Gainax’ alliance, “oyster sunrise”, had their base a couple light-years off the galactic ice ring. Unassumingly sitting in-between shelves of hyperspace artillery was a black sturdy box, with aluminium details revealing its conventionally terrestrial design. Stuck to the box was a label tracing it back to recon-mission-3.31 with a hand-written note that read “destiny’s best FFriend”.
Recon Mission 3.31 was the last of a series of top-secret visits to a remote-community of terrestrials who had abandoned the global hegemony. Defined by their abrasive aesthetic but warm nature these self-defined spiritualists welcomed Gainax’ legion with caution. This courageous openness was part of their hopeful prophecy, one that saw the terror of Project-ST as an essential step in the global awakening.
Hand Stamped & Numbered (limited to 300 copies)
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Croatia's FFriend arrives via Robots Revenge on artisianal, hand-numbered heat. 'Fated Friendship' plays back like a recon mission gone sour, while cryptic third-person liners tell of a secretive visit to a terrestrial, outcast planet, decoupled from global systems. Across four concise pieces - 'Break The Wall', 'Sulphate', 'Meditative' and 'Melancholia - FFriend refracts the need for cautious openness and diplomacy during the mission, which may or may not have happened at all. Each track lasts just a minute, yet the compressed runtime amplifies the intensity of the rhythms and tonal shifts, making it feel like a distilled message from a distant, outlying outpost, as allegiances disintegrate in the back of beyond...