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from 'Blossoms In Red' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den243
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/ensembleeconomique]

Based in Californian Humboldt County, Brian Pyle wanders the world on his countless travels. Far from being restless, he has his very own Pylesque way of travelling. Much like a Lynchian version of Hemingway, he has an eye for the thin layer between restlessness and relaxation, gloom and serenity. Wherever he goes, he ardently absorbes these nuances, rarefies them and moulds them into a seamless array of glimmering styles, from drone and ambient to shoegaze and post-wave, giving birth to yet another creation of his prolific Ensemble Economique project.
On his by now eleventh album and fourth Denovali release "Blossoms In Red", Pyle combines and perfects elements of his previous output into a cohesive narrative. The opener "From The Train Window, Red Flowers On The Mountain" is a surprisingly scarce ambient piece, which feels like an almost infinitely stretched precious moment of time. Despite being austere, it is warm, sublime and incredibly captivating and after listening to its full 8 minutes, one cannot help but to rewind and replay. Having barely escaped this seductively infinite loop, one encounters the title track "Blossoms In Red" featuring Portland electronic duo Soft Metals. Starting off with a characteristic sluggish programmed beat, one is immediately overpowered by the onset of the towering combination of a warm bassline and a shimmering synth ambience. As the track flows, these elements writhe around each other in a delicately beautiful fashion, absorbing the materialising wailing guitar which almost sounds like an ethereal voice, as well as the occasional melodic and rhythmic accents. The next track sees this guitar return in a rather pure form. "On The Sand", featuring jack-of-all-trades Peter Broderick, is essentially just reduced analogue drums, electric guitar, a simple vibrating bassline and hoarse almost spoken vocals. Slowly and methodically, these constituents form a captivating erotic ritual, much like a beguiling and hypnotic mandala procession of imperturbable blissful individuals on the beach. As proven on numerous occasions, Pyle can easily lead all his trumps in the presence of female lead vocals, and "Blossoms In Red" makes no exception. Indeed, "You, By Candlelight" is easily the best Ensemble Economique track with female vox to date. Pyle manages to embed the vocals just in the right minimal amount of instrumental layers, making the track radiate an elusive tranquility. The fifth and closing track "Nothing Is Perfect" is a classically tinged piano piece with only very little processing and sparse field recording samples. With all pieces of the album, Pyle manages to create tracks which feel like being composed only of two or three layers of sound, that are nevertheless allowed to develop a life cycle which seems incredibly long - track lengths vary from 6:30 to 8:10 - but still feels just right. Thus "Blossoms In Red" is probably Ensemble Economique's most minimalistic album, but at the same time - or maybe just for this reason - his most skilled work.

Blossoms in Red

Ensemble Economique - From The Train Window, Red Flowers On The Mountain

Track taken from the upcoming album 'Into The Well' released through Fluid Audio, October 2015...

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- Music and arrangements by Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin
- Vocals arranged and performed by Dawn Smithson and Jerker Lund 
- Horns performed by Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and Jenny Olsson (French horn)
- Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden and Topeka, Kansas
- Mixed by Dag Rosenqvist at The 63rd Link in Gothenburg
- Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12K Mastering

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Aaron Martin:
Cello, bass, roll up piano, voice, vinyl, singing bowls, banjo, lap steel

Dag Rosenqvist:
Piano, pump organ, Fender Rhodes, various organs and synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, voice and field recordings

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From The Mouth Of The Sun -  Into The Well

Buy Album: https://muteforest.bandcamp.com/album/reforestation-ep

Also, order Deforestation on vinyl or digital:
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Lost Tribe Sound and Mute Forest announce the 'Reforestation EP', which presents a carefully selected group of musicians to remix songs from the upcoming full-length 'Deforestation'. 

This remix EP will releases on the exact same day as 'Deforestation' and is available exclusively through Bandcamp for the time being, or comes with all physical editions of the 'Deforestation' vinyl. 

We are incredible honored to have brilliance of Kirk Marrison of Kiln at the mastering helm for this remix EP. Enjoy!

Physical purchases of the 'Deforestation' vinyl also receive a Bandcamp download code card for the Reforestation EP, including remixes from Kiln, Western Skies Motel, Mombi, Spheruleus, Porya Hatami, plus two bonus songs from Mute Forest. Also, see the home page for 'Deforestation for more details here: http://muteforest.bandcamp.com/album/deforestation-4

Reforestation EP

Glass of Sand Water

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Mute Forest - Glass of Sand Water (from the Reforestation EP)

Swimmer among the Stars

Swimmer Among the Stars

Jim Perkins - Swimmer Among The Stars

Drops in an Ocean

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Meander scars are geological features formed by the remnants of winding or meandering water channels. They are caused by the varying velocities of current within the river channel.

Lost Tribe Sound's second installment in its 8 album subscription series, 'We Stayed The Path That Fell To Shadow' comes courtesy of friend, musician and talented music writer, Gavin Miller. While his name may not be instantly recognizable to some, Gavin has been creating music for nearly a decade as one half of the sublime electronic ambient duo, Worriedaboutsatan, and has quite a few solo releases under his belt. In addition, Gavin has been a invaluable force in bringing many overlooked musical acts to the forefront through his brilliant writings for the UK publication, Drowned in Sound. 

'Meander Scars', Gavin's new double album is very much a departure from his previous output. While the use of acoustics has always resided in the backdrop on many of his solo and group efforts, it's plain to hear that with 'Meander Scars' these natural elements have risen to the top. Lost Tribe Sound is the ideal home for a Gavin Miller this delicate and organic. 

The aerial visuals formed by meander scarring and the origins of their creation, fit both the artwork and the vibe of music incredibly well. The long-form compositions were constructed from a series of slow churning rhythmic guitar loops, warm noise, soft synths and distant choirs which build over time into colliding patterns of pastoral bliss. Patient and mindful listening is key for these innocuous sounds to begin to carve their saturated pathways through the mind. Much like a river meandering over thousands of years, slowly dragging away the sediment and scaring the surrounding land, these pieces begin to take form, eroding away the malleable earth, letting gravity take hold to travel the course of least resistance.  

Being the ever curious and meddling types here at LTS, we engaged multi-instrumentalist and label mate Aaron Martin (From the Mouth of the Sun) to utilize his gorgeous cello sounds and other odd bits in his musical arsenal to fill out moments in the songs. Graciously, Aaron joined in, adding trembling washes of strings, chimes and other indiscernible noise to Gavin's compositions. Gavin than revisited his original material, carefully layering and balancing in the new instrumentation from Aaron. 

Excited by the results, Gavin shared them with us, and it was undeniable that Aaron's arrangements had created deep new conduits for the ears to follow. Yet, it wasn't until this moment that we fully appreciated the beauty of the original works. Torn by which versions to present as the final album, we realized why not present them both.  

Each version had a seemingly different affect on our conscious. The 'Upper Course' with Aaron Martin's additions, flows very much like a young river, faster, more active and commands the listener to be more attentive. Whereas, the original source material of 'Lower Course' mimics the behavior of an older river, slow flowing, in moments coming to a crawl. It's no longer the force able to move large boulders from its path. Yet in its stripped down form, it allows the listener to more easily traverse its tame currents, becoming the perfect cyclical backdrop needed for writing, drawing, and a multitude of other tasks requiring increased mental faculties.

Meander Scars

Upper Course I

Gavin Miller - Upper Course I (feat. Aaron Martin)(from Meander Scars)

Final track from the new album 'Any Given Moment', now available via Whitelabrecs: 
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/any-given-moment

I've Longed For This // from the album 'Any Given Moment'

THESIS 18 is a vinyl & digital release available from THESIS PROJECT. It can be found on Bandcamp or at thesisproject.us

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THESIS 18 (SAMPLE)Black Brunswicker, Lucy Gooch & zaké

Track taken from the upcoming album 'The Sound of Someone Leaving'...

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The Sound of Someone Leaving

Phil Tomsett & Aaron Martin - The Sound of Someone Leaving

Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris - Every Day Is Like A New Drug

Unknown Tone are pleased to share an early preview of the track
"Perfume Technique" by Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris. The full length album "Every Day Feels Like A New Drug" is
Porya Hatami & Anthony Lee Norris first full length album for Unknown Tone and will be
out in an edition of 100 limited edition CDs // August 2013 //
www.unknowntonerecords.com

Album Tracklist:

1. Strand
2. Perfume Technique
3. And The Birds Flew In A Different Direction
4. Orpheus In The Willow
5. On The Edge Of The Mountian

Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris - Perfume Technique

Ambient/Abstract/Experimental/Drone/Electronic

...humble tries, amateur sound design, home electronics, cheap mics and old acoustics, inherited keyboards, uncertain communiques, spaces between notes, deep rumbles, loose approximations.....

Due credit to Tim Hecker, Sean Mccann, Colleen, Abul Mogard, Oren Ambarchi, Ben Frost, Talk West, Duane Pitre, Ian William Craig, Maxwell August Croy, Lawrence English, Fennesz, M. Sage, hakobune, Dura and Daniel Lopatin.


I've Longed For This // from the album 'Any Given Moment'

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