Languid Gongue

26,00

in stock

why we love this

The inaugural release of Balmat heralds a promising new adventure. A pixelated colonnade of abstract sounds.

about the record

Balmat’s first release comes from Luke Sanger, a Norwich, UK-based artist whose two decades of electronic music-making have encompassed a range of tools and techniques, from MaxMSP to modular synthesis. Along the way he has built an extensive catalog encompassing ambient atmospheres, abstract soundscaping, and more. With Languid Gongue, he puts multiple approaches into play. Experiments in microtonal composition balance out pieces in standard tunings, while esoteric electronic machines merge with familiar acoustic treatments and microphone techniques. The result is a constellation of his signature sounds: freeform new-age fantasia; spring-loaded toytronic arpeggios; quartz-driven braindance clockworks. Drifting between consonant, almost lyrical compositions and shape-shifting textural sketches, the album drifts with the nonchalance of a sky-high cirrus cloud, and it glows as if illuminated from within. When we heard the material, we knew that it was the perfect choice to launch the label. To us, it sounds like a roadmap for points unknown.

  1. A1 - Cranes And Ladders 2:08
  2. A2 - Efflorescence 5:30
  3. A3 - Phrygian Pan 4:48
  4. A4 - Cocoa And Plums 2:10
  5. A5 - Mycelium Networks 3:00
  6. A6 - Yoake 3:14
  7. A7 - All Over The Shop 2:32
  8. B1 - Archaic Landscapes 3:12
  9. B2 - Basic Lurgy 2:48
  10. B3 - Searching For The Elusive Fungi 3:19
  11. B4 - Fruity Textures 2:08
  12. B5 - Your Session Has Ended 3:17
  13. B6 - Not Quite Right 3:14
  14. B7 - Only Casino For Miles 6:40

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Languid Gongue

26,00

in stock

  1. A1 - Cranes And Ladders 2:08
  2. A2 - Efflorescence 5:30
  3. A3 - Phrygian Pan 4:48
  4. A4 - Cocoa And Plums 2:10
  5. A5 - Mycelium Networks 3:00
  6. A6 - Yoake 3:14
  7. A7 - All Over The Shop 2:32
  8. B1 - Archaic Landscapes 3:12
  9. B2 - Basic Lurgy 2:48
  10. B3 - Searching For The Elusive Fungi 3:19
  11. B4 - Fruity Textures 2:08
  12. B5 - Your Session Has Ended 3:17
  13. B6 - Not Quite Right 3:14
  14. B7 - Only Casino For Miles 6:40

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Copy and paste this code to your site to embed.

why we love this

The inaugural release of Balmat heralds a promising new adventure. A pixelated colonnade of abstract sounds.

about the record

Balmat’s first release comes from Luke Sanger, a Norwich, UK-based artist whose two decades of electronic music-making have encompassed a range of tools and techniques, from MaxMSP to modular synthesis. Along the way he has built an extensive catalog encompassing ambient atmospheres, abstract soundscaping, and more. With Languid Gongue, he puts multiple approaches into play. Experiments in microtonal composition balance out pieces in standard tunings, while esoteric electronic machines merge with familiar acoustic treatments and microphone techniques. The result is a constellation of his signature sounds: freeform new-age fantasia; spring-loaded toytronic arpeggios; quartz-driven braindance clockworks. Drifting between consonant, almost lyrical compositions and shape-shifting textural sketches, the album drifts with the nonchalance of a sky-high cirrus cloud, and it glows as if illuminated from within. When we heard the material, we knew that it was the perfect choice to launch the label. To us, it sounds like a roadmap for points unknown.

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