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WF 14 - Formic Kingdom

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WF 14 - Limited Edition Cassette
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Pro-dubbed cassette with unique packaging including die cut outer sleeve, die cut j-card and a collectable cigarette card designed by Kevin McFadin.

Only 100 copies produced

Design - Nick Taylor
spectral-studio.co.uk

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1.	Atomic Desert 07:15	buy track
2.	Spiral Colony 07:05	buy track
3.	The Nest 09:48	buy track
4.	Call of the Queen 06:06 video	buy track
5.	Hierarchy of Perfection 08:26	buy track
6.	Crystalline Structures 07:27	buy track
7.	Signal Lost 03:09	buy track
8.	A Different Utopia 09:28	buy track

about

Inspired by the 1974 Saul Bass movie ‘Phase IV’ & the 1983 computer game from Quicksilva ‘Ant Attack’

In 1971 a team of scientists disappeared from a remote research facility somewhere in the desert of New Mexico.
After 17 days without communications US Army search personnel arrived at the small lab but could find no trace of of the three scientists.
The project is rumoured to have been experimenting on Red Fire Ants - altering & enhancing them through genetic, chemical & even cybernetic processes.

Strange structures were found in the desert scrub surrounding the laboratory, along with a labyrinth of tunnels & chambers deep underneath the facility. These were clearly not man-made.

To date the US government & military has refused to release any further information about this incident & the three scientists are still officially listed as 'missing’.

The final electronic communication received from the facility is incomplete & reads :

++ intelligence & structural enhancement now advancing at a geometric rate // they seem to be exhibiting the instinct for complete hegemony over their environment // we may have to consider stopping all processes whilst we still have a semblance of control // our systems seem to be compromis++++END

credits

released December 12, 2020

written & recorded by Mark Burford as Field Lines Cartographer, summer 2020

Cigarette Card Image - Kevin McFadin
kevinmcfadin.com

Design (Woodford Halse Livery) - Nick Taylor
spectral-studio.co.uk

Layout and Additional Design - Mat Handley

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Field Lines Cartographer Lancaster, UK

Atmospheric, sometimes dark, occasionally
bucolic soundscapes. "shimmering... unsettling" -The Wire
"The sound of big, strange worlds"-Electronic Sound magazine.

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Apr 28

The Castle and Falcon

Birmingham, UK
Jun 7

Wharf Chambers

Leeds, UK
Aug 10

Cumberland Arms

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Oct 5

Bedford Esquires

Bedford, UK

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