Protoplasm (EP)

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Protoplasm
Black Rain - Protoplasm.jpg
EP by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)
RecordedOctober 13, 2012 (2012-10-13)
Studio Corsica Studios
(London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length16:14
Label Blackest Ever Black
Producer
  • Stuart Argabright
  • Shinichi Shimokawa
Black Rain chronology
Now I'm Just a Number: Soundtracks 1994-95
(2012)
Protoplasm
(2013)
Dark Pool
(2014)

Protoplasm is the third EP by Black Rain, released on October 6, 2013 by Blackest Ever Black.

Contents

Reception

The Fader called Protoplasm's title track "grossly cinematic" and "six minutes of synthetic gloom, crunching and clamoring through a dense, beat-heavy atmosphere." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stuart Argabright

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Data River"3:09
2."Nighty City.Tokyo" (London version)4:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Endourban"4:17
2."Protoplasm"4:05

Personnel

Adapted from the Protoplasm liner notes. [2]

Black Rain

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom2013Blackest Ever Black DL, LP BLACKEST017

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References

  1. D. McDermott, Patrick (September 9, 2014). "Stream "Protoplasm" by Veteran NYC Cyberpunk Composer Black Rain". The Fader . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Protoplasm (booklet). Black Rain. London, United Kingdom: Blackest Ever Black. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)