INCH-TIME / ICARUS / AM/PM

Event information

A night of wondrous electronica to celebrate the launch of new label Mystery Plays Records. Inch-time performs songs from the label's debut release The Floating World, plus a rare chance to see contemporary electronic pioneers Icarus and AM/PM.

INCH-TIME

Since releasing his earliest records back in 2003, Stefan Panczak, aka Inch-time, has quietly forged an irrepressible niche which has taken on a life of its own. His subtle melding of gleaming electronica and a whole host of other ingredients – from dub to folk textures, and languid jazz stylings to post-rock atmospheres – has evolved to take in new elements while sticking to the unique approach which Panczak has made his signature since his debut album, 2005’s Any Colour You Like.

The Floating World, the third Inch-time album, finds Panczak on the cusp of a new beginning. It marks the first release on his new self-run label, Mystery Plays Records, and as such is the latest stage in Inch-time’s evolution. With an enchanting melodic grace reminiscent of Philip Glass, Panczak’s minimal and achingly fragile electronica soars and glides, bewitching with its slow- burning and otherworldly touches.

"Gently burning IDM melancholia from Static Caravan's Inch-time this time rolling on Mystery Plays. He sets up the record with a flex of analogue Kosmische, touches by jazz-flecked electronica and tugs our heart with mournful ambient drones kissed by synth playing that pours down on you like tear-drops. Tip for fans of Susuma Yokota, Isan." – Bleep

ICARUS

Icarus is the innovative electronic music duo of Ollie Bown and Sam Britton. Beating to a decidedly experimental electronic tempo, from their sampler based deconstructions of drum and bass in the 90s to the continuing generative and improvised software based genre smashing that has characterised their more recent releases, Icarus have always carved their own distinctive, eclectic path through the world of electronic music, an approach that has seen them release a plethora of records on labels as diverse as The Leaf Label, Output Recordings, Temporary Residence and Domino.

AM/PM

Swiss born electronic musician Radovan Scasascia, who lives and works in London, originally trained as an architect in Zürich, before moving to the UK and concentrating fully on electronic music. In 2000 he co-founded Dreck records, one of the most consistantly enjoyable and daring electronic labels operating today. As AM/PM he combines minimal electronics with conceptual composing. His first release, The Ends I & II, creates beautifully spacious and cinematic tracks from loops, edits and re-arrangements of the sampled "ends" of records.

“The music of AM/PM – The Ends is able to evoke vast textures and minute enclaves of sound at one and the same time - if you're into Murcof or the effervescent jazz-looped warmth of Jan Jelinek this record is an absolute must” - Boomkat