Stendec make some of the most elegiac, harmonious and downright beautiful music to be heard in the world of new electronics. Their use of polyrhythm and injection of treated sounds always compliments and never overpowers their melodic sensibility, and although these tracks were recorded at isolated points over an extended period, they work as a whole to create an album that sets a new benchmark in subtle electronica, shifting from planetarium soundtracks to the notes that would be made by the distant haze on an arid Spanish road in high summer.
Stendec are Expanding label founders Ben Edwards and Paul Merritt. While not busy over the last 4 years running Expanding (or in Ben's case, recording solo as Benge and with Douglas 'Si-cut.db' Benford as Tennis), they have released several singles, compilation tracks and remixes on a variety of labels, including their own, Static Caravan, and Cactus Island.
(Biography by Expanding Records)
Website: http://www.expandingrecords.com
