{"product_id":"pascal-savy-simulacra-cd","title":"PASCAL SAVY - Simulacra [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: 191stCycle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0679628554266 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20 Oct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Experimental \/ Ambient \/ Dark Ambient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD: 6 panel digisleeve, maO laminaPon \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConceived around a [me of strong poli[cal, social and cultural turmoil in the UK and elsewhere, a [me ridden with a deep sense of uncertainty and unease, the music resonates with feelings of aliena[on and powerlessness as well as convey ideas of anger and latent violence. Working with heavily textured drones as well as sharp edged sounds and sustained rhythms to echo and ar[culate those feelings, some of the tracks were re-worked un[l their final forms had lost all rela[on with their ini[al skeleton, something that was partly influenced by the idea of simulacra not represen[ng the real anymore, inspired by the reading of ‘Simulacra and Simula[on’ by Jean Baudrillard and ‘The Weird and the Eerie’ by Mark Fisher. The addi[on of rhythmic structures, a new step for Savy, helped explore the idea of power by satura[ng the sonic landscape with repe[[on and pulsa[ons. On certain tracks rhythms are implied, slowly disappearing or simply absent to reflect this idea of the real not being there anymore. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverall the process used to make this album was heavily influenced by both the idea of simulacra (sound as a representa[on of the real but oyen devoid of true rela[onship with it) and the idea of connec[ng to something tangible and truly personal (drone textures and harmonic movement as a representa[on of the fragility of the real). Ul[mately, this record seeks to process a turbulent period echoed by ideas of poli[cal, social and cultural disintegra[on. Feelings of aliena[on and loss, as well as a desire for reconnec[on are at the core of the music, and the album navigates this complex emo[onal and personal map while avoiding the trappings of an escape into the hyperreal of pure simula[on. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePascal Savy is a French musician who lives and works in London. He creates organic ambient and drone music as a way to reflect on erosion, transi[on and decay. He u[lizes tones, textures, micro-melodies and noise to explore atmospheres rather than narra[ves. His work oyen combines acous[c and electronic sources generated from field-recordings, pick-ups, tape loops, feedback, synthesisers or home made electronics which he transforms into dense and layered mo[fs. Artwork by Steven McInerney. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD Edi[on of 300 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve, ma` lamina[on. 7 Tracks. Running \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime 48:49 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklist: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e01. Hyperspace Without Atmosphere \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e02. Forever Radiant \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e03. The Desert Of The Real Itself \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e04. Simula[on Of Power \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e05. Hyperreality \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e06. The Orbital And The Nuclear \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e07. Iner[a Through Accelera[on \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cyclic Law","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629059182748,"sku":"191stCycle","price":14.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/191stCycle.jpg?v=1692902298","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/pascal-savy-simulacra-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}