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Musica Inmobiliaria – El día que Hulk lloro

Musica Inmobiliaria – El día que Hulk lloro
[pn215]

Musica Inmobiliaria

“El día que Hulk lloro”

Arriving from Colombia, Música Inmobiliaria brings us the positive vibrations that come through the electric bass, rhythms with the timbres of the Arturia Drumbrute and the sounds of an electric guitar with precise distortion, all in order to introduce to us a very friendly and relaxed album with a touch of joy and atmosphere. To encounter Hulk crying and to comfort him is the objective for this album, and thus to overcome the stress of the gamma rays and his characteristic fury. Without a doubt, this disc will inspire those who listen to have a good time together with their favorite sound system.

Felipe Baradit
(Concón, Chile. Diciembre / December, 2022)

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posted 22 December 2022

Various Artists – The Feel of DEFIL vol.7

Various Artists – The Feel of DEFIL vol.7
[BM07R22]

Various Artists

“The Feel of DEFIL vol.7”

DEFIL vintage polish guitars are coming back with “The Feel of DEFIL 7” compilation! But not only guitars and basses. Check out some recordings with banjo, mandola, violins and “Defilele”! What music genres you can expect? The answer is “YES” ;) But seriously. Almost 75 minutes of rock, alternative, blues and the dog only knows what else.
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posted 20 December 2022

Holy Fanda & The Reverends – I Will Go II.

Holy Fanda & The Reverends – I Will Go II.

Holy Fanda & The Reverends

“I Will Go II.”

released December 2, 2022

The Reverends:
Martin Rejmíš (tpts), Jarda Svoboda (harm, v), Nick Jennings (dr, bjo, shkrs, v), Holy Fanda (bass, el.& ac. gtrs, autoharp, v). Special guests: Tommy Levechia & Jakub Schmid (tpts), David Babka (pedal steel gtr), Živé kvety (Juro Mironov, Lucia Piussi, Peter Bálik & Ágnes Lovecká) on vocals & the audience from the Malostranská beseda show on Dec 5th 2017 where we recorded the “choir“ part.
Recorded by Vojta Noha & Martin Tvrdý in 2019-22.
Mixed and produced by Martin Tvrdý.
Master GAEX. Artwork Can of Water Design.
Layout Jan Holeček.
Label Polí 5, 2022 EPP 209–1.
Music/Lyrics: Holy Fanda/Holy Fanda with Johnny Feelings
Thanks to Jíří Berdich for the 12str. guitar

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posted 07 December 2022

ignaigna – Prolongando lo inevitable

ignaigna – Prolongando lo inevitable

ignaigna

“Prolongando lo inevitable”

¿Qué cambiaría si la percepción del tiempo fuera diferente?
¿Qué cambiaría si la muerte no fuese inminente?
¿Qué cambiaría si los sueños no acabasen?

“La vida nos ofrece estos momentos de alegría a pesar de todo”

released December 5, 2022

W&P por Ignacio Fernández aka ignaigna
Producción adicional en Caducifolio por Agustín Altamirano aka Hemu
Producción adicional en Realimentación por Yni Liz aka Blxssxmy
Fotos por Mica Zeni
Diseño de tapa por Pau Lee (www.instagram.com/sheispaulee/)

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posted 07 December 2022

BRITNEY25 – forget mi note

BRITNEY25 – forget mi note
[LCNLP156]

BRITNEY25

“forget mi note”

English Translation Below)
Le netlabel le Colibri Nécrophile présente forget mi note par Britney25
“Unforgettable Music for the Forgotten People”

Quelles que soient les vagues, elles reviennent toujours à la plage, aussi surement que le bras d’un tourne-disque, même si celle-ci a disparu depuis longtemps sous les détritus, eux même recouverts d’algues vertes potentiellement mortelles.

Si un esprit punk existe, ce n’est pas un truc de poseur, mais bien viscéral, genre la rencontre de l’urgence du futur présent et de l’écorché vif qui refuse de se laisser broyer par la machine du système.
Exhibition d’une sensibilité à fleur de peau, l’écho de nos cauchemars, partagés, dans une orgie de son. La résistance face à la souffrance. Porteuse d’espoir : même pas mal.
Résistance à l’oubli, du sel sur les plaies et au milieu du vomi, du trop-plein d’émotion, des caillots de sang qui n’ont pas de prix.
Oscillant à la frontière du grotesque, révolutionnaire ? Seule l’authenticité change la donne et nous donne envie de hurler nous aussi.
On est toutes et tous nés pour crever. Alors autant s’éclater avec la grâce de celles et ceux qui n’ont rien à perdre. Même pas mort encore. N’oublie pas, n’oublie rien.

Il semble que la musique horsnorme ait toujours été trop punk pour le public de la musique expérimentale et trop expérimentale pour le public punk. La musique de Britney25 est horsnorme, sans place attitrée, toujours en mouvement, jamais là où on l’attend, vivante jusqu’au dernier instant… et au-delà.
C’est une joie d’accueillir le dernier rejeton de cette voyageuse apatride qui refuse de rentrer dans sa niche à la société du spectacle.

Au passage, un gros doigt à l’État français qui expérimente le R.S.A avec travail forcé pour faire disparaitre un peu plus celles et ceux qui créent dans les marges.

(Traduction française au-dessus)
The Necrophile Hummingbird netlabel presents forget mi notte by Britney25.
“Unforgettable Music for the Forgotten People”

Whatever the waves, they always come back to the beach, as surely as the arm of a record player, even if it disappeared long ago under the rubbish, themselves covered with potentially fatal green algae.

If a punk spirit exists, it’s not a poser thing, but a visceral one, like the meeting of the urgency of the now future and the living skinned who refuses to let oneself be crushed by the machine of the system. Exhibition of skin-deep sensitivity, the echo of our shared nightmares, in an orgy of sound. Resistance to suffering. Bearer of hope, not even hurt !
Resistance to oblivion, salt on the wounds and in the middle of the vomit, the overflow of emotion, blood clots that are priceless. Oscillating on the border of the sublime and the grotesque, revolutionary ? Only authenticity changes the game and makes us want to scream too. We are all born to die. So might as well have fun with the grace of those who have nothing to lose. Not even dead yet. Don’t forget, don’t forget anything.

It seems that horsnorme music has always been too punk for experimental music audiences and too experimental for punk audiences. Britney25’s music is horsnorme, with no assigned place, always on the move, never where you expect it, alive until the last moment… and beyond. It is a joy to welcome the latest offspring of this stateless traveler who refuses to return to her niche in the society of the spectacle.

By the way, a big fuck to the French State which is experimenting a new RSA (the french solidarity allowance) with forced labor to make those who create on the margins disappear a little more… in the hands of the firms.

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posted 26 November 2022

Gi Ahumada – Azar Objetivo

Gi Ahumada – Azar Objetivo

Gi Ahumada

“Azar Objetivo”

Influenciado por la sincronía y el ludismo, Azar objetivo explora un mundo de sonoridades que atraviesan y expanden los límites de la canción pop.
Los climas que van recorriendo las cinco canciones de este disco de pop experimental, se van transformando e influenciando por sonoridades del rock y el underground con bases electrónicas y sintetizadas.
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released November 21, 2022

Todas las canciones están compuestas por Gi Ahumada.
youtube.com/channel/UCzhIH1q4uR1gm8JX6lIXDDg
giahumada.bandcamp.com/album/la-r-a-2
soundcloud.com/gisella-natalia-ahumada

Producción y mezcla por Berenice Llorens.
berenicellorens.com www.instagram.com/berenicellorens/

Editado y masterizado por Ismael Verde en Kriptonîa.

Arte de tapa por Paula Cabero.
instagram.com/snac.the?igshid=MTg0ZDhmNDA=

Videoclip “Ice cream”
Pau Cabero y Alex Niu
adoptada.inc
Link: youtu.be/ezPXyzxPqlU

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posted 23 November 2022

The Fishermen & the Priestess – Pisces

The Fishermen & the Priestess – Pisces

The Fishermen & the Priestess

“Pisces”

“Pisces” is a collection of some of my favorite songs from 2016, when I was just starting to produce music. There is something really magical that comes from these moments of inexperience, when you’re first learning something, and these songs are special to me because they have a raw creativity that I miss.
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posted 16 November 2022

Trotski Nautique – Marx Exotique

Trotski Nautique – Marx Exotique

Trotski Nautique

“Marx Exotique”

enregistré sur ordinateur avec les logiciels open source LMMS et AUDACITY, masterisé avec un preset par Denis Robert, les photo pour la pochette ont été prises par Julien Courbe, les dessins et le montage sont de David Snug

released November 10, 2022

Trotski Nautique c’est Alda lamieva aux claviers, à la programmation et au chant et David Snug aux claviers, à la programmation et au chant
un disque kif kif bourecords
plus d’infos sur google, merci à l’organisation

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posted 14 November 2022

Chapadla – Keď si já zaspiev​á​m

Chapadla – Keď si já zaspiev​á​m

Chapadla

“Keď si já zaspiev​á​m”

released November 10, 2022

Gabriela Faix – zpěv
Jan Faix – syntezátory
Jan Ureš – kytara
Kristýna Tomšů – flétna
Robin Tichopád – baskytara
Ondřej Chalupa – bicí

Nahrál: Jan Faix v Signals from Arkaim Studios
Mix: Tomáš Procházka
Mastering: Ondřej Ježek ve studiu Jámor

Design: Gabriela Faix a Jan Polanský

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posted 14 November 2022

PRISM – Top Budget

PRISM – Top Budget

PRISM

“Top Budget”

In February 2021, we released Christophe Bailleau’s EP “Persistance”, a collection of collaborations, including one with his own duet PRISM on the saturated “Paaattchheeffff”. About 15 references later, it is this project that gets the spotlight today, and associated with Billy Hasni on electric guitars, percussions and guttural vocals, the Belgian musician trades his shapeshifing and stellar electronica for some more abrasive and noisy inspiration, either psychedelic and tribal (“Trip Ritual”), ambient and insidious (“Top Budget”) or pulsating and radical (“Eat Heat Hit”), at the crossroads of industrial music, harsh noise and experimental metal. If you love this kind of exploration as extreme as it is immersive and capable of putting sound aggression at the service of atmosphere, you will certainly find in this album what you might admire in Throbbing Gristle, Wolf Eyes and more recently Duma or the fascinating futuristic noise of the Pharmafabrik label (Ontervjabbit, Cadlag …) : an organic and mutant universe of impressive density (“Usine”), and a taste for magnetic crescendos merging toxic shrillness, hypnotic larsens, obsessive synthetic pulsations and threatening guitar riffs to build the kind of narrative progressions that draw the listeners in their anxiety-provoking logic and take them to unknown territories, without mercy for the darkest folds of their imagination, like “Dinosaure” and its crushing 11 minutes of noise epic.

released November 14, 2022

Recorded at Budget Lab (Huy) during the Covid-19 period.

Christophe Bailleau : programmations, synthesizers, percussions, flute, voice, noises.
Billy Hasni : electric guitars, screaming, percussions, synth on “Top Budget”.

Artwork :

Photo : Chris Farrell
Design : Konejo
PRISM logo : James Duncan

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posted 14 November 2022

Kyšperský & Pilgr – Duo

Kyšperský & Pilgr – Duo

Kyšperský & Pilgr

“Duo”

released November 4, 2022

hudba: Martin Kyšperský & Aleš Pilgr
texty: Martin Kyšperský
Natočeno v letech 2021/22
Album “DUO” složili a nahráli Martin s Alešem k dvacátému vyročí
společného hraní v kapele Květy a v mnoha dalších projektech.
Vydalo Polí5,, 2022

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posted 06 November 2022

Květy – Starý kortykoid

Květy – Starý kortykoid

Květy

“Starý kortykoid”

released November 4, 2022

KVETY:
Martin E. Kyšperský
Aleš Pilgr
Ondrej Kyas
Jakub Kocicka
Albert Novák
Ondrej Cech

Hudba a slova: Martin E. Kyšperský
Aranžmá: Kvety

Natoceno a smícháno ve studiích:
Jámor — vetšina písní (Ondrej Ježek),
Indies — Horníci, More a Lamacka (Bronek Šmíd a Dušan Soucek),
Fascinum — K2, Ceský kocour, Lemurí snár a Ve staré ríši (Michal Tucek)
Amakvaré — CKNO 2, Stárnoucí chlapci, Na benzínový pumpe, Ryby (MEK).
Cekám celej den natoceno v Lubné u Báry Ungerové.

Mastering Ondrej Ježek.

Obal:
Obrazy — Vendulka Chalánková
Grafika — Jakub Horský

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posted 06 November 2022

Alpha Centauri – Alpha Centauri Static Time

Alpha Centauri – Alpha Centauri Static Time
[PXCD 133]

Alpha Centauri

“Alpha Centauri Static Time”

Lista de temas:
1 – Serenata Opus 2
2 – Static Time
3 – Across At Open Sea
4 – Serenata Opus 3
5 – Exaltemos al Rey
6 – Una Sola Cosa
7 – Serenata Opus 4

ALPHA CENTAURI es: Cristian Leonardo Abaca: batería en temas 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 y 7.
Percusión en tema 3, voz en tema 2, 3, 5 y 6.
Programación de batería electrónica en tema 6 y teclados en tema 5.
Músicos invitados:
Martín Piccioni: bajo en tema 3
Martín Arias: guitarra y efectos de guitarras en temas 1 y 3
Diego Tarling: guitarra en tema 5
Federico Favrol: bajo en tema 2
Ernestos Romeo: Moog Modular System, Moog 960 Sequential Controllers, Moog 950 Keyboard, MiniMoog Model D, ARP2600, ARP Sequencer, Mellotron Model 400 en tema 2
Shiitake (Manuela Suarez): EMS Synthi AKS en tema 2
Martín Méndez: bajo en tema 7
Hernán Espejo: guitarras en tema 7
Manuel Schillagi: sintetizadores y efectos de guitarra en tema 4
Eduardo Vignoli: piano, bajo programado y guitarras en tema 6
Charlie Egg: bajo y sintetizadores en temas 1 y 5
Juliana Gentile: diseño gráfico de tapa y contratapa
Producido por Cristian L. Abaca
Ingeniero de grabación, mezcla y masterizado: Eduardo Vignoli
Letras compuestas por Cristian L. Abaca, excepto “Una sola cosa” con letra y música de Luis Alberto Spinetta del álbum “Prive”
Los tema musicalmente fueron compuestos por los músicos donde respectivamente se los nombra en los instrumentos que tocan

PXCD 133

Editado por Planeta X Discos

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posted 03 November 2022

Alen – Tma

Alen – Tma

Alen

“Tma”

released October 14, 2022

Hudba: Alen
Texty: Alen (1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12), Martin E. Kyšperský (5,6,10), Jan Němec (7)
Alen: zpěv, klávesy, klavír (1,10), synth bass (4), akustická kytara (2,3,12), elektrická kytara (6,8),
didley bow (8), zvonkohra (8,12), tongue drum (12), harmonium (7)
Martin E. Kyšperský: zpěv (5), klávesy (2, 3), kontrabas (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12), baskytara (5, 11), synth bass
(2), akustická kytara (3, 4, 7), elektrická kytara (2, 4, 8), e-bow (1, 7), ukulele (9), zvonkohra (3), citera
(3), tongue drum (6, 12), monotron (7), beat (5), youtube (1)
Alois Zatloukal – housle a viola (1, 2, 8, 9)
Aleš Pilgr – beat (2, 11), tamburína (3)
Jakub Kočička – cajón (2), bicí a perkuse (4, 8)
Kateřina Koutná – violoncello (3, 9)

Veronika Anna Jedličková – vokály (5, 12)
David Liber – kontrabas (1)
Christoffer Strandh – trubka (10)
Ondřej Ježek – steel guitar (10)

Producent, aranže: Martin E. Kyšperský
Mix, mastering: Ondřej Ježek
Cover photo: Zara Wildmoons
Grafická úprava: Jakub Horský
Nahráno v letech 2020 – 2021 u Martina Kyšperského v domácím studiu Amakvaré, v Divadle na Orlí
s Dušanem Součkem (klavír) a u Ondřeje Ježka ve studiu Jámor (zpěv, piano).
V roce 2022 vydalo Polí5.

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posted 15 October 2022

Talons’ – At Light​/​Dark

Talons’ – At Light​/​Dark

Talons’

“At Light​/​Dark”

One of the joys of parenting is watching your child learn how to speak. In the process of figuring out which words to use while building a vocabulary, kids come up with creative and poetic ways to verbalize their emotions and describe the world around them. My son started using the word “lightdark” to describe both dusk and dawn and we have adopted it into the family vocabulary over the past few years.

Talons’ at Light/Dark pays tribute to this in-between time. A time between awake and asleep but also a time of uncertainty, transition and change. The music, built out of ebow-ed guitar and synthesizer, is meant to reflect this tension between rest and anxiety, calm and worry, day and night.

Seagulls:

At Light/Dark, I don’t know where I am
Almost 40 and even more lost than I was at 20
And have I ever really said how I feel without overwhelming guilt?
Guilt rules everything

And everyone’s a mess
Broken, broke and hoping for a little bit of luck.
Seagulls circling the dump
But despite what we believe, there is nothing down there for us.

released October 7, 2022

MT- guitar/eurorack/singing. Recorded at home in Ohio in 2021 for Dead Currencies. Recorded/Mixed for lathe-cut LP.

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posted 11 October 2022

Diego Lorenzini – Palabritas y Palabrotas

Diego Lorenzini – Palabritas y Palabrotas

Diego Lorenzini

“Palabritas y Palabrotas”

released October 7, 2022

Produced by Diego Lorenzini along with Claudius Rieth.
Mastered by Claudius Rieth & Arturo Zegers Giammarino.

Guest co-producers:
Daniél Cortés: “Como un guiri in Barcelona” and “Pelado el chancho” (Bogotá)
Erlend Øye and Marcin OZ: “Poesía Conspirativa” (Syracuse)
Milo Gomberoff: “Estúpido y sensual” and “Cliché cliché cliché” (Barcelona)
Arturo Zegers Giammarino: “El Demonio del mediodía” (Santiago)

All the lyrics written by Diego Lorenzini, but “Romance del Enamorado y la Muerte” written by an anonymous author.

All the songs composed by Diego Lorenzini but “Romance del Enamorado y la Muerte” written by an anonymous author, and also “Para la patada y el combo” and “Estúpido y Sensual”, composed by Diego Lorenzini along with Tomás Gubbins.

Diego Lorenzini: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, U-Bass, Electric Bass, Cello, keyboards, drums, programming and percussion.

Guest musicians:

Javiera Paredes: Congas in “Chiquero”, “Photoshop Moral” and “Fake News”; Timbales in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Claudius Rieth: Backing vocals on “Para la patada y el combo” and “Chiquero”; Piano on “Photoshop Moral” and “Fake News”; Cello on “Le estan Diciendo”
Maite Pizarro Granada: Vocals in “TKM CTM”, backing vocals on “Como un guiri en Barcelona” and backing vocals on “Pelado el Chancho”
Alba Morena: Vocals and locution in “Fachada Continua”
Tiare Galaz (Storm Girl): Vocals in “El Demonio del mediodía”
Erlend Øye: Vocals and acoustic guitar in “Poesía Conspirativa”
Marco Castello: Vocals, guitar and trumpet in “Poesía Conspirativa”
Marcin Oz: Bass guitar and Backing vocals on “Poesía Conspirativa”
Stefano Ortisi: Backing vocals and baritone sax on “Poesía Conspirativa” and alto sax on “All-Time Favorite”
Luigi Orofino: Backing vocals, Cavaquinho and shaker in “Poesía Conspirativa”
Tomás Gubbins: Vocals and acoustic guitar in “Estúpido y Sensual” and Backing vocal in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Nicolás Lorenzini: Vocals and programming in “Estúpido y Sensual”, and hacking vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Santiago Navas: Backing vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Daniel Cortés: Backing vocals and percussions in “Como un guiri en Barcelona” and percussions in “Pelado el chancho”
Thaissa: Backing vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Laura Otero: Backing vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Federico Rincón: Backing vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Catalina Torres: Backing vocals in “Como un guiri en Barcelona”
Antonio Iannola: Electric guitar on “Cliché cliché cliché”
Cover artwork: Diego Lorenzini

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posted 10 October 2022

Wintermute – Rubber

Wintermute – Rubber

Wintermute

“Rubber”

Nouvelle sortie en téléchargement libre pour notre netlabel, signée Wolf City (Paris) et Innocent But Guilty (Bordeaux), fondateurs respectifs des excellents netlabels Lotophagus et Foolish Records, qui joignent leurs forces pour donner naissance au projet Wintermute.

Guitares noisy ou post-rock, beats aiguisés aux influences tribales voire hip-hop et atmosphères froides et ténébreuses faites de drones et de synthés donnent naissance à ces 9 instrus particulièrement évocateurs, qui devraient parler aux admirateurs des regrettés Picore, Lab° ou 2kilos &More voire pourquoi pas des grandes heures de 65daysofstatic !

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“Rubber” is the first collaborative album from Wolf City (Paris) and Innocent But Guilty (Bordeaux) as Wintermute. Noisy/bluesy post-rock guitars, sharp beats with tribal influences and deep, cold atmospheres of synth textures and drones are the foundations for those 9 dark and cinematic instrumentals that will haunt your imagination for many winters to come !

Also available on :
– Lotophagus Records : lotophagusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/wintermute
– Foolish Records : apocalypsesounds.bandcamp.com/album/rubber
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released September 14, 2022

All guitars, beats and drums by Wolf City.
Synths, drones and textures by Innocent but Guilty.
Bass by Wolf City and Innocent but Guilty.
Saxophone on “River Ganges” by JD Roberts.

Recorded between Achères and Bordeaux – July-August 2022.
Mix and mastered by Innocent but Guilty at FDR Studio.

wolfcity1.bandcamp.com
innocentbutguilty.bandcamp.com
jdrobertsmusic.bandcamp.com

Artwork by Max Guy-Joseph : supermaxguyjosephstuff.tumblr.com

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posted 20 September 2022

Kolna – Tehilim šer​é​, cesty země

Kolna – Tehilim šer​é​, cesty země

Kolna

“Tehilim šer​é​, cesty země”

releases September 26, 2022

Obsazení:
Jan Faix – Hammondovy varhany
Zdeněk Hmyzák Novák – diatonická citera Hora, mbira, rámové bubny, trubka, šamanský buben, hlas,
zobcové flétny, Korg monotron, Korg Kaosspad, Korg Kaossilator,
tuboflaut, tonový generator, Kastle
Josef Jindrák – basová kytara, elektronický live processing
(mixpult, efektová jednotka, looper), Korg Kaoss DJ, kalimby, ukulele
René Pařez – elektrická kytara

hosté: Ondřej Ježek, S.d.Ch., Miloš Dvořáček

Salvy poděkování: Ondřej Ježek, studio Jámor (nahrávka, míchání,
mastering)

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posted 20 September 2022

Luke Lund – Bride Stones / False Vacuum

Luke Lund – Bride Stones / False Vacuum
[TERR116]

Luke Lund

“Bride Stones / False Vacuum”

TERR116: “Bride Stones / False Vacuum” culls two new electro-acoustic works by Luke Lund.

The idea of sonifying events occurring over geological and cosmic timescales unites the longform soundscapes of this double header. From the sense of tectonic mountain-birthing forces and gentle millennia-long microscopic erosion of rock formations in “Bride Stones,” to “False Vacuum’s” mental imagery attempting to fathom a theoretical collapse of the universe and death of time itself, they serve as entry to an extraordinarily vivid yet alien soundsphere.

“Briganti,” the first section of “Bride Stones” is a slowly evolving, poetic journey performed in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Created live, although largely airy and ethereal, its delicate synthesizer movement is combined with a dynamic and unpredictable generative technique that completely disintegrates environmental recordings made around the craggy peak of Snowdon and rocky beaches of Llandudno. Together they create a narrative of deep naturalistic planes that penetrate each other and metamorphose into thick swells of tonal, near melodic vapor; the hush of air and rain sculpting rock over eons; vistas of isolation on desolate tectonic plates of stone grinding and crashing into sonorous metal… The later-recorded second and third sections employ the same approach but in studio.

Next to the triptych piece sits the volatile two-part “False Vacuum.” Created from synth parts based off a performance at New River Studios, it is fused with abstracted urban London field recordings, dissociated spectrally to maximum extent. The dread-raising pendulum-like drone pushing and pulling sets up a menacing pulse within which fluid interweavings and manifold clusters of textural apparitions burst and dissipate. A sensory overwhelming, dense mesh of haunting crescendos of discordant howls and a vicious microscosm of screeches darting through the stereo field and the human audio range.

Two dramatic narratives — both highly dynamic and abound with precise details of psychological subtlety. Both engrossed in wayward energies and wilderness of pure sound.

released September 2, 2022

— 1: Sounds, generative system, synth
Live performance at The Golden Lion, Todmorden UK, Aug 11th
Source recordings made in Llandudno and Llanberis
Edited at Solace

— 2-3: Sounds, generative system, synth
Live set reproduced and mixed at Solace, Aug 29th

— 3-4: Sounds, fx, synth
Synth patch written live at New River Studios, London UK, Aug 13th
Source recordings made in UK throughout Aug
Final collage and production at Solace

— Mixed and mastered Aug 29-31st

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posted 12 September 2022