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Spectrum

by Various Artists

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    DOUBLE CASSETTE - 110 MINUTES OF MUSIC

    - Pro-dubbed white cassettes with digital UV full colour on-body image shell art print
    - Double-cassette sized two panel gatefold U-card
    - Double-cassette side-by-side clear library case
    - Wrap around O-card
    - Double-sided art card insert

    Limited to 150 copies world-wide

    100% profits will be donated to The Toby Henderson Trust (www.ttht.co.uk), an independently funded charity in North East England which supports autistic youth and adults, as well as their families and caregivers.

    Catalogue No: CN250

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A double-album compilation of exclusive tracks celebrating a decade of Cruel Nature Records.

Channelling sonic diversity since 2013.

100% profits will be donated to The Toby Henderson Trust (www.ttht.co.uk), an independently funded charity in North East England which supports autistic youth and adults, as well as their families and caregivers.

"Cruel Nature have given a forum to unusual, often genre-defying types of music that can come from very different directions. I consider the compilation to celebrate a great label and support a cause worth supporting as an overall phenomenon. A really special release!" - African Paper africanpaper.com/2023/04/15/v-a-spectrum/

"Ten years in, and Cruel Nature continues to offer a defiant, willfully different approach to its release schedule. As St, James Infirmary put it on the opening track, 'Something For You', a wonky, lightly auto-tuned love letter to the label and to the excitement of taking delivery of a new box of cassettes, 'There's always something in the box that's really great".
- Mat Smith, Electronic Sound Magazine, Issue 100, April 2023

"Spectrum very much succeeds in showcasing that sonic diversity, presenting a collection that spans ambience to brutal metal. In times past, no-one who would listen to one would listen to the other, but my own musical journey over the last decade and a half means that whereas once I’d have sneered at one and hesitated over the other, I’m now on board with both. And why not? Cruel Nature Records has spent a decade now giving a home to music that doesn’t really fit, and doesn’t conform to a specific genre.
this is a superlative compilation that perfectly encapsulates the eclecticism of Cruel Nature. It’s also the perfect illustration of why we need these small labels who aren’t driven by commercialism or profits or shareholder value. For disseminating all of this weird and wonderful music – music which often challenges the very idea of music – the world is a much better place.

Fans of the label with absolutely love this, and for those unfamiliar with the label, there couldn’t be a better introduction. Here’s to the next ten years of Cruel Nature."
- Christopher Nosnibor, Aural Aggravation auralaggravation.com/2023/04/17/various-artists-spectrum/

"Featuring artists drawn from an enviably deep talent pool and sequenced like the tasting menu of a cutting-edge restaurant, the album bodyswerves through a plethora of contrasting styles without once losing focus, highlights arriving thick and fast throughout its marathon 110-minute runtime."
- Nic Brown, GonzoKaraoke
gonzokaraoke.wordpress.com/2023/05/09/various-artists-spectrum/

"This is a work of art.... this is exceptional.... It’s a treat for the ears and a mighty celebration."
- Adrian Bloxham, Fighting Boredom
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk/album-review/various-artists-spectrum-ten-years-of-cruel-nature-records-album-review/

'No Restrictions: 10 Years with Cruel Nature Records' INTERVIEW WITH SUN 13:
sun-13.com/2023/04/20/no-restrictions-10-years-with-cruel-nature-records/

FULL ALBUM STREAM AND INTERVIEW:
echoesanddust.com/2023/04/interview-and-exclusive-album-premiere-steve-strode-cruel-nature-records/

'SPECTRUM' AND CRUEL NATURE FEATURE ON BANDCAMP DAILY:
daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-report/the-tape-label-report-march-2023

EXCLUSIVE STREAM:
Tankengine 'The Glorious Land (PJ Harvey Tribute) courtesy of Birthday Cake For Breakfast birthdaycakebreakfast.wordpress.com/2023/03/02/exclusive-hear-tankengine-cover-pj-harvey-from-the-cruel-nature-records-compilation-spectrum/

INTERVIEW & EXCLUSIVE STREAM WITH KATIE GERARDINE O'NEILL:
sun-13.com/2023/03/06/katie-geraldine-oneill-interview-ive-finally-tied-together-a-lot-of-my-processes-with-this-album/

Spectrum highlights
- Scott McKeating, Foxy Digitalis
foxydigitalis.zone/2023/06/05/microforms-5-june-5-2023/

BLISS AQUAMARINE REVIEW:
www.blissaquamarine.net/spectrum33.html

credits

released April 20, 2023

Compiled by Steve Strode
Arrangement by Chris Tate
Additional mastering / levelling by Nick Harris / Chris Tate
Art by Aaron Lock
Design by James Watts

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Channelling sonic diversity since 2013

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