Vanishing Artefacts, by Paul Cousins

Vanishing Artefacts by Paul Cousins, released 14 April 2023 1. Day is Night is Day 2. Retriangulation 3. Artefact 3 4. Relative Memory 5. Depth Illusion 6. Floats Over Surface 7. Broken Patches of Sky 8. Artefact 14 9. Assemblage 10. Beams of Light 11. Morphometry 12. Artefact 20 This debut album is the work of London based producer, sound artist and composer, Paul Cousins. Paul works with meticulously maintained reel to reel tape machines to transform and alter his electronic compositions. His prepared tape loops form the basis of ‘Vanishing Artefacts’ 12 intricate compositions. The original ideas processed through 1/4” tape become a hazy facsimile of their former state as tape is manipulated and effected to mould something new. “A question I returned to whilst creating this album was: what if audio imperfections were lost forever? As recording technology continually improves, the limitations of audio formats are less of a concern. But there is character and great freedom in limitations, especially when using tape. Being able to physically touch and manipulate the sound is a very important and visceral part of this process. Opposed to other ambient music I have written, I want this music to be tactile, and very tangible. Yes it can float away, but I also want to show the string tied to the balloon. For this reason many of the tracks contain the sound of the room, and the wonderful noises these machines make."