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The Simulacra Transmission

by Shipwreck Karpathos

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    Download includes the full album, "secret" track, and concept sketches by cover artist Allen Walton.
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  • Limited Edition Cassette. ONLY 25 AVAILABLE.
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Red foil normal-bias tapes. Self dubbed, hand numbered, stamped, packaged, and wax sealed. Has a lot more of a lo-fi sound than the digital recordings. This is the way this album was meant to be heard.

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  • LIMITED EDITION CASSETTE. 2ND RUN. VARIANT COLOR. AVAILABLE UNTIL 01.04.19
    Cassette + Digital Album

    The first run of 25 tapes sold out in a few hours. We did not expect these to go so fast and we want everyone who wants a tape to be able to have one so we are doing a second limited run, with a slight variation. Blue foil normal-bias tapes. Self dubbed, hand numbered, stamped, packaged, and wax sealed with blue wax. Color may vary slightly from images shown.

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about

In the final moments before the destruction of Installation 1138 the Simulacra which held the island managed to send one final transmission to an unknown, and unseen entity. Hidden, buried deep in the sound and static were four simple lines:

The Pilot is The Builder.
The Builder is The Destroyer.
Virgil is an anomaly.
Wake The Singularity.

The Pilot Trilogy: Chapter 1.5

When we last left The Pilot and Virgil, our heroes had just laid waste to Installation 1138 and The Simulacra that destroyed their home; Circle City. In one final act of defiance a transmission was sent as the island fell. Now something more mysterious, more sinister, and bigger than either one of them could possibly imagine is on the horizon and neither one of them have any idea.

The Simulacra Transmission is a step away from our usual sound. We went into each song with a general direction of where we wanted it to go, but it is heavily improvised. We played around with different tape sounds, new instruments, and got weird with a bike wheel. This album is an experiment in new ideas, new feelings, and getting a little uncomfortable. As always, best with headphones.

credits

released December 28, 2018

Written and performed by Shipwreck Karpathos:

Michal Arzac - Guitar//Kalimba
David Chastain - Guitar//Melodica//Synth

Bass//Organ Written and performed by Ian Duvall (Archiator)
archiator.bandcamp.com

Tape loop on track one (guitar) by Kit Day

Tape loop on track 3 (vocals) and track 4 (guitar) by Ryan Osterman (Holy Fawn)
holyfawn.bandcamp.com

Voices on track 4: Pam Able, Farooq Ansari, Phil Chavez, Sarah DuBois, Aaron Frost, Madeline Frost, Beth Graham, Todd Harrington, Joseph James, Kimberly Jensen, Erich Krueger, Mario Molina, Ryan Osterman, Tahira Sadaf, Laura Stanley, Allison White, and Courtney Williamson.

"Secret track": Jake Watson


Recorded//mixed//mastered by Jason Sissoyev (Coastlands)
coastlands.bandcamp.com

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Shipwreck Karpathos Indianapolis, Indiana

Instrumental punks trapped in the Midwest. This is an experiment.

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