AEAEA, by Urban Exploration

AEAEA

by Urban Exploration

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"Classy, atmospheric, slowly pulsating Techno / House drifters” Hardwax

"Opening track 'Siren' feels like a lament to the death of Northern bleep techno heritage, summoning the ghosts of Unique 3. Meanwhile, 'Abyssal' has an air of melancholy that's evocative of battleship grey Northern skies as it gradually becomes draped in a cloak of forlorn synth." Norman Records

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Crooked Acres Records are proud to announce their first vinyl release - AEAEA - featuring a selection of moody 4/4 cuts and dark ambient techno from the delphic Urban Exploration collective. Heavy with dreamy analogue synths, thudding bass and industrial shimmer, these stripped-back atmospheric tracks see the Leeds electronic music crew at their most focused, deep and immersive.

Numb - which was previously released on Terra Incognita (2021) - has now been remastered for vinyl by Keith Tenniswood (aka Radioactive Man), breathing new life into this mournful slice of ghostly house music. The cinematic science fiction vibe, and the analogue nostalgia that permeated the last album has been distilled and refined in the new tracks too, toughened up for the soundsystem, but still evidently the work of a group as adept at exploring ambient soundscapes, as they are at making infectious and funktional beats with their machines. Shuffled hi-hats and deep subs betray the group’s distant history as purveyors of dubby UK bass music. Echoes of their journey from free party DJs to radiophonic studio experimenters run throughout these tracks, but the result certainly has crossover appeal - ideal for both forward-thinking dancefloors and twilight headphone sessions.

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released September 1, 2023

Copyright 2022 Crooked Acres Records

Written and produced by Urban Exploration at Crooked Acres Studios
Mastered by RAM @ Curvepusher

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Urban Exploration Leeds, UK

Urban Exploration (UE) is a music and art collective based in Leeds, UK.

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AEAEA

Sep 2023
Terra Incognita

Aug 2021
UEMix

Nov 2017
Dystopic

Jul 2019
Heterotopic

Jun 2019
Utopic

May 2019
Evolve (Live at Antiform)

Aug 2015

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