Thrupence & Edward Vanzet

Australian graphic designer/visual artist Jack Vanzet produces melancholy downtempo instrumental electronic music under the name Thrupence. His recordings tend to feature hazy, crackling beats and atmospheric samples of old records. He first attracted attention with his series of "conceptual mixtapes," released on his Bandcamp page, starting with Unfinished Business Tape in 2010. This was followed by another mixtape, Serenade/Promenade, in 2011. The following year brought Vanzet's Voyages EP as well as another mixtape, Thoughts. On the strength of these releases, Vanzet signed...