John Shima - The Lonely Machine 2 x LP [FireScope] FS019A1: Intel A2: Airwaves B1: Empires B2: Phase Distortion C1: Electronic Slaves C2: Accepting C3: Migrate D1: Distrust D2: Linear D3: The Lonely Machine 'John Shima is a master melody weaver, with this first LP attesting to his deftness of touch. Celestial chords and star gazing synthwork permeate this ten track odyssey. The musical heritage of Shimas hometown, the elegance, majesty and subtlety of British electronics, is invoked from the needle drop. A

A1: Where Were You Just Now

B1: Aquatherium - All Night Long (T

C3: Tangent Spaces

as the track peaks

there's punchy beats and cascading percussion that drive the track along and really deliver the funk

The LP’s artwork

Four French artists: Theo BR

Lee Humphreys had set up his new recording studio in Thanham a remote part of the German countryside just under 2 hours outside Munich and was outputting some amazing tracks in his new creative space Tofu Studios

D2: Rubick's Cube

D1: Galactic Rotation

Pure timeless heat

A2: Inversion Layer