Label: Trome Records

DIYな装丁が美しい8インチ・レースカット盤!!過去にベルギーMorc Recordsからの音源を紹介、変名Karina ESPとしても活動を展開する、主にアコースティック楽器による至極ミニマムなドローン研究に勤しむChris Gowers。エレクトロニクス作家Blair Cartyと実験的なギタリストのJustin GuillenのデュオFroxelと共に制作した、変則ドローン・ミュージックを主旨としたスプリット盤。Karina ESPサイドは初期から取り組んできたテープ録音の最後の作品であり、くぐもった分厚い層が蠢くストレートな持続音。そしてFroxelサイドは音粒が大きいエレクトロアコースティック寄りな作風を披露。





Individually lathe-cut vinyl pressed by Peter King. This is issue 1 of the 'Fragment' split series - a 15 minute 8" EP of barely-there drone music on one side, and other-worldy electronics and guitar experimentation on the other.

Split from UK/US ambient artists. Limited lathe-cut vinyl featuring barely-there guitar drone and subtle electronics that evaporates and fills the room.

Part One of the Fragment Series of split releases is a re-issue of a 2004 release from Evelyn Records, which closed business shortly after this 8" record was pressed meaning that hardly any of the original edition were sold.
On clear lathe-cut vinyl in hand-stamped card sleeve.

Karina ESP:
'The last Karina ESP work recorded to tape, this track marks the end of the early analogue recordings and mourns the passing of my now-deceased 4-track. For staring into nothing.' - 2004.

Froxel:
'Recorded 2003. 'Turbine Wars' started out as a track with much more beat and melody. Then we started messing around with a bunch of effects and came up with the track you now hear. We don't recommend making tracks this way, but maybe we just might since we came up with something totally unique' - Froxel, 2003.

Froxel were the coupling of a drum n' bass/jungle producer and an experimental guitarist, namely Blair Carty and Justin Guillen. This release was their debut. In the same year Froxel also released the 'Spaced In' 10" EP on Belgian label Zealrecords before the tragic death of Blair Carty curtailed the project.

This EP was released shortly after Blair's passing, and is dedicated to him.