HYDROGEN

The elements of the Universe serenade each other in a perpetual mating dance that we have barely begun to understand. The basic bonding of particles, while well-documented, is but an appetizer for the symphony of potential. Time Frame, hot off the success of their sophomore album WaRP, was itching for a new point of view. Having tackled space-time and the intricacies of the light, it was time to shrink down further and amplify the building blocks of life. This, of course, would involve some somewhat illegal methods (the shrink ray being the most egregious, though the money laundering part has gone chiefly unnoticed) and the help of a rabid fanbase who would stop at nothing to hear their subsequent work. Blasted down to the size of a sub-atom, they entered an uncharted, unexpected world in which the very fabric of existence was documented in an unprecedented light. Life here had found a new way to coexist: unknown particles mingling with bacteria, light refracting into plasma, a gamut of undocumented elements positively charged with gusto. Time Frame had but a few minutes in this microscopic world, and, dear Audionauts, did they take advantage. Photographs, video recordings, and grainy 16mm footage soon captured the imagination of the Universe. Armed with a visual element, they set out to record a soundtrack to bring the silent imagery to life. Released without a title, though we have come to know the album just as Time Frame, it was an opus of subatomic melodies drafting listeners into an adventure beyond time, space, and light. Each track highlights a different element they witnessed, charging forth with cathedral-like echoes and plasma-rich basslines, bringing us full circle from the moments before and after their shrinking. Time Frame cannot be understated; it is a map of what makes us a; tasty journey we can safely, thankfully, enjoy through our turntables.