BrokenZero is a series of precursors to Broken20 – releases prior to the present that still fit into the internal timeline of the label. They form a part of the narrative thread of the label, and their specific chronology is incidental. Where possible we will be giving these releases away for free.
Broken20 will release all sorts of music. Rather than be genre-tied, we will be releasing music rooted in a particular aesthetic – releases concerned with decay, erosion, entropy, mistakes and errors, line noise and tape hiss, hum and buzz.
We’ll primarily be a digital download label, although there will be forays into highly limited cd- and dvd-r variants of our releases. We hope to eventually release some vinyl editions.
Published on June 3, 2010 2:33 pm.
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September 11th Broken20 event at the Glasshouse, Dundee courtesy of n_ilk – naeilk.com. Live longform collaboration between TVO and Erstlaub as well as solo performances from each.
November 6th TVO live with Production Unit and more at lab30 festival, Augsburg, Germany.
Published on June 15, 2009 6:08 pm.
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Hi;
Just a quick note to say that the official Broken20 SoundCloud page has now gone live.
Up now are some exclusive previews of our first release, as well as an excerpt from b20_03 from Erstlaub. Coming up will be a track from our next release from Isodyne as well as some other nice bits.
Published on September 1, 2010 11:58 am.
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2/3rds of Broken20′s operations team, ruaridhTVO and production unit, are releasing their debut album on Dutch experimental label Moving Furniture Records. It’s a live, improvised ambient/drone album based around a stringed instrument much like a zither, processed in real-time.
More details, the liner notes and an excerpt can be found here on Soundcloud – the excerpt is also below.
Published on August 22, 2010 2:40 pm.
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Despite our b20 web-bot forgetting to post this up on the main page, our 4th podcast has been getting masses of hits and acclaim. Erik XVI, a fellow Highpoint Lowlife traveller, has really hit on something with the very unique way of recording a techno mix he’s utilised. He talks about his process here – but i’d recommend checking the mix first from our Podcasts Page to avoid spoiling the surprise.
Published on August 21, 2010 8:30 am.
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Our newest album in the BrokenZero ‘precursor’ series is now online here
From Dirty Hope, aka Broken20 member Dave Production Unit, Euan Me is a beautiful ambient exploration of childhood. More info and very detailed sleevenotes at the link above.
Published on July 27, 2010 7:57 am.
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Our new podcast is now online. Coming from dj Alextronic of Liverpool’s Hive Collective (the people who put on the performance that we’re releasing, and who are helping put together the DVD) it’s a live recording of a dj set he performed at the Tate in Liverpool last year. Featuring Zoviet France, Chris Watson and S-Express, it’s a joy to behold.
Podcast 2 is from Rose and Sandy, a dusted off set from April 2006 that was originally on the NSD podcast series. Taking in field recordings, ambient interludes, spoken word and some swung beats, it’s an archive session that still manages to encapsulate where Broken20 is going.
The latest in our free BrokenZeroThree release series has just gone live. “The Long Road”, from Dundee based artist Erstlaub was originally a 2006 cd-r of dark, droning ambient. We’re making it available in advance of new work from him appearing on Broken20 very soon.
Our first podcast went live an hour ago. ‘On Becoming Invisible’ is a 70 minute exploration of drone, dark-ambient and post rock, blended together by Dundee-based artist Erstlaub who will be releasing new music with us in the next few months.
It’s pretty amazing stuff. Check the podcast link and get stuck in.
Next podcast is from label head TVO and should be here in a couple of weeks…
Published on June 9, 2010 9:19 pm.
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BrokenZero is a series of precursors to Broken20 – releases prior to the present that still fit into the chronology. Where possible we will be giving these releases away for free.
The first two, BrokenZeroOne and BrokenZeroTwo are up now, to be followed in the next few days by BrokenZeroThree
Published on June 3, 2010 7:15 pm.
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BrokenZeroOne – Action Is Not A Verb (Metal-On-Metal cd-r, 2004)
BrokenZeroTwo – TVO – Outside The Circle Looking In (2002-2010) (self-released, 2010)
BrokenZeroThree – Erstlaub – The Long Road (self-released cd-r, 2006) 
BrokenZeroFour – Dirty Hope – Euan Me (Sounds Asleep cd-r, 2008) 
BrokenZeroFive – TVO + Orphax (soon)
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