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VISIONAIRE 53 SOUND
Submitted by steve on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 16:20.
A portable record player with over 100 minutes of sound on 5 12” vinyl record picture discs and 2 CDs
Visionaire 53. SOUND
will consist of five 12-inch vinyl records, imprinted with images (picture discs), containing approximately 100 minutes of sound content featuring audio experiments, unreleased songs, samples, and spoken word pieces. The 5 records are packaged inside a domed case that also houses a custom-made MINI Clubman “Vinyl Killer” Record Player: a battery-operated toy car containing speakers and a needle. As the little car drives along the record’s groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record player and sound system. The issue also includes 2 CD’s with all the sound content, and a booklet of credits and instructions. Sound is a limited edition of 4,000 numbered copies and retails for a starting price of $250. However SOUND is included in a standard subscription to Visionaire at no additional cost.
Contributors include:
Musicians David Byrne, U2, Michael Stipe, Courtney Love, Laurie Anderson, Cat Power, Adrock, Lee Ranaldo, Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Malcolm McLaren, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Andrew WK, Danger Mouse; Artists Yoko Ono, Cerith Wyn Evans, Helmut Lang, Christian Marclay, Doug Aitken, Robert Wilson, Gary Hill, Sylvie Fleury, Vito Acconci, Mariko Mori, Carl Michael Von Hausswolff; Bands The Knife, Littl’ans, Unkle, Animal Collective, SunnO))), Gang Gang Dance; DJ’s Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), miss kittin, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei, Nigo, Hiroshi Fujiwara; Fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Stefano Pilati; and many more...including Nalepa.
Devil In The Detail Compilation from Interchill Records
Submitted by steve on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 13:20.
devil in the detail is the latest downtempo breaks and bass compilation from
interchill records. with a heavy dose of chunk, crunch and glitched out
textures, this album presents a diverse range of idm-inspired tunes
from producers in the us, uk, holland, switzerland and israel.
compiled by uk-based label dj/webmaster/graphic designer nick edell, this fresh
collection of tracks opens a new horizon in the interchill multiverse
with a focus on clear minimalism and hyper-refined sounds. emphasizing
the growing glitch scene emerging on the west coast of north america,
devil in the detail brings together a complimentary selection of tunes
from this intriguing musical aesthetic. from the delicate and
atmospheric spaces of faction, tripglitch (aka tripswitch) and legiac
to the rumbling bass and beats of gaudi, tipper, ooah and vibesquad,
the compilation is all about the detail - leaving much to the
imagination while revealing the fact that there’s more to the
psychedelic world of downtempo electronica than first meets the eye.
Water Music Remix EP
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 21:53.
Water Music Remix EP
Various Artists
Available exclusively on the iTunes Music Store
Release Date: Jun 12, 2007
Total Songs: 8
Genre: Electronic
(C) 2007 Newport Classic
Newport Classic presents 'Water Music Remix', an EP featuring reinterpretations of Handel's most famous work by eight rising stars of the international electronic music scene. Released this week as an iTunes exclusive, it is available for download for $5.99 featuring over 45 minutes of music from RD, Marsen Jules, Nalepa, RaNDom, Aerostatic, David Last, Rena Jones and Kraddy. The project was developed in conjunction with a live audiovisual event in Newport, RI during Tall Ships weekend as part of the Newport Music Festival.
RD, whose star is fast on the rise thanks to his super tight live sets and quality releases on both Andrea Parker's Touchin' Bass label and his own Designed Disorder imprint, leads off the album with eight and a half minutes of blissed-out downtempo on 'Music for the Royal Pyrotechnics', a reinterpretation of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks which is often paired together with Water Music in recordings.
Dortmund, Germany-based artist Marsen Jules, a master of orchestral ambient whose recent full-length on City Centre Offices received massive critical acclaim, delivers the beautifully lush and mesmerizing 'Bourèe from Water Music'.
LA-based electronic musician and mad scientist collector Nalepa (Native State Records) runs Handel's masterpiece through his patented ambient glitch dub technology spitting out the dreamy, romantic 'Suite in F (Ambient Glitch Refix)'.
RaNDom, an Italian dub scientist based in Tokyo, drops devastating bass over tight, deep beats and mind-bending psychedelic effects in his epic take on Handel 'Water Music in Dub'.
Brooklyn-based Aerostatic's piece 'Diffraction: Light Through Water' illustrates the hybrid style of Terry Golob and Michele Darling (composer for Sesame Street), combining atmospheric landscapes with downtempo microbeats and subtle, sophisticated, hallucinatory effects.
David Last, who earned heaps of praise from pivotal cultural gatekeepers Pitchfork Media when they declared his debut album 'the best record yet' from the respected Agriculture label, demonstrates his impressive range with his cinematic re-orchestration 'Water Music (Electroacoustic Remap)'.
Cellist, violinist and electronic music producer extraordinaire Rena Jones unfurls the gorgeous 'Adagio e Staccato in Binary', a piece similar in style to her celebrated Native State Records release Driftwood which has kept her busy performing at festivals around the world.
Kraddy, usually known for slaying crowds with his cohorts in west coast supergroup The Glitch Mob, shows off his experimental side by closing out the album with 'Experiment 01', a piece reminiscent of the work of John Cage and the early electronic pioneers.
Pomme Granite Dub EP
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 21:50.
Deep, crunchy, ambient glitch dub from Los Angeles based mad scientist collector. Bubbling analog synths, deep dub bass and crunchy glitch breaks join ethereal melodies, ambient psychedelia and crispy sound design, painting a vivid picture on the ears. Ambient/Downtempo/Dub/IDM/Minimal.
All tracks copyright Steve Nalepa.
Cover image courtesy of Marco Breuer.
On Fake Science
4th of July EP
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 06:43.
Nalepa's title track, "4th of July" was a featured Test Subject on the Fake Science Lab Report. With sounds and progressions that bring the best parts of Plaid to mind, yet at the same time he adds a twist of grit and glitch, this EP is a great showcase of Nalepa's ability to create haunting melodies.
On Fake Science
Future Sound Theory
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 04:54.
This latest compilation by Celestial Dragon, 'Future Sound Theory' presents no less than twelve standout tracks ranging in scope from organic sound sculpture to electro dub to melodic glitch. Such an eclectic mix is easily held together by an amazing cross section of the most cutting edge producers in electronic music today... stunning contributions from Gaudi, Testa, Ochre, Monolake, edIT, RaNDom, EOX, Adron, Electrypnose, Nalepa, Gel Sol and Dublicate make this mix a truly international collection of talent.
FUTURE SOUND THEORY
Celestial Dragon Records
CDREC-07
digipak cd
mixed by Matt.b
Release Date: 2006-10-20
01 Lumumba Antonio Testa
02 Esign Ochre
03 Juste Pour Toi Electrypnose
04 Rain In Dub Gaudi
05 Peace Dublicate
06 Cool Sweet Awesome Yay! Gel Sol
07 Pomme Granite Dub Nalepa
08 Digitalis Monolake
09 Hybrid (Tokyo Elite Version) RaNDom
10 Laundry Edit
11 Aeon EOX
12 Klo Adron
On Psyshop
Beneath the Surface
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 04:49.
"Beneath the Surface" is an exploration of that which lies just below the threshold of consciousness, where subject and object lose their distinction, and the definitions of the commonplace lose their validity.
"Beneath the Surface" weaves its way into the listeners experience through deep ambient landscapes, crystalline digital beat structures, and lyrical organic melodies over the course of 13 tracks.
This compilation represent a foray into deeper and more delicate ambient structures. Atmospheres are allowed to evolve, textures wind quietly through the background, and inteligent electronics establish icey and foreign structures for your imagination to inhabit.
1. Irwin's Conspiracy - “The Beginning Of Something Good”
2. Bluetech - “Ice Forming On Glass”
3. Sympath - “Amethyst”
4. String Theories - “White Dragon”
5. Marconi Union - “Buildings And People”
6. krill.minima - “CatDinR42”
7. Nalepa - “Porcelain”
8. Ganucheau - “Stillness”
9. Rena Jones - “Aurora Borealis”
10. Desert Dwellers - “Stellar Dendrites”
11. Bluetech vs. Shulman - “Midnight Bloom”
12. Aerostatic - “Continuous”
13. David Last - “Landscape”
Left Coast Liquid Vol. 1
Submitted by steve on Fri, 07/06/2007 - 06:22.
Streaming into a richly textured exploration of global ambient realms, Native State Records debut compilation is a flowing sound environment lacing together oceanic soundscapes with reverberating, intricate rhythms and glitch-dipped melodies.
Imbedding laid back grooves with polysignature ambience, Left Coast Liquid Vol. 1 graces global chill-out with the polished digital aesthetic that defines the label.
Compiled by Evan Bluetech, this second release from Native State is an eclectic mix of new world music and atmospheric downtempo embodying the warm and spacious elements of the West Coast. Crystal clean production values meets the inspired spirit of the emerging musical imagination, making this sonic foray into the future an instant underground classic.
1. Shulman - 'NN3'
2. Sympath - 'Pond Life'
3. Bluetech- 'Leaving Winter Behind'
4. Rena - 'Autumn'
5. Nalepa - 'Fresh'
6. Bluetech - 'Oleander' (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic Remix)
7. Shakatura - 'Baldocious Turp'
8. Shen - 'Stonehouse'
9. Desert Dwellers - 'Parabolic'
10. Adham Shaikh - 'The Garden'
