{"product_id":"broadcast-microtronics-volumes-1-2-vinyl-lp","title":"Broadcast: Microtronics - Volumes 1+2 Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Microtronics Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2’s initial availability alone makes it some of the group’s most curious releases, released first as tour-only 3” CDs in 2003 and 2005 before being offered exclusively via mail order. True to its name, Microtronics offers miniatures of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Broadcast\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Broadcast%20%26%20The%20Focus%20Group\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Broadcast\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBroadcast\u003c\/a\u003e’s experimental spirit, the majority of the 21 tracks coming in under 2 minutes. Thankfully, its brief runtime doesn’t restrict any of the group’s sprawling ambition. If anything, those hoping for a consistent through-line from track to track or some semblance of a particular Broadcast era might want to tread carefully with this one. ‘Microtronics 1’ opens the set with jazz percussion underpinning skittering synths before making a hard pivot into a distorted, driving beat on ‘2’. From there, Microtronics is a frenetic free-for-all of creative ideas, building instrumental sketches of the group’s signature psychedelic pop before dissolving them in brief baths of unsettling noise, ambient passages, glitchy beatwork or free jazz-adjacent explorations depending on where the groups exuberant minds drift to next. Microtronics Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2 drifts furthest from anything sounding like the band’s other work, ultimately makes for a fascinating addition to any completist collection. Capturing the band between two of their most beloved records, Microtronics fashions a scattershot bridge between the band’s final releases out of lighthearted sonic exercises and inspired glimpses into the creative minds of Broadcast.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Warp+Records\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWarp Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21 short instrumental fragments from cult UK experimental pop group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2003, 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warp Records 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/broadcast-bbc-maida-vale-sessions-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBroadcast: Maida Vale Sessions Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/broadcast-mother-is-the-milky-way-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBroadcast: Mother Is The Milky Way Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadcast","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39802244399194,"sku":"lp-12827","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/broadcast-microtronics-volumes-1-2-vinyl-lp-1.jpg?v=1759285547","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/broadcast-microtronics-volumes-1-2-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}