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Tijgerbrood

by Velvet Web

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1.
Major Minor 05:13
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2.
Sea Of Danger 09:21
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3.
The Nation's Favourite Aphid 04:27
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4.
Beloved 05:09
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Secret Sleeper 01:07
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6.
Zoom Studio 06:00
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7.
Sweet Serenity 04:39
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8.
Transmissions From Caldbeck Mast 05:04
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Quantum Goddess 04:36
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We Live Inside A Dream 09:16
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11.
Glass Harp 04:54
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12.
Caspar And Pollux 07:25
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13.
Radio Espana 01:15
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Transmissions From Skelton Mast 06:09
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15.
Advanced Wave Memory 06:01
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Tijgerbrood 08:09
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17.
PSR Hymn 02:04
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about

The first Velvet Web release, 'Tijgerbrood' is a double album about the sounds and history of illicit Cold War-era transmissions on shortwave radio. Taking its sonic palette from the distinctive characteristics of lo-fi ambient and electronic music of the early 90s, the album was recorded intermittently over a two year period using mostly primitive, out-dated, and noisy equipment which has given the album a distinctive and dark atmosphere all of its own. Beginning with the dreamy electronic landscape of 'Major Minor', the album moves from the lo-fi old school sounds of 'The Nation's Favourite Aphid', and the serene vocals and piano of 'Beloved', to the dark nightmarish sounds of 'Transmissions From Skelton Mast' to the driving melodic techno of the title track.

Instruments and Equipment used on 'Tijgerbrood':
Most of the sounds on the album come from an old Yamaha PSR-200 keyboard dating from 1992. The keyboard has no midi so all parts were played by hand. Other sounds including the drum tracks (sampled from a Boss DR-660 drum machine) were sequenced on an Amiga 500 home computer using a tracker program called Octamed Professional. Effects used include Zoom 1201 and Boss GT6 multi FX units, Line 6 Echo Park delay, and Boss chorus, vibrato, and compression pedals. A V-Tech Music Major toy keyboard was used on 'Major Minor' and 'Sweet Serenity', and a real upright piano was used on 'Beloved'. Vocals on 'Beloved' and 'Quantum Goddess' are by Paul Mills, who also wrote the lyrics to 'Quantum Goddess'.

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released December 31, 2019

All tracks were arranged, composed, performed and produced by Graham Simpson at Broken Troll studios, during 2018-19.
Lyrics on 'Quantum Goddess' by Paul Mills.
Vocals on 'Beloved' and 'Quantum Goddess' by Paul Mills.
Album cover photograph is of the gigantic transmission mast at Skelton in Cumbra, UK.

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Graham Simpson Lancaster, UK

Electronic musician from the North West of England. Making music with synthesizers, cheap keyboards, and anything else that can make an interesting sound.

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