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Bit-Tuner — EXO — OUS027 — Album

Release: February 7, 2020 Format: digital Order on Bandcamp Listen on Spotify

Read: Interview + video premiere on Wül Magazine.

A widescreen album about interactions and the traces they leave behind.

Bit-Tuner’s 7th album «EXO» marks a milestone in his work: the widescreen and beatless opus focusses on musical storytelling and atmospheric depth. The album was written and recorded towards the end of Bit-Tuner’s 2-year stay in Athens. Influenced by topics like the social and structural turmoils of the past years, the strong connections between communities and the sensation of being in an economic deadlock, Bit-Tuner wrote an album that urges to be listened to in a (self-)reflective way. It is a call to listeners to listen closely, delve into the sounds surrounding them in any given moment and draw a quiet but firm inspiration from within. Following his field recording-based albums «The China Syndrome» and «The Japan Syndrome», «EXO» highlights his interest in cinematic music and soundtracks.

For the album, Bit-Tuner is collaborating with film maker Joerg Hurschler, who created animated footage that is screened, mixed and live scored at Bit-Tuner’s shows in 2020. The material is also being released as video clips accompanying the album. Joerg Hurschler’s work tells the story of molecular objects being propelled into a world similar to ours, where they operate, interact and affect their surroundings, creating and leaving behind something new and strange. What is it that surrounds us, and how do we approach and interact with forces that are beyond our (apparent) reach?

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01     Bit-Tuner - Slacken - 3:57 02     Bit-Tuner - Passage - 5:02 03     Bit-Tuner - Valve - 3:53    04     Bit-Tuner - Disbander - 3:48 05     Bit-Tuner - Byz - 2:43 06     Bit-Tuner - Averof - 5:48 07     Bit-Tuner - Ghost Light - 3:15    08     Bit-Tuner - Gramm - 5:03

___Release

Release: February 7, 2020 Format: vinyl LP + digital

___Credits

Written and produced by Bit-Tuner Mixed by Marcel Gschwend Mastered by Adi Flück @ Centraldubs, Bern Artwork by Joerg Hurschler Graphic design by Sarah Parsons Thanks to Thomas  Kuratli and Daphni Antoniou

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Bit-Tuner — Passage/Irisia — OUS022 — Single

Release: November 29, 2019 Format: digital Pre-order on Bandcamp

A dimensional shift.

The single «Passage / Irisia» announces Bit-Tuner’s 7th solo-album «EXO», scheduled for January 2020. Shifting his focus towards atmospheric storytelling, Bit-Tuner presents a widescreen, spacious and nearly beatless opus. Based on field-recordings, synthesizer pads and fluttering arpeggios, «Passage» resembles a winding descent into a weightless but fragile science fiction world. «Irisia» is a call from way below: a thunder-like growl from the underworld wraps itself around a floating choir-drone.

___Tracklist

01     Bit-Tuner - Passage - 5:02 02     Bit-Tuner - Irisia - 2:15

___Release

Release: November 29, 2019 Format: digital

___Credits

Written and produced by Marcel Gschwend Mastered by Adi Flück Cover image by Joerg Hurschler Design by Sarah Parsons

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