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prism genesis comprises one of the earliest releases in broken transmission music, whereby albums (typically EP format) are constructed out of media clips, advertisements, and similar sources with a short, discursive editing style. The results typically evoke the feeling of falling asleep in front of a TV and hearing the transmission float in and out of one’s subconscious, or of […]
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Recommendation: ☀☀☁ Fuji Grid TV EX is the definitive version of prism genesis,1 an early vapornoise/broken transmission album released by Vektroid through the New Dreams Ltd. umbrella in August 2011, only three months before the much-discussed FLORAL SHOPPE. Fuji Grid TV EX updated the semi-eponymous album with a revised tracklisting and with revamps of the actual songs. It was released […]
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Recommendation: ☀☁☁ prism genesis is better viewed as a nineteen-minute gestalt than it is a collection of seventeen individual tracks. This record is one of the first of the broken transmission scene – by which tracks are sampled from old commercials, soundtracks, and similar media in microsong format in order to create the impression that one is listening to a […]
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