{"product_id":"thomas-bush-random-constraint-satisfaction-problems-lp-copy","title":"Thomas Bush - Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eEdition of 400 copies on rough-sided printed sleeves with printed inner sleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWith Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems, the ever elusive and shape-shifting \u003cb class=\"\"\u003eThomas Bush\u003c\/b\u003e offers up a new album of category scrambling song craft. Since earlier solo efforts like Old And Red (2018), Preludes (2022) and The Next 60 Years (2024), Bush—currently based in Malmö—has traced a digressive path that has proven him capable of everything from murky wobbling dirges to uptight head-bopping laments to crystalline synth chords that hang precariously in the air over your new favourite bass line. Like its title, the album's songs\/tunes\/opportunities for pleasure offer the listener further evidence of a sensibility that is equal parts ambiguity and clarity. \u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eIn addition to his solo work, Bush has worked with a range of collaborators in one-off configurations and longer term projects like \u003cb class=\"\"\u003eRAP \u003c\/b\u003e(with Guy Gormley) and\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e cATHOLIC CHURGH\u003c\/b\u003e (with Jon Auman). Critical responses to Bush's output have often focused on his predilection for certain folk-ish impulses and instrumentation, but, judging from releases like 2026's guld, his definition of \"folk music\" seems to have as much to do with \u003cb class=\"\"\u003eA Guy Called Gerald \u003c\/b\u003eas it does with\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e Shirley Collins \u003c\/b\u003eor \u003cb class=\"\"\u003eJohn Martyn\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eFor all of its diversity, what unites Bush's ever-expanding body of work is its dual commitment to experimentation and a job well done.\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e“Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems was recorded at Vista Studio 1, Malmö between 2022 and 2025. After creating an account at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/academia.edu\/\" class=\"\"\u003eacademia.edu\u003c\/a\u003e for the purpose of reading a text now forgotten, I began to get emails asking me questions such as ‘Thomas Bush, did you write “Brucellosis and Sacroiliitis: A Common Presentation of an Uncommon Pathogen”?’ or ‘Are you the Thomas Bush who wrote “ATR-dependent phosphorylation of FANCA on serine 1449 after DNA damage is important for FA pathway function”?’, which began to make me wonder if I was, or if not, perhaps I should.\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eThe resulting work is an attempt to find meaning in this, and other chaotic and ambiguous situations through analysis using materials and equipment available to hand. Being sensitive to signs and following them with enthusiasm. Both the source material and evaluation is presented.”\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3686633842\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aguirrerecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/random-constraint-satisfaction-problems\"\u003eRandom Constraint Satisfaction Problems by Thomas Bush\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Aguirre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54638524334419,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1456\/0366\/files\/zorn118ThomasBushFRONT.jpg?v=1772708450","url":"https:\/\/www.aguirrerecords.com\/products\/thomas-bush-random-constraint-satisfaction-problems-lp-copy","provider":"Aguirre Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}