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Stay Home Soundsystem Compilation

by Various Artists

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  • Deluxe Package 2x12" Vinyl [Selection of 9 tracks]
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    A selection of 9 tracks from the Stay Home Soundsystem Compilation are presented on 2x12" transparent vinyl, hand made and individually cut on in-house lathe. This deluxe package comes with three art prints, designed by Dirty Brown Visuals (300 x 300 mm, 240 grams sulphate paperboard) and a Stay Home design system sticker sheet (300 x 300 mm, 90 grams). All in a Jet black gatefold outer sleeve, matte black inner sleeves.

    TRACKLIST
    A1 Luke Slater x Speedy J - SHS pt 18 selection 3
    A2 Steve Rachmad x Speedy J - SHS pt 19 selection 1

    B1 KiNK x Speedy J - SHS pt 27 selection 1
    B2 Jeroen Search x Linear Straight x PTTRNRCRRNT x Robin Kampschoer x Fritz Schneider x Speedy J - SHS pt 20 selection 1

    C1 Stanislav Tolkachev x Speedy J - SHS pt 29 selection 5
    C2 Drvg Cvltvre x Speedy J - SHS pt 32 selection 3
    C3 Surgeon x Speedy J - SHS pt 35 selection 1

    D1 Charlton x Colin Benders x Fadi Mohem x Fritz Schneider x Megan Leber x Robin Kampschoer x The Lady Machine x Rødhåd x Speedy J - SHS pt 41 selection 2
    D2 Megan Leber x Speedy J - SHS pt 38 selection 1

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about

Going back to 2020: As the clubs shut down and techno culture became restricted to virtual spaces, the Stay Home Soundsystem project was conceived as a live stream in which invited artists would improvise with Speedy J at STOOR. Initially, invited artists who were able to make it to the studio would arrive on a Sunday afternoon, set up their own equipment or work with the expansive in-house kit list, do a brief technical check and then the stream would go live to the global STOOR community. No rules, no preparation, just purely responsive sonic exploration. Over time, these weekly sessions had to reach beyond people who could make it to STOOR in person, and so a solution was found for artists to jam with Speedy J remotely, in real time.

The simple fact of achieving this technical challenge was notable in itself, as the STOOR team found a way to sync and merge streams of jammed hardware audio from separate studios through one DAW. It created a unique experience where participants had to respond to nothing but their collaborator’s audio, often resulting in a particular kind of focus without the aid of body language, visual cues or verbal communication.

Stay Home Soundsystem was born from the spirit of community, and finding a way to maintain that spirit without being in the same physical space. The compilation sums up that community by drawing on original material conceived in these improvisational sessions. The digital release features tracks from almost each session, spanning world-famous electronic musicians, exciting underground names and breakthrough talent. The chosen pieces were selected through a process that involved the musicians as well as the STOOR community on Discord. Shared peaks of musical enlightenment are usually remembered in physical spaces, but here they were stand-out moments people experienced together in the chat room, or by revisiting the streams on YouTube after the fact.

As well as the digital release, there will also be a double vinyl compilation of selected highlights. STOOR has been known for running its own in-house vinyl lathe, and so this limited physical edition will also be cut in-house on transparent 12”. This time however, the usual low-key green envelope sleeves and white-label aesthetics of most STOOR releases will be replaced by a full gatefold package featuring artwork from the visual artists who also collaborated and contributed to the Stay Home Soundsystem streams.

Far from a straight-up techno collection, the selections which make up this compilation reach across a broad spectrum of subtler experimental passages as much as kinetic, rhythmically-focused workouts. It’s a telling reflection of the effect lockdown had on our listening habits, as we collectively honed in on the music without distraction. The world may still be in the process of responding to the pandemic, but Stay Home Soundsystem documents the curious sense of togetherness people felt at the beginning of this complex period, when we were all unified in being apart, looking for ways to express ourselves and enjoy the expressions of others.

NOTE: The contributing artists for the Closing Marathons are:

Closing Marathon 1: Jeroen Search x Linear Straight x PTTRNRCRRNT x Robin Kampschoer x Fritz Schneider x Speedy J

Closing Marathon 2: Charlton x Colin Benders x Fadi Mohem x Fritz Schneider x Megan Leber x Robin Kampschoer x The Lady Machine x Rødhåd x Speedy J

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released November 20, 2023

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STOOR Rotterdam, Netherlands

Each issue of the STOOR vinyl archive S1-S49 is limited to 50 copies, numbered by hand. Every record is cut individually on 180 grams vinyl. Packaged in anti-static, anti-dust audiophile inner sleeve and 450 grams custom outer sleeve with magnetic flap, embossed logo and label-info pocket. ... more

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