about the cassette

Nils Quak has been recording and releasing music for over 25 years, both as a solo artist and through various collaborations and bands. A committed amateur, he can be regarded as part of a scene that Rob Hayler of Radio Free Midwich called the "no-audience underground."

On Magnum Opus 2—his first release for Oxtail Recordings—Quak explores the more atonal side of his practice while retaining a sense of focus and patience. Hushed rhythmic snippets flicker in the background like the muffled sound of your neighbor rummaging in his kitchen. Digital drones and chords undulate under blankets of static, resembling strangely comforting radio transmissions from a long-closed new age center that is now an artisan kimchi place.

All recordings are based on improvisations with a modular synthesizer.