SCATTERWOUND (DIRK SERRIES + N)
Scatterwound (Dirk Serries + N) return to Midira Records once again, this time with “SC01”.
Our journey together started 2017 with “SC00” the debut release of Scatterwound featuring two tracks recorded during their Microphonics + N Tour in 2010. Followed by their live debut as Scatterwound in 2017, when they played at the Moving Noises Festival in Germany at Christuskirche Bochum. After that show they did a tour and they also played at the Roadburn Festival in 2018. We documented most of those shows on CD and Tape releases.
Right before their debut show in 2017, Dirk Serries and N went to the Toppershouse Recording Studio in Duisburg to record their first ever Studio Album. That was the hour of birth of “SC01”, the debut studio album of Scatterwound.
On “SC01” you will find six extended tracks, showing the massive energy the duo already showed at live shows. The tracks move between noise and drone, creating rumbling soundwalls and meandering noise structures. But you also will find some quiet, ambient parts. All in all, Scatterwound creates a signature sound, different to the sounds of other projects Dirk Serries and N are involved in.
THE ARTISTS ABOUT THE ALBUM
Dirk Serries: “N and I really bonded on our little duo tour in 2010. What originally was a double bill tour, became something we both felt really natural about. The birth of Scatterwound. A blending both our soundworlds we create on the guitar and amps. The harshness of N’ signature sound mixed up with my constant melancholic approach, no matter how high it went in volume… The combination created something we both were very happy about. Spontaneous, improvised and foremost just plain fun. While the music shows a sense of seriousness and dedication, the humor in our friendship is perhaps what made Scatterwound so satisfying for me. And although our first studio recording took a long time to get completed, it still sounds fresh and relevant to what Scatterwound became.”
N: “This is Scatterwound in a nutshell; Dirk nailed it!”
THE LIMITED FORMAT OPTIONS
Standard Version:
Limited to 80 copies on Triple Vinyl, housed in a triple gatefold sleeve, reverse board printed. The black vinyl comes on 180g.
Deluxe Version:
Limited to 20 copies. The Triple Vinyl is supplemented by a 30x30cm Hardcover Book with 38 pages, featuring photographs from all stages of the Scatterwound history, like the studio recording session or their live shows. All housed in a hand sewed pouch, made of grey 155g reflective polyester fabric.
Well, the story behind Scatterwound track titles is very simple. They usually don´t have titles, but this time the untitled tracks have symbols instead. Each of the six tracks is on one vinyl side and every label represents a circle form, that also can be used as a track title.
0.1.1 (side A) untitled 20.17
0.1.1 (side B) untitled 21.55
0.1.2 (side C) untitled 20.03
0.1.2 (side D) untitled 22.55
0.1.3 (side E) untitled 11.46
0.1.3 (side F) untilted 16.08
