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KODEK - Rīgas Elektromašīnbūves Rūpnīca vinyl

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KODEK's first 12" is out now on KONTAKTOR RECORDS!

Kaspars Rolšteins about the release: "The record 'Rīgas Elektromašīnbūves Rūpnīca (RER)' has many distinctive characteristics. I would like to draw listeners attention to the fact that the recording was made with 16 microphones in an abandoned factory in Sarkandaugava (Rīga, Latvia). Over two days, KODEK recorded how the music sounds specifically in this vast space - how the window panes vibrate, how the metal lockers rattle, and how the sound waves propagate uniquely. This created a special and unparalleled musical sound. In this record, KODEK not only plays musical instruments but also the space itself, resulting in an added value or a new chapter in the history of world music - The Sound of Sarkandaugava."

Written & Produced by Raivo Vainovskis (KODEK)
Artwork & Design by Walter Werner
Mastered by Andris Indāns (Gas of Latvia)
Special thanks to Skatuvestehnika.lv

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