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The Machine Air (Original Film Soundtrack)
Label
Dense Truth
Catalogue Number
TJRUTH006
Release Date
February 3, 2021
  • Vinyl 1×LP, Limited Coloured

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    Transparent magenta edition

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    New pressing, limited edition of 300 only
    Includes double-sided insert and printed inner paper bag

  • Vinyl Standard Black Vinyl

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    First pressing, edition of 300 in PVC outer sleeve

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    Includes double-sided insert and printed inner bag

"Part art film, part performance piece, ‘The Machine Air’ is a fever dream visual poem and the first film to be both about – and recorded by – flying drones. Created by speculative architect and director Liam Young, it jams together Youtube and Liveleak rips with specially filmed, astonishing aerial shots of Indian textile factories and Bolivian lithium mines – the first time ever captured on camera. Premiered in its original form at BFI London Film Festival, it’s since been screened under multiple names and forms at the likes of Sonar Festival and Eindhoven Bienniale.

Matthew Barnes’ score, presented here sculpted and edited into 14 individual tracks, echoes the film’s cyberpunk claustrophobia: smeared sci-fi synth and distorted melodies rattle alongside metronomic rhythms and stretched samples, rewiring the hums of flying vehicles into warped and contorted sound design. Intimate piano melody weaves with sub bass, while woozy electronics and strings mirror the fluttering of the machines as they hover skywards, powering up and down.

‘The Machine Air’s soundtrack navigates the tension of this tech in our lives: drones simultaneously used as autonomous killing machines or aid delivery vehicles; surveillance robots or Amazon shopping tools. While Barnes’ previous work has retooled organic and human sounds into modern electronic worlds, here he pushes and pulls the music into beautiful, more dystopian shapes, combining with Young’s visuals to give a chilly glimpse into the near future.

The sleeve features an image of a police surveillance drone, by Haw Jia Jun.

Produced and mixed by Matthew Barnes in Liverpool and London. Mastered by Denis Blackham (Coil, Cabaret Voltaire, Eurythmics)."

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Taking Off 3:12 Buy

    Taking Off

  2. 2 Swarm 2:46 Buy

    Swarm

  3. 3 Do Drones Go To Heaven? 3:03 Buy

    Do Drones Go To Heaven?

  4. 4 The Textile Factory 2:23 Buy

    The Textile Factory

  5. 5 Civilians 3:16 Buy

    Civilians

  6. 6 Open Water, Looking Down 2:48 Buy

    Open Water, Looking Down

  7. 7 Lithium Pool 2:19 Buy

    Lithium Pool

  8. 8 Lithium Pool Reprise 0:31 Buy

    Lithium Pool Reprise

  9. 9 Police 2:18 Buy

    Police

  10. 10 Target Night Vision 3:41 Buy

    Target Night Vision

  11. 11 Dust Settle 1:12 Buy

    Dust Settle

  12. 12 Medic Drop 1:56 Buy

    Medic Drop

  13. 13 Heatseeking 2:30 Buy

    Heatseeking

  14. 14 Battery Power Down 3:02 Buy

    Battery Power Down

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