Hainbach - Landfill Totems LP

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On April 8th, SA Recordings will release a limited edition vinyl and brand new sample library from Berlin-based composer and musician Hainbach, entitled ‘Landfill Totems’.

Landfill Totems

Hainbach’s latest album distils many elements of his work into an immaculate project; an irrepressible childlike fascination and obsession for experimenting, a mischievous sense of humour and a completely unique and charismatic approach to electronic production and composition. The release started as an installation and a one-off performance in Berlin, before expanding exponentially into a full album and an accompanying sound library which will also be available.

Hainbach erected three huge sculptures from obsolete, once high-end research equipment, taken from nuclear research labs, particle accelerators and grandfather’s sheds. These forgotten relics of scientific progression and milestones of human evolution were repurposed by the artist and given a new lease of life in a completely unforeseen capacity as musical instruments dubbed the ‘Landfill Totems’.

The juxtaposition of totemic imagery and electronic... more

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releases April 8, 2021

Recorded by Hainbach at Patch Point in Berlin, Summer 2020
Mastered by Nathan Moody at Obsidian Sound
Master Lacquer cut by Andreas Lubich