snd/nhk: split

Split 12" between two of the artists at the forefront of the experimental dance scene, SND and NHK. Aside from sharing three-letter names, the two acts also nicely compliment each other via skewed electronics which come out of mutual dance and minimal electronic sensibilities. SND offer a cut of jacking minimal loops, flows of repetition that unfold before your eyes (and ears), while NHK is suitably equal part bass-squelch with rudimentary snare Motorik via pirate radio broadcast. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Limited edition pressed on 140 gram white vinyl which itself is housed in a silkscreened PVC sleeve with artwork by Kathryn Politis & Bill Kouligas. SND was formed in Sheffield, UK, in 1998 by Mark Fell and Mat Steel. Three critically-acclaimed albums for Mille Plateaux alongside the continuing series on their own label put SND at the forefront of new digital minimalism, pioneering a sound that always influenced but also resisted the so-called "clicks and cuts" movement that built up around them. NHK was formed in 2006 in Osaka, Japan by Kouhei Matsunaga and Toshio Munehiro. Mainly as a side project of prolific producer Kouhei Matsunaga (who works under many different aliases such as NHK'Koyxen, NHKyx, Internet Magic and Koyxen), they started making experimental dub techno with a more raw and harsh edge to it. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Limited edition pressed on 140 gram white vinyl which itself is housed in a silk-screened PVC sleeve with artwork by Kathryn Politis & Bill Kouligas.