Rest Symbol - Rest Symbol LP

Label: FO – FO01
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: May 23, 2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, Downtempo, Experimental, Modern Classical, Trip-Hop

American producer and seasoned record label curator Brian Foote launches a brand new imprint, FO, with the self-titled album from UK-based band Rest Symbol.

For over two decades, Foote has been a vital figure on the fringes of underground electronic music, earning recognition for his production work with Kranky and as co-founder of the esteemed labels Peak Oil and False Aralia. His sharp curatorial instincts and dedication to championing forward-thinking sounds have influenced many, with his releases frequently reviewed and featured on Inverted Audio.

Now, 25 years into his musical journey, Foote embarks on a new chapter with FO, his first solo imprint. The label launches with a deeply immersive debut—an album steeped in downtempo and trip-hop from Rest Symbol, a collaborative project featuring London-based Molinaro, alongside Moreiya and Wendy Lavone.

Originally released in 2023 as a limited edition CD, Rest Symbol now get the vinyl treatment courtesy of FO. Each member of the band brings a wealth of experience, with solo releases spanning Apron, Touching Bass, 5 Gate Temple, and Molinaro’s own AN1MA imprint. Moreiya’s work as a filmmaker also weaves into the project, adding a visual dimension to their music.

Rest Symbol’s music feels like downbeat trip-hop decomposing in real time—crumbled breaks drift off-grid and melt into caramel, viscous string phrases erode under layers of tape noise, and Moreiya’s powerful voice is swallowed by cavernous reverb. Their surrealist approach offers a much-needed tonic for a genre long left to decay.

1.(rest) 
2.Ascending Shadows 
3.Empty Sun 
4.ETIUS MOTIF
5.Skin
6.6 
7.Darkness settles in perception
8.Twelfth Hour
9.(break)