Release Notes
Label: Dragon’s Eye
Release: Keep Talking to Me
Date: June 20th, 2025
Mastered By: Lawrence English
Costume By: Mark du Potiers
This morning, we are back with the LA-based Dragon’s Eye Recordings, curated and operated by Yann Novak. This label materializes from the liminal spaces of experimental music, positioning itself as a cartographer of sonic territories often overlooked by mainstream institutions. Founded with an almost monastic dedication to artistic integrity, it is a vital conduit for artists whose work transcends conventional categorization. One of these artists is Timothy Fairless, an Australian composer and video artist, producing atmospheric ambiance with field recordings and synthesized acoustics, often accompanied by immersive audiovisual performances. For his upcoming album, Keep Talking to Me, Fairless focuses on the culmination of technology and language, and what makes it all come together to create meaningful narratives. “Built from a generative sound installation, the work reassembles fragments of overheard conversations, creating a sonic environment where meaning is constantly shifting.” Like a fever-induced daydream, the swirling kaleidoscope of sounds is only enhanced by the visuals, which I am happy to share with you today. And if it leaves its imprint upon you, even if for a brief moment, then the artist has succeeded.
Through techniques like delay, re-sequencing, and smearing, Fairless reveals how easily context can be altered, urging the listener to confront the limits of their own interpretative frameworks. The result is an unsettling but thought-provoking meditation on how stories are shaped – not just by what is included, but by what is omitted, displaced, or rerouted elsewhere. Despite its moments of unease, Keep Talking to Me remains impartial to the quality of its input, mirroring the ceaseless churn of modern information systems. It does not dictate meaning but instead holds up a mirror to the way we absorb and reconstruct the world around us, leaving the listener to navigate the shifting terrain of signal and noise.
Mastered by the one and only Lawrence English at Negative Space, the album is out on June 20th, available as a digital download via the label’s Bandcamp. Another fantastic addition to the label’s celebrated catalog!
