Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Mathias Delplanque - Parcelles 1-10 (Bruit Clair/001, 2010)
removed by request / 320 / 112mb / rs | rel. jan 10 | bruitclair.com
label says:
"Parcelles 1-10 is Mathias Delplanque’s 7th solo album under his own name. This album is the sequel of Le Pavillon Témoin, which was released in 2007 on the Greek label Low Impedance; it is also the first part of a trilogy, the second opus of which, Parcelles 11-20 (Stalker), is presently being produced.
The Parcelles (“Plots of Land” in French) are musical pieces that are halfway between folk, musique concrète and ambient. They were recorded in studio in live conditions (direct soundtakes, no re-recording). Mathias Delplanque uses the computer as an instrument it itself, along with other tools such as the melodica, the guitar, the zither and small percussions. Instruments are played, treated and recorded in the same process, thus giving birth to protean and uneven musical fragments."-bruitclair.com
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Offthesky - Hiding Nature (Home Normal/012, 2010)
mp3 / 320 / 87mb / rs | rel. feb 10 | homenormal.com
i think this is the best release so far from home normal (and home normal is an awesome label). love it!
Release description by label boss Ian Hawgood:
"Well, what’s to say about Jason Corder? He’s been pretty much my favourite artist since I first heard his Resting Bell release, ‘Rare Decay’. Of course I love lots of music but rarely has an artist put out so much amazing work, under various monikers, as Jason. I love his work so much, I am releasing him across all my labels – Home Normal, Tokyo Droning and Nomadic Kids Republic. That’s how varied his work is, and gosh darn it, why not?
Jason has been with the Home Normal ‘project’ (as I initially termed it) since its inception. The early pieces from Hiding Nature were with me at the end of 2008 and were one of the main reasons for starting the label. He spent the past year finalising it and, I have to say (and I know I may be biased here), I think this is his chef-d’oeuvre.
The album is obviously an offthesky record, with its minute attention to detail and its beautiful, often creeping, sometimes sporadic, bursts of melody. Essentially Jason’s plan was to make an album of heavily processed vibraphone pieces, yet it became so much more featuring clever use of warbly guitar tones and textures throughout, and incredible haunting vocal arrangements on ‘Frozen Fountain’, for example. It ranges from the melodic brilliance of ‘Hand Held Lightly’ to the more experimental playfulness of ‘Clockwort’, from the guitar chords mixed with bleeps of melody on ‘Little Subtle Secret’ to the delicately processed vibraphone of ‘Rest But Not Least’.
Its a complete listening experience by one of the most talented producers around today, an astonishing record and the most fun I have heard in melodious experimentation in some time, maybe ever. As Jason himself says, ‘Enjoy this with your nearest breathing thing’. And I have, and I will, again and again and again and…"
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Takahiro Kido - Fleursy Music (Plop/4, 2008)
mp3 / 320 / 113mb / rs | rel. feb 2008 | myspace
a favourite ambient album from 2008. listening to it now and then, especially track 6, 7 and 9, love that piano.
What the label says:
"Fleursy Music" is a breathtakingly beautiful album by young Japanese composer. He creates music by merging electronics with many type of acoustic instruments such as piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, sax, clarinet, flute, guitar, glockenspiel, accordion, melodion, drums and percussions. These instruments are remarkably well textured as he records in very unique situations - like in the tunnel, mountains, abandoned hotel lobby and concert halls - capturing the natural reverberations of the atmosphere. And after recording, he processes and carefully layers these sounds in his computer to obtain the perfect combination. The 10 tracks here were selected among over 150 compositions he made during these 2 years."
Monday, 1 March 2010
Sustainer - Vertice (Escala/015, 2010)
Notes from label:
"Vértice is the new work from Alex Alarcón under his Sustainer alias. After publishing as a producer with various works focusing on the dancefloor during his early years, it´s wasn’t until 2008, that he showed a growing interest in the more minimalist experimental side. Currently centered in the study of random-self generated sounds with modular systems, acustic instruments, and field recordings. Alex debuts for escala NetLabel with a subtle work closer to 12K label aesthetic with the help of Giuseppe Ielasi at the mastering process. These three new tracks suppose a breath of fresh air to our catalogue and confirms Sustainer as an authentic value inside the current electronic scene."
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UPDATE
i liked the Vertice album so much so i tracked down some other releases by Sustainer and found this beauty at the addSensor netlabel from sep last year. This is wonderful stuff as well!
Sustainer - Puerto (addSensor, 2009)
from label:
"Through a single note sampling and after succesive processings, Alex Alarcón aka Sustainer, shows us his intimate and landscaping world. "Puerto" is a sound journey designed to transport yourself to a stage of synthetic origin with natural result.
Ambient sound from the port to scape from reality.
This work was mixed at low volume in order to listen it in silence.
Stands out the audio mastering that is chargeable to Guiseppe Ielasi.
We leave an open port to continue the connection..."
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