Roll Tape
In 2009 Andrew Pye, James Cooper & Paul Brown started recording their blend of dark ethereal compositions in a previously unused room, found in an undisclosed location tucked away somewhere in a corner of England, UK.
Using a mixture of vintage and cutting edge equipment, including customised and newly crafted unique instruments Roll Tape have created a unique body of work including an ever growing collection of compositions for synchronisation which have been used extensively over the past decade by various film / television networks and production companies around the world.
ALBUMS
General Release albums from the artists through Disco Tear Records
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Carnivorous (Part 1, The Flesh)
"A well fed beast sleeps deeply"
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From the jagged electronic beats, screaming synth and guitar textures of 'The Flesh', to wandering through a dark foreboding sonic forest of sparse haunting piano melodies and the thick smog of unhinged electronics of 'The Bones', Carnivorous delivers a bipolar nightmare of frantic highs & desolate lows.
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Scratchall's Irex
The Irex was a sailing vessel wrecked at Scratchell's Bay byThe Needles on the coast of the Isle of Wight on the 25 of January 1890, while on her maiden voyage.
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This is the soundtrack to her tragic story.
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Carnivorous (Part 2, The Bones)
"A well fed beast sleeps deeply"
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From the jagged electronic beats, screaming synth and guitar textures of 'The Flesh', to wandering through a dark foreboding sonic forest of sparse haunting piano melodies and the thick smog of unhinged electronics of 'The Bones', Carnivorous delivers a bipolar nightmare of frantic highs & desolate lows.
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Fall Of Static
A Ten track album exploring the sounds of a hope clutching, anxiety riddled, fear driven world.
The album also includes a track that was, and still is one of our best received.
'Bells' was originally written as our stand-out (a single, if there ever was one) pivotal track for the Disco Tears album. Taking its inspiration from an obscure rarely heard number station referred to as 'The Sinister Bells'.
SYNCHRONISATION ALBUMS
Albums written and produced for synchronisation libraries
available for use with all media production
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33.333r (HUMT025)
Where it all began. Our first album of 10 tracks which were never really intended to be anything more than a collection of ideas and experiments. It was eventually heard by the sync label, Hum Tracks who offered to release the entire album. Only one snag, the masters were all stored on a laptop hard drive that had just died a week previous. One month of painstaking data retrieval, file sorting and re-building later and we managed to resurrect the whole album ready to live again as our first official release.
Hum Tracks would eventually partner with BMG where you'll find the album rebranded and renamed 'Soundtrack to a Haunting' Which was a quote taken from an album review we received.
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Dark Places (TMS029)
Dark Places is a Ten track sync album written, performed and produced for the fantastic folks at
The Music Supervisors. The collection consists of a mix of simple beat-driven synth-rock & sparse haunting piano pieces created with the Noir Drama / Factual Documentary genre in mind.
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The project was originally planned as a one off album, though on release the collection was so well received it sparked the birth of a further Two albums with possible additions being added to the Dark Places family in the future.
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Dark Places 3 (TMS099)
The Third instalment in the series with a mood that is a mix of the First & Second, only ramped to 11!
Deeper despair, thicker layers of tragedy, some nice big slaps of fear and a vast overall pit of doom for it to seethe and sliver around in.
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Threat & Danger (TMS122)
What initially started off as a possible simple glitch beat project quickly evolved into an epic self-indulgent delve into an industrial electronic collision of synth noise madness.
This was a most welcome opportunity to dig deep in to the rabbit hole of Eurorack modular analogue and digital syntheresis.
With a sea of cables we set out to process, process and process again with step-sequencers and granular gloriousness!
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Nordic Noir (TMS146)
Though not reflected in the title, this was intended as a final chapter in the current Dark Places series.
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A Thirteen track liminal swan song soaring over
the places of beautiful despair and tension
one last time.
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Roll Tape (Collaborative)
Dark Tension (PVG 007)
The Second release of our first dive into the realms of Trailer Music gifted to us by the wonderful folks at Pitch Hammer Music.
'a collection of somber and tense atmospheric tracks sure to spook and set your mind at unease!'
Our Four contributions to this unsettling Seven track album are titled,
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Into The Abyss
Running Scared
Distant Fog
Spiralling Down.
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The Portal (AI 007)
'Take a glimpse into THE PORTAL and prepare for a thrilling journey through the twisted minds of composing team Roll Tape. Innovative instrumentation meets dark nostalgia in these seven horrifying tracks'
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This album was an absolute honour and a pleasure to write, produce and master for the amazing Pitch Hamer team, who asked use to feature as one of the showcase artists for their new sub-label, Audio Intelligence.
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Fun fact: The album features audio recordings we captured from a number of live seances and reportedly haunted locations.
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Electronic Noir (WOM-366)
Originally written as follow on album to 33.333r inspired by the paranoia of the Cold War and the many mysterious coded shortwave transmissions from that time, now referred to as 'Number Stations'.
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Titled 'Disco Tears' the album features a guest appearance from comedy genius and equally
talented musician Robert Popper on acoustic guitar.
Thanks Popper... Thopper.
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The album was eventually taken under the wing of
West One Music Group.
Rebranded and Renamed 'Electronic Noir' it now sits among their much admired roster of albums.
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Dark Places 2 (TMS089)
The second instalment in the unplanned series.
Still staying in the same sonically sombre territory though this offering is a little more subdued overall.
Focussing this time on more of an 'Aftermath' / Post-Tragedy direction.
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Widescreen Minimalism (TMS052)
Our first official delve into the world of ambient music for widescreen drama. We have always been fans of the Ambient genre and written many tracks over the years as Roll Tape that sit comfortably in this area, however adapting to find the correct blend between distant abstraction and audience engagement was a welcome and enjoyable challenge which added a much appreciated string to our bow.
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Originally a Ten track commission which soon turned in to a Twelve track album once we found our footing.
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Roll Tape (Collaborative)
Otherworldly Atmospheres (TMS139)
A collaborative collection we were asked to take part in. It was a short deadline but we relished the challenge. Six tracks submitted, and we are proud to say all Six were included, and titled....
Stranger Hawkins
Becoming Clear
Elusive Evidence
Stranger Rumbles
Sequin Dreams
All This Beauty
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Beautiful Tension (PVG 005)
The first release of our first dive into the realms of Trailer Music gifted to us by the wonderful folks at Pitch Hammer Music.
Another fascinating and exciting learning curve that has cleared new paths and ways of carving out our dark journeys.
Our Three contributions to this wonderful Eleven track album are titled,
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Your Time Has Come,
Left For Dead
Give Rise To The End.
Roll Tape (Collaborative)
Empathy Beds (911TC018)
Our first contribution to the newly established sub label, 911 True Crime, powered by our friends at TMS.
Empathy Beds is 16 track empathy tool kit
of beds and drones rich with sorrowful and tragic overtones.
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Full Of Sadness
Fretting
My Ghosts
Nothing Left
3 Stages of Grief
Last Breathes