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Depth Affect
John Cassettes EP
moulin012
Autres directions in music

http://www.autresdirections.net

Ayer me encontraba buscando música para un largo y aterrador viaje de regreso a casa y encontré un zip de algún disco que habia descargado pero que nunca había escuchado. Vaya sorpresa cuando puse por primera vez estas tonadas en mi computadora, no he podido dejar de escucharlas desde entonces. Es la música que estaba buscando para dicho viaje, un poco de hip hop, instrumentos, pocas vocales, ruidos, grano, downtempo, folk…todo lo que me gusta maldita sea, todo lo que me gusta. Que buen disco por Dios. Sí, se que estoy muy eufórico pero asi me pongo cuando me encuentro una perla de estas entre tanta basura.

*****

“Six months after the release of their first hard-wearing album and the many shows that followed, Depth Affect are back. On their brand new John Cassettes EP, you’ll recall the spirit of Arche-Lymb when listening to the two outtakes (the sparkling Basic Illitch and the crunchy Crispy Breakfast) or to some tracks of Arche-Lymb which have been remixed by various artists.

The incredible D_Rradio (Static Caravan, UK) turned the single Sarah Carbone into a delightful and childish track which now sweetly flirts with the dancefloors. Melodium (Autres Directions In Music, AudioDregs, Disasters By Choice, FR) chose Honey Folky and made its pop essence stand out while mixing it with a powerful rhythm. OffTheSky (Stilll, Autoplate, USA) worked on Blinzeln Blume, Arche-Lymb’s ambiant microsymphonie. Under the action of his computer mouse, the track changes into a stabbing lament, on which a female voice is suspended.

Vladgorythmn Suicide metamorphoses when processed by Lena’s computer (Quatermass, FR). There, the song meets a minimal techno base which allows its melody to be thinned down : it then becomes hypnotic & smart. Deluge (Thinner, CAN) -a master at minimal tech- goes even further into the world of electronic & repetitive music with Honey Folky. His ’Foney Holky’ remix is rich in variations & offers a powerful ascent leading the listener to the brink of a trans-like climax. It makes you want to dance frantically.

Mitchell Akiyama (Intr_Version, SubRosa, CAN) also worked on Honey Folky and provides us with yet another reading of it : sometimes noisy, sometimes complex and sometimes dancing. Rather astonishing. Last but not least, the young Humanleft (Hydrodisko, FR) brings John Cassettes EP to an end by creating a musical summary of Arche-Lymb on the track Guy Mauve. A nice way to conclude the record while allowing us a last glimpse at the breathtaking tracks of the original album.

Second in our series of ep’s derived from cd records released on ADIM, John Cassettes EP is given for free, with a smile.”

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Miteigi Nemoto
Entheogen
OTR037
Otium

http://www.otium.ru

Mas rusos y su música fría proveniente de netlabels. Hoy el banquete corre a cargo de Miteigi Nemoto quien es a su vez, creador de Qulture production, una productora encargada de distribuir libremente material en cualquier formato. Error digital, IDM y un poco de material acústico y field recordings completan la paleta de este artista que con microsampling y ambientes sonoros, produce éste su cuarto esfuerzo en el sello Otium. Un disco publicado hace algo más de un año pero del que estoy seguro muchos no han oido hablar.

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Inceptdate
Attics and Inventory EP
lp002
Lifeform project

http://www.archive.org/details/lifeform

No es un album IDM, tampoco es un album post hop o cualquiera de esos géneros inventados últimamente después de Schematic o Merck. Es un disco de Inceptdate, eso debería decirlo todo. Digo esto por su sonido refinado, no único pero demasiado refinado, tan impredecible pero tan delicioso de escuchar. Lástima que un sello que tenga hospedado un disco tan bueno este actualmente offline. Eso deprime un poco porque cada vez te demuestra más que las cosas buenas no siempre tienen el apoyo que se merecen. Bueno sin mas lloriqueos espero que el enlace a su minisite de Archive.org sirva para algo.

*****

“Inceptdate is the latest musical endeavor by Christopher Devoe, melodic in sound and experimental in rhythm. Dreamlike and abstract, the moods have both resonance and groove. Chris takes the platforms of hip-hop, and IDM and aggregates older influences of 70s jazz-fusion and soul music. He is most interested in experimental structures (or lack there of) that allow him to expand the possibilities of creating with sound.

He begins by creating the skeleton of a song – sampling from records or playing in parts – then he adds beats and layers of different instruments. He works with warm, analog sounds, like the marimba, Fender Rhodes, guitars, analog keyboards, and glockenspeil. All the pieces of sound come together like a puzzle. The textures of sound create melodies without one being more dominating over another. Chris has always resided in the southeastern region of the U.S. Growing up, he was always involved in art and music. He is a self-taught musician, beginning with guitar and piano.

After studying studio arts and graphic design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Chris moved to Atlanta. There, he played with three different bands (Blue Monk, ClarkNova, and Adom) before going solo. As a freelance musician, Chris has performed in various Atlanta venues and art openings. (Echo Lounge, Young Blood Gallery, Eyedrum, The Earl, Ballroom Studios and The Contemporary ). He also specializes in scoring for films (“Purgatory” by Dulcinea films, “Man of Action” by Eyekiss Films, “Tattoos” by Eric Gustafson, “The Cage” by KPI Film Group). A current freelancer creating music production and sound design for The Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. (The Cartoon Network/Toonami and Adult Swim – Producer Jason Demarco)”

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Eric Adrian Lee (Biathalon)
Biathalon 2
EED0022
EED (Expanding Electronic Diversity)

http://www.electronicdiversity.com

Delicia con D mayúscula la encontrada y reseñada para hoy en mi humilde blog. Eric Adrian Lee, un chico proveniente de Portland, EEUU, captura sonidos que cambian sutilmente casi sin permitirnos percatarnos de ello. Ambient del mejor, escapes sonoros prístinos y tranquilos que remiten a una tarde oscura y fría en el campo, como la que hemos vivido el día de hoy.

*****

“Eric Adrian Lee is somewhat of an underground gem in the musical and artistic world, having many different bands and projects as well as establishing himself as an excellent visual artist. On Biathalon 2, Eric paints us beautiful sonic pictures of long billowing clouds covering a silent sea of white noise. Unfamiliar melodies in familiar keys creep into the scene on an old broken two-way radio, the weather subtly changes. Biathalon 2 is a vibrant portrayal of colors and landscapes that you can get completely lost in.”

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