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Monday Miscellany #85

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

13/06/2014 - Holy Mountain Records - NEWS 06

Order SMM: Opiate in The Ghostly Store:
http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/various-artists-smm-opiate

SMM: Opiate includes tracks from Simon Scott, Noveller, EN, Celer, Black Swan, Jim Haynes, Fieldhead & Pjusk.

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Ti Prego Memory Man

The new album 'Spaces' out now on CD/2xLP/Digital via Erased Tapes.

EU order link: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP055
US order link: http://www.midheaven.com/item/spaces-by-frahm-nils-cd

9/10 Drowned In Sound · 9/10 Clash · 4.5/5 Fact · 4.5/5 Resident Advisor · 9/10 Popmatters · 9/10 The Line Of Best Fit · 8.5/10 Under The Radar · 8/10 Exclaim! ★★★★1/2 Music Omh · ★★★★ The Irish Times · ★★★★ Arts Desk

‘Frahm truly excels’ 9/10 Uncut 
‘Frahm works his magic’ ★★★★ Mojo
‘The infinite elasticity of sound’ 7.8 Pitchfork 
‘Improvisatory, wild, heartfelt’ Interview Magazine
‘A fantastic record’ The Guardian Album of the Week 
‘Frahm creates something mesmerising’ ★★★★ The Observer
‘My favourite new piece of music this year’ Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

erasedtapes.com · nilsfrahm.com

Spaces

Says

Buy 2xLP/CD/DL

Nils Frahm - Says

TheGrimLynn - Time Machine

James Blake Feat. Chance the Rapper - "Life Round Here"

from the album 'where shine new lights' available 1/27.

tara jane o'neil 'wordless in woods'

OPEN UP MY EYES - 4G CAYENNE FT. DCJUVIE , CHITOWNDEE PROD. TRACKBANGAZ

The Moon Song (Music From The Motion Picture Her)
Artist: Karen O featuring Ezra Koenig (from Vampire Weekend)

available now!
http://smarturl.it/hermoon?IQid=sc

Buy Now

The Moon Song (Studio Version Duet) - Karen O featuring Ezra Koenig

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN - 'ATOMOS VII'
12"/digital out on Erased Tapes/Kranky (US) on April 28, 2013

PRE-ORDER: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP056 (worldwide excl. North America)
http://www.kranky.net (North America)
http://www.awvfts.com (band shop)

Erased Tapes and Kranky are pleased to announce the release of A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 'ATOMOS VII'. April 28 sees the first installment leading up to the release of the second full length studio album 'ATOMOS', and score for choreographer Wayne McGregor's long form dance piece. 

McGregor was heavily influenced by the duo's 2011 self-titled debut, playing it repeatedly during practices with his core group of dancers. After noticing the group's reaction with the music, he contacted Adam & Dustin to see if they could write the score for his new oeuvre. 

The duo recorded more than sixty minutes of music over a four month period during the summer of 2013 in Brussels, Berlin and Reykjavik with the help of their longtime collaborative sound engineer Francesco Donadello. This EP also sees the involvement of Ben Frost, who composed the music for McGregor's previous work 'Far'.

McGregor, mastermind behind the Random Dance Company and resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet since 2006, is known in popular culture circles for serving as movement director for the film 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. He has also choreographed the Radiohead video 'Lotus Flower' and 'Ingenue' by Atoms for Peace.

"While we were re-amping guitars at Greenhouse studios, Ben expressed interest and admiration in the sounds we had created. We were planning for the B-side to be a metamorphosis of part VII, and Ben seemed the obvious choice. With the multi-tracks transformed, it follows a trajectory that we had not felt comfortable with before. But with Ben's involvement and influence, it was a painless entrance to this crooked, distorted world." - Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie

"We never imagined 2013 would be such an explosively creative year. The first record took us 2 years from start to finish, but in the micro span of time over last summer we were able to change the formula for the way we write, record, and let go. It was incredibly liberating." - Dustin O'Halloran

'A surprisingly emotional score' ★★★★ The Telegraph
'Intense, reflective, occasionally threatening and wholly enveloping' ★★★★ Times

TRACK LISTING:

A1 Atomos VII - taken from the upcoming full length album ATOMOS
A2 Minuet For A Cheap Piano Number One - outtake from debut album sessions
B1 Atomos VII (Greenhouse Re-Interpretation) - with Ben Frost

LIVE DATES:

24.05. KORTRIJK (BE) – Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk
29.05. BARCELONA (ES) - Primavera Sound
20.10. LONDON (UK)  - Milton Court (Barbican)
25.10. ANTWERP (BE) – De Roma

awvfts.com · erasedtapes.com · kranky.net

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Atomos VII

christina vantzou 'brain fog'

Track was written for a performance I did at The Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, opening a bill for Duane Pitre & Eleh, as well as the debut release & performance for their collaboration on Important Records- Pitreleh. Organized/Curated by Jeremy Bible of Experimedia.

Stay/Sea

Ceremonial Magnet (Part I)

Dronarivm sums up the year 2013 with '15 Shades of White' CD compilation.  15 tracks that are different in atmosphere and sound are united by a common winter mood.  Winter is a favorite season of philosophers and introvert dreamers, a territory of remembrances and quiet reflections, where nonlinear time allows to bring together the disparate fragments of memories and create a multi-layered collage of pieces of the future, present and past.  Neoclassical pianos, hypnotic strings, light strokes and soft undertones leave a quirky musical pattern on the glass of eternity.  Following is the list of the artists involved in the order it will be heard: Anne Chris Bakker, Talvihorros, Kreng, Ben Lukas Boysen, Aaron Martin & Christoph Berg, Sophie Hutchings & Peter Hollo, Jacaszek (Pleq remix), Marsen Jules, Ian Hawgood & The Green Kingdom, Orla Wren, Kaboom Karavan, Marcus Fjellström, Strië, The Frozen Vaults, Olan Mill

+ 2 digital bonus tracks by Tobias Hellkvist and Zvuku.

Released December 24, 2013
Compiled by Bartosz Dziadosz (Pleq)
Product Manager Dmitry Taldykin
Mastered by Jason Corder (offthesky)
Cover art by Staszek Sokołowski

http://aaronmartin.bandcamp.com/album/15-shades-of-white-3

Until Tomorrow Then (Aaron Martin & Christoph Berg)

First mp3 single from Hour of the Dawn, the third album by La Sera, out May 13th, 2014 on Hardly Art records. La Sera is the project of Katy Goodman, founding member of the Vivian Girls and All Saint's Day.

Purchase Hour of the Dawn
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hour-of-the-dawn/id853965548
Hardly Art: http://www.hardlyart.com/shop/lasera.html
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00JC4XJ08

Like La Sera on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/La-Sera/101114383282113
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Hour of the Dawn

Losing to the Dark

La Sera - "Losing to the Dark"

'Venter' - taken from Ben Frost's forthcoming album A U R O R A, out 26/27 May 2014 on Mute / Bedroom Community. Pre-order A U R O R A here: iTunes -- http://smarturl.it/auroraiTunes
CD -- http://smarturl.it/auroraCD
Standard Vinyl -- http://smarturl.it/auroraLP
Coloured Limited Edition Vinyl Boomkat -- http://boomkat.com/vinyl/969946
Rough Trade -- http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/81853

www.ethermachines.com
www.facebook.com/theghostofbenfrost
www.twitter.com/ethermachines
www.benfrost.bandcamp.com
www.myspace.com/theghostofbenfrost
www.soundcloud.com/benfrost

Ben Frost :: 'Venter'

from the album 'essays in idleness' available 4/7

christopher bissonnette 'entanglements'

From the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album "Only Run" out on June 3, 2014

Coming Down

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE VIA DROWNED IN SOUND
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A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Minuet For A Cheap Piano Number One

Movie Night – The Greatest Film Themes

Richter: On the Nature of Daylight

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers 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 since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, 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. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

A free Xmas gift in form of a wonderful remix by French artist Montauk In February from Dustin, Adam and us to YOU.
Enjoy.

Love
Team Winged & Erased Tapes

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Symphony Pathetique (Montauk In February Remix)

Public broadcast license available - contact me directly for a bespoke service with various edits possible on request.


A haunting mysterious atmosphere...

'Gregorian Chant' style voices combine with orchestral, ethnic and synth sounds. Very strong melodies immediately grab the listener. 

Copyright Exists / Registered with the PRS for Music

For All Time (Opening Titles Short Edit)

I took a short vacation break in Berlin and my good friend Peter Broderick was so nice to let me stay in his apartment. We stayed in on Friday night because of the rain, pressed record and started improvising... Here is a short excerpt.

Oli+Peter. July 6th improvisation

Album out now on Erased Tapes. You can order it here: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP048

'Captivating as ever' – The Wire
'Modern classical raptures' ★★★★ – Uncut
'Superb' ★★★★ – Mojo
'Hypnotic' ★★★★ – Rolling Stone (DE)
'One of the most remarkable albums of his career' ★★★★ – DeMorgen (BE)
'Epic, meditative stillness' Album of the Week – WQXR Q2 Music (US)

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

April 2013 will see Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk, the pioneer of Continuous Music, return with his first release on UK’s contemporary music label Erased Tapes. Entitled 'Corollaries', the album was recorded and produced with the help of Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Martyn Heyne and label founder Robert Raths, who decided it’s time to share the great musical legacy of their new found friend. Or as Melnyk put it: ‘Where were you guys when I was thirty?’

IN HIS OWN WORDS:

‘My first encounter with Peter was at the Ambientfestival in Cologne, when I came into the cathedral where he was playing along with Nils. I was amazed and enthralled by the beauty and power of their music. The colours and majesty of the cathedral coupled with their music made it a great experience I will never forget. The music seemed to come out of the great stone pillars of the cathedral and from the very walls. It was an ecstatic moment. And I was so pleased that after his show, Peter came and spoke with me about my music and things, which was so nice since he is a gentle soul. Some time later, Peter contacted me with an invitation to come visit him in Berlin and try creating some music together. 

I arrived in Berlin with some apprehension over what our collaborations would be like. I had not played improvisation with other ambient musicians before, having worked solo for all these past years. So it was such a relief to start playing at his studio and hear his wonderful input. He was adding a beautiful and delicate dust cover of sounds and pearly effects that cast a lovely sparkle over the piano music --- I loved it.  

My piano music was happy with this new dimension of sounds. Peter just felt, in his natural way, the right things to do. It was a thrill to hear Continuous Music in some new clothes! And with the addition of Nils and Martyn, we all felt the beautiful spell of the communal flow as the music carried us into wonderful spaces.’  – LUBOMYR MELNYK

The album artwork was created by American contemporary artist Gregory Euclide, best known for his sculptural relief work and cover art for Bon Iver. Euclide was listening to early mixes of the recordings on repeat whilst creating the two paintings contained in the record, describing his visual counterpart to Melnyk's work as 'a continuous cycle of growth and decay'.

lubomyr.com
erasedtapes.com
peterbroderick.net
gregoryeuclide.com

Corollaries

The Six Day Moment

Lubomyr Melnyk - The Six Day Moment

RECORDED AT COLGATE & BONGOMACHINE FOR ADSR
GRAND PIANO: DAVÍÐ ÞÓR JÓNSSON

ADSR ARE:
HÖGNI EGILSSON
DAVÍÐ ÞÓR JÓNSSON
STEPHAN STEPHENSEN



ADSR w/Davíð Þór - Heyr Himnasmiður

Taller from the new self recorded, mixed, produced, and written album "Floating out to see" by Gringo Star.

Taller

A Winged Victory For The Sullen is the collaboration between Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran

Through a strange twist of backstage conversations surrounding passport cache conundrums, and love of Italian gastronomy, a curious friendship began that now has brought forth an offspring of truly curative compositions for the world to savour.

The band are currently touring their highly acclaimed, self-titled debut album and will soon be premiering their dance score- produced for crtically acclaimed cheoreogrpaher Wayne McGregor's new dance piece 'Atomos'.

'Victorious' – Guardian, 'Celestial' 9/10 – Drowned In Sound, 'Otherworldly' – Pitchfork, 'Gem' ★★★★ Mojo,  'Triumph' ★★★★ Uncut