Limited YELLOW-Vinyl 12" edition of Heiki (of Digital Poodle)'s latest solo LP - funky, imaginative acid tracks, that work equally well at home or on the dancefloor. This 12" is a 5-track sampler of the album, concentrating on the more dancefloor-friendly cuts from the LP. On Heiki's own paperplussound label - with sales and distribution via Suction Records.
Includes unlimited streaming of Tower Of Acid
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
edition of 100
Purchasable with gift card
$15USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Standard BLACK-Vinyl 12" edition of Heiki (of Digital Poodle)'s latest solo LP - funky, imaginative acid tracks, that work equally well at home or on the dancefloor. This 12" is a 5-track sampler of the album, concentrating on the more dancefloor-friendly cuts from the LP. On Heiki's own paperplussound label - with sales and distribution via Suction Records.
Includes unlimited streaming of Tower Of Acid
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
edition of 200
Purchasable with gift card
$14USDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$7USD or more
Cassette + Digital Album
Hi-bias C-60 yellow cassette with red mechanical parts and silk screened type. Professionally duplicated. Limited to 150 copies. Includes two exclusive 1" buttons.
Includes unlimited streaming of Tower Of Acid
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 15 days
edition of 150
Purchasable with gift card
$10USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Professionally duplicated. Limited to 150 copies.
Includes two exclusive 1" buttons.
Includes unlimited streaming of Tower Of Acid
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
TOWER OF ACID is the latest release by Toronto electronic music scene veteran Heiki (Hey-Key). The nine song album is his fifth full-length album under his own name, following his Dub Museum album (2015) and the collaborative The North Shore record with ambient duo, dreamSTATE. Tower Of Acid is released in a limited 150 edition yellow cassette format, compact disc and download.
A radical departure in sound from Heiki’s previous albums, which mainly focused more on down tempo, ambient dub techno sounds, Tower Of Acid, as the title implies, is a far more up beat acid house record. Two interim e.p.s by Heiki were, Mega City Acid (2016) and Cracked Elbow (2018), which were both lead ups to the new album, experimenting with faster tempos and structures. The album relies on analogue synth sounds and acid house/new beat/industrial influenced rhythms. Most of the recordings were made in a single live off the floor pass. Later edits and overdubs of shortwave radio bursts, phased analogue synthesizer pads and vocoded voices were added to electronic wall of sound. Themes include abuses of power, fraud, failed populist charltans and fake news, running rampant in this increasingly dystopian times.
Heiki (Hey-Key) Sillaste is a Toronto electronic music scene veteran. He has released a vast catalogue of music and has been involved with production duties on numerous electronic-music based albums. Heiki has also played in several music groups and ensembles, including the internationally renown industrial-techno group DIGITAL POODLE, electronic freak beat group KINDER ATOM, synth duos LES FONTAINES and HOZERZ, as well as collaborating with diverse artists such as reggae musician Michael Rose, experimental pioneers Zoviet:France / Rapoon and ambient duo dreamSTATE.
His graphic design work has been seen on countless music releases, museum and gallery graphics as well as national advertising campaigns.
Heiki Sillaste also owns and operates the Toronto based paper+sound electronic music label.
credits
released June 15, 2019
Written and produced by Heiki Sillaste.
Recorded at Wright Sounds, Toronto
and Sauna Porch Recordings Co., Big Bay.
Additional tweaks by Chromosphere.
Photo/graphics by Heiki Sillaste.
Thanks to David Lush (JX3P), Jason Solvent (727),
Scott M2 (SVC350)
Heiki (Hey-Key) is a veteran of the Toronto electronic music scene. Since 1987, Heiki Sillaste has released an impressive catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made over 150 compilation appearances.
This album is incredible. It gets better with each listen, I'll go ahead and say it's a perfect album, with beautiful, mind bending photography and artwork. Fulber is not only a Mad Scientist Maestro, he's also a very nice,cool guy. And recently a new remix album puts icing on the cake. notaplateofcroisants
I love experimental electronic music. This album is one of the best I have heard in years. it's a very inspiring album and is making me to rethink how I make music Royal Satin (Chris Wickland)