Red Stars Over Tokyo

Crossing A Frozen Sea

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End of March will see the release of a 12inch featuring one original Red Stars Over Tokyo track and a remix by the acclaimed Magazine collective from Cologne. End of April, a second 12inch will follow featuring remixes only, done by Machinefabriek and Vindicatrix. Later this year we will also release a Red Stars Over Tokyo full album. Since 2008, Red Stars Over Tokyo has been releasing records on his own Hot Hair imprint. With a past playing in Punk bands, his sound nowadays has a deliberate lo-fi approach. His tracks have a free-flowing feel, sounding improvised without shunning precision and emotional poise. 'Crossing a Frozen Sea' is a 20-minute long Ambient track that seems toreference the alienation of the Residents' Eskimo album, but quickly turns into an almost driving and kind of staccato elegy, frozen in time between a definite 90's Intelligent Ambient influence and an understated referenceto 80's Industrial music. 'Threads', the 1984 BBC documentary-like account of a nuclear war, seen from the perspective of the city of Sheffield, was a definite influence on Red Stars Over Tokyo while producing this track. Its sense of the world ending and a forced acceptance of what has just happened define 'Crossing a Frozen Sea' and give an eeriness to its undeniable beauty. The Magazine remix gives 'Crossing a Frozen Sea' a bit more of a forward momentum. The 90's Intelligent Ambient and Techno influence remains firmly in place, but a liquid bassline and some melodic syncopation give the remix its undeniable Magazine touch. Since starting the Magazine project in 2010, its three members have earned a reputation of bringing a different and more experimental approach to club music. Their remix of 'Crossing a Frozen Sea' adds to the high level of their productions. Accessible, but not easy, this is mobile and emotive music for many different contexts.

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Release Date

11.04.2013

Cat No

TESTTOON07

Tracklist

Track 1
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Track 2
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Ambient
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12"
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Deconstructing Happiness Testtoon
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Electronica
12"
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Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Deconstructing Happiness Testtoon
Ambient
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2-LP
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Melody Attack Testtoon
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Electronica
2-LP
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Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Melody Attack Testtoon
Electronica
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12"
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Melody Attack Remixes Testtoon
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Electronica
12"
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Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Melody Attack Remixes Testtoon
Electronica
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12"
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Helen In The Mirror Hot Hair
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Electronica
12"
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Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Helen In The Mirror Hot Hair
Electronica
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12"
Red Stars CPR
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Earth Is Heaven / Heaven Is Hell Testtoon
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Electronica
12"
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Red Stars CPR
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Earth Is Heaven / Heaven Is Hell Testtoon
Electronica
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LP
Sova Stroj
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Refugium Testtoon
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Electronica
LP
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Sova Stroj
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Refugium Testtoon
Ambient
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12"
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Deconstructing Happiness Testtoon
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Electronica
12"
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Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Deconstructing Happiness Testtoon
Ambient
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LP
Sova Stroj
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Silent Earth LP Testtoon
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Electronica
LP
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Sova Stroj
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Silent Earth LP Testtoon
Experimental Electronica
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LP
Michael Fahres
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Tibataje Testtoon
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Electronica
LP
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Michael Fahres
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Tibataje Testtoon
Electronica
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12"
Oubys
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SQM Part II Testtoon
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Electronica
12"
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Oubys
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SQM Part II Testtoon
Electronica
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12" + mp3
Red Stars Over Tokyo
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Crossing A Frozen Sea Testtoon
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Electronica
12" + mp3
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Crossing A Frozen Sea Testtoon
Re Edit (Disco)
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12"
Various
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BPC Vinyl Edits 1 Bpitch Control
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12"
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Various
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BPC Vinyl Edits 1 Bpitch Control
DrumStep / TechStep
12" + mp3
Ital Tek
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Hyper Real EP Civil Music
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12" + mp3
Ital Tek
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Hyper Real EP Civil Music
Bass
12"
Burial + Four Tet
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Nova Text
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12"
Burial + Four Tet
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Nova Text
Bass
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12"
Martyn & Mike Slott
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Collabs 1 All City
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Martyn & Mike Slott
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Collabs 1 All City