Smoother than ice, and twice as nice – desired by mice, a vice to entice. Despite the device, an imprecise vise – a tasty slice, spice at any price.
Featuring synthesizers, orchestral strings, brushed drums, fretless bass, tubular bells, and effects.
Ten new trips to the future by LjdB with artwork by the infamous D.
Track one is inspired by the Belmez Faces in Spain, very intriguing stuff,look it up
Track 2 is inspired by the lovely D and Puzi-Cat
Track 3 is a Birthdaygift For the lovely Bria
Track 4 is just broken in many ways
Track 5 Is dedicated and inspired by the lovely Erin
Track 6 is dedicated to Peevee Herman and the title is just a play on words,nothing more
Track 7 Is about the rollercoaster at Bakken amusement park
Track 8 is dedicated to my friends Benjamin and Mille i met in the park at night
Track 9 is Disco but in reverse
Track 10 is Dedicated to Benjamin and Mille’s cute kitten Gumi
That about covers it <3
LjdB
Tick, tock, goes the clock – chimes are on, then they’re not. Sometimes we observe a pause, yet it lacks a likely cause. Onwards too we tick ourselves, and someday tock right off the shelf.
Featuring orchestral strings, woodwinds, female choir, drum kit, synthesizer, upright bass, acoustic guitar, tenor saxophone, and piano.
Yasuko Ko (故やす子) manages in this “Panda Breeding Diary” (パンダの飼育日誌) to pull us back and forth in an act of creation that transcends us.
From Japan only good winds and excellent creators. The tracks — in which the titles are dates (March 25, July 16, October 22 and March 20) — tell us about a small odyssey between the time that insists on being late and the rush to get to the right place.
Electronics, samplers, and vocals combined over 4 tracks that will make your body move.
It’s on this trip that we meet Yasuko Ko, who calls himself Mathcore Vocaloid Producer and who presents succinctly and intensely on this MiMi record.
Written / produced by Dissolved & Nonima
Released by S27
Cat No. [S27-200]
DISSOLVED
dissolved.bandcamp.com
NONIMA
nonima.bandcamp.com
For more like this:
DISSEMINATION FALL
section27.bandcamp.com/album/dissemination-fall
MACRO FLINCHING
section27.bandcamp.com/album/macro-flinching
FOIL SPLINTERS
section27.bandcamp.com/album/foil-splinters
Travel occurs for many reasons, yet a true journey implies discovery. Inherently uncertain, ambiguity can cause fear – but also excitement. What is discovered when one goes beyond the realms of prior exploration?
Featuring orchestral brass, strings, woodwinds, snare drum, piano, synth, choir, and upright bass.
Side 2 moves from the introspective minimalism of Andrew Greaves, to Spirit of Gravity founders This Sound Bureaucracy reminiscing on the psychohistory of the ‘Gravity, and ending up with Gun Boiler’s maths-as-mayhem banger.
Representing the range of what we do at SoG, from lurching breakbeats to free noise and many points in between, this album is a slice of our musical life.
Sometimes, something is sent – with intent to arrive at a particular place. Yet this intent, inattentively attended, is not attained. Instead, its receipt is actualized in an unexpected locale.
Featuring clarinet.
Beliefs keep us grounded – contrariwise, they imply possession of the opposing disbelief. But there are times where we should suspend both extremes, and allow ourselves to float in between belief and disbelief. Like sand in a shaker, our temporary defiance of ideational gravity can enable us to express things beyond our conscious imaginings.
Featuring orchestral strings, choir, piano, shakers, synthesizers, brushed drums, flute, and bass.
In 2022, Essl embarked on a daring exploration of new avenues in electronic music, shifting away from computers and digital tools to embrace the captivating world of analog modular synthesizers. This artistic journey birthed two captivating works: “Coastlines,” a work-in-progress performed on a MakeNoise O-COAST modular synth, and the suite “Throbbing Crystals,” a four-movement masterpiece played on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY synth. In these compositions, Essl discarded conventional keyboards and sequencers, opting instead for non-linear feedback systems that offered chaotic and enthralling sonic landscapes. He likened performing live on this “wild instrument” to riding a spirited horse across Lake Constance, where constant control and adjustment of countless knobs forged an unforgettable sonic trail.
In 2023, Essl ventured further into the uncharted territory of sound by exploring a broken analog mixer he stumbled upon in his studio. Remaining faithful to the concept of non-linear feedback systems, he experimented with different modes of interaction, generating sounds solely by feeding the output back into the input. This unique approach was orchestrated through instrumental control, utilizing faders and knobs to manipulate the sound, with even the slightest finger movement causing dramatic shifts in the sonic output.
In a whirlwind of creativity spanning just three days, from July 3 to 5, 2023, Essl recorded the seven tracks that comprise his magnum opus “Studies for No-Input Mixer.” Each track employed a distinct number of “voices” arranged in counterpoint, paying homage to Conlon Nancarrow’s legendary “Studies for Player Piano,” which served as an inspirational and motivational source, pushing Essl to brave the unexplored territories of sound.
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Beyond his remarkable accomplishments as a composer and performer, Essl’s journey in music has been enriched by diverse roles as an improviser, media artist, and software developer. He studied composition under Friedrich Cerha in Vienna and furthered his passion for musicology, completing his studies with a dissertation on Anton Webern. His tenure as composer-in-residence at the Darmstadt Summer School (1990-94) and IRCAM in Paris (1991-93) further fueled his artistic growth.
With a profound affinity for the poetics of serial music, Essl’s pioneering work with computers and algorithmic composition significantly influenced his approach to composition. During the 1990s, he explored innovative projects for the Internet while increasingly immersing himself in the world of improvisation. His prominence as a composer led to his feature at the prestigious Salzburg Festival in 1997.
In addition to his work in instrumental music, Karlheinz Essl is a trailblazer in electronic music, interactive real-time compositions, and sound installations. He crafts software environments to facilitate algorithmic composition and live electronics, allowing him to play his unique computer-based composition setups, as well as an array of instruments ranging from toy piano and electric guitar to analog synthesizers.
Karlheinz Essl’s musical odyssey is one of constant exploration and innovation, pushing the boundaries of modern music aesthetics and leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of contemporary electronic and experimental music.
Wriggle, squiggle – perhaps giggle. Wiggle, jiggle – down a big hill. Many a worm has many times squirmed, a term to confirms a firm worm that affirms.
Featuring bodhran, Irish flute and whistle, bouzouki, concertina, harp, fiddle, bagpipes, and acoustic guitar.
Vulpiano Records is proud to present a sprawling chronicle of the transcendent compositions released through the label during 2022, including Netlabel Day, by our generous and talented collaborators for a singular listening experience.
There is a continuous sonic motif of the sublime, and the possible impressions within contain multitudes: time and place, knowing, chaos, Gaia, the vastness of space, death, life, suffering, nirvana…In the long traditions of drone and ambient music, it is a canvas for the listener and an acoustic salve that opens channels new and subtly re-wires our senses.
Breathing out while listening, you sense the artists vaporizing and reshaping the rubble of the last few years – gifting us precious moments to do the same.
The label will likely be on hiatus for the rest of 2023 while we regroup and ascertain where to go from here.
