Monthly Archives: September 2007

TS02 – Chris Watson “Oceanus Pacificus”

7″ vinyl only – not available for digital download
Limited edition of 1000

Artwork & Photography by Jon Wozencroft | Cut by Jason @ Transition
The voices and rhythms of the Humboldt current around the Galapagos Islands recorded April 2006 using a pair of Dolphin Ear Pro Hydrophones onto a NAGRA ARES-Pll digital audio recorder.

Chris Watson, originally from Sheffield but now resident in Newcastle, England, is the world’s leading wildlife sound recordist. After co-founding Cabaret Voltaire with Richard Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, he left in 1981 to work for Tyne Tees Television and he also joined The Hafler Trio. He then left to become the sound archivist for the Royal Society for Protection of Birds. He is now working full time as a freelance sound recordist.
This is the first release in a new series of Touch 7″ vinyl only releases, ‘Touch Sevens’

Track list:

1. 3m
2. 10m

Locked grooves on both sides…

Continue reading

Beatport Label of the Week | September 2007

Touch is Beatport’s [USA] Label of the Week. Beatport write: “Amassing an impressive body of work over the last 25 years, Touch is host to several of today’s pioneers in electronic listening music. Biosphere, Mark Van Hoen/Locust, Chris Watson, Philip Jeck, Fennesz are among their current catalog artists…”