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BD1982's signature rhythmic sensibilities are still an important feature — thanks in part to maintaining an MPC-centered workflow — but with this release, Durr has incorporated more original vocals and live instrumentation, including zither-family kantele and psaltery.\nThe result is a carefully crafted sound of greater emotional depth and scope; psychedelic atmospherics of ethereal wave and shoegaze clash with industrial and classic-dub-reggae textures, all spread across a substructure of skewed proto-techno and machine-funk pulses.\nThis is by far the best and most complete project that BD1982 has yet to release. With its cerebral and palindromic narrative, it's an album that exists out of a specific time or place; and although difficult to liken to any specific single release, it will appeal to fans of Arthur Russell, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, A.R. 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Tribal-informed industrial and molten-electro styles coalesce with both future-facing and ancient-rooted textures – spread across an underlying current of soundsystem-savvy sonics.\n \nInitiation Insight proves to be another major step in the evolution of BD1982's sound, a caustic yet covalent natural mutation that will appeal to fans of Killing Joke, My Bloody Valentine, PJ Harvey, Cabaret Voltaire, Samhain, and Tricky alike.\n \nMastered by Dominic Clare at Declared Sound.\nAvailable as a limited-edition cassette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diskotopia","offers":[{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50394653229387,"sku":"2056076","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_447dad72_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726445485"},{"product_id":"loss-4","title":"Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003eTokyo-based label Diskotopia co-founder Matt Lyne returns as A Taut Line for his first solo full-length in over five years. 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There's a clear nostalgic influence across the 12 tracks – particularly drawn from the musical heritage of Lyne's birth town Bristol - but the album never feels revivalist or paint-by-numbers, as the touchstones that A Taut Line has mined from his youth are filtered through his 17+ years experience living in Japan and then juxtaposed in a fresh- and forward-looking manner.\n\nA central pillar runs through all the tracks, even as they shapeshift across a multitude of sounds and genres. Reoccurring motifs like Lyne's use of lush yet decaying pads and — for the first time — his own voice provide a sense of consistency, while the intramural theme of loss that gives the album its title, lays down a strong contextual purpose.\n\nHighlights on Loss include Life Force, a love song to 90s Major Force \u0026amp; Mo' Wax output, featuring Japanese singer Chocola B, Is It Creation, a no-wave avant-funk spoken word electro track with original lyrics penned by contemporary writer Thomas Kendall, and the beautiful yet heartbreaking Balearic-ambient nocturne Tableau.\n\nMastered by Lurka\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diskotopia","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50394698416459,"sku":"2055967","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_a786051c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726446003"},{"product_id":"ep1-3","title":"EP1","description":"\u003cp\u003eSupport from DJ Flight, Digital, Coco Bryce, Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister, Steve Barker (On The Wire), Submerse, Prettybwoy, Nick Luscombe, Pete Fowler, DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and more. 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