Ben Chatwin The Hum Vinyl LP 2020

1. Transmission - Ben Chatwin
2. Transistor - Ben Chatwin
3. Creep Strain - Ben Chatwin
4. Snow Crash - Ben Chatwin
5. War of the Ants - Ben Chatwin
6. Interference - Ben Chatwin
7. The Hum - Ben Chatwin
8. Ghost in the Machine - Ben Chatwin

Taking inspiration from Mika Vainio's physical sound worlds and Jóhann Jóhannsson's immersive soundtracks, The Hum's emotive accumulations and caustic textures form dense stratas, with strings and analogue synths harnessed as melodic anchor points among electric storms of pulsating sound. Ben avoided using the computer as a sound source, and most of 'The Hum' is completely analogue - it was mixed live and mastered to tape. This record marks a technological and textural leap in his music, as an album that is both made with and is about the hidden sounds of tubes, tape, and the air between us all.