Name: Let's Emerge!
Brand: Pye Corner Audio

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SCR 210LP

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Colour

Yellow

Colour details

Translucent Yellow Vinyl

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5060853701979

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Yellow

SCR 210CD

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Pye Corner Audio

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Sonic Cathedral

Pye Corner Audio is a British electronic music project created by Martin Jenkins. With a unique blend of atmospheric soundscapes and hypnotic beats, Pye Corner Audio has become a prominent figure in the electronic music scene.
Inspired by artists such as *Belbury Poly*, *The Advisory Circle*, and *Steve Hauschildt*, Pye Corner Audio's music takes listeners on a journey through ethereal landscapes and otherworldly dimensions. The haunting melodies and intricate compositions create an immersive experience that captivates audiences.
Known for his attention to detail and meticulous production techniques, Martin Jenkins has established himself as a master of his craft. His ability to seamlessly blend elements of ambient, techno, and experimental sounds sets him apart from other artists in the genre.

Pye Corner Audio releases a new album, Let’s Emerge!, for Sonic Cathedral. It’s his first studio outing for the label following the acclaimed live recording Social Dissonance, which came out earlier this year, and it features Ride guitarist Andy Bell playing on five of its ten tracks. From the first glimpse of the artwork to the first note of the music it’s a marked deviation from Pye Corner Audio’s more traditional shadowy sounds. Whereas his last outing for Ghost Box (2021’s Entangled Routes) was inspired by the underground fungal pathways through which plants communicate, this one is very much above ground, bathed in sunlight and acid-bright psychedelia.

“This is a departure to sunnier climes, but a departure nonetheless,” says Pye Corner Audio, aka Martin Jenkins. “It’s something that I’d been thinking about for a while. I try to tailor my work slightly differently for the various labels that I work with, and this seems to fit nicely with Sonic Cathedral’s ethos.” Designer Marc Jones’ bold and ultra vivid artwork consciously references the likes of LFO, Spacemen 3 and the early output of Stereolab. “I think it mixes together many of my earliest influences,” explains Martin. “I’ve been a long-time fan of Spacemen 3 and Stereolab. Their moments of repetition and drone have always seeped into what I’ve tried to create. “I was living in a small apartment and I’d stripped down my studio set-up when I was recording this album. This enabled me to focus on a few key pieces of equipment and explore them fully.” The recordings were fleshed out by Andy Bell, who Martin first met at the Sonic Cathedral 15th birthday party at The Social in London back in 2019 – the same show that became the live album Social Dissonance. “New alliances were formed and friendships made in that basement in Little Portland Street,” recalls Martin. “When I met Andy, we agreed that we needed to work together in some way. After I’d remixed a few tracks from his album The View From Halfway Down, he kindly repaid the favour.” The end results – mastered in New York by acclaimed engineer Heba Kadry – are incredible, from the first stirrings of opener ‘De-Hibernate’, via the glorious ‘Haze Loops’ and ‘Saturation Point’, the album slowly but surely awakens, blinking and feeling its way into the light. It all culminates in the epic closing track ‘Warmth Of The Sun’ which, with its vocal harmonies and acid breakdown, is seven and a half minutes of pure release. “That one’s about life’s simple pleasures,” concludes Martin. “The Beach Boys, tremolo guitars, infinite drones, Spacemen 3. Let’s emerge from this darkened era and feel the ‘Warmth Of The Sun’. “The last few years have seen huge changes, both personally and in a wider perspective. The album title is a reaction to this, a collective (tentative) sigh of relief. Here’s to new beginnings and a sense of hope.”

Let's Emerge!

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