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Release date 16th May 2025
Limited to 500 copies Digipak CD
Bar Code 5028423250920
FreeForm Radio thanks Ian Boddy for a promo copy of this release.
Norwegian ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo has become a familiar name to followers of the DiN label as he has previously collaborated with label boss Ian Boddy on three studio albums as well as a couple of releases with Bernhard Wöstheinrich. His other live release with Boddy was from their only concert together so far, “EC12” (DiNDDL16), from their performance at the Electronic Circus in Germany in 2012. That is, until April 2024, when the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool invited Wøllo to perform alongside Boddy at what would be his UK debut.
During the evening at the Capstone each musician played solo sets and then combined on stage to play an electrifying hour long performance mining tracks from their previous two albums “Meridian” (DiN54) and “Revolve” (DiN73). It is this joint concert that forms their new release, “Transmissions” (DiN92). Taking the original pieces as their starting point the duo played reworked and extended versions of these tracks with Wøllo getting the chance to play some wonderful guitar solos that take the music to a whole new level. Meanwhile Boddy used his Eurorack modular system to sculpt and mould the rhythmic sequencers and drums around Erik’s playing, as well as adding his distinctive French Connection Ondes style voicings. The main set was a continuous sonic journey through mystical soundscapes and rhythmic slices of Berlin School sequencing. The final encore track was a rendition of the track “Apogee” from the duos 2022 album “Revolve” (DiN73) with Wøllo playing a blistering guitar solo over Boddy’s heavy, sequenced grooves.
This is a real treat for DiN aficionados and a perfect example of how two experienced musicians can take existing material and take it to new emotional heights in a live setting.
Track listing:
01 Uncharted 03:57
02 Abeona 10:54
03 Colony 08:11
04 Ice Station 05:24
05 Revolve 09:01
06 Salvage 08:52
07 Terra Sirenum 05:38
08 Apogee 07:54
Total Time : 59:53
Demo Mix for DiN92 https://tinyurl.com/3nkh9h3u
All music composed, arranged and produced by Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo.
Recorded live at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool on 20th April 2024.
Mixed & mastered by Ian Boddy December 2024.
Thanks to:
Neil Campbell at the Capstone Theatre
Mark Wagstaff for PA & lights
Cover image (linocut) by Elisabeth Østensvik
elisabethostensvik.com
ianboddy.com
wollo.com
© 2025 Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo
Ian Boddy:
Eurorack modular synthesiser
Analogue Systems French Connection / Make Noise 0-Coast
Arturia Keystep
Ableton Live running Omnisphere & Kontakt
Erik Wøllo:
Fender Stratocaster
Roland VG99 Guitar Synthesiser
Akai MIDI keyboard & mixer/controller
Ableton Live running U-HE soft synths
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Music by Pye Corner Audio
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Pye Corner Audio
Design by quiet details
© quiet details 2025 all rights reserved
Extremely happy to share the latest interpretation of quiet details idea from a leading protagonist of widescreen dystopian electronica, Martin Jenkins, here as Pye Corner Audio.
Bandcamp link/code and private streaming link below, and please find the press release with the full details attached. Full release 14th May 2025.
From his first release, the Pye Corner Audio project stamped itself as a firm favourite - with releases on Further Records, Ghost Box, Sonic Cathedral, Boomkat Editions, Lapsus and many others - the perfect meeting of cinematic synth melodics, dusky atmospherics and drum machine workouts, carved out a niche all of its own.
Lake Deep Memory is Pye Corner Audio at its most beguiling and polychromatic - inspired by a trip to Lake Atitlan in Guatemala where he played a festival in 2024, you can feel the awe of the volcanic landscape in the vastness and ethereal soundscapes across the album.
It’s a place that’s spiritually important to the local people, and you can feel how some of this influence made its way into the music - there’s an intangible, almost ritualistic, sensation created by the organic nature of the instrumentation - light shifts to dark, pressure gives way to weightlessness.
The Pye Corner Audio trademark synth-mastery is fully present, combined with field recordings he took while experiencing this most sacred of places.
Together, they truly create a universe of powerful and emotive vistas - a beautiful place that has the potential to elicit endless imagery in the listeners’ mind’s-eye.
As he says:
I’ve always been inspired by the noises and submerged sounds that a lot of artists try to eradicate, such as noise, hums and hiss.
Those are the quiet details that I bring to the foreground.
From soaring passages of wondrous harmonic density, to highly textural and psychedelic movements - this is a completely immersive and mesmerising journey through metaphysical dreams - a stunning journey from a brilliantly talented and expressive artist.
Huge thanks to Martin for being part of the series.
The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from Martin (taken at Lake Atitlan) which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.
As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.
The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, created by the artist and representing the music in its purest form.
pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com
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