Justin Robertson and Matthew Shaw - Play the music of MineralTail

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About this release

Artists Justin Robertson and Matthew Shaw
Release Date 03-04-2026
Cat. No. SCLP002
Format 12" Vinyl
Style Electronica, Krautrock, Ambient, Experimental

Justin Robertson and Matthew Shaw create an imagined soundtrack for MineralTail, the mythical band at the centre of Robertson’s novel. Robertson’s electronic production meets the work of composer and Stone Club co-founder Shaw in music that moves through krautrock, strange ambience and loose grooves. Hypnotic electronics, swirling melodies and recurring riffs give shape to the book’s fictional musical world. The three-part Emperor’s Lapdog sequence sits among longer pieces and brief interludes, with the album’s rhythms connecting its more expansive passages. Released on Robertson’s Solitary Cyclist label, it accompanies the novel’s story of invention and music.

Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Solitary Cyclist
Catalogue number: SCLP002

Tracklist

A1. Dog Stream Connects
A2. All for Nothing
A3. The Emperor’s Lapdog Part 1 - The Sultan’s Pavillion
A4. The Emperor’s Lapdog Part 2 - Venusian VIP
A5. The Emperor’s Lapdog Part 3 - The Bold Dragoon
A6. Nothing Is Dead
B1. Rise in a Thicket of Thorns
B2. The Shriek of Pan
B3. We Are the Asteroid
B4. The Creak of Insects’ Knees
B5. Dream in a Collapsing Sun

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