JON COLLIN - The Land TAPE Reissue Near Marineland is crucial listening

Near Marineland is crucial listening for all devotees of synth-punk and minimal electronics

there is a diverse rhythmic system that can be expressed in mathematical equations

including some previously-unpublished photos of the band

and while there aren’t too many reference points for what they’re doing

JON COLLIN - The Land TAPE Reissue Near Marineland is crucial listeningTwo extended pieces recorded and re recorded in a small coastal area in North Uppland in Summer 2023 and Spring 2024. Each piece is based around an outdoor acoustic guitar improvisation, which was then re recorded with accompaniment in a different time and mind space. On the first side this accompaniment takes the form of a circumambulatory walk around the site of original recording, with the piece itself played back through a handheld cassette