Parity Town, by Cathode Ray Tube

Parity Town

by Cathode Ray Tube

supported by

hverheijaccount Prepare yourself for the experience of energetic sound. CRT delivers in the full. Each track carries weight for long-play bliss. A resounding 'Yes' to this exciting project! Favorite track: Even Unto Death.

Michael Southard - Triplicate Records thumbnail

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$6.99 USD or more
Subscription

Subscribe now to receive all the new music CONDITION HUMAN creates, including this release and 40 back-catalog releases, delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android. Learn more.

Subscribe Now $25 USD/year or more

1.	Even Unto Death 09:43	buy track
2.	Leviathan 09:32	buy track
3.	All Too Human 07:27	buy track
4.	Zentermium 08:02	buy track

about

"For 40 years, Cathode Ray Tube has been creating captivating experiments in electronic music, and Parity Town is his first release of 2024. Industrial and synthetic terrain nevertheless harbors a wide variety of severely saturated beats, noise, and bizarre soundscapes—picking up the pace with four tracks and thirty-four minutes.

The Portland, Maine native navigates deep soundtrack explorations and crunched industrial clip hop elements on the opening track, “Even Unto Death,” while “Leviathan” seems to extend its synth journey with Lusine-styled groove and downtempo rhythms before revealing an emotional melodic treasure trove during its closing minutes. “All Too Human” reveals a captivating glitch and gravity realm where strange noises and drifts find comfort in fractured rhythm patterns and patches.

Ending with subliminal streams of sound, “Zentermium” is a perplexing blend of tangled synth and modular washes; casting shadows over dystopian crevasses where the tiniest of creatures find comfort. A powerful ventricle of electronic activity and sandblasted mayhem rolled up in one succinct release."

- IGLOO MAGAZINE

“Paritytown” is my first release of 2024 which is a very auspicious year for me. It marks the 40th year since I began writing my own music. That’s astonishing on a number of levels not the least of which I’ve been at it for almost as long as some of my heroes! At any rate this ep is four new tracks of what the great Nathan Moody has dubbed “ambient electro.” It’s a great descriptor especially in an age of inaccurate ones. There’s elements of hip hop, new wave, dub, noise, electronica, drone and more in here. I do hope you enjoy Paritytown.

credits

released February 2, 2024

ALL SONGS BY CATHODE RAY TUBE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. RECORDED BETWEEN 2022 & 2023 AT FLOW CONTROL 8.3.3.

MASTERED BY FRED SCHIMMER AT SCHIMMER SCHOUNDS.

COVER ART BY CHANG TERHUNE @ CONDITION HUMAN IMAGERY DIVISION). COVER LAYOUT/DESIGN BY CONDITION HUMAN IMAGERY DIVISION

ATTENTION: PLAY LOUD AND OFTEN. IGNORE WHEN PLAYING FIRST THREE TIMES. AVOID DIRECT OBSERVATION TO ABSORB DIAGONALLY.

NOTE: This music is best played at full volume in empty spaces such as: abandoned homes, derelict municipal structures, crumbling sports arenas, condemned housing developments, abandoned amusement parks, semi or or fully abandoned condominium complexes, defunct medical facilities such as hospitals, mental institutions, private medical research facilities, casinos and unfinished mansions.

WARNING: Under no circumstances should this music be played in cemeteries or sites of atrocities or used in rituals of any kind.

MANY THANKS TO: Alice, Sophia & Ryan, Jay, Pietro, Claire McGregor, Deftly-D, Damien, Kent, Herwig, Nathan, Triplicate Recordings, Viral Conspiracy, Component Recordings, Snowbeasts, Crime League, Condition Human, family & friends too numerous to name yet too great to be forgotten.

license

about

CONDITION HUMAN Portland, Maine

CONDITION HUMAN was founded in 2014 by Charles Terhune, founder of Boston's seminal electronic label C-FOM which released 2000's groundbreaking "Boston not London" compilation. Condition Human specializes in electronic and experimental releases from the lush hard electronica of Cathode Ray Tube to the sonic distruptions of Ampron Aubide. No sound too small nor weird. ... more

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact CONDITION HUMAN

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

CONDITION HUMAN recommends:

Cathode Ray Tube- Tribal Malfunctions
by Cathode Ray Tube

I made it. CONDITION HUMAN
go to album
Pattern Behavior-Sentient
by Pattern Behavior

Incredible album by COMPONENT RECORDINGS founder and Elizabeth Virosa. Deep, banging, heavy electronics. CONDITION HUMAN
go to album

If you like Parity Town, you may also like:

For Peace. Against War. Who Is Not? A Compilation For The People Of Ukraine
by Various Artists

supported by 9 fans who also own “Parity Town”

The first track suits me exactly. When told to immoral, unethical things the best a person can do is say no, even if it means going to jail. Micah J. Rodriguez
go to album
A Bright Eyed Creature
by Cathode Ray Tube

supported by 8 fans who also own “Parity Town”
go to album
OBSKURA : Various Artists
by OBSKURA

All proceeds from this hard-hitting industrial techno compilation go to benefit relief organizations helping Ukraine. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 24, 2022
go to album
Noise Around Our Homes
by Formen

In these lean, buzzing tracks, Formen explores the interplay of electroacoustic noise and organic compositions. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 12, 2022
go to album