Phil Elverum has announced a new vinyl-only release under the Microphones moniker. Described by Elverum as an album of “100% background noise” that “contains no music”, Foghorn Tape is released this Friday (March 5) and will be available on clear vinyl and limited to 999 copies, with no digital or streaming option. You can order a copy here.
Writing on his P. W. Elverum & Sun website, the singer-songwriter explained that the recording is “literally just the noisy fuzzed out tape loop of a ‘fog horn’ (actually a distant pitch-bent bass) that plays through-out the background of ‘the Glow pt. 2’ and other Microphones musics. Ambient noise. Blank ocean.”
Last year, Elverum released his first album as the Microphones in nearly two decades, The Microphones in 2020. An accompanying photo book, titled Microphones in 2020 Silent Version, was published in December.
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New release now available: "Foghorn Tape" by the Microphones
clear vinyl LP of background noise, no songs, no music
limited edition, no digital optionhttps://t.co/fiUf7S0lIx pic.twitter.com/saoLU3ycsU— Phil Elverum (@PWElverum) March 2, 2021
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