Tone Capsule by Soul Oddity

https://controlfreakrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tone-capsule


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'The story of IDM in the USA begins in Miami’

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Control Freak Recordings are thrilled to be launching its new reissue sub-label with Soul Oddity’s Tone Capsule - a seminal electro/IDM classic from mid-90s Miami.

Originally released as a series of 3 EPs, the reissue compiles these into a single release, newly remastered by Keith Tenniswood (Radioactive Man) - available digitally and, for the first time, a a x2LP album.

Soul Oddity marked the first outing for a pair of musicians who were instrumental in bringing the UK's post-rave IDM scene to the US. Having bonded over a love for the Warp output at the time, the pair fused this influence with the sound of their native Miami, where hip-hop, breaks and bass soundtracked a lively party scene.

A masterpiece of machine-driven, emotionally abstract storytelling, Tone Capsule rivals some of the best of 90s leftfield electronica. Twitchy beats and gloopy synth-funk are melded into jams that make for a seriously otherworldly listen - as forward-thinking now as it was in 1996.

This record kickstarts our new reissue sub label Capsule Freak - marking the beginning of our dive into the rich past of dance music history which has brought the scene we love to where it is today. We can’t think of a more fitting time capsule to begin this journey with - over two years in the making, we hope you find this release as wild and intriguing as we do.

Please note - owing to licensing restrictions, we are unable to offer single-track downloads, only the album in its entirety.
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releases November 25, 2022

All tracks written and produced by Romulo Del Castillo and Joshua Kay
Originally released on Astralwerks [1996]
Remastered by Keith Tenniswood (Radioactive Man)

Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited
All tracks published by Light of Man


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Before there was Phoenecia, there was Soul Oddity. The duo of Romulo Del Castillo and Joshua Kay landed on Astralwerks in 1996, dropping three EPs that lead up to their debut album Tone Capsule. A name change to Phoenecia with the inaugural Randa Roomet EP on Warp foresaw over 20 years of collaboration on their own label Schematic, drawing a bridge over the Atlantic by adopting the UK’s post-rave electronica sound. It was Soul Oddity, however, that first set sail, and their debut has become a cult classic in the 26 years since.

Initiating Control Freak Recordings’ reissue sublabel, Tone Capsule finds its first release in over two decades. With this remastered edition, it’s clear that this sound hasn’t aged at all: the album is as energetic as it is explorative, its detailed layers of cerebral synths meeting the distinctly North American flair of bouncing electro beats. ‘Welcome Back To Earth’ is a prime example, its angular drips of acid synths bubbling up from slow motion whalesong conversations, merging outer space with deep sea in a far out, undeniably danceable opener.

Lasers fly throughout the extraterrestrial sound sculptures of ‘Little Alien’, with an Earthly touch of party pumping vocal samples amidst the sonic manipulations. ‘Clipped’ carries the weight of a murky, underground reconnaissance mission with its throbbing bass and mechanical stutters and whirrs, amplified by the heavy, imposing slams of dancefloor energy on ‘DJ Tokyo’. Guttural bass and abstracted beats dart at lightspeed on ‘Fugue’, showing off the free spirited nature of 90s electronica.

Not only does this reissue of Tone Capsule contain some of the best of an almost 30 year old sound, but it also shows how Soul Oddity laid the groundwork for many scenes to come."

https://bleep.com/release/347414-soul-oddity-tone-capsule

"First ever repress of Soul Oddity's 'Tone Capsule' album, a legendary piece of work from Romulo Del Castillo and Joshua Kay who afterwards would become known as Phoenecia, release on Warp and start the Schematic imprint.

This record was probably the opening salvo from the Miami IDM scene, a merging of their Autechre / early Warp influences with Miami Bass, Rap and Electro-Funk. It would also pave the way for labels like Schematic, Beta Bodega, Chocolate Industries, M3RCK and artists such as Push Button Objects, Prefuse 73 and Richard Devine right through to current Miami legends Nick Leon, Danny Daze etc.

A reissue you probably were not expecting but a vital one whose fingers prints can be heard on a lot of todays music. "

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