ECCO, by Polypores

ECCO

by Polypores

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Scubadevils What a phenomenal album - flows as a complete work, hitting a climax with the beautiful pulsating track 8 ‘Moonhole’ before winding back down. A sonic treat for the soul, utterly captivating and mesmerising from start to finish.

Danny Yet another gorgeous album from Polypores. The way these tracks meld together is both disarming and comforting in equal measure. Definitely my favorite so far from them, can’t wait to get the cassette. Favorite track: ECSTCY.

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C58 cassette tape with lemondrop yellow shell. 250gsm j-cards on a mix of gloss and matt stock (both looks great - we'll pick the orders at random). Second and final run, limited to 50 copies. One per customer please!

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1.	Floatation 07:05	buy track
2.	Humid Zones 02:31	buy track
3.	ECSTCY 02:43	buy track
4.	ECCO 07:56	buy track
5.	Liminal Encounters 03:40	buy track
6.	Suburban Mystics 04:51	buy track
7.	Water Babies 04:57	buy track
8.	Moonhole 06:06	buy track
9.	A Wheel Within A Wheel 03:58	buy track
10.	Amethyst 04:27	buy track
11.	Magonia Revisited 08:22	buy track

about

Stephen James Buckley’s third album for Frequency Domain came about during the summer of 2022, while working on a live set for his first show in London, supporting The Transcendence Orchestra. Instead of engaging his usual modular set up, Stephen found himself exploring the relationship between the thick, wobbly, somewhat unpredictable analog sounds of the Lyra-8 synthesiser and the crisp digital tones of the 1010 Music Lemondrop granular sampler.

As is usually the case, feeding into his explorations was his reading material at the time - books by John C. Lilly and Jacques Vallée, concepts from which led him to question the nature of reality as we know it. Recording the tracks in his plant-filled studio during the summer heatwave contributed to the album’s heady, hallucinatory vibe. Released as 11 tracks which segue to form two continuous sides of a cassette, ECCO shifts from celestial dreamscapes and expansive pastoral vistas to dense drones and sultry soundworlds.

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released May 12, 2023

Music by Stephen James Buckley
Artwork by sØlar

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Polypores Preston, UK

Polypores (aka Stephen James Buckley) paints music with a modular synthesizer, drawing influence from ambient, new age, and experimental electronics. It soars, bubbles, crackles, and soothes, in ever-shifting, immersive cosmic landscapes. Dream environments and sonic sculptures.

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Apr 28

The Castle and Falcon

Birmingham, UK
Jun 7

Wharf Chambers

Leeds, UK
Oct 5

Bedford Esquires

Bedford, UK

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