Where bought? Norman Records, online. They had a sale announcement that dropped into my inbox and I scrolled through to see what was on offer - and this, a record from my Best of 2020, was. It arrived the next day. Can't beat it.
Quite a sad story behind this, but let's get to the facts. Autotelia are a duo formed of Demian Castellanos of kosmiche-indie rock group The Oscillation (very good! I put them on once) and Tom Relleen of percussive experimental group Tomaga (also very good!). This is their only album, I would expect, as Tom passed away recently. He was young and wonderful and talented and also a friend of some friends of mine, all of whom mourn his passing long after his death.
I didn't get this because he is a good guy or because I met the other one in the band: I just heard it without knowing who had made it, and I liked it a lot. I suppose you could file it in the world of post-Eno music - between spaces genre-wise, instrumental, expressive, a future-facing. There are elements of a dark techno, ambient, kosmiche - like Manuel Gottsching jamming with Robert Fripp and Donnacha Costello.
Side A is a complete ride from start to finish - please, go and listen to 'First Flight' and see how you feel about it. These are moods I could live in for much longer than appear on record. Side B starts a little slower but quickly picks up the pace. I love the bass playing all across this, as I do on Tomaga records - in the pocket and then playing gorgeous runs that accent and augment all the right bits.
It's a tough sell because they ain't famous and won't do any more. But it really is a quality piece of work.
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