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Universal Flow (the first album) began in the ethnic universe but then swept you off into multi-universes, crossing boundaries, styles and perceptions, eventually leaving you in a world full of skipping beats, organic bleeps and a sense of loneliness. It was very much as studio release (a small bald-headed bloke scurrying around in the deeps of a dark room with a hand full of electronic gizmos and a plethora of effects and samples). In the three year gap, Charles' experiences have broadened by playing live gigs and a widened appreciation of downtempo music. The end result is a more musical, uplifting concept. The soundscapes are still there, but are now held together with stronger melodies and ideas, with many of the tracks tried and tested, to positive response, at live events over the past year.
Catching Zinc begins exactly where Universal Flow ended, with a full on, chilled out, ethnic track. From there it introduces elements of cinematic, dub, jazz, lounge, drum and bass, all tied together by Perpetual Loop's unique production skills and sound. It's less thought provoking and just more plain fun, and yet for Charles, Catching Zinc is by far a much more personal, mature journey. And that's the key... just like Universal Flow this too is a journey, to far of places in the mind.
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01- Release
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02 - Simulated Neurons
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03 - King in U
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04 - Scattered mind
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05 - Wake within
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06 - Trapped in the inconceivable
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07 - All that matters
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08 - Catching zinc
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09 - Overcome
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10 - Festival
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11 - Morning comes
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Perpetual Loop have commissioned Olly Flude to exclusively design the artwork for this release. Olly is an illustrator, printmaker and comics writer working and living in
Manchester. He has a studio at Hot Bed Press (www.hotbedpress.org) print workshop in Salford. He's from
a small town where all the old people knew each other, and is the creator of this box is all yours.
www.oliverflude.com
Example of his work   
Perpetual Loop are looking for people to review this release. If you run a music blog / site / magazine and would like to review Catching Zinc, please contact me at charles@perpetualloop.co.uk, thanks.
Catching Zinc is not yet available to purchase, but will be releasesd shortly. Please keep coming back to check for dates.
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At last it's here! "Catching Zinc", Perpetual Loop's second full release will be available from 14th December from all major online stores. Just in time to buy your loved ones, one last present for Xmas. For full information : 