A must-listen to understand whats being made in Spain where we happen to live in.
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30 birds. This represents the size of the Simurgh, fabulous eagle from the Persian mythology. This symbolic creature sign of the beginning of the epic heroes stories of Persia. Oscillating between surf rock, electronic and traditional music, this second album decrypts and reinterprets the history… with a touch of madness and absurdity.
Artwork by Marie From. Mastered by Studio Mezzanine.
Playlist (Artist – Track – Label – Year):
1. Il Morris – Escape – http://load-and-clear-netlabel.blogspot.com/ – 2011
2. Wings Of An Angel – The Fathomless Soulfulness … – http://www.paralucid.net/ – 2010
3. Ars Sonor & Meklabor – Labyrinth of Obstacles – https://effluviarecordings.wordpress.com – 2012
4. Hidekazu Wakabayashi – Farewells in the Silver Afternoon – http://organicacoustic.bandcamp.com – 2012
5. Cinema Noir – Forget reality – http://www.nostressnetlabel.net – 2012
6. Gumbel – Wrong Dreams – http://gumbel.bandcamp.com – 2012
7. KrakEP – monodance – http://www.monokrak.net – 2006
8. Visciera – March – http://www.headphonica.com – 2012
9. John Whitehorse – Changes – http://www.deepxrec.com – 2012
10. Hecrom – Zimmer084.4 – Deimos – http:// www.zimmer-records.org – 2012
11. Nadejda Goes To Stardom – Piter At Night – www.dast-netlabel.eu – 2012
12. Due samoani – 5-1 via vittorio emanuele – http://paragraforecords.tumblr.com/ – 2012
13. june lauren prescott – sister valedictorian – http://20kbps.sofapause.ch – 2012
14. CHAIRS – Winged Chupacabra – http://chairsmusic.bandcamp.com – 2012
15. lookingAtMySilentReflectionThroughANonexistentMirror – http://www.paralucid.net/ – 2010
Artist….: THE WEB
Title….: “monoton” series [remastered]
Catalog#….: DAST EXTRA 01
(a)….: 11 x File / Wave / Album
(b)….: 7 x File / Wave / Album
(c)….: 12 x File / MPEG4-Video / Video Album
Mastering…: Mèrge Audio Works
Audio Quality….: (1411 kBit/s / orig. Master)
Video Quality….: (720p / HD Video)
Country….: Switzerland
Prod. Year….: 1994, 2008-2009
Released….: 31 Mar 2012
Genre….: Electronic
Style….: Acid, Classic Techno, IDM, Minimal
#monoton I
TRACK..(playtime)..TITLE
01……(4:58)….little stomper
02……(5:25)….in the mist
03……(4:31)….wave roller
04……(4:22)….alien tank
05……(6:09)….monoton X
06……(4:00)….monoton 4 – pulsar
07……(5:00)….monoton 5 – doppelstern
08……(6:00)….monoton 6 – quasar
09……(4:19)….aetna
10……(7:16)….living on my planet
11……(6:53)….cleanup
#monoton II
TRACK..(playtime)..TITLE
1……(07:25)…monoton rem X
2……(04:35)…pulsating source of radio
3……(06:14)…quasi-stellar radio source
4……(06:04)…etna
5……(12:37)…alien tanks in the storm
6……(12:19)…planet easy
7……(04:51)…little jumper
All tracks written and composed by THE WEB.
Production in 1994, 2008-2009.
Remastering by Mèrge Audio Works in 2012.
Republished by Dauer & Strehm Net Recordings
The “monoton” series were created between october 2008 and april 2009. All tracks follow the same principle: They are all basedon a central audio track with sounds from a famous vintage analogsynthesizer – the Korg MS-10. I extracted these sounds from a tapedating back to 1994/95.
THE WEB: “Once on a saturday in late summer 1994 there was one of these flea marketsin my home town Winterthur. I was in the pub when a colleague bustedin, came straight to me and excitedly asked me if I knewwhat a Korg MS-10 is and if I wanted to buy one – if yes I would haveto hurry because he found one at a stand of the flea market, for only300 bucks (Swiss Franks)! Although back then I was only DJing fromtime to time, but was not doing my own music, had no drum machinesand other equipment, I knew this was a golden opportunity I shouldn’tpass up – techno and house music had become popular and the pricesfor old analog synths nobody was interested in a few years ago hadrisen to astronomical levels. So I immediately went out to the standand bought this vintage device. Back home, I explored the sounds ofit in depth, also because I had no other instrument that competed forattention. I experimented with the patch cords and tried everyconnection. “Sick and industrial sounds and lots of dirt iswhat the MS can do at it’s best” (www.sequencer.de) – oh yes,that’s exactly what I like. Everytime I had found a sound that Iliked I recorded a few minutes of it on tape. Since I always wantedto do my own electronic music tracks but back then couldn’t affordthe equipment I decided to give the Korg MS-10 to my friend Sauri,former DJ from Winterthur (DJ Das Sausen) and drummer of the band”men from s.p.e.c.t.r.e” (superb instrumental music! -visit www.men-from-spectre.org).
Thankgod I had recorded this tape – finally, 14 years later I was able touse this stuff for my own electronic music tracks. After I made the Freeze!-seriesand a few inofficial remixes of oldies-but-goldies from the 80ies (REMIXED)I wanted to do something more “raw”, stripped down, classictechno, so this old Korg MS-10 tape was very wellcome. I used thesounds on it as a basis for the tracks (definig theme/mood, suitablebeat and speed), added one or two drummachines, an additional synth-or bassline or a few effects – and that was it. Since the Korg MS-10is monophonic I used the working title “monoton” for thisseries of tracks.
Thetracks on “monoton I” vary from oldschool technohouseacid-like style (monoton5 – doppelstern),wavy rocking breakbeat (waveroller)and even friendly downtempo (cleanup)to raw industrial machine beat (alientank).In monotonX there’sno drummachine, all the drum sounds came from Korg MS-10.
“monotonII” contains alternative versions of several tracks from”monoton I”; the tracks are renamed so that the original aswell as the new version are visible. alientank forexample grew to alientanks in the storm,a three part version with one tank in the beginning and another onereturning to the windy, empty battlefield (middle part) at the end. Apeculiar element in several tracks here is the different tempo of thebeat while keeping the original tempo of the Korg MS-10 sound track,in a ratio 4:3 (pulsatingsource of radio, little jumper, planet easy).In planeteasy sucha change in tempo occurs in the middle of the track, deviding it ina livingslow anda livingfast part.In the spacy quasi-stellarradio source,the effect of slowing down is reached by a 3/4 echo-effect anda differentbeat – the tempo remains the same as in the 4/4-trance-styleoriginal monoton6 – quasar.”
TRACKLIST
01 Intro 3:25
02 Bana Kalan Isyan 5:01
03 Jedi Night Of Dark Audio 4:36
04 Dub Wonderland 4:15
TRACKLIST
01 Second Moment Spring 10:34
02 Leap Year (Original Mix) 8:14
03 Leap Year (Infurna Edit) 8:14
04 Leap Year (Strehm Remix) 9:02
her first album, simply titled lp1, is a collection of improvisations and compositions. it sounds kind of like: pulse flute flutter and trills. warble pops and muttering percussion. dropped cymbals. conversation in cries and rolls. natural space. quiet exploration of scraped vibrations. surface areas calculated. squeaks and hoarse voicings. thunder and roar, guttural friction and noise. everything at once. voice in the woods. quiet patience. strum rewards.
Lee Fraged takes an opposite approach with his laptop acid electro track Helix composed deep in the mountains using his headphones only. Blunt beats and moody pads pair up with 909 based percussion and an acidic bassline taking you with him in a downward spiral.
Mick Chillage, after his great releases on Pete Namlook’s FAX records and txt recordings, offers up another of his exquisite tracks, Alive With Wires, a nicely arranged electronic track with moody pads & distinctive melodies, a redeeming closer to your listening session…
Track 1 w+p by Giannis Likos, 2007, Chania, Greece.
Track 2 w+p by Lefteris Fragkedis, 2011, Kakopetros, Greece.
Track 3 w+p by Mick Chillage, 2011, Dublin, Ireland.
Mastered by Dimitri Barnias at Diapason Studio, 2012, Crete, Greece.
Laetitia Schteinberg (iky iky) started her first solo recordings in the early 00’s. The resulting soundscapes were based on found noises, processed guitar sounds, lo-fi ambiences and field recordings. Most of her creations were inspired by the anxiety in the past and struggle for the right to live. Later she became heavily involved with sculpting new sounds using modern VST technologies either from scratch or using different sound sources, and creation of “evolving” textures of either electronic or electroacoustic nature.
Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt is a composer of experimental sunburnt soundscapes, the developer of the accidental guitar method, producer, founder, and curator of Friends of Sagittarius Records, he also makes “miniature film clips” to the release of his compositions.
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01 – Scheinbaren Leben
02 – Exil
03 – Das Rauschen innen
04 – Maske
05 – Nichts voller nichts Voll
06 – Metamatica
07 – Träume
Carefully sculpted sounds, wandering rhythms and experimentations pushing the boundaries of sonic sculpture and textural compositions yet still remaining remarkably accessible.
Thoughts is a collaborative sound project of Laetitia Schteinberg and Roberto Lazzarino.
Laetitia has produced solo work as Ars Sonor and side project iky iky. She is deeply involved in the sculpting of new sounds via modern vst technologies, from scratch or using different sound sources, and creation of “evolving” textures of either electronic or electroacoustic nature.
Roberto Lazzarino started playing a broken guitar in 1973 and lends his particular emotive and eclectic collection of various instrumentations to the evolving soundscapes of Thoughts.
“With each track comes a new state of being. Washes of ambient, neo-classic folk & ethno-funk break the shores of electronica by Thoughts – Laetitia Schteinberg (Ars Sonor) and Roberto Lazzarino. Instrumental organics woven with contemplative atmospheres taut with curiosity and electronic tension.” (Phil Ford)
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Tracklisting:
01. Stefan Knoell – Easy Ride (8:31)
02. Martin.von.der.Rolle – Im Scheuen Rehlein In Schweinau (6:59)
03. Franz Kubbillum – Blessin Sax (7:30)
04. Letkolben – The Revolution (7:45)
FREE download (audio / video) at Acustronica website
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These are often quite unique experiences within a certain period of time, landscape or corner of society.
Last year during several trips, I did many different recordings in East Europa. During my research on land, I found special places with particular energies. For example : unpredictable movements, defective technology, misplaced animals, dis-punctuality, unforeseen natural sound effects or other cataclysms of nature and unforeseen cataclysms in Humans.
The idea of this release is a deep construction, cut up, manipulation and deconstruction on many layer of these recordings, decontextualized from their origin, creating an absurd and surreal landscape in codex.
The technical part is done with field recordings on tape-recorders mixed, converted on digital software for mastering.
Marta Zapparoli aka Penelopex :
sound artist, performer, musician, studied fine arts and the soproano saxophone. In Bologna/Italy being involved in a series of experimental radio shows, multmedia performances,sound installations and various dance companies and aswell experimental multimedia theater events.
She now lives in Berlin where she is part of the Splitter Orchester Berlin, collaborating on sound installations with Martin Kuentz and a duo project with Alessandra Eramo next to her ongoing solo project.
The last decade she creates strong narrative sonic pieces using a open variety of recording techniques and custom analog tools as well as found instruments and objects.
Her sonic explorations bridging together the sensual quality of field recordings and versatile processing of live electronics. Within environmental phenomena, acoustic ecology, noise pollution, focusing on sonic narratives & human emotions through decomposition and real-time tape manipulation, sounds that are considered non-musical or overheard.
She Releasesd several albums on Umbrella Noise records, Idiosyncratics records, Nohmad records and Zeromoon records. She was also extensively featured WDR3 open studio elektronische musik, and a variety of experimental radio broadcasts.
