{"product_id":"tessera-1","title":"Tessera","description":"\u003cp\u003eJQ (Joe Quirke) and Richard Pike have been collaborating for many years. Two-thirds of jazz-tinted new age trio Forgiveness (Gondwana Records) and partner curators of UK’s Salmon Universe label, they are constantly sharing ideas and a conceptual crossover space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Tessera’ is their first official duo recording. It explores the relationship between texture, frequency and impermanence in a singular way, a fleeting stream of sound materials that float in and out of view, within seconds can appear present and demanding of attention, then to fall away into a corner at the back of the room. There is a constant feeling of connection and disconnection, an ephemeral playfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is music that is carefully sound-designed, infinite in detail but transitory. Deconstructed-dub cubism. The ancient word ‘Tessera’ relates to the smaller pieces of a larger whole, usually stones of a mosaic, a synecdoche representing a colour-printed sheet in half-tones, a pattern made by cracks in a wall, or a visible trace of an earlier painting beneath. A pentimento effect of a drawing erased while the faint outlines of what existed below still endure. Echoes of echoes, sounds shared, resampled and small gestures repurposed to take on new meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover was painted by Berlin's Winston Chmielinski aka Weseeclearly. His art exists in its own space, off-grid, where he is intuitively drawn to less literal perspectives, colors, and forms, ethereal yet earth-bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether JQ \u0026amp; Richard Pike have collaborated on large installation soundscapes for Prada and others, and are residents on Margate Radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJQ is a multi-instrumentalist from London who has released albums with Green, Post-Geography, Lo Recordings \u0026amp; New Atlantis. He is a member of Forgiveness and Candyfloss Mountain, and has held residencies on NTS and Noods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Pike has released on Warp Records with his band PVT, makes meditative music under the moniker Deep Learning, scored TV for Stanley Tucci (Nat Geographic \/ BBC) and Australia’s iconic Romper Stomper re-boot. Installation and commercial work include a Charli XCX\/H\u0026amp;M collab, Nike, Hyundai, Adidas, Bloomberg and live he has supported James Holden and Gold Panda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salmon Universe","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red Opaque","offer_id":53512522858827,"sku":"R3528-5421","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/SU020_JQ_RichardPike-Tessera-1LP.webp?v=1759330661","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/tessera-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}