Bulbul – U5 / Velo
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Artist: Bulbul
Album: U5 / Velo
Label: Trost
Year: (unknown / 2002)
Designer: tbc
Type of music: Looped environmental samples
Notes: These two 3″ CDs are linked by their use of sound sources and their format. Apparently, there is a third in the series, though I can’t find any information about it. U5 is music constructed from samples recorded on the Vienna underground system; the packaging is apparently made from the original dam material of the stations. Velo is comprised of bicycle samples, more strongly rhythmical and less tonal than U5; the packaging is styled after a 70’s puncture repair kit.