Clime - Rift-Valley Landing

A couple (see below) of interrelated projects that are getting extremely limited in availability.

First up is the second release in the introductory batch from the new Sunk Series imprint. Label curator Jimmy Billingham of Tidal/Venn Rain combines skill with Jake Webster of the Tuluum Shimmering project on an expansive double cassette release, Rift-Valley Landing, under the moniker Clime. For those familiar with either of the above mentioned projects, this release should be entirely satisfactory. Organic, mid tempo compositions that feel absolutely alive. It’s almost impossible to tell by listening if these are pieces of genuine instrumentation, a product of electronic manipulation, or some hybrid of both. Slowly evolving side length movements that shift and shine. The sort of desert hallucinogenics one might experience during the final hour of a sweat lodge purification ceremony.

Limited to fifty copies, and down to a scant few. Grab along with the Tidal/Venn rain split over at Sunk Series. And proceed below for yet more Tuluum Shimmering.

Venn Rain - Diamond Dust

Hot on the heels of his self released 20 Loops, Jimmy Billingham, the artist behind Venn Rain and Tidal drops another killer work, this time on Fadeaway Tapes. Super lush blurred out layers of melody one on top of the other, with occasional bits of rhythm build seamlessly into a something that simultaneously sounds extraterrestrial and nostalgic. Absolutely one of my favorite artists going right now, hitting all the right notes between melody, timbre, and engaging progression. If martians land in a jungle 1,000 years from now and use some type of futuristic dowsing rod to dig this tape up from under a layer of muck, they might just let us live ...assuming they have a tape deck.

The entire new batch from Fadeaway is pretty incredible, and includes tapes from Sparkling Wide Pressure, Cenote Glow, and Aphid Palisades. Venn Rain is already sold out at some distros, but the whole batch can still be ordered like I did, direct from Fadeaway Tapes.

Venn Rain - 20 Loops

20 Loops from Venn Rain is exactly what it says, twenty loops on a single cassette. Each loop seems capable of being fleshed out into a complete track, showcasing deep and moving melodies that drift into, and out of, fields of haze and distortion. However, the structure of the entire cassette gives us only snapshots and ends each track abruptly. Each loop has an almost robotic charm. It's hard to verbalize, but perhaps best described as a forgotten automoton playing a rusty piano thinking about more pleasant times, or something like that. Based on their similarity with other Venn Rain and Tidal tapes, I'm guessing these loops may be bits and pieces not fully incorporated into the other works from creator Jimmy Billingham.

I've always very much enjoyed both of those projects, and did not hesitate to pick this up by following the directions here. Word to the wise, don't wait long, there are only 20 copies, and each has a unique package.