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IRVS–001 / ARCHIVE RELEASE
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The London Escape cover artwork
IRVS–001 / CASSETTE + DIGITAL / 33:08
DARK AMBIENT / INDUSTRIAL / FIELD RECORDING

THE LONDON ESCAPE

A nocturnal passage through derelict power corridors and rain-black rail lines. Seven movements built from contact microphones, shortwave interference, and failing tape loops.

CASSETTE + DIGITAL / 33:08
LISTEN / THE LONDON ESCAPE
02 / TRACK LISTING

TRACKS

    03 / ARCHIVE DOSSIER

    RECORD

    RECORDING LOCATION
    London, United Kingdom Copenhagen, Denmark
    RECORDING DATE
    November 2025 Final assembly: January 2026
    TECHNICAL NOTES
    Contact microphones, shortwave receiver, degraded quarter-inch tape, modular feedback network. Mixed to two-track at low level.
    PERSONNEL / ATTRIBUTION
    Irvin Shanx — assembly, field capture, electronics Unit SHANX–02 — residual voice processing
    EDITION
    Digital master + numbered cassette edition. Archive documentation included.
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    FIELD NOTE 014 / LONDON

    WHAT THE POWER CORRIDORS REMEMBER

    A location document on rain, electrical residue, and the final night of recording beneath the South London rail lines.

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