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Anne Laplantine:
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Sachiko M:
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Anne Laplantine/Care (remix) vs. Sachiko M/Don't Push

From the album China Is Near on ATP Recordings. Buy from: http://www.atpfestival.com/recordings/release/chinaisnear/view.php

White Out with Jim O'Rourke & William Winant - Lost In Grey

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His Clancyness : Misinterpret My Words

Ikue Mori + Maja S.K. Ratkje

Tour Dates:

28 March - Newcastle
The Cluny,
Lime St, NE1 2PQ
8pm, £10
www.tuskmusic.co.uk
www.avfestival.co.uk

29 March - Ulverston
The Studio,
Lanternhouse,
The Ellers, LA12 0AA
7pm, £5
www.lanternhouse.org
www.octopuscollective.org

30 March - London
Cafe Oto
18-22 Ashwin St,
Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm, £10
www.cafeoto.co.uk

31 March - Belfast
Black Box
18-22 Hill St, BT12LA
10pm, £10
www.movingonmusic.co.uk

Sound and Music, [no.signal] and TUSK Music are delighted to bring together the electrifying improvisors Ikue Mori and Maja S.K. Ratkje for their first ever duo performances together.

This unmissable string of dates brings together two truly iconic female figures of high-grade musical experimentation. Having pursued unseen angles in rock music in the late-seventies with the legendary DNA, the Japanese-born Mori has become one of the world’s most celebrated and respected improv auteurs, while since the turn of the century the Norwegian Ratkje has dazzled with her maverick vocal work, feted compositions and thrilling explorations of pure noise. These four rooms will be filled with wild sonic colours, forged by a pair of musicians who span two generations of fearlessly inventive soundcraft.

Ikue Mori left Tokyo for New York in 1977, began playing the drums and soon formed the legendary No Wave band DNA with Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright, appearing on the highly influential compilation No New York.

DNA dissolved in the early 80s and Mori began experimenting with drum machines, developing a singular improv style with an instrument people rarely associate with instant composition. As her technique evolved, she moved onto working with a laptop around 2000.

Over the past 3 decades, Mori has accrued an impressive reputation as an improvisor, testified by her stellar cast of collaborators, including John Zorn, Kim Gordon, Jim O’Rourke, Zeena Parkins, Mike Patton, Thurston Moore and an impressive discography courtesy of labels such as Tzadik and Mego. She regularly performs with Parkins as the duo Phantom Orchard and in various combinations with Zorn, and is a member of the trio Death Ambient with Fred Frith and Kato Hideki.

Over 3 decades since her first impact on avant garde music, Ikue Mori’s influence on musical explorers of all generations is still profound.

“Ikue Mori is one of the most respected musicians in the downtown scene, renowned for her abilities as an accomplished composer and improviser and as one of the foremost electronic music innovators.” (allmusic)

Maja S.K. Ratkje approaches music making with a broad palette and rare profundity. A graduate in composition from the Norwegian State Academy Of Music, her music is performed around the world by Oslo Sinfonietta, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra and many more.

Ratkje is also a major force in the world of noise and improvisation and is renowned for her solo performances, her work as part of groups such as SPUNK and Fe-mail and collaborations with artists such as Jazzkammer, Joelle Leandre, Jaap Blonk, Zeena Parkins and Stephen O’Malley.

Ratkje has an impressive discography of albums for labels such as Rune Grammofon, Important and ECM, and it is perhaps her album for John Zorn’s Tzadik label, River Mouth Echoes, that best exemplifies the considerable dynamic range of her work. A collection of tracks recorded over a decade, it includes orchestral pieces, electro-acoustic compositions, voice manipulations and sheer harsh noise and perfectly showcases the breadth of her musical ambition.

“Anyone who has seen or heard Ratkje perform live will know what a superb musician she is, and one who can genuinely be said to be extending the expressive range of the voice through technical and technological means…. Her work is celebratory and inclusive, an energising rallying call to those who are curious enough to peek out from behind the curtain of mainstream mediocrity.” (The Wire)


Ikue Mori master of deception

An incredible din of shaking, rattling, shimmering turntables (records on them, maybe?), deeply structured, fascinatingly detailed, ferocious, wonderful, audibly ecstatic - and recorded live in a Japanese department store. All takings from the sale of this CD and download will go directly to Project Fukushima! Visit http://www.pj-fukushima.jp/en/

released 05 May 2004

Otomo Yoshihide - Turntable Solo

'"Everything Must Change" creates a menacing atmosphere from violin plucks, synth stabs, and a heavy hip-hop drum break. You don't need the story or the visual to feel the tension in it' – Pitchfork

'In a perfect world, Erased Tapes would be the new Sub Pop, a pioneer becoming a prescriber, unavoidable and historic. 'Everything Must Change' is a prefiguration of a perfect world, where modern classic from Erased Tapes would be the norm. A really seducing fantasy…' – La Blogotheque

ORDER it on CD/Vinyl/Digital now from: http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP038

PRESS RELEASE:

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds set to release his first Hollywood film score.

Ólafur Arnalds’ original motion picture soundtrack for Sam Levinson’s feature film debut ‘Another Happy Day’, starring Ellen Barkin and Demi Moore, will see a worldwide release via UK modern classical label Erased Tapes Records on February 27, 2012.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: 

‘In mid-December 2010 I was on a holiday in China when I received an email from Sam Levinson about the film. We got on the phone at like 4 in the morning Beijing time and ended up talking all through the night, instantly connecting. He told me that they had been listening to my music while making the film, so the film was already very influenced by my music. However, it was not until Ellen Barkin – the beautiful force that she is – had pestered the producers for a week, calling them every day about how I am the right one for this film, that they finally gave in. The only catch was that it had to be done two weeks later, in the first week of January. So I ended up scoring nonstop all throughout Christmas, making my mother mad in the process.’ - Ólafur Arnalds

CONTEXT:

Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometres outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide and continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'An artist who can exert power with the lightest of touches’ – BBC Music


TRACK LISTING:  

1. The Land Of Nod  2. Through The Screen  3. Before The Calm  4. Lynn's Theme  5. Alice Enters  6. The Wait  7. A Family Stroll  8. Poland  9. Out To Sea  10. Autumn Day  11. Everything Must Change

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:

OLAFURARNALDS.COM
ERASEDTAPES.COM

Another Happy Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Everything Must Change

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Ólafur Arnalds - Everything Must Change

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maundrie fox - 01 i miss

Propagation is taken from Lower Dens' forthcoming album, Nootropics, out May 1st (North America) / April 30th (Rest of the world) on Ribbon Music.

View the video directed by Sebastian Mlynarski here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GafB7NQvQWg

Order Nootropics on CD and double LP here: http://ribbonus.dominorecordco.com/ribbonus/albums/16-02-12/nootropics/

05-01 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ^ [SOLD OUT]
05-02 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands + [SOLD OUT]
05-03 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
05-04 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel $
05-05 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar %
05-10 Brussels, Belgium - La Chocolaterie
05-11 The Hague, Netherlands - Walk the Line Festival
05-12 Gent, Belgium - DOKarena
05-13 Paris, France - le Point Ephemere
05-14 Brighton, UK - The Hope
05-15 London, UK - White Heat at Madam Jojo’s
05-16 London, UK - The Lexington [SOLD OUT]
05-17 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Worm
05-18 Hamburg, Denmark - Hafenklang
05-19 Aarhus, Denmark - Pop Revo
05-20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
05-21 Berlin, Germany - West Germany
05-23 Krakow, Poland - Green Zoo Festival
05-24 Prague, Czech Republic - Club 007
05-25 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
05-26 Kleinreifling, Austria - Seeweisen Festival
05-28 Turn, Italy - Blah Blah Festival
05-29 Milan, Italy - Video Sound Art Festival
05-30 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
05-31 Dudingen, Switzerland - Kilbi Festival
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-03 Dublin, Ireland - Forbidden Fruit Festival
06-21 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade #
06-22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl #
06-23 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks #
06-24 Dallas, TX - Club Dada #
06-25 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's #
06-26 Austin, TX - The Parish #
06-28 Phoenix, AZ - Sail Inn #
06-29 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room #
06-30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour #
07-01 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
07-05 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios #
07-06 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
07-07 Vancouver, BC - The Media Club #
07-10 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge #
07-11 Lawrence, KS - The Jackpot Saloon #
07-12 St. Louis, MO - The Luminary Center for the Arts #
07-13 Chicago, IL- Pitchfork Music Festival
07-15 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07-16 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick #
07-17 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace #
07-18 Montreal, QC - Ill Motore #
07-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #

^ w/  Matteah Baim
+ w/ Air Waves, Twisted Wires
$ w/  Violens
% w/ Celebration, Violens, Sprayer
# w/ No Joy, Alan Resnick

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Lower Dens- Propagation

Latest song, but tampered with.

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"A Great Design" from Black Marble's 2012 album A Different Arrangement
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Otomo Yoshihide - Turntable Solo

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