Theme∞Variations, by Whettman Chelmets / qualchan.

Theme∞Variations

by Whettman Chelmets / qualchan.

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1.	Whettman Chelmets - Home is a Theme 01:37	buy track
2.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 1 - Home is a Bounce 01:50	buy track
3.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 2 - Home is Stabbing 02:03	buy track
4.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 3 - Home Swallows You 02:41	buy track
5.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 4 - Home is a Fugue State 02:08	buy track
6.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 5 - Home is a Virus 02:53	buy track
7.	Whettman Chelmets - Variation 6 - Home is a Neverending Wave 03:14	buy track
8.	qualchan. - box. 01:15	buy track
9.	qualchan. - asleep. 01:09	buy track
10.	qualchan. - pistons. 00:56	buy track
11.	qualchan. - skeeter. 01:21	buy track
12.	qualchan. - nite moves. 01:24	buy track
13.	qualchan. - land of jurassic. 01:44	buy track
14.	qualchan. - set up. 01:30	buy track
15.	qualchan. - in the cut. 00:56	buy track
16.	qualchan. - state. 01:09	buy track
17.	qualchan. - clip. 01:05	buy track
18.	qualchan. - roses. 01:15	buy track
19.	qualchan. - stupendous. 01:21	buy track

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STR is beyond excited to have two of our favourite artists together on a split cassette. Both Joplin, MO based Whettman Chelmets and Portland’s qualchan. have unique, recognizable (and complementary) styles, each crafting exquisitely detailed compositions where texture is a key element in conveying emotion.
For Side A, Whettman Chelmets employed a range of classical techniques to compose variations on a melody that qualchan. had sent. The results are as gorgeous as they are different, and while there are clear reminders of Chelmets’ previous shoegaze-industrial-ambient amalgams, this release sees breaking new sonic territory which at times recalls something like Mike Paradinas’ on-the-grid, synth-heavy, classical-infused material - while totally fresh, dynamic and beautiful.
On Side B, qualchan. presents us with a sublime series of moody, slow-house miniatures. It’s a style he’s refined over the years into a truly signature sound. Inspired by nature, specifically Oregon’s Cascade region, as well as the work of artists such as Madlib, Wolfgang Voigt and Jefre Cantu Ledesma, the spacious composition of these low-slung, woozy grooves simultaneously evokes ecstasy and unease.

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released September 4, 2020

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