It’s been a few years since we’ve heard anything from Chris Child (Kodomo) and Micah Frank (Puremagnetik), but the wait has been worth it. The two have just released Tape Pieces Vol.3, the final chapter in their beautiful collaboration. This album is filled with lush, textured sounds that will take you on a journey into…
Cambria by Micah Frank All tracks composed and recorded by Micah Frank, Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k, releases January 12, 2021. “‘Cambria’ is a soundtrack to a short film I imagined. Throughout the process, I had Steinbeckian motifs, western landscapes, dust, and two lane highways in mind. Much of the inspiration also came from…
Noontide by Micah Frank Noontide is a product of the now; “The entire thing,” Frank explains, “was composed during the coronavirus quarantine months of March and April” in New York City. “I think the pacing of the pieces was very much determined by the uncertainty and social inactivity of that period.” “A Plume Apart,” the…
Innervelt | Dark Haze Machine Puremagnetik is pleased to release Innervelt, a free plugin to complement Noontide by Micah Frank – out now on Puremagnetik Tapes. Innervelt is a device designed to process audio in unconventional stages. It is a waveshaper, a modulating space effect, a glitch looper, and an ambient wash processor. It is free (name your price)…
Tape Pieces Vol. 2 by Chris Child & Micah Frank Tape Pieces Vol. 2 represents the next installment in the collaboration between composer Chris Child (Kodomo) and sound artist Micah Frank. The Release will be in Digital & Cassette. While the first EP focused on the layering and cascading of asynchronous tape loops, this second…
Strata | Particle Tape Loop Device Puremagnetik released Strata, a free plugin to complement Tape Pieces Volume 2 by Chris Child and Micah Frank – out now on Foil Imprints. Strata is a plugin inspired by both microsound and tape music. It is a tape loop emulator and granular (particle) processor that can warp, bend, dissect and…
All the Roads Released All the Roads by Larum – Micah Frank & Chet Doxas is now available as a digital download or Limited Edition Cassette. The word larum means, “sound of warning or danger; a commotion”. You probably don’t know it. An early, archaic form of the word “alarm“ it becomes more recognizable, doesn’t…
FOIL – Tape Pieces Vol. 1 Tape Pieces Vol. 1 represents the first in its series — a collaboration between composer Chris Child (Kodomo) and sound artist (Puremagnetik owner) Micah Frank. The EP began with a question: “How can we move away from Puremagnetik’s familiar tools that govern the structure and precision of creating loop-based music?” While the…
