Instant Holograms on Metal Film

Pop · 2025 · 13 tracks · 59m

Instant Holograms on Metal Film

May 23, 2025 · Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks (2)

A sophisticated blend of hypnotic repetition and shimmering, intellectual pop that feels both nostalgic and forward-looking.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 59m

01

Mystical Plosives

0:56

02

Aerial Troubles

3:21

03

Melodie Is a Wound

7:37

04

Immortal Hands

6:25

05

Vermona F Transistor

4:37

06

Le Coeur et la force

4:21

07

Electrified Teenybop!

4:17

08

Transmuted Matter

4:16

09

Esemplastic Creeping Eruption

6:04

10

If You Remember I Forgot How to Dream, Pt. 1

3:41

11

Flashes From Everywhere

5:35

12

Colour Television

5:33

13

If You Remember I Forgot How to Dream, Pt. 2

2:57

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the brief, percussive opening into the radiant, motorik-driven groove of Aerial Troubles

The seven-minute hypnotic build of Melodie Is a Wound where layers of Farfisa and vibraphone slowly intertwine

The sudden shift into a playful, high-energy synth melody during the bridge of Electrified Teenybop!

The ethereal, dissolving vocal harmonies that close out the two-part If You Remember I Forgot How to Dream

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