Singularity

When we partnered up with our friends at state51, we approached a wishlist of some of our favourite artists with a very simple request: for them to go long for us and to not worry about holding back. We offered all time favourite artists such as Shit And Shine and Matmos and exciting new talents such as Siavash Amini and Alison Cotton total freedom, with just one restraint, the track needed to be above 15 minutes but below 29. We offered them just one word of guidance: ‘transformation’. We wanted these musicians to start in one place but to end up somewhere else entirely, somewhere unexpected, allowing us to fully enjoy their journey. And before long we began to build up a formidable library of brave sonic excursions, brought to us by artists who we trusted to indulge some of their deepest, most hypnotic, most transcendent, magical and problem-solving impulses, and who in turn, trusted us and trusted our attention spans.
- John Doran, The Quietus

51 Editions

This record belongs to state51's award-winning 51 Editions series. A super limited edition of beautiful hand-finished lathe cut 12" records, in packaging designed and made in the state51 Atelier. Each comes with a spot-gloss varnish insert featuring artwork from the digital release, and a free download (wav or mp3).

Editions 1-50

Presented in special sleeves, hand made and finished at the state51 Atelier with unique details:
⬠ Black foiling and hand finished dots.
⬠ Edges finished with book binder tape and black foil logo.
⬠ Each single-sided lathe is hand cut and engraved with the 51 Editions pentagonal logo, hand painted to show it's serial number.
⬠ Each record includes an insert with a design adapted from the digital version's artwork, finished with spot varnish.





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51st Edition

Presented in a special, one of a kind box with fine Japanese tissue dust sheet. Iridescent debossed foil 51 pentagonal logo.

Singularity 12: Sex Swing - Wild Peacock

Wild Peacock captures Sex Swing at their most raw and expansive. Recorded live with just three microphones during a writing retreat, this 18-minute improvisation trades brute force for brooding psychedelia, a slow-building storm of motorik bass, haunted vocals, and saxophone squall. It’s a rare look behind the curtain, revealing the band’s instinctive process in real time.

“I love being able to really listen to what we’re playing, and having a genuine response to it as we play – the ideas come out as you have them…It’s taking a song structure and really expanding it, taking things to extremes, waiting, bringing things in, and being patient.”

Sex Swing channels a heavy psych supergroup, fusing repetition, chaos, and volatile energy. While Wild Peacock stands apart from their other recordings, it offers a glimpse into the alchemy that defines their sound.