Ancient Methods, by Spectacular Diagnostics

Ancient Methods

by Spectacular Diagnostics

supported by

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Pre-order of Ancient Methods. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

Purchasable with gift card

releases November 26, 2021

€8 EUR or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Run of 350 copies, of which 100 available here on Bandcamp. Hype sticker on the shrink-wrap. The back sleeve features a short story inspired by the music on 'Ancient Methods.' Each Bandcamp order comes with a Rucksack Records alternate logo sticker.

[Shipping from The Netherlands & USA]

Includes digital pre-order of Ancient Methods. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

shipping out on or around November 26, 2021

edition of 350 67 remaining

€23 EUR or more
Ancient Methods - DIY Extinct Sleeve Edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited to 50 copies only. Bandcamp-exclusive. Special empty cover which comes with an LP-sized sticker sheet to compose your own sleeve.

The back sleeve features a short story inspired by the music on 'Ancient Methods.' This edition also comes with a Rucksack Records alternate logo sticker.

[Shipping from The Netherlands & USA]

Includes digital pre-order of Ancient Methods. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

Sold Out

1.	Countdown Clock
2.	Raw Transmissions 02:12	buy track
3.	The Wall (ft. Nosaj)
4.	Behold The Bomb 02:20	buy track
5.	Old World Palette
6.	Crystal Ball Emoji
7.	A Gesture of Fearlessness (ft. billy woods)
8.	Wonder Drugs
9.	MM..Dedicated
10.	Yellow.Plates
11.	Chickenskin (ft. ELUCID) 02:32	buy track
12.	The Prophet

about

'Ancient Methods' is a new album by Chicago-based producer Spectacular Diagnostics. A big bang of beatmaking matter: from cut-up jazz keys to distorted sci-fi movie dialogues. And from echoes of traditional Bollywood chants to three features by Billy Woods, ELUCID & Nosaj who, in contrast, break down traditions to shape their own.

In a Bandcamp Daily feature on Spectacular Diagnostics last year, the term “otherworldly” was coined to describe his beats on previous albums like 'Raw Unknown,' 'Avant Raw,' and 'Raw Game.' All part of a dense catalog since 2015 including collaborations with Quelle Chris, Jeremiah Jae, Milo, Vic Spencer, and early work with Westside Gunn.

On 'Ancient Methods,' the Chicago-based producer takes that otherworldly sample-fueled frontier even further, as suggested by vocal samples taken from Space Age-era cinema on tracks like "Countdown Clock," “The Wall” featuring Nosaj of New Kingdom, and the album's first single: “Raw Transmissions.”

“To me, the term ‘ancient methods’ is a reference to my process,” says Robert Krums a.k.a. Spectacular Diagnostics. “I still primarily sample from vinyl and physically dig for records. Even all the movie dialogue. So in some ways, I feel like a dinosaur in the way I work and approach my creative process.”

The back sleeve of each record features a short story by Brian Michael Murphy inspired by the music. As a media archaeologist, poet, and essayist himself, Murphy’s story adds an extra dimension to Krums’ own sonic layering: “Ancient Methods feels like the full evolution of my sound and my ability to craft a seamless record that tells a story,” adds Krums. “With that said, getting Armand Hammer and Nosaj as the guests set the tone. Their skill level and years mastering their craft is pretty untouchable.”

'Ancient Methods' drops November 26th on Amsterdam-based label Rucksack Records on vinyl and all digital platforms.

credits

releases November 26, 2021

----

Produced & Mixed by Spectacular Diagnostics
www.spectacular-diagnostics.bandcamp.com

Vocals recorded by Steel Tipped Dove
www.jfusaro.com

Mastered by Keith Kreuser

Design & Layout by Robert Krums

Liner Notes (back sleeve) by Brian Michael Murphy, Ph.D., media archaeologist, poet & essayist
www.brianmichaelmurphy.com

Released by Rucksack Records
rucksackrecords.bandcamp.com

www.instagram.com/rucksack_records
www.facebook.com/rucksackrecs
www.twitter.com/Rucksackrecs

license

total		USD

about

Spectacular Diagnostics Chicago, Illinois

Beat Producer & Designer
spectacular.diagnostics@gmail.com

contact / help

Contact Spectacular Diagnostics

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Spectacular Diagnostics, you may also like:

INDOORS
by Kenny Segal

supported by 19 fans who also own “Ancient Methods”

Kenny has been making records for a long time, but I discovered him through his work with the magnificent billy woods. This record really is something else with it's mix of near avant jazz, deranged yet controlled beats, hip hop of complete inimatibility, and atmospheres that can at times leave you breathless. It's another instrumental work, but suffers nothing by being so. Gavin Hellyer
go to album
Eastern Medicine, Western Illness
by Preservation

supported by 18 fans who also own “Ancient Methods”

Solid album. Fave track: cure for the common and children of never LunaMonk
go to album
Pray For Haiti
by Mach-Hommy

supported by 17 fans who also own “Ancient Methods”

insane one liners fazemigos
go to album
Baker's Dozen: INTRXVRT
by INTRXVRT

featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 8, 2021
go to album
music for the moon.
by blkgod9

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 24, 2021
go to album
Fine Furniture VOL.1 - BEAT TAPE
by Juga-Naut

featured on Bandcamp Radio Feb 23, 2021
go to album
Half God
by Wiki

supported by 15 fans who also own “Ancient Methods”

the steez overload. beats with no drums is gonna be the new wave, mark my words. wiki kills it all the time Howlin' Jacques Lisbon
go to album