The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope, by Shifted Phases

The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope

by Shifted Phases

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quzani This is a wonderful journey into the vast space of Detroid electro music. A masterpiece of its own, made by none other than the masterminds behind Arpanet, Drexciya, Der Zyklus and many more unique projects. Each track is special in its own, creating with sound worlds of emotions and dreams. Buckle up and go on a cosmic trip with this extraordinary music that will get under your skin down to the bones and make you feel Electro as only a few masterpieces can. Favorite track: Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula.

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- silver pantone
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Drexciya CD Bundle
- Drexciya - Neptune's Lair

- Drexciya - Harnessed The Storm

- Shifted Phases - The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope

- Transllusion - The Opening Of The Cerebral Gate

- gatefoald card case
- new artwork by Mathew Angelo Harrison

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Drexciya LP Bundle
- Drexciya - Neptune's Lair
- 2 x 180g vinyl

- Drexciya - Harnessed The Storm
- 2 x 180g vinyl

- Shifted Phases - The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope
- 3 x 180g heavy weight vinyl

- Transllusion - The Opening Of The Cerebral Gate
- 3 x 180g heavy weight vinyl

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1.	Solar Wind 06:22	buy track
2.	White Dwarf 03:48	buy track
3.	Waveform Cascades 04:30	buy track
4.	Dance Of The Celestial Druids 04:39	buy track
5.	The Freak Show 04:41	buy track
6.	Implosive Regions 04:58	buy track
7.	Lonely Journey Of The Comet Bopp 04:38	buy track
8.	Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula 05:05	buy track
9.	Scattering Pulsars 05:09	buy track
10.	Alien Vessel Distress Call 06:57	buy track
11.	Flux 07:57	buy track

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In early 2023, Tresor Records will reissue the sole output from Shifted Phases entitled The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope. Initially released in 2002, soon after James Stinson passed away, this LP plays a mysterious and compelling role in the Drexciya journey. While other records of Drexciya and related projects have received numerous reprints and editions, The Cosmic Memoirs... has remained out of print since its release. This rarity leaves it more open to interpretation with its place in the Drexciyan storm series, as it became increasingly hard to find and underexplored.

Track titles Solar Wind, White Dwarf, and Lonely Journey of the Comet Bopp reveal a focus on cosmic realms, suggesting a link with the Drexciya LP Grava 4 that moves from the underwater to the galactic. As it launches with mechanical blows on a precise orbit, each repetition entrenches the gravitational pull in the galaxy of Shifted Phases. In many places, it sounds like the readout of frequencies harvested from outer space, pockmarked with packet loss from the millions of kilometres distance travelled.

The music is hard to contain, intuitively restless in motion through its unfolding universe and achingly resonant. It shapeshifts across affectedly melodic sequences such as in Lonely Journey..., to the sparse, hard-hitting timbres found in Alien Vessel Distress Call and the mangled reverse vocals in The Freak Show, somewhat reminiscent of another Drexciya side-project, Glass Domain. The mythology of Drexciya is evident in how keenly James Stinson and Gerald Donald created their imaginary worlds. In Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula, there is an undisputable reference to another Afro-futurist who delved deep into a galaxy of their own making.

This reissue does not merely close the loop on Tresor's reissue series of the Drexciya catalogue but brings Shifted Phases to fresh ears more than other records. Accompanied by newly commissioned artwork from Matthew Angelo Harrison, the 3xLP vinyl reissue also features the tracks Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula and Alien Vessel Distress Call, which were previously only on the original CD release.

credits

released March 31, 2023

All tracks written and produced by James Stinson.
Artwork by Matthew Angelo Harrison.
Graphic Design by Yannick Nuss.
Photography by Corine Vermeulen.

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(P)&(C) 2002 - 2022 Tresor Records GmbH
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