Earthworks by ToiToiToi

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Most of you might know the situation: You sit in front of a computer all day long for all types of work, so you get tired to continue staring on a screen for your favourite occupation as well. So last year, I started to look for an alternative way to make music and to collect some little bits and pieces for a low budget portable setup. Not only that I wanted to leave the comfort zone of a DAW and challenge myself with a minimalistic configuration. I also wanted to be flexible enough to go out into nature to create directly on location. Living part-time in a vast and forgotten corner of the country for a couple of years now, I always wanted to create music dedicated to this beautiful spot.

Exploring these new forms of production, I collected quite a bit of raw material, short sketches and rough compositions, often recorded in one take and with an archaic charm. After going through all these tracks without any purpose, I was surprised by the opulence of sounds and ideas, so I decided to compile the best of them for a little special release. I always wanted to put out a cassette one day and I am happy that there couldn’t be any better medium than a tape for these kind of tunes.

So take off your shoes, sit back and enjoy the earthy trip.

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Digital version includes both sides of the cassette as uncut bonus tracks, liner notes and teaser video.

Blending electronic, acoustic and sampled sources into witty electronica from the borderlands of Central European folklore.

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