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some new music from Poland:


Jacek Sienkiewicz - On The Road

cd, album

28 march 2011

lbl: Cocoon Recordings

#: CORCD026

minimal techno, tech-house, experimental, deep house

1 Departure 11

2 On The Road Again

3 Fear

4 Telegram

5 Lost And Found

6 Sing It

7 Peregrinating

8 Arrival 12

note: moje przekonanie do tego albumu rosło geometrycznie z każdym kolejnym odsłuchem. w analitycznym przybliżeniu dość zagadkowa, nijaka mieszanina, tj. brązowe uniwersum jawnych inspiracji ikonkami alternatywnej elektroniki, od których muzyczną przygodę zaczynał każdy 'otwarty poszukiwacz', villalobos, the black dog, autechre, tim hecker (?), w globalnym oddaleniu krowie łajno na pięknej polance, z przeuroczym widoczkiem na wisełkę, skonstruowanym od kwarku poczynając, na formie pustki kończąc.

preview:

Szubrawy Kot - Self-help audio, my perfect date

file, ep

15 march 2011

lbl: Pawlacz Perski Tapes

#: ppt15

hip-hop, instrumental, glitch, ambient, downtempo

1. you should have to find a balance between scream and merriment [1:11]

2. example 1 (stoned loop) [4:00]

3. you should read a lot of books [1:35]

4. example 2 (sleeping loop) [3:17]

5. try to be semiconfident [1:22]

6. example 3 (memorize loop) [4:15]

note: kolejna nadwiślańska produkcja, tym razem od toruńskiego właściciela czapki, niezbędnego artefaktu wszelakiego żółwiego stworzenia. wymuskany, wycyzelowany hip-hop z pościelowymi zapędami, kilka randkowych tipów i samotny sen podpitego, broadwayowskiego podrywacza w finale.

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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

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Shlohmo - Shlo-fi EP [2009, file, error broadcast]

october 2009

lbl: Error Broadcast

#: ebc003

electronic, hip-hop

downtempo, glitch, instrumental, wonky, experimental

320kbps

chrysoberyl [8.5]

1. Couch

2. For You pt. 1

3. For You pt. 2

4. Crust

5. Socks

6. My Drum Loop Is Stuck In Molasses

7. Ghosts pt. 2

8. Blankets

9. Outbound

producer: Henry Laufer

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DJ Krush - Kakusei [1998, cd, SMEJ Associated Records]

Indian grocery by Sylvain Jézéquel


9 september 1998
lbl: SMEJ Associated Records
#: AICT 25
electronic, hip-hop
instrumental, abstract, downtempo
256kbps


tracklist:

1.		Intro
2.		Escapee
3.		Parallel Distortion
4.		Inorganizm
5.		Deltaforest
6.		Crimson
7.		The Dawn
8.		Interlude
9.		85 Loop
10.		Rust
11.		1200
12.		Krushed Wall
13.		The Kinetics
14.		Final Home
15.		No More
16.		Outro

note: hh classic.
"The beats are just schizophrenic enough to hold your attention, but not crazy enough to make it unlistenable. Just when the mood starts to slip into typically gloomy trip-hop, he injects some of his infamous tongue-in-cheek samples.

He also includes some excellent tracks which showcase his innovative scratching, something he hasn't done on the last couple of albums.

Hip-hop, just like every other genre, has been riding a downwards spiral towards mainstream mundanity since it's underground roots. But every once in a while, an album like this comes along that convinces me that the true spirit of innovation and fun is still around." - theunderbob.

to the beat

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Flying Lotus - Reset [2007, vinyl, warp records]

Released: 1 October 2007
Label: Warp Records
Genre: Electronic, Hip-Hop
Style: Instrumental, Downtempo, Hip Hop, Experimental
Bitrate: 320kbps


Tracklist:

A1.		Tea Leaf Dancers
A2.		Vegas Collie
A3.		Massage Situation
B1.		Spicy Sammich
B2.		Bonus Beat
B3.		Dance-Floor Stalker

note: 'L.A. based producer Flying Lotus, has already popped up here on the site at least three times in the last year despite having only one official release to his name. Pair that with the fact that we keep dropping descriptions like “visionary”, “quickly-rising” and “a galaxy full of potential”, and you better believe that when his first EP for electronica pioneers WARP arrived at our door, eyes were widened around the room.'

playful blown-out

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Jazz Liberatorz - Indonesia [2007, vinyl, kif recordings]

Released: 2007
Label: Kif Recordings
Genre: Jazz, Hip-Hop, Electronic
Style: Instrumental, Downtempo, Hip-Hop
Bitrate: VBR ~224kbps


Tracklist:

A1.		Indonesia
A2.		Sandaga
A3.		Indonesia (Instrumental)
B1.		U Do
B2.		Music In My Mind (Part 2)
B3.		U Do (Instrumental)

note: gorąca, słoneczna Kalifornia w czasach gospodarczej recesji, z wnętrza snującego się po rozgrzanym asfalcie, smukłego Lowridera wypływają miękkie, ocieplone basy i słodki wokal stylizowany na Ala Jarreau, uśmiechnięty kierowca, weteran zimnego łokcia podkręca gałkę volume, tak aby klimat produkcji udzielił się również zabieganym przechodniom - to Jazz Liberatorz - Indonesia, jak to cacucho buja!

listen to it, man!

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