Cut Iowa Network
Projector Gunship Held {Ø,{Ø}}

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...according to our Ant on 22 April 2010.

This is the second part in a trilogy, the first of which came on vinyl and was a previous Norman records album Of The Week. I'm getting quite into this as the sun is beaming at me through the office window. I'm getting good vibes from the dreamy ambient soundscapes and jazzy drums, there's certainly a lot happening here. I cant really argue with the press release that name checks Tangerine Dream, Can and Boards of Canada. I must admit I'm actually enjoying this more than the first album. Quality stuff.

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Sound clips for Projector Gunship Held {Ø,{Ø}} by Cut Iowa Network: on CD at Norman Records UK. CD, Eat Sleep Repeat, CV201006.01, £12.89.

What their label says...

'Projector Gunship Held {Ø,{Ø}}' is the second release in a trilogy from Cut Iowa Network.
Continuing with their expansive sound the trio build on the krautrock of the original.
Whilst retaining the aural experimentation of Tarentel at the core of their DNA they explore vast new territories, this time taking in sprawling ambient dreamscapes reminiscent in places of Tangerine Dream and Can circa Flow Motion.
Once again the sonic palette is relentlessly shifting, from the burbling ambient waveforms of 'Halo Antennas', through the blistered angular desert jazz rock of 'Square Wave Through The Spectrum Ascent' - reminiscent of a Sergio Leone western on an acid trip - to the Boards of Canada tinged 'Horizon 78 Dimension Event'.
The guitars, bass and tape loops continue to create mesmeric atmospheric backdrops for the percussive invention of Steve d'Enton, and as we have come to expect, CIN delight with glorious warped ambient excursions linking tracks once again creating a journey that you can lose yourself in.
A must for fans of the first installment they have raised the bar again.

01. Halo Antennas
02. Square Wave Through The Spectrum Ascent
03. Propulsion Systems Left Us For Dead
04. Champion Decade Explodes
05. Beneath Sound We Shiver
06. Horizon 78 Dimension Event
07. We Are Super Eight
08. Altitude Battle Scar (Arc Light Operations)