★Castles in Space
Terra Incognita
*200 copies limited edition* Former Pulled Apart By Horses guitarist James Adrian Brown has been tirelessly sculpting his new sonic identity since early 2021. After making the transition from fuzz-soaked guitars to swarming synthesizers, Brown has be…
Oxide Manifesto
"Oxide Manifesto is intended as an audio sketchbook, which explores a particular method of creating music. It aims to link obsolete machines and experimental composition. In recording it, I embraced as many techniques of working with magnetic tape as…
There Are Other Worlds
"The seeds of this album were planted in April 2023 and as is often the case, germinated through a combination of various environments and my own somewhat unmanageable imagination. I’d become hyperfixated on the idea of Alternate Reality Games, and t…
KPMM: 20 Signs You Have A Thyroid Problem
A treasury of 20 unheard cues from Baron Mordant. Housed in a beautiful spot gloss sleeve and pressed up on heavyweight vinyl
Moonbuilding Summer 2024 - The Album I Would Have Released In An Alternate Universe
Good things come to those who wait, and boy have you been patient. We have taken our sweet time in bringing you the brand-new issue of Moonbuilding, but we’ve been busy. Moonbuilding Weekly busy. Not seen it? moonbuilding.substack.com - the pick of t…
Let Go Your Fear
Jo Johnson’s explorations in sound have ranged from free-form punk with Huggy Bear in the 90s, to underground techno in the 00s, and, for the last decade, deeply expressive electronic minimalism that pays tribute to the many women who pioneered this …
Talk About It / Origin Story
The "Talk About It" / "Origin Story" EP features remixes from Concretism and Paul Cousins. It's a beautiful pressing which utilises Nick Taylor's CiS discobag design, last seen on CiS038/CiS039. Lone Bison's music is influenced by Krautrock, electro…
Iniquitous
"With 2021’s ‘Mystery Fields’, Phil Heeks delivered a stunning homage to 1970s library LPs and soundtrack compilations, in his debut record as The British Stereo Collective. Like ‘Mystery Fields’ before it, the long-awaited sequel ‘Iniquitous’ brings…
A Shared Sense of Purpose
The first transmission from forthcoming Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan's new album, "Your Community Hub"
Your Community Hub
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan's new album, Your Community Hub, compellingly continues his sonic exploration of the New Towns movement. The issues the councillors, planners, and architects set out to solve still resound and echo through…
Divided Time '79
This new volume of Divided Time moves us forward from the depiction of London in the early 70's to 1979.
Sci-Fi Ballads For The Lost Generation
“I had this idea once when listening to Vangelis’ soundtrack for ‘Blade Runner’,” says songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all-round fine human, Kevin Pearce. “I wondered what a soundtrack of songs would be like. So I imagined a film, los…
Detached Arrangement
*2024 stock* Is there ever a final version of anything? By recombining the aliquot of an album does something new appear? Rather than simply asking questions The Mistys went in search of answers. Using only the master tapes of the ‘Detached Engagemen…
Cryptophasia
Cryptophasia is the third album from Scottish twin brothers Andy and Mike Truscott under their Kinbrae moniker. Shifting focus from their previous landscape-based releases, Cryptophasia sees the band explore their relationship growing up as twins and…
Dohnavùr//Kl(aüs)
"Early 2022: I started to get a few tracks in from Dohnavùr (Edinburgh) and Kl(aüs (Sydney). “This is what we’re working on, but the album’s not ready yet.” I had an idea. Let’s open the portal between Edinburgh and Sydney and let two of Castles in S…
Submerge
A special ‘Submerge” 12” EP featuring a bunch of reworks of this pivotal track from Apta's forthcoming ‘The Pool’ album on Castles in Space. Kicking things off, Apta's own rework of the original sees the shadowy textures and droning wall-of-sound bac…
A Loop Where Time Becomes. Rare and Unreleased Recordings 2012-2017
Castles in Space is delighted to have been able to curate an album pulled from Robin The Fog's unreleased tape archive. A true innovator and incredible live performer, Robin comments on the album "A Loop Where Time Becomes. Rare and Unreleased Record…
Invisible Room Volume One
Ola Sandberg is a Swedish producer based in Malmö — a multi-instrumentalist with a masters degree from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and a deep love for sound. As well as sound installations, film scores and collaborations (making up one ha…
Under Grön Himmel
Based in Malmö, Sweden, Den Osynliga Manteln (The Invisible Cloak) comprises producer duo Ola Sandberg and Fredrik Grönvall. They describe their intention as making albums that tell stories and make journeys through textures and soundscapes of fictio…
Moonbuilding - Back to School 2023
Cor. Issue Four. There’s some parenting wisdom that says after you’ve had three children you might as well have a few more as it makes no odds. Four to six is the sweet spot, apparently. Less stress they say. So here’s to our fourth. Check back in on…