Vectors
by Star Castles
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Digital Album
Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift card -
Ultra limited edition Vectrex-style boxed edition cassette
Cassette + Digital AlbumThe cassette edition in a Vectrex reproduction box. I've made three of these and I don't know if I will make any more, but if you want one let me know!
Includes unlimited streaming of Vectors via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Sold Out
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Cassette tape
Cassette + Digital AlbumA limited edition (that is, however long until I run out of cassette tapes or energy) hand-dubbed cassette tape.
Includes unlimited streaming of Vectors via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Sold Out
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Web Wars
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Webwarp
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Rip Off
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Solar Quest
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Cosmic Chasm
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about
Almost all sounds on this album originate from the Vectrex video game console. It's a strange and wonderful device that has a vector cathode ray tube, like an oscilloscope. One of the characteristic traits of the device is a slightly questionable sound circuit that picks up tons of noise from the cathode ray tube, causing a very noticeable drone.
A current fad in the Vectrex community is to isolate the audio circuit from the CRT to get rid of that hum. This kind of makes me sad, both because I find the drone comforting and because a characteristic of the system is being widely eliminated. So in the fall of 2020 I conceived of an ambient noise album, akin to Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, but made entirely from treatments of the Vectrex hum. This is that album, or pretty close.
A current fad in the Vectrex community is to isolate the audio circuit from the CRT to get rid of that hum. This kind of makes me sad, both because I find the drone comforting and because a characteristic of the system is being widely eliminated. So in the fall of 2020 I conceived of an ambient noise album, akin to Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, but made entirely from treatments of the Vectrex hum. This is that album, or pretty close.
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released December 31, 2021
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Star Castles Detroit, Michigan
Homebrew audio experimentation with a focus on unfocus, a passion for drones, and an imagination unconstrained by knowledge, talent, or skill.
