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The front door to our new home, you are very welcome
The Datura Tapes Website
Part Factory Records blueprint, part digital squatter rights. We loved crashing on the couch over at The Datura Press. They gave us our first room, kept the lights on, and let us bleed digital static all over their pristine literary pages. We’re keeping the keys to that archive forever. But there comes a time when you need your own four walls, a dedicated circuit breaker that won't blow when the amplifiers catch fire, and an espresso machine that belongs entirely to us.
Metaphorically speaking, we bought an apartment.
THE TAPES’ WEBSITE: THE ARCHIVAL SPECIFICATIONS
01. The Geometry
Designed in absolute lockstep with Rei Zamane at FugaceFugace (Firenze). Matte-minimalist layout, heavy blacks, and a visual interface that mimics the cold tactile weight of a physical tape deck.
02. The Umbrella:
Anchored deep within the global nervous system of I Live Night by Night (NxN). Orchestrated by Hana out of New York—bringing that lethal combination of German technical precision, Manhattan street smarts, and a bass player’s sense of timing to our chaotic Italian frequency.
03. The Local Currency:
In Italy, 13 isn’t a curse; it’s fare tredici. It’s hitting the jackpot. It’s prosperous fortune born out of noise.
‘Sometimes it helps to have a genus for a girlfriend
DIRECTOR’S NOTE: FROM THE DESK OF MUJIKI
Rei is going through the exact same beautiful growth spurt over at FugaceFugace, expanding the portfolio as our collaborative threads pull tighter. You’ve seen her visual branding for The Tapes, the upcoming merch blueprints, and the tailored armor she’s building for our artists (Etta’s Darkansas coat is a masterpiece of textile engineering).
But honestly? Look at the custom Zeppelin coat she constructed for me in the archive shot above. It is a terrifyingly beautiful piece of outerwear. It pays to have a genius for a girlfriend.
The cables are plugged into our own walls now.
The signal is clear. Welcome home.
Data Leak: The Truth. Forty Eight Thousand Times A Second. [TDT//013]
“Metaphorically speaking, we bought an apartment”
