Hardformat

Hello again to Simon Cummings, who previously wrote about The Hafler Trio.

Artist: Operations
Title: Cold Months
Label: Self-released
Year: 2008
Designer: Chris Anderson
Type of music: Electroacoustic, drone, experimental
Notes: Chris Anderson’s Operations project has already seen some interesting packaging, but this is his most imaginative yet. A 3” CD-R together with a slip of paper containing credits and an enigmatic photo, lovingly wrapped in a felt case & sealed with a safety pin. According to Chris’ MySpace page, the labels were “sewn on by hand by my girlfriend and her mother”. It’s a very limited edition (“about 30ish”); details about procuring a copy are available here. His music is very interesting, enveloping the listener in drifting clouds of electroacoustic drone & shimmer.

Extremely fiddly to use(!), but lovely to behold.