Ltd 300 "return" is the eighth album by ['ramp], and as its title suggests, it is a return to where ['ramp] originated from in 1996 – and even more so.
it has become the most "analogue" album since the first two releases "nodular" and "frozen radios" from 1998 and 2000 respectively. being rooted in the berlin school of thought, ['ramp] quickly started adding other ingredients to their blend of electronic music styles: being sequencer-driven and psychedelic-sounding on the one hand, ['ramp] founder stephen parsick was also keen on incorporating a grittier and more abrasive "industrial" sound into the band´s scope. "there is nothing more satisfying than making a synthesiser sound dangerous", parsick points out.
"return" was performed nearly exclusively on analogue keyboards and synthesisers from parsick´s collection, using various analogue effects devices, to achieve a compelling result: the sonic universe of early tangerine dream meets the thundering sequencer assaults of british modular heroes node and redshift.
all music on the album was recorded without midi and computer sequencing, assisted by parsick´s trusty old friend heath robinson. all tracks were recorded live onto an old-fashioned digital multitrack recorder, mixed on an analogue desk, and mastered in the analogue domain by berlin-based studio owner matthias fuchs who had already made "debris" and "steel and steam" sound great.
"return" will be available in a limited edition of 300 hand-numbered copies
