Simulcast is an instrumental reworking of Tychos Grammy Nominated (!) 2019 album Weather. But the San Francisco producer / photographer / designer wasnt content with just erasing the vocal stems – Each of the eight tracks from Weather are stripped down to their essence and re-recorded, creating an entirely new, nearly ambient soundscape from these beloved tracks. In his words Simulcast expands on the concepts laid out in Weather but shifts into the abstract with instrumental soundscapes in place of lyrics, opening up a visual space and translating the message into a new language. Alright is jittery, reverberating guitar and all-encompassing bass tones, Outer Sunset is looped breakbeats and moody guitar licks that brings to mind classic IDM such as Boards of Canada. Cypress is a more lo-fi sounding track, a thoughtful showcase of his love for vintage Japanese analog gear. Black vinyl pressing, includes printed inner sleeve.

• black vinyl pressing
• new versions of tracks from Tycho’s 2019 album Weather
• includes printed inner sleeve
• music label: Mom + Pop 2020

reviewed by ROGUE SQUADRON 03/2020