Pye Corner Audio Pye Corner Audio - The Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1 & 2

"Excerpts from the album. Now available at Experimedia.net. Reportedly created by a "Head Technician" who has been "magnetically aligning ferrous particles since 1970," Type has adopted Pye Corner Audio’s initial recordings for a lavish 2xLP edition. Though once the fictitious back story dissolves into reality, there are still plenty of reasons to seek out "The Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1 & 2." Many styles inherent in deep electronic zones are on display here: from eerie ‘70s soundtrack vibes and disintegrating organ melodies to beat-propelled murk and approximations of early krautrock. A few moments even recall a monochromatic version of Broadcast’s collaboration with the Focus Group. The anonymous figure behind Pye Corner Audio is clearly inspired by and well-versed in the golden age of radiophonics, but "The Black Mill Tapes" views the material through a 21st century lens, updating and refining the specialized style."

http://soundcloud.com/experimedia/pye-corner-audio-the-black

http://hardwax.com/65763/

i've listened to the black mill tapes thoroughly throughout the past days and it is absolutely magnificent!

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so damn good, go to bandcamp and buy all of his goods! Such amazing tunes! Can't wait for the Ghostbox release.

http://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/

I actually did a split full-length with one of the guys behind this stuff, although what we made sounds SO much different. Really glad to see his music getting wider recognition, and I'll probably pick up the Type release as I missed out on the tapes the first time.

Good stuff, very tasty.

  On 5/7/2012 at 3:04 AM, Redruth said:

i've listened to this thoroughly throughout the past days and it is absolutely magnificent!

 

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  On 5/7/2012 at 5:49 AM, Atop said:

so damn good, go to bandcamp and buy all of his goods! Such amazing tunes! Can't wait for the Ghostbox release.

 

http://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/

Whole heartedly agree! All 3 of the Black Mill Tapes releases are wonderful- couple of nice freebie tracks on there too.

Also can't wait for the Ghost Box album- love the track he did for the Study Series 7"

Also this would probably be my favourite track from Vol 1&2-

can't wait for his release on ghostbox. btw: jon brooks hinted to having "a new release on Café Kaput" soon. i've got my fingers crossed that it's another d.d. denham release.

Fuck me, it's back, on green/blue vinyl repress at Boomkat. Here's your shot.

http://boomkat.com/vinyl/519203-pye-corner-audio-the-black-mill-tapes-volumes-1-2

How this is not sold out already is beyond me. I almost want to buy a second copy, but I don't wanna be greedy.

Damn, this is nice! Thanks for the head's up lad's.

Recrypt has to be my favourite from the second half.

right. this is still very popular around the warehouse here and i see no end

  On 5/18/2012 at 4:47 AM, acroyear said:

How this is not sold out already is beyond me. I almost want to buy a second copy, but I don't wanna be greedy.

It's sold out now.

http://clone.nl/item23663.html

http://typerecords.com/releases/the-black-mill-tapes-volumes-1-2-2

Ok it wasn't a repress. I'm told the 'initial order was short 200 copies and now new ones have arrived'......but now obviously they are gone....this was just for Boomkat.

  On 5/18/2012 at 5:00 AM, GRVGLTCHR said:

Recrypt has to be my favourite from the second half.

I love Recrypt. Toward Light is my favorite though.. this album saved my whole week. Just fantastic music.

toward light is really good sounds, sine times nine follows along perfectly into ecneuqes rorrim. this 'type' version has got wonderfully smooth trac list. john twills has particularly fancy ears

I think I need this.

Amoeba has it and if they're out, the online store will ship it to you for free, same price.

I really want this, but I wish I hadn't slept on the cassette of volume 2 with the extra tracks more.

Well if you don't want to sleep on the cassette for Black Mill Tapes Volume 1: Avant Shards w/ extra tracks, I suggest you get over here and buy it: http://furtherrecords.org/album/black-mills-tapes-volume-1-avant-shards

There's also a cassette for Black Mill Tapes Volume 3: All Pathways Open w/ no extra track, but you know, why not: http://furtherrecords.org/album/black-mills-tapes-volume-3-all-pathways-open

Both edition of 100, all from here: http://furtherrecords.org/

Head Technician said he'd probably be doing BMT Volumes 3 & 4 on vinyl at some point too.

Live at The Outer Church, Bristol Feb 2012

Live At AV Festival March 2012

  On 5/19/2012 at 11:14 PM, Caretstik said:

I really want this, but I wish I hadn't slept on the cassette of volume 2 with the extra tracks more.

http://diskunion.net/clubt/ct/detail/CM-0052336

But you've got to figure on another way to get it out of the country cause from what I google translated, they don't export.

Norman got their shipments all late...either that or everybody is lying to me about this NOT being a repress. Green/blue vinyl there!

http://www.normanrecords.com/records/133596-pye-corner-audio-volumes-1--2