Preorder The First Entertainment Systems Batch
3.4.15 by Mike Haley

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Listen, I know what you’re thinking right now. And the answer is “yes”. There is yet ANOTHER new cassette label launching and my instructions are for you to pay attention to it. I know, I know. You’re drowning. You can’t keep up. It’s toooo hawd!! Chill out, partake in some herbal tea, or non-herbal tea, or non-tea herbals and give Entertainment Systems a glance. I think after you warm up to their opening acts, a three cassette batch of viscous, beat-flecked electronics that is available for preorder now, you’ll agree that they’re worth your time. Let’s examine…

The three artists making up this inaugural batch are Cryptosystem IBabexo, and Dagir Du. Cryptosystem I spends time on “Mortalscapes” patterning lavish drone sweeps and miniature tinkering, like tiny parts of a watch keeping time or insect wings fluttering in close quarters, to work up soothing rhythms. Those rhythms take the form of comatose beats that splinter through a Play-Doh atmosphere that pad this entire recording. The synthesized sounds on “Last Days Of Youth” by Babexo are carefully crafted and constantly pushing forward. There is plenty of oozing experimentation taking place, but the homebase stays icy and composed. It’s a concoction of abrasiveness and sobriety that fits like a glove with drifting keys, slimy waves, and outsider electronics. Dagir Du ghost rides the slug and dips into a sparkling multiverse of warped samples and static cling numbness. Even with it’s slow moving style, it can be hard to keep up with Dagir Du’s mangled vibes on “Gloom Fortress”, but it’s definitely worth the pursuit. Dig into a mix below, then head over to Entertainment Systems Bandcamp to grip the batch as a whole ($15), or tapes individually ($6).