{"product_id":"1862002","title":"Felbm - Cycli Infini [VINYL]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe take every step to ensure your vinyl purchase is delivered to you in the same pristine condition as when it leaves our packing area. We have selected very robust 12 inch mailers in order to protect your valuable vinyl throughout its journey to your doorstep. Even when handled incorrectly, your item should still arrive in tip-top condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDutch multi-instrumentalist Felbm returns with the conceptual album 'cycli infini' - a 38-minute composition of metamorphosing tape loops, musical patterns and instrumental sketches. Further exploring the concept is the vinyl release which features the track spread over both sides and cut to the end of each locked groove - creating an essentially never-ending piece that challenges the idea of the traditional listening process. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea came to fruition by way of a lifelong interest and growing awareness of the cyclical nature of the world around him - be it through observing nature, or the mathematical and mind-bending works of Dutch artist MC Escher, or minimalist composers such as Erik Satie, Laraaji and Melaine Dalibert. 'The openness of Laraaji's and Satie's music have also been an influence to create a certain softness and feeling of comfort, as I like this piece to be a place you want to revisit', says Felbm, real name Eelco Topper. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Topper's previous releases on Soundway Records comprised series of short, individual sketches, on 'cycli infini' the tapestry is sewn seamlessly together using a step-like progression through the circle of fifths, which as the name suggests, brings the listener back to the musical key and soundscape at which they started. Should the full track be on repeat, it begins anew without being noticed. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piece began life with a layer of drone loops using tapes and delay pedals, over which acoustic instruments such as flute, saxophone and bass trumpet would playfully but gently interpret a melody - toying with jazz, ambient, fourth world and percussive sounds. As the music evolves through the key progression, organic elements such as birdsong and wind chimes ground the piece in nature. Says Topper: 'the never-ending metamorphosis of matter has always fascinated me, the idea that nothing ever really disappears and everything has already been here\\u2026 just in different shapes.'\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed, performed \u0026amp; produced by Eelco Topper \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing: \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Alban Lotz: flute \u0026amp; bansuri  \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoen Boeijinga: saxophone\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEfe Erdem: bass trumpet\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGijs Batelaan: pedal steel guitar\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMastering by Alex Geurink\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLacquer cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery Studio Artwork by Joost Stokhof\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54455306715521,"sku":"1862002","price":27.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5060571362216.jpg?v=1751713974","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1862002","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}