Phases
by Penumbra Vortex
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumLimited edition milky clear vinyl with original artwork by Martu.
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Phase A
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Phase B
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Conclusion
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about
Phases is an eerie, orchestral album of restraint and grief. Built of feedback and loops, it extends from sombre // gentle strings to colossal drones that invite headbanging. It’s as intimate as a church organ breathing and, at times, not one jot less loud.
A phase is the period of play between consecutive breakdowns. Phases is a composition in four movements, two eponymous Phases wedged between an introduction and a conclusion. This symmetry is subverted // strengthened by the medium of a double-sided vinyl. A Phase is the period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
A phase implies repetition and nothing resolves repetition but change. Repetition doesn’t need your attention because it doesn’t go anywhere. Repetition doesn’t need your attention because it’s still there. Repetition is uninhibited and becomes disturbing only when it ends.
Phases is the debut album by Penumbra Vortex, a solo project of Daniel Kozlík, known from various sludge doom // hardcore punk projects (Möbius, Boiling Point, Unattended Funeral) and the electronic solo act BDY. It was influenced by and builds on the legacy of music. Phases is an uplifting record of sonic oppression and the sixth release by the romantic label Weltschmerzen.
A phase is the period of play between consecutive breakdowns. Phases is a composition in four movements, two eponymous Phases wedged between an introduction and a conclusion. This symmetry is subverted // strengthened by the medium of a double-sided vinyl. A Phase is the period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
A phase implies repetition and nothing resolves repetition but change. Repetition doesn’t need your attention because it doesn’t go anywhere. Repetition doesn’t need your attention because it’s still there. Repetition is uninhibited and becomes disturbing only when it ends.
Phases is the debut album by Penumbra Vortex, a solo project of Daniel Kozlík, known from various sludge doom // hardcore punk projects (Möbius, Boiling Point, Unattended Funeral) and the electronic solo act BDY. It was influenced by and builds on the legacy of music. Phases is an uplifting record of sonic oppression and the sixth release by the romantic label Weltschmerzen.
credits
released January 8, 2021
all music composed, performed and recorded by Penumbra Vortex between summer and fall 2020.
the poem 'Igniatevo Forest' on Conclusion performed by Ephemeral Harms. written by Arseny Tarkovsky. translated by Philip Metres and Dimitri Psurtsev, featured in the book 'I Burned at the Feast'.
mixed by Penumbra Vortex.
mastered by Dominik Suchy.
artwork by Martu.
graphics and layout by Daniel Kozlík.
// special thanks to Martu, Ephemeral Harms, Marek Piaček, Dominik Suchy, Weltschmerzen, Michal Vaľko, Jan Šamánek, Miloš Hroch, Dominik Novák, Fokular, Adam Hrapko
and everyone for their support.
//
apart // together // always.
weltschmerzen006.
all music composed, performed and recorded by Penumbra Vortex between summer and fall 2020.
the poem 'Igniatevo Forest' on Conclusion performed by Ephemeral Harms. written by Arseny Tarkovsky. translated by Philip Metres and Dimitri Psurtsev, featured in the book 'I Burned at the Feast'.
mixed by Penumbra Vortex.
mastered by Dominik Suchy.
artwork by Martu.
graphics and layout by Daniel Kozlík.
// special thanks to Martu, Ephemeral Harms, Marek Piaček, Dominik Suchy, Weltschmerzen, Michal Vaľko, Jan Šamánek, Miloš Hroch, Dominik Novák, Fokular, Adam Hrapko
and everyone for their support.
//
apart // together // always.
weltschmerzen006.
license
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about
Penumbra Vortex Prague, Czechia
P/V is solo project based in Prague, exploring sonic layers in ambient-drone territories using guitar, bows, effects, loops, amps, feedback and tapemachine.
discography
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Jan 2021 -
Aug 2018
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