"Swope Park" by Beta Librae
NYC via Kansas producer Beta Librae (aka Bailey Hoffman) dons neural lace under headphones and zones into a deep and vitalic stasis of acid and dub-tinged techno on debut “Swope Park”.
These nine low key crushers loop with aquatic textures and loose, freeform sequencing, finding a particular energy between a familiar acid paradigm and broader frenetic sensations. A Slava performance was initial inspiration for the minimal set up itself, and Hoffman’s imagination was sparked further while subletting a room in tropical/electronic band Lemonade’s apartment and hearing them practice every day.
Hoffman’s experiments are fluid and circular and come as a direct result of new experiments with a Korg Electribe. The endless possibilities of empty slots on a sampler are treated with classic cyborg ideals—viewing it as an extension of her brain that can be loaded with absolutely any sound, and of course fucking with it all with a very human hand.
Tracklist
| 1. | Wavy | 4:15 |
| 2. | Pre-Teen | 5:18 |
| 3. | Elagabalus | 5:20 |
| 4. | Swope Park | 4:00 |
| 5. | Baby Fraud | 4:42 |
| 6. | Chrysoprase | 3:56 |
| 7. | Undress 4 Romance | 3:35 |
| 8. | Speedway | 6:26 |
Credits
Art by Julian Duron
Mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Studios
