Arovane - Atol Scrap [Clear Vinyl]

In the late 1990s, Uwe Zahn, recording as Arovane, joined Robert Henke (Monolake) and Stefan Betke (Pole) in releasing music on Torsten Pröfrock's newly launched DIN label. Fans of IDM, glitch and abstract techno quickly noticed the sound coming out of Germany, and after a few strong EPs Zahn delivered his debut full-length, Atol Scrap, in 1999.

The album became an underground favorite for its melodic harmonies, stuttering off-beat rhythms and, above all, its meticulous sound design. Across eleven tracks, from the brief "Nonlin.r" to the long-form title track, Zahn builds detailed, shifting structures that sound as fresh now as they did at the turn of the millennium, and many of the techniques that define his later work are already in place.

For decades Atol Scrap existed only on CD and digital, despite years of requests for a vinyl edition. Zahn held out until it could be done properly, and Keplar's remastered reissue finally brought it to wax.

This edition presents the full album across four sides on clear vinyl, remastered and cut by Kassian Troyer at D&M, with cover art by Jim Kühnel based on a photograph by Uwe Zahn.