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Strangely similar to the original

by Het Concreet

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    45 RPM - 12'' vinyl version of Strangely similar to the original. This music was cut direct-to-disc (for the record: played live and directly cut to the master!) and printed to high quality vinyl. This is the one true way to go for this album: analog from start to finish.

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    Type 2 Chrome cassette tape (high quality coming from our own studio production line) with monoprint cover by Kaftwerk. Comes with the liner notes and graphic score which is part of the vinyl release of this album.

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1.
Noumenon 05:45
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Re-enactment in bells 08:06
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3.
A temporal brace 13:15
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Strangely similar to the original is a sonic inquiry to the depths of analog tape by Dutch sound collective Het Concreet.

SONIC STATEMENT

Het Concreet is a Dutch sound collective dedicated to finding new sounds by experimenting with analog electronic devices, magnetic tape and acoustics. Our analog ambitions are rooted in our studio space in Tilburg, where we seek to find new meanings of sound by working with techniques that have become largely obsolete in today’s world. Our main instrument – and in some ways our teacher – is magnetic tape. When put on tape sound is physically represented in metal parts and becomes subject to the rules of physics, predetermined to decay. We intend to explore every possible frequency magnetic tape can carry. Strangely similar to the original is our travelogue, our diary in sound, our way of contributing something real to this world of ideas.

Why use analog technology? Working with analog material means working with attentiveness and surrender. The material is unpredictable, but gives infinite depth to sound. In an age of speed and manufacturability, magnetic tape reveals to us something of the essence of human nature: materiality, volatility and aesthetics.

Het Concreet never walks alone. We are convinced of the value of meeting different voices, opposite ideas and radical practices. Therefore, this vinyl release is also a reflection of our encounters with other artists who challenge and inspire us. Together with the release of this album, two short films will première that play with visual strategies to magnetic tape, and can be seen as a travelling companion to our album. Furthermore, ten monotype prints echoing the shapes, shades and patterns in our studio space will be sold through our Bandcamp.

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released October 21, 2023

SIDE A
[5:46] NOUMENON __ 1
[8:07] RE-ENACTMENT IN BELLS __ 2

Mathijn den Duijf: tape & electronics
Mathijs Leeuwis: tape & electronics
Daniel Cross: drums & bells

Noumenon was recorded at Bonte Koe. Re- enactment in bells recorded at Het Concreet. Side A cut on DMM by Martijn Schouten at Artone Studio.

SIDE B
[13:16] A TEMPORAL BRACE __ 3

Mathijn den Duijf: tape, piano & electronics
Mathijs Leeuwis: tape & electronics
Roberto Pistolesi: drums

A temporal brace was recorded & cut direct- to-disc on DMM by Martijn Schouten at Artone Studio.

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Het Concreet is an experimental sound studio based in Tilburg (NL). At Het Concreet, analog sound techniques find their way into the present.

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