news

2008/04
We're a little late with this, but a new little piece was included in the Subvert Central 60x60 project, available for free download. >>more

2007/11
A new album named Peripheral Geometries is now available through the No Type label.

2007/10
We're blogging a little bit.

2007/04
A while ago Repetition/Distract played a one-off concert at the Frankfurt Airport Sheraton Conference Center. Recordings of the performance will be added to the archive soon. Here's a photo of the event.

2007/03 Yay, new website is up :D
Preparations for a new release are slow but progressing. A new record entitled Not Even In Sleep is planned to surface on the Minor label in a not too distant future.
Current activities of project members include: sorting, archiving, de- and reassmbling old and new material. New music is being written as we type this.

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Repetition/Distract is an archival project organised by Felix to document the work of his invisible cat. Her music is created on travels to places like the Krim peninsula, Tangier, Caracas or Halifax, in the solitude of run-down hotel rooms, usually in the early morning hours with the windows wide open to let in the wind and the rain. Utilizing an assortment of clunky machinery, a primitive drum computer, accordeon and the sounds you can find in the throats of seashells down by the freight harbour she makes music that is noisy yet fragile. Brittle overtones of a gently distorted drone backdrop sing in and out of tune with small melody fragments in these not-at-home-recordings, which have been attributed to Dostoevskian (haha :D) characteristics.

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recordings

Subvert Central 60x60

Subvert Central 60x60

The users of subvertcentral.com have outdone themselves here with an eclectic compilation where ideas and styles are as numerous as its contributors. 60 pieces, each 60 seconds long will keep even the most severe ADD sufferer amused. Expect anything from techno to textures, funk to film scores and everything in between.
Available now as a free download from http://60x60.subvertcentral.com

Peripheral Geometries

Peripheral Geometries

Five tracks recorded in autumn/winter/spring 2006/07. Released by the canadian No Type label in November 07 as a free download. Someone described this very nicely as "from a Fellini film from the future, under water" :D

V.A. - Boring Music Vol. III Cover

V.A. - Boring Music Vol. III (mixed by Sven Swift)

12rec label head Sven Swift included A Visitor for Mr. Merrick... orginally on the Recordings 07/2004 - 05/2005 album, in this mixtape-style compilation. Great set of tracks from various (mostly electronic) styles, well worth the download.

Recordings 07/2004 - 05/2005 Cover

Recordings 07/2004 - 05/2005

The first volume of published material was originally just a small edition of ca. 20 copies on spraypainted cdr in handmade cardboard cases, given out as a gift to friends and enemies. It was later released as an mp3 album on the plainaudio label. The whole album is available for free download.

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