Ten and Tracer - Tsotsitaal

Tsotsitaal by Ten and Tracer

The music:

The word "Tsotsitaal" means "criminal language" but the music couldn't be more distant from such. Tsotsitaal is a collection of soft drones and patient textures sourced from old synths, tapes, violin, acoustic guitar, flute, and field recordings. Each source has been carefully manipulated in a variety of ways. Some were subjected to deconstruction and wearing using reels and recorders, sound-on-sound layering, microphone mischief and the like. Others were sent through Ten and Tracer's collection of home-made Reaktor patches and a cascade of other novel digital processes all performed live. Each session resulted in dozens of layers which were then edited down and detailed. The sound is almost wholly organic in nature, reflective and meditative. It is a bath of pleasantries with distinct opiate sensibility. Calm and warm. Deeply personal and full of heart.

The package:

The package is backed by a sturdy piece of wood or board upon which there lies a cork or balsa wood button to hold the CD (there are a few different versions). The booklet is sewn together on the front, attached to the backing, and sealed on top with another piece of sturdy wood. The CDr is either a black-bottom CDr with a clear label top, or a lightscribe CDr with some clever 3D tricks we suspect you've never seen before.

Additional drawings, stickers, photos, pressed leaves and flowers to be thrown in on a whim without discretion. We do things dangerously.

The book:

The books are composed from a selection of more than one-hundred-and-fifty different photographs, digital works, drawings and bits of prose - all by Ten and Tracer himself. Every copy includes one-of-a-kind personal hand-drawings and writings.

The book is printed on fine photo paper for the color pages and sturdy, wonderfully white as white paper with lovely inks that won't fade too quickly, we're sure. The books are sewn together with sturdy strings and attached neatly to the CD case.

The release comes in three different physical editions and will be released digitally very soon. Initially the digital release will be sold for a small fee, and a month later will be given away for free. Some of the artwork will be put online, and much of the online content will be exclusive the digital release (and subsequently given away for free of course).

Purchase Tsotsitaal: http://www.acrerca.com/shoppe-tsotsitaal.html

The Acre Collective: http://www.acrerca.com/

Ten and Tracer: http://www.tenandtracer.com/

sweet, looking forward to this!