Upstepping

22,00

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about the record

Fuelled by caffeine, nervous energy and early Orbital and Photek, ‘Upstepping’ is an album of neoclassical electronic experimentalism where Coates pushes the boundaries of what a cello is capable of. As Coates explains, “About 95% of the sounds are derived from recording the cello and processing it digitally. A hi-hat equivalent is often a distorted, compressed and heavily EQ’d horsehair-on-steel stroke. All the melodic pitched sounds, even the ones that feel like keys, are samples of the tail of a cello harmonic.”


The result is an astonishing record rich in the sonic and rhythmic palette of dance and electronic music - with hints of early rave, garage and the sounds of 1980s London pirate radios – and one which re-defines the possibilities of classical instrumentation.

  1. 1 - Innocent Love 7:21
  2. 2 - Timelapse (Walrus) 7:40
  3. 3 - Bambi 2046 5:17
  4. 4 - Perfect Love 6:54
  5. 5 - Memorial To Hitchens 2:54
  6. 6 - The Irish Book of Death & Flying Ships 2:56
  7. 7 - Stash 8:18
  8. 8 - Rise & Fall 3:42

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Upstepping

22,00

out of stock

  1. 1 - Innocent Love 7:21
  2. 2 - Timelapse (Walrus) 7:40
  3. 3 - Bambi 2046 5:17
  4. 4 - Perfect Love 6:54
  5. 5 - Memorial To Hitchens 2:54
  6. 6 - The Irish Book of Death & Flying Ships 2:56
  7. 7 - Stash 8:18
  8. 8 - Rise & Fall 3:42

Embed

Copy and paste this code to your site to embed.

about the record

Fuelled by caffeine, nervous energy and early Orbital and Photek, ‘Upstepping’ is an album of neoclassical electronic experimentalism where Coates pushes the boundaries of what a cello is capable of. As Coates explains, “About 95% of the sounds are derived from recording the cello and processing it digitally. A hi-hat equivalent is often a distorted, compressed and heavily EQ’d horsehair-on-steel stroke. All the melodic pitched sounds, even the ones that feel like keys, are samples of the tail of a cello harmonic.”


The result is an astonishing record rich in the sonic and rhythmic palette of dance and electronic music - with hints of early rave, garage and the sounds of 1980s London pirate radios – and one which re-defines the possibilities of classical instrumentation.

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