From the new record 'The future cannot be born yet, it is waiting for the past to die'.
Written by King Capisce
www.kingcapisce.co.uk

St. Jude

For the past eight years the duo of Rob Lowe and Michael Muller have nurtured and refined their creative partnership as the core members of the band Balmorhea.  Though their first album on Western Vinyl Rivers Arms (2008) garnered some remarkable press, their self-titled debut, recorded in 2006 and released in 2007 best captures the duo's unique magic as it first blossomed.  With no label, distributor, manager, publicist, or booking agent the duo quietly self-released their first recordings and started playing live shows. 

For these two Texans the release of their self-titled album was the beginning of a new trajectory in their lives.  They were young enough that their prefrontal cortexes were still developing, but old enough to tap into the ancient stories that coursed through their veins.  Though crudely recorded at home, those early songs display all of the key characteristics and emotional scope that continue to define the duo's sound.  Now, seven years later Western Vinyl is honored to have the opportunity reissue the band's self-titled album, and make it available on vinyl for the first time ever.

In honor of this special reissue, the audio has been lovingly remastered, drawing out even more of the nuances…magnifying the sounds of Muller and Lowe's fingers on the instruments, and teasing out the textures that set these recordings apart from the rest of their catalog.  Simple and sincere, these songs and ambient sounds the duo captured in these recordings are strangely inviting.  Throughout the album the distant sounds of Texas grackles, the warm summer rain, the steady rhythm of crickets chirping, and creaking wooden stools, all seeping in to cradle the notes in a restrained din of primordial wonder. 

Attesa (Nils Frahm Rework)

Ships Will Sink

"Klang und Raum" ist eine Eventreihe und präsentiert live über 674fm Aspekte der elektronischen Musik. Hierbei verbinden sich künstlerische und musikalische Inhalte mit ausgesuchten Orten.

 [∼] Nummer Eins präsentiert einen Querschnitt der Ambient/Electronica Aktivitäten in Köln. Diverse Live-Acts sowie Deejay Sets und eine Retrospektive des Ambientfestivals „Zivilisation der Liebe“ geben einen facettenreichen Eindruck über die Vielseitigkeit elektronischer Kompositionen.

Sonae spielte ein 33 minütiges Live-Set.

Veranstaltung: Klang und Raum
Sendung/Titel: [∼] N01.5
Interpret: Sonae / Live-Set
Location: Radio 674fm, Köln
Stil: Ambient
Zeit: 33 Min
Datum: 2015-03-29

Links:
https://soundcloud.com/klang-und-raum
https://soundcloud.com/sonae
http://sonaemusic.net
https://www.facebook.com/sonaemusic
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Klang-und-Raum/1578503435721702?ref=hl
http://674.fm

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A remix I made back in 2007 of the Efterklang song Doppelgänger, from their 2004 album Tripper.
Free download: https://tobiashellkvist.bandcamp.com/track/doppelg-nger-remix-efterklang

Efterklang - Doppelgänger (Tobias Hellkvist Remix)

Pre-order 'Trance Frendz' on LP/DL: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP081
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Having been available exclusively as the second disc to 2015's 'Collaborative Works', Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm's improvised audio recordings 'Trance Frendz', taken from their 45-minute studio film of the same name, have been given their own vinyl release – out March 4th, 2016.

Prior to a string of collaborative Erased Tapes releases, which include 2012's 'Stare' 10” and last year’s 'Life Story Love and Glory' 7” and 'Loon' 12” – compiled on the 'Collaborative Works' 2-CD set, Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik. Both have carved out genre-defying musical careers and formed unique live shows, creating a fan base loyal to their prolific output.

During a session at Durton Studio in Berlin last summer, Nils and Ólafur invited Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. The recording continued long after the first take, stretching out into the next day until, eventually, several new improvisations had been recorded in 8 hours with no overdubs or edits. The unexpected nature in which these pieces had been created was reminiscent of their first on-stage improvisation many years ago. It became immediately clear how special these songs were.

"At the end of the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly asking to be included in this collection.”

Originally made available as a 45-minute film on their joint website (www.arnaldsfrahm.com) last September, 'Trance Frendz' will be available to own on vinyl from March 4th, 2016.

Press for their 'Collaborative Works':

'A particularly joyous wash of slinky percussion and juddering layers' (8/10) – Clash

'An enchanting listen. The bar for a Lads' Night In has just been raised a few notches' (7/10) – Drowned In Sound

‘This is music for slowing down the pace of modern life... An immersive listening experience is guaranteed, while we must hope Frahm and Arnalds go on ‘holiday’ together more in future, and don’t forget to take their musical instruments.’ ★★★★ – MusicOMH

'A collection of gorgeously intimate piano compositions and eye-opening synth pieces, each never aggressive but always powerfully poignant' (8/10) – Under The Radar

'What Collaborative Works offers is something strange: a shared world created by two mad geniuses. Long may Arnalds and Frahm tinker' (8/10) – PopMatters

'Collaborative Works further proves just how natural a fit Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are together' – Resident Advisor

Trance Frendz

20:17

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Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – 20:17

Taken from nonkeen’s album ‘the gamble’ released 05/02/16
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