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randomvarious · 3 years
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Pluxus - “Ers Majestät” Assorted Pieces 1999 IDM / Downtempo / Leftfield
Kind of a long bio from AllMusic here, but it gets at the essence of what this group of Swedes are all about: using old equipment to make good, fun, and innovative electronic music, and not taking themselves all too seriously while doing it:
Fondling electronic tones from their synthesisers, Swedish outfit Pluxus (pronounced Plook-suss) create pop naïf that sounds as if inspired by old skool computer games, cartoon themes and the buttons of mobile phone keypads. Although they now forge catchy synthesiser and drum machine creations, Pluxus have their origins in a lo-fi guitar outfit. After discovering synths in about 1997, Adam Kammerland (b. 27 February 1977, Stockholm, Sweden), Sebastian Tesch (b. 22 March 1977, Stockholm, Sweden) and Björn Carlberg (b. 30 July 1978, Stockholm, Sweden) began recording material in their Pluxemburg studio. Pluxus’ first release was the Music Inspired By The Architecture Of Kennedy International Airport cassette, which was followed by Fas 2 and Och Resan Fortsätter Här (Here The Journey Continues), by which time Anders Ekërt (b. 13 October 1976, Stockholm, Sweden) had been permanently added to the line-up. Although they frequently produce music that is cute, cheesy and saccharine, Pluxus occasionally resist the impulse to create such jolly, manic music. Rather, on tracks like ‘Molltolerans’ (from European Onion), they coalesce their electronic bleeps and bloops into more funereal music that is poignant and eerie. Pluxus are often perceived as retrogressive analogue fetishists, but they claim to like any gear, ‘analogue, digital, swimming or flying, which can produce a good sound’. Playing and recording live the group also claim to resist rigidity in their music, incorporating small errors into their sound. Eschewing the deliberate artiness of much electronica, Pluxus seem to apply a playground mentality to the creation of their music. Live reviews have reported almost farcical levels of falling over on stage. Intriguingly, they also distance themselves from the Swedish dance music scene, which they judge to be ‘too much DJs and obscure record collections.’
Between their second and third albums, 1999′s Fas 2 and 2000′s Och Resan Fortsätter Här, one of Pluxus’ songs, “Ers Majestät,” appeared exclusively on a limited-run 10-inch compilation called Assorted Pieces, which was released by the Toronto-based IDM label, Suction Records. A couple years later, it also appeared on the much more widely available, Snow Robots Volume 2, also a Suction release.
A couple days ago I posted about the St. Petersburg trio Fizzarum, a group of guys who like to put a premium on the use of melody in their IDM tracks, which is not a concept that every IDM producer necessarily concerns themselves with. But on this song, Pluxus clearly do. However, the difference in approaches between Pluxus on this particular song and Fizzarum’s in general is very much in the song’s IDM stylings; the, *ahem,* assorted pieces, that go into the song that definitively make it an IDM track. Because while Pluxus lay down some splendidly emotive and contemplative keyboard work on this tune like Fizzarum are so wont to do, the Swedish quartet instead playfully counteract much of that somberness with some minimally lo-fi, primordial hip hop-type rhythms; the kind of effectively stripped-down, boom-bippin’ shit that you could see someone like Milk Dee from Audio Two rapping over in 1988, for example (”What more can I say? Top billin’!”), but with a bunch more squeaky, bleepy, and robotic sounds thrown into the mix that help keep the underlying beat both fresh and varied, despite it being made with near-obsolete gear.
Hell of a fun and unique piece of late 90s IDM here.
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jeffreyjdavis · 5 years
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Currently Jamming To RX-101 "Those Friday Evenings..." (suction047) by Suction Records http://bit.ly/2TvQDZC
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uselessidea · 1 year
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Useless Idea - Demo Tape from 1999
From my archive of cassette demos, a track from 1999, the tune must have been done with a Casio, I don't remember the model. Imperfect music, that will never be released on record, imperfect but full of memories and passion, maybe I will share other naive tracks. Enjoy
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uselessidea · 1 year
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Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors.
With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores.
The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies.
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uselessidea · 1 year
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Useless Idea: http://www.uselessidea.it/
Artists: Useless Idea Title: Glitch in the Colors Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction057 Format: Vinyl 2x12”/Digital LP Release date: November 11, 2022 Digital Master by Cesare Bignotti ® 2022 
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 “Glitch in the Colors” is the debut full-length vinyl release by Useless Idea, aka Italian artist and producer, Cesare Bignotti. Useless Idea debuted on Suction Records in 2021, with a limited-to-300 12-inch sampler (alongside Bignotti’s alter-ego Seven Nights Alone), which Bleep.com named as their “EP of the Week” upon release, writing “Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesized atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings … conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension.” With previous under-the-radar cassette album releases on WéMè Records (2018’s “Acid Hologram”) and EVES Music (2020’s “Xa Peh”), Useless Idea has been quietly recording his own brand of inventive, playful, and melodic IDM/braindance for more than 20 years. We’ve been slowly compiling Glitch in the Colors for several years now, and the result is a varied, yet cohesive, collection of instrumental electronic beat-scapes recorded over the span of 13 years, with influences ranging from the classic braindance sound of Aphex Twin and Cylob, to the hazy hip-hop electronica of Boards Of Canada, but with a depth of programming and sound design that is all his own. From the melancholy, orchestral hip hop of the title track, to the videogame symphonics of “Yster Know”, to the delicate piano-house reductionism of “Moon Dog”, the scope and variety found on Glitch in the Colors is a revelation. 2x12” vinyl LP is limited to 500 copies, and adorned with the artist’s own original artwork, Bignotti is an accomplished, and highly sought-after, visual artist. (Words by Suction Records). 
Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors. With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores. The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies. (Words by Bleep). 
Hot on the heels of a split 12" with himself as Seven Nights Alone, Canada's excellent Suction Records present 'A Glitch in the Colors', the vinyl album debut from Italian producer Cesare Bignotti as Useless Idea. The artis has previously appeared on WéMè Records which like Suction does a fair amount of Rephlex worshipping. Melodic electronica is the order of the day, clearly inspired by Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada et al. but with Bignotti's own musical voice shining through the influences. Features ace artwork by the multi-talented man himself. (Words by Norman Records). 
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uselessidea · 1 year
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Artists: Useless Idea Title: Glitch in the Colors Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction057 Format: Vinyl 2x12”/Digital LP Release date: November 11, 2022 Digital Master by Cesare Bignotti ® 2022 
BUY VINYL Comes with a Bandcamp download card: https://useless-idea.bandcamp.com/alb... https://bleep.com/format/1148347-glit... https://suction.shop/products/useless... https://suction-eu.shop/products/usel... 
 “Glitch in the Colors” is the debut full-length vinyl release by Useless Idea, aka Italian artist and producer, Cesare Bignotti. Useless Idea debuted on Suction Records in 2021, with a limited-to-300 12-inch sampler (alongside Bignotti’s alter-ego Seven Nights Alone), which Bleep.com named as their “EP of the Week” upon release, writing “Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesized atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings … conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension.” With previous under-the-radar cassette album releases on WéMè Records (2018’s “Acid Hologram”) and EVES Music (2020’s “Xa Peh”), Useless Idea has been quietly recording his own brand of inventive, playful, and melodic IDM/braindance for more than 20 years. We’ve been slowly compiling Glitch in the Colors for several years now, and the result is a varied, yet cohesive, collection of instrumental electronic beat-scapes recorded over the span of 13 years, with influences ranging from the classic braindance sound of Aphex Twin and Cylob, to the hazy hip-hop electronica of Boards Of Canada, but with a depth of programming and sound design that is all his own. From the melancholy, orchestral hip hop of the title track, to the videogame symphonics of “Yster Know”, to the delicate piano-house reductionism of “Moon Dog”, the scope and variety found on Glitch in the Colors is a revelation. 2x12” vinyl LP is limited to 500 copies, and adorned with the artist’s own original artwork, Bignotti is an accomplished, and highly sought-after, visual artist. (Words by Suction Records). 
Released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors. With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores. The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies. (Words by Bleep). 
Hot on the heels of a split 12" with himself as Seven Nights Alone, Canada's excellent Suction Records present 'A Glitch in the Colors', the vinyl album debut from Italian producer Cesare Bignotti as Useless Idea. The artis has previously appeared on WéMè Records which like Suction does a fair amount of Rephlex worshipping. Melodic electronica is the order of the day, clearly inspired by Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada et al. but with Bignotti's own musical voice shining through the influences. Features ace artwork by the multi-talented man himself. (Words by Norman Records). 
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USELESS IDEA GLITCH IN THE COLRS PROMO
Is the file you were looking for corrupted? Try to search "Glitch in the Color" on the Suction Records channels!
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USELESS IDEA GLITCH IN THE COLRS PROMO
Is the file you were looking for corrupted? Try to search "Glitch in the Color" on the Suction Records channels!
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uselessidea · 1 year
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Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors.
With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores.
The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies.
BUY Bleep: https://bleep.com/format/1148347-glitch-in-the-colors
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Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors.
With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores.
The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies.
BUY Bleep: https://bleep.com/format/1148347-glitch-in-the-colors
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uselessidea · 2 years
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PRE-ORDER: linktr.ee/suctionrecords
Artists: Useless Idea Title: Glitch in the Colors Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction057 Format: Vinyl 2x12”/Digital LP Release date: November 11, 2022
“Glitch in the Colors” is the debut full-length vinyl release by Useless Idea, aka Italian artist and producer, Cesare Bignotti. Useless Idea debuted on Suction Records in 2021, with a limited-to-300 12-inch sampler (alongside Bignotti’s alter-ego Seven Nights Alone), which Bleep.com named as their “EP of the Week” upon release, writing “Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesized atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings … conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension.”
With previous under-the-radar cassette album releases on WéMè Records (2018’s “Acid Hologram”) and EVES Music (2020’s “Xa Peh”), Useless Idea has been quietly recording his own brand of inventive, playful, and melodic IDM/braindance for more than 20 years. We’ve been slowly compiling Glitch in the Colors for several years now, and the result is a varied, yet cohesive, collection of instrumental electronic beat-scapes recorded over the span of 13 years, with influences ranging from the classic braindance sound of Aphex Twin and Cylob, to the hazy hip-hop electronica of Boards Of Canada, but with a depth of programming and sound design that is all his own. From the melancholy, orchestral hip hop of the title track, to the videogame symphonics of “Yster Know”, to the delicate piano-house reductionism of “Moon Dog”, the scope and variety found on Glitch in the Colors is a revelation.
2x12” vinyl LP is limited to 500 copies, and adorned with the artist’s own original artwork (Bignotti is an accomplished, and highly sought-after, visual artist). Comes with a Bandcamp download card.
Tracklisting:
A1. Remember This A2. Glitch in the Colors A3. My Mood B1. Mello Tron B2. Star Child B3. Yster Know C1. Tabac Ko C2. Moon Dog C3. Maat (version) D1. Hyperpolis D2. Bright D3. Xa Peh 02
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uselessidea · 2 years
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BUY on Suction Records Bandcamp: useless-idea.bandcamp.com/album/glitch-in-the-colors NOTE - this is a PRE-ORDER - 2LP vinyl ships on/near the Nov11 release date. “Glitch in the Colors” is the debut full-length vinyl release by Useless Idea, aka Italian artist and producer, Cesare Bignotti. Useless Idea debuted on Suction Records in 2021, with a limited-to-300 12-inch sampler (alongside Bignotti’s alter-ego Seven Nights Alone), which Bleep.com named as their “EP of the Week” upon release, writing “Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesized atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings … conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension.” With previous under-the-radar cassette album releases on WéMè Records (2018’s “Acid Hologram”) and EVES Music (2020’s “Xa Peh”), Useless Idea has been quietly recording his own brand of inventive, playful, and melodic IDM/braindance for more than 20 years. We’ve been slowly compiling Glitch in the Colors for several years now, and the result is a varied, yet cohesive, collection of instrumental electronic beat-scapes recorded over the span of 13 years, with influences ranging from the classic braindance sound of Aphex Twin and Cylob, to the hazy hip-hop electronica of Boards Of Canada, but with a depth of programming and sound design that is all his own. From the melancholy, orchestral hip hop of the title track, to the videogame symphonics of “Yster Know”, to the delicate piano-house reductionism of “Moon Dog”, the scope and variety found on Glitch in the Colors is a revelation. 2x12” vinyl LP is limited to 500 copies, and adorned with the artist’s own original artwork, Bignotti is an accomplished, and highly sought-after, visual artist. (Words by Suction Records). Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors. With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores. The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies. (Words by Bleep). Hot on the heels of a split 12" with himself as Seven Nights Alone, Canada's excellent Suction Records present 'A Glitch in the Colors', the vinyl album debut from Italian producer Cesare Bignotti as Useless Idea. The artis has previously appeared on WéMè Records which like Suction does a fair amount of Rephlex worshipping. Melodic electronica is the order of the day, clearly inspired by Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada et al. but with Bignotti's own musical voice shining through the influences. Features ace artwork by the multi-talented man himself. (Words by Norman Records). Comes with a Bandcamp download card. Tracklisting: A1. Remember This A2. Glitch in the Colors A3. My Mood B1. Mello Tron B2. Star Child B3. Yster Know C1. Tabac Ko C2. Moon Dog C3. Maat (version) D1. Hyperpolis D2. Bright D3. Xa Peh 02 creditsreleases November 11, 2022 Artists: Useless Idea Title: Glitch in the Colors Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction057 Format: Vinyl 2x12”/Digital LP Release date: November 11, 2022
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BUY on Suction Records Bandcamp: useless-idea.bandcamp.com/album/glitch-in-the-colors NOTE - this is a PRE-ORDER - 2LP vinyl ships on/near the Nov11 release date. “Glitch in the Colors” is the debut full-length vinyl release by Useless Idea, aka Italian artist and producer, Cesare Bignotti. Useless Idea debuted on Suction Records in 2021, with a limited-to-300 12-inch sampler (alongside Bignotti’s alter-ego Seven Nights Alone), which Bleep.com named as their “EP of the Week” upon release, writing “Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesized atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings … conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension.” With previous under-the-radar cassette album releases on WéMè Records (2018’s “Acid Hologram”) and EVES Music (2020’s “Xa Peh”), Useless Idea has been quietly recording his own brand of inventive, playful, and melodic IDM/braindance for more than 20 years. We’ve been slowly compiling Glitch in the Colors for several years now, and the result is a varied, yet cohesive, collection of instrumental electronic beat-scapes recorded over the span of 13 years, with influences ranging from the classic braindance sound of Aphex Twin and Cylob, to the hazy hip-hop electronica of Boards Of Canada, but with a depth of programming and sound design that is all his own. From the melancholy, orchestral hip hop of the title track, to the videogame symphonics of “Yster Know”, to the delicate piano-house reductionism of “Moon Dog”, the scope and variety found on Glitch in the Colors is a revelation. 2x12” vinyl LP is limited to 500 copies, and adorned with the artist’s own original artwork, Bignotti is an accomplished, and highly sought-after, visual artist. (Words by Suction Records). Having released a handful of lowkey limited tapes prior, multidisciplinary artist and producer Cesare Bignotti has found a new path with his output on Suction Records. His work has remained mostly undercover for 20 years, until it would begin to see the light of day with the diligently compiled Acid Hologram and Xa Peh for WeMe and EVES. Two of his aliases were introduced to Suction with a split sampler EP earlier in the year, and his Useless Idea project receives its debut full-length vinyl treatment with Glitch In The Colors. With this album, Useless Idea curates a series of careful braindance susurrations, containing synths washed in cathedral-scale ambience and beats crashing humbly along with them. The material was recorded over a 13 year timespan, evident in the jumps it makes from the ambling hiphop shuffles of the title track, complete with quaintly sparkling melodies, to the solemn, whispering vespers of the penultimate ‘Bright’. Even with the heavier ricocheting beats and turbulent breaks of the opening ‘Remember This’, there is a breezy attitude in its murmuring, crystalline synths, forecasting the idyllic microbeat worlds that Glitch In The Colors explores. The blossoming piano cuts of ‘Moon Dog’ form a kind of “happy softcore” beat with blissfully chugging house rhythms and peacefully echoing vocals, meanwhile tracks like ‘Maat (Version)’ carry a darker, more mysterious mood, with its submerged thunking and breathy atmosphere evoking ancient night rituals, or perhaps an alien transmission. All of this is testament to Useless Idea’s versatility as a producer, as Glitch In The Colors makes for an enraptured mix between braindance-inspired beats and worldbuilding melodies. (Words by Bleep). Hot on the heels of a split 12" with himself as Seven Nights Alone, Canada's excellent Suction Records present 'A Glitch in the Colors', the vinyl album debut from Italian producer Cesare Bignotti as Useless Idea. The artis has previously appeared on WéMè Records which like Suction does a fair amount of Rephlex worshipping. Melodic electronica is the order of the day, clearly inspired by Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada et al. but with Bignotti's own musical voice shining through the influences. Features ace artwork by the multi-talented man himself. (Words by Norman Records). Comes with a Bandcamp download card. Tracklisting: A1. Remember This A2. Glitch in the Colors A3. My Mood B1. Mello Tron B2. Star Child B3. Yster Know C1. Tabac Ko C2. Moon Dog C3. Maat (version) D1. Hyperpolis D2. Bright D3. Xa Peh 02 creditsreleases November 11, 2022 Artists: Useless Idea Title: Glitch in the Colors Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction057 Format: Vinyl 2x12”/Digital LP Release date: November 11, 2022
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