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remember when..

there was this magical little time, between 2011 and 2015 that internet music was something indescribable. there was an unspoken, universal surge of ingenuity that seemed to take random kids in their living rooms as unwitting conduits and gave the world a bottomless pool of once-in-a-lifetime gems that are harder and harder to find today. what happened to these kids? why don't we have the onslaught of truly INSPIRED creations in the same way we once did? was it the death of soundcloud? the obtuseness of bandcamp? youtube is basically the same platform it always was for music, possibly better.. so where did they go? did they grow up and find new hobbies, get real jobs and get lost in the 9-5? did they fall victim to substance abuse as we tragically know is so often the case? did their immediate support systems fail them as musicians? maybe they grew to the point that they realized their music was always going to be a labor of love and never their primary source of income. maybe their sounds were too far ahead of the world, although the echoes are heard in many of our increasingly popular trends.. it doesn't ever need to be the SAME.. i just wish even 50% of those kids were still making music today.

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15 Releases You Probably Missed in 2019

So I've been cooking this list up since January and then got really distracted and then life as we know it changed forever, so I figured (as usual): better late than never! Here are 15 albums that came out last year that I'm willing to bet few have heard--in no particular order (except maybe Godtet). Multiple platform links available and tags so you have an inkling of what you are about to experience, although most of these selections push the boundaries of conventional genres pretty regularly.. Hope you enjoy! :)

1. Godtet - II

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/ctFUWd9

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/8tFUHSA

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/ktFUGjW

#godtet #justlisten

2. Thoma - Salt Spring

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/5tFOQa9

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/wtFOzIF

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/mtFOWmH

#electronic #nujazz #downtempo

3. DEADBEAR - World Market Music

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/ttFYSvQ

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/YtFYKsp

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/rtFYBs3

#electronic #globalbeats #worldmusic #samples

4. Former Boy - Talking Treasure

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/mtFIwDH

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/EtFU63c

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/LtFIiA7

#indie #shoegaze #experimental #beats

5. Monster Rally - Adventures on the Floating Island

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/dtFION2

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/rtFOtDo

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/KtFOumz

#triphop #feelgood #chillout #tropical

6. Samiyam - One on Each Planet

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/ItFU2Mv

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/AtFU7fJ

#hiphop #experimental

7. Boreal Massif - We All Have An Impact LP

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/8tFOfIc

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/ntFOlGw

#nature #ambient #techno #triphop

8. Edyth - Bare II

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/XtFT1oB

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/RtFT3i0

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/stFYeyF

#electronic #experimental #IDM

9. Closer by MVEJIMV

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/WtFInYL

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/ztFInaE

#electronic #cyberpunk #dreamwave

10. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ancestral Recall

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/xtFIRXn

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/rtFIEV7

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/FtFIYZ8

#jazz #worldmusic #fusion #brass

11. Sam Gellaitry - Viewfinder Vol. 1: PHOSPHENE

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/rtFFXwI

Youtube:https://cutt.ly/mtFFJQw

#IDM #brainmusic

12. JITZUWA FINDER - Phonograph of Waves

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/ItFH67d

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/wtFJr0J

#chill #instrumental #hiphop #jazz

13. Al Dobson Jr. - Sounds From The Village Vol. 2

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/DtFOaeM

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/0tFOdj7

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/UtFOo42

#beats #samples #hiphop #worldmusic

14. Nobi - Grains

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/JtFY6Kb

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/WtFY5Uo

#experimental #hiphop #bass #IDM

15. NEO GEO - Not Quite Out of the Woods Yet

Spotify: https://cutt.ly/ttFUKXB

Bandcamp: https://cutt.ly/rtFUVKy

Youtube: https://cutt.ly/stFU0sV

#electronic #experimental #eclectic

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My Dry Wet Mess - Stereo Typing

One of my favorite new finds, this flamboyant album from nomadic producer, Giovanni Civitenga (aka My Dry Wet Mess) is nothing short of spectacular. Released back in November (2011) on Brainfeeder, Stereo Typing is a superbly dense and wonderfully fun ride through a strange and dauntingly vibrant soundscape. Each track has a plot of its own, often written with surprise twist endings and always with dazzling panache. The synthwork is dizzying and his glitchy, high-energy beats are interwoven like tinsel into a tapestry, shiny and complexly distracting. The vocals have been warped into agglomerated instruments that only add to the disorienting and dream-inducing effect of these tales within tunes. MDWM is an incomparable experience that will leave you with a sense of “future nostalgia” for something you never knew existed. Go ahead, slip on a pair of headphones and please keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times.

Stereo Typing by MY DRY WET MESS

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CAVE OF DREAMS detail 5 by ~JOSIPCSOOR

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A Loom & Not Me by IG88

When I turn on my computer after a particularly long night, I reopen my browser, and this is what it looks like..

And on the first page, of the first instance of the browser, on the very first tab in a stack of sixteen in the selected window, not counting the tabs stored in Read It Later, Too Many Tabs, and the thousands of bookmarks (scattered in a surprisingly organized disarray).. but I digress. On the top of my digital pile, I find this little number from a group I've never heard of and know nothing about. I can't even begin to remember where or from whom these link trees sprouted. And it's like this every morning. I sift through this endless onslaught of listening material; hours worth at a time, and often available for immediate download. In addition to this relentless influx of media, I am constantly having to purge my ever-expanding collection, deciding what I can't make it through a week without and what could be archived onto one of three external drives.However, this evening, I'm glad I started with A Loom & Not Me. It's raining glitter outside and it's cold as hell. I'm planning on staying indoors, warm and intoxicated, submerged in tonight's enticing mélange of aural delights.

For quite some time, I was lightly opposed to the idea of "cloud storage" though I have since realized that there are many bits of information that I'm at total ease with the thought of a lost and wandering pair of eyes perusing. Eyes that may be otherwise desensitized by the infinite fount of music blogs and dizzying array of sources for artists to both explore and share an infinite stream of sounds, images and words, among other sensory experiences that defy definition.

In the meanwhile, mere onlookers such as myself simply glean and tirelessly consume as much as is humanly possibly in a 24/7 operation of one--perhaps more if we're lucky and stumble into other starving, wandering souls that heedlessly join in the quest for the remarkable and unheard. We combine endless resources, unhealthy amounts of time, personal and social influences, connections, and our assorted channels of output, attempting to fulfill our self-imposed obligation to share the things that move us and return what little we can to the digital collective. I feel driven to write this as though it would be read by thousands, because in theory, it could be--if given enough time.

I know that my sentiments are not just my own. I have been fortunate to have met and conspired with many fellow enthusiasts throughout my ongoing crusade for musical enlightenment. Thanks to the modern marvel that is the internet, I have been able to connect with specialized connoisseurs over a range of mediums and each contributes from his or her own uniquely forged and attentively fostered tastes and preferred directions. None of us are content with predictability or regression. Building with elements of the past should still result in something unique for today; we should always strive to build upon what we were given and offer something significant and inspiring to the crusaders of tomorrow. 

And now, on to tab two. By the way, this is free: 

A Loom & Not Me by IG88

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Soosh - Colour is Breathe [Error Broadcast]

Soosh - Colour is Breathe [Error Broadcast] It is a very firm belief of mine that great music should always be felt. Physically felt. Whether it's the vibrations of a subliminal bass line massaging your brain or the fuzzy tickle of a softly-textured synth on your eardrum; perhaps the moisture in your unwitting eye when you hear an old man croon his sorrow into his beat-up blues harp, or the slight twinge in your chest when a lonely woman's alto caresses your heart. If the song doesn't affect you on some palpable level, then the creator has failed. Many individuals dislike this line of thought because that would mean that the majority of what they listen to is the result of someone else's failure. Perhaps I'm a bit radical, but I also hold to the belief that music is a universal language that not only has the power to convey and inspire a broad range of emotion, but can invoke a sense of spirituality and mysticism, and can unify humanity solely through their shared passions and common hunger for musical enlightenment. Soroosh Khavari (aka Soosh) has presented me with an exceptionally difficult piece of work to define or categorize with his debut LP on [Error Broadcast] Records, due for release February 25, 2013. There is no genre at present that you could assign to this startlingly intimate production. But perhaps if I dispense enough futile metaphors in an effort to simulate this extraordinary experience in words, then you may be able to get just a basic idea of what you can expect from Soosh's magnum opus. As "For You" gently begins, your ears may be a bit confused to begin with. It's okay though.. you didn't download a bad quality format of some late night radio show for lovers. In fact, as you listen, you find that your ears acclimate to the variance in aural atmosphere, like your body would in a hot bath. The beat is barely there, in an invisible basement with pillows for walls, and there are voices too. You may feel like an eavesdropper as you strain to make out what is sung a-midst the growing confusion of wavering pads and tremulous synths. Until about two minutes in.. Just when you're starting to feel a bit dizzy: "Do what you feel is right." Next thing you know, you're beyond the barrier of your own temporal reality.. but it's alright. Do what you feel is right.. "Open Hearts" comes at you--straight out of the blinding sun of this uncharted wonderland of sounds, with a determined beat that will set the pace of your heart for you before setting you adrift in a brilliant void drenched in the rays of an alien sun. Thank the unfamiliar stars for those reassuringly tender vocals murmured by Soosh's own sister, Carmel Khavari. She keeps a part of you close even though the rest of you may get swept off into the chaotic oblivion of Soroosh's devise. Throughout the album, it's as though Soroosh and Carmel play the parts of two supreme entities, creating a sense of yin vs. yang and you may often find yourself conflicted as to which you would rather prevail. Ultimately, this is inconsequential, because there will always be equal parts of both within the other, so you should probably calm yourself and embrace the qualitative aspects of both. Take a deep breath and let the Khavaris guide you along the unpredictable tides of a sea that rises and falls in accordance with the phases of eleven moons.  "The Space Between" undulates recklessly, like some lullaby for Martian infants. It's spacious, meditative, and is perhaps the most hi-fi of Soosh's otherwise deceiving renderings. "Loving" intrigues me with its unique take on what might have once been an 80's R&B song that got caught up in a time warp and became the next big hit of the future. While a bit monotonous and discordant at some points, you'll still find yourself bobbing your head to the bubbling bassy synths and the echoing discourse between Carmel and Soroosh. It ends on a bit of an ominous note, fading out to make way for "Chorus Dream." This track has a sublimely down-tempo beat with wooden blocks at its core and a few renegade toms interjecting at will. On top, Soosh layers it with finely textured polyphonic synths, samples that sound like they were once harmless field recordings from a school playground and a chorus of perfectly timed vibraphones. Together they create a romantically dreamy atmosphere as Soroosh gently implores you, "Come dance with me... I...love...you."  "The Way You" is one of my personal picks, though I've often been told my tastes favor the strange. This track is utterly captivating for me. Synth-master Soosh once again spins my head with his billowing saws, complex rhythms and wonderfully intimate vocals. Both his and his sister's voices find their way into your mind, carried on the currents of sound that Soroosh has woven into an organic tapestry imbibed with the powers of flight. An incredibly seductive track that leaves you feeling tingly and just a tad bit reluctant to carry on to the next plane of this sensory journey through this multi-layered universe. "Uncertain" is yet another stand-out track for me, featuring an ultra-swanky beat and a catchy tin-wrapped lick from what might a Plutonian shamisen--if I had to hazard a guess. 

The final two tracks appropriately wind down this compelling excursion. Soosh gently looses his grip on your consciousness, letting you gently re-acclimate to your personal reality. Though not without a great deal of melancholy and just a tiny bit of cowbell. "Light Shadow" is short, but sweetly charming and incredibly calming. For me, that is the true end of the album. The bonus track, "Touched" serves as more of a reminder--a track you would listen to when you didn't have 46 minutes to devote to the album's entirety. Distantly reminiscent, it draws from the whole of Soosh's surreal compendium in modest and subtle increments, gently recalling the marvelous planes of the realm he has forged from rhythm and sound.  Soosh has previously shown us his capabilities in the field of synth-crafting, but I feel it's apparent that the EPs, his collaborations with like-minded artists, and various mixes were also reflections of his personal journey; albeit in a surprisingly condensed period of time. In Soroosh's earliest works, created mostly with samples taken from his personal field recordings, you can hear the most uncertainty. A reaching-out towards a then-intangible concept; but even in the infant stages of Soosh's experimentation, you could hear a distinction--an inspiration of a different ilk. It is here that I think elements of Soroosh's cultural and religious backgrounds serve as vital segments of the foundation for his singular approach to music composition and manipulation of sound.  Before Soroosh was even a year old, he and his family were forced from their native country of Iran to escape religious persecution. It's a compellingly heavy account, centered around the increasing intolerance within Iran, beginning in the early 1980s for believers of any faith outside of Islam. Fundamentalists began by revoking rights for the growing number of believers of the Bahai religion, whose faith is essentially based on the concept of unity and acceptance of all religions as having validation and truth within their origins. They both practice and preach the need for all of humanity to join together to help better the world we inhabit. The Khavaris left everything behind--carrying only one small bag and their children in their laps, each on the backs of a pair motorcycles under the cover of night--unable to stop until they reached Pakistan. Even then, their search for safety continued, eventually carrying them to Glasglow, Scotland where they were able to begin new lives, free to teach their children of their faith without fear. However, it was inevitable that Soroosh, with no memory of his homeland whatsoever, would grow restless and curious about his Iranian heritage. In spite of reports that persecution in Iran had diminished, the Khavaris still feared for their son's safety--there was also a chance he could be drafted into military service. Instead, Soroosh traveled to British Columbia, Canada. It was here that he first began dabbling in production, driven perhaps by the wild beauty and serene ruggedness of the North American west and also perhaps a thwarted sense of bitterness over the forcible separation from his heritage.  I, for one, cannot help but be impressed by the results. Though Soosh has since evolved his style, upgraded his equipment, and honed his methods, this most recent work is still infused with poignant and intensely personal expressions of his own experience and an inherent desire to better his immediate reality. Accepting the risk of sounding like an occultist, I theorize that Soosh has managed to tear a small rift in the frail fabric that separates our physical world from the ones beyond, allowing us mortals to briefly savor a glimpse of parallel realms that can only be breached by music. Crossing spectral boundaries might not be your calling, but hopefully you take away an infectious enthusiasm to better your immediate reality through whatever means you are given.  hmCm

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i'm in the background.

I know what you're thinking. She's abandoned us! She lost interest! Not so. I've just been investing a lot of time on one pinnacle experiment. Which I'll be posting soon and submitting to nutriot.com. I hope that they can appreciate the abstractions that I'm attempting to actualize. Ha, didn't see that coming, did you?

In any case, before I post my review of the forthcoming Soosh album, I feel that perhaps I should create some kind of thesis for this so-called 'experiment.' I learned at least that much in school. So, to elaborate, I've recently been pondering a great deal on the idea of music vs. words (not lyrics.) I listen to a lot of music and I read a lot of music literature over a broad range of sources. And I can't help but think, "there are only SO many comparisons.." and I often find myself sighing over worn-out terminology and tuckered cliches.

So, I've been trying to come up with a cohesive way to not just simply "interpret" and describe an album or track, but to narrate it. I want to simulate the journeys and experiences that certain albums or tracks are capable of taking me on--through words.

It's a bit radical, I know. But as music evolves, so must the way we listen to it and so must the way we write about it. You may notice that this blog is ever-changing. I'm never satisfied with the way these sentences flow or how the space to image ratio feels. I don't believe in the finite. EVOLVE.

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Monk Fly - Odes EP (2011)

Odes EP by Monk Fly

Just started getting into this guy's stuff this past week; most of it is pretty standard for leftfield bass music--glitched-out, wubbly bass tracks with a lot of 8-bit samples fandangled into beats that often try just a tad too hard. However, the EP I've chosen to share with you below is a noticeably more substantial work than the assortment of Monk Fly's other capricious experiments. 

I think most people can agree that some of the greatest art is born out of the most painful experiences. Sadly, 2011 took the lives of four members of Christopher Hancock's extended family, resulting in the melancholic template for this somber EP, which he has dedicated to those that have gone and we that remain. Hancock has composed a deceivingly intimate expression of mourning within these five tracks, conveying grief, confusion, anger, and separation--employing an extensive range of samples and patterns. While generally sullen and gloomy, there is still a silver lining near the end; slivers of hope piercing through an otherwise forlorn soundscape. Overall an acutely pensive production that may invoke a few dusty memories.. If you're not afraid of some light introspection, jump on in. 

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Just a few of my favorite releases from '12 to now.

I recently compiled this list of titles (with convenient links!) for nutriot.com, which hopefully will be signing me on as a contributing reviewer in the very near future. Given the focus of the site, these releases are primarily from the electronic and instrumental hip hop genres and you'll recognize a few from previous postings on this blog. This list could go on and on, but for now, these are what I consider essential listening from Jan 2012 to this very moment. I've also thrown in a select few of my favorite album covers, just to keep the page pretty. I'll be compiling a similar listing for indie and other more experimental genres that couldn't be grouped in with the ones below. Keep an eye out!

Dirty Art Club - Hexes (July 2012)

Album art included

Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight (May 2012)

Kid Koala -12-bit Blues (Sept 2012)

Computer Jay - Savage Planet

Discotheque Vol. 1 (July 2012)

Wax Tailor - Dusty Rainbow from the Dark (Instrumentals) (July 2012)

Hello Skinny - Hello Skinny (Nov 2012) <--review coming soon

Album art included

Robot Koch - Cosmic Waves (Aug 2012)

  Weedy of 40 Winks - Retrospective Suite (Dec 2012) <--possibly to be reviewed

  Blue Daisy & Unknown Shapes- Bedtime Stores EP (Aug 2012)

  Melodium - The Island (Mar 2012)

  Clark - Iradelphic (Apr 2012)

  Eskmo - Terra (Jan 2013) <--review pending

Album art included

  Dam Mantle - Brothers Fowl (Oct 2012)

  Nosaj Thing - Home (Jan 2013) <--currently in the process of writing an in-depth review!

  Ochre - National Ignition (Jan 2013)

  Lapalux - When You're Gone EP (July 2012) 

  Terracotta Blue - Shine Again (Jan 2013)

Album art included

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Pavel Dovgal - Cassiopeia (2010)

So, I must confess.. I've been shamelessly indulging in what is probably an unhealthy obsession for future bass and psy-hop lately. But what the hell.. I'll enjoy it while the fun & frenzied race to find the next unbelievable track lasts. After all, what's not to like? It is generally produced with the purpose of multiplying textures and fashioning synths that play with your ears and massage your brain with beats so dope,  your eyes water. 

So it stands to reason, that while wandering around Project Moon Circle's site today, I would stumble upon Pavel Dovgal's official debut, Cassiopeia, which was most likely one of the pioneers in the infectiously wonky wave of future bass and hip hop. Released near the end of 2010, Cassiopeia has upped the bar a bit for the rest of his glitch + bass-loving brethren. 

The album opens with "Ahu Tongariki (Road to...)" and gently detaches you from your immediate reality. After your initial priming, Dovgal drops you into the beat-vat, "Girango," A swarm of blips and blaps mob your senses; though I still couldn't call this just "chip-tunes." The omni-present bass booms on from track to track, right on into Quant Magic which smoothly expounds on Girango, perhaps telling a slightly more mystic version of the same narrative. "Lyra Bird (ft. BekBekson)" takes a different approach altogether. Simple fuzzy samples on top of staggered jazzy beats make this track come off more like old-school trip hop than anything else. 

My absolute favorite track off this album at the moment is "Parade Your Planets." This spacey little number has some of the best textural synthwork I've heard all week on top of an unholy beat. Watch your bass levels, or there could be permanent damage (assuming you have your headphones on, like your'e supposed to.) "Sacred Chants of Shiva" is actually a serious contender for my 'Best of' award. The more I listen to it, the more it oozes past my skull, through my ears and straight to the brain. Dovgal uses tribal instruments to lay out a futuristic psy-dub beat perfectly paired with the echoes of Hindu hymns and wicked, mind-melting oscillations.

"Blue Phoenix ft. Verhovski" is an aural playground complete with chime slides, see-saw synths, and merry-go-round melodies interwoven with sound bytes taken from a wide assortment of cultural settings. "Andromeda" and "Solar Midnight" are both slightly shorter, though equally poignant tracks built on a similar premise--"Solar Midnight" being the more uniquely-crafted of the two. "LA (feat. Fancy Mike)" is probably the one track out of all thirteen that I can't quite get into and I am generally inclined to skip it to get to "Document," which has all required elements to win the "Smoovies" award that I'm in the process of defining and initializing distribution of in the near future.. haha. "Salzburg" would get a runner's up for sure, if not the real deal. It's a pulsating house-coated track that literally makes me see things if I zone out too hard.

And last, but not least, the final track, the Comfort Fit remix of "Sacred Chants of Shiva." If you didn't like the tribal aspect of the original for some strange reason, check out this slightly more energetic revision that still keeps your playlist ice cold. Pavel Dovgal is an artist worth keeping an eye on for sure. So much depends on the direction he chooses next. When you're that far ahead of your time, you could be hard pressed to revitalize your sound three years later. Though, personally, I'd prefer a little more of this please:

Cassiopeia by Pavel Dovgal

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Howlings - Don't Leave Me

*SINGLES* by Howlings

Newest track from my friend, Howlings based in San Fran. Come to turntable.fm to hang out with him and support his music. He can usually be found in a chill-out room after the sun's long gone. Subliminal beats and the finest samples merged into some seriously chilled-out tunes. If you're a fan of the rest of the music I usually post on here, I think you'll enjoy this immensely.

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This comes to you from Vancouver's own AstroLogical, whose newest album Truthseeker was just released earlier this week (Jan 22, 2013) on Jellyfish Records. "Omen" features the stylings of Denmark-based producer Galimatias, and is one of eleven sublimely smooth tracks to listen to while you try to stay warm this weekend.

Truthseeker by AstroLogical

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10 YRS hhv​.​de 45 Volume 10 - Project Moon Circle

10 YRS hhv.de 45 Volume 10 by V/A

[taken from the Project Moon Circle Bandcamp page]

Ten years of existence and constant progress is no easy endeavor and it’s honouring all the more to celebrate all these years of succesful cooperation with the tenth and concluding release of the ‘10 YRS hhv.de 45‘ series. 

The limited 7“ contains four exclusive tracks produced, coproduced or remixed by label-avantgarde Pavel Dovgal, Long Arm, 40 Winks and Robot Koch, who could not embody the development of Project: Mooncircle any deeper, and, moreover, introduces just recently signed Pyur and Darius Vaikas, foreshadowing a possible future of the label.

released 25 January 2013

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Finest Ego | Faces 12" Series Vol. 4

by Lomovolokno / Sieren

Coming March 1st, 2013

Finest Ego | Faces 12" Series Vol. 4 by Lomovolokno / Sieren

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Over Mountains, Through Rivers by Elliot

Over Mountains, Through Rivers by Elliot

[taken from bandcamp page]

ELLIOT’ s 2nd LP - Over mountains, Through rivers - is a gorgeous 19 track 3D tapestry of sounds and beats. 

Sonically speaking the record is kaleidoscopic; layers and fragments of sound are woven together with blapping future styled beats. 

The album is intensely personal for ELLIOT and is littered with field-recordings from places that have played a large part in his life such as The Blue Mountains, The Cox’s River and India. Processed recordings of ELLIOT’s two children peek through the sonic fabric here and there imbibing this record with even more depth and meaning. 

If time permits, we recommend listening to this record from start to finish. We have found the journey to be beautiful many times over. 

A stunning second LP from ELLIOT!

credits

released 18 October 2012 

Artwork: Cameron Baird (www.sensorycreative.com.au) 

Mastering: Martyn Palmer aka Option Command

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The new Ochre is finally here. National Ignition, released January 21st, 2013, marks the long-awaited return of mastering maestro, Christopher Leary. It seems easy to get lost in the torrential influx of exceptional electronic music coming out in droves this year, but if you spend an extra hour or three on just one album today, spend it with this one. Leary has created a wondrous electronic dreamworld that could I could wander for days and still find my own aural nirvana within every listen.

Leary is known for his dedication to sonic fidelity; after all, he does own his own mastering company and has a Master's degree in music. National Ignition is the culmination of Leary's knowledge and experiences and I believe that every ounce of his ingenuity and talent was thrown into what is most-likely his most stunning work to date. As with all great music, you'll find yourself aeons away by the end of this ten-track masterpiece. I could write a page about each track, but I wouldn't expect anyone to read it when you can just listen to it (and throw your money at Mr. Leary) at Ochre's bandcamp page. Do your ears a favour, listen now.

National Ignition by Ochre