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roomnumber204 studio KAI* | June Rain XI. FUJI NEOPAN PREST 400...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:47:00 -0500

studio KAI* | June Rain XI.
FUJI NEOPAN PREST 400 | BelOMO Chajka-II | Induster-69 28mm F2.8
Jul. 4. Sat. 2009
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The Cherry Blues Project “All I Need” From the...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:46:06 -0500

The Cherry Blues Project “All I Need”

From the netlabel ‘| Test Tube release, Dead Hours

« The Cherry Blues Project is a well known two-people-project from Argentina. They have released a handful of works on the excellent Resting Bell netlabel, touching the experimental genre and folk music languages, as well as heavily relying on field recordings to build their works.

‘Dead Hours’ is their brand new album, a refreshing collection of compositions going well over a hour and covering pretty much all the territories that are familiar to the duo’s sound geography. Some pieces are more on the field recordings side, while some others are clearly experimental works, while others yet have distinct folk arrangements and acoustic treatment. There are also some alternative mixes and remixes thrown into the bag, showing that Cherry and Blues are very confortable doing what they do best: designing specific audio environments.

The tone set throughout ‘Dead Hours’ is obviously dark, sometimes even dark ambient-like, which as far as I know isn’t what they are used to do. However they’re very convincing doing it, and ‘Dead Hours’ is a beautifully patchworked album that you shouldn’t miss out. » —Pedro Leitã

The Official — The Cherry Blues Project

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Barry Underwood / Trace (Blue) / Archival pigment...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:21:26 -0500

Barry Underwood / Trace (Blue) / Archival pigment print
Johansson Projects / Earth Engines

Lomov “Dosenpfand” From the Miasmah netlabel...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:21:00 -0500

Lomov “Dosenpfand”

From the Miasmah netlabel release, Vorstadt

Lomov conducts a series of 10 suburban atmosphere pieces, based on his own memories of growing up in the suburbs of Hannover, Germany. Short sound description : “hovering textures of tiny particles and dub elements, merged with the sound of concealed environments.”

This audio is part of the collection: Miasmah

A personal favourite from a couple of years back. I had difficulty singling out a track to post; they are all standouts in my book. In the end, I spun around three times and threw a dart at the screen… not really, it was more close your eyes and point. Runtime for all ten tracks: 1h12m26s

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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:42:40 -0500

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The NIGHTMARE, in further dramatic detail

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:42:00 -0500

sylbie It involved drugs. It involved alcohol. It involved sex. It involved violence. It invol- ok...

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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:30:07 -0500

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Follow Brad, you’ll never regret the fidgets.

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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:30:54 -0500

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Eurasia “Posts from Laurasia” From the netlabel...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:30:25 -0500

Eurasia “Posts from Laurasia”

From the netlabel MiMi release, Eurasia

Eurasia is the project of a 20 year-old Japanese freshman who his inspired by the bucolic countryside in the city of Wakayama. The 4 songs that make the debut of Eurasia in MiMi grow in-between the ambiences and the keys of a piano with classical melodies. Akira, fictitious name behind Eurasia, is an anti-hero. Assume the lack of theory and technique in his compositions, but, in the end, he makes the music that he wants to hear.

“The End of the Autumn” is the song closest to what is called post-rock, is also the composition where the piano has a greater role than ambience layers that rise by the end of an EP that seems have in the autumn a good ally.

The coordinates that surround the ambient and the post-rock are brought by Eurasia on another release with the stamp of MiMi. [ Headphones recommended ]

This audio is part of the collection: MiMi Records

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final thoughts on the edge of the world (via Oℓivia)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:36:16 -0500

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Wäldchengarten “Black Rabbit” From the netlabel...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:36:00 -0500

Wäldchengarten “Black Rabbit”

From the netlabel Drowning release, Black Rabbit

A dark and strangely doom like album by the two brothers in Wäldchengarten - inarguably the most prolific Danish drone act. Originally released on 50 quickly sold out CDR’s of poor quality, this net based re-release is a more prevalent testimony to the effort put into this massive guitar fused beast.

“Uncompromising escapades from the undisputed national heroes of noise [..] Highly recommended!” 4/6 — Gaffa

“Der Wechsel zwischen Noise-Attacken und eher friedlichen Ambient-Feldern, zwischen Soundkunst und Terror, fordert einiges ab. Wer sich darauf einstellt und eher eine wahnsinnige Achterbahnfahrt durch verschiedene, dunkle Emotionen erwartet als ‘Songs’, wird an den dänischen Basteleien Spaß haben, die mit ihrer ‘Noisigkeit’ aber auch Puristen zufrieden stellen dürften. Gut!” — Nonpop

“Menos electrónico e industrial, tem um pendor marcadamente psicadélico e sludge, com sons de guitarra em distorções exploratórias, por vezes ambientais, que se poderiam inscrever com relativa facilidade sob a designação genérica de drone-doom.” — Distorsom

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Monte-Carlo S.B.M. Lighting by WORKS.PSLAB WORKS.PSLAB was...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:35:09 -0500

Monte-Carlo S.B.M. Lighting by WORKS.PSLAB

WORKS.PSLAB was approached by Paris-based architect India Mahdavi to develop a lighting concept for a typical room setting and the lobby areas for the renovated
Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel.

Nic Bommarito “Better Then Way Too Post-Rock” From...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:34:29 -0500

Nic Bommarito “Better Then Way Too Post-Rock”

From The Gonzo (Circus) Compilation, a netlabel Netwaves release

Netwaves was invited by Gonzo (Circus), a magazine of leftfield music/art/culture in Belgium/Netherlands to put together an anthology of netlabel treats. Here is the result: 20 delikatessen from all over the world. You can read the full article here (Dutch): Gonzo Circus ID 1157

He Sings To Me - Anois
Soirée Libre - Bacalao
Drive My Car - Merlune & Daakoon
Los Mushashos - El sueño de la casa propia / Esdlcp
carcrash - brunk
Better Then Way Too Post-Rock - Nic Bommarito
Break 57 - iambic
Introduction from the Cosmic Machineguns - Pigeons & Crazy Porridgemakers
Oi till you want - Arrogalla feat. Claudia Aru Carreras
Hate - Coffin Cadillac
Nadine Goes Hollywood - Julian Winter
Escape Artist - Backwater Planet
What Makes Us Human - Sinter
Enki - Sgnl_fltr
bella giacchetta - 5$man
Qlimatiq - Orange Sun
The Thing About Mr Bulle - Vadim Svoboda
Orangle Balloon - Chromatic Flights
minimalTunesia - AGF
And After All Their Troubles - The Sundog Project

This audio is part of the collection: Netwaves Records

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Vide (via ClaraL)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:00:13 -0500

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Inverz “New Found Lands, New Found Sounds” From...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:59:46 -0500

Inverz “New Found Lands, New Found Sounds”

From the Phantom Channel netlabel release, Slow

Inverz is Thessaloniki-born Savvas Metaxas, who runs the excellent Granny Records stable. Influenced by the likes of Fennesz, Pan American, Alva Noto and My Bloody Valentine. Metaxas utilizes acoustic & electric guitars and an arsenal of pedal effects and field recordings, to create a sound rich in texture and panoramic in depth.

‘Slow’ is the third Inverz release to date, a suite of four meticulously crafted long-form compositions that transcend the standard notions of Ambient/Drone.

‘Everything In Order’ bathes in dreamy reverb, like Labradford or Chihei Hatakeyama at their most thoughtful. The title track tantalizingly weaves fretboard scratches, human breath and flickers of static round cut and spliced guitar recalling Fridge at their most experimental. The slide-rule attention to detail of both book ending pieces (‘Home End’ & ‘New Found Lands, New Found Sounds’, on the other hand, shows why Metaxas was hand-picked to collaborate with Greg Haines and perform with Machinefabriek.

A very fine piece of work indeed.

This audio is part of the collection: Phantom Channel

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Lointains I (via ClaraL) In the distance

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:29:35 -0500

Lointains I (via ClaraL) In the distance

Herzog “Perhaps She’d Like To See Me Fall Apart” From OIO [VA]...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:28:00 -0500

Herzog “Perhaps She’d Like To See Me Fall Apart”

From OIO [VA] on the Serein netlabel

The release is titled ‘OIO’ and it is a VA album featuring label mainstays Marcel Türkowsky, Herzog [Bill Bawden], Stephane Leonard, Huw Roberts, Mark Templeton, 1000 Hours of Staring and Muhr. We are also very happy to welcome Yannick Franck and Olivier Pé to the ranks.

With nine tracks in all and a playing length just short of an hour, it is fair to say that this is a rather special collection of work, with all the ingredients you’d expect from a Serein release and more. Full of undulating, sun soaked atmospheres, plucked guitar strings and waves of pure pleasure to get lost in, this could well be the perfect accompaniment to see you through the winter months. From the blissful modern ambient works of ‘Kuro Sawa’ and ‘A Dolce in Sun’ to guitar led pieces such as ‘L’écoulement’ and ‘Further to Speak’, the compilation explores a variety of sounds and ideas while remaining true to a central theme of uncomplicated beauty. —Internet Archive

This audio is part of the collection: Serein

Download from the Internet Archive or from the newly introduced Serein Forecasts series, Reintroduction by Huw Roberts

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Photo by Kyle Ford /via Theme Friday: TV on FeatureShoot

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:45:29 -0500

Photo by Kyle Ford /via Theme Friday: TV on FeatureShoot

Cordell Klier “Reflect” From the release Going...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:45:00 -0500

Cordell Klier “Reflect”

From the release Going Forth By Day (CYC-026)

Gentle. Deep. Freeing. The masterful qualities shed the old growth of their evocative skins like flowers of frequency. Dropping pedals to nurture the tender foreground of an ever-awakening hopeful landscape. Post digital sputtering ala the late 90’s glitch movement, mixed with an ambient attitude, interwoven into a tapestry of cosmic ease and passive conventional comfort. Cordell Klier shines as usual with this breezy spring-inspired document.

Going Forth By Day is a light hearted notion rising out of a generally somber performer. The audio concepts are color filled, bright and inspiring, leaving the listening with a feeling of pure luxury. Almost like your newly decorated loft in the town you’ve always loved. Crack open that bottle of red, kick back and enjoy.

This audio is part of the collection: Cyclene

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