Permutopia is an assemblage of found sound — tape loops, turntable manipulations and field recordings assembled into highly textured compositions. Based on 6 different conceptions of utopia from throughout the ages — from techno-agrarian island idylls to anarchic moon colonies — sound is used as an evocation of new forms of living.

Taking its cues from the work of superstudio, Ursula K. Le Guin, Aldous Huxley, Ivor De Wolfe and others, the work is a tribute to past futures, richly imagined conjecture and radical transformation.

Permutopia was recorded by cacao, April-July 2009 in Hackney, London. The download comes with six original pieces of artwork.

“A stunningly beautiful piece of work…”
Drowned In Sound

“Glitches & judders work the more obviously pretty into something richer & deeper…”
Lend Me Your Ears