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Brighton based sound artist Paul Wilson aka f.Ampism is part of the mycelium network of new age electronica which thrives furtively beneath the everyday music radar. From the world of micro-labels and trans-national partnerships, cassette transmissions and local scenes, he’s released solo work since 2016 amongst other things (read his nifty blog ampism.com for info). Now comes his first release for fellow Brightonian and DJ pal Marc Teare’s ever-expansive Hive Mind imprint, ‘The Vertical Luminous’, an album which matches quirky playfulness with an intention to fascinate. The listen is engrossing, like microscopic spying on a rumbustious cellular hoedown.

Brighton based sound artist Paul Wilson aka f.Ampism is part of the mycelium network of new age electronica which thrives furtively beneath the everyday music radar. From the world of micro-labels and trans-national partnerships, cassette transmissions and local scenes, he’s released solo work since 2016 amongst other things (read his nifty blog ampism.com for info). Now comes his first release for fellow Brightonian and DJ pal Marc Teare’s ever-expansive Hive Mind imprint, ‘The Vertical Luminous’, an album which matches quirky playfulness with an intention to fascinate. The listen is engrossing, like microscopic spying on a rumbustious cellular hoedown.

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