Release date:
February 20, 2026
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Hive Mind Records are thrilled to announce The Vertical Luminous, an immersive new album from F.Ampism that invites listeners into a singular sound-world of quietly ecstatic wonder.
A dayglo collection of synth experiments, found sounds and musique concrète sound collage, The Vertical Luminous blurs all lines between the organic and the electronic, each piece shimmers with a sense of wide-eyed curiosity and lightness, tying the album together into a bubbling, serene gift to the world.
Listening to The Vertical Luminous feels a little like tuning in to the secret noises of the microscopic world, the hum and flutter of atoms, molecules, and micro-organisms as they dance just beyond the limits of our perception.
F.Ampism is Paul Wilson is F.Ampism.
Sound/visual artist based in Brighton,UK.
He also plays in Kaloja, a duo with Jan Anderzén (Tomutonttu, Kemialliset Ystävät) and Yayoba; a trio with Johannes Schebler (Baldruin, Grykë Pyje) and Jani Hirvonen (Grykë Pyje, Last Night on Earth).
Member of Brighton-based gonzo free-jazz fünftet Bolide.
Monthly radio show The Infinite Inward, on Resonance Extra. Check the archives here:
extra.resonance.fm/series/the-infinite-inward
When he’s not making stuff, he’s practising/teaching Yoga.
F.Ampism has previously released on illustrious and discerning labels such as Ikuisuus, Chocolate Monk, Poot Records and Lal Lal Lal.

Tracklist:
  • 1. Lunar Mansions
  • 2. Mammalian Brain
  • 3. The Sparkles on the Water Connect Me to the Sun
  • 4. Palming in Thunderbolt
  • 5. The Opposite of Doubt
  • 6. Rug Vision
  • 7. Worm Moon
  • 8. The Severed Head is Smiling
  • 9. Fold Back In
  • 10. The Shield Epoch
  • 11. Midi Evil
  • 12. Feature This Person Less
  • 13. The Flab In My Mind

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