Used Parts Galaxy :: Astor – Alcor 18th Jun 2018
Our focus release from a quiet achiever in Australian underground music – that of Mark Harwood. Mark ran the amazing record store Synaethesia in Melbourne and in more recent years has been based in the UK and runs the small imprint, Penultimate Press. Alcor was his debut release and described as “a seductive and puzzling voice from the Australian wilderness of Ferntree Gully, Victoria.” Field recordings of humble organic activity bend against a foundation of discreetly processed electronics and piano, creating sonorities that are as indefinable as they are unforgettable. Ideal for fans of fringe position electro-acoustic study and Delphic audio confusion, or anyone who pines for the days when Small Cruel Party still roamed the earth.
PLAYLIST
Vanessa Amara   Untitled 1 Manos
Valotihkuu   Purple Grains Paths
Endurance   Molecular Shrine Molecular Shrine
Unearth Noise   Immortality Spell Turn On, Tune In (Compilation)
Windy and Carl   Watching The Stars Blues For a UFO
Northumbria   Song For Freyja Helluland
Darren Harper   Pastorale Loop Awaken My Heart to a Belief in Hope
Bing and Ruth   Quebec (Climber) S&S Presents: Dreams
Astor   Montenegro Alcor
Astor   II Alcor
Astor   III Alcor
Astor   Q Alcor
Astor   Trumpets Alcor
Astor   Guns Alcor
Astor   November Alcor
The Boats   The Ballad For The Girl On The Moon Ballads Of The Research Department
Marcus Fischer   Cold Days Collected Dust
M. Geddes Gengras   Kì„lauea Hawaiki Tapes