Nimh - Line Of Fire (Silentes, 2001 (2005 reissue))

1 Part 1 26:58
2 Part 2 25:23

The Italian electronic artist Giuseppe Verticchio presents a work inspired by war sceneries, perfectly evoked by cold and corrosive sounds. Gloomy, heavy electronic textures, over which islamic voices and environmental depiction of a war zone entwine. Sounds like being there in a nightmare, definitely. Static, suspended, a feeling of hopelessness and human suffering all over, pernicious, persistent. Two long tracks with a lot of inner variations and possible subdivisions. Sometimes there are several layers with aggressive patterns, sometimes they are reduced to a dark rumbling drone. Environmental noises and voices help in creating a tense, breath-taking atmosphere of panic and siege.
Silentes

Listen to Nimh and you will be strongly convinced that music allows us to face up the tragedy of human existence. Line of Fire was born as a conceptual album about disaster, war and resistance forces in the margins of humanity outside of the West world. Line of Fire suggests a direct dialogue, parallel with the notion of memory, mnemonic traces and the practice of spiritual meditation on collective tragedy. Line of Fire is a precious exercise of attention and listening, exploring a vast panel of concrete sounds, narratives that are progressively covered by absolutely magic like electronic buzzing effects and extended synthesised chords driving like madness & possession. The first composition works like a ritual purification, transforming our usual schemas of listening. Musically speaking, it reveals a closed relationships with old intuitive, conceptual sound experimentations from the French GRM (group of musical research) and particularly with Parmegiani and the heavenly inspired proportions of his electronic abstract orchestrations. The second composition develops relatively similar ritual droning sequences connected with over stimulating sensations. I can only regret the lack of improvement from one piece to the other, it reduced the experience to one similar theme, developed endlessly. Line of Fire remains an intense musical experience that affects our common ideas and the way to perceive sound objects. An other very distinctive album from this musical project.
Progarchives

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Bass Communion & Pig - Live In Mexico City (Important Recordings, 2008)

1 2.29 2:29
2 17.12 17:12
3 18.54 18:54

Live recording of a performance with Mexican noise/improv group Pig, in Laboratorio De Arte Alameda, Mexico City on 27th Feb 2008.
Companion release of Moltov and Haze.

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VCV - 3753 Cruithne (Second Sun Recordings, 2006)

1 611 Valeria 7:58
2 17305 Caniff 8:50
3 1478 Vihuri 7:41
4 815 Coppelia 8:35
5 6871 Verlaine 14:34
6 11101 Ceskafilharmonie 11:16
7 29133 Vargas 5:26
8 952 Caia 2:34
9 13897 Vesuvius 12:13

3753 Cruithne, for those who might not know, is the name of an asteroid that happens to share its orbital path with that of Earth. It sounds dangerous, that we would be sharing our orbit with an asteroid, but it seems that the actual path of 3753 Cruithne, its irregular orbit constantly influenced by the various celestial bodies that it nears, is in no danger of actually impacting earth for millions of years to come. This backdrop is perfect for the sort of patient, beautiful ambience that VCV supplies on their album named after this benign, fascinating asteroid. Created entirely with guitars, the music is extremely appealing to the ear, the sort of stuff that fades easily into the background, enhancing the environment in which it appears. The drones stretch endlessly, the album lasts 79 minutes… honestly, all of the components of the prototypically perfect ambient album are present. Of course, the audience for this sort of thing is very much limited, which hurts its potential as the sort of thing that could break a band into the big time. Perhaps that’s for the best—one gets the sense that 3753 Cruithne is better suited to being a hidden treasure anyway.
PopMatters

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Celer - Fountain Glider (Students of Decay, 2009)

1 Runway Wind / Leftover Thunderhead / Drift-off / Radio Haze / Shattered Beauty / Collide-oscope / Contacting Mirrors / Splendor Floor / A Footrest At 8,000 Feet / Visible Eyehole / Open Springs At First / In Time, Even / Wah / A Train Of Chemtrails / Global Dimming / Lapping Circulations / Sailplane / Love-lift / Spinning Séance / Manmade Wings / Carry Those Chords In Your Stomach / Compensatory Listening 48:28

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Celer - Poulaine (Students of Decay, 2009)

1 Misinterpreted Renaissance / Ploughs Of The Double-Sided / Floating Cells / Do Me That Love / Empty Buckets Over The Sky / Wonder If It Was Really Worth It To Wonder / Fleshy Trumpets / Fifth With White / Fourth With Red / Naked As Art / The Burden Of Mind / Reachlessness / So Much They Cannot Know 44:05

Created by commission for the University of California at Irvine as a sound companion for an exhibition of 13 different 14th Century manuscripts. The original pieces existed as 13 different parts for each individual piece of art.

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Mathias Grassow - Himalaya (Immaculatus, 1999)

1 Untitled 74:15

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Leif Elggren - We Are All Born To Become Angels (Kning Disk, 2005)

1 We Are All Born To Become Angels 19:21

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Ora - The Toper (Gnome, 1994 (1999 reissue))

1 Arkose 12:09
2 Knapton 5:53
3 The Toper 18:29

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Ora and Lol Coxhill - Live (Gnome, 1998)

1 Untitled 24:50
2 Untitled 12:46
3 Untitled 16:19

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Some releases by Rainbow Bridge Recordings

Reçu un mail de Justin pour présenter son label, Rainbow Bridge Recordings / Received a mail from Justin to introduce his label, Rainbow Bridge Recordings



Sensible Nectar / Gorgonized Dorks - Split (Rainbow Bridge Recordings, 2010)
This jam-packed cassette presents some of Sensible Nectar's most introspective and creative recordings yet as well as the latest works by the seasoned Gorgonized Dorks from Culver City, CA. With lyrics extremely political in nature, Justin Marc Lloyd of Sensible Nectar manages to drag you up and down the entire spectrum of harsh noise and nauseating psychedelia, complimented by the Dorks' masterpiece of frustrating and face-melting synth and feedback blasts, all the while living up to their reputation for being one of the craziest two-pieces in all the universe. Hand-stamped, black and purple, carefully spray-painted cassettes individually packaged with full-color cut-outs from a 1990's cat book. Each insert is unique and cute as well as disturbing depending on the nature of the photo. Lyrics and track information inside. Limited to 39.

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Luminous / The Human Excuse / Sensible Nectar / Inappropriate King Live / Redroot - Split (Rainbow Bridge Recordings, 2010)

Somehow, this diverse compilation of folk, noise, harsh noise, power electronics, ambient and drone all flows together flawlessly like a nonsensical, mixed-media collage. Enjoy the dirty murmur of the UK's Luminous (Tim Chaplin), the drone-meets-noise creations of Sensible nectar, the industrial noise of Inappropriate King Live, and finally the innocent, young, dream-pop folk of Redroot and The Human Exucse all in one spray painted, hand-numbered, hand-assembled, hand-stamped package with full color artwork inside. Limited to 35.

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Spitting Ladyladys / Bacteria Earth - Split (Rainbow Bridge Recordings, 2010)

Two swedish fellows under the moniker "Spitting Ladyladys" travel long, long light-years to bring you their intergalactic, foolish synth-noise science experiments. Following up is Bacteria Earth, providing you dense, depressing, doomsday drones that will drive you into oblivion. Imagine being sexually abducted by highly unintelligent, playful aliens then being dropped back on Earth in the unsafe zone of the set of 28 Weeks Later. Cardstock & paper packaging, numbered with inserts. Limited to 35.

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Sensible Nectar / Spermwhales - Split (Rainbow Bridge Recordings, 2010)

Sensible Nectar sets the stage for schizophrenic, chaotic noise alongside tortured, heavily-effected screams about self-loathing and terrible memory with occasional fantastic illusions and trances. Spermwhales take over all trance responsibilities on side B and send you into a half-hour long, nearly unconscious opus appropriately named "Comatose." Numbered, painted and bagged with artwork & goodies. Limited to 50.

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Ocean Diamond - Diveskin (Midnight Star Media, 2009)

1 Untitled
2 Untitled

Conveying a sensation of depth and new space...
Midnight Star Media

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Matt Borghi & Ben Fleury-Steiner - What The Night Leaves Behind (Gears of Sand, 2007)

1 Broken Connection
2 Tracer
3 Have You
4 Coastal
5 Eyes Of Night

Of course we came across the name Matt Borghi in the recent weekly's and Ben Fleury-Steiner shouldn't be unknown either, as he is our man behind the excellent Gears Of Sand label.
Not much info can be found on the cover here as to how this collaborative work was conceived.
Maybe the opening piece 'Broken Connection' says it? Through the internet and exchange of sound files? It's a bit of rough edged ambient piece that one, but it's quite nice because of that.
It's the start of journey to five deep ambient landscapes, with the use of analogue and digital synths an samples that add that rough edge to the pieces.
It's ambient that has it's ties, if only very loosely, to industrial music, as it's not always easy sit back and enjoy here. It's a bit stranger than that, but of course not too alarmingly different.
It's a very nice, a bit more experimental ambient than some others, and standing in a longer tradition of ambient industrial of darker ambient.
Vital Weekly

Two well established craftsmen of ambient atmospherics join forces to create a gorgeous paean to the fleeting night sky. Slobor media co-owner and accomplished soundsmith Matt Borghi teams up in a long awaited collaborative with Gears of Sand founder, Ben Fleury-Steiner. Both artists have nearly 20 releases between them, but this one posseses a special sublime energy. Indeed, the results speak for themselves: Gorgeous, enveloping drones that reveal a complex array of moods. This is journey music, a mysterious voyage into a harbor of haunting darkness and waking light. A fitting way to celebrate Gears of Sand's 30th release.
Experimedia

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Damian Valles - Bow Echoes (Resting Bell, 2010)

1 Ground Truth 10:27
2 A Bow Echo 6:11
3 Derechos 6:24
4 Debris 1:35
5 A Wake Pattern 6:01
6 Ridge And Furrow 9:44
Video Ground Truth 10:27

Resting Bell is very happy to welcome Damian Valles. Damian is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist who creates ambient/experimental works based mainly on solo guitar. He utilizes a wide range of sources to expand his sound which include a variety of percussive elements, piano, and field recordings. Past releases include a full length on the excellent Under The Spire imprint, and a 3? EP on Standard Form. The latter being the first in a series of limited 3? releases called “Rural Routes” that he is curating for the label.

His work “Bow Echoes” contains 6 audio-tracks with a duration of about 40 minutes and a 10-minute video for the opening track “Ground Truth”. Compared to his other releases, Damian put his focus more on drone- and ambient-scapes; however, “Bow Echoes” still has a very, very strong melodic center. The dominant washed-out and fading guitar-work give the whole release a touch of beauty and sublimity. Blurry shades, dimly lit landscapes, and warm colours layer and fade into each other. In addition, the video for “Ground Truth” perfectly visualises the sound and feel of the complete release.

Enjoy this wonderful release, full of warm drones and melodies, and welcome the spring (at least on the northern hemisphere)!
Resting Bell

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Julia LaDense - Trip (PandaFuzz, 2010)

1 Trip

Very happy to present our 20th release from Julia LaDense, entitled Trip. I first discovered Julia’s work through my good buddy Tyler at Electric Tapes, he released I Vote Everyday a few months back and I highly recommend it. From there I discovered a handful of other Julia releases and you can keep up with them through her via her website.

It is not just the stark minimalism that first put attention on her music, it is also the bold attitude presented behind it, that makes it clear she makes music for the pure enjoyment of it. Much like our last release from Leonardo Martins, this is a fine example of music without pretense.
PandaFuzz

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Ginnungagap - Crashed Like Wretched Moth (Conspiracy Records, 2006)

1 Crashed Like Wretched Moth

Almost not worth listing this one at all. We only got 20, almost 10 were gone almost before they hit the shelves. This latest Ginnungagap is Mr. Stephen O'Malley of SUNNO))), Khanate and assorted other outfits. This one sided 12" is mostly solo piano, heavily reverbed, dense clouds of overtones, drifting and shimmery, with abstract bits of percussion and haunting barely there melodies. It actually sounds a bit like a Lubomyr Melnyk piece, played at 16rpm, little slow motion flurries of notes like snowflakes falling through a pitch black sky. Originally the sound component of an art show featuring O'Malley and Seldon Hunt, who also took the gorgeous cover photos...
Aquarius Records

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Pulse Emitter - Drunken Astronaut (Abhorrent A.D., 2007)

A1 Untitled 7:59
A2 Untitled 5:10
B1 Untitled 7:23
B2 Untitled 4:21

sounds far too intricate to be made by a 'drunken' astronaut, he may have been stoned though for all i know...stoned and alone. surrounded by strange buttons and machinery and filled with overwhelming solitude, claustrophobia and vertigo. lost abysmal synth throb from the darkest cockpits.

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Pulse Emitter - Crest (Cloud Valley, 2007)

A1 Untitled 4:43
B1 Untitled 4:59

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Nixilx.Nijilx - Nixilx.Nijilx (absurd, 2004)

1 E.1-------------(R4604a) 15:46
2 Intermission [Excerpt From M.?.X.1-------------( )] 1:08
3 E.2-------------(M?.S??) 12:31

I never heard of the Nixilx.Nijilx project (let alone how to pronounce it!), but apperentely he is a 19 year old guy from Greece. He recorded electric guitar, voice, microphone noise, toy drum, breath and some field recordings and in the electronic process of all of these sounds, he comes up with a very strong piece of lowercase microsound. None of the seperate sound sources are to be recognized and the whole things becomes an intelligent ambientesque blurr of sound. Though the material in itself is quite interesting, I must say that the three tracks are also alike, which in this instance of just under thirty minutes is not a real problem. I think if it would have been stretched longer, it would have maybe (!) leaped into boredom a bit. So far, so good.
Vital Weekly

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I8U - Obstacle: Phase 2 (Oral, 2002)

1 Obstacle: Phase 2 50:15

Obstacle Phase 2 is actually a work of sound, video and animation, but this CD only presents the sound part. One long track of flowing, mostly dark sounds, with an occasional rhythm. The piece evolves quite slowly and has an ambient feel, but on close listening, one can hear subtle things that are not very ambient at all. Despite the dark sounds, the piece doesn't have a gloomy atmosphere, it has a pretty concrete character. That's what sets it apart from regular ambient. The rhythmic elements are very minimal, so there is no danger whatsoever of the track becoming flat or cheesy. The slow development of the work does not cause loss of attenttion, on the contrary: the tension is kept so well, that the whole piece is very captivating.
Vital Weekly

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some words after Daniel Menche posts

Daniel Menche kindly commented the last posts....

First to announce that his full discography will soon be available in lossless format on itunes....

Then it appears that i checked too quickly if the records i posted where sold out, so it seems two should be purchased (links in the posts)..... i don't remove download links by courtesy of Daniel Menche.... but remember that artists need your support... and money... to make their art lives....and, sometimes, to feed their dog...

Some records can be directly purchased from Daniel Menche... go here....