Converse, Bill
The Shape Of Things To Come
'The Shape Of Things To Come' is a 70 minute journey spread across two pieces of vinyl. It's comprised of seven tracks
recorded directly to tape with no overdubs, made at Converse's home studio. At the time of recording, Bill was sending
this material to Josh Vance (Josua Dorje Ngodup) for feedback. Most of the time Josh would respond in the form of
artwork, and then Bill would create another track inspired by this feedback chain. Converse has dedicated this series of
tracks to him. The songs on this album reveal a sublime influence from Detroit techno, early Chicago house, and Acid.
For this album Converse slightly bumped up the tempos geared for dancefloor energy. Built around vintage synthesizer
lines and gritty drum machine percussion, the tracks evoke "how things have changed and how they have come to be."
All songs were mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a gatefold jacket
with a painted photograph portrait by Dietmar Busse and layout design by Eloise Leigh. The gatefold conceals an
otherworldly collage made by Josua Dorje Ngodup. Each copy includes a postcard featuring artwork from Bill's sister with
notes.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 2 disc
Release
28-07-2017
Label
Item-nr
1155081
EAN
0744271372724
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
THANK YOU
2
CURRENTS
3
DORJE NGODUP
4
THRESHOLD
1
POSITION OF HOME
2
TOLERANCE
3
MAGNETIC