I started Riddley Walker as catharsis from a personally tumultuous period in my life. I was living in existential crisis, with unresolved trauma, and a recently defunct band. I needed to write personal songs that could help me come to terms with my life. I wrote songs that spoke to me as a child, songs that told me the truth that we live in a changing climate, that people can be both infinitely loving and terribly cruel, that we are losing track of our lives in an overflowing multitude of technology, that we will all die. Through the admission of some of the scarier aspects of our existence I tried to teach myself a non-attachment to this life, and with that came a deep resonance with the sublime. Through a meditation on the immanence of death we can perhaps truly celebrate life unimpeded and unattached. Through an imagined placement in a post-apocalyptic world maybe we can be grateful for all we have and realize our potential, so easily squandered.
It was while I was writing these songs that I met Byron. We immediately knew that we not only would be very good friends, but musical and artistic collaborators together in search of the “Harsh Sublime.” His musical contribution was intricate, expressive drumming colored by a childhood devoid of pop culture yet filled with jazz. Matched with the drones psychedelic folk-rock that I was already playing the songs found their shape, force and dynamics.
We started recording Anthropocene in April/May of 2011 at my uncle’s house on Salt Spring Island, where we took a creative excursion with MYTHS member Lief Hall. Long days and deep nights yielded visions of what the songs were to become over the coming two-year period. The drums would pummel and morph like kaleidoscopic locomotives, the vocals would soar above like traveling crows, and the guitar would drive along pulsing like heavy breath. In that week we hiked to the summit of Mount Erskine and sang to the vista about our humble lives. We learned of Bin Laden’s assassination, and Stephen Harper’s election victory, and were reminded of our placement within the present and it’s negotiation with the eternalness of time and space. “It isn’t enough to conjure an escape towards the sublime through the music, we must use the force of sound and lyric as a revolutionary act, however futile,” we thought.
Upon our return to Vancouver we did another session with C. Diab (a band mate in my other project, Nam Shub) of ethereal improvised drone in the dying days of the Red Gate art space (now resurrected in a new location). After Byron left for San Francisco to get his master’s degree in visual arts I kept shaping and molding the songs in collaborative correspondence with him. We would make use of his all too brief and intermittent excursions northward to work away at the album.
The result is influenced by my love for Mount Eerie, and that project’s deeply layered appreciation for and articulation of the rain-drenched Pacific Northwest home that we share. The Post-Apocalyptic Anarchist aesthetics of Godspeed You Black Emperor and A Silver Mt. Zion served as an example of how to directly interface with politics without writing “topical” music. Andy Goldsworthy’s humble naturalistic conversation with chaos and emergence reminded us to remain generous in an abundant world. Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, free-flowing, conceptually collages and mantric, was a lyrical lighthouse. Grouper’s statically-charged drone-song showed us the power of intimacy within the fog. Tame Impala’s grainy-colorful driving psychedelia, and even the enduring anthemic qualities of CCR’s straight-forward “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” informed us of the compelling and immediate nature of rock and roll.
Artist – Riddley Walker
Album – Anthropocene [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Experimental, Singer-song Writer, Psychedelic [ AWESOME / GET ALL ]
Tracklist
1. 21st Century Children 06:44
2. Master Chanjis 03:57
3. There’s an Invisable Dynamo Inside Us All that was Born in a Dust Cloud and will Parish in a Dying Sun (for La Monte Young) 02:24
4. And I’m Not Alone 04:51
5. To the Boundary of it All 06:36
6. Guidance 03:10
7. Circle 04:53
8. Brief Prelude to Infinity 11:47
9. A Sacrifice to the Sky 04:44
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Artist – Riddley Walker
Album – Solar Flares and Splitting Atoms [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Experimental, Singer-song Writer, Psychedelic [ AWESOME / GET ALL ]
Tracklist
1. Guidance 03:10
2. And I’m Not Alone 04:37
3. To the Boundary of It All 06:36
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Artist – Riddley Walker
Album – Collected Electronic Works 2010 – 2012 [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Experimental, Singer-song Writer, Psychedelic [ AWESOME / GET ALL ]
Tracklist
1. Visual/ Acoustic Space 02:11
2. Leap-Frogging the 20th Century 04:15
3. SND 1 01:16
4. The Body Of 05:05
5. Polaris 04:17
6. SND 2 01:06
7. Darkening of the Light 04:59
8. Ghettionne 05:00
9. Fast Forward Solar Nursery 09:08
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Recommendations: The Portlands | Montag | Melodium | American Green | Boy In Static
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Mank is the Welsh ambient electronic project of Benjamin Powell. Based in Bangor in North Wales. Releases are all free and put out in down-loadable form on the Mankymusic website. The other artist on the label is “Micrographia” which Ben also plays in. Ben Powell has been recording as Mank since 1998 releasing home made CDs on his Mankymusic label. The Mankymusic sound has developed substantially over from the sample based electronica of Ecaz Nous to the deep analogue ambient of Madarch via the post rock guitars of Micrographia.
Mank has received extensive play on Radio Wales including two half hour mankymixes reminiscent of the ISDN gigs done by the The Future Sound of London. In 2003 the Mank remixes of the Kentucky AFC Bodlon single were release on the R-Bennig record label. Ben caused a splash in 2003 with the unprecedented debut EP from his band Micrographia which was demo of the week in org magizine. Tracks from the Madarch were played on national radio 1 by Rob Da Bank in July 2005. In October 2006 Cephalization was released and played in full on by Adam Walton on Radio Wales, who described Ben as ‘one of the most important electronic artists in Wales’.
In Feb 2007 Mank joined the nice people at Solar Chi, you can now buy Mank at Solar Chi
More ambient, more electro, more post-rock or to sums up MORE GOOD MUSIC. All titles by [ Mank ] goes as highly recommend. The majority of “Gutta-percha” was written on a Canadian icebreaker on the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska – for my day job I work on ships making oceanographic measurements and as such I spend a lot of time bobbing around at sea near the North Pole. Making music lets me an escape to my own world away from the ship but I hope that my beauty of my location comes through in my music, there are a lot of field recordings embedded in the mix.
Artist – Mank
Album – Isbjorn [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Ambient Post-rock Electro’
Tracklist
01 Quidity, the Dream Sea
02 Remembering Winter’s Past
03 Revontulet
04 Novaya Zemlya
05 Into the Vikitsky Strait
06 Cryoseism
07 Diamond Dust
08 Icebow
09 Firn
10 Immacolata Rising
11 Svalbard
12 Ephemeris
13 Iad Uroboros
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Artist – Mank
Album – Erleichda [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Ambient, Electronica, post-rock
Tracklist
01 – The Path With Heart
02 – Forest Hill
03 – Stopping The World
04 – Misinterpreted Love
05 – Thought Creates
06 – 12 O’Clock And Pissed Again
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Artist – Mank
Album – Meridian [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2004
Genre – Ambient, Electronica, post-rock
Tracklist
01 – The Small Hours
02 – Moondial
03 – Pictures Of The Dead
04 – A Scattering Of Light
05 – Daybreak
06 – Sundial
07 – Moving Towards The Unimmaginable
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Artist – Mank
Album – Madarch [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Ambient, Electronica, post-rock
Artist – Mank
Album – Ecaz Nous [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Ambient, Electronica, post-rock
Tracklist
01 – Pantothenic Acid
02 – mUSIC fOR hEADPHONES
03 – The Skerries
04 – Seasons In The Mind
05 – Lemonade Mincer
06 – Clockwork Orgasm
07 – Strings Of Life
08 – Don’t Dream It
09 – The Happy Vicars Final Apperance At Church
10 – Lie Ability
11 – Ecaz Nous
12 – Sao’b
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Artist – Mank
Album – Vegetable Milk [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2002
Genre – Ambient, Electronica, post-rock
Brooklyn’s Dead Leaf Echo is an art collective that is releasing their debut LP ‘Thought & Language’ this spring. The album has clear 4AD influences as it was mixed by John Fryer ( Lush, NIN, Depeche Mode ) with artwork by the label’s legendary designer V23′s Vaughan Oliver (Pixies, Bauhaus).
DLE just returned from their east coast tour with Slumberland band Lorelei and played SXSW supporting The Ocean Blue and the Warlocks. They will also be playing TOBs sold out NY show in June. Look for DLE in April on the West Coast playing with Beach Fossils and the Telescopes at The Echo. They’ll continue touring the West along with LA gazers Tennis System and will headline the 20th anniversary of the indie gathering Beautiful Noise festival held in the desert of Arizona, along with Captured Tracks band Half String.
They are currently topping the CMJ Top 20 indie charts. They played live on KEXP’s John in the Morning and were recently featured as song of the day and are on regular rotation on that station as well as on Nic Harcourt’s Morning Becomes Electric on KCSN.
Previous tours and SXSW bills included The Wedding Present, A Place to Bury Strangers & Trail Of the Dead. They festival-ed in 2011 with the Psychedelic Furs as well as played sold out shows in 2010 opening for the reunited [ Chapterhouse ] and [ Ulrich Schnauss ].
DLE incorporate elements of ambient, baroque, dream-pop, shoegaze, new wave, and goth, and craft every aspect of their sound and vision, with high-art as concept. Chiming guitars in twin stereo reverbs with shimmering vocals and silky basslines. Dead Leaf Echo runs the gamut of what is now possible within the contemporary underground and stands out on the NYC indie music scene.
Artist – Dead Leaf Echo
Album – Thought & Language
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Shoegaze, Dreamy, Nu-gaze / New-wave [ VERY NICE ]
Tracklist
01. Conception 02:41
02. Kingmaker 04:00
03. Language of the Waves 05:22
04. Memorytraces 04:40
05. Birth 04:18
06. Child 04:02
07. Thought 02:18
08. Dream of the Soft 02:59
09. Heavensent 04:30
10. She Breathes 04:42
11. Flowerspeak 06:22
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Artist – Dead Leaf Echo
Album – Act of Truth (Split 7″)
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Shoegaze, Dreamy, Nu-gaze / New-wave [ VERY NICE ]
Tracklist
1. Act of Truth 04:25
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Artist – Dead Leaf Echo
Album – Truth EP
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Indie, Shoegaze, Dreamy, Nu-gaze / New-wave [ VERY NICE ]
Tracklist
1. Half-Truth 04:38
2. Dance in the Light 04:28
3. Act of Truth 04:23
4. Grey Town 05:15
5. Woolgathering 05:13
6. Trial 05:50
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At long last our E.P is online. It took us too long to do but there it is. It was mixed and mastered by Vinny Casey who is in the band. We hope you enjoy it and share it with anybody who might be interested in it. It was recorded in Clique, Straffan. All musics are written and played by [ Overhead, The Albatross ] except for cello and violin played by [ Eoin Kenny ] and [ Tadhg Byrne ].
[ Overhead, The Albatros ] = Post-rock sound drawing strong comparison to the likes of [ GIAA ] ~ [ C.U.T.E ] and [ Do Make Say Think ]. The sound is at time piano driven post-rock while other moment on the album is simply electric and energetic. SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF without a doubt. [ Mr. Dog ] is [ Overhead, The Albatros ] most recent work and its yet… another self produced record. Violin performed by Daire O’Sullivan, Cello performed by Eoin Kenny and artwork by Stacey Power (stacersart.tumblr.com). As far as we’ve gathered, the band’s got another title to come before the year end. Stay tune on this one lads. Definitely a band that’s starting to take proportion.
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Hold your breath on this one… Hopefully soon enough we’ll be having some brand new materials from [ Overhead, The Albatross ] as the band has been busy writing their debut album over the last few months, but recently they’ve played one of the songs from the upcoming album live in RTE studio 8. In meantime here is the new video from the bands forth-coming album to keep us going. Needless to say if you haven’t yet, by all means start with [ Lads With Sticks ] making your way up.
Artist – Overhead, The Albatross
Album – Mr. Dog
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Instrumental, Post-rock
Tracklist
1. Pigonometry 04:59
2. Flubirds 07:59
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Artist – Overhead, The Albatross
Album – Lads with Sticks
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Instrumental, Post-rock
Tracklist
1. Jonah 06:30
2. Forgive me Not 03:55
3. Liam Neeson 06:02
4. Footprints In The Blood Soaked Snow 04:37
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Bonobo is Simon Green, British producer, composer, musician and DJ, responsible for the notable tracks Flutter and Pick Up. With the experimental warmth of ‘60s french films and the pizzicato flavor of breakbeats, Bonobo established a niche of post-party chill-out. Green debuted in 1999 from Brighton at 18 years old with a track on Tru Thoughts Recordings’ When Shapes Join Together compilation. Though tempted by offers from Mute and XL after the official issue of “The Scuba EP” and the “Terrapin” single, Green stuck with Tru Thoughts for the acclaimed debut LP Animal Magic.
This completely self-produced and mainly self-instrumented album was highlighted by downtempo dub, funk, and an equally likable use of sitars. Animal Magic was an obvious success and plans were quickly made for careful European support appearances, as well as a follow-up album onColdcut’s Ninja Tune label in 2001, called Dial “M” for Monkey. A tour to support the record followed and was documented on the 2005 EP Live Sessions.
Also in 2005, Bonobo contributed to the Solid Steel series, with his Bonobo Presents Solid Steel: It Came From The Sea. The release date was scheduled for 10 October, 2005 but was released a week early. The mix features several exclusive tracks as well as remixes and re-edits. His latest album, entitled Days to Come was released on October 2nd 2006. The first single from the album, Nightlite, featuring vocals by Bajka, was released on August 14th. Days to Come was voted Best Album of 2006 by Gilles Peterson’s listeners.
The story of Bonobo is one that’s become uncommon in contemporary music. There was no sudden, viral internet sensation, no one-off big hit, no abrupt, accidental alignment with the zeitgeist. Instead, over the course of four albums, myriad tours, singles, remixes and production work for other artists, he quietly but very definitely became one of the most important artists in electronic music. The hard work paid off, and culminated in 2010′s ‘Black Sands;’ a masterful album that married Green’s inimitable melodic genius and musicianship to bleeding edge electronics, bass and infectious drums.
After a year plus of touring the hypnotic, extended live versions of Black Sands, he finally found time last year to embed himself in his New York studio and write his fifth studio album. Now, in 2013, he stands ready to take things up yet another notch. ‘The North Borders’ is a long stride forward – both a natural evolution and a continuation of the electronic palette of Black Sands. Thematic, resonant, addictive and perfectly formed, it’s a thrillingly coherent statement piece.
It’s also an album that shows just how far electronic music has come. Its richness of texture, emotive force and all round depth are facets found more often within, dare we say it, classical music. If there’s a renaissance taking place within this scene, Simon Green could make a strong claim to being one of its key driving forces.
As with previous albums, The North Borders features a careful balance between vocal tracks and instrumentals, ensuring that the productions themselves get room to breathe and shine. When Green discovered that he and Erykah Badu shared a mutual appreciation for each other’s work, he leapt at the chance to collaborate. The resultant ‘Heaven for the Sinner’ is one of the album’s triumphs, a transcendental, incanted vocal masterclass married to a brilliant two-step glitch and a yearning melody.
NYC folk underdog Grey Reverend appears on album opener ‘First Fires,’ providing a raw, emotion-laid-bare growl that sets the tone for an album that’s joyously unselfconscious. Bonobo has a long history of unearthing new talent, Black Sands having launched the solo career of guest vocalist Andreya Triana. The North Borders sees him do so once again. The startling, ethereal vocals of new collaborator Szjerdene are sprinkled across the album, and Green has yet again found the perfect voice to express where he’s at. ‘Transits’ sees her vocal weave around a garage beat that’s somehow fragile and purposeful all at once, a gradually emerging hook rising from the depths of the song.
‘Emkay’ is a stunning example of the album’s marriage of addictive, urban-inflected drums to rise-and-swell melody that never fails to move the listener. Opening single ‘Cirrus’ sees a clockwork-precise rhythm drive a chiming, insistent melody that builds to one of the record’s great emotional climaxes. This is where Green excels; he knows how to invest electronic music with immense feeling.
The North Borders – like all great records – is an album that demands to be listened to as such; a body of work with its own internal logic, themes and narrative arc. Bonobo’s abilities are at an all time high, and The North Borders everything his growing army of fans will have hoped for – a sheer delight.
First Fires is the pinnacle track of this EP. It really demonstrates what the British producer is about, and it also signifies why he’s commended as the master of his trade. And this is one of many guest vocals featured on the album; although they haven’t been carelessly chosen and propped against a few drum loops, like a warring couple forced onto a track. Grey Reverend has been handpicked from the expanse of talented vocalists available from the brimming industry. Much like the anticipated appearance of Erykah Badu’s alluring voice notes. They’re not your generic vocalists, and the names alone illustrate that.
The percussion is finely positioned, so your concentration is never stolen from the subtle chord changes and chillingly mellow vocals. The track is layered in a way which is both touching yet refined. You’re not thrown about by constantly escalating bass and breaks which make you feel as if you’re falling. Instead, it’s done in a sophisticated manner, against a backdrop of beautifully lined records. He’s a man who’s broken this cringingly tedious term of endearment, which can sometimes be found in the dance charts; bringing a whole new meaning to emotionally stirring production.
Artist – Bonobo
Album – First Fires
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Chillout, Down-tempo, Trip-core
Tracklist
1. First Fires feat. Grey Reverend (04:38)
2. Heaven For The Sinner feat. Erykah Badu (04:10)
3. First Fires (Instrumental) (04:38)
4. Heaven For The Sinner (Instrumental) (04:07)
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Artist – Bonobo
Album – The North Borders [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Chillout, Down-tempo, Trip-core [ BRILLIANT / GOOGLE IT ]
Tracklist
01. First Fires (Featuring Grey Reverend)
02. Emkay
03. Cirrus
04. Heaven For The Sinner (Featuring Erykah Badu)
05. Sapphire
06. Jets
07. Towers (Featuring Szjerdene)
08. Don’t Wait
09. Know You
10. Antenna
11. Ten Tigers
12. Transits (Featuring Szjerdene)
13. Pieces (Featuring Cornelia)
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Artist – Bonobo
Album – Black Sands
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Ambient, Chillout, Down-tempo, Trip-core [ VERY GOOD ]
Tracklist
01. Bonobo – Prelude (1:18)
02. Bonobo – Kiara (3:50)
03. Bonobo – Kong (3:58)
04. Bonobo – Eyesdown Featuring Andreya Triana (5:26)
05. Bonobo – El Toro (3:44)
06. Bonobo – We Could Forever (4:20)
07. Bonobo – 1009 (4:30)
08. Bonobo – All In Forms (4:52)
09. Bonobo – The Keeper Featuring Andreya Triana (4:49)
10. Bonobo – Stay the Same Featuring Andreya Triana (4:45)
11. Bonobo – Animals (6:45)
12. Bonobo – Black Sands (6:49)
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Artist – Bonobo
Album – Animal Magic
Release Date – 2000
Genre – Ambient, Chillout, Down-tempo, Trip-core [ GOOD ]
[ Wreck and Reference ] is three years and is not the becoming of dreams. The angst of early malignant bodies growing from dissatisfaction of the glossy and apparent brings down a heavy and sullen blow. An obstacle presents itself true and wide, a collar of lace and aged, yellowing trimmings of a forgotten bride surround the neck.
The biggest craters are existential: an organism’s lack of free will, alienation, and fated death. [ Wreck and Reference ] is mimicry of those undesirables and more which can only be drowned along with the conscious self. As Gottlob Frege’s 1892 exposition Über Sinn und Bedeutung, translated as On Sense and Reference, was the foundation of predicate logic.
[ Wreck and Reference ] is the foundation of man, purified and alone, pitted against collusion of the modern washing away in metallic paints. At the intersection of determinism and the booze soaked wasteland of California, a sole fire consumes the air that the organism breathes.
The end, to which Wreck and Reference in a relentless fashion, is replicative but irrational, the wolf in the throne room. Each jump falls short and when the body rises back to its feet, the chasm widens. The dissolution of atoms and retreat into the universe lie ominous and prostrate on top of a chest where they stifle breath. [ Reviewed by " Pink ". ]
[ Black Cassette ] This title was previously released on digital format. [ Wreck and Reference ] with the help of [ Music Ruin Lives ] finally tied all loose ends making this album available on disc at a strict limited edition of [ 100 COPIES ONLY ]. Also including a bonus track which is not on [ W n R ] BandCamp and is only available on the physical disc. I’ve said it before and I am saying it again brilliant sound with massive influences from legendary band like [ The God Machine ]. Check out preview and by all means. It’s totally worthy lads. “Black Cassette” on DISC.
[ No Youth ]. Wreck And Reference sound is rather difficult to categorize, one thing for sure we not talking of a warm and calm atmosphere. The noise level on [ Black Cassette ] isn’t limited and with a strong vocal curved around raw melodic distortions and massive drums, you sure are about to be elevated on a dark clouded atmosphere.
Artist – Wreck and Reference
Album – No Content
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Post-metal, Post-hardcore, Post-rock, Experimental, Experimental-noise [ GET IT NOW ]
Tracklist
1. Absurdities & Echoes 03:46
2. Abhorrence 02:50
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Artist – Wreck and Reference
Album – No Youth
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Post-metal, Post-hardcore, Post-rock, Experimental, Experimental-noise [ GET IT NOW ]
Tracklist
01. Spectrum 04:17
02. Nausea 03:54
03. The Solstitial 03:00
04. Inverted Soul 02:30
05. Cannot 03:40
06. I Am A Sieve 03:58
07. Obedience 03:10
08. Winter 03:07
09. Stage Collapse 04:31
10. Edifice of Silt 03:32
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Artist – Wreck And Reference
Album – Black Cassette “Re-release” Including Bonus Track. [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Post-metal, Post-hardcore, Post-rock, Experimental, Experimental-noise [ GET IT NOW ]
Tracklist
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 01 All the Ships Have Been Abandoned
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 02 Surrendering
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 03 In Chains, Awakening
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 04 Evening Redness
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 05 Desire, Ether
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 06 A Lament
Artist – Wreck And Reference
Album – Black Cassette [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Post-metal, Post-hardcore, Post-rock, Experimental, Experimental-noise [ GET IT NOW ]
Tracklist
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 01 All the Ships Have Been Abandoned
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 02 Surrendering
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 03 In Chains, Awakening
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 04 Evening Redness
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 05 Desire, Ether
Wreck And Reference – Black Cassette – 06 A Lament
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[ A Solitary Attraction ] is the 3rd full length album written and recorded by Patrick Bailey, guitarist for New Orleans based instrumental band [ Smiley With A Knife ]. Like his 2 previous albums, [ A Solitary Attraction ] is an experiment in capturing a moment. Each song is built one part at a time, starting with drum tracks. Layers of guitars and loops are improvised at the moment of recording and vocals are later added. None of the songs would be made if they weren’t made at that time of recording, thus capturing that moment.
Like his main band, LoOmis’ [ A Solitary Attraction ] is highly influenced by such acts as [ Tera Melos ] ~ [ Don Caballero ] and [ Mogwai ]. With the addition of vocals and the element of self recording and improvisation, ” LoOmis ” is a truly unique sound.
[ Vellocet EP ] ~ New Orleans’ native LoOmis, aka Patrick Bailey, returns with his 3rd release of the year, the EP ‘Vellocet’. Following the full length ‘A Solitary Attraction’and EP ‘A Dog & His Boy’, ‘Vellocet’ was crafted during the early summer months of 2011 in a friends bedroom while house sitting.
Bailey continues with his lofi style of recording & writing most of the music on the spot while manipulating samples, creating loops and adding vocals with layers of math-rock influenced guitar work. On ‘Vellocet’, LoOmis replaces most of the odd time signatures of previous releases with hazy samples, touches of electronica and swirls of psychedelia.
‘Vellocet’ released digitally on August 1st 2011 for free or donation. LoOmis will be relocating to San Francisco during the release of ‘Vellocet’. There are 3 full lengths and 3 EP’s available on a “pay what you want” basis at LoOmis’ bandcamp page. All donations help out phenomenally.
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2013 – So Dusted
2013 – Ask My Stroke Symbol
2013 – Where This Mad Must Break
Artist – LoOmis
Album – Where This Mad Must Break
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. Where This Mad Must Break 03:15
2. So Dusted 01:53
3. Ask My Stroke Symbol 03:35
4. What Why Fair Think 01:54
5. Young Harmony 03:50
6. Woo Spot 01:21
7. Like Fiery Drunkard I Seek Painted Melancholy 03:13
8. Of Cigarette & Art 03:12
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – So Dusted
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. So Dusted 01:53
2. So Dusted (Instrumental) 01:53
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – Ask My Stroke Symbol
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
01 – Ask My Stroke Symbol
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – A Beautiful Coincidence
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Artist – LoOmis
Album – House Shark
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. House Shark 03:36
2. Shark House 03:13
3. House Shark (Instrumental) 03:35
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – I Cast A Spell / Of Maritime
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. I Cast A Spell 02:37
2. Of Maritime 02:47
3. I Cast A Spell (Instrumental) 02:37
4. Of Maritime (Instrumental) 02:47
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – Slow Burner
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Artist – LoOmis
Album – Without Words
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
01. Honey Bunches Of Goats (unreleased) 04:18
02. Loving You Sometimes (The Outcasts cover Instrumental) 02:37
03. Milkbones (Instrumental) 02:56
04. Slow Burner (Instrumental) 03:22
05. In Absentia (Instrumental) 02:46
06. And Then They Were Both Laughing (Instrumental) 03:23
07. War Elephants (Instrumental) 02:24
08. When They Growl, They Mean It (Instrumental) 02:20
09. Fugu (Instrumental) 02:01
10. Market Fresh (Instrumental) 04:34
11. InterloOp 00:44
12. Talk Like Whales (Instrumental) 03:52
13. One In a Million (Instrumental) 04:50
14. Sea Sideways (Instrumental) 02:15
15. Three Times A Week, Twice Today (Instrumental) 03:14
16. Vellocet (Instrumental) 02:50
17. Them (Modern) Bones (Instrumental) 05:47
18. *bonus* Slow Burner (helium + meth Instrumental) 02:08
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – War Elephants (single)
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. War Elephants 02:24
2. War Elephants (Instrumental) 02:24
3. War Elephants (Helium + Meth Mix) 01:24
4. War Elephants (Helium + Meth Instrumental) 01:24
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – DEFuse / Thebes
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Artist – LoOmis
Album – Melt Away
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. Sunpunched
2. I Cast A Spell
3. Monsters Are Due
4. Bring Back Tomorrow
5. Of Maritime
6. Melt Away
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – Vellocet EP
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Artist – LoOmis
Album – Talk Like Whales
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. Talk Like Whales 03:52 download
2. Talk Like Whales (Instrumental) 03:52
3. Talk Like Whales (Helium + Meth Mix) 02:15
4. Talk Like Whales (Helium + Meth Mix Instrumental) 02:15
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – A Dog & His Boy
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, Lo-fi, Down-tempo, Electro, Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. Milkbones 02:56
2. Three Times A Week, Twice Today 03:14
3. Rod Serling 05:00
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – A Solitary Attraction
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Lo-core / Medio-core, Math-rock, Lo-fi, Lo-end Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. In Absentia (free) 02:46
2. Market Fresh (free) 04:34
3. Sea Sideways (free) 02:15
4. Xanax Box (free) 03:07
5. And Then They Were Both Laughing (free) 03:23
6. SwoO (free) 00:41
7. When They Growl, They Mean It (free) 02:20
8. One In A Million (free) 04:50
9. Hackencrack (free) 03:00
10. Them (Modern) Bones (free) 05:47
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – One In A Million
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Lo-core / Medio-core, Math-rock, Lo-fi, Lo-end Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. And Then They Were Both Laughing (free) 03:23
2. One In a Million (free) 04:50
3. Loving You Sometimes (The Outcasts cover) (free) 02:31
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – A Temporary Reaction
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Lo-core / Medio-core, Math-rock, Lo-fi, Lo-end Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. Labor Pains On Growing Day (free) 04:18
2. @@ (free) 03:11
3. Before The Rush Of Flies (free) 00:44
4. I Saw Her Leave Her Body (free) 03:08
5. Moonfish (free) 01:25
6. In The Meantime My Torch Stays Lit (free) 02:31
7. Brcks (free) 03:07
8. Fucked To Death By Dolphins (free) 00:44
9. Loooom (free) 02:04
10. Pasty Van Landingham Better Keep Off My Grass (free) 03:56
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Artist – LoOmis
Album – A Momentary Distraction
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Lo-core / Medio-core, Math-rock, Lo-fi, Lo-end Shoegaze [ BEAUTIFUL ]
Tracklist
1. My Tornado Is Resting 03:04
2. This Engine Is Fueled On Diesel 03:47
3. Playground, Autumn, 93 04:08
4. Cheetahs Chasing Cheetahs 01:55
5. The Vincent Price Is Right 02:32
6. Dauzat, Bill Murray & Me 02:44
7. Playing Twister In The Waiting Room To Purgatory 01:10
8. Bon Suarez, His Trustee Camel 02:53
9. Our Last Night In Morocco 02:45
10. Don’t Blame Me, It Was The Lycanthropy 03:54
11. Cave Dance With Batman 03:53
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Recommendations: S.W.A.K | Zona Mexicana | The Shy Trafficker | Aucan | Paul Newman
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Postpunk? Shoegaze ? Pop? Hermetic Delight aren’t afraid to play with aesthetics, embracing a singular identity. The band has been delivering a harsh and mesmerizing noise for two years now. Led by a relentless rythm, their luminous voice builds an electrifying atmosphere. Live, they warn the audience : sensory trauma is standing close..
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We are glad to introduce you our new videoclip of HEARTBEAT I & II, double-song released on May 7!. Lead female vocalist [ Universe Like Thousands of Red Alternatives ] does integrate a pop side to the album but if you dig the likes of [ PJ Harvey ] ~ [ The Yeah Yeah Yeahs ] ~ [ Old Magic Pallas ] or [ Trespassers William's ] you might want to have a go on this title. Some really good guitars work with beautiful pedals. Check it out guys… HEARTBEAT 12″ is a KILLER EP without a doubt as it rock on seriously loud level. Sound like they’ve also taken a much more solid underground approach as oppose to [ Universe Like Thousands of Red Alternatives ] and [ The Cut - U.L.T.R.A. B-side ] with plenty of distortions. LOVE IT.
Artist – Hermetic Delight
Album – Universe Like Thousands of Red Alternatives
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Indie, ALternative, Post-punk, Indie-pop
Tracklist
1. Track 0001 05:32
2. Pilgrim at the Door 04:25
3. My Alchemist 04:25
4. U.L.T.R.A 04:25
5. A Thousand Years or More 04:58
6. Atone 04:01
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Oxide Tones started up as an online store in November 2004. Back then, I was frustrated at having to pay 17€ (and more) for a CD, as well as at the lack of choice in Germany. I ended up buying CDs online, and having them sent from USA, Japan as well as other European countries. This of course involved paying customs and high shipping fees. So I started to import more, with the intention of selling the CDs to other like-minded fans who were experiencing the same difficulties getting hold of decent music. Since then, Oxide Tones has sold over 5000 CDs to customers all over the world. It turned out that Post Rock fans liked the idea of buying multiple CDs from someone who liked the same music, as I am able to recommend artists and CDs.
After speaking to a couple of bands towards the end of 2010, I realised that I may be able to help small and yet unknown bands with their plans. As most bands don’t start with a bang or a big budget, it can be difficult for them to get onto a label. Although there are a few labels out there that really dig Post Rock, they of course can’t take every band on. Basically, I’ll try and work with bands to find out what they need, and how I can help. In some cases it may just be getting a run of CDs printed, in other cases it may be getting CDs onto the market to distributors.
I don’t really mind on what formats music is released, digital is a no brainer nowadays, CDs are cool, and in some cases I’ll do vinyl too. It depends on the music, the band, and the necessary funding. Being an indepedant label, and also a one-man show, means that I decide what to release, based on my own tastes. To give you a fair idea on what I usually covers in terms of type of music. Below is my present catalog. NOTE that there are some few unannounced one’s that I am still working on. Latest release in this case is [ The Sun Aesthetic ] album “Thicker Threads”.
OXIDE002 – June 16 2011 Until Sunrise – Until Sunrise – CD
OXIDE004 – March 22 2011 Circadian Eyes – Who We Were – CD/Digital
OXIDE005 – July 31 2011 C.U.T.E & Mooncake – Black Moon Empire – CD/Digital
OXIDE006 – May 27 2011 The Eternal Twilight – Everything Resembles You – CD
OXIDE007 – July 23 2011 Old Worlds – A Light In The Corner – CD
OXIDE008 – June 29 2012 Time Columns – Mana – CD
OXIDE009 – October 14 2011 The Echelon Effect – Mosaic – CD
OXIDE010 – February 24 2012 The Circle Project I – CD/Digital
OXIDE011 – October 28 2011 Tunturia – Invisible City – CD/Digital
OXIDE012 – September 17 2011 This Patch Of Sky – The Immortal, The Invisible – CD
OXIDE013 – Mooncake – Lagrange Points – Digital
OXIDE014 – December 9 2011 Various Artists – More Hope for Japan – CD/Digital
OXIDE015 – Tsuru – The Maritime Theory – Digital
OXIDE016 – January 27 2012 Canyons Of Static – Farewell Shadows – CD/Digital
OXIDE017 – February 24 2012 Condre Scr – You Are Genius – CD/Digital
OXIDE018 – March 16 2012 Jet Plane – All The Static Stars – CD
OXIDE019 – April 27 2012 Parallel Lines – Infinity – CD/Digital
OXIDE020 – Not Yet Announced
OXIDE021 – May 25 2012 Eatsstrikewest – We’re Important and we keep… – CD/Digital
OXIDE022 – April 13 2012 Rocket Miner – Songs for an October Sky – CD
OXIDE023 – October 26 2012 This Patch Of Sky – Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine – CD
OXIDE024 – April 19 Masaki Hosotani – Breakfast at the Twilight CD/Digital
OXIDE025 – When Clouds Collide – We’re Just Making Sound – Digital
OXIDE026 – Moji Moji – Toda Esta Naturaleza Es Impredecible – CD/Digital
OXIDE027 – May 18 2012 L.T.D.M.S. – Insérer Titre – CD/Vinyl/Digital
OXIDE028 – Monsters Build Mean Robots – We Should Have Destroyed Our… – CD/Digital
OXIDE029 – Not Yet Announced
OXIDE030 – Not Yet Announced
OXIDE031 – September 30 2012 Earth Science – In Arcadia CD/Digital
OXIDE032 – Not Yet Announced
OXIDE033 – August 24 2012 – The Sun Aesthetic – Thicker Threads – Digital
OXIDE034 – October 06 2012 – Wir Sind Nicht Die Welt – Direkt Um Die Ecke – Digital
OXIDE035 – April 05 2013 – Umber – Sunshine Young
OXIDE036 – May 03 2013 – A Shelter In The Desert – Maze Of Memories – Digital – CD/Digital
OXIDE041 – May 32 2013 – Sey Hollo – Kombinat – Digital – CD/Digital
OXIDE042 – May 17 2013 – The Sun Aesthetic – Adeline – Digital/FREE DL.
The Sun Aesthetic is a project that consists of Anthony Raad from California. He aims to create organic sounds through electronic means with ambient and post rock influences. Up to date the band has released 3 albums in the following order:
[ Thicker Thread ] There are so many different genres of rock music in the world, it’s difficult to keep track some times. That in itself is a great thing, it means a change is happening, an evolution. Music is a display of diversity and unity. It’s a forum in which we can bring our thoughts ideas and skill, put them on the table and say: “this is who I am, this is what I’ve got. Love it or leave it. Love me, don’t judge me.”
The spirit and mind of this musician is wonderful, in fact it’s refreshing, seeing musicians stepping up and getting their work out is a delight for me, a man who’s been in the game for years. This guy’s a man from California, America, stepping up to the plate and knocking it out of the park. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bequeath unto you, The Sun Aesthetic.
The album kicks with a soft string section, subtle throw back to Samuel Barber’s 1936 epic, Adagio for strings, but Aesthetic picks it up in an amazing resolution and gives us a quaint vibe, and feel good velocity. It becomes clear quite quickly that he is in fact a percussive artist, the sporadic shuffles move between, ambience and a distinct West African influence, it’s moving.
‘Bigger Circles’ gives us a soft rhythmic juxtaposition between vibraphone and piano in a style reminiscent of gamelan and Indian culture, it’s short and sweet, ‘Ghost Clouds’ is not nearly as morbid as its title would suggest, the pentatonic variations are passive, submissive, yet somehow showing you who’s in control. The highlight for me is the stylistic groove of ‘Fracture.’ It’s amazing, bringing a hint of funk to the table and that makes it golden in my eyes.
These are just my favourite selections, the album in its entirety creates a resonant vibration, you experience a sense of joy, a desire to tackle your deepest fears, right the wrongs in the world, and experience the world for its beauty. The fusion of some lesser known world music influences shows this guy’s ability to absorb sound and meld it into one delicious mood.
Thicker Threads pushes the limits, It has a subtle reverberation which you may not even notice, but when it’s gone you feel it. An album for the evenings and the mornings, an experience for rainy days and sunny afternoons, for the playing in the park with your children and loved ones, an uplifting grace for when you’re down. But most of all, it’s a cure for silence. Enjoy.
[ Adeline ]. Completely out of the blue, this EP is a continuation of Thicker Threads, although more delicate and even calming than the previous album. Each track is an electronic treat, sweeping atmospherics and piano driven melodies, journeys reflecting emotional situations, this is the music that every- and anyone can fall in love with.
Artist – The Sun Aesthetic
Album – Adeline
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Instrumental, Post-rock [ BRILLIANT ]
Tracklist
1. Everything Was Beautiful 05:02
2. Ruivo 04:29
3. Tethered Sway 03:37
4. Little Hopeful 03:28
5. Nothing Hurt 03:50
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Sweden has its musical highlights in the past, and I’m not referring to the group of 4 from the 70s and 80s! Ef and Cult of Luna to name but two are bands that are on the cutting edge of modern rock music, and have helped push Sweden from underneath the radar, to a veritable music haven. Sey Hollo is another Swedish project that has been around for a few years (since 2010), mingling on the edges of the instrumental rock scene, having put out 2 releases digitally by themselves. Kombinat is the new album, and a show of musical strength.
Fans of Sey Hollo will know how well the one man band intermingles vocal samples with dark and moody instrumentation. In an extremely experimental fashion, the music disregards classical boundaries and instrumentation, attempting to, and succeeding at making songs that possess their own completeness. Kombinat is no change to the previous releases, however the album as a whole is more coherent and much heavier than previously.
The album has 6 tracks, the shortest being approximately 5 minutes. The opener, Bunker of Bare Life, starts with a chugging wall of guitar, which is quickly joined by a rolling bass line, percussions and a screeching Post Rock guitar. The breaks, drops and signature changes are multiple, and the track sets the listener up for the rest of the album. I could write paragraphs on each individual track, that would however only ruin your pleasure on your first listen. Rest assured that the 6 track album covers heavier more metal sounds as well as the signature samples and classic Post Rock sounds and build ups. An album full of surprises, pushing the boundaries of Post Rock just that little bit further back. __[ [ Oxide-Tones ].
[ BLURB ].
In this particular instance I’ll start with the member(s) of the band, or shall I say member of the band, ( without the “S” ) and it’s Sebastian Larsson on Guitars, Organs, Bass, Drums, Vocals and Everything else. It’s really really hard to believe that a one man show can push as far as to create such an awesome, flawless and noisy atmosphere. As [ Sey Hollo ] return with “Kombinat”, his 03rd full-length album, initially set for the 31st of May 2013 the album marks an EPIC 45 minutes that defies the post-rock architectural legacy with its bold opening “Bunker Of A Bare Life” to its outstanding closure “Jimmy’s”.
“Kombinat” is the result of SIX movements which is available through [ Oxide-Tones ] and will most likely be appearing on a number of directly-targeted underground music blogs. It’s has been established for a long time now from various blogs and music sites owners that [ Sey Hollo ] is indeed an outstanding one man outfit, there’s no doubt about that but what makes [ Sey Hollo ] so different is that it’s difficult to classify the alias as part of anything else other than the post-rock.
Sebastian Larsson aural content is vast and competent engaging electric landscape from a number of interlocking, bold riffing noises and frantic drum patterns, probably what other’s might describe as a contrived effort to recreate [ pg.lost ], [ Caspian ] or [ God Is An Astronaut ] to a certain extent but with a different sense of melody or sound varieties. With its common usage of builds-up, crescendos, and repeat attempts at profundity and judiciousness [ Sey Hollo ] can easily be thrown in with the some of the most well known post-rock amasses. The one and only thing that set the band apart is that [ Sey Hollo ] is a one man band and the final outcome is indeed unbelievable. PRE-ORDER “Kombinat” right away if you can, alternatively head to [ Sey Hollo ] BandCamp for his previous FREE releases. One way or the other be sure to get all the titles on this one.
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Glorie [ Falling "EP" ]
Instrumental band, Glorie, was formed in Memphis in the spring of 2009 by former Satyrs frontman, Jason Paxton, after an eight year hiatus from playing music. The other members of Glorie (Jonathan Kirkscey, Rob Brimhall, Andy Saunders, and Jeff Hulett) come from diverse musical backgrounds and have performed with an impressive array of artists such as Cat Power, Jay Reatard, The Bloodthirsty Lovers, Snowglobe, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and Al Green.
The band started as a desire to create more substantive, engaging instrumental music with a strong focus on melody. Their music blends acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds and draws inspiration from many genres including rock and instrumental hip- hop. Texturally, the instrumentation is diverse including layers of strings, synthesizer, guitar, piano, and vibraphone creating an entrancing thick wall of sound with a cinematic quality.
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If you’re interested in using our music for the purpose of advertising your brand or for film please message us and by all means Check out our first official live video! Some super high quality cams were used to capture this shit. This is the first video in the 2nd video of 3 part series that we’ll be releasing in the coming months. Special Thanks to Live From Memphis and Andrew McCalla for making this happen! Hope you dig! Spread it!
Tracklist
1. Sunshine then Nightmares
2. Run Away
3. Smoke
4. Falling
5. The Lotus
Review:
From the first self-title “Glorie” album to a series of exquisite videos released in (2012) this enigmatic group of musicians has come a long way. A week ago their latest brand new EP “Falling” made its way to my inbox like a deserted child with the need of some proper attention. So I decided to go along with the flaw giving it all I got.
Without beating around the bush the big question is… so how is this new EP by [ Glorie ]? Well to start with “Falling” is absolutely moving and thought-provoking. There is a strong sense of nostalgia across the entire EP, more specifically on the track “Smoke” and “Falling” which almost left me to tears while listening to over and over. The one thing we can all be certain of is… With this new release [ Glorie’s ] aim is not to rebuilt or reinvent the term post-rock or at least at this phase of their musical careers but their approach on this EP is utterly and undoubtedly ecstatic. Their notes and simple execution gleamed in the dark and bring life and hopes to the surface.
“Falling EP” accomplishes a set of strongly defined strings command that evokes some of the most profound inner emotion I have ever experience. [ Glorie’s ] manifest with major strings from their heart and slender violins chords that are undeniably touching as they reveal every fragile layers in sequence and in harmony. Piano / Keys are totally well executed and flows flawlessly in parallel with violin and cello. No glitch, no break up, no hiccup, it’s like a whole bunch of instrumental equipment’s that came together and aligned themselves PROPER and in order. Almost as if they were made to complement each other’s naturally.
Downside and Favourite Tracks.
“Falling EP” total length is only about twenty-five minutes in duration. It’s not so much of a downside since it’s an EP and we can all understand the concept behind but when facing music of such caliber and sounds that are executed with such precision, believe me twenty-five minutes is not long enough, you’d wish for the sound never to end.
Favourite tracks, the entire EP is totally BRILLIANT and extremely well produced but if you really want to know “Run Away”, “Smoke” and “Falling” are KILLER MOVEMENTS and definitely the high of this EP. A lot of people has already managed to get this recording in high quality waves format but for those who haven’t yet, well do expect something utterly beautiful coming your way soon. __[ M S T ].
Credits / Released 06th March 2013
Jason Paxton – Vibes, Keys
Robert Brimhall – Bass
Jeff Hulett – Bass, Vibes
Andrew Saunders – Drums
Jonathan Kirkscey – Cello, Guitar
Additional Help:
Beth Luscome – Viola
Jessie Munson – Violin
Long Long Kang – Violin
Tracks 1, 4, 5 written by Jason Paxton
Tracks 2 and 3 written by Jonathan Kirkscey.
Strings arranged by Jonathan Kirkscey and Jason Paxton
Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN and our houses
Track 3 mixed at Ardent Studios by Jeff Powell
Track 1, 2, 4, 5 Mixed at Elmwood Studios Dallas, TX by Stuart Sikes
Mastered at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY by Alan Douches. | Recording Engineers – Jeff Powell, Us | Assistant Engineers: Lucas Peterson |Mixing Engineers – Jeff Powell, Stuart Sikes, Adam Hill, Us | Artwork by Johnny Taylor
"Much time, energy, and money went into the making of these recordings. We're offering this album completely free, no strings attached, and no required e-mail. We don't mind if you put 0 and download the album for free. However, any money donated would be greatly appreciated and will help fund future recordings. If you do decide to download this record please help us spread the music around and link people back to this site for us. If you're interested in using our music for the purpose of advertising your brand or for film please message us.
[ The Artist ] ~ The Project [ Nikki Grace Experience ] was born in the year 2010. The Idea of the musical fusion rose from my novel Eta Carinae, existing since 2008. I try to put all dark and sinister images into musical landscapes and post-rockish and ambiental walls. I'm always inspired by journeys through my home, Germany, the Woods, the people, all strange things I see every day, and over there I'm inspired from other beautiful countries like Ireland, the northern countries, all this, with its breath of coldness but beautiful strangeness. I think Music must be a kind of Heart and Soul and the Heart of the Soul turns into Music. [ __the artist ].
"The Album 'REST' was recorded and mastered by myself in my own Proclambient (means Progressive-Classical-Ambient) Studio at my Home in Germany. It was a process about one year, I put all my ideas together, first on piano (that's played by myself on a Midi keyboard). The speeches on "Broken Home" I took from a Creative Commons blog --it's a preacher who's talking and weeping about God and Jesus-- together it's my interpretation of a broken home that's left and leaving. All strings I used were formed from synthesizer tunes into real strings by myself.
The dialogue on "Playback rewind..." are recorded in Dutch speech one year ago by myself; it's an old Woman which would not leave alone her old cassette player. Sad story I think, deep minded and terrible. "Easy Steps Moving Downward" is the newest one on this release. It's my own favorite, a little bit jazzy I think. It's a view to the next releases I'm working on. The drums are created by myself on a drum machine that I use for my computer, also Midi into real stuff.
[ Argumentum e Silentio - Ten Sticks of Willow Charcoal ]
Tracklist
01 yet you're still jealous of everyone [12:40]
02 ten sticks of willow charcoal [09:22]
03 the snow in my hands [07:51]
[ Ten Sticks of Willow Charcoal ] is the latest release from Marko H. AKA [ The Nikki Grace Experience ]. Although this album has been released under a different moniker [ Argumentum e Silentio ] which is Marko H side project. [ Argumentum e Silentio ] combines instrumental compositions with samples and field recordings, with influences from ambient and soundtrack music. The idea of [ argumentum e silentio ] was born with my novel "quaint music - the alphabet theory" -- an a-z story of music mysteries. So i would like to thank all the people who loves my work with -[ argumentum e silentio ] and [ The Nikki Grace Experience ].
New Video From Upcoming Album [ Walnut Grove´s Sunset Diaries ].
Major thanks to the collaborating artist [ Lotte Kestner ]… one of the better beneficiaries of ambient music and needles to say prominence of the present decade [ The Nikki Grace Experience ] a gentle and exquisite of a lead melody accompanied by piano and a steady beat. But above all else… we talking bonus point here guys, [ Lotte Kestner ] lovely lead vocal.
“Hearse: Black and White Opinion” is [ The Nikki Grace Experience ] 10th releases and rapidly attaining the zenith point of an abstract and underground success. All without any radical change from where the band was in 2012 with “Rest” or “Halo”. Marko Hupel oversaw all the production; the core emphasis remained a nexus point between minimalism and ambient all shrouded in mystery of a long journey.
Though many songs work with full arrangements, for instance "The Heartshaped Coffins," or “Proudly Waving Farewell,” those pieces attributes thick and dominating resonance but never once overpowering the combination of the various elements that are blend together. All movements on this particular album are heavily stripped-down to demonstrate in various ways as to how [ The Nikki Grace Experience ] or the collaborating artists for that matter, makes a virtue out of simplicity.
We’ve had many previews of this album “Quiet Painting,” “Proudly Waving Farewell” and more, we knew well in advance something big and totally exquisite is going to hit us on the 26th of April 2013. Truth be said there is no absolute point in beating around the bush over the fact that [ The Nikki Grace Experience ] 10th releases includes some of the most beautiful crowning moment within the ambient scene. Many will agree that “Hearse: Black and White Opinion” somehow… magically possesses the power to force you in to romanticism, if not I’ll even stretch describing it as a nostalgic breakdown and weeping tears.
But that in mind let’s not forget while “Hearse: Black and White Opinion” attracts an unlimited elements of subtlety and nostalgia, movement such as “Homeless (The Wisconsin Oddysey) come’s dressed up with an up-beat attire and is so beautifully arrange that it will leaves you breathless. We’ve got eight months to go before the year end and I’ve already put aside 5 of my top 2013 releases. This one my friend jumps to the 01st top of 2013 release. I can only wish for this release to be press on Vinyl or print on CD’s as a limited edition.
Tracklist [ The Black Opinion ]
01. Perpetual Acrylic Lines (feat. Lotte Kestner)
02. The Poor Conductor And The Dead Puppet Orchestra
03. The Heartshaped Coffins
04. Quiet Paintings (feat. Lotte Kestner)
05. Homeless (The Wisconsin Odyssey)
Tracklist [ The White Opinion ]
01. Proudly Waving Farewell (feat. Lotte Kestner)
02. A Basket Of Flowers (On The Gramophone Table - feat. Lotte Kestner)
03. When All Looks The Same (feat. Lynch Kingsley)
04. The Diary Of Auntie Jane
05. The Funeral Of All Our Hopes (feat. Lynch Kingsley)
Based on the quoted tags [ Ambientscape ] ~ [ Dreamscape ] ~ [ Classical-ambient ] let it be [ Divergence ] or [ Rest ] or [ A()anda "EP" ] and [ A()anda Partur 2 ] you simply need to get your hand of all 4 releases. I was streaming [ Rest ] earlier this am and man... I'm impressed. Seriously guys... you don't even need to stream them just go right ahead and downloads all four titles as you in for super classical-ambient treat here. [ __TheSirensSound ].
Oxide Tones started up as an online store in November 2004. Back then, I was frustrated at having to pay 17€ (and more) for a CD, as well as at the lack of choice in Germany. I ended up buying CDs online, and having them sent from USA, Japan as well as other European countries. This of course involved paying customs and high shipping fees. So I started to import more, with the intention of selling the CDs to other like-minded fans who were experiencing the same difficulties getting hold of decent music. Since then, Oxide Tones has sold over 5000 CDs to customers all over the world. It turned out that Post Rock fans liked the idea of buying multiple CDs from someone who liked the same music, as I am able to recommend artists and CDs.
After speaking to a couple of bands towards the end of 2010, I realised that I may be able to help small and yet unknown bands with their plans. As most bands don’t start with a bang or a big budget, it can be difficult for them to get onto a label. Although there are a few labels out there that really dig Post Rock, they of course can’t take every band on. Basically, I’ll try and work with bands to find out what they need, and how I can help. In some cases it may just be getting a run of CDs printed, in other cases it may be getting CDs onto the market to distributors.
I don't really mind on what formats music is released, digital is a no brainer nowadays, CDs are cool, and in some cases I'll do vinyl too. It depends on the music, the band, and the necessary funding. Being an indepedant label, and also a one-man show, means that I decide what to release, based on my own tastes. To give you a fair idea on what I usually covers in terms of type of music. Below is my present catalog. NOTE that there are some few unannounced one's that I am still working on. Latest release in this case is [ The Sun Aesthetic ] album "Thicker Threads".
The Sun Aesthetic is a project that consists of Anthony Raad from California. He aims to create organic sounds through electronic means with ambient and post rock influences. Up to date the band has released 3 albums in the following order:
[ Thicker Thread ] There are so many different genres of rock music in the world, it’s difficult to keep track some times. That in itself is a great thing, it means a change is happening, an evolution. Music is a display of diversity and unity. It’s a forum in which we can bring our thoughts ideas and skill, put them on the table and say: "this is who I am, this is what I’ve got. Love it or leave it. Love me, don’t judge me."
The spirit and mind of this musician is wonderful, in fact it’s refreshing, seeing musicians stepping up and getting their work out is a delight for me, a man who’s been in the game for years. This guy’s a man from California, America, stepping up to the plate and knocking it out of the park. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bequeath unto you, The Sun Aesthetic.
The album kicks with a soft string section, subtle throw back to Samuel Barber’s 1936 epic, Adagio for strings, but Aesthetic picks it up in an amazing resolution and gives us a quaint vibe, and feel good velocity. It becomes clear quite quickly that he is in fact a percussive artist, the sporadic shuffles move between, ambience and a distinct West African influence, it's moving.
‘Bigger Circles’ gives us a soft rhythmic juxtaposition between vibraphone and piano in a style reminiscent of gamelan and Indian culture, it’s short and sweet, ‘Ghost Clouds’ is not nearly as morbid as its title would suggest, the pentatonic variations are passive, submissive, yet somehow showing you who’s in control. The highlight for me is the stylistic groove of ‘Fracture.’ It’s amazing, bringing a hint of funk to the table and that makes it golden in my eyes.
These are just my favourite selections, the album in its entirety creates a resonant vibration, you experience a sense of joy, a desire to tackle your deepest fears, right the wrongs in the world, and experience the world for its beauty. The fusion of some lesser known world music influences shows this guy’s ability to absorb sound and meld it into one delicious mood.
Thicker Threads pushes the limits, It has a subtle reverberation which you may not even notice, but when it’s gone you feel it. An album for the evenings and the mornings, an experience for rainy days and sunny afternoons, for the playing in the park with your children and loved ones, an uplifting grace for when you’re down. But most of all, it’s a cure for silence. Enjoy.
Tracklist
1. Everything Was Beautiful 05:02
2. Ruivo 04:29
3. Tethered Sway 03:37
4. Little Hopeful 03:28
5. Nothing Hurt 03:50
[ Adeline ]. Completely out of the blue, this EP is a continuation of Thicker Threads, although more delicate and even calming than the previous album. Each track is an electronic treat, sweeping atmospherics and piano driven melodies, journeys reflecting emotional situations, this is the music that every- and anyone can fall in love with.
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Labirinto "SPLIT" Thisquietarmy ].
LABIRINTO
From São Paulo city, the group was formed in 2003 by the desire and experience of friends whom aimed to work out their musical influences through the composition of instrumental music. Inspired by feature movie scores, experimental music bands & sounds and references that go beyond music itself - like arts, photography and literature -, the compositions look in to create textures and images based vibes: as in a sound track, but casting the listener to come up with the picture and scenario on his own mind.
Labirinto develops sounds, timbres and dynamics that are all equally blended, avoiding the predominance of a unique sound source. Their harmonics constructions - done by guitars, bass and drums, followed by analogic and digital synths, cello, violin, piano e other instruments - prioritize the emotions aroused by running through the whole aesthetic labyrinth.
In addition to the musical environment, the band seeks to maintain close relations to various artistic languages: designing posters and projecting images during the concerts together with visual artists; composing soundtracks to short movies and documentaries; using illustrations from graphic artists, in both physical and virtual materials produced by the band. Labirinto is acknowledged as a pioneer in developing its musical style in Brazil. Their references are based on post-rock, progressive rock, experimentalism, minimalism, classical and Brazilian popular music. After some years of career consolidation, the band is one of the most respected and renowned in the indie scene, getting good reviews from the public and the press.
After 4 EPs, Labirinto releases its first full length album, “Anatema” at Dissenso Records, on CD and triple vinyl version. The album was produced by the band and mixed by Greg Norman in Chicago, at Steve Albini’s (who produced classics from Nirvana and Pixies) Electrical Audio Studios and mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering. The cover llustrations were created by João Ruas, a cover artist from the american comic book magazine “Fables”.
“Anatema” presents six tracks, each having more than ten minutes length, that should launch Labirinto as a major name in the post-rock-scene worldwide. Instructed in studio work, the group made the production in a real watchmaker work, using over 150 channels in order to register more than six guitar parts included in the final mix. The result are tempos with unexpected climaxes and anticlimaxes in an music full of images, a multiple and sensorial experience that gets colored while the instrumental evolution suggests unexpected trips.
Expected Release JUNE 2013 - The experimental post-rock band Labirinto from Sao Paulo (Brazil) teams up with the prolific one-man guitar drone machine thisquietarmy from Montreal (Canada) to present their new recordings. They both met and played together in Montreal when Labirinto was touring in North America for the 2nd time (early 2012). While Labirinto & thisquietarmy hail from different hemispheres, they have a mutual admiration for each other's sound and work ethics, as well as their shared influences of textured sounds such ambient, psychedelic, post-rock & black metal. Furthermore, their common perspective of the world have bound them to create a record inspired by cultural & social values, political situations and universal phenomenons.
As an ambitious 7-piece band, Labirinto's instrumentation includes a combination of orchestral guitar riffs, synthesizers, bass, cello, drums & percussion. Their critically acclaimed 2010 debut album "Anatena" was by mixed Greg Norman (Pelican, Russian Circles), followed by their "Kadjwynh" EP in 2012. This time, they asked Tony Doogan (Mogwai) to mix the brand new material for their side of this split record.
thisquietarmy is known for his outputs on respected experimental labels such as Denovali (Germany), Aurora Borealis (UK), Basses Frequences (France) & Alien8 Recordings (Canada), as well as his numerous collaborations with Aidan Baker, Scott Cortez (lovesliescrushing), Monarch, Noveller, Year of No Light & Yellow6. His hypnotic live performances are usually accompanied by abstract ethereal visuals, as seen on his European tours with Aidan Baker, AUN, Caspian, Nadja & Year of No Light. He was also the founder of shoegaze/post-rock band Destroyalldreamers. On his side of the record, he showcases the different sides of his staple drone buildups & dark ambient soundscapes.
Tracklist
1. Labirinto - Tahrir
2. Labirinto - Diluvium
3. Labirinto - 11 Palmos
5. thisquietarmy - Eclipse
6. thisquietarmy - Paths to Illumination
7. thisquietarmy - World Protest
8. thisquietarmy - Abandonment
Both acts will be touring Europe in April 2013 (separately but crossing paths), including a stop at Dunk! Festival for Labirinto before embarking on a South American tour together to promote the release of this split in June 2013. The record will be release worldwide on CD by ConSouling Sounds (Belgium), and on vinyl LP by Dissenso Records (Brazil) & Pirate Ship Records (USA).
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRE-ORDER as this awesome release is limited to 500 piece only. Once the 500 units is sold out I doubt there will be a 2nd edition or a re-run for that matter. And you bet this is one vinyl you definitely want to have on your collections.
The co-founders of RÁDIO ETIÓPIA lines-up [ Tony Justerini ] ~ [ Anatoly Brooks ] ~ Intro voice led by [ Ana Ribeiro ] and Special Guests [ JOÃO H ] and [ JOSÉ RAMON ]. New episodes are posted every Monday set completed apart from the mainstream line of music and dedicated to all the sinners of this world. RÁDIO ETIÓPIA shows are absolute journeys to the deepening of the soul by the best contemporary artists and in the most profound poetry manner listeners are led on a non-stop trip of about 80mins per show. [ [ [ Completely FLAWLESS... ] ] ]
[ OPEN HOUSE ].
Tracklist
01. AlBerto - Escrevo-te A Sentir Tudo Isto... (00.12)
10. Ólafur Arnalds - A Stutter (feat. Arnor Dan) (37.55)
11. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Sage (42.30)
12. Clint Mansell - Holy Dread (46.10)
13. Clint Mansell - Together We Will Live Forever (48.10)
14. AlBerto - Ofício de Amar (52.15)
15. Van Morrison - Ballerina (53.00)
16. Stafraenn Hakon - Kvef (59.25)
18. Eluviun - Happiness (01.07.35)
19. Gary Numan - Not The Love We Dream Of (01.14.35)
[ Eluvium "Life Through Bombardment" ] Highly anticipated and long-overdue, Life Through Bombardment collects virtually every Eluvium song ever released (plus a bunch of rare and unreleased non-album tracks) into one stunning 7xLP set, all on vinyl for the first and only time. Each record is packaged in its own full-color jacket, featuring exquisite new artwork from Jeannie Lynn Paske, drawn exclusively for this set. The seven jackets are then bound into a beautiful dark green hardbound, linen-cover book, with metallic gold foil stamping and embossed text on the spine, and a beautiful full-color print embossed into the front cover.
The inside front cover includes a removable old-fashioned library card, complete with personalized signatures from the artists and designers involved in the creation of this package. The final name on the library card will belong to the purchaser, hand-written and dated when purchased. The inside back cover includes a mind-blowing 12×36″ foldout double-sided full-color poster insert, featuring more artwork from Ms. Paske. In addition, each copy of this set will include a unique digital code to download high-quality mp3s of the entire box set collection. This is limited to a one-time pressing of 1,000 copies, pressed onto 100% virgin black vinyl.
Line Gate was formed in 2010 as two-piece band (guitar, keys, violin). Since 2012 band has 5 members containing cello, keys, guitar, bass and drums. They play melancholic music based on influences of rock, minimalism, ambient, drone, noise and some other styles.
BAND MEMBERS:
Marta Laurincová – cello
Ľubor Kučera – bass
Jakub Lysý – keys
Tomáš Tabiš – drums
Michal Vaľko - guitar, vocals
Split Lines
It´s about the process of ending. Ending of a relationship between two subjects, between two parallel lines. About the thoughts that you can´t sleep because of, about the struggle between reason and heart, about the decision of leaving and about the sense of liberation.
Tracklist
1. Slow Decay 10:43
2. Bug 12:16
3. Inner War 09:48
4. Divergence 07:48
5. Loose Line 10:01
Credits / Released 22 April 2013
Marta Laurincová – cello
Martina Mazániková – drums
Ľubor Kučera – bass
Jakub Lysý – piano
Michal Vaľko – guitar, vocals
All music composed by Line Gate
Róbert Geci – recording, mixing, mastering
Recorded in September 2012 in Catesound, Bardejov, Slovakia
Words Are Meaningless is derived from American electronic music composer Sie Messenger. Bridging the space between Post Industrial and Neoclassical, Words Are Meaningless evokes a distinguished vision of melancholic beauty and melodic abrasion.
Debut EP 'Inanimate' Out Now!
CREDITS:
Nathan James, The Vault Mastering Studios – mastering | | | Sie Messenger - performance / production / programming / arranging / mixing
YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
Inanimate EP
High-quality MP3 files (320kbs)
High-quality WAV files (24 Bit / 44.1 kHz)
100% DRM-free, compatible with any MP3 device
Tracklist
1. One's Last
2. 3.14159265
3. Pareidolia
4. Mechanical Mind
5. Lullaby For The Departed
EP Artwork PDF
High-res 7-page PDF file
Digital Extras Pack
Official WAM avatars
Official WAM Facebook cover images
Official WAM wallpapers for your Mac and iOS devices
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Portfolio [ We | Humans ].
[ ThisIsTheLand ] is proud to present “The Standing Babas”, the first Portfolio’s full lenght album. After "Reason Outside Nature," the 6-tracks EP released in March, Portfolio returns with an album that blends many different styles. Ambient, jazz, electronics and shoegaze find a place in this work, where instrumental tracks are alternated with the beautiful voice of Laura Loriga (Mimes of wine). The album features the song “Kim Novak”, soundtrack of the original trailer of “Fotografia Europea
2012”.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Portfolio was born in 2003, in Reggio Emilia (North of Italy), as an electro acoustic 3-pieces band. Their first show was at "Tora Tora Festival" in 2003. In the following years the band toured intensively in Italy and Europe. Now available "The standing babas", the latest release for the label Thisistheland. The album features the song 'Kim Novak', soundtrack of "Fotografia Europea 2012"
BAND MEMBERS
Tiziano Bianchi; trumpet; keyboards
Bojan Fazlagic; guitar, keyboard
Emilio Marconi; guitar
Laura Loriga: voice
Marco Rossi: bass; electronic samples
Marco Bigazzi; bass; electronic samples
Stefano Bizzarri: drums, keyboards; glockenspiel
[ We | Human ] Credits / Released 06 May 2013
Tiziano Bianchi: trumpet on track 2; keyboards on track 1,2,3,4; drums on track 2 | Emilio Marconi: guitars | Bojan Fazlagic: guitars on track 1, 2, 3, 4; keyboards on track 1,4 | Marco Bigazzi: bass | Stefano Bizzarri: drums | Laura Loriga: voice | Luca Giovanardi: guitar on track 1,2 | Denis Zannani: violin on track 3 | Montserrat Coll Torra: viola on track 3 | Paola Herbertson: cello on track 3
Remix of “Beth Gibbons” by Silent Panda | Deadly Panda | Strings arrangements on track 3 by Tiziano Bianchi. | Electronic samples on track 3 by Marco Rossi. | All songs written by Portfolio. | Recorded, mixed e mastered at Bunker Studio in Rubiera (RE), by Andrea Rovacchi and Simone Riccioni between march 18th and april 8th 2013. Cover photography by Martina Bianchi. Graphic design by Martina Bianchi and Portfolio.
Tracklist
1. James Horses Chariot 06:07
2. Sion 07:16
3. Kim Novak with Strings 04:08
4. Beth Gibbons ( Silent Panda | Deadly Panda Remix ) 07:19
New release from the stunning post-experimental jazz outfit title [ We | Humans ]. Lasting just about half an hour [ We | Humans ] is packed with some exquisite noises and over a sublime vocals. Be sure to get all three titles on this one guys.
At long last our E.P is online. It took us too long to do but there it is. It was mixed and mastered by Vinny Casey who is in the band. We hope you enjoy it and share it with anybody who might be interested in it. It was recorded in Clique, Straffan. All musics are written and played by [ Overhead, The Albatross ] except for cello and violin played by [ Eoin Kenny ] and [ Tadhg Byrne ].
[ Overhead, The Albatros ] = Post-rock sound drawing strong comparison to the likes of [ GIAA ] ~ [ C.U.T.E ] and [ Do Make Say Think ]. The sound is at time piano driven post-rock while other moment on the album is simply electric and energetic. SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF without a doubt. [ Mr. Dog ] is [ Overhead, The Albatros ] most recent work and its yet... another self produced record. Violin performed by Daire O'Sullivan, Cello performed by Eoin Kenny and artwork by Stacey Power (stacersart.tumblr.com). As far as we've gathered, the band's got another title to come before the year end. Stay tune on this one lads. Definitely a band that's starting to take proportion.
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Hold your breath on this one... Hopefully soon enough we'll be having some brand new materials from [ Overhead, The Albatross ] as the band has been busy writing their debut album over the last few months, but recently they've played one of the songs from the upcoming album live in RTE studio 8. In meantime here is the new video from the bands forth-coming album to keep us going. Needless to say if you haven't yet, by all means start with [ Lads With Sticks ] making your way up.
BRIAN! is David Resig, Bubba Crumrine, & Willie B. creating new music inspired by prog, R.I.O (Rock in Opposition), and modern composition through amplified bassoon, guitar, bass, electronics, drums, percussion, and voice.
Review
"It's rather lovely when you see a lot of hard work paying off for an individual and his group. BRIAN! is a group from Ithaca NY and play a lovely blend of genres. At the heart of it all is a clear harkening to classic progressive rock and R.I.O groups. Close behind in the race is our favorite stand by math rock and some experimentation. Its admirable that the left field throws don't get out of hand and stay pretty grounded for the most part. What is made even more interesting in this three piece is the inclusion of a bassoon player. Which to be honest is done incredibly well and lends an almost modern comp. bent to the whole affair.
Tracklist
1. Mercury 02:10
2. It's... 06:04
3. Birth Of An Engine 05:42
4. Ixnay On The Islay 06:57
5. [untitled] 15:41
When I first saw them play they were a much more experimental duo with just guitar and bassoon. They had a lot of great idea's to be sure but still had some thing's to figure out. The drums were the final key to fleshing out the song's and its obvious a lot of time was put in to making them click just right. Gotta say its a lot of fun and there really is something for everyone into this sort of biz. Can't say there is much going right now that is on this vibe..all the better. Wonderful" __[ Plenty Of Swords ].
We are 6LA8, an experimental/post-rock band coming from Karachi, Pakistan. This will be our 3rd full album release (all songs will be free to download) and we hope you will review our album in advance so that we can get constructive feedback as well some fanbase for our music. Unsurprisingly, it’s hard to find people who like to listen to experimental songs in Pakistan.
2013 ~ Deja Vu [ Live Improvisation ] "Triangular Effort"
2013 ~ The Last Strands of Fortitude
[ The Drone Collective ] ~ Slightly drifted apart from the experimental aspect of [ This Is Not A Conceptual Album ] The Drone Collective in its complete form lead [ Taimur Mazhar Sheikh ] and [ Omer Asim ] in standard to [ Methadrone ] and [ Nadja / A. Baker ] territories where guitar tones are amplitude to its largeness and camouflaging songs in endless and epic swirling loops. Although [ The Drone Collective ] is set in its chronological order still... having heard the album dozens of times over the course of a week, the release in its entirety do not pertains a point of entry or exit. One can literally hit play from the very beginning of the album or start at the middle, the fact remains every single track on this title simply sound like an opening of something very big and that’s about to lead somewhere deep and profound.
[ In the Land of Dreams ] is an attempt to portray a blanket of comfort and false consolations that we have, the denial and distractions that we can maintain, which keeps us sane for the most part. There are occasional glimpses of 'What the fuck am I doing?', the fact that time is running out and you should do something useful, but instead only the feeling of helplessness and worthlessness settle in. It is a Long (nearly 2 hours), simple and vague album, hidden behind dialogues on various tiring topics. It's music that has no energy left on its own, but is soft enough to dissolve in your head and swim in the puddle (or chasm) of thoughts that you may have, if you let it. But to a distracted mind, ironically, it is mere elevator music.
Tracklist
01. We Need More Iodex, Mother Harlot 04:08
02. Do the Trepidation Shake! 04:33
03. They Wouldn't Let Me 06:25
04. So, How is the Violence Today? 08:48
05. The Air of Drunkenness is Floating in the Dusk 08:34
06. I Am Listening, But Not Listening 09:49
07. Not Yet Lost The Sense of Time 04:00
08. Black Market Ascension 09:47
06. I Am Listening, But Not Listening 09:49
07. Not Yet Lost The Sense of Time 04:00
08. Black Market Ascension 09:47
09. Just 5(365) + 90 More Loops... 05:45
10. Well OK Then (free) 06:09
11. A Strange Sense in Randomness 04:44
12. Atropos & Loathing 05:28
[ The Last Strands Of Fortitude ] is really beautiful as it differs to majority of the [ 6LA8 ] records which pertain 20mins to 30miis movements. [ 6LA8 ] tend to keep all tracks reasonably short on this new record focusing more the particular sections such as keys output and electronic layers. The opening track “very unusual” contains some lyrics so do expect to hear the band in a complete form. Although I wouldn't go as far as saying it’s a radical change from the band as elements of darkness and drone subtleties are still the core layers of the music but overall yes [ The Last Strands Of Fortitude ] stand for itself in a unique outfit. This is definitely worth the listening, so check it out guys.
Robr Auclr is a Self taught pianist who currently plays in [ TALFAST ] and [ OPOSSAUM ] ( RIP ). He is now releasing ideas, songs, projects and theme from his past and present record sessions.
Something between Yann Tiersen, Philip Glass and Ludovico Einaudi. Robr will keep posting songs so stay tuned. All available on Bandcamp as free / name your price.
Tracklist
1. Paysage II 03:01
2. Emptiness Struggling In My Mind 03:58
3. Raindrop 02:41
4. Craic 01:42
All the money from the songs sold will go to create a real album with the best songs. Thanks for the support and listening.
DRUNK ROBOTS is a Portuguese electronic music project. It started sketching and drafting ideas in late November 2011 and start producing late December of the same year. Until now, DRUNK ROBOTS is a fully Internet based project with no intent for physical releases [ CD, DVD, USB.... or whatsoever ].
First release of the drunk machines "WE SHOULD DO AN EP" released [ Feb 2012 ] is available for free on bandcamp - an EP with 2 tracks included on the album "WE ARE THE DRUNK ROBOTS" also released on bandcamp and two other tracks exclusive for this EP. "WE ARE THE DRUNK ROBOTS" is also available through the same channel on a fix price.
[ DRONES & BONES ] - I got into this experimental-electro sound not so long ago and posted all their releases. However on their latest title Drones & Bones underground composer of delicate, but gritty ambient and drone-electro [ Drunk Robots ] explores further in the dark abyss experimenting with subtle beat and underground vibes. The album is without a doubt a beautiful adventure in the concept of experimental beat, futuristic synth-laden and minimalist repetitions. What triggers me the most on Drones & Bones or by [ Drunk Robots ] for that matter is that his movements expressed his courage and open-mind attitude to the idea of doing crossovers, let it be a combination of subtle electro beat and drone elements or on an atmospheres point of view which definitely accommodates underground beat backed up by a hypnotic vibes [ Drunk Robots ] is all in for it.
The sound here is all drone and all electronic. The entire body of [ DRONES & BONES ] is cinematic in tone and the transitions from one trip to the other is almost flawless from the very beginning till the end. Yet again one of those sombre moments that feel like being caught in to something and trying to pull out breathlessly. It’s an excellent title that I would highly recommend based on the quoted tags. Check out the previews and go get them ALL.
Tracklist
01. playing in the wreckage 03:23
02. collapsing labyrinth 04:56
03. noise is resistance 05:01
04. dancing over debris 01:52
05. a new entropy 03:59
06. Gaia shall revenge! 04:32
07. atlantis 05:58
08. aftermath 05:35
09. while Shiva dances 08:24
10. towards the great sea 06:48
The second LP from DRUNK ROBOTS is more harsher and noisy than the previous things, messing more with the industrial side of the project. DRUNK ROBOTS decided that "Aftermath" is available for €4, but if you pay more than €5 you'll receive a download code for the EP "interstícios", which will be only available this way. You can listen to one of "interstícios" track in the "collapsing labyrinth" single.
Nothing Important Happened Today [ Il Giorno Della Tempesta ]
Bio:
Nothing Important Happened Today, post-rock (almost) completely instrumental, composed by Michele, Jonathan, Davide, Daniele and Nicolò. Long reverbs and melodies, with some more aggressive attacks, and influences ranging from bands like This Will Destroy You, Caspian, Explosions In The Sky, Mono, If These Trees Could Talk, Liam, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lantlôs and several others. The voice is not an essential element in this proposal, to allow the listener to interpret in a much more personal way the emotions felt by listening to the music.
Credits for "Il Giorno Della Tempesta"
Recorded and mixed by Camillo Crippa for 29100 Factory Studio at Giardini Sonori - Piacenza. | | Mastered by Alessando Vanara. ( www.alessandrovanara.com ) || Synth on "Ciò che di mio, ora, ti appartiene" by Enrico Crippa [Kubark]. | | Lyrics and vocals on "Il giorno della tempesta" by Federico Pagani [Dyskinesia, Ants]. | | Sound sample on “Il fuoco della verità bruciò fino a cremarci” taken from the film "Il Divo". | | Artwork by Simone De Vita. ( www.facebook.com/pages/Simone-De-Vita/262290063820667 )
Tracklist
1. Ciò che di mio, ora, ti appartiene 03:25
2. Il fuoco della verità bruciò fino a cremarci 04:50
3. Il giorno della tempesta 10:49
[ Nothing Important Happened Today ]. Actually something important happened today. Today I discovered [ Nothing Important Happened Today ] and man for those who don't know of this moniker yet, you'll thank me and above all the band later but for now skip stream got strait to download and listen. This has nothing in common with the band [ Mutyumu ] but for some odd reason [ Mutyumu ] was the 01st name that came to mind. Especially while listening to the movement call "Il giorno della tempesta". That said if you want solid comparison I'd stick to [ If These Trees Could Talk ], [ EXPL In The Sky ], [ Mogwai ] and the likes. I wish this listen would last longer though.
