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Rosetta

January 27th, 2015 / Comments Off / by Mog/

Philadelphia, United States (2003 – present) Philadelphia quartet Rosetta push the boundaries between metal, progressive, post-rock, space rock, and hardcore, providing an experimental songwriting technique filled with chaos and atmospherics. A band whose sounds range from Pink Floydian / progressive rock sonic layering to walls of pure static ambience to crushing, sweeping sludgey riffage.

Their first album (The Galilean Satellites) was an especially ambitious project: the goal was to record two albums of equal length (one a metal album , the other a noise/ambient/drone album), each of which could stand on its own two feet, but together would create a richer, more rewarding experience.

The band recorded the album in quadrophonic sound which lends itself well to the bands unique experiments in noise, sampling, feedback and power. The sheer amount of aural input means every listen becomes a new experience, allowing you to pick up on more and more layers within the sounds. Their next album (Wake/Lift) was a bit more restrained but for this reason, really allows the band’s cohesion to solidify and prove themselves worthy of the (mainstream of the) artsier metal world.

Lineup:

James Matthew Weed – Guitar, Violin
David Grossman – Bass guitar, Vocals
Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – Drums | Michael Armine – Vocal & sound manipulation

Rosetta: Audio/Visual Original Score

Credits
Released 06 January 2015

Recorded AUG to NOV 2014 @ Mount Zion in Philadelphia
Mixed & mastered by Matt Weed
Cover artwork & layout by Mike Wohlberg for tFK! Illustration
On this release: Mike Armine – electronics, samples
Matt Weed – guitars, bass, tape manipulation & Linshuang Lu – piano

[ Rosetta: Audio/Visual Original Score ]. From their early formation in Philadelphia’s underground music scene, to their business partnership with a local, independent record label, filmmaker Justin J. Jackson’s documentary Rosetta: Audio/Visual chronicles the musical accomplishments, monetary struggles, and intimate friendships of blue-collar, do-it-yourself, post-metal band Rosetta. Every album is a creative milestone, each tour a test of faith. Four years in the making, Rosetta: Audio/Visual tells the story of emotional and material sacrifice made by an electronics technician, high school civics teacher, coffee shop barista, and martial arts instructor in order to achieve financial control and artistic freedom. Running time: 65 minutes

This is the original score for Justin Jackson’s documentary film on the band, Rosetta: Audio/Visual. It is a fully independent release, available exclusively through Bandcamp. Pay what the album is worth to you. Thanks to Justin Jackson, Jay Jackson, Mike Wohlberg, and Matt’s housemates and neighbors for putting up with the noise.

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Artist – Rosetts
Album – Rosetta: Audio/Visual Original Score [ * * * * * ] X 10
Release Date – 2015
Genre – Ambient, Instrumental, Drone, Experimental, OST [ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ]

Tracklist

01. Dunes 07:24
02. Talus 01:13
03. Stoma 02:07
04. Tape A 03:49
05. Lagoons 05:21
06. Waves 08:59
07. Alterne 03:18
08. Estuary 04:34
09. Bergmann’s Rule 04:46
10. Sedges 08:12
11. Tape B 02:30 | 12. Maritimes 04:38
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Rosetta – Rosetta: Audio/Visual Original Score
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Artist – Rosetta
Album – The Anaesthete
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

1. Ryu / Tradition 10:22
2. Fudo / The Immovable Deity 04:39
3. In & Yo / Dualities of the Way 07:01
4. Oku / The Secrets 06:30
5. Hodoku / Compassion 05:47
6. Myo / The Miraculous 03:02
7. Hara / The Center 07:03
8. Ku / Emptiness 08:05
9. Shugyo / Austerity 06:13
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Artist – Rosetta
Album – A Determinism of Morality
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

1 Ayil
2 Je n’en connais pas la fin
3 Blue Day for Croatoa
4 Release
5 Revolve
6 Renew
7 A Determinism of Morality
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Split

Artist – Rosetta / East of the Wall / Year of No Light
Album – Split [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

01 – East Of The Wall – Mud Button
02 – East Of The Wall – Silt
03 – East Of The Wall – Dirt Merchant
04 – Year Of No Light – Cimmeria
05 – Year Of No Light – Metanoia
06 – Rosetta – Homesick
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Artist – Rosetta
Album – The Galilean Satellites
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

1.1 Départe 8:13
1.2 Europa 10:25
1.3 Absent 9:45
1.4 Itinérant 16:14
1.5 Au Pays Natal 13:32

2.1 Deneb 8:13
2.2 Capella 10:25
2.3 Beta Aquilae 9:45
2.4 Ross 128 16:14
2.5 Sol 15:28
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Artist – Rosetta
Album – Wake/Lift
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

1 Red in Tooth and Claw 12:15
2 Lift (Part 1) 5:06
3 Lift (Part 2) 3:19
4 Lift (Part 3) 6:08
5 Wake 9:26
6 (Temet Nosce) 14:56
7 Monument 13:30
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Artist – Rosetta
Album – Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-metal, Sludge-metal, Post-hardcore [ YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ]

Tracklist

1 [untitled] 11:32
2 [untitled] 9:27
3 [untitled] 10:34
4 [untitled] 10:06
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Rosetta – Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift
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Tags: 2015 Albums, Artist Submission, Post-hardcore, Post-metal, Sludge-metal

Gimu

January 27th, 2015 / Comments Off / by Mog/

Brazilian artist Gimu debuts on Assembly Field with this 50 minute experimental album. ‘I wanted to try something different, something new, so I made 25 short pieces of music. Then I had this idea of using some beats or pseudo-beats to seam the pieces together, I had the idea but didn’t have the beats, hadn’t tried that yet. I spent some weeks working on creating the beats, firstly from vinyl crackling and then programming. Some of them are frequency changed vinyl crackling samples and some are beats I created from scratch, very minimal stuff. I like some beats better and one will notice they appear twice or three times throughout the 50 minute long piece but slightly changed by effects. It was complex to do all of it, challenging and fun. I had the picture I wanted to use as the artwork but didn’t have a title. I had a list of some possible titles but ‘Moving Still’ was not one of them but when it came to me, I knew it was the title’ – Gimu

Artist – Gimu
Album – Moving Still
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

01 – Moving Still [ 50:00 ]
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Gimu – Moving Still
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Whole World Is Tired Today
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. It Has Never Worked 08:56
2. If They’re Running, There’s A Runaway Bus Coming 06:20
3. When I Fully Understood Why Some People Wanna Die 03:40
4. A Heart Transplanted Twice 07:57
5. I Say I Am Never Late But We Both Know Sometimes I Am 05:14
6. The Next Dying Generation 09:34
7. The Days Off Afternoon Sleep I Truly Do Hate 01:26
8. Prematurely Aging Bones 04:10 | 9. Feel It Closing In 07:07
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Gimu – The Whole World Is Tired Today
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Blissful Haze, Hazy Bliss
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Bud 05:31
2. Pod 03:36
3. Pin 04:28
4. Rope 09:57
5. Dew 08:23
6. Cest 06:35
7. Gong 03:26
8. Greens 05:01
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Gimu – Blissful Haze, Hazy Bliss
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Artist – Gimu
Album – A World Apart
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Young Volcanoes 04:50
2. Summits 06:39
3. Dead Plains 07:07
4. The Lush Fields I’d Run to 12:53
5. Igneous 09:00 | 6. Gulf 05:13
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Gimu – A World Apart
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Sadly Dying Out Never To Resurface Again
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Villa Luz 10:26
2. The Olm 06:53
3. Out Of Place In This Landscape 07:34
4. Devoid Of Air 11:24
5. Sand Did That 06:30 | 6. Dormant 07:54
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Gimu – Sadly Dying Out Never To Resurface Again
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Year Of The Ill
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Oh Love Your Laughter 04:14
2. Storms 06:06
3. Collapses 03:24
4. No Room For Beauty In Here Today 05:28
5. A Ureterolithotripsy For Birthday 08:19
6. The Right Time But The Wrong Way To Lose 02:22
7. Is That Your Heaven? 02:22
8. Dissolving What Has Been Left Of My Ego 02:14
9. Winded 03:09
10. All The Missed Veins 03:14
11. Stupe 03:32
12. The Hospital Song 07:32 | 13. Low Crushed Low 06:37
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Gimu – The Year Of The Ill
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Brutal
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Brutal (1) 23:01
2. Brutal (2) 22:44
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Gimu – Brutal
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Lost Will To Want More
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Too Sad, Too Soon 05:16
2. A Friday To Forget 04:55
3. It Came Back One Day And I Went… 07:34
4. Dive 10:56
5. Brands On Eyelids 11:12 | 6. Just Too Late 03:58
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Gimu – The Lost Will To Want More
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Artist – Gimu
Album – I Silenced And Walked Away
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

01 – I Silenced And Walked Away [ 42:13 ]
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Gimu – I Silenced And Walked Away
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Countryside Summer Nightmares
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Upheavals 03:40
2. Peach (Part 1) 03:36
3. It Poured 03:18
4. Non-Stop Barking (Part 1) 01:22
5. Disappearer 03:07
6. Peach (Part 2) 04:58
7. Non-Stop Barking (Part 2) 01:16
8. The Quarrels, The Arguments, The Fights 02:56
9. Perimetral 03:56
10. Closer 02:18
11. Non-Stop Barking (Part 3) 01:19
12. Over (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4) 10:06 | 13. Mood 01:19
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Gimu – Countryside Summer Nightmares
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Alien Ancestry
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Day The Last Myth Decayed 04:52
2. Transformed By The Turmoil 05:30
3. Labyrinthine 07:01
4. On The Plateau, The Sky At Night 10:32
5. Impenetrable 08:36
6. The Stopped Clock 11:59
7. The Arms Of Endurance 04:46 | 8. The Echoes Of What It Once Was 06:49
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Gimu – Alien Ancestry
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Hollow Void Penumbra Nothingness
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Void 22:28
2. Hollow 18:36
3. Nothingness 11:24 | 4. Penumbra 01:20:00
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Gimu – Hollow Void Penumbra Nothingness
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Can’t Remember When I Started To Forget
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. SonsHeartMomsLungs 17:48
2. AmByth 06:17
3. Jún 04:40
4. IllaMæður 03:16
5. Grlo 06:16
6. MiddernagOog 04:24
7. ThrillsGone(Revisited) 04:48
8. Zděné 10:19
9. ThrillsDead(Revisited) 06:12 | 10. UnFilm 08:22
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Gimu – Can’t Remember When I Started To Forget
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Maybe Even Never
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Red Ink Drops On A White Wall 19:24
2. Uneasy 12:08
3. Maybe Even Never 09:00 | 4. Harsh Surrealities 13:46
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Gimu – Maybe Even Never
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Artist – Gimu
Album – So Unwhole
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

01 – So Unwhole [ 20:48 ]
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Gimu – So Unwhole
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Artist – Gimu
Album – When I Sensed Time Collapse
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. As The Day Dawned 08:10
2. Twilight Perceptions 05:44
3. Sleepless Nights Collector 03:52
4. When I Sensed Time Collapse 12:30
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Gimu – When I Sensed Time Collapse
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Mercury Stuck At Freezing
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

01 – Mercury Stuck At Freezing [ 40:48 [
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Gimu – Mercury Stuck At Freezing
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Opaque Black
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Urgency Of Life 06:11
2. Darker Days, Darling (For Ivo) 04:31
3. Oh Jack, They Must Suffer And Cry Before… 04:28
4. Cinders 03:45 | 5. In A Turbine Of An Old Design 10:11
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Gimu – Opaque Black
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Unknown
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Unknown Part 1 13:11
2. The Unknown Part 2 11:07
3. The Unknown Part 3 04:38
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Gimu – The Unknown
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Artist – Gimu
Album – A Silent Stroll On Sombre St
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Saw Shadows Loom Over You 05:22
2. The Glorious Colours Of Leaves In The Fall 05:46
3. So Am I, Rachel 04:00
4. The Silver Passage Missed 04:12
5. Still 04:36
6. Time To Say So Long Again 05:02
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Gimu – A Silent Stroll On Sombre St
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Heights And Abysses
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Highly Expected (Pending) Doom 12:26
2. 14 Homes 08:58
3. Rupture 07:45
4. Exosphere 08:32
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Gimu – Heights And Abysses
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Artist – Gimu
Album – ChunDongQiuXia
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Loop Called Chun, Reworked 09:40
2. The Loop Called Dong, Reworked 07:40
3. The Loop Called Qiu, Reworked 13:18
4. The Loop Called Xia, Reworked 05:52
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Gimu – ChunDongQiuXia
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Artist – Gimu
Album – All The Intricacies Of An Imaginary Disease
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Will I Ever Sleep Well Again? 14:24
2. The Endless & Recurring “What If” 13:24
3. All The Intricacies Of An Imaginary Disease 09:02
4. You Know What Those Symptoms Mean 11:14
5. You’re No Longer On Sertraline Hydrochloride 13:25
6. All The Intricacies Of An Imaginary Disease (2) 08:40
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Gimu – All The Intricacies Of An Imaginary Disease
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Artist – Kwajbasket & Gimu
Album – Beams
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Exploration Of Cosmic Space By Means Of Reaction Devices 06:52
2. Soot & Foliage 08:43
3. Luminous 04:27
4. Accurate Weather Observation 03:50
5. Vertically Developed Nimbostratus 06:08
6. Atmospheric Thermodynamics 14:38
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Kwajbasket & Gimu – Beams
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Crestfallen
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Crestfallen 1 05:16
2. Crestfallen 2 10:12
3. Crestfallen 3 03:24
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Gimu – Crestfallen
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Pain, Exposed
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Pain, Exposed 1 09:57
2. Pain, Exposed 2 12:09
3. Pain, Exposed 3 06:41
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Gimu – Pain, Exposed
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Sacred
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Sacred Part 1 07:00
2. The Sacred Part 2 13:00
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Gimu – The Sacred
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Artist – Gimu
Album – “E.K.”
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. “E.K.” Part 1 06:53
2. “E.K.” Part 2 04:17
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Gimu – “E.K.”
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Artist – Gimu
Album – A Piano Piece
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. A Piano Piece 1 11:00
2. A Piano Piece 2 09:21
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Gimu – A Piano Piece
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Artist – Gimu
Album – A Prayer For Time
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. A Prayer For Time 1 11:36
2. A Prayer For Time 2 06:48
3. A Prayer For Time 3 04:32
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Gimu – A Prayer For Time
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Artist – Gimu
Album – The Inexplicable Iceberg Blue Ep
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. The Inexplicable Iceberg Blue (Part 1) 06:52
2. The Inexplicable Iceberg Blue (Part 2) 07:32
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Gimu – The Inexplicable Iceberg Blue Ep
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Artist – Gimu
Album – A Season In Your Soul
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. 4 Seconds Before The End 03:42
2. Days Beginning At Lunch Time 04:08
3. The Crumbling 03:14
4. Pause 04:12
5. Swells 03:52
6. The Day The Sea Air Stained The Balcony Glass 04:12
7. Over There, At The Top Of That Hill 03:21
8. Adeus, Amor 04:16
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Gimu – A Season In Your Soul
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Artist – Gimu
Album – They All Left One By One, They All Let The Radio On
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 01 Watching Strangers
Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 02 Shrapnel and Shards
Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 03 An’On, An’On, An’On
Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 04 Armored
Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 05 Inhospitable
Heart and Soul publisher [ GIMU ] – 06 They All Left One By One, They All Left The Radio On
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FileFactory Gimu – They All Left One By One, They All Let The Radio On
Gimu – They All Left One By One, They All Let The Radio On
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Artist – Gimu
Album – Beluga
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Ambient, Drone, Dark-ambient, Drone-core, Minimal-drone [ EXCELLENT STUFF ]

Tracklist

1. Beluga 1 08:06
2. Beluga 2 06:09
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Gimu – Beluga
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Tags: Ambient, Artist Submission, Dark-ambient, Drone, Drone-core, Minimal-drone

Compass & Knife

January 26th, 2015 / Comments Off / by Mog/

Compass & Knife is a four-piece instrumental band from the pacific northwest that draws influence from ambient, shoegaze and post-rock. After years of playing in different bands, four friends from Tacoma, WA came together to create a sound that was both introspective yet existential. Happy yet sad. Quiet yet heavy.

Inspired by first and second generation instrumental acts such as [ Mogwai ], [ Explosions in the Sky ], [ This Will Destroy You ], and [ Caspian ], Compass & Knife set out to write and perform music that would provoke a wide spectrum of human emotions. Their first EP, Break the Bow Shatter the Spear, was released in September 2014. Compass & Knife are currently releasing a four-part live series throughout December 2014 entitled The Broken Bow Sessions.

BREAK THE BOW, SHATTER THE SPEAR

Credits
released 23 September 2014

Recorded by Austin Patterson at ColdSwim Recordings
Produced by Jordan Brokaw.
Mastered by Kris Crummett at Interlace Audio
Thanks to J.C Jones Recording | All Songs Copyright 2014 Compass & Knife Music.

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Artist – Compass & Knife
Album – Break the Bow, Shatter the Spear [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2014
Genre – Ambient, Instrumental, Post-rock [ SIMPLY EPIC / GO GET IT ]

Tracklist

1. The Descending Dove 05:09
2. I Am Justice 05:58
3. Break the Bow, Shatter the Spear 04:31
4. Tonight, I Lay My Head in the City of Destiny 04:07
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Compass & Knife – Break the Bow, Shatter the Spear
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Tags: Ambient, Instrumental, Post-rock

Go! Save The Hostages!

January 26th, 2015 / Comments Off / by Mog/

Go! Save The Hostages! are a duo from Cairo, Egypt who have put aside traditional band roles in favor of a more compositional approach to song writing. We make straightforward and gimmick-less music for the weary of soul. Go! Save The Hostages latest album “A Cloud Passing Over Cairo” is available on the BandCamp as name your price / free download.

A CLOUD PASSING OVER CAIRO

Credits
Released 25 January 2015

All music
Composed, Recorded & Produced By: [ Go! Save The Hostages! ]

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Artist – Go! Save The Hostages!
Album – A Cloud Passing Over Cairo
Release Date – 2015
Genre – Instrumental, Post-rock, Ambient [ HAVE A GO ]

Tracklist

1. The Man At The Window 08:52
2. I Heard From Someone You’re… 05:56
3. What Would Mbaye Diagne Do? 06:43
4. Djedefre’s Starry Sky 07:40
5. I’d Rather Be A Sailor Than A Fighter 06:32
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Go! Save The Hostages! – A Cloud Passing Over Cairo
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Artist – Go! Save The Hostages!
Album – EP 1
Release Date – 2013
Genre – Instrumental, Post-rock, Ambient [ GIVE IT A SPIN ]

Tracklist

1. Salma 09:25
2. Souvenir Du Caire 04:41
3. You Call Me Monkey, I Make You Cry 10:59
4. I’ve Wondered What It Would Have Been Like… 06:40
5. Bonus Track – I Used To Shank People Like You Inside 04:27
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BANDCAMP Go! Save The Hostages! – EP 1
FILEFACTORY Go! Save The Hostages! – EP 1
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Tags: 2015 Albums, Ambient, Artist Submission, Instrumental, Post-rock

Reinventing Jude [ Fundraising Campaign ].

Reinventing Jude Fundraising Campaign

Due to popular demand,

Reinventing Jude will be releasing,

with your help ( of course ), their first vinyl EP! ever.

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY:

The campaign has arrived & there's something for everyone, hell yes... ( You Can Bet On That ). Reinventing Jude Texas based artist has been making quite a buzz lately. With two releases already and having played on the Chevy Music Showcase, the band is now getting ready ( with your help ) to release their 01st vinyl EP. Please check out our video &/or pass it along. Thank you loads and MAJOR KUDOS go to Oh JEE NAM for his creative eye & stellar video production!! All proceeds will go towards payment of recording costs, mixing, mastering, EP design, digital, cd & more importantly the vinyl production itself.

WHAT WE NEED & WHAT YOU GET:

At this point I am happy to say, it's pretty straight forward. 5K to complete the entire production which include, recording, mixing, mastering, design and physical prints. What you get, as mentioned, there's something for everyone guys, you name it... Sticker, Signed CD copies, Comfy T-Shirts inside a personally painted parcel, Pack Of Reinventing Jude Matches, Signed Copies of previous release, 90 Minutes of Hot Stone Massage ( including paraffin wax treatment for tired hands & feet ) performed by Reinventing Jude Licensed Therapist of 8 years while performing a live ethereal soundtrack by Nigel Newton on the vibraphone, Free Entry to Reinventing Jude shows for LIFE, Reinventing Jude personal paintings, Your Name on the credits side, SERIOUSLY GUYS... you name it, there is definitely something for EVERYONE on this campaign.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP WITHOUT REALIZING:

If you are not in a position to ( $ ) contribute on this particular campaign, you can still help in many ways. For a start, get the word out and make some noise about our campaign, SHARE SHARE SHARE! and needless to say use the Indiegogo share tools!, Like our campaign on FaceBook, Like & Share the Video Campaign, tweet & re-tweet about our campaign and let the world know about our plans and our dreams. Listen & share our album / ep releases also goes a very long way.

BIOGRAPHY:

Fronted by extraordinary and prolific songwriter Jude Gonzalez, Reinventing Jude is Soul-Funk-Indie-Pop band making waves in North Texas. Comprised of an extremely talented ensemble, Reinventing Jude is a powerhouse of great songs and unforgettable live music shows.

Reinventing Jude has a new album due out, with a release party held Sept. 30, and while most local musicians I talk to play the "I'm just in it for the fun" card (when we know they dream of rock stardom), Gonzalez wants a world tour and radio play. She is positively outraged that people in Dallas worship Kelly Clarkson while songwriters of more substance go unnoticed. I can't say she doesn't have a point. When she launches her world tour (and it's hard not to believe her), she plans to take the Neptune Locals with her." ___[ Steve Watkins dfw.com ].

Reinventing Jude

Perform “Buddy Holiday”

on the Chevy Music Showcase

Reinventing Jude recently embarked on a quest to explore the band potential and to promote the band name itself. For the most part these engagements have come in the form of an intimate performance of a new video “Buddy Holiday”. The band executed Jimmy Kimmel couple of weeks ago and yet another video “Train Legs”, coming out in February 2015. You’ll also be pleased to know that the band is soon going to be featured on two soundtracks for two new movies. So yes… good things are indeed happening, the grass is definitely greener on the other side and with this particularly awesome sound direction the band are leaning towards; I cannot be any more thrilled to bring you the latest from the enigmatic outfit Reinventing Jude. As you will notice on this new video “Buddy Holiday”, the music takes on a different shape as oppose to the band previous 2012 titles [ Shoulder Season ] and 2013 release [ Sundial Soliloquy ].

“Buddy Holiday” reflects an entirely new composition and a quantum loop in music direction itself. But make no mistakes; at this stage I am not fully aware as to any new full length releases in the pipeline or even if this new mini orchestral-like form of sound is going to be solid and definite. But that said with the enthusiasm and passion behind “Buddy Holiday” as well as the everlasting growth and sound exploration, Reinventing Jude arguably combines an amazing power-emotion from lightless depths to the dizziest heights showing the will to trade fearless and in extremes, thus capturing a wider, stranger range of emotions that most other bands could dream of.

Tracklist

01. Smoke 04:44

02. 1919 04:49

03. Midnight 30 04:44

04. The Talk 04:07

05. The Weather 07:16

06. Wet Cement 05:29

07. Swimmer Song 03:37

08. Sundried Metal 05:00

09. 2 UFO's 04:27

10. Divorce 03:37 | 11. Burn 04:06

This new video is pretty solid and fairly unpredictable in terms of the shift in sound. Reinventing Jude, of no doubt must I add, flit from one style to another like a free mythical bird of great beauty in the open skies reinventing itself along the way as it wishes. And in this emerging process and Phoenix-like style, determine to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years, through its emblem of immortality or reborn idealism and hope, listeners are bound to get caught with the band evocative of unique textures and emotions as well as adapting to every swing and punch they got up their sleeves. Watch, listen and enjoy.

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To Destroy A City [ Sunless ].

TO DESTROY A CITY

Chicago-based To Destroy A City was formed after Andrew Welch (drums/synths/programming), Jeff Anderson (guitar/keyboards), and Michael Marshall (guitar) met through various iterations of previous musical projects. When the three finally sat down together in the summer of 2010, they moved quickly, writing and recording their debut within a year's time. The self-titled album was released by n5MD in September 2011. The remix companion album, Rebuild, was released in 2012 and featured reworked tracks by local scene-mates as well as other artists from the n5MD roster.

To Destroy A City's sophomore full-length album entitled "SUNLESS" is due in the fall of 2014. On SUNLESS, TDAC expands on where they left off, drawing from cinematic, literary, and musical influences to craft a sprawling yet cohesive follow-up. Sonically, TDAC moves effortlessly between delicate ambient passages to beat-induced grooves to soaring melodic peaks. Electronic beat production is intertwined with live percussion, while layers of guitars, synths and pianos forge the melodic foundation of the tracks. The uninitiated may find To Destroy A City analogous to label mates Lights Out Asia and port-royal, and, due to some periodic drifting into similar spaces, the wide-screen ambient guitar duo Hammock.

DISCOGRAPHY

2014 - [ Sunless ]

2012 - [ Rebuild ]

2012 - [ Live at Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL ]

2011 - [ To Destroy A City "Self Title" Album ]

SUNLESS ( PR )

Sophomore albums can be a tough proposition, often created in a much shorter time span than the years of refinement most debut albums receive. Chicago based trio To Destroy A City dropped such a perfect debut in 2011 that fans have collectively held their breath for the follow-up. However, unlike some artists who rush into the studio to complete their sophomore release, TDAC has taken nearly three years to craft their follow-up: SUNLESS. The time and effort shows in the nine cinematically crafted tracks. At times SUNLESS is more electronic leaning than its predecessor, yet is still punctuated with sheets of glacially emotive guitar-work. Intricate electronic beats give way to propulsive live drumming. The synths, while more prominent this time out, fit effortlessly into the TDAC framework. SUNLESS is an album of contrasting moods, though the trio transitions between these moods more gently than their peers. Is SUNLESS 'better' than the trio's debut? Both are equally strong, which is no small feat. But one thing is for sure: it is a move onward and upward into an expansiveness that they have only hinted at previously. A must-have for fans of God is an Astronaut, Hammock, and Lights Out Asia. SUNLESS will be available on CD/FLAC/MP3 as well as limited edition 2xLP with a limited amount in red/orange/black splatter.

SUNLESS

By: To Destroy A City

Released 18 November 2014

FORMAT [ CD ] [ VINYL ] & [ MP3 ]

Distribution Line [ BANDCAMP ] & [ N5MD ]

[ To Destroy A City ] dropped an atomic blast back in 2011 on their debut self-title album and since then… the band went and got signed on [ n5md ], a recording label measuring up to [ Denovali Records ] and the likes, who has advanced themselves on putting out and delivering some of the best post-rock act known in this everlasting post-rock century.

Unlike some outfits who takes years or even decade to carve a niche for themselves by consistently topping up their catalogue with new Singles and numerous EP’s on a regular basis, [ To Destroy a City ] have managed to create a name for themselves with just a couple of releases, call it luck or good marketing with the right platform, I somehow prefer to lean towards the integrity side of the music itself and the awesomeness factor, since the band has successfully managed to shake listener’s emotions into a state of divine-escape.

From the beginning [ To Destroy A City’s ] music has been of a unrestricted form, variations in its layered sound sequences are as subtle as its modest guitar waves-flow, that in mind the band boundless qualities are beyond absolution, their four unit catalogue are tailored to accompany the most grand and the most elegant panorama one could possible think of: think of the grandest blue skies over the largest blue ocean, all in widescreen scope.

For regular visitors and regular readers if you know [ To Destroy A City ] from the beginning of its existence, which by the way doesn’t travel back decades, then you would know exactly what to expect on “Sunless” or at the very least, a glimpse of what to expect. Upon listening to this latest title, most of us would agree that the band has made two steps towards a more conventional ambient structure but not enough to turn off past fans though, and most likely plenty more attractive details-tunes to magnet a few more instrumental lovers who they might not have gotten the full attention in the past.

This new record is about an odd hour in duration, occupying most part of a full CD, and one that is conveniently easy to stream and to digest in its entirety. “Sunless” is precisely the type of record one would arguably state the gap and the open spaces the band left for exploring newer possibilities and new time signature for future direction. But make no mistake as this is by far not a negative critic and my guts feeling tells me the band took this approach on the mere fact that they have so much to express in a limited hour. It’s one of those tricky approaches that gives you the feeling that the band is not only itchy but also more than ready to burst in new directions and professionally explore new musical avenues without risking-up the solid presence they’ve already effortlessly established. “Sunless” accomplishment is the total proof of that.

Tracklist

1. The Messenger 07:16

2. Theta 03:46

3. Stand Before Me 05:17

4. Escape / Return 05:36

5. Last Contact 07:54

6. First Light 05:45

7. Understanding in the Between 07:38

8. Daylight Station 05:51 | 9. Visionaries 09:56

At this point, I feel confident to say that [ To Destroy A City ] have truly delivered another incredible addition to their slow-growing discography. For the lack of a better term “Sunless” is nothing short of perfection. The record is built with glassy textures where guitar strings, drums, bass and keys are integrated in such way to create the PERFECT flow. The chiming sections, the guitar chords and all the melodies have a unique way of arcing itself together. Anyone who dig [ To Destroy A City ] in the past will dig this new release to an extreme extent. No doubt about that.

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The Boats [ Segundo ( Bonus Edition ) ].

The Boats are an atmospheric, dynamic and stunning instrumental experience. The trio formed in early 2003 and quickly developed their own unique sound; combining vintage guitars, drums, piano and bass to create sonic sketches and soundscapes. [ The Boats ] released its debut album "Los Musicos Peridos" back in November 2007 which gathered a lot of attention / critics and over seven years down the line the band is now ready with yet another solid and epic cover title "Segundo ( Bonus Edition )".

The Boats are,

Nick Conolly – Guitars

Paul Guseli - Drums and percussion

Jona Byron - Guitars, bass, keyboard, electronica

PRESS

The Boats second album, aptly titled ‘Segundo’, arrives 8 long years after the debut release of ‘Los Musicos Perdidos’. It’s a long time between drinks, but the difficult second album has survived many set backs. Segundo was produced by J. Byron and recorded by Stuart Seers at JMC Studios in Melbourne, over the summer of 2006/2007 - and two of the hottest days on record. The approach was simple…go into a recording studio and improvise, everything. For the most part, this was true, a majority of the album is purely improvised. Several tracks were born from riffs brought to the table, others were spawned from inspiration. What followed was forged through the driving emotion of Melbourne’s extreme heat, and the kind of raw intensity that can only be produced from the marriage of glowing Fender valves and vintage Ludwig drums.

With tracks like ‘Seize the Stars and Turn them into Cinders’, ‘There’s Not a Fire that can Warm Us’ and ‘The Last Man on Earth’, the band discovered a balance between their familiar improvisational approach, while maintaining a sense of structure. Other pieces, such as the epic ‘Trash Can Willy’ parts 1 and 2 are an exception; originally formed as an entire improvised jam, over 28 minutes long and later broken into two parts. Another complete, unedited improvised track was ‘The Merchant’, coming in at approx. 17 minutes in length, and included as one of the bonus tracks in the special bonus edition.

Segundo is an epic, sprawling, largely improvised and yet focused instrumental post-rock album, fully formed and complex. A much darker record than its predecessor; it explores themes of urban aggression, the inherent destructive nature of modern society and the beautiful, yet tragic imagery associated with human isolation. There are larger concepts at work on Segundo, and the wait could almost be perfect timing. ( Play it loud ).

SEGUNDO ( BONUS EDITION )

Credits

Released 12 January 2015

Recorded by S. Seear @ JMC Studios in 2006/2007.

Mixed, produced and edited by:

J. Byron in Berlin 2012 & Melbourne 2014.

Mastered:

by A. Dempsey @ Deluxe Mastering, Melbourne 2014.

Fabulous Artwork by [ Karine Pollens ] | Design by [ J. Byron ].

SEGUNDO ( BONUS EDITION ). For a band many of us might have thought was completely wiped from the surface of the earth, Melbourne, (Australia) instrumental outfit, The Boats, are finally back after seven years, with a second album titled “Segundo” (meaning second in Spanish). Beautifully produced by band member / producer, J. Byron - the result is a rich and atmospheric post-rock tour de force, with a grand touch of spookiness. It’s almost one of those ‘back from the grave’ type surprises. When I saw the subject line 'Post / Review Request – The Boats' in my inbox, I went through mixed feelings of both complete elation and utter confusion at the same time. I wasn't sure if it was indeed, the same band - The Boats; an incredible slow-core, post-rock band I discovered years ago, and to this day have changed my entire perception on instrumental music, or if it was a different moniker altogether. But when this momentary lapse of reason passed, I can’t even begin to express the thrill I had to know The Boats, were back and stronger than ever, with a brand new twelve-track album.

"Segundo" follows the same trend and unique approach as their 2007 title “Los Musicos Peridos”, except this time with an emphasis largely driven on synths and electronics; woven together with defined guitar melodies, shaped gently into fuzzy-dreamlike harmonics, while slow sonic undertones vibrate in every corner - transmuting from one atmosphere to another. “Segundo” unfolds itself in an eerie manner, seeping into your subconscious, as if you were given a drug and didn't know what it was. The absolute darkness of this record has a strong tendency to make its way to the surface, in an uncanny way, which is on full display from the beginning of the album. This really means that it is an album that requires the listener’s undivided attention, and that’s not because it’s diifcult to digest, or filled with complex textures that requires multiple listens, in fact, any post-rock fans are bound to enjoy this album on the very first listen. "Segundo" requires absolute scrutiny, not simply because the music is dark, but because it has the ability to awaken memories of a time when vinyl was king, and rock music was raw and emotive, and held the power to conquer minds.

As lush, brooding and dramatic as 'Dresda', 'Clogs', 'Carissa’s Weird' or 'Gravenhurst' (we are talking some very high slow-core sounds here), the new boats album emanates above your average slow-core / slow-ambient monikers, and while it is compelling (and exciting) to the ears, it is also, overwhelmingly soft and pleasant; as the band experiment with different elements in order to layer a sound that is first and foremost - alluring and charismatic. Best of all, the band seems to be having great fun while doing so.

Tracklist

01. Trash Can Willy (part 1) 08:43

02. Seize the Stars and turn them into Cinders 07:22

03. There's not a Fire that can Warm Us 11:03

04. The Last Man on Earth 08:29

05. Hammer Down your Gentle Sharks 06:38

06. Cold Ark Revisited 14:31

07. Trash Can Willy (part 2) 19:45

08. The Astronaut (bonus track) 05:55

09. Tierra del Fuego (bonus track) 05:34

10. I Remember....an eon ago (bonus track) 02:08

11. The Merchant (bonus track) 16:54 | 12. Flotsam (bonus track) 03:26

What can I say… if alternative-metal act such as 'Fugazi' or 'Mudhoney' had ever been mandate to a particular set of selected instruments loyal of a mini-orchestral outfit, they’d have probably sounded a little like The Boats. “Segundo (Bonus Edition)” is very much an epic, yet acquired taste of experimental elements that you will most likely want to hear, time and time again, over and over. - [M.S.Torabally].

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1000 Suns [ The Body The Mind ].

Comprised of graphic artist Andy Scott, audio engineer Tommy Hazerian, and tv/film lighting technician Greg Capp, this Los Angeles trio applies their professional backgrounds to form the heart of 1000 Suns. Inspired by the drama and experimental nature of instrumental music, the use of effects pedals, samples and electronic instruments play a major role in the band’s sound. Andy plays guitar and creates the visual imagery associated with 1000 Suns. Tommy handles the bass and synth arrangements in addition to the core recording and mixing out of his GhostNote Studio. Greg, the drummer, applies his production and lighting expertise to the band’s video material and photo shoots. The ability to handle all of the creative aspects allows them focus their talents on the bigger picture, with greater control over artistic concepts from beginning to end.

The Spirit Molecule

2012 yielded The Spirit Molecule, drums were recorded at Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, CA by Brandon Duncan (The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Ziggy Marley) while the remainder of the album was tracked and mixed at GhostNote Studio. The album contains a variety of melodic motifs, haunting soundscapes, and heavy grooves, at times manifesting the influences of Pink Floyd as well as Tool. Its arrangements have more in common with classical music than it is to pop, introducing a melody, building upon it, then exploiting it to climax. The songs take the listener on a journey, while remaining surprisingly minimalist.

The Body The Mind

The Body The Mind found light of day in 2014 after returning to Berkeley Street with Mr. Duncan and shadowing the process of returning to GhostNote to complete the tracking. Now one album wiser and with material that had outgrown the confines of The Spirit Molecule, the new songs incorporated more stylistic variety. Ranging from moody mellow pieces and surreal transitional montages to epic and heavy riff bashing, the album delves further into intricate arrangements and lush effects. A loose concept piece, it explores visual and conceptual themes of division, polarity, and contrast.

On the horizon, 1000 Suns is busy writing new material for their third album as well as creating scores for a film project, webisodes and a tv pilot. The band is looking forward to a west coast tour for the spring of 2015 and are currently playing shows in the Southern California area.

The Body The Mind

By: 1000 Suns

Release Oct. 07th 2014

Available On [ BandCamp ]

First and foremost, as dark and as heavy “The Body The Mind” gets, the album holds various silver linings radiating through its foggy yet blissful aura. [ 1000 Suns ] eclectic music architecture combines hypnotic ethereal atmospheres and psychedelic sludge-heaviness to an extremely pleasing melodies. Ethereal ( on the opening piece only ) and Sludge being the core element and the foundation of this new album, you’d probably think, fire and ice, no way, this is going to end up in some sort of a major clash, but when it’s done and mixed A La [ 1000 Suns ] precision, believe me when I say, you’ll simply end up with something sublime.

Let’s face it, [ 1000 Suns ] perfected the art of laying down some vicious melodies and vigorous riffing’s from their debut album “The Spirit Molecule”. The trio… Andy Scott behind the veil of a Graphic Designer, Tommy Hanzerian camouflaging as an audio engineer and Greg Capp who disguises himself as a tv/film lightning engineer, together, from the very beginning have acquired the capability and potential of exhilarating tracks from being utter boring to thirst quench and satisfying pieces. “The Body The Mind” is the trio’s second full length, a concept / more educated album and an extension on their melodic sounding.

The band's highest peak bounces back and forth between its strong instrumental know how and masterful electronic mixes. The guitar use is totally explicit, particularly when bursting with propulsive rhythmic section echoing some of the band's most mind-blowing composition which inevitably brings an exquisite sense of satisfaction. The drumming on the other hand is yet another stand-out element, chasing dynamic chords with series of rapid, repetitive strikes, the album showcase Greg’s drumming prowess in high definition. I think it is safe to say, Greg’s precise drumming is to the point throughout the entire album while Tommy’s bass lines penetrates the air from a distance to full blast, shifting time signatures, administering a controllable noise blast and a beautiful mix through various electronic devices and distortions effects.

The sound of this album is absolutely incredible and it also showcases the band maturity from “The Spirit Molecule”. The strongest point of the album relies heavily on the band strong leadership, while many aliases out there tend to follow, [ 1000 Suns ] proves the contrary with a mature sense of leadership. Yes… admittedly, in some cases influence, such as [ Tool “Lateralus” ] will most likely hit you, but the trio’s contribution on “The Body The Mind” crossed the platform between sludge-metal and post-progressive metal creating an amazing blend that is hard label. Their earlier albums were slightly similar ( very accessible / mind-blowing ) with vicious melodies but still not nearly as reliable, as oppose to the new one on progressive themes.

Tracklist

01. Draugr 04:27

02. With Clenched Teeth 05:41

03. Twenty One 04:57

04. Beheld in the Eye 04:34

05. Passage 01:24

06. The Flood 03:21

07. The Book of the Dead 04:17

08. Between Life and Sleep 06:00

09. Awakenings: Second Epiphany 04:55

10. Levitation 01:07

11. Seeking Oblivion 07:12

12. Once an Ocean 06:04

[ 1000 Suns ] instrumental combination and compelling mixing, necessitate you to rethink the whole concept of progressive / post-progressive metal. From their debut release to “The Body The Mind” the band, in many ways have expanded on their sonic territories. Words are out that the band is busy writing new material for their third album as well as creating scores for a film project, webisodes and a tv pilot. What sonic obsession and dynamic complexities we can expect from [ 1000 Suns ] in the very near future is entirely debatable; but I for one, based on the two releases the band brought forward, I am utterly excited for anything that’s in the pipeline. EXCELLENT SOUND ALL THE WAY.

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There Is No Teenage Love [ LAHEX ].

Los Angeles ambient duo There Is No Teenage Love return with homage to their city: LAHEX. In the fall of 2012, There Is No Teenage Love (David J Dowling and Erik Tokle) self-released their eponymous debut, earning praise from bloggers across the globe and plays from the likes of Jimmy Tamborello (The Postal Service), and L.A.’s KCRW. Now, almost exactly 2 years later, they are back with LAHEX, a cinematic love-letter to their adoptive home of Los Angeles.

A minimal symphony of looped guitars, reverberant drones and rhythmic delays, LAHEX is equally at home in the relentless sun or in the late-night, sodium-light-un-blackness of the city — a ‘concept album’ that is heartbreaking when you need it to be, lonesome when you want it to be, and blissful when you allow it to be.

LAHEX is available as a limited-edition white vinyl record with instant digital download (plus a bonus track). The record comes in a heavyweight violet sleeve within a metallic silver jacket. Unadorned by type and suitable for framing, the cover features a 12,000 year old saber-toothed cat skull from L.A.'s La Brea Tar Pits, photographed exclusively for this album.

Some praise for the debut record [ English & French ].

'Avec ses drones éthérées, sa guitare en apesanteur aux contours nappés de reverb, ses orgues majestueux et ses traînées de synthés sans âge au romantisme diffus (à moins que tout cela ne soit le fruit de manipulations guitaristes dignes de l’élégance light d’un Christopher Willits?), on imagine aisément l’effet que doit procurer l’écoute de There Is No Teenage Love au lever du soleil sur un océan à perte de vue.' ___[ Indie Rock Mag (France) ].

‘This is music played by human musicians, and although it avoids any obvious discursive, linear tokens of self-expression, it still sounds like the work of human hands and hearts. There is care and effort in every moment, an understanding of physical instrumental resources without which this music could be nothing like as nuanced and precisely judged.’ ___[ Oliver Arditi (UK) ].

LAHEX

By: There Is No Teenage Love

Release Date OCTOBER 28 2014

SOUNDSCAPES FOR THE POST-EVERYTHING ERA.

Straight to it… “LAHEX” the latest cover by [ There Is No Teenage Love ] is an absolute must have for ambient collectors. The album reflect an airy, voluminous ambiance, molding darkness and echoing sound together in the form of a cushion-like material with shades of bleary lines and fuzziness. The entire album is largely driven by electric guitars and distortion coupled with electronic/synths on seldom occasions, turning into a stream-delight.

Point blank, classifying [ There Is No Teenage Love ] music in to a specific genre can be a little tricky in this particular instance. Well yes… while it’s certainly safe to say, ambient sound in its very depth, the moving textures and the originality elaborate even further and deeper as oppose to your usual average ambient monikers. That said if I were to personally draw some comparison, just to give you a head’s up as to what you are getting in to, which by the way is indeed a difficult notion, as the sound originality is so ecstatic, still… I’ll probably bring the likes of [ 36 ] awesomeness, [ Tim Hecker’s ] experimental air, [ Celar’s ] mindspcaing power and [ Barn Owl’s ] audible drones ALL in the equation.

“Lahex” truly introduces flourished textures and disintegrated shortwave corresponding to frequencies over and above 1600 kilohertz with static motion, paving the way for something unique and original in an articulated sound form. While most part of “Lahex” is executed in the aim of building a subtle motion, as you dive deeper and deeper you’ll soon notice the album unfolding a darker and a more melancholy side to it. This darker and heavier atmosphere untangled itself equally in subtlety as we reach “After The Films” movement and on-wards. There on, repletion echoes and repetition of sound produced by the reflection of its sound waves are to be expected in indulgence.

Touching up on “Lahex IV & V”, movement six on the album, which is one of my favorite track, actually I’m probably saying movement six is my favorite track simply because I am listening to it right now, truth be told the whole playlist are equally euphoric with delicate chime, strings note piercing the air while unsettling electronic/synths and long-waves echoes dissipating to flawless swing before transgressing to some solid type of drones.

Let it be for a late-night listening or a Sunday afternoon gathering, this album is a perfect listen for various occasions, with its fuzzy drones, its seemingly endless multi-textural surface that tends to sooth the atmospheres in the most chilling path, the music on “Lahex” holds up very well. In seven pieces where crackling noises breath softly along some breath-taking melodies, both executed by guitar loops and distorted fragments that emerge in waves forms, there is no better ending but in a lush, atmospheric-ambiance of the most satisfying kind. [ GO GET IT ].

12" White Vinyl Record with INSTANT Digital Download. Record/Vinyl. Receive an INSTANT digital download of LAHEX plus a bonus track when you order the 12" vinyl record. Pressed on white vinyl, LAHEX comes in a heavyweight violet sleeve within an elegant metallic silver jacket. Unadorned by type and suitable for framing, the cover features a 12,000 year old saber-toothed cat skull from L.A.'s La Brea Tar Pits, photographed exclusively for this album.*

Tracklist

1. LAHEX I & II 09:31

2. Mid-City Girls 05:16

3. LAHEX III 05:01

4. After The Films 02:09

5. Eastside Girls 08:21

6. LAHEX IV & V 12:33

7. NEWCAR 05:48

Due to extended production times for vinyl records, estimated shipping of physical product is January, 2015. Your digital copy is available at the time of purchase. *Specimen courtesy of La Brea Collections, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Includes unlimited streaming of LAHEX via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. [ Shipping out on or around 15 January 2015 ].

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US AS EFFIGIES - [ NODULA ].

US AS EFFIGIES is a drone-based ambient duo formed in Oslo, Norway summer 2014. Influenced by [ Mogwai ], [ Explosions In The Sky ], [ Godspeed You Black Emperor ], [ stars Of The Lid ], [ Autechre ], [ Biosphere ], [ Boards Of Canada ], [ Aphex Twin ], [ Plaid ], [ Allan Holdsworth ], [ Squarepusher ++ ] they started experimenting with drones and ambient soundscapes after more than 15 years playing in post-rock bands.

NODULA

Credits

Released December 2014

All tracks written, produced & recorded

by: Christer Lunder & Bjørn Rummelhoff-Hansen

Music production: US AS EFFIGIES

Artwork: Robin Snasen Rengård

Mastered by: Chris Sansom at [ Propeller Mastering ]

If you are up for a casual or a passive listen then you came to the wrong place. [ Us As Effigies ] also known as “U.A.E” sound is nothing what I would described as casual nor passive. “U.A.E” debut title “Nodula” performs at a tremendous level of obligation, requiring full commitment from listener’s side to fully comprehend the sombre textures swarmed into the music. Once you get into that precise zone of engagement, where you are mentally and emotionally conditioned to let the music guide you through, you’ll soon noticed that this is ambient-sound that takes on a whole new level. That engagement and passion is concrete and surfaces across the entire record. Truth be told, it’s what actually make “U.A.E” so tempting.

That in mind, I have to reiterate, “Nodula” can be a little intimidating at first. With gigantic drone walls nested with colossal washed-out ambient waves that flows in one direction simultaneously, you sort of lost in the ambience and wandering in vagueness having no clues as to where the music is going to take you next. But is that such a bad thing though? The answer is plain and simple… No. Once the waves takes you along and start to swing you back and forth in different directions in some emblematic sequences that incorporates the likes of [ Brian Eno’s ] and [ Boards Of Canada ], you’ll be compelled to instantly condition all of your senses for an exquisite trip.

The best part of “Nodula” is… as dark and as heavy the album gets, the message the band conveys or want to convey is as clear as crystal. And that is sitting in stillness and prepares your mind as well as your emotions to travel to the darkest part of your imagination while the light is dimmed and the surrounding is at peace. This is not music’s that makes your body moves, so forget about tapping fingers on the table, following a certain beat or rhythm with your feet or nodding your head for that matter, “Nodula” is pretty clear and concise, sit still while your eyes are closed and the music’s shall do the rest.

This debut title by “U.A.E” gives me the urge to revisit my older music collection; the one’s where electronics and field recordings were not so much in power. But today’s technology has taken music so far that it’s almost impossible to realize the limits one can explore. What's strange, though, is that for all this inner feelings and prediction, “Nodula” never dragged down its listeners, not even for a single moment. And for what it’s worth the album exalts a specific kind of emotion. One that is hard to explain but be sure though, dark spots are the pillars of “Nodula”. It’s all interlaced in the thickness of a repetitive motion, providing a sense of historical ambient that's too often absent in ambient-drone releases these days. This one my friend is loaded with so many subtle patterns and high-end textures, even the most boring listener, will be left astounding. We got ourselves another winner here and its [ Us As Effigies ]. No Doubt.

Tracklist

1. Nodula I

2. Brown Rhine (album version)

3. Nodula II

4. Falling Through The Ocean

5. Nodula III

6. Tomorrow

7. Nodula IV | 8. Brown Rhine (single version)

To be noted… “Nodula” is so rich and compelling that it also compliments several themes and visual effects, the band for a matter of fact are working on a whole set of videos/or a small movie if you prefer, with the very talented French film/visual/art artist Dorianne Wotton (VERY professional artist indeed), and she is in the process of making some outstanding visuals for the entire album which will be released on DVD. So what we looking here is a double set ( CD / DVD ) release towards Q2 of 2015. Considering “Nodula’s” audio experience on its own, which is so amazing, I can’t help thinking the visuals side of “Nodula”. Now that’s definitely something to look forward to.

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Soft-Recordings [ EUS, Postdrome & Saåad – Different Streams ].

Soft Recordings is a small independent label focused on Ambient, drone & experimental music. The label produces and delivers physical releases as well as digital one's and are a non-profit recording label. Soft was set up by David Teboul AKA (Linear Bells) earlier this year and have released the following albums.

CATALOG

2015 "Different Streams" By [ EUS, Postdrome & Saåad ]

2015 "One Day We'll All Walk..." By [ Lost Trail ]

2014 "Fabulations" By [ Kate Carr ]

2014 "Cracked Echoes" By [ Arash Akbari ]

2014 "Proposte Monochrome" By [ Kissy Suzuki ]

2014 "The Stars Will Shines" By [ Linear Bells ]

2014 "An Introduction To" By [ Various Artists ]

2014 "Movements For An Absent Mind" By [ Darren Harper ]

DIFFERENT STREAMS

Credits

Releases 23 February 2015

Music by:

EUS – Jose Acuña

Postdrome – Charlie Floyd

Saåad – Romain Barbot & Grégory Buffier

Recorded in London (UK),

San José (Costa Rica),

Kuala-Lumpur (Malaysia),

Hong Kong (China),

Singapore (Singapore) & Toulouse (France)

Between February & June 2014.

Additional violin on ‘Dervish Dealer’ by Nik Koniwzski.

Mixed & Mastered by Byron Christodoulou, Athens (Greece), 2014.

Photography’s by Charlie Floyd. | Layout & Design by Romain Barbot.

First, let us start by elaborating on the history of the band as well as touch base on the fact that “Different Streams” is the quartet second effort after their 2012 title [Sustained Layers]. The elementary principle is of no doubt the thrill and contentment taken to produce the first record and the devotion to confront in all hospitality the eagerness, yet again, two years later, where everyone has evolved in different direction. This my friends is more like history repeating itself, except that this time around, the gathering of the 3 aliases characterize an “additional” two years of experimenting, writing and music producing experience on the table. This logically goes to say “Different Streams” does not necessarily sound like a reasonable collaborative continuation of the first record, but instead the post-production / production in its very core reflect with more precision and with an inundate emphasis on field-recordings.

Second and foremost, let’s face it; we are talking about a quartet from three different countries with three different languages and with a completely deluded time zone. The differences between [Saåad] based in France, Charlie who switch country every 15 days in Asia, and José formally from Costa Rica… and the concept of the album (from the collaborative aliases point of view), was to create a space where all these places and minds meet, converge in a direction of such streams. The way I sees it, as we all know it is indeed difficult for some to express themselves in words. That said some musicians have the special ability to speak out loud through some particular kind of noise. [EUS], [Postdrome] & [Saåad] are musicians amongst the handful musicians who distinctively express their emotion and their feeling through instruments and sound-making. The music itself in its very dark nature lives in a memorable place and is kept away, far from the fierceness of this world.

As dark as it gets “Different Streams” is an engaging listen, helm by 4 pilots, from various part of this world, they uses guitar / effects and field recordings to build what I would described as, strictly sophisticated and appealing drone noises. Seriously though, we got ourselves some high end material buried deeply in ambient-drone slabs where each tracks stretches to an average of 4 to 7 minutes plus, but filled with subtle distortions where everything’s around you appears to immerse in rainbows. [EUS], [Postdrome] & [Saåad] crushing noises have a strong tendency to dawdle in the air for several minutes after which a soft, washed-out drone triggers into the music leaving its listeners in a nervous state of mind and eager to know what’s next.

EUS, Postdrome & Saåad - Different Streams

Tracklist

1. Dervish Dealer

2. The Bitter Truth 04:40

3. Wait

4. The Only Path 08:17

5. Snowfall

6. Section 16

7 - Deaf Implodes

8 - Fractus | 9 - Mosquito

Lastly and admittedly, “Different Stream” paints a great number of sonic textures and soundscapes. The album is like a labyrinth in its multitude cluster of tones and darkness. Hard-core drone and ambient minded listeners will no doubt find this release as comfy as they would feel in a small paradise island. I mean smooth digestion and easy flaw from one movement to the other while recalling master-mind monikers such as [Fabio Orsi], [Noveller], [Richard Sanderson], [Kissy Suzuki] and the likes at the back of their brain. But that in mind, passive ambient listeners and none hard-core drone minded people will also find this listen extremely appealing on the first go itself simply based on the experimental side of the project. EXCELLENT SOUND that goes for everyone.

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RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - [ 12 MOONS ].

By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen and to Their Late Majesties King George VI, King Edward VII, King William IV, King George V, Queen Victoria, King George IV and to His Late Royal Higness The Prince of Wales ( 1921-1936)

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TONY JUSTERINI and ANATOLY BROOKS are the co-founders of Rádio Etiópia. New episodes are posted every Monday set completed apart from the mainstream line of music.

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Intro voice led by Ana Ribeiro

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Special Guests:

- ELDER ALMEIDA - 1st FRIDAY

- PAULINO - 2nd FRIDAY

- FRAY D. JAY - 3rd FRIDAY

- JOÃO H - 4th FRIDAY

- JOSÉ RAMÓN - SOMETIMES

12 MOONS

BY: ANATOLY BROOKS

Tracklist

01. Gravenhurst – Return to Stapleton road (0.00:06)

02. Poppy Ackroyd – Strata (0.03:20)

03. Rodrigo Amarante – Cavalo (0.07:32)

04. Blueneck – Spiderlegs (0.09:51)

05. Until a Better Name – A curse live (0.16:15)

06. 2L8 – Don’t follow me (0.20:58)

07. Gravenhurst – For Erin (0.26:26)

08. Porcelain Sea – apart (0.28:49)

09. Bonnie Prince Billy – Let me love you (0.33:52)

10. RY X – Sweat (0.38:42)

11. Heidi Elva – The saviour (0.42:30)

12. Tujiko Noriko – 12 moons (0.46:59)

13. Ernst Reijseger – Le vieux parle (0.51:30)

14. Sylvain Chauveau – Ses mains tremblent encore (0.53:40)

15. Kashiwa Daisuke – Ohka (0.55:17)

16. A Whisper In The Noise – Your hand (0.56:31)

17. Peter Broderick – Take me back (1.01:11)

18. New Buffalo – Mesery & mountains, arrows & bows (1.06:42)

19. Mário Laginha Trio – Estudo nº6 op.10 (1.10:04)

20. Rodrigo Amarante – Fall asleep (1.17:27)

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