30/10/20 - FSOL Calendar, small Amorphous updates

A few bits of small note. The other day's Sylophone Gen X-1 track, 'Talus', has appeared as this month's calendar track. More information on how such a piece was made from a single synth was included in the email:

Every sound created using

GEN X-1

Processed through various foot pedals and then sampled using a Akai s3200xl

Pitched reversed and further internal fx

RESULT - FSOL TALUS

So that's that.

In other news, it appears Listening Beyond the Head Chakra isn't as finished as we expected, as Gaz has mentioned on Facebook that the album is "expected to" contain tracks. Which is also at odds with the nine track version listed in the 2020 Amorphous calendar. Who knows. He also confirms the 2CD edition of 'We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal' is due out at the same time as the LP, currently penned in for 20th November.

29/10/20 - Immortal LP release date

The multi-path single of 'We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal' has a release date! Or, at least, the LP edition does. The six track record will be out on 20th November. As with previous psych-era singles, the tracks all have their own titles, rather than Parts / Paths. The release is credited to The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill. A release date for the 2CD is likely to follow soon - given the short lead time on CD manufacturing, it might still drop on the same day. Here's a look at the cover:

And the tracklist:

We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal
Synthony On A Theme Of Mortality
Hymortality
Psych Recap
The Immortality Break
Physically I'm Here, Mentally Far, Far Away

We've obviously heard excerpts of 'Synthony...' and 'Physically...' as previews on the MPB edition of the record, while the first track will likely be the same as the album version, which we've heard in progress over the past five years. In the press release, 'The Immortality Break' is described as containing "John-Bonham-like drums", suggesting a pounding breaksy version - which would tie in nicely with some of the Cascade 2020 versions - while 'Psych Recap' isn't mentioned at all, hinting that it might be a short interlude piece, maybe at the start of side 2.

25/10/20 - New track, Talus, using the Stylophone Gen X-1

Stylophone report that their new Gen X-1 synth has been used by Brian on a FSOL track called Talus. Now, we know the band have a fondness for old and battered gear, but this piece of kit is a few levels above the standard Stylophone. The full track can be heard by checking the YouTube link below:

18/10/20 - Immortal 2CD and paths LP on their way to be manufactured

Gaz today posted artwork proofs for the 2CD edition of We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal, which will feature the five path longform version of disc one, with the Record Store Day MPB Remix on CD2. These have, apparently, been sent off for manufacture. The LP edition of the paths version has also been submitted to the pressing plant; while the CD edition should only take a week or two for manufacture, the wait on vinyl pressing at the moment means we're still looking at a late November / early December release date.