{"product_id":"pye-corner-audio-black-mill-tapes-volume-3-4-vinyl-2lp","title":"Pye Corner Audio: Black Mill Tapes Volume 3 \u0026 4 Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere has always been a sense of innocence and mystery surrounding Pye Corner Audio.\u003c\/i\u003e The music feels as if it could have been made in some alternate past, the dusty takes serving up synthetic nostalgia. Drawing on influence from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=Brian+Eno\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=Tangerine+Dream\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and the film music of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=John+Carpenter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Carpenter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eClaudio Simonetti\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pye Corner Audio take you on a voyage into the past. Analog sounds and textures feature heavily, along with wavering tape machines hampered by dusty noise. \u003ci\u003eBlack Mill Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of Themes, Transmissions and Electronic Rhythms (as many of the songs are labelled) that Pye Corner Audio has intermittently released over the past few years. They're supposedly transfers from 1\/4\" tapes and cassettes exhumed by the Head Technician, \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e (bka Pye Corner Audio). Once the dust has been cleared from the boxes of tape and cassette cases titles like \"Building Obscured By Mist,\" \"Void Bound,\" and \"Dystopian Vector\" seem to paint their own picture. Dark arpeggios and hazy textures float easily by on their own or with the help of minimal beats suspended in the sediment of the past. The Electronic Rhythms are particularly intriguing. Their sound looks back towards \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=Warp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarp's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e early \u003cstrong\u003eArtificial Intelligence\u003c\/strong\u003e releases while still maintaining Pye Corner Audio's soundtrack feel. Some of the tracks seem to explicitly reach for the dancefloor, like the dark proto-techno of \"Dystopian Vector Part One,\" while tracks like \"Electronic Rhythm Number Two\" move with a classic \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=Boards+Of+Canada\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoards Of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e feel. \u003ci\u003eBlack Mill Tapes Volume 3 \u0026amp; 4\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to the world of Pye Corner Audio. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r\u003cli\u003emusic label: Type 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Michu Meszaros 06\/2014\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Pye Corner Audio","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":786201665,"sku":"lp-6097","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/pyecorneraudio-lp.jpg?v=1762268603","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/pye-corner-audio-black-mill-tapes-volume-3-4-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}