Published
Wed, Aug 6, 2014, 09:08
- The Macro boss makes use of a few obsolete synths on his upcoming LP, fitting in with the theme of his first book.
Stefan Goldmann will release a new album, Industry, on his own label Macro next month, to go along with his first book, Presets — Digital Shortcuts To Sound.
Industry looks to be another conceptual LP for the Berlin-based artist, whose work (especially his albums) often dives into the avant-garde. A press release says it was produced with "0% sound design." Sourced only from the presets of "three obsolete 1990s Japanese workstation synths," it has Goldmann relying on "industrial assumptions of where culture will go, but where it chose not to." Industry will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats.
The album's release will coincide with the publishing of PRESETS on The Bookworm, an offshoot of The Tapeworm cassette-only label on which Goldmann's productions have previously appeared. The 200-page book has the German artist exploring the wide world of presets, interviewing the likes of Robert Henke (who's been a key figure in the development of the Ableton Live workstation) and Native Instruments' Mike Daliot along the way.
Tracklist
01. Hollow Sound
02. Looted
03. The Bribe 2011
04. Lunar Caustic
05. Tanotamun Drift
06. Izod
07. Aurelola
08. Radiation
09. Hendecagon
10. Point Catwash
11. Trench Kit
Macro will release Industry and The Bookworm will publish Presets – Digital Shortcuts To Sound, on September 22nd, 2014.