Andrew Heath<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and Harry Towell<\/em><\/strong> are two names regularly featured on Ambientblog. Both are active musicians, and Harry also runs the Whitelabrecs<\/a> <\/em>label. The two worked together in creating a new and promising ambient music label called Driftworks<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Driftworks <\/em>specialises in lower case, ambient and minimal music from artists that specialize in soundscape, experimental electronic, and electro\/acoustic music, often containing fragmentary melodies and field recordings. Together with the label launch they also present The Inner Echo<\/a><\/em>: a community platform \u2018based around the Whitelabrecs and Driftwork record labels, and the wider Ambient music scenes\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n The label launched with three titles: albums by Andrew Heath <\/em>and Harry Towell<\/em> (as Gl\u00e5sbird)<\/em><\/strong> themselves as well as a short album by Peter Maynard<\/em><\/strong> called Upper Tranquility Fields<\/em><\/strong>.<\/a> Inspired by \u2018academic research into paranormal activities\u2019,<\/em> Signals And Codes<\/em><\/strong> presents Andrew Heath<\/em><\/strong>\u2018s <\/em>trademark \u2018lower case music\u2019: subtle, immersive soundscapes crafted from acoustic instruments like guitar and piano, incorporating found sounds and field recordings as integral musical elements. <\/p>\n \u201cI continue to explore a dreamlike impressionistic world through my sound palette of piano, guitar, electronics, treatments and field recordings. Signals and Codes further explores this lighter tone. One which drifts and then coalesces occasionally when fragments of melody surface.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Though released as a single CDr, Signals And Codes<\/em> turns out to be a double album (CDr buyers receive a download code. Literally \u2018doubled\u2019: the ten tracks are all remixed by different artists but presented in the same order as the original album. Together, these twenty tracks present two hours and fourteen minutes of music. The list of artists remixing the tracks demonstrates the vast network around Heath <\/em>and Towell<\/em> \u2013 most of them have published work on Whitelabrecs<\/em> before. <\/p>\n Signals And Codes<\/em> (the original album) itself is beautiful and a pleasure to listen to, but it\u2019s also nice to hear what other artists do with the original material. The source \u2013 Heath<\/em><\/strong>\u2018s <\/em>music \u2013 remains clear, but each remixer definitely puts his (yes, they\u2019re all male) own spin on it..<\/p>\n
The label launched on February 7, but was obviously highly anticipated: the (notably too small) physical editions of all three albums were sold out on the first day of pre-order.<\/p>\n![\"Signals](\"https:\/\/www.ambientblog.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Signals-And-Codes-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nANDREW HEATH \u2013 SIGNALS AND CODES<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n