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Label:TVKFormat:Mp3Catalog:TVK 21Country:AustraliaReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,Drone,ExperimentalTracklisting:1 - Love Of Glaciers (6:50)2 - In Bed With The Crystal Healer (3:57)3 - Catholic (7:04)4 - Giving Up On A Good Night's Sleep (6:09)5 - Holding Tight My Favourite Stalagmit (8:16)6 - Floating Funeral (11:30)After the awesome single coasting ghosts comes the full length debut on TVK by the mysterious composer from the north of canada known only as beard closeticy drones and haunting spectral landscapes...LINK (Massmirror)pass:haloidmyspaceHIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Label:Digitalis LimitedCatalog#:ltd#101Format:Cassette,Limited EditionCountry:USReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,Drone,Experimental Tracklist1 - Sometimes I Still Think About You (6:36) 2 - Truce Canyon (2:54) 3 - Infinite Life (5:01) 4 - Mountain Triple Ocean (12:00) 5 - Moss Gnomes (4:00) 6 - Wind Kid (7:23) 7 - Complete With Sword (9:09) 8 - Vashti (4:42)From Label:the first time i heard this trio i was absolutely smitten. sundog peacehouse are chris mucci, sal farina and austin redwood and will soon be taking over their native pittsburgh by lulling everyone into a codeine coma. shimmering walls of heavily-processed vocals, guitars and samples ease you down into emerald green pools of total bliss. pure waves of spiralling sonics drench you and hold you close. there is something so unbelievably comforting about this music that it's impossible to get away from, impossible to ignore. having shared bills with caboladies (past) and bardo pond (future), you get any idea where these soaring aural dreams are going to take you. sundog peacehouse are stunning, simply put. don't wait around for the surf to break you out, just stay sunkissed and in loveLINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Label:Test TubeCatalog#:tube164Format:File,MP3,AlbumCountry:PortugalReleased:15 Apr 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Abstract,Drone,Noise,Ambient Tracklisting:1 - Anachronistenmist (7:26) 2 - Diggeldenker (3:22) 3 - Kabbelslak (9:46) 4 - Weerzinneprik (5:13) 5 - Zondekrom (3:18) 6 - Ontgalmmannen (4:40) 7 - Metaalmoed (12:20) 8 - Zwermbocht (3:21)From Label:Bas van Huizen comes from The Netherlands and brings us a richly detailed and overall awesome album built entirely on loops of reworked live samples of guitar, metal objects and singing bowl. And nothing more.All the pieces are complex structures and are dramatically enhanced by the compositional talent of Bas van Huizen and of course, all the live recordings would have to be of great quality to make such an album.'Ontgalman' titles are all made up words, but they also carry something in their names that reminds us of real and fictional things. Take my personal favorite 'Metaalmoed' for instance; it sounds like some kind of metallic ensemble is playing drums on water pipes and pots and pans and then it builds up into a wall of noise full of really dense and special sound details.'Ontgalman' is an amazing album waiting to be discoveredLINK (Massmirror)pass:haloid
Label:Gears Of SandCatalog#:Gears of Sand 49Format:CD,AlbumCountry:US Released:02 Mar 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Shoegazer,Experimental,Ambient,DroneTracklisting:1 - Every Prince (5:13) 2 - Highway Run (3:41) 3 - Misdirection (4:31) 4 - Death Planes (2:34) 5 - What Did You See There? (7:43) 6 - All Our Times Have Come (6:15) 7 - Into The Light (8:57) 8 - Love Corrupt (4:00)Brian John Mitchell has been pursuing his own flavor of guitar terrorism & songwriting while drawing comparisons to the likes of Tom Verlaine, Roy Montgomery, David Pearce, & Hayden. Remoras sound has been diverse over the years with a different focus on each release, from the acoustic guitar driven Alcohol EPs (2002), to the a cappella EP songs i sing (2007), to the loop driven Ambient Drones for One Guitar (2000), to the post apocalyptic pop of Enamored (2005).Derivative is Remora’s first full length since 2005’s Enamored. Remora’s been much more active live over the past few years & as a result the new album is filled with solos & overwhelming swells of guitar sound meant to fill a bar over any crowd noise. It showcases the most aggressive side of Remora caught on disc.Derivative is a collection of loop driven songs where the initial loops were built off of short hooks from some of Mitchell’s favorite songs. The songs are derived from hits by Journey & Blue Oyster Cult as well as less known personal favorites by Pere Ubu, Hefner, & Warrior Soul. The musical results are both instantly familiar & brand new.If you are into aggressive ambient guitar work or if you just sit around daydreaming about things like Justin Broadrick (Jesu) covering Bob Dylan or Aidan Baker (Nadja) working through a Joe Jackson song (& who doesnt?), then Derivatives for you.LINK (Massmirror)pass:haloidHIGHLY,HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Release:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Experimental,Field Recording,Drone,AbstractTracklisting:1 - Where Are They Leaving To? (4:36)2 - Wrong Keys,Wrong Houses (8:42)3 - The Rescue (7:19)4 - This April (7:22)5 - Been Heading North (6:36)BEEN HEADING NORTH" IS NOW READY. it's our first record, and it has been recorded on June 14th 2008. the improvised tunes have been processed, cut and mixed with drones and field recordings during summer 2008. mixed in autumn 2008. 5 tracks for nearly 35 minutes. LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidHIGHLY RECOMMENDEDmyspace
Label:Phantom ChannelFormat:Mp3Country:UkReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,ExperimentalTracklisting:1 - Before I Let The Sunshine Rot (07:12)2 - Airguns After Supper (01:40)3 - Seoul I (02:00)4 - The Latin Quarter (02:48)5 - Pirouette of Cotton (07:22)6 - Seoul II (00:36)7 - Ginseng and Polaramin,and One Long Slumber (07:08)8 - Thank You Sara (04:48) From Label:"It's about the memory... As always..."Recorded in numerous locations, from Seoul to Lecce & Paris to Pennsylvania, multi-instrumentalist Ian Hawgood returns to his roots to capture the memories of these places; the sights, the smells, the sounds but, most importantly, the people he considers friends.A deeply personal journey, but one in which Ian invites you to join him in remembering the good times as he basks in the draping, folk guitar, ethereal, hazy drones and poignant nostalgia encapsulated in this release.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidBANDCAMP
Label:InstallCatalog#:SPLIT04Format:2 x CDr, Mini, Limited EditionCountry:USReleased:20 Sep 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Abstract,Ambient,DroneTracklisting:1 - Obfusc - Alto Plano (11:58) 2 - David Tagg - Magic Interval (14:58) The latest addition my split series at INSTALL features none other then Obfusc. Know for his for his releases at Static Caravan and Boltfish he has definitely made his mark with his own signature brand of minimal electronica. With this split Obfusc takes a turn to ambient music with very successful results. -David TaggLINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid HIGHLY,HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :)
Label: Dead Pilot RecordsReleased: 2009Style: Ambient, Dronefrom label:Cylon is danish musician and net label co-founder Jannick Schou. I first heard his music through Ian who runs Heat Death, who sent me a copy of a demo Jannick had sent him. I was instantly in love with what I heard; 6 tracks of totally amazing subtle ambiance. I'm pretty lost for words when I think about this release, but I can say that it is totally ethereal and mesmerizing. I have lost my self in this album several times and each time I discovered new depths to it. It sounds like floating in clouds, it really does. Magical, elegant and uplifting; Jannick has created something really wonderful here and it gives me great pleasure to release it.Tracklisting:1) I (7:18)2) II (7:54)3) III (3:44)4) IV (2:58)5) V (7:50)6) VI (8:26)LINKpass: redizork
Label: Reverb WorshipRelease: 2009Style: Ambient, DroneLast year I first heard the music of Wereju after getting a few of his limited edition releases on Basses Frequences.Wereju is irish musician Cathal Rodgers.I am delighted to announce the first Wereju recording on Reverb Worship."Fairytale Ending" is a superb five track offering which fits rather well in the same ambient sphere as Fear Falls Burning and Bass Communion.
Tracklisting:1) Goodbye For The First Time (4:16)2) Not Who I Thought You Were (10:27)3) Goodbye For The Second Time (4:26)4) Not Who I Thought I Was (10:22)5) Goodbye For The Last Time (11:29)LINKpass: redizork
Label:Textile RecordsCatalog#:TCD20Format:CD,AlbumCountry:FranceReleased:Mar 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Krautrock,Drone,Experimental,Ambient,AbstractTracklisting:1 - Paris (22:47)2 - Amsterdam (18:47)From Label:Live documentation of the sonic communion of the German gruselkraut drone collective Datashock and the American space music duo Time Life. (Time Life aka lucas nonhorse crane and heidi diehl of the vanishing voice / wooden wand)This album presents two transatlantic collaborations performed in European cultural capitals during a March 2008 joint tour, mirroring the planned congregation of the old country and the new world. These lightning in a bottle recordings distill the individual psychedelic gestures of each player as they together forge the crypto-mythical group mind.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:The Land OfCatalog#:(LND007)Format:CD,AlbumCountry:USReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Abstract,Ambient,Experimental,DroneTracklisting:1 - Exposures (4:53)2 - Verse (6:11)3 - Darkened (9:52)4 - Lights Form Her Body (6:33)5 - Glass Negatives (12:01)From Label:Days collects five studio pieces drawn from acoustic recordings of piano and voice, treated, ampliced, and arranged. The arrangements are simple: long passages of sound material lay next to each other, their closeness and distance outlining a structure.The impressions of sound, and upon sound, color through the window in?uencing the acoustics. Transparency and a sense of architecture. Materials, once unique, begin to re?ect each other, and that can be enough.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:NNA TapesCatalog#:NNA004Format:Cassette,Limited Edition,C30Country:USReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Drone,Experimental,AmbientTracklisting:1 - Untitled (10:02)2 - Untitled (4:48)3 - Untitled (4:51)4 - Untitled (2:49)5 - Untitled (7:16)Jefre Sei Getsu Ledesma (formerly Jefre Cantu Ledesma) offers a peaceful and somber recording of motorized electric guitar work.” dubbed onto hi-bias cassettes with color inserts and hand-painted/stamped labels, in a limited edition of 100 copies. LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:Phantom ChannelCatalog#:PHCD002Format:CDr,Mini,+free downloadCountry:UKReleased:2009 Genre:ElectronicStyle:Abstract,Drone,Ambient Tracklisting:1 - Strange Dusk (8:38)2 - Forest Tripping (2:50)3 - Wing Footed (10:25)4 - Orb Night (Sequenced) (21:53)From Label:Ekca Liena, the work of the prodigious Dan Mackenzie, created quite a stir with his monumental debut 'Slow Music For Rapid Eye Movement'. Issued via the excellent Dead Pilot Records, this record was a stunning collision of monolithic drones, volcanic guitar and cascading ambient soundscaping, that led those in the know to draw comparisons with Stars of the Lid, Tim Hecker, Fennesz and even Mogwai. One critic even labeled it as '..a piece of music that may alter your perception of the word epic'.Mackenzie has not rested on his laurels; as well as founding drone outfit Plurals he has been busy recording new material for both Dead Pilot and Under the Spire Records, while remastering 'Slow Music...' for a wider release. Phantom Channel has also commissioned a piece from Mackenzie and is delighted to welcome his Ekca Liena project into our blossoming roster.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidbandcampBUYHIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Label:DatabloemCatalog#:DBCD09025Format:CDrCountry:NetherlandsReleased:13 Jun 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,Minimal,AbstractTracklisting:1 - Beautiful Mind (6:39)2 - Bright Things, Love Heat (4:10)3 - Broken Symmetries (3:48)4 - City Frames (3:32)5 - Crying Bird (4:20)6 - Miniature (5:07)7 - Mountains Under The Dust (4:55)8 - Overthesky ( Bright Sphere ) (3:41)9 - Path (3:26)10 - Soaring (4:40)11 - The Girl With The Melody In The Head (4:35)Databloem get into a slightly more organic feel here with this absolutely delightful work from Krzysztof Orluk. Using a wide range of instruments and electronics this album really washes over and around with an enveloping warmth and friendliness that’s very becoming. Drone textures combine with subtle guitar playing to make a melodic and very beautiful selection of tracks and each has a perfectly formed sound that encapsulates the feeling really nicely. At times it has a deeply melancholy vibe and a good example of that is the wonderful ‘Crying Bird’ with its slow build of layers and sub bass rumbles culminating in a gentle fade out of abstract field recordings – a lo-key track that I really love. From there the tracks get even more sub aquatic with some intense textures and clever use of noise to accentuate the tones. All in all I have to say that this is a quality piece of work and those that enjoy the contemporary ambient style should get an awful lot out of it. Great stuffLINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:BenbeculaFormat:Cd AlbumCountry:UkRelease:August 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,Post Rock,ExperimentalTracklisting:1 - Handwriting (Part I) (5:29)2 - Etude IV (5:17)3 - The Blue Cathedral (4:07)4 - Death of a Dream (6:26)5 - Etude III (8:20)6 - Hope / Again / Sleep (5:05)7 - A Rural Place (2:05)8 - Handwriting (Part II) (3:10)From Label:Talvihorros is the studio project of London based Ben Chatwin exploring the electronic manipulation of acoustic instruments. Primarily a guitarist with a background in live performance, acoustic, electric and prepared guitars are integrated with organ, piano, banjo, analogue synthesiser and an array of percussion instruments to create a unique voice in modern electronic music.Debut album ‘Its Already on Fire’ was self-released in small numbers in late 2008 in beautiful, hand crafted and numbered packaging. It was well received by the likes of Textura.org ‘…compact constructions that quietly dazzle…’ and Norman records ‘…more bedroom electronics, whoever has made this clearly has 'the ear' as they've managed to create something pretty fresh sounding.’ Some Ambulance is a more focused and tense affair, with many tracks coated in a thick atmosphere of lost transmissions, radio-static and feedback setting the tone for Talvihorros most emotive guitar work to date. Different phasing techniques are used to hypnotic effect re-calling the minimalist work of Steve Reich. LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:Phantom ChannelFormat:MP3Country:UKReleased:Sep.2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Ambient,Abstract,Glitch,ExperimentalTracklisting:1 - Asperger (35:36)From Label:Pastaklubben is an exquisite corpse of music. A joyful depression. A vivid tranquility and a painful pleasure. Formed in Copenhagen in 2007, these 4 young Cyber-Punks, armed with an array of effects units, guitars and laptops have a penchant for creating live and improvised dark, emotional and atmospheric sounds.In a constant flux of development, no two Pastaklubben performances are ever cloned. ‘Asperger’, recorded in just one take, paints a fascinating, futuristic world, mirroring that of Ridley Scott’s bleak, dystopian vision of Los Angeles, in his outstanding Bladerunner motion picture.A dizzying amalgam of pitch-black ambience, dismembered electronics and static-drenched, particle-sized beats, ‘Asperger’ is a must for fans of Murcof, Autechre and, of course the Vangelis score that so enhanced Scott’s film. ‘Asperger’ is spacious yet claustrophobic, an alchemy of contradictions, much like its creators. Please listen to the uncut, uncensored facts.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidPhantom ChannelBandcamp
Label:Anathema SoundCatalog#:AS17Format:Cassette,Limited Edition,C64Country:USReleased:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Drone,Noise,Experimental,Ambient Tracklisting:A1-The North Sea-Bleak Houses (15:08)A2 - The North Sea-Liberty And Cascade (17:35)B-Bones Of Seabirds-Carving The Black Throne (32:36)Two dark passengers run parallel through the night. Husere Grav kicks things off in short, episodic fashion with five entirely unique reflections on dread and anguish. Crumbling walls of distortion, heartbreaking funeral dirges, and voyeuristic acoustic passages all tell a twisted but remarkably consistent story. Meditations follows with one side-long track that relies heavily upon synth, homemade electronics, tape, and vocals. A storm of tones, drones, and screeches build into a frenzy and eventually coast into a mournful, tense, and unexpectedly melodic finale. With full color heart-and-lung art, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloid
Label:Second Sun RecordingsCatalog#:SSRCD-13Format:CDr,Album,Limited EditionCountry:USReleased:22 Jun 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Drone,Minimal,AmbientTracklisting:1 - 10:53 (1:02)2 - Family Afghan (6:36)3 - Nautical Dusk (10:13)4 - Picked In Air (3:28)5 - A Glimpse Of The Valley (11:52)6 - Wind Blown Guitar (13:08)From Label:David Tagg's long-awaited follow-up to last year's Fundamentals Of Orchid Biology has finally arrived. Wind Blown Guitar carries solemn white hymns of warped wooden harmonies through cobwebbed hallways and down porch steps, into the open air of a hot summer. The whir and hum of aged reel-to-reel tapes bathes David's guitar in a humid shroud, and pools of raw reverb steam his amp like a hot bath in a cavern. Musically similar to things like "A Kingdom Of Dusk" from the 21MG Series or even Skin Diagram at times, Wind Blown Guitar contains some of David's most straightforward guitar playing yet, presented over a stately backdrop of loops and drones and woven together like an old family scrapbook. This release also features the track "Nautical Dusk", which was originally featured on Attacknine's "13 Weeks Of Summer" compilation. The definitive summer album from us at SSR, and limited to 100 copies with beautiful photography and design by David.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidI think that all know that David Tagg always,always highly recommended :))BUY
Label:Phantom ChannelRelease:Mp3Country:UKYear:2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Drone,Ambient,ExperimentalTracklisting:1 - Redeemer (6:58)2 - Northern Pacific (5:00)3 - Bleeding Riverbed (2:45)4 - The Magnanimous Security Guard (7:12)5 - Kinski For Halloween (5:21)From Label:Thick, melancholic and evocatively haunting soundscapes created entirely by guitar, the music of Sleeping Me employs a balance of delicacy, power and gentle reverb to present an affecting sound that's resplendent in its warmth and fiery beauty. 'Lamenter', closely following stunning debut full-length 'Cradlesongs' on celebrated Australian imprint Hidden Shoal, proves that Sleeping Me's sound finds peace in even the most heartbreaking of circumstances, rarely has the devil's instrument of choice sounded so heavenly. 'LINK (Megaupload)pass:haloidHIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Label:InstallCatalog#:SPLIT02Format:2xCDr,Mini,Limited EditionCountry:USReleased:07 Jun 2009Genre:ElectronicStyle:Abstract,Ambient,DroneTracklisting:1.1 - Gareth Hardwick - Five Points (11:21)2.1 - David Tagg - Rhone (12:32)The second edition of David Tagg's split series has arrived featuring UK based guitar wizard Gareth Hardwick. Only 54 of these exist and will probably be gone before I finish typing this.LINK (Sharebee)pass:haloidHIGHLY RECOMMENDED
