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Vanishing Artefacts

by Paul Cousins

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Artefact 3 02:22
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Artefact 14 02:03
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Assemblage 02:48
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Morphometry 03:59
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Artefact 20 01:52

about

This debut album is the work of London based producer, sound artist and composer, Paul Cousins. Paul works with meticulously maintained reel to reel tape machines to transform and alter his electronic compositions. His prepared tape loops form the basis of ‘Vanishing Artefacts’ 12 intricate compositions. The original ideas processed through 1/4” tape become a hazy facsimile of their former state as tape is manipulated and effected to mould something new.

“A question I returned to whilst creating this album was: what if audio imperfections were lost forever? As recording technology continually improves, the limitations of audio formats are less of a concern. But there is character and great freedom in limitations, especially when using tape. Being able to physically touch and manipulate the sound is a very important and visceral part of this process. Opposed to other ambient music I have written, I want this music to be tactile, and very tangible. Yes it can float away, but I also want to show the string tied to the balloon.
For this reason many of the tracks contain the sound of the room, and the wonderful noises these machines make."

credits

released April 14, 2023

These compositions were recorded to quarter inch tape and manipulated using various reel-to reel techniques including speed alterations, tape loops, random assembly and frippertronics. Hiss, clicks and other sonic artefacts have been preserved where possible to highlight the process.

Written and Produced by Paul Cousins
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Cover design by signalstarr
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Paul Cousins London, UK

Paul Cousins is a producer and ambient composer based in London. Using a collection of reel-to-reel players, tape echoes and analog synthesizers, he creates experimental soundscapes based on themes of imperfection and technological limitation. He has featured on Decca records, BBC radio and in FACT Magazine. Recent work includes two film scores shown at Foley Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery. ... more

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