After the dissolution of The Infant Cycle, Jim DeJong went
on a hiatus from production, and disappeared into seclusion. However,
after a few months, an offer to score a feature film appeared, which
spurred him back into production. A lot of flexible basic tracks were
produced during this time, that could be fitted together for different
scenes. Unfortunately, the film production ground to a halt, but being
active again caused DeJong to begin his new project, The Sand Rays,
and adapt some of the film score ideas into something that could be
released and heard. A number of EPs were released on DeJong's label The Ceiling in tiny editions, under a number of similar names (The Sand Rays, Ray Sands, Sandra Y.),
which are hard to find. The sounds emanate from an assortment of
instruments and sound makers including carved runout grooves, bass
guitar, bird cages, shortwave radio, and more, cooked into a choppy stew
of drones and mood.
The cover photo reflects its contents. Up close, a pretty photo of
sumac, but pulls back to reveal a more troubled location. This location
was outside DeJong's old studio, a brownsfield too toxic for people, but a safe place for the vegetation to flourish.
The material could be considered an extension of the final inclinations of The Infant Cycle, such as the "Drop-Out Center" album (2012, Zhelezobeton).
A new chapter in the same book? Now we bring together the rare first
four EPs in an easier to find and digest package, with full colour
sleeve artwork. Eight interlocking tracks. Play it straight through, or
random, or repeat.
12.00€
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Format: cd
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