ZNS, by SDEM

ZNS

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ZNS - double cassette edition
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1.	Nishifunabashi (feat. NHK yx koyxen) 02:01	buy track
2.	Spsz3 02:17	buy track
3.	PSKWDIM 04:40	buy track
4.	Cosr 02:01	buy track
5.	Fuji9 02:29	buy track
6.	Chivers 01:30	buy track
7.	CS01 02:58	buy track
8.	REM LED 04:49	buy track
9.	Zygons 02:31	buy track
10.	SwiriswiriswiriS 05:26	buy track
11.	skittern 03:29	buy track
12.	m-x 01:16	buy track
13.	dysp 0m 08:41	buy track
14.	NL3333 05:32	buy track
15.	Flargunnsto 05:43	buy track
16.	Limerans 02:00	buy track
17.	Cadamium 04:47	buy track
18.	VZQM 03:34	buy track
19.	PuwPuwPuw 07:09	buy track
20.	96969696 02:13	buy track
21.	Vjan 03:04	buy track

about

Archival set spanning 2004-2019, compiled and previously released by SEAGRAVE

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SDEM releases have emerged on CPU Records, Opal Tapes and the MEDS platform. Mostly archival, his Seagrave album ‘ZNS’ (or ‘Zones’) describes much less a careful log of experiments conducted over a 15 year period, as an assemblage of electronic maps, a charting of ulterior paths half-followed, impersonal ‘zones’ traversed, mechanical entanglements undertaken and hallucinogenic spaces weathered.

With its cartographic charm, ZNS also confirms that persistent dialogue between visual culture and a rugged approach to drum computers that was, of course, given its boldest expression with graffiti innovation back in the halcyon days of electro and hip-hop. Despite citing the Griselda label as a tonal reference, for SDEM, his project is best construed in terms of mood and intensity rather than easy cultural codes or signifiers. Twenty or so years since Rawkus’ defining image of ‘Soundbombing’ and the hyper-kinetic wildstyle process of Autechre’s output, there’s only the uncertain glow of the past at work here, and which back-lights any present struggle to make and re-make the future anew.

Tempering progressive pattern work with the grainy echoes of obsolescence, ZNS partially expresses the frustration with what seems possible in synthetic sound design two decades into a new century: Across these 21 eclectic sound-pieces, synthetic forces cycle and slam, skitter and jolt; diffused through swarms of painterly pads and technical drones, obliterated vox mug for available space over massively compressed breaks and cracked drum machine clap.

At times brooding, at times banging, ZNS is more than simply a satisfying study in interference patterns and computer downrock. Ultimately, it is a collection inspired by a desire to crash out of the recognisable towards something wholly 21st Century, scrambling the codes towards a blaze of post-generic collisions.

- Climbie Fissure

"SDEM lands on the Seagrave label where his twisted, neck-snapping NYC underground informed hip hop beats find the perfect home within the labels futuristic, B-Boy culture and graffiti aesthetics. As ever, these productions are top shelf, drawing on the artist's meticulous production skills, resulting in a gargantuan 21-track set that's rich in sonic details and nuance. Advanced sound design and computer music intersect with relentlessly infectious breaks on this collection of work spanning fifteen years."

- Norman Records

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released January 23, 2020

All tracks by SDEM (2004-2019), except track 1 by SDEM and NHK yx koyxen

Art by SODA

www.instagram.com/sodagraffiti/

Compiled by The Fissure Family

Mastering by Stefan Moerth

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Oct 2021
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Oct 2019

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