M∆PS by SONIC BOOM & SINNER DC

Artists: SONIC BOOM & SINNER DC
Album Title: MAPS
Release Date: 02.2025
Label: Mental Groove Records

*Project*

MAPS is a unique collaboration between British artist Sonic Boom, and Swiss musicians SINNER DC. Originally created in 2013 for live performances at the Festival La Bâtie in Switzerland, MAPS combines music and visuals to create an immersive experience, inspired by Borges' reflection on the limits of representation*.

MAPS challenges the boundaries between art and reality, inviting you to explore a world where music and visuals converge in an expansive, surreal landscape. Dutch artist Space Is Green contributed the visual elements, which were crafted using a modified ZDoom game engine.

*Artist Profiles*

SINNER DC (Switzerland)
A Swiss electronic music duo known for their ethereal soundscapes and intricate shoegaze production. Their work often blends atmospheric guitars layers, with grounded, rhythmic beats, creating a unique auditory experience that transcends traditional electronic music boundaries.

Sonic Boom (United Kingdom)
British musician Sonic Boom, originally a member of the seminal band Spacemen 3, is celebrated for his experimental approach to sound and his use of drone-heavy motifs and minimalist compositions. His many projects continue to influence the psychedelic and electronic music scenes profoundly.

*Video Game Release*

Developed by Space Is Green, MAPS video game, offers an interactive experience. It features the same visuals from the 2013 performances, but now as an exploratory journey where players can freely navigate through the surreal landscape of MAPS. This free game lets you delve into the world of MAPS or simply watch the video, and is available for both Windows and Macintosh, simply
follow this url www.spaceisgreen.com/maps.php#close and dive.

*"... In that Empire, the Art of Cartography reached such Perfection that the map of one Province alone took up the whole of a City, and the map of the empire, the whole of a Province.

In time, those Unconscionable Maps did not satisfy and the Colleges of Cartographers set up a Map of the Empire which had the size of the Empire itself and coincided with it point by point.

Less Addicted to the Study of Cartography, Succeeding Generations understood that this Widespread Map was Useless and not without Impiety they abandoned it to the Inclemencies of the Sun and of the Winters.

In the deserts of the West some mangled Ruins of the Map lasted on, inhabited by Animals and Beggars; in the whole Country there are no other relics of the Disciplines of Geography."

Excerpt from Viajes de Varones Prudentes by Suarez Miranda, 1658.

Tracklist

1.	ALPHA AND OMEGA	8:26

2.	ALL SHOW & NO GO	7:27

3.	ASK FOR THE MOON	5:00

4.	ALL EYES AND EARS	8:25

5.	ALL ROLLED INTO ONE	10:44

6.	ALPHA AND OMEGA (REPRISE)	2:23

Credits

released February 7, 2025

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