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mondo hybrid

by magnetisme obscur

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    Recorded on Type II (Chrome) high-quality cassette tapes (TDK SA50).
    Recording system used : Yamaha MT4X (probably the 90's ultimate and last 3 head 4 track recording studio) at normal speed (of course!) and with dbx noise reduction system off. Plays great on any system : walkman or hifi tape decks.
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    Nice transparent blue cassette. Type I (Ferro) tape. Recorded on a Tascam 202 MK3 with no noise reduction system. Hand made cover. Laser printed on high quality glossy paper.

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1.
mondo hybrid 04:30
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2.
gamanasrama 04:08
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3.
visions of souls 04:34
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4.
masters of honor 03:37
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mind surf 04:01
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6.
tempting 04:46
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about

This 6 tracks EP was composed in quite a short period of time. It has been fueled with some thoughts about upcoming living society and technology issues. This could be a soundtrack for a political science fiction movie with spying, absolute authority and hope as a main theme.

A rather lofi approach when recording and mixing. I think mondo hybrid, mind surf and gamasrama have a "liquid aspect" in the sound spectrum if it shall mean anything! visions of soul is what I would define as a hazyhouse tune.

Gear used: DR110, TR606, TR626, DR660, Volca Sample, Yamaha PSS200, modular filters (Fluctuations Magnétiques, VCF74), a very ugly Korg Prophecy, etc.

A cool article about this LP in the Berlin based "octobird" webzine (27 February 2020):

"Soundtracks for dystopian cyperpunk movies that don’t exist. In the retrofuturistic realms of LoFi-House and Electro, a lot is already out of stock at the video shop around the corner. Whether as a stringent concept or as a flowing aesthetic of sound. And yet it is always surprising how new and independent ideas and color palettes result from this world of sound.

The French producer Magnetisme Obscur has been concentrating on his well-chosen hardware tool-set of driving drum machines, washed-out synths and grated vocal samples since around 2016 and publishes the results on his DIY in-house label CPSL records.

On the current release Mondo Hybrid, he adds an ingredient to his sound spectrum, which he himself describes as a “liquid aspect”. And indeed, a viscous yellow smear flows through the entire length of the EP, extracted from kitsch and stored in darkness for decades. The poison of an unfulfilled hope that distorts into a nightmare of lonesome dreams . A sound that I only experienced so clearly from Danny Wolfer’s (aka Legowelt) side project Polarius. But while Polarius likes to digress and stroll into the unknown, Mondo Hybrid seems pleasantly focused. Mind Surf in particular comes up with a hookline that winds its way through the entire track without any problems and still nudges your finger towards track-repeat at the end."

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released May 1, 2019

All tracks composed by Frank Fargo
Samples of rap acapellas copiously processed

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magnetisme obscur Lyon, France

cpslrecords is run by Frank Fargo. It is the hosting label for magnetisme obscur, william boy, gallion, biagio corsi, capsule metal, zorbal and bradnbury.

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