Whitelands Sunlight Echoes (Transparent Yellow Vinyl)

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Condition: Brand New Ships from: Melbourne

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• Stephen Hitchell (cv313, Intrusion, Radius, Phase90 et al.)is widely regarded as a defining voice in dub techno, known for a body of work that moves fluidly between rhythmic pressure and pure tonal immersion. Under his Variant alias, he first explored this broader ambient terrain with The Setting Sun, a record that has since become a quiet benchmark within his catalogue.

  Originally emerging via echospace [detroit], the album was shaped through a rigorously hands-on process. Field recordings captured in Berlin and Narita sit alongside outboard synthesis and sampling, with an explicitly analogue approach that favours texture, depth, and imperfection. The resulting sound carries a warmth and physicality that sets it apart from its era, with harmonic overtones, surface noise, and restrained distortion woven into its fabric.

  Dub techno remains present but understated: muted kicks, metallic delays, and half-glimpsed rhythmic forms drift beneath slow-moving chords and expansive pads. Tracks unfold patiently, allowing minute details to surface over time, particularly in the hushed, ceremonial passages where atmosphere outweighs pulse.

  Revisited by Field Records, The Setting Sun stands as a focused, long-form meditation on space, process, and toneone of Hitchells most considered and enduring works.

• Artist: Whitelands Label: Sonic Cathedral Format: LP Units: 1 Country: UK Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Indie Rock, Shoegaze

• A1 Heat Of The Summer
  A2 Songbird (Forever)
  A3 Shibuya Crossing
  A4 Glance
  A5 Sparklebaby
  B1 Blankspace
  B2 I Am No God, An Effigy
  B3 Dark Horse
  B4 Mirrors
  B5 Golden Daze