Temporal Waves, by Temporal Waves

Temporal Waves

by Temporal Waves

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czarinaofficial One of my favorite records of the year so far. Truly breathtaking, visionary, immersive and transcendent. The perfect marriage of synths and electronics with organic musical bravado like no other.
Favorite track: Water Temple.

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	1.	I Remember 06:09
	2.	Interlude I - Skyline 02:34
	3.	Sprawl Twilight 08:52
	4.	Interlude II - Scorched 02:12
	5.	Eclipse of an Urban Dystopia 05:15
	6.	Interlude III - Tomorrow Machine 01:35
	7.	Cortical Network Oscillations 06:18
	8.	Cyclotron 02:49
	9.	Interlude IV - Afterglow 01:56
	10.	Water Temple 06:23
	11.	Luminous Objects 03:49
	12.	Data Cassette Sunrise 04:45
	13.	Awakening 03:17
	14.	Warmth of the Winter Sun 04:44
	15.	Postlude 02:00

about

Temporal Waves is a new project from renowned Canadian tabla player Shawn Mativetsky, transporting the tabla into a rich electronic sound world. One glance at the dystopian imagery and Atari-era typefaces of its Sarper Baran-designed sleeve, and one knows that this is quite the departure. On this self-titled debut of his new moniker, Shawn’s tabla is bathed in the neon glow of analog synthesizers, the woozy warp of hand-manipulated tapes, and the electric patter of drum machines. Spanning crepuscular murk to widescreen elegies, Temporal Waves is an excursion deep into aural science fiction. Ominous arpeggiations swoop in like robotic birds of prey, as robust sawtooth chords trace a dim, smoggy horizon. And as Omnichord trickles into artificial landscapes, tabla punctuates the scenery.

Temporal Waves’ orientation toward yesterday's futuristic sounds certainly isn't superficial anemoia, it isn't even unadulterated nostalgia. Grounded in lived experience, the gravitation toward these sonorities and images connects to the underlying themes of the album on a fundamental level. The fascination with antiquated machinery expresses a longing for the more innocent futures depicted in 1980s popular culture, a stark contrast to the nihilistic question marks of today’s uncertain forecasts. The record quietly outlines a redemptive arc, moving from the grim and very real foreboding of impending climate apocalypse and accelerationist capitalism to a more hopeful space where humanity discovers a more symbiotic relationship between nature and technology.

Featuring production and performance contributions from Jace Lasek of the Besnard Lakes, the album was mastered by respected synthwave denizen, Jeppe Hasseriis (AKA Dynatron).

Montreal's Shawn Mativetsky has long been celebrated as one of Canada's leading ambassadors of the tabla, and next to his exceptional musicianship, it's his unquenchable curiosity that one most frequently hears praised. Mativetsky is an accomplished practitioner of Indian classical music, but is equally embedded in the contemporary music realm, where he has established himself as both a champion of living composers and a generous collaborator to the likes of Tim Brady, Nicole Lizée, and Dinuk Wijeratne. An avid improviser, he can also be found accompanying countless other artists across and beyond the spectrum between jazz, pop, and global traditions.

This may be his first foray into electronic music within recent memory, but anyone familiar with Mativetsky's output will tell you that he's no tourist anywhere he goes; his roots always run deep. Spending his youth steeped in the 8-bit timbres of the Atari 400, Nintendo Entertainment System, and early PCs, the 1990s saw him actively involved in the DIY electronic music scene that congregated around 'tracker' software, and was a key member of the online tracker collective NOiSE. In the early 2000s, he performed with Indo-electronic project, Ramasutra, and for the past several years, has been collaborating with live coder David Ogborn in their electronic music duo, very long cat.

The first 100 orders (physicals) will include a limited edition 5" holographic Temporal Waves sticker!

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released April 12, 2024

Music by Shawn Mativetsky
Produced by Jace Lasek and Shawn Mativetsky
Engineered and mixed by Jace Lasek
Mastering by Jeppe Hasseriis
Artwork by Sarper Baran
Layout by Julie Ferland
Shawn Mativetsky: tabla, synths
Jace Lasek: guitar (tracks 7, 8, 12), vocals (track 14)
Recorded at Breakglass Studios, Montreal

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People Places Records
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Temporal Waves Montreal, Québec

North Indian tabla, bathed in the neon glow of analog synthesizers, the woozy warp of hand-manipulated tapes, and the electric patter of drum machines. Spanning crepuscular murk to widescreen elegies, Temporal Waves is an excursion deep into aural science fiction. ... more

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