{"product_id":"qasim-naqvi-beta-lp","title":"Qasim Naqvi - Beta LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePakistani-American avant-composer and drummer of the cult experimental acoustic trio Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi, will release a new record titled Beta, a limited edition on clear vinyl, on June 20th.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeant as a sister release to last year’s acclaimed six-part modular synth suite Teenages, Beta is a series of experiments chronicling Naqvi’s understanding of writing for this type of instrument and the growth of the instrument itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-side of Beta is a live performance of the track Teenages, which was recorded at the first Erased Tapes x LCO: Purcell Session at Southbank Centre, London in February 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf Teenages captured the sound of electronics living, breathing and mutating of their own accord, Beta rather describes the moment they came to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Beta is a prequel to the story of Teenages. At the time I had the most basic elements of a modular synthesiser – one oscillator and a random voltage generator which is a module that releases sporadic currents through the system. Ironically, this component provided a lot of warmth and humanness to the music, a kind of fallibility. I fed simple melodic ideas and rhythmic patterns into this bare bones setup and observed the responses, while occasionally guiding the music in other directions. It was like a diagnostic test. At the time I felt that this music was underdeveloped but listening back, I think the Beta tracks add an interesting dimension to the entire Teenages arc. They’re the zygotes.” — Qasim Naqvi \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=867500091\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=4258925046\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/qasimnaqvi.bandcamp.com\/album\/beta-2\"\u003eBeta by Qasim Naqvi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32134625689662,"sku":null,"price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/products\/a1416221914_16.jpg?v=1592574505","url":"https:\/\/www.bullcityrecords.com\/products\/qasim-naqvi-beta-lp","provider":"Chaz's Bull City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}