Special Effects Department – Undetected Elements

8×8 inch Silver Gelatin Lith Print Selenium Toned Limited Edition Release

New EP out 28 November 2025 on all major platforms and Bandcamp

Endless Geometry is proud to present Undetected Elements, the new EP from Special Effects Department — a project that navigates the liminal edges between the seen and unseen, the delicate and the vast.

Across four meticulously crafted pieces —

01 — Uneven Ground
02 — An Accidental Animator
03 — Turning on a Tide
04 — 700 Million Breaths

— the EP focuses on the smallest indivisible moments and how they combine, shift, and reassemble into a longer narrative. It explores the interplay of complementary opposites: stillness and movementrepetition and changeorganic and synthetic.

Drawing from ambient jazz, meditative drone, and psych, Special Effects Department blends orchestral instrumentation with field recordings and nuanced electronic textures. The result is a work that feels both intimate and expansive, unfolding with quiet detail and subtle emotional weight.

Undetected Elements is available now on all major streaming platforms and on Bandcamp, where it is accompanied by a limited-edition 8×8″ silver gelatin lith print. Hand-printed entirely in the darkroom using a traditional 19th-century lith process, each piece develops with its own tones, contrasts, and textures — making every print a singular collector’s artwork.

Arconic – The Way Through

Arconic – The Way Through
A four-track exploration of space, stillness, and subtle transformation.

The Way Through invites listeners into a quiet, detailed sonic world shaped by shifting environments and finely crafted textures. Created using ambisonic field recordings, granular layers, soft synths, and delicate noise, the EP traces a gentle arc between the familiar and the unknown.

Album Cover: Arconic Details: Bronica SQAi 35mm f3.5 Semi-fisheye lens, Fuji Acros film Print: Limited edition run of silver gelatin lith prints (selenium toned by hand)

On the Path opens with recordings of cyclists and runners captured in open spaces, gradually dissolving into evolving, string-like tones.
Dawn blends real birdsong with glowing pads to reflect the slow bloom of morning light.
Under Earth descends into sheltered underground environments, revealing a deeper, heavier atmosphere.
Closing piece Dusk drifts toward evening calm, where low frequencies settle into a quiet, grounded stillness.

The EP is available now on all major streaming platforms and on Bandcamp, where it is accompanied by a limited-edition 8×8″ silver gelatin lith print. Hand-printed entirely in the darkroom using a traditional 19th-century lith process, each piece develops with its own tones, contrasts, and textures — making every print a singular collector’s artwork.

This release reflects Endless Geometry’s growing community and our ongoing commitment to authentic, carefully crafted expression.
https://arconic.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-through

A Safe Distance

Out on Friday, March 7th, 2025 on Endless Geometry.
A Safe Distance by @specialeffectsdepartment is about the barriers inherent in our experiences. It evokes a fragmented image seen through a rain-spattered window or our perceptions filtered through the screens of technology. The track began as an experiment in creative constraints, using only one sample to construct all of the initial arrangement.
Available on all major streaming platforms and Bandcamp from Friday the 7th.

First releases announced

Endless Geometry will launch its first releases on 16th December 2024, featuring music from Cush and Arconic.

Cush’s productions weave fragmented melodies with lush, textured soundscapes, guiding listeners into a profound, emotional space. His debut two-track single opens with Paillettes, a serene and nocturnal piece imbued with a sense of mystery and melancholy. The second track, The Horizon of Jean and Margaret, offers a poetic and hopeful vision of the future, a heartfelt homage to French writer Patrick Modiano.

Arconic, the solo project of electronic musician and sound artist Rob Parton, blends emotive soundscapes with field recordings and samples from his travels. His work explores the intersection of music, immersive art, and innovative sound design. The debut track Kites draws inspiration from the graceful flight of Red Kites in Laurieston, Scotland: a minimal yet dynamic sonic landscape carried by an invisible, ever-shifting wind.

This is just the beginning of Endless Geometry’s journey of captivating releases, creative collaborations, and immersive events. With a growing roster of talented artists, 2025 promises to be an exciting chapter for the label.