VHS Head ?Persistence Of Vision 2LP electronic IDM 180g Mint SEALED

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VHS Head ?Persistence Of Vision 2LP electronic IDM 180g Mint SEALED

Original UK pressing on Skam

Boomkat Product Review:

Blackpool's VHS Head returns to Skam with a new album of cut-up, ADD funk and horror atmospheres. Much like the first album, 'Trademark Ribbons Of Gold', VHS Head continues to fashion an archetype of hi-tech funk built on lo-fi samples liberally twocked from a seam of video nasty filth found in and around Blackpool. The results sound something like BoC and OPN beat up by Nicolas Collins after he lost on a phet-and-slush puppie-fuelled DDR session, spiralling a strobing stream of synaesthetically appealing sound/images with proper, Freestyle funk and disequilibrium.

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Confusion, intrigue, amazement, headache, reminiscence, confusion... So goes the pattern of emotions experienced whilst listening to VHS Head's sophomore release, Persistence of Vision. By using old VHS tapes as the sole source for his music, VHS Head has carved himself a unique platform, indeed. It's probably safe to say that you've never heard anything like this before.

At times, it sounds like someone feverishly switching channels between an '80s sci-fi drama (complete with guttural alien overlord) and a fast-paced game show. Other instances involve serene pools of glitched ambience, with only a small undercurrent of dread lingering beneath the surface, like on the superb "Angels Never Sleep." The dread itself, however, never really disappears; you're always waiting for the ADHD pummelling to kick back in and disorientate you into oblivion.

Persistence of Vision isn't for everyone. Its sheer busyness can be daunting, but it still offers enough accessible tracks and islands of lush IDM to keep it from being overkill. Even at its most hectic points, the album is still incredibly interesting, both musically and structurally, as you try to comprehend the tedious cut and gut techniques that must have been employed to create this niche beast. (Skam) By Daryl Keating

Published May 09, 2014

A1 Enter The Devil 4:47

A2 Don't Look In The Closet 4:12

A3 Gas Human No.1 3:35

B4 Mutant Nights 2:08

B5 Camera Eyes 4:33

B6 Red Ocean Apocalypse 5:07

B7 Dead To Morrow 3:12

C8 Tracking The Moon Beast 3:42

C9 Frozen 3:17

C10 Body Magic 5:33

C11 Farewell Africa 2:21