Tape 1 / Tape 2 (Full Album)

by Felbm

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sandubogi Waking up to this song is lovely. Favorite track: When It Rains.

DAMIEN MCSHERRY an amazing style of music really feelgood nostalgic and calming, the best album ive heard all year, i hope theres more to come. Favorite track: Monolocale.

Teamy if you were to strip away all the processing away from a Boards of Canada record, it would probably sound like this. wonderfully naive. Favorite track: Tandem.

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Dual front cover: Tape 1 and Tape 2 artwork feature on each side.
Tape 1 tracks are found on Side A, and Tape 2 tracks on Side B.

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1.	Birkelunden 02:11	info	buy track
2.	Funicular 01:52	info	buy track
3.	Monolocale 01:54	info	buy track
4.	Sternenhimmel 02:46	info	buy track
5.	Bladerdek 02:50	info	buy track
6.	Memoirists 03:57	info	buy track
7.	Sakura 01:26	info	buy track
8.	Tandem 01:51	info	buy track
9.	Anderstein 02:25	info	buy track
10.	Birkach 01:33	info	buy track
11.	Herfstzon 03:11	info	buy track
12.	Maktene 02:40	info	buy track
13.	When It Rains 03:30	info	buy track
14.	Samensmelten 03:00	info	buy track
15.	Takumi 02:53	info	buy track

about

In the Felbm project, Dutch multi-instrumentalist Eelco Topper steps away from his previous synthesiser-laden sounds as Falco Benz, towards a much looser, simpler and sketch-like approach. Together with a number of acoustic instruments, he began experimenting with a Tascam 4-track tape recorder and allowed these sketches to flourish.
The result is Tape 1 and Tape 2, a two-part project stretching across fifteen tracks - encompassing fluttering piano melodies, subtle jazz drums, rumba rhythms and soothing ambience. The jazz element links back to Topper’s childhood. “I grew up playing drums, switched to playing piano at sixteen and in the meantime I produced hip-hop beats,” he recalls. “I went to study jazz piano at the Utrecht Conservatory, which I finished with pain and effort… I was interested more in electronic and present-day music.”
This mix of being rooted in traditional jazz composition whilst searching for something more contemporary is the perfect encapsulation of these recordings. Tape 1’s jazz roots are palpable and as things move into Tape 2, it takes on a neo-classical, psychedelic soundscape and cinematic quality.
The distinct character that the tracks emit also comes from a unique place; Felbm’s influences are not the usual and predictable lot and include Mocky, Mathieu Boogaerts, Andy Shauf, Sam Prekop, Tonbruket, Tape and Mary Lattimore. Even then he manages to extract an essence or a mood from his influences rather than emulate them. “My taste goes into all kinds of directions - the context or genre doesn’t really matter.”

“Tape 1” Digital EP (tracks 1-7) will be released 21 September 2018
“Tape 2” Digital EP (tracks 8-15), and the vinyl album “Tape 1 / Tape 2” will be released 26 October 2018

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released October 26, 2018

All songs written (except for "When It Rains" written by Brad Mehldau), performed, recorded, produced and mixed by Eelco Topper, between October 2016 and August 2017.
Mastered by Jeffrey de Gans at Da Goose Music.
Artwork by Joost Stokhof.

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Felbm Utrecht, Netherlands

Following on from 2018’s Tape 1 & Tape 2, Dutch producer and musician Eelco Topper returns to Soundway Records for the next two instalments of his Felbm project.

Tape 3 & Tape 4 is an intimate, emotional, lilting and melodic solo project with a restorative, therapeutic nature. Composed and recorded by Topper with just those aspects in mind as a personal remedy for the ailments of modern life. ... more

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