Stereo Machines And Kinesis

About

In the liminal space of mid-80s experimental sound, Stereo Machines And Kinesis thrived on the process-driven alchemy of cassette manipulation. Across ten releases—spanning from their inception in 1985 to the closing opus of No.10 in 1987, each project is a sculptural exercise in layered textures and found sound. Their alliance with Color Disc manifests a sonic evolution marked by a commitment to the cassette's tactile possibilities. Release No.10 (1987) exemplifies their mastery in tape manipulation, where non-linear compositions reverberate with an intricate interplay of process and result. The early works, such as No.01 (1985), reveal a raw exploration, a seed of the fractal complexity to come. Within these spools of magnetic tape, Stereo Machines And Kinesis construct not merely music but an interdisciplinary dialogue between sound and medium, drawing parallels to contemporaries like Bloody Foreigners and Eagles Prey. The obscurity of their work, mirrored in the modest listenership, belies the depth of their contributions to the cassette-based soundscape narrative. Each release is a testament to their unwavering dedication to exploring the acoustic fringes, where the familiar dissolves into the exploratory murmur of the unknown.