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PRICE:
$24.00
$24.00
LOW STOCK LEVEL
3-4 Weeks
ARTIST
ELMS, IAN
TITLE
Good Night
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
DARK ENTRIES
CATALOG #
DE 299LP
DE 299LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
8/4/2023
"
Ian Elms
's cult isolationist synth masterpiece
Good Night
returns via Dark Entries. Originally released in 1982,
Good Night
blends Berlin school minimalism and BBC Radiophonic weirdness with the aesthetics of then-nascent DIY punk electronics throughout its fifteen short tracks. According to Elms, these pieces were composed in two broad but interrelated modes: pieces with voice and synthesizer, which are obliquely narrative, and instrumental synthesizer pieces that aspire to capture fleeting emotions. Ian met with producer
David Hoser
at Octopus Studios and they began constructing pieces using a Polymoog Keyboard 280a, sampled drum tracks, and Elms's synthesizer. On 'The Street Enters the House,' live drums lurch along with skeletal motifs while Elms's elliptical lyrics evoke domestic discontent. 'A Light Moves Across Curtains' features metronomic pummeling and icy strings buttressing the scant cryptic lines from Elms. Instrumental gems like 'Goodnight' and 'Surrounded by Trees' are built around detuned riffs in round-like structure, both drifting and static like the motion of waves. With original pressings fetching three digits -- if you can even find a copy -- this reissue is essential listening for fans of
John Bender
,
Transparent Illusion
, and the early '80s DIY cassette scene. Each copy of
Good Night
comes with a postcard featuring a photograph and notes by Elms."
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