the album was mixed and mastered by marta salogni.

incl apiento & tepper, froid dub, paperclip minimiser

where the histories of free jazz, early experimental composition, and leftfield club music all cook down together. - pitchfork

160 pages book (boodk/auduio combination sold as merch item), containing 13 qr codes to download 13 songs.

thorn valley is a 20 song assemblage of various transmissions from the ever diffuse and widening diy underground, released to mark the four year anniversary of world of echo.

london based artist ben vince is best known for his minimal & transcendent saxophone soundscapes. with assimilation we find ben treading new ground with his recorded output, moving away from the limitations of solo saxophone, instead embracing collaboration and communication to forge new paths. whilst vince’s sax work still undeniably holds ‘assimilation’ together, the new territories explored by working with an artistically diverse range of collaborators allows new life and influence to flow through ben’s work. the album features collaborations with micachu (mica levi), rupert clervaux, merlin nova, valentina magaletti, and cam deas. ben vince has also recently collaborated on a 12inch with joy o (forthcoming on hessle audio).