FRAGMENTS - Nouvel EP "Landscapes"
Sortie le 7 avril 2014

Fragments : Sylvain Texier / Tom Beaudouin / Benjamin Le Baron

Titres enregistrés et mixés par JB Deucher au Studio Microbes (Villetaneuse)
Guitares additionnelles sur "Echoes" et "Paperclouds" enregistrées par Amaury Sauvé au studio La Senelle (Laval)
Prises additionnelles par Fragments
Mastering par Damien Tillaut

Echoes

Cocorosé (Original Mix) - Alex Dlb

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Niklas Paschburg - Dawn

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What does the future of peace and quiet look like? Is it possible for someone to find serenity in a world where population mushrooms and buildings continuously jockey for the best possible view? With Kael Smith’s (Mombi, Khale) Mute Forest this dichotomy is at the epicenter of his 'Infinity Pools EP' due April 7th via Lost Tribe Sound. 

To coincide with visuals courtesy of Gregory Euclide (Bon Iver, Erased Tapes), Smith’s debut EP fuses acoustic sounds, mangled electronics and provocative lyrics across four meditative yet mesmerizing tracks. 

Serving as a companion piece to his expansive and sonorous LP, 'Deforestation', due later this year, Smith’s 'Infinity Pools EP' was actually written as a reaction to that material but will be released first.“ 'Deforestation' will in a sense be a prequel to the EP,” explains Smith. “And for listeners who follow along, should provide an interesting reverse narrative,” he concludes. 

“Crypt,” the EP’s opener, contains oscillating vinyl-sampled rhythms, chiming electric guitar and gently struck nylon guitar. Following that is the sparce and haunting “Volcanoes Flowing,” which traces a melancholy beat and slow, lovely piano crescendos to its heartbreaking conclusion. 

Darker in tone, title track "Infinity Pools" has a commanding presence using ominous electronics and damaged samples of Le Creuset pots being struck. Heavily processed and featuring vocals from Smith’s longtime girlfriend Kelly O’Brien, the track unfurls into a hypnotic groove over the chilling words “You’ll feel like an ember trilling/out in space.” 

Washing over the listener to conclude the EP, “Eat the Skin” originally started as an A Winged Victory for the Sullen remix of a song off of their recent LP, 'Atomos'. As the track progressed though, all of the layers performed by AWVFTS were eventually stripped leaving only acoustic guitar and Smith’s voice. “I like to pretend we wrote that song together, hopefully someday they will hear it” desires Smith. He uses the big, cavernous sound of acoustic guitar as base for unhurried, dulcet vocals and airy electronics. “I’ve always loved the big, acoustic sound of Seafood’s “Desert Stretched Before the Sun”“ explains Smith. “I really tried to emulate that deep resonate tone where the acoustic sounds like a tidal wave.”

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed by Kael Smith (http://kaelsmithmusic.com) 
Kelly O'Brien backing vocals on "Infinity Pools."  
Mastering by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering 
Production assistance on "Crypt" & "Volcanoes Flowing" by Matthew Herron 

Original artwork by Gregory Euclide (http://gregoryeuclide.com) 
Copyright 2015 Lost Tribe Sound (http://losttribesound.com) 
Published by Settled Scores 2015 (ASCAP)

Infinity Pools EP

Volcanoes Flowing

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Mute Forest - Volcanoes Flowing (from Infinity Pools EP)

Original track "You where there, somewhere..." from @grkmhn

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Görkem Han Jr. - Ywtsw (mindthings rework)

One Swallow

Taken form Nikonn's 2nd album "UTOPIA"
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Nikonn - "Frame"

Original Track by Niklas Paschburg 
Remixed by Hannes Kretzer 

Cover Photography: Thilo Schaffert 
Cover Design & Retouching: Melanie Kurhan

Niklas Paschburg - DAWN (Hannes Kretzer Remix)

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The iconic Penguin Cafe join the Erased Tapes family and open a brand new chapter to their unique world with new album The Imperfect Sea – out on Erased Tapes 5th May 2017.

A penguin stands in the middle of a scorching desert, far away from its natural habitat. This mirrors composer Arthur Jeffes’ journey and exploration into a new musical territory. Penguin Cafe have evolved into something of their own at the hands of Arthur who started the band in 2009 with the continuation and homage to his father’s legacy, to the late Simon Jeffes’ Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Now, their upcoming album echoes reminiscent sounds that embrace the new.

The album title refers to a saying by his father that “we wade in a sea of imperfections…”, reflecting upon the idea that beauty can be found amongst the chaos. “If there is a narrative to the album it’s coming to the acceptance of the imperfections in all aspects of life; moreover, the recognition that these imperfections and tiny randomnesses are in fact what make up the best parts”, Arthur explains. This has also been highlighted by the striking cover artwork designed by FELD under the art direction of label founder Robert Raths, resembling a lone figure adapting to and accepting its surrounding environment.

Predominantly self-composed, the new album also features covers of electronic works by Simian Mobile Disco and Kraftwerk, along with a re-working of Simon's 'Now Nothing'. Arthur has developed from the traditional folk and jazz heritage Penguin Cafe Orchestra is known for into another realm of blissful ambience and dance music, recreated using strictly acoustic elements.

“For this album I wanted to effect a departure from where we’d been up to now. The idea was to create a musical world that would feel familiar to an audience more used to dance records but stay true to our own values. So we replaced electronic layers with real instruments: pads with real string sections, synths with heavily-effected pianos, and atmospheric analogue drones with real feedback loops ringing through a stone and a piano soundboard.”

On the day of release, the band will play a headline show at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, commencing the beginning of this new adventure for Penguin Cafe.

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Penguin Cafe - Cantorum

single taken from the Robot Koch Album Sphere.
Out October 5th
Movement III written by Robot Koch and Julien Marchal

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Rone - Bye Bye Macadam (mindthings rework)

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