norman records have a few things to say about * f o e l:

maps and diagrams is back with a series of new limited 3″ cd ep’s. each will be limited to 50 copies, we’ll have 40 to sell and once they’re gone they’re gone. they come lovingly created in a hand stitched cork sleeve and a (small) random selection will come with a free notepad. he’s spent some time on these buggers. they’re well nice looking but what would you expect from a label called handstitched? it’s good to see cork has more uses than clogging up wine bottles and stopping me from getting at their tasty juiciness. on to the music itself foel has 4 tracks and it sees mr diagram heading off in a more ambient direction. it’s not your boring ambience where not much happens for 20 minutes and then summat small happens like a hamster sighing. it’s got things going on…. things are happening. there’s clicks and cuts and weird noises over some delicious warm ambient drones and tones. occasional guitars appear and i have to say it’s lush fanciful stuff which is soothing me after another 11 hour day here. some nice fuzziness plops at times in ala tim hecker. it’s tops!! it’s much more experimental than his past works but it’s still supremely listenable. be quick as these are gonna go in no time!!

* f o e l cd’s can be found here, and digital releases here