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Ant The Symbol – You Are Here: Midnight

Ant The Symbol – You Are Here: Midnight
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Ant The Symbol

“You Are Here: Midnight”

Back in September we released an amazing EP by Ant The Symbol called You Are Here: Downtown (if you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure you do). Well, it turns out that that EP was the first in a series and today we’ve got the second installment, You Are Here: Midnight!

While listening, it becomes clear why these EPs are part of the same series. There’s a certain sonic character to them that reveals a music artist whose sound is maturing. There’s also a sense of a certain deterministic experimentation.

Whether you’ve heard Ant’s music before or not, be sure that you check it out now. What he’s creating these days is something really special.

Yo, Ant… you did it again… I think you’re channeling greater forces! Simply incredible.

Of course, thanks once again to you for downloading & listening. We always strive to deliver the music you’ll love. Please spread the word about blocSonic, if you enjoy what we do. Remember… everything we release is cool to share! Always keep the music moving… share it… blog it… podcast it! If you’re in radio… support independent music and broadcast it!

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posted 04 November 2016

Ambelion – Past Future

Ambelion – Past Future
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Ambelion

“Past Future”

Past Future is CerebralAudio’s second in a series of re-releases of Ambelion’s back catalog. Ambelion approached us about re-releasing these works in the hope that we would be able to gather more attention to his work, and improve on the packaging and mastering of his work: in essence bringing new life to his relatively unknown and neglected work.

Having being familiar with Waiting For Quarters, there was immediate interest in listening to the works that Ambelion had previously released. He sent us two releases: Quasi-Stationary and Past Future. It didn’t take much for us to agree that these works needed to be heard, and Ambelion needs to be appreciated by a more receptive audience.

So, Past Future is the second of these releases. In the future we are working on several more releases from his back catalog, including the potential release of some previously un-released tracks.

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posted 03 November 2016

Boss, Sambo, Chagas, Nobara & Silver T. – A fragile balance (Fourtounis)

Boss, Sambo, Chagas, Nobara & Silver T. – A fragile balance (Fourtounis)
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Boss, Sambo, Chagas, Nobara & Silver T.

“A fragile balance (Fourtounis)”

Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel is pleased to present “A fragile balance (Fourtounis)“, album from multicultural improvisation group Boss, Sambo, Chagas, Nobara & Silver T.

“‘Fourtounis’ is the name of the local seafood tavern (that serves more than just seafood) where I indulge in the habit of sitting and relaxing during the summer afternoons (as well as during other times of the day and other times of the year), after a refreshing swim in the sea.

‘Fourtounis’ is the name of the place where I sit enjoying the company of my wife Christina and my friends (more than friends actually, my brothers I should say), Christopher the Lawyer, Thomas, Giorgos and Kostas the Teacher. There we meet to drink ouzo and chat about everything imaginable.

That is the place where, one afternoon, quite possibly under the influence of the drink, I had an idea: listening to the sound of the sea and contemplating the rocky shore, I got out my drumsticks and my brushes and using those accessories as well as my bare hands, I improvised on the rocks, the sand, the pebbles and the water. It was an idea that at first seemed really simple but proved to be quite challenging, since, besides actually playing and improvising, I also had to negotiate the rocks on which I was forced to balance.

I really don’t know if I succeeded, but the most important thing is that through the music I managed to gather around me some special friends and wonderful musicians, whom I thank from the bottom of my heart for their invaluable help:

Matthias Boss – Violin.
Mauro Sambo – Alto sax.
Paulo Chagas – Oboe.
Rogelio Nobara – Acoustic guitar.

I would also like to thank the whole “Fourtounis” team, who allowed me to use the name of the establishment and who didn’t laugh at me too hard watching my struggles to balance and stand upright on the rocks: Sotiris, Dionysis, Babis, Grigoris, Joe the Terrible, Anastasis and Antonis for his magnificent photos.”

Chris Silver T – Field recording, objects.
(Athens, Greece / October 2016)

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posted 01 November 2016

Fodiator – No Reason

Fodiator – No Reason
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Fodiator

“No Reason”

“High up in the attic in the middle of the night… a faint light”

Van Ooij (1970) grew up in the south of the Netherlands and was brought up around music. His father was a local folk singer and Joris had the privilege to try out all old and strange instruments his father made and gathered over the years. Van Ooij followed violin lessons and played a lot on the harmonium. From a young age he started to write his first songs, formed a group with his schoolmates and at the age of 13 they act on national Dutch TV. He bought his first synthesizer at his 15th birthday ( Korg ms10) and that seemed to be the start of experimenting and playing a lot with more ectronic sounds & instruments.
He started to write for theatre and in 1996 he co-wrote the soundtrack and leader for a 26 episodes Dutch tv series named “West-Zijde Posse”
With the urge to create and as a kind of escapism he founded Fodiator (after a genius of the flying fish family) in 2010. A melancholic blend of indie, pop, rock, folk and more….call it “commuter-pop”. His sound, made with all kinds of instruments in combination with his “falsetto” voice has a strong weakness… he often jokes.

Press & Support:
– 22 tracks Brussels:
“The things we learn while selecting these 22tracks! Apparently, a ‘Fodiator’ is a genius of the flying fish family. Next to that, it’s also a project started by songwriter Joris van Ooij in his attic. He’s an self-taught musician who creates his songs alone and then performs them with his Dutch – Belgian band. Van Ooij likes to create an atmospheric and melancholic blend of indie, pop & folk, that reminds us of what makes acts like Efterklang, Menomena and Guillemots so great. Great stuff for the winter, that is coming’’.

– Radio1 Belgium:
“Sometimes it is allowed to play plain pop music, so with this song by Fodiator. A rich layered sound and great story about the longing for the first sunny day of the season, told in just 2.24 minutes.”

– 3voor12 :
“Joris van Ooij, musician behind Fodiator is offering his unpolished music, made on his attic, on the internet….We heard four quiet promising tracks that we hope will appear to hear on EP soon.”

– Elite Muzik:
“I found a new record from Fodiator, an upcoming indie band out of Holland. The record is titled “No Reason”, and sound pretty dam good, give it a listen…”

– Find A Song: http://www.findasongblog.com
– Vечное Lето: https://vk.com/wall-72889216_7478

Credits:
Music & lyrics by Fodiator (Joris van Ooij)
Mastering by JERBOA MASTERING (Frederik Dejongh)

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posted 30 October 2016

Mystified – There Is No Wall No Nothing

Mystified – There Is No Wall No Nothing
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Mystified

“There Is No Wall No Nothing”

Today we are proud to release the first full-length release from Mystified: There Is No Wall No Nothing. This is Mystified’s second appearance on CerebralAudio. His first appearance was back in July on Into The Rift: Volume One. However, comparison’s between the two tracks would not be valuable. Thomas has the habit of being able to find completely different sounds and structures, even when he is exploring similar source materials and techniques for working with them.

There Is No Wall No Nothing might be a continuation of his exploration of using 78 rpm and Cylinder recordings as source material. However, this work does not have the mechanical grinding sounds present in the
previous work. Instead these sounds are placed well into the background, the basis for the drone element of this work without drowning out the other elements.

The intriguing element to this release is the voice: it’s distorted and manipulated to the point of sounding either alien or bug-like. Hearing it set against the cavernous drone sound makes one think that we are in
some kind of prehistoric era, listening to the formation of life itself.

And with those elements only scratch the surface of this work. There are all sorts of hidden suprises and subtleties throughout this piece that will give your mind a lot to chew on.

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posted 27 October 2016

Ivan Black – Somnium Hypnotic

Ivan Black – Somnium Hypnotic
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Ivan Black

“Somnium Hypnotic”

Ivan Black has reinvented himself with this new full-length album, in Somnium Hypnotic displays his well known style of high level ambient perfectly fusioned with an oriental touch. Occasionally, there are major revelations in contemporary music, do not miss this one.
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posted 22 October 2016

Daniel Robert Lahey – Uncultivated Upland

Daniel Robert Lahey – Uncultivated Upland
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Daniel Robert Lahey

“Uncultivated Upland”

Daniel Robert Lahey makes his debut on CerebralAudio with Uncultivated Upland. Daniel started fiddling with the keys of a piano as soon as he could reach them and whenever he could get away with it. He took guitar lessons at 10 and got very serious about it by the age of 15. (Of course, he figured it would help him pick up girls.) He devoted 12 years to the classical guitar repertoire before he’d had enough of so much work for no pay.

Toward the end of his time as a guitarist, he started playing around with Synthesizers. He has been playing keyboards for over 50 years at this point. He grew up with a love for classical music, and has studied many of the great composition masters through the years. This knowledge of classical music is what informs his current works.

On Uncultivated Upland Daniel presents six new works that reflect his perspective on life today. Some of these compositions are a reflection of life in our world today, sometimes from
a slightly off-center perspective (like on “The Zookeeper Escapes” or “Baked”), while other times appealing on a purely emotional basis (like “Uncultivated Upland” or “Tears”).

Give these compositions a close listening. There is a lot to experience and a lot to savor in these well crafted, exquisitely produced recordings.

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posted 20 October 2016

F600 – Dos Puertas y un Puente para una Banda Sonora

F600 – Dos Puertas y un Puente para una Banda Sonora
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F600

“Dos Puertas y un Puente para una Banda Sonora”

Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel is pleased to present “Dos Puertas y un Puente para una Banda Sonora“, album from chilean musician and producer F600.

“The most recent work of Miguel Conejeros, aka F600, corresponds to the soundtrack for the artistic installation “Dos Puertas y un Puente para una Banda Sonora (Two Doors and a Bridge for a Sound Track),” a collaborative montage between Miguel and the artist Rodrigo Vergara. The work, which combined sculpture and music, was exhibited in the International Museum of Chile – Gallery MICh, in Santiago, Chile, between the 17th and the 24th of June 2016.

The sonic montage in its original version was developed in a multichannel (5.1) format, in order to be appreciated by the viewer/listener as he or she transverses the space of the exhibition, where the sounds are released from the four corners of the hall, projecting a sensation of spatiality and movement, in contrast to the apparent inertia of the sculpture.

In the words of Sebastián Riffo, Director of the Gallery MICh, “The pieces exhibited were erected from the concrete, free of abstract sentimentalisms, interior life and/or conceptual and/or symbolic over-determination. They were there, alone, supported above structures of metal in order to say nothing. They wouldn’t share stories, messages, nor morals, they were only embedded in our floor and extending themselves through space. Of a palpable nature, realizing distinct material layers and sounds, as if dealing with geological strata; enigmas impossible to resolve without the help of an attentive ear and a dilated interest.”

This disc contains a demonstration in stereo of the work of F600, valuable as a historic register of the creative processes of Miguel, moreover, it provides the listeners the possibility to appreciate in a new instance the materiality of his sounds, those that are capable in and of themselves, of telling us this and other stories, of opening doors and laying new bridges.”

Mika Martini
(Santiago, Chile. Octubre / October 2016)

REVIEW:

“The intimate and unrepeatable process of the construction of this piece is captured through the sounds that inhabit the studio.

They are the acoustic frequencies from the manipulation of the distinct elements that raise the scaffolding of this sound track.

Much like the materiality of a sculpture is intervened with pigments, molds, and tools: the captured sounds are processed electronically and digitally, imprinting their own character in the result.

‘Dos puertas y un puente para una banda sonora’, is an exercise in congruence between materialities that plant themselves like a tale of a tactile, optic and acoustic construction in order to be traversed, contemplated, and inhabited from their interior.”

Miguel Conejeros (aka F600)
(Santiago, Chile. Junio / June 2016)

Rodrigo Vergara:

Visual artist. He has participated in more than 40 expositions, including 6 individual. His work has been shown in diverse countries in Europe and America, and he has also been published in more than 25 media specialized in art, as much in Chile as foreign. He has obtained three distinctions in concourses and 5 state financed grants. He has realized residences in Brazil and Argentina.

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posted 18 October 2016

Ambelion – Quasi-Stationary

Ambelion – Quasi-Stationary
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Ambelion

“Quasi-Stationary”

My first introduction to the work of Ambelion was in 2014 when I found a remastered copy of his 2008 release Waiting for Quarters. I was taken by his ability to mix Ambient, IDM, Berlin School and a host of other electronic music styles. Now with Quasi-Stationary Ambelion has brought his distinctive approach to electronic music to CerebralAudio.

This release sees Ambelion’s more IDM approach to electronic music: lots of beats and breaks, with hints of swirling ambiance at times, and other times more mechanical counterpoint. This is really a return to the style of the 90’s, but with a modern touch that only Ambelion could envisage.

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posted 13 October 2016

Tim Kays – The Way Home

Tim Kays – The Way Home
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Tim Kays

“The Way Home”

After more than five years in recording and production, Tim Kays has released an album that reaches past the influences of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Biran Eno and other electronic artists and reconnects with his long time passion for progressive rock music (ala Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Yes, D.O.A., and Gentle Giant): The Way Home.

That re-connection is apropos for an album that is about finding The Way Home. Tim’s approach to the concept of “home” is about more than just the lodging that one might have. It’s about the emotional home, the strength of beliefs, and the patience it takes to find one’s true home.

Having the forbearance to work on a release for five years is tantamount to the journey that it can take a person to find their home. Tim has created a release that is the most personal expression of this journey.

We welcome Tim to CerebralAudio with this release, and hope you will enjoy it as much as we have in working on bringing this release to you. It’s truly an honor for us to be entrusted with a release that has taken Tim many years to bring to its most perfect form.

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posted 06 October 2016

Scrapple – Apple From The Scrapple

Scrapple – Apple From The Scrapple
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Scrapple

“Apple From The Scrapple”

Запись неизвестного проекта, распавшегося во время записи, катушка с которой была случайно найдена Алексеем Микрюковым (aka King Imagine) под рековым пультом на студии, где работал звукорежиссёром. После чего он её пересвёл и скомпилировал в цельный альбом.
Сама же запись представляет собой классический шугейз в духе My Bloody Valentine, которому очень не хватает вокала.
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posted 01 October 2016

See Pereria – Adventures

See Pereria – Adventures
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See Pereria

“Adventures”

This new EP from See Pereria builds on previous releases and continues to play and experiment with a process led approach to making experimental electronica.

Preset loops are used as set parameters with the addition of vocals as a further instrument. These limits and boundaries allow for See Pereria to really experiment with the software to create new sounds. Each track in the song is manipulated and sculpted by being layered, cut up and/or looped. Songs are made with heavy emphasis on synths, beats, repetition and harmonies.

Track listing:
Futura – 4.39
Electron – 3.47
Mountains – 4.41

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posted 30 September 2016

Electric Mirrors – Ritual Meadows

Electric Mirrors – Ritual Meadows
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Electric Mirrors

“Ritual Meadows”

Ritual Meadows is the 2nd incredible single from Electric Mirrors’ album UFO Stories. If you enjoyed the album and first single, you’re going to definitely love this one, which contains 4 previously unreleased bonus songs! If you haven’t checked out EM yet, do so… you won’t be disappointed.

Thanks again to Derek Rutter and Eddie Palmer of Electric Mirrors for this month of incredible new music!

Of course, thanks once again to you for downloading & listening. We always strive to deliver the music you’ll love. Please spread the word about blocSonic, if you enjoy what we do. Remember… everything we release is cool to share! Always keep the music moving… share it… blog it… podcast it! If you’re in radio… support independent music and broadcast it!

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posted 27 September 2016

beat.dowsing – Sydney ep

beat.dowsing – Sydney ep
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beat.dowsing

“Sydney ep”

As I’m about to depart for a few months of backpacking (to work on white blazes 2) I decided it was only appropriate to start things off with a clean slate. So I’ve organized the few random tracks I’ve got floating around in unreleased states into the ep you have before you. A smattering of downtempo and more upbeat electronics for your listening pleasures. Dedicated to my little friend and constant companion Sydney the cockatoo who’s handsome face graces the cover
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posted 25 September 2016

Lefterna – Furthermore

Lefterna – Furthermore
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Lefterna

“Furthermore”

Furthermore is a medium lenght concept EP in which Lefterna offers a range of static, slowly changing moods through five ambient/drones and noise sketches. Quoting a famous phrase by Brian Eno about ambient music, Lefterna’s five tracks simply happen. They don’t develop. You won’t find an intro, a fade in, a theme, an outro. Everything the artist wants to tell us unfold in its entirety to our ears as soon as you press play. We wanted to see what happened providing you a 6th bonus track where all the playlist is played and mixed continously. This alternative listening approach will lead you to an interesting journey in which you will experience how five static soundscapes mutate into one another, landing in a final destination you won’t expect how far from the starting point is.

– Gaetano Fontanazza

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posted 21 September 2016

Ant The Symbol – You Are Here: Downtown

Ant The Symbol – You Are Here: Downtown
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Ant The Symbol

“You Are Here: Downtown”

Back at the end of August, Ant The Symbol sent me a few new songs to check out. I downloaded them and listened… like, whoa! I instantly felt that the seven songs I was listening to were the most inspired that he’d created thus far, as The Symbol. Of course I had to release them, so that you can enjoy, too.

With You Are Here: Downtown Ant manages to take his downtempo sound into new territory. In doing so, he has moments that reminds you of Aphex Twin and others that could be what Art of Noise would sound like if they tried to make music like him. Moments of humor, adventure, bliss and beauty all come together in an immediate and addictive set. IMO, he’s hit the nail on the head… HIS sound has been defined… maybe he’ll surprise us with more goodies in the coming months? I sure hope so. In the meantime, enjoy this EP. Wear out your hard-drives, playing it.

Please Ant, don’t hurt ’em! Jeebus, man… this was an ill surprise. I think the kids are gonna dig it.

Of course, thanks once again to you for downloading & listening. We always strive to deliver the music you’ll love. Please spread the word about blocSonic, if you enjoy what we do. Remember… everything we release is cool to share! Always keep the music moving… share it… blog it… podcast it! If you’re in radio… support independent music and broadcast it!

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posted 20 September 2016

BERTHELOT – Les anecdotes polyédriques

BERTHELOT – Les anecdotes polyédriques
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BERTHELOT

“Les anecdotes polyédriques”

A propos des Anecdotes polyédriques :

Comme son nom l’indique plus ou moins directement, cet album est un ensemble d’anecdotes sonores à géométrie variable, une suite d’anecdotes agglutinées les unes aux autres pour former des histoires vraisemblablement plausibles.
Anecdote de trente secondes ou anecdote de deux minutes, elle doit trouver sa place dans la trame intemporelle de l’histoire en devenir (je dis intemporelle car la rigueur métrique et métronomique n’a pas sa place ici), et surtout donner à entendre une sorte de cohérence dans le collage sonore.
Décrire toutes ces infimes anecdotes reviendrait à faire un inventaire à la Prévert, et, vu le temps magnifique, je n’ai pas le désir de le faire, la promenade me tentant plus que tout état des lieux phonique.

De retour de vadrouille, je reviens à mes anecdotes qui, pour simplifier à l’extrême, sont forgées de sons de percussions et des bruits d’un piano disloqué (oui, de bruits, car l’état de l’instrument déglingué ne permet plus la restitution de sons harmonieux; ça ne me dérange pas, j’aime bien les bruits).
Pour s’extraire de la schématisation extrême susnommée, on trouve aussi des anecdotes électroniques saupoudrées de voix improbables, et des anecdotes humides de par leur nature “field recordings” (ou “enregistrements de terrain”, mais ça sonne moins bien).
Le plus délicat, et c’est là qu’intervient la glu, a été de transformer cette accumulation de sons hétérogènes en un polyèdre gracieux découpé en six anecdotes substantielles.
Mais, n’hésitons pas une seconde à effacer ce texte anecdotique pour nous concentrer plutôt sur ces sons et la musique en résultant, de préférence avec un casque audio de bonne qualité.

Album enregistré par temps clair en Eure-et-Loir (Juillet 2016).
Peinture par Hieronymus Bosch; détail anecdotique de l’Enfer, partie droite du triptyque “Le Jardin des délices” (1504).
Photo par Ironside. Design par Graph’Hypnotic.

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posted 16 September 2016