the levity of an inner infinite impulse, broken as it may temporarily be. Hand numbered edition of 100 painted cdrs with full color sleeve & insert card in vinyl jacket.
absolutely impressed by the Stunned tape! seemingly not as ambitious as your past work, but it definitely made a positive impact here. more of the like, please!
thanks so much man. new frank tape! i hope i can handle it! oh we have been puting some good use to that tape you gave us for christmas. we play it between songs its wonerfull, especially the sacrafice part