Where Substance Meets Emptiness

by Andrew Tasselmyer

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Mr. Conner A complex coagulate of rhythmic drones built from synths stretched through time, field recordings reimagined into textures, simple electronic and piano-based melodies, and the heart beat, the pitter pattering of the drum patterns. With deep listening the soundscape expands, and all its distinct elements that make up the atmosphere come to life.

Dark Sines / Taylor Proffitt Beautiful textures, which is the thing I love most about this album, and the genre as a whole; the static, fuzz, tape saturation, vinyl hiss, and field recordings being stretched, bended and shifted in real time, probably by Andrew with his iPad, sitting in the studio late at night. I have a geographical connection to track one, the waves lulling and crushing out of sync. Great work! Favorite track: Where Substance Meets Emptiness.

Ur Trommler Tracks that shimmer like rain soaked streets, lit by neon and the full moon, but not a soul stirs... loving this so much and know that this will be on repeat. Favorite track: Flowers in a Storm.

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1.	Just Dusting Things Off 06:36	buy track
2.	Trying to Outrun Time 05:40	buy track
3.	Flowers in a Storm 05:28	buy track
4.	Illusions Become Form 05:54	buy track
5.	On A Knife's Edge 04:38	buy track
6.	All That Surrounds You 04:43	buy track
7.	Photographs From a Dream 05:49	buy track
8.	Where Substance Meets Emptiness 03:05	buy track

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“Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.” - Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore)

Inspired by Murakami's ability to transform mundane moments into surreal, almost mystical plot lines, prolific Philadelphia musician Andrew Tasselmyer negotiates the space between what is-- and what could be. This is the heart and core of 'Where Substance Meets Emptiness'. Here, sounds creep to the edge and onto a blank canvas, warping them into otherworldly forms.

Simple drum patterns are blurred and sliced; synthesizers are time-stretched and filtered; field recordings and samples are crushed, destroyed, and made new into textures that couldn't exist in the real world. Combining these disparate elements and exploring their potential is what propels Tasselmyer into new experimental territories and workflows.

Whereas his earliest recordings were often diaristic efforts to "capture the moment" by centering unaltered field recordings taken during his travels, this album is an attempt to imagine the unseen and write new stories. For this project, Tasselmyer tasked his friends with collecting sounds unrecognizable in their context and without any personal attachments. Unseen settings and new stories emerge from the unfamiliar, and much like Kafka wandering into the dense forests of Kochi, eloquently described by Murakami in Kafka on the Shore, a deep sense of adventure and exploration are felt throughout the architecture of the album.

Using familiar tools (hardware samplers and software synthesizers) in new ways, placing heavy emphasis on rhythm and percussion, Tasselmyer works to propel the pieces forward into new territories beyond their typical ambient comfort zones. Here, ordinary methods and immediate results are ditched along with their traditional maps in order to reach uncharted places of the imagination.

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released January 30, 2024

Music by Andrew Tasselmyer
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Cover photo by Michael Tasselmyer
Field recordings in track 1 by Steven Kemner in Virginia Beach, VA
Field recordings in track 4 by Dave Mantel in Albuquerque, NM
Field recordings in track 6 by Andrew Tasselmyer in unknown location
Field recordings in track 8 by Sean Galloway in Connemara, Ireland

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Andrew Tasselmyer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Andrew Tasselmyer is a musician from Baltimore, MD currently living in Philadelphia, PA. He utilizes samplers, field recordings, and lo-fi recording techniques to make textured and tactile sounds.

In addition to his solo catalog on labels such as Seil Records, Eilean Recs, Constellation Tatsu, Home Normal, and more, he is a member of Hotel Neon, Gray Acres, and Mordançage. ... more

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