THISTLE, by Tom Djll

THISTLE

by Tom Djll

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Approximately 45 minutes of crispy beat-adjacent soundscapes on a CD in a handsome paper "wallet" lovingly draped in saucily see-through shrinkwrap.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Grosse Abfahrt Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Hail Subterranean Saigon Moon, Solstice Drone, THISTLE, Basic Electricity, Two Windows, scatter patterns, Sîntana de Mureş, Failed Ecosystems, and 13 more. , and , .

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1.	GIRFVW 02:51
2.	PIEOF 02:46
3.	FG 02:17
4.	HFEBU(O) 04:32
5.	FU(P?)JQRV 02:40
6.	FIK 01:39
7.	DE (E = cv) 05:30
8.	D + "Adios" 02:44
9.	XYFAMI 02:22
10.	GFJ 02:30
11.	FJGM 03:37
12.	FGWVUT (Nickname "things keep happening") 05:13
13.	GF 02:26
14.	D into D 02:34
15.	Bonus Boing 05:28	buy track
16.	Bonus Swish 03:33	buy track
17.	Bonus Swirl 08:27	buy track
18.	Bonus Candystripe Barberpole 07:04	buy track
19.	Bonus Happy Dance 04:35	buy track
20.	Bonus Mystery Mouse 10:56	buy track

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THISTLE

Each title is a guide to the bits of kit used to generate these crispy-fresh tracks — music using analog computers that require a lot of real-time intervention to flesh out their neurotic narratives. It's "AI," assuming housecat-level intelligence. If somehow in the course of this 43-something minute journey you find your body moving or your spirit forming an emotional bond with this music (or whatever it is), I bow to your fortitude and creative courage. You are my heroes and inspiration because, in the end, YOU decide what the music is (or is not). Cherish those free-range ears. Stand up and use them like a spiritually unbound meta-human! And shake that virtual thang!

credits

released September 1, 2023

A. 2HP Freez
B. BugBrand µCrusher
C. CONCAT software on iPhone 6
D. EMS Synthi VCS 3 II (Cornwall)
E. Original Rob Hordijk Blippoo Box (as control voltage source only)
F. Landscape NOON
G. Lorre-Mill Double Knot v1
H. Lorre-Mill Double Knot v3
I. MakeNoise 0-Coast
J. MakeNoise Echophon
K. MakeNoise Mimeophon
L. MakeNoise Morphagene
M. MakeNoise Optomix
N. MakeNoise Pressure Points
O. Meng Qi Wing Pinger
P. Serge (Hale/Loudest Warning) Gated Comparator
Q. Serge (Hale/Loudest Warning) Analog Delay
R. Serge (Random*Source) Dual Slopes
S. Serge (Random*Source) Dual Universal Slope Generator XL
T. Serge (Random*Source) Smooth & Stepped Generator
U. Serge (Random*Source) Touch Activated Keyboard Sequencer
V. Serge (Random*Source) Variable Q Filter
W. Serge (Random*Source) Wave Multipliers
X. Xaoc Devices Odessa
Y. Xaoc Devices Belgrad

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