X.Y.R.: Memory Tapes CS

Vladimir Karpov’s latest X.Y.R. saga frames its gaze on the rose-colored remembrance of things past: lost summers, starlit swims, young love, distant dreams. Memory Tapes acts as both soundtrack and ceremony, spun from soft-focus synths, muted metronomes, and flickering amber light. Originally issued by Russian hub Fuselab, the NNF edition includes a track not on the Russian physical edition (“Rybinsk Lake Shelter”), a track ONLY on the physical edition (“Surf’s Up”), plus an extended mix of “Happy Thoughts,” along with a revised j-card design. Another wispy, whispered vision of veiled realms and reveries by one of the 21st century’s supreme summoners.