STPI is a brand new website by the folks at Kallista Records. They have a blog, which is totally fine and all, but the music they release is not something you’d stumble across if you were looking for a new label. I already own a few copies of this and have been meaning to download it. Since then, I’ve come across a few more and now I’m judging this by how the colours are. The music is made in the studio and then sent to Kallista’s warehouse.

The vinyl is of an almost holy and mystical nature. The music never changes, never fades, and never stands still. The only thing that changes is the pressings. The music is pressed into a fine ash grey, then dipped in wax to create a long and thin layer. Initially, the wax layers are all over the place, but as the vinyl dries, they all fall into place to create a fine layer of glossy white. It’s a fine medium for the long haul, and it’s on the re-issue here that I first heard this music. I was not expecting much, but I’m a slow growing fan.

STPI is very bit sparse in the hands and ears, but the music you could compare it with is what you hear when you listen to a loose set of live music. It features a wide variety of instruments and voices, and often gives the impression that it is in the hands of a child to be played. The music can be described as a mixture of the best elements of swing, existential angst and a bit of electronic noise. The other disk is a single LP with a special stamp on it.