Percussion Loops

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why we love this

Chaotic in its rhythm, yet organized in the structure of the titular loop, it explores percussion polyrythmically throughout.

about the record

Percussion Loops is a 7" with four pieces based on drum, cymbal, and synthesizer recordings from Copenhagen-based musician Mads Emil Nielsen, recorded in Berlin & Copenhagen, between 2012 and 2015.

"A nice set of unruly tracks that originate with percussion loops (from samples of recordings of solo percussion and also orchestral works), but achieve a strangeness and beauty all their own when manhandled by this Copenhagen based musician. If they're technically composed of beats, they are not built on a foundation of beat-as-beat so much as rest on beat-as-sound. Wrenched in a variety of unexpected directions, the percussion is about as dancy as a random shard from Han Bennink or Chris Corsano. Which suits me fine. Hard to not think these snippets wouldn't be great to use for soundtracks to antic animated films."

- The Wire Magazine

  1. 1 - Untitled Percussion Loop 2:38
  2. 2 - Untitled 1:43
  3. 3 - Distance 1:22
  4. 4 - Unfold 3:03

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Percussion Loops

10,00

only 2 left

  1. 1 - Untitled Percussion Loop 2:38
  2. 2 - Untitled 1:43
  3. 3 - Distance 1:22
  4. 4 - Unfold 3:03

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why we love this

Chaotic in its rhythm, yet organized in the structure of the titular loop, it explores percussion polyrythmically throughout.

about the record

Percussion Loops is a 7" with four pieces based on drum, cymbal, and synthesizer recordings from Copenhagen-based musician Mads Emil Nielsen, recorded in Berlin & Copenhagen, between 2012 and 2015.

"A nice set of unruly tracks that originate with percussion loops (from samples of recordings of solo percussion and also orchestral works), but achieve a strangeness and beauty all their own when manhandled by this Copenhagen based musician. If they're technically composed of beats, they are not built on a foundation of beat-as-beat so much as rest on beat-as-sound. Wrenched in a variety of unexpected directions, the percussion is about as dancy as a random shard from Han Bennink or Chris Corsano. Which suits me fine. Hard to not think these snippets wouldn't be great to use for soundtracks to antic animated films."

- The Wire Magazine

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