Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ORBSLP005

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r29917387]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

711297396010

Total Cap

Blue LP

ORBSCD005

711297396010


Artist

Sedibus

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Orbscure Recordings 

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The simpatico sophomore by the unstoppably prolific Alex Paterson and fellow Orb original
Andy Falconer is an epic sail through the sky at night. Helmed by gentle spirits with warmth
in their hearts, Seti&nbsp;feels cold and dark, yet also glowing and welcoming. Aboard a cosy
candlelit spacecraft, the duo experience the cosmos as somewhere overwhelmingly infinite,
yet reassuring and friendly. A sort of ‘ambient unplugged’, it’s full of acoustic instruments and
nostalgic samples, folding space between the old world, and places where no man has gone
before.

The various junctures include a glacially-paced sublime melody unfurling and Nyabinghi
percussion merging with mandolin and acoustic guitar, like Penguin Café Orchestra weaving
around Pat Metheny. Elsewhere there’s finely detailed deep ambience, stoner conspiracy,
and a continually growing uplifting chuggers anthem. All at once it’s rootsy and folky;
electronic and processed; minimalist and composerly; and not of this world.


Initially proclaiming one morning in West Norwood, “it’s just two old blokes doing tunes”,
after a couple of coffees the good Dr Patterson began to warm up and divulge: “The first LP
had a great reception and sold so well I couldn’t even get a copy myself. Andy is brilliant at
making ambient music, and working with him is always rewarding. We understand each
other’s brains – it’s easy and organic - so doing another made total sense.


Seti stands for Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence, but it’s also something you sit on, to
chill out, which is why the album contains a Three Piece Suite. This record is musical
ambience, which is what we like to make, rather than drone ambience, which there’s a lot of
these days.”

Over email from his studio in Portugal, Falconer adds, “the first album The Heavens was very
much a reflection of our shared roots, and in many ways saw Alex and I simply picking up
where we'd left off 30 years ago with Ultraworld. For Seti, we still wanted to keep a
connection to the sound of The Heavens, but to also crack open that musical mould and
explore new ground. Part of that aspect was to further expand the use of acoustic
instruments in both recognisable and processed form.

We've always been very much on the same page creatively and one of the great things with
working with Alex is that nothing is out of bounds, and we've just continued to build on that
solid relationship of trust and shared curiosity.”


Seti

Music GB

Discover Seti by Sedibus - a simpatico sophomore album on Orbscure Recordings. Cold and dark, yet glowing and welcoming, this ambient unplugged journey folds space between old world and unexplored realms. Vinyl records available.