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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · 9h

Société oblique is the new album by French sound artist yyate. Unbound by convention or genre, the record blends computer music, years of accumulated field recordings and delayed attempts at rhythm, blurring the line between the natural and the synthetic.
perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/soci-t...

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · 1d

Out today!
✧ yyate - Société oblique
✧ Swoop and Cross - On the Grounds of Indecency

Out on pro-duplicated cassettes [limited edition] + digital

perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com

@swoopandcross.bsky.social

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · 3d

Preview of 'Complete' from the upcoming album 'On the Grounds of Indecency' by @swoopandcross.bsky.social

On the Grounds of Indecency is coming out in two days from now as a limited edition of 100 cassettes and digital download.

perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · 12d

Hobart show coming up! I’m stoked that Mike Nigro is making the trip from Gadigal / Sydney down to nipaluna / Hobart later in October for this show.

We’ll be playing at the Freqs and Geeks night upstairs at Altar Bar.

See you there 🌌

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Jul 22

A clip of my debut performance at Hear the Machine, Nighthawks, Melbourne.
I played the set with a small modular synth system.
Massive thanks to @ashworthjustin.bsky.social for organising the event.

Live experimental ambient drone at Hear the Machine, Nighthawks, Melbourne #modularsynth

YouTube video by Spectrical

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Jun 29

I will be performing a dark ambient/drone set on 20 July at Hear The Machine (Nighthawks, Melbourne)

Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Jun 16

I made a video for ‘Frozen expanse’, the first track of my album Among Lunar Glaciers. It includes footage of the album mastering session recorded to reel-to-reel tape.

Among Lunar Glaciers is out now on pro-duplicated tape [limited to 50 copies] + digital via @perceptualtapes.bsky.social

Spectrical - Frozen expanse (Full Music Video | 2025 | Among Lunar Glaciers)

YouTube video by Spectrical

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Jun 9

Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers is featured in First Impressions 054

Read the full post via the link in bio @longformeditions.bsky.social or 1stimpressions.substack.com

Among Lunar Glaciers is available to listen and purchase on limited edition cassette/digital via perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com

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longformeditions.bsky.social @longformeditions.bsky.social · Jun 8

First Impressions 054: Life's a glitch. Featuring

claire rousay & Gretchen Korsmo
Purelink
Imryll
Houser : Weathers: Wyche
Spectrical
felt body

Link in bio or 1stimpressions.substack.com to read. Always free.

1stimpressions.substack.com/p/first-impr...

First Impressions 054: Life's a glitch.

Initial vibes on new music

1stimpressions.substack.com

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Chitra Records @chitrarecords.bsky.social · Jun 1

Chitra Digest: May 2025

www.chitrarecords.com/post/chitra-...

Mentioned artists and labels:
@whitelabrecs.bsky.social
@andrewlozano.bsky.social
@perceptualtapes.bsky.social
@taylordeupree.bsky.social
@imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com
@rohsrecordslontano.bsky.social
@spectrical.bsky.social

Chitra Digest: May 2025

Discover 10 outstanding ambient albums released in May 2025.

www.chitrarecords.com

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · May 18

Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers

Pro-duplicated cassette [limited to 50 copies] + digital

Purchase at:
🇦🇺 perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com
🇬🇧 normanrecords.com
🇯🇵 tobirarecords.com
🇺🇸 tapeheadcity.com

@spectrical.bsky.social

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · May 10

✰ Out today! ✰
Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers
Sons of Melancholia - Hyperliquid

Pro-duplicated cassette [limited to 50 copies] + digital

Purchase at:
🇦🇺 perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com
🇬🇧 normanrecords.com
🇯🇵 tobirarecords.com

@spectrical.bsky.social #ambientmusic #dronemusic #experimentalmusic

Photo of cassette editions of ‘Among Lunar Glaciers’ and ‘Hyperliquid’

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · May 6

Excerpts of the double review of Sons of Melancholia - Hyperliquid and @spectrical.bsky.social - Among Lunar Glaciers by Don Haugen for @igloomag.bsky.social.

Full article: igloomag.com/reviews/sons...

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · May 4

Excerpt of ‘Hidden ocean beneath the ice’ from @spectrical.bsky.social - Among Lunar Glaciers.

The album is available to pre-order on Bandcamp. It is coming out on 10 May via Perceptual Tapes as a limited edition of 50 cassettes and digital download.

perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/among-...

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Apr 26

Pre-orders now available!
✧ Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers
✧ Sons of Melancholia - Hyperliquid

perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com

@spectrical.bsky.social

#ambientmusic #dronemusic #experimentalmusic #cassette #cassetteculture #tape #tapelabel

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Apr 23

Preview of ‘Crystals gleaming amidst cavern mists’ from @spectrical.bsky.social - Among Lunar Glaciers.

Releasing on 10 May, with preorders starting on 26 April. It will be available on cassette as a limited edition of 50 copies, and as a digital download through Bandcamp.

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Apr 20

As many of you would know(?), as the curator of Perceptual Tapes, I also make music as Spectrical. My new album, Among Lunar Glaciers, is coming out on 10 May.

@spectrical.bsky.social

www.perceptualtapes.com

#ambientmusic #dronemusic #experimentalmusic #cassetteculture

Photo of Spectrical crouching on a rock, dangling a microphone cable into the ocean

Photo of Spectrical playing acoustic guitar in a room with various music equipment

Photo of Spectrical looking at the camera with plants in the background

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Apr 18

Exploring dark drones with this small eurorack system. Vhikk X is being processed by two Rings in parallel, with CV crossfading between the dry and resonated signals. Extended video on YouTube.

#darkambient #drone #dronemusic #eurorack #modularsynth

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Apr 13

Processing field recordings through the fixed filters of @worng.bsky.social SoundStage II. A crossfader is patched to randomly fade between the mid and high-mid filters, and another random CV is modulating the filter depth.

Recordings from Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m excited to announce our upcoming Autumn 2025 releases!
✧ Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers
✧ Sons of Melancholia - Hyperliquid

They will be released on 10 May on limited edition cassette and as a digital download. Pre-orders on Bandcamp will begin on 26 April.

@spectrical.bsky.social

Cover art for Spectrical - Among Lunar Glaciers and Sons of Melancholia - Hyperliquid

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Mar 23

Acoustic guitar transformed into warm drones, recorded to an old cassette tape and played at a slower speed, then built into a generative modular patch for infinite playback.

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Perceptual Tapes @perceptualtapes.bsky.social · Mar 15

Soon 👀

New release by Spectrical

#ambient #ambientmusic #sounddesign #soundscape #drone #dronemusic #experimentalsound #experimentalmusic #soundtextures

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Mar 5

#eurorack #ambient #moog #matriarch

Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Mar 5

An ambient jam with Moog Matriarch patched into Eurorack, with the output recorded to a reel-to-reel tape machine

Moog Matriarch x Eurorack x reel-to-reel tape ✧ meditative ambient sequence

YouTube video by Spectrical

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Spectrical @spectrical.bsky.social · Feb 16

Recording the resonance of waves crashing from inside Remarkable Cave, Tasmania. It is only safe to enter at low tide!

#tasmania #fieldrecording #fieldrecordings #naturesounds

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