FWAVE001 Palomatic - Trill

Palomatic’s Trill LP available on vinyl worldwide on May 3rd 2024. FWAVE001, Germany, 2024 — Distributed by Another round by BRT distribution. https://linktr.ee/feedbackwaves Web: www.ringsofneptune.com Contact: [email protected] Bandcamp: feedbackwaves.bandcamp.com Retailer orders: [email protected] Feedback Waves — the new imprint from independent label Rings of Neptune — is proud to present Trill, the first and only album by Palomatic. Almost thirty years after its original release on CD in 1995, this beautiful nine-track work is now available on vinyl for the first time. Palomatic is an alias of Koji Takahashi, an active member of the bubbling Japanese electronic music scene of the early-to-mid 90s. Besides his solo work, he was a core member of Takahashi Tektronix (with Nic Yoshizawa) and Mutron (with Kiyoshi Hazemoto, aka Interferon), as well as working as a synth programmer for supergroup Denki Groove. Following the release of his debut track ‘Halo’ on Syzygy Records in 1993, Takahashi made a series of contributions to compilations on the scene-defining Transonic label. His first and only full-length album, Trill, combined these tracks with original material to form an absorbing and versatile standalone statement of the Palomatic sound. From the oscillating lilt of ‘Flutter’, which opens proceedings at a measured 104bpm, through to the symphonic epilogue of ‘Soar’, Trill is rooted in the fertile territory between organic and synthetic sounds — ground that was nourishing the work of many likeminded producers worldwide at the time. West Coast psychedelia and East Coast funk, the moody bass weight of Bristol trip-hop and Sheffield bleep, and the chemical rush of German techno and Belgian trance: with a distinctly Japanese sensibility, Trill drew these strands together into an elegant musical tapestry. The result is timeless — indeed, album centrepiece ‘Foaming Waves’ would sound right at home on the faster-paced dancefloors of today. Tracklist: A1. Flutter A2. Idiot B1. Acrobatic B2. Halo B3. Foaming Waves C1. Under The Ground C2. Palomatica D1. Source Of Light D2. Soar This double LP features an alternative artwork by Feedback Waves co-founder Max Binski. Words by @joedelon Written, Mixed & Produced by Koji Takahashi. Co-produced by Kazunao Nagata. Vinyl Cut & Master by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering, Berlin. Originally released in 1995 by Transonic Records. Licensed by ExT Records Japan. Original Graphic Design by Chinori Cho and T.T.J.A.. Vinyl edition Artwork & Graphic Design by Max Binski. Feedback Waves — A Division of Rings of Neptune curated by Bruno Santos (@cleymoore), Christina Hans (@itsmerubi_) and Denise Gluck (@soundslikenies)