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LP version on 180 gram vinyl with download code. Block Boundaries is the new album from minimalist composer Ryan Teague building on his previous releases for Type, Sonic Pieces and current tag Village Green. Inspired by the theme of psychogeography, the record fuses acoustic instrumentation with electronic and processed material, taking the listener on a hallucinogenic Ballard-ian journey through from the thrumming urban activity of New York, Amsterdam and London. Brooding opener InchSite & SituationInch sets the tone with hypnotic guitar and mallet chimes, emotive cello swells and surging bass synth, InchLast Known PositionInch comes on like a lost Tangerine Dream jam session, spiraling arpeggios and oscillating pulses, while InchLiminal SpaceInch introduces driving percussion around mesmeric synth pulses and a shimmering piano progression. Closer InchEnd of the LineInch brings the journey to an end in an introspective mood - a wavering synth figure cut against wistful drone washes that fade into the distance. Block Boundaries is a masterful achievement of melody, form and texture that rewards more with every captivated listen and will assuredly secure Ryan Teague's place alongside his acclaimed contemporaries such as Nils Frahm, Jon Hopkins, Emeralds and Hauschka. Album Tracks 1. Site and Situation 2. Block Boundaries 3. Last Known Position 4. Diversion 1 5. Scale and Ratio 6. Liminal Space 7. Diversion 2 8. Remote Outliers 9. Animated Landscape 10. End of the Line
