guru with six olive twigs.

I welcome in the New Year, how are you? More looking for a charm in Sun reflections than damaged liver recovering?

Adam X - Outflow Boundary EP

12"

2 december 2010

lbl: Prologue

#: PRG016

techno

A1. Downbursts

B1. Wind Shear Detection (Vertical Mix)

note: "Aby rosnąć i mieć bicki 

trzeba krowę trzepnąć w plecki 

i lekutko w potylicę

padnie, zjem i rosną bice!"

bald man's stories

[!] I highly recommend.

Alexander Tucker - Furrowed Brow

cd, album

24 october 2006

lbl: ATP Recordings

#: ATPR CD23

folk rock, acoustic, psychedelic, experimental

1. You Are Many

2. Superherder

3. Spout Of Light

4. Rotten Shade

5. Broken Dome

6. Saddest Summer

7. Pannemaker Doms

note: Branwashed.

wildfowl and wetlands trust

Altered Natives - No Mortgage EP

12"

november 2010

lbl: Bosconi Records

#: bosco013

deep house, house, uk garage, uk funky

A1. The Rain

A2. Heavenly Melodies

B1. No Mortgage

B2. Voyage 

note: zwolennicy przebrzmiałego, wynudzonego niczym stary, zaśliniony mops house'u w duchu uk garage bedą zadowoleni kolejnym wytworem Altered Natives. epkę reanimuje chicago funkowe zacięcie, całkiem udany zabieg, świeżynka u Altered Natives (ale mogę się mylić). fajny pęd, subtelny feeling, puszczone pianinko. a i tym razem więcej polotu.

RA's review

non-african mortgage solution

Alveol - Glitter Path

12"

december 2010

lbl: Mule Electronic

#: mule electronic 76

techno, deep house, dub techno

A. Glitter Path

B1. Glitter Path (Kassem Mosse Remix)

B2. Mariposa

note: pięknie rozpłaszczone, atmosferyczne brzmienie (low-fi, zaszumienie, reverby, vocodery, vintage syntezatory), na tyle ocieplone, że aż trudno stwierdzić czy to jeszcze dub czy już deep. bardzo w stylu Kassema.

how high is the rocket at lagoon in utah?

[!] Chicago Skyway - Wreckage

cdr

22 november 2010

lbl: Eargasmic Recordings

#: EGC1001

house, detroit, techno, electro, acid

1. Air (95 Version)

2. Wreckage

3. Hell

4. War

5. Sound One

6. Joaquin Looks At The Stars

7. Its Okay

8. Sean & Lueys Cool Walk

note: pierwszorzedny kawałek surowego mięsiwa, zbiór wariacji na klasycznych beat maszynach.

Gridface's review

detroit's abandoned skyscrapes

label

Keith Fullerton Whitman - Generator

cassette

june 2010

lbl: Root Strata

#: Root Strata #62

experimental, abstract

A1. Generator 1 

A2. Generator 3 

A3. Generator 7b

A4. Generator 5

A5. Generator 8 (Edit)

B1. Generator 6

B2. Generator 2 

note: kaseta stanowi zbiór hipnotycznych kompozycji zbudowanych z wygenerowanych loopów ulegających liniowym przekształceniom. 

Altered Zones.

phantasmagoria walkthrough

Martin Schulte - Silent Stars

cd album

27 november 2010

lbl: RareNoise Records

#: RNR011

dub techno, ambient

1. 911

2. Galaxy

3. Monday

4. In My Memory

5. Evening

6. Space

7. The Fog

8. Observatory

9. Angels

10. Butterfly

note: Martin ciągle eksploruje, a może raczej eksploatuje (przecie nic nowego) starą formułę. Wykorzystuje do tego sprawdzone patenty: ambientową bańką zapełnia przestrzeń do granic zaduchu, z dużą dbałością o detale dorzuca field recording i edytowane sample odgłosów przyrody. Zwolennicy Schulte'owskiej specyfiki będą wniebowzięci.

i have killed guards multiple times when I was blended in a crowd

Nils Hoffmann - Mett EP

file ep

1 december 2010

lbl: Broque

#: brq069

downtempo, house, jazz, deep house, minimal techno

1. Manhattan Monday

2. New Bad Summer 

3. Long Island Work

4. Ohrenschuetzer

5. Die Geilste Sau Der Welt 

8. Observatory

note: house o obniżonym tempie ze zsamplowanymi jazzowymi standardami z lat 30-stych, trochę deep house'u oprawionego męskimi wokalizami, a nawet wariacja n/t gry do kotleta. wysublimowana mieszanka niemająca wiele wspólnego z lounge.


mojo jazz boxset

[!] Pablo Bolivar - Motion: The Ambient Works

file album

december 2010

lbl: AvantRoots

#: ar018

ambient

1. Mechanical Age

2. Try To Touch

3. Is It The Last Call?

4. Recuerdos De Otra Edad

5. North Bay

6. Escape From Galaxy Five (Chapter One)

7. Just Perfect Landscapes

8. Another Earth

9. Creando Dimensiones

note: zapierające dech, maksymalistyczne, zimowe krajobrazy.

the baroque castle in evening snow

[re-up, 5th of january]

Pelon - No Stunts

file

december 2010

lbl: Running Back

#: RB010

techno

1. No Stunts (Edit) 

note: zabójczy klasyk CR w nowym, odświeżonym wydaniu.

old commando honoured

[!] V/A - Workshop 11

12"

october 2010

lbl: Workshop

#: WORKSHOP 11

abstract, deep house, experimental

A. Even Tuell  - Untitled

B1. Madteo  - Untitled

B2. Midnightopera  - Untitled

note: cholernie klimatyczny workshop.

devil's black spot on tongue

[!] Wil Bolton - Time Lapse

cd album

29 november 2010

lbl: hibernate

#: HB22

ambient

1. Falling Away

2. Remnants

3. Collapsed Chimes

4. Corrosion

5. Slate

6. Substation

7. Nylon

8. Mureung

9. Closures And Delays

note: soczysty, elektroniczny ambient.

transcendental logic

Never Conquered / Transmigration Mix by D0ts on Mixcloud

Tin Hat - The Sad Machinery Of Spring [2007, cd, hannibal records]

23 january 2007

lbl: Hannibal Records

#: HNCD 1524

folk, jazz

instrumental, avant-garde

~192kbps

1. Old World

2. The Secret Fluid Of Dusk

3. Blind Paper Dragon

4. Dionysus

5. Daisy Bell

6. Drawing Lessons

7. The Book

8. Dead Season

9. Black Thursday

10. The Tailor's Dummies

11. Dionysus II

12. The Land Of Perpetual Sleep

13. Janissary Band

14. The Comet

15. Intractable

Clarinet [B-flat, Alto, Contra Alto] - Ben Goldberg
Guitar, Guitar [Prepared, Dobro], Banjo - Mark Orton
Harp, Accordion - Zeena Parkins
Producer - Carla Kihlstedt , Mark Orton
Trumpet, Horns [Baritone], Organ [Pump], Piano [Toy], Celesta - Ara Anderson
Violin, Viola, Violin [Trumpet], Voice, Piano, Celesta, Vibraphone [Bowed], Bass - Carla Kihlstedt

note: "Despite the departure of founder member Rob Burger, Tin Hat have produced possibly their deepest, most beguiling work with The Sad Machinery of Spring; their fifth album released in their ten years together. Violinist/vocalist and multi instrumentalist Carla Kihlstedt and guitarist/multi instrumentalist Mark Orton have added trumpeter Ara Anderson (of Tom Waits fame) and clarinettist Ben Goldberg to the mix, plus they’ve upgraded the extraordinary harpist Zeena Parkins to full-time status. With instrumentation ranging from dobro to the massive contra alto clarinet (everyone except Parkins seems to play about 15 different instruments), Tin Hat have increased their already expansive and totally acoustic palette into something even richer and stranger.

The inspiration for this album is the work of Polish writer Bruno Schulz (1892-1942), whose dark, Kafka-esque surrealism makes a nice fit with Tin Hat's lush yet disturbing mix of Eastern European folk, 20th century classical and free improvisation. Titles like "The Secret Fluid of Dusk", "Dead Season" and "Black Thursday" give some idea of the mood. Even during the sprightliest moments, there’s a finely honed dissonance at work which suggests that something not quite right may be lurking in the shadows. This is made most obvious on Kihlstedt’s urgent, breathy rendition of "Daisy Bell" (aka "Daisy, Daisy"), which suggests that Daisy would be best advised to avoid hopping on the back of a bicycle built for two and taking out a restraining order on her would-be suitor instead. Elsewhere the mix of beauty and creeping dread is more subtle. "The Land of Perpetual Sleep" manages to be sinister and dreamily beautiful simultaneously; violin and clarinet trace a wounded, sickly melody over a gentle ripple of harps, dobro and drones, while "Janissary Band" sounds like Stravinsky played by a strangely infernal clockwork machine.

Amazingly accomplished and beautifully recorded work from a group of preternaturally talented musicians. Record of the year material, and it's only January..." - Peter Marsh, 2007-01-23, BBC Music.

[8.5]

my beautiful daisy bell

[4shared]

buy it here.

[CD Universe, $14.79]

Iva Bittová - Bílé inferno [1997, 2 x cd, indies scope records]

1997
lbl: Indies Scope Records
#: MAM0552
folk, jazz, rock
avant-garde, acoustic
~192kbps
mohs hubscale: alundum


CD1
1. Vzpominka
2. Uspavanka
3. Sirka V Louzi
4. Sto Let
5. Kdoule
6. Zeleny Vinecek
7. Moucha


CD2
1. More
2. Stary Mlyn
3. Je Tma
4. Chury Churuj
5. Avon
6. Huljet

note: "After a few years passed collaborating with drummer Pavel Fajt, Iva Bittová teamed up with Rale guitarist Vladimír Václavek to write and record the beautiful two-CD set Bílé Inferno (White Inferno). The singer remains true to her stripped-down aesthetics, keeping arrangements sparse, letting the songs show their power with as little embellishments as possible. Václavek's acoustic guitar and vocals are often enough to accompany Bittová's sensual (and very creative) vocals and violin playing. Tom Cora may add a bit of cello, Frantisek Kucera a touch of trumpet, or children some singalong lines. The songs are long, repetitive in a way similar to nursery rhymes. The mood is kept quiet, Bittová often whispering in our ears the words of lyricist Bohuslav Reynek. The childlike playfulness of "Kdoule" and "Moucha," the more defiant "Vzpominka," the overdubbed vocals at the end of "Zvon" -- all constitute highlights. Each song seems to be the result of a labor of love between the two protagonists, no detail having been left to chance. And yet, spontaneity permeates the album, mostly thanks to Bittová's many groans, shouts, yelps, and other strange exclamations and techniques she derives from Eastern European cultures and the playground. For a double album, Bílé Inferno is short. The total duration of 77 minutes and 14 seconds would have fit on a single CD, but -- and even though the price of this Czech import gets beefed up because of the two-CD status -- the idea to split the set in two works wonderfully. Listened to as one big chunk, Bílé Inferno would sound a bit linear, become tiresome, and lose part of its appeal. Taken in two helpings, it is one stunning piece of art. The label Indies made up for the short duration with lavish artwork and photographs. This is the Iva Bittová record, timeless and essential to any fan of Czech alternative pop/rock."

a little fly burnt in a fireplace



buy it here.

Thuja - Thuja... [2008, vinyl lp, important records]

Released: Feb 2008

Label: Important Records

Genre: Electronic, Rock

Style: Ambient, Avant-garde, Experimental, Acoustic, Psychedelic, Folk, Low-Fi

Bitrate: VBR ~224kbps

Tracklist:

A1. Oaklandish
A2. Hemlock
B1. Pehr Space
B2. Kains Greenhouse
B3. Pehr Space
B4. Kains Basement

note: enjoyable acoustic ambient.

calm down, you businesshead.