released April 20, 2018
Tracks 1-3, 5 recorded at the Chicago Recording Company*
Track 4 recorded at the AOC HQ
Track 6 recorded at Columbia College*
Written/produced by Agents of Change
Mixed by Johnny Eichem
*Engineered by Chuck Kawal
released February 14, 2020
All music by Boson Spin
released February 20, 2020
art by thomas wahle
mastering by saif bari
ZWARTGROEN is our third full length album after releasing ROODBLAUW in 2011 and BLAUWGEEL in 2014 and releasing our EP GEELZWART in 2016.
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released February 20, 2020
ALL music by All Shall Be Well (and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well). Artwork by Bas. Many thanks to Tom Huissen, Henk Suurling, Jochem de Jong, Cedric Muyres, Mart, Darius, Antje, Blazenka, Marta, Meldody, Sanne and of course you (for your support). For Juno, Kess, Leah, Lukas, Omar and Niev.
Dave & Suzan Vega Combo hit the minds,
bleak winds in the back,
rolling words of wisdom, techno style.
Out of the cold depths new art forms appear.
This year Phonocake presents sinistra,
first digitally, later on tape.
sinistra is a blend of dark ambient, techno and poetry made by
composer Daniel Williams and author Anne Seidel.
“Our aim is to head for the ritual and the hidden, and to open
everything up into a warm sonic and literary darkness. We do
not write or prepare the music for any of the tracks or material.
All performances in the combination of words and music are
improvised.” (Daniel Williams)
Track list:
01 abwesenheiten VII / stern um stern 1:51
02 ocean facile4:13
03 (is the genuine unintentional?) 4:40
04 nada te turbe 4:26
15:12 min
BONUS
05 erwartung der tiere 5:22
06 une autre presence 2:03
Written, produced and mastered by Marco Rockstroh
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released February 2, 2020
Release date: January 15, 2020.
Luis Conde (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone)
Luis Ianes (acoustic guitars)
Carlos Vega (double bass)
Recorded by Sam Nacht on March 3, 2019 at Leandra & Vega (Villa Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires)
Mixed y mastered by Sam Nacht in April of 2019 at Estudio Libres (Buenos Aires)
Art and design by Cecilia Ivanchevich
“…los sonidos intentan recuperar una narrativa de paisajes escuchados en la arqueología de otras músicas y otros discursos. No hay fusión. En todo caso, hay una épica. Los roles de voz principal y acompañamiento se disuelven y reconstruyen, jugando entre lo idiomatico y lo diferente en busca del extrañamiento…” – L. Conde
Lamont Kohner once again graces our catalog with NIGHTLY, another two-track single of oil-slicked techno chug and abandoned factory-floor bass. Backed with CHROMATOSE, these two cuts once again assert that Kohner has the hands of an old master, dominating a dancefloor while remaining just elusive enough to continually reveal hidden peaks and valleys inside the wash of low end and nightlife neon. NIGHTLY recalls a bit of Rhythm & Sound / Main Street classic dub thump before getting impatient and riding some cymbal over a slo-mo house kick and clap. CHROMATOSE spaces out the space even more, with a distant woodblock that could just as easily be heard through a wet drain coming up from a standpipe, and chords doubling the claps that remind us a little of classic Kompakt schaffel and Speicher barnburners. Just a drop on the tongue, you wouldn’t dare take any more of this into your system!
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released February 17, 2020
W/P by Lamont Kohner. Text and design by ABM&D. This is Recycled Plastics number K4, and fourth in the K subcatalog of Lamont Kohner recordings.
Denver-based producer A Hundred Drums demonstrates her wide array of instrumental talents and genre diversity on her self-titled album, available this Valentine’s Day on Gravitas Recordings. Sitting comfortably at seven tracks, this album is Gabrielle Watson’s most ambitious project to date.
Detouring from the deep dubstep sounds that first made a splash in the scene, Watson uses A Hundred Drums to create her own sound and break away from familiarity by showcasing her vast musical influences.
The Valentine’s Day release date and self-titled album is a symbol of what A Hundred Drums intends to accomplish: “A Hundred” was chosen for its spiritual and societal primacy, and “Drums” call our hearts to beat in sync. A Hundred Drums aspires to align all listeners’ heartbeats to her BPM, unifying us all in the music. We beat with one collective heart on the day celebrating love.
A tribute to her passion project, “Shakti Sound” sets listeners on a globetrotting journey into mysterious and minimalistic 808s. A Hundred Drums puts a spotlight on her signature hand drums in “Circles,” which blend in an abstract, downtempo experimental soundscape before James Xavier sings of a wicked flame. Dashing down the dark road, A Hundred Drums tells the haunted tale of the “Boogie Man,” slicing through inky blackness with an eerie bassline and haunting whispers.
“Psy.Area” incorporates cascading psytrance as liquid bass is gradually dripped onto the track. Featuring A Hundred Drums’s first official collaboration with fellow Denver artist, Templo, “Apex” rides the wave through a cave of deep dub and metallic beats. Vibe Emissions “Circles” back to offer an energizing remix of the aforementioned song, incorporating various deep dubstep rhythms and textures. Legendary producer Leon Switch remixes “Lord of Tings,” released originally by Heavy Traffic Recordings and featuring Jayne Gray, into a seductive stupor, closing out A Hundred Drums’s self-titled album in a state of bliss.
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released February 14, 2020
Artwork by B1n4ry Visuals
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Today we’ve got a little sumthin’ sumthin’ for you to enjoy. Not quite a Valentine’s gift, but you know the bloc loves you… right? So you’re thinking… “yo, blocSonic, get to the point… CM & TSP are back?!?”. Yup… today we’re dropping the first single from their forthcoming project! If you heard their 2014 EP “bloc Sonics”, then you know the combination of CM & TSP is magical. If you haven’t… sheeeeit… it’s never too late… check it out too. Anyway, this new joint promises that lightning does indeed strike twice… yup. Download… enjoy.
CM & TSP… yoooooo! Look at you coming back with that straight fire! Oh… I can’t wait to hear what you’ve got for us. Thanks, gents!
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!
東京在住のストーリーテリング：シンガーソングライターShinnosuke Sugataの驚異の23曲入アルバム 「光目眩ませずとも、あれ (Let There Be Light, Even If It Doesn’t Dazzle The Eyes)
In Japan, like Sufyan StevensI don’t see storytelling unique folk singers.shinnosuke sugata is one of the few honest & unique japanese singer-songwriters.You are witnessing it now.
Hi, there,
Maybe you’ll fing something to your tastes in my new project QUIRKS:
https://laurentfairon.bandcamp.com/album/quirks
The blurb:
The QUIRKS mini album combines various scattered audio remains –vinyl detritus, found sounds and spoken word– to produce new sound chimeras and audio collages with a life of their own.
The QUIRKS concept and methodology were inspired by a famous US boardgame from the 1980s, where cards of various animal parts combine to create new, imaginary creatures – the cover artwork chosen for this Bandcamp album intended to emulate the mood as well.
This project is also indebted to US provocateurs Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman, who pioneered the “break-in” record in the 1950s, or plunderphonics avant la lettre.
L.F.: vinyl, found sounds, loops, artwork
Best,
Laurent Fairon
For me, it is wonderfully bittersweet to release “Scenes from Suburbia (waag_rel136)” by Cousin Silas & Candy L so close to Candy’s birthday … I’m not sure how old she would have been if she had not lost her battle against cancer and, to be honest, it doesn’t matter … what matters is that the world and our wee community of DIY ambient musicians is considerably poorer for her not being with us.
“Scenes from Suburbia (waag_rel136)” was created in collaboration between the adorably prolific Cousin Silas and Candy, who somehow managed to fit in recording her parts to their album while running a netlabel that I, for one, was equally proud and envious of. Candy’s work ethic was unparalleled, as was her creative expression. The atmospheric expressions contained within this album are truly extraordinary, they are varied and engaging … and serve to remind us how much poorer we are for not having Candy in our midst.
This album was earmarked for release on Candy’s label – Studio 4632 – but wasn’t released due to Candy’s untimely passing. I don’t think I am alone in thinking that Candy would not have wanted it to languish on the digital equivalent of a dusty shelf, Cousin Silas certainly didn’t think so when he offered it to waag. I am proud to give this album a home and hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
A 320kbps version of this release is available here for free with a lossless version available over on Bandcamp for ‘pay what you want’.
– Thomas
