one. needed to wet the collar
two. the tradewasp
three. secular boland
four. cut grass vuur plaats
five. you sure won't need an enemy
six. what the NRPG did for me
seven. i'm sorry you're here
eight. hetch hetchy crowd
nine. another way of ways
ten. take a like of me
eleven. falling asleep in sadness
twelve. dallon
thirteen. not the best place to leave friends behind
fourteen. the small-shellies

The music:
The word "Tsotsitaal" means "criminal language," but the music couldn't be more distant from such. Tsotsitaal is a collection of soft drones and patient textures sourced from old synths, tapes, violin, acoustic guitar, flute, broken music boxes and field recordings. Each source has been carefully manipulated in a variety of ways. Some were subjected to deconstruction and wearing using reels and recorders, sound-on-sound layering, microphone mischief and the like. Others were sent through Ten and Tracer's collection of home-made Reaktor patches and a cascade of other novel digital processes all performed live.

Each session resulted in dozens of layers (and hours) which were then edited down and detailed. The sound is almost wholly organic in nature, reflective and meditative. It is a bath of pleasantries with a distinct opiate sensibility. Calm and warm. Deeply personal and full of heart.

The package:
The package is backed by a sturdy piece of wood or board upon which there lies a cork or balsa wood button to hold the CD (there are a few different versions). The booklet is attached to the backing with an exposed, hand stitched binding. The CDr is either a black-bottom CDr with a clear label top, or a lightscribe CDr with some clever 3D tricks we suspect you've never seen before.

Additional drawings, stickers, photos, pressed leaves and flowers to be thrown in on a whim without discretion. We do things dangerously.

The book:
The books are composed from a selection of more than one hundred and fifty different photographs, digital art, drawings and bits of prose - all by Ten and Tracer himself. All editions include one-of-a-kind personal hand drawings and writings.

The book is printed on fine photo paper for the color pages and sturdy, wonderfully white as white paper with lovely inks that won't fade too quickly, we're sure. The books are sewn together with sturdy strings and attached neatly to the CD.

The release comes in three different physical editions and will be released digitally very soon.


All of these details are subject to minor changes.

Thank you very much for your support. We hope you enjoy our first release on the CARE label.

TSOTSITAAL is now available by donation or to download for free via direct link - the other method was causing too much trouble. Sorry everyone.

Our suggested donation is five dollars ($5USD) 320kbps MP3s and 8 pages of artwork exclusive to the digital release.

ABSOLUTELY EVERY LITTLE BIT OF DONATION HELPS!

For the audiophile, we offer uncompressed WAV files of the release and 8 pages of artwork exclusive to the digital release for ($5USD).

NOTE: All orders of the physical copies will receive the digital version as well.

Ten and Tracer - Tsotsitaal - 65 copies
Tsotsitaal CDr and twelve page booklet of original art, prose and photographs. Six full color and hand drawn pages. Pages vary with each copy. So fun. (CARETSO)

$9US
Shipping $3 North America/$5 Elsewhere

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