Ivan The Tolerable - Autodidact LP Vinyl

Originally released as a 10” lathe cut by Ack Ack Ack Records in February 2018, this edition has been remastered and repackaged and is now available on limited edition Khaki coloured vinyl.

Here’s a bit about the record in Oli Heffernan’s (aka Ivan The Tolerable) own words:

“I recorded the bulk of this record over a weekend in January 2018, in the midst of a very minor breakdown that lasted pretty much the entire year. I was living in a big house on my own, smoking too much and not really seeing anyone. Happy days indeed.

It was tracked in the back room of 97 Hambledon Road, Middlesbrough using two questionable microphones, a broken HH 100 amp, my friend’s drums, and a Tascam DP08 (which wasn’t to see the year out - RIP 2009–2018). When I was done, Robbie came round and recorded a ton of violin drones through my amp. I remember feeling like I’d gone into a trance a few times. Then Ben recorded his parts at home and sent them over.

Mixed and mastered the same night, I released it myself a month later as a lathe cut 10” and then promptly moved on. I listened to the album again for the first time in years to write this sleeve note, and I think it’s possibly the closest I’ve ever come to capturing the sound I hear in my head. I love how grubby and cavernous it sounds — claustrophobic and swirling. The track Autodidact I’ve recorded four more times since this version, and I’ve never got that sound back. I’ll keep trying.”

— Oli Heffernan, June 2023

• Pressed on Khaki coloured vinyl
• Limited to 250 copies

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