"Debuting on Töshöklabs, London based producer Mark Hadley combines a hazy build of downtempo breaks with 909 programming that together glide along smoothly, offering an unnerving yet Zen-like meditative quality. Minimalist in construction à la Photek, Headshell's drum programming becomes the foundation for brewing... (more)

"Debuting on Töshöklabs, London based producer Mark Hadley combines a hazy build of downtempo breaks with 909 programming that together glide along smoothly, offering an unnerving yet Zen-like meditative quality. Minimalist in construction à la Photek, Headshell's drum programming becomes the foundation for brewing and whistling atmospherics and heavily portamento'd melodies that have a slightly anxious edge. This combination of sparse, occasionally frenzied rhythms and nervous yet playful chord progressions makes for a lucid listen not unlike something you would get by crossing older Black Dog with Mick Harris' slower recordings."

Töshöklabs returns for the summer with a calm and lucid compilation titled State of the Art Heirloom. Picking up where Dated left off, this 10 track CD features an ambient and found-sound aesthetic made with a minimum of DSP showmanship; in its place are audio splices of everyday happenings, wavering drones, melancholic... (more)

Töshöklabs returns for the summer with a calm and lucid compilation titled State of the Art Heirloom. Picking up where Dated left off, this 10 track CD features an ambient and found-sound aesthetic made with a minimum of DSP showmanship; in its place are audio splices of everyday happenings, wavering drones, melancholic horns and understated rhythms. The intent of the compilation is to examine the idea of 'folk' music as we progress into the 21st century and onto the next wave of digital culture, while trying to maintain a certain poetic sensibility. To that end, the tracks exhibit a polite disregard for the latest generative compositional trends in favor of a warmer organic feel. This is not to say that there isn't a good amount of experimentation to be found; the recording would make for a pleasant soundtrack to the forgotten story of discovering an old attic or junkyard treasure. Fans of the quieter passages found within Biosphere, Boards of Canada, Dettinger or the Touch label would do well to search out this release." Features: Antarktika, Ocone, Don Rainwater, Mark Hadley, Headshell, Taylor.

Written and produced by Ron Croudy

Mastered by Mark Taylor at Greyt Entertainment

Cover Art by ZuberComputer

Copyright 2007

Written and produced by Ron Croudy

Mastered by Mark Taylor at Greyt Entertainment

Cover Art by ZuberComputer

Copyright 2007