Lose yourself in the sparseness and hypnotism of solotape’s Days on End (pt.1). Released on Silva Electronics this week, the album enters the 2023 sonic landscape with a treasure trove of funky, minimal techno repertoire. The tracks were captured on a whim via tape, with playful variations of texture left to ferment long after the initial recording sessions during the early days of the pandemic. Resampling and reimagining the work several months later, solotape whips up a result that “provid[es] an honest snapshot into the artist’s internal world.” Ominous at times, the album maintains a steady groove and pulsing focus throughout, throbbing amidst the (dis)comfort in repetition and routine that many have easily acclimatized to over the last few years, for better or worse.
