Pye Corner Audio

Black Mill Tapes Vol. 3 & 4

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• 01 Pathway six
• 02 Electronic Rhythmn Number Five
• 03 Transmission Seven Pathways Open
• 04 Inside the wave
• 05 Memory wiped
• 06 Building obscured by mist
• 07 Electronic rhythm number eighteen
• 08 Foreshadowed
• 09 Hexden channel
• 10 Transmission two pathway closed
• 11 Electronic rhythm number eighteen
• 12 Theme number eight
• 13 Transmission Five The Old Place
• 14 Dystopian vector part 1
• 15 Transmission thirteen line of sight
• 16 Electronic Rhythmn Number Nine
• 17 Theme Number Seven
• 18 Electronic Rhythmn Number Two
• 19 Electronic Rhythmn Number Twelve
• 20 Transmission Nine Black Light
• 21 Void Bound
• 22 Dystopian Vector part 2
• 23 Evil surrounds
• 24 Cont no stop

Another stunning collection of dusty driving darkness! Pye Corner Audio corner has finally completed his follow-up to the crushing Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1 & 2, and unsurprisingly it’s just as faded as its predecessor. While Volume 3 has been available via the mysterious producer’s Bandcamp page, this is the first time Volume 4 has ever been heard, and marks the completion of the series that has catapulted him to widespread recognition. These two diverse full-lengths have been re-mastered and slotted together on one record, and mark a transitional period in The Head Technician’s production history. Eschewing the whimsical ambience of the previous chapters, there’s a notable shift into beat-laced darkness on Volumes 3 & 4. ‘Electronic Rhythm Number Five’ is maybe the producer’s most obvious nod to classic house yet with its punchy square-wave bassline and dusty disco snare. Elsewhere, we’re treated to a slice of sizzling darkwave with ‘Inside the Wave’, and gloomy John Carpenter-influenced rumblings with the sparse ‘Dystopian Vector Part One’. Black Mill Tapes Volumes 3 & 4 is yet another expertly crafted collection of electronic vignettes, handled by a producer whose veteran’s touch can be heard in each note. This is the soundtrack to the flickering neon light outside your bedroom window, and should be approached with caution.