Marcus Aurelius
I encountered Murcof on this old messaging software called IRC when I first began making music. We exchanged some pieces and I was blown away by the intensity and unknowable nature of his music. There was this insane track called Thanatos, I wish I still had it. I didn't know anything else about him.
Finding him now is awesome. This album is even more spectacular than I could've imagined!
Favorite track: Cosmic Drifter.
Headphone Commute
A sonic time capsule, blending retro-futurist synths with Murcof’s unmistakable cinematic touch. This is music that bridges nostalgia and innovation, carrying echoes of a lost sci-fi dream while inviting us to embrace the future.
Michali Sarris
A wonderful and crazy story, lots of surprising moments, outstanding sound design on everything. A huge treat of an album that I'll keep coming back to often.
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Limited 12" vinyl edition of Twin Color (vol. I) by Murcof
A1_Going Home (IRCAM version)
A2_All These Worlds Part. I
A3_All These Worlds Part. II
A4_Tomorrow Part. II
B1_They Glow
B2_Enemy
B3_Fight
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Murcof - Twin Color (vol.1)
CD version including 2 Bonus CD tracks
01_Going Home (IRCAM version)
02_Cosmic Drifter
03_All These Worlds Part. I 04_All These Worlds Part. II
05_Tomorrow Part. I
06_When The Need Is Gone
07_Night Break
08_Tomorrow Part. II
09_They Glow
10_Enemy
11_Fight
Visual art by Simon Geilfus, additional technical art by Robert Hodgin.
A&D by Motoplastic (David Normand)
Includes unlimited streaming of Twin Color (vol. I)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Twin Color - Vol 1 marks the grand return of Murcof to producing a full-length album in all its glory and generosity, nearly two decades after the release of Cosmos in 2007. Celebrated for his classical, minimalist textures and unique soundscapes, Murcof has established himself as a master of modern ambient music alongside Tim Hecker, Alva Noto, and Johann Johannsson. With this new album, Murcof takes a bold step forward, embracing a distinctly cinematic and dystopian narrative influenced by the great science fiction films of the 1980s. This new direction immerses the listener in atmospheres that are at times dark, at times filled with nostalgic brightness, drawing inspiration from post-punk and synth-wave, while partially reconnecting with his early experiments with the Nortec Collective. Twin Color (vol. 1) is the first volume of a special collection created in collaboration with IRCAM.
Premiered at Mutek Montréal in August 2024, Twin Color is also an unprecedented audiovisual performance, created in collaboration with Simon Geilfus, based in Brussels, who has nourished and colored the album’s production. This immersive performance, conceived in the IRCAM studios in Paris in 2022, unfolds the album's tracks against a backdrop of moving natural landscapes, as mysterious as they are fascinating, highlighted in the album's visual elements.
Twin Color - Vol 1 will be available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats, each with track listings adapted to the listening experience. This album reaffirms Murcof’s unique sonic signature, blending analog synthesizers with modern production techniques to create a multisensory experience, propelling Murcof into an exciting new decade.
credits
released November 15, 2024
Twin Color is a multidisciplinary project, performed by Murcof (music) and Simon Geilfus (visual)
Composed and produced by Fernando Corona (aka Murcof) between 2020 to 2024 @ Plasma Studio in Celrà, Spain, and @ IRCAM Paris, France during the 2023 residencies, with technical assistance from Pierre Carré (IRCAM computer music production) and Clément Cerles (IRCAM sound diffusion)
Voice by Alina Corona. Recorded in Celrà, Spain.
Mixed by Fernando Corona, additional mixing by Lorenzo Targhetta
Mastered by Lorenzo Targhetta, additional mastering by Fernando Corona
A&R Alexandre Cazac
Visual art by Simon Geilfus, additional technical art by Robert Hodgin.
A&D by Motoplastic (David Normand)
Thanks to Alina Corona for allowing me to use her sweet little voice as an instrument, and for accidentally naming the project.
To everyone at IRCAM for the amazing support in helping us co-produce our live show and thus greatly contributing to this album's creation.
To Alex and everyone at InFiné for believing in this project and patiently waiting for the album's completion.
To the Quiet Dimensions team, All These Worlds was a beautiful dream while it lasted.
And to Simon Geilfus for diving in together with me on this new adventure
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Fantastic collection of music from loscil. Love how Never opens in such a contemplative mood and then goes somewhere else when the rhythmic sounds kick in. Check out Scott talking about the piece Never and the two Sails albums in this one-hour special on CKCU-FM.
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/107/58793.html
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Nothing is known about the artists behind this first release of breakbeat electronic from the mysterious UK label. And that's on purpose. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 7, 2021
