A screenshot of a text message conversation discussing the production details for a physical release. The chat shows an exchange about using "Standard White Matte" labels for a "flat plastic cassette." Included in the messages is a photo of a vibrant blue cassette shell resting next to a printed J-card with a textured, purple and blue abstract design. The interface shows the contact name "Matthew" at the top and a notification "From Sean" appearing as an overlay.

Moving away from the noise.
Past projects lived in the world of Meta and algorithms. For OURORA, we chose to focus only on Bluesky, Bandcamp, and YouTube.
🩵 Thank you for the shares and for making this feel like a community again and again. It means everything. 🕯️
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA

Lost in the quiet hours. 🕯️
Spend some time with "Bunny," the latest video from the debut Very Late Relics album, OURORA.
Full video:
#VeryLateRelics #Bunny #OURORA #Synthwave #LoFi #ExperimentalMusic #Ambient

An abstract, close-up composition featuring fluid, swirling patterns in shades of deep indigo, slate blue, and pale cream. The textures appear liquid or glassy, with organic, wave-like shapes and a subtly frosted or crystalline patch on the left side.

Deep blue currents. 🌊
Fragments from the world of OURORA.
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA

A grainy, distorted vertical video still with a lo-fi "broadcast" aesthetic. The image features deep blues and blacks layered with digital static, white speckles, and sharp horizontal blue lens flares. A central, blurry white form suggesting movement or a figure is caught in the distortion, reminiscent of a vintage VHS tape or a long-lost signal transmission.

Transmitting from “1998”.
📡✨
A detail from the official video in production for “1998” — the focus track off the new Very Late Relics album, OURORA. Coming soon.
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA #1998 #LoFiVibes #Still #Dream #Synthwave #Visuals

A vibrant, translucent blue cassette tape sits in a clear plastic case on a neutral surface. A brilliant, horizontal white and blue lens flare bursts from the center of the tape, creating a glowing, futuristic "relic" aesthetic that masks the tape window.

A relic—blue light in the dark. 💎
The physical shells for OURORA have arrived. No labels, no art, just the glow.
Very Late Relics on cassette, coming soon.
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA #Cassette #NewMusic

A screenshot of a text message conversation on a dark background showing four blue chat bubbles. The first bubble lists five track lengths: 03:37, 04:03, 03:32, 02:19, and 03:14. Below it, a single bubble shows the total time for Side A as 16:45. The third bubble lists five more track lengths: 00:47, 02:34, 05:44, 04:54, and 05:30. The final bubble shows the total time for Side B as 19:29.

Sending Ted the math so the blanks are just right. 📼 Really happy with how the OURORA cassette is shaping up. Side B opens with "Up 3am," which feels like opening a door into a whole new room. It marks the shift into the more improvisational, fluid phase of the album. 🌑 #VeryLateRelics #OURORA

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A reminder for our followers: the best place to experience the full journey of OURORA is on Bandcamp. 🌈

You can stream the entire album or grab a digital copy to support what we do. Thanks for listening. 🎧 #Bandcamp #MusicSky #Jazz #VeryLateRelics #OURORA

verylaterelics.bandcamp.com/album/ourora

Ted is currently at Outlet PDX running the J-cards for OURORA. Watching our debut album art come to life through a Risograph drum feels right. Gritty, saturated, and slightly unpredictable.
Self-released cassettes coming this spring. 📼✨
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA #Risograph #CassetteCulture #Portland

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The wait is over. OURORA is officially out.
It’s Bandcamp Friday—they’re waiving fees today, so 100% of your support goes directly to the artist. If you’ve been waiting to dive in, now is the time.
Listen, support and share the music:
#VeryLateRelics #OURORA #BandcampFriday

Finally sharing a video piece of the new album. This is "Up 3am" from OURORA. 🎧We’re so excited to finally have this out in the world. Let us know what you think of the audio and visuals! #IndieMusic #MusicSky #OURORA

We built this album on the feeling of hindsight—a beautiful, quiet sadness. It’s electronic and organic music that makes you feel, not just move. Link in bio. #Melancholic #VeryLateRelics #Ourora #Jazzsky #Bandcamp #Water

OURORA, by Very Late Relics 10 track album

Very Late Relics is the sound of an empty city at 3 AM — ethereal & introspective. Ideal for deep work or deep thoughts. We wrote these songs and still find ourselves daydreaming through a good listen. #studymusic #atmosphere #ambientmusic #soundscape #cinematic #ourora #verylaterelics #newmusic

OURORA, by Very Late Relics 10 track album

Negative space is just as important as the notes we play. We designed the production on our new album to breathe, giving the synths and sax room to resonate. #SoundDesign #JazzSky #MusicSky #OURORA #VeryLateRelics

I have a new album out today - OURORA by Very Late Relics, a quiet project with Five Fingers of Funk’s tenor saxophonist, Ted Hille and me on everything else. #verylaterelics #ourora #newmusic #bandcamp

The debut album from Very Late Relics arrives in just a few hours. If you’re looking for a new, foggy, musical world to get lost in for 2026, we’re almost there. verylaterelics.bandcamp.com/album/ourora

#verylaterelics #ourora #newmusic #bandcamp

Photo of Ted Hille looking for the correct tempo on his phone.

Hint - We are about to get things done. #OURORA #verylaterelics #bandcamp

Allan Redd and Ted Hille, of Very Late Relics.

And here we are, Ted on the right, Allan on the left. Not pictured is the amazing designer Sean Moran who has unleashed his magnificent and creative brain to visualize our first music release coming in 2026. #verylaterelics #ourora #jazz #saxophone #synth #beats

Very excited to say that we now have the final Ourora music files ready for mastering. Time to reach out to a mastering engineer to finalize this set of songs for all ears and devices. #VeryLateRelics #VLR #OURORA #ambientjazz #newmusic #instrumentalmusic #tenorSax #keys #portlandmusic #mastering

“Ourora" is in final mixdowns before mastering! As we wait, it's the perfect time to introduce the minds behind Very Late Relics and the spark that brought us together.
#VeryLateRelics #VLR #Ourora #ElectronicJazz #NewMusic