Released 28th October 2022
Buy/stream: https://LateNightTales.lnk.to/withoutstarorcompass

Kennebec is the critically acclaimed musical outlet of Eric Phillips, a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. Drawing from an eclectic array of influences to create his own unique style of cinematic electronic music, he is set to release his sophomore album ‘Without Star or Compass’ on the 28th October via Night Times Stories, the sister label to LateNightTales. 

Releasing his debut album ‘Departure’ at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, ‘Without Star or Compass’ was written and recorded during a phase in Phillips’ life which allowed him to re-examine his motivations. “The first primary influence for this record is that, more so than ‘Departure’, I wanted to write this record for my friends and others rather than for myself. Maybe it's also a product of maturing, but I wanted the music to communicate more clearly to others, and be less of an exercise of some kind for myself.” 

From the subtle electronica of ‘Leaving The Canyons’ featuring the distinctive vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, the expanding electronic beats of ‘Tall Tales’ featuring Hemlock Ernst (the rap moniker of Samuel T. Herring) and US singer Sudan Archives, to the effortlessly cast rhythms of ‘The Great Divide’ featuring Yazz Ahmed on horns, Phillips set out to make an album which was more direct with sparser arrangements and distinct melodies, while still maintaining the eclectic and creative nature of his debut. “I think if I were a writer, my words would be all setting and very little narrative. I'm really trying to evoke a sense of place and motion and journey and environment but the facts of the story are left vague.” 

On working with Herring, Phillips adds, “I think our styles just resonated well with one another, and we clicked naturally. We sent some ideas back and forth remotely and then he flew out to Portland and we recorded all the vocals in three days together. It was so fun and inspiring - and really deepened my appreciation for his craft. He's such a nice guy and a total genius. Sam's lyrics really hit a beautiful balance between that sense of magic and folklore in the natural world that I'm after, while really bringing his own sense of narrative. He's really amazing at constructing lyrical concepts in a way that I think compliments my own strengths (and weaknesses).” 

Throughout ‘Without Star or Compass’, Phillips masterfully creates an evocative sense of place and motion in a cinematic way, in part due to his love of soundtrack music, a heavy influence on the album. ‘Castalay's Fountain’ was inspired by classic JRPG music such as ‘Zelda’, ‘Chrono Trigger’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, while instrumental tracks ‘Friendship song’, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Calyptra’ are rich in cinematic grandeur.  

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has composed the music for numerous feature films, documentaries, podcasts and games. In 2020, alongside Mark Orton (of Tin Hat Trio) and John Hancock, Phillips co-composed the soundtrack to 'Wind of Change', a podcast created by New York Times Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and produced by Spotify, recorded the Moscow Bowtie Orchestra for the feature-length film ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ starring Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and scored Northfork Studios documentary ‘Chehalis: A Watershed Moment.'
 
Running since 2013, 'Night Time Stories’, the sister label to LateNightTales, is a platform for original artist material, hosting artists connected by a common thread of authenticity. 

#Kennebec #NightTimeStories #LateNightTales

Kennebec - Open Air Feat. Samuel T. Herring

an additional therapy session for week 2; I decided to explore only one idea in one short take

TS_2_1_2023_05_07

Way Down

Vital Iris

Where We Thrive (The Ruins) - Instrumental

Remix of Lianne La Havas' cover of Twice by Little Dragon.
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoT8sYBorsQ
Dylan Bussone: production & guitar

Little Dragon - Twice (remix)

Garzen #003
Abrão (Produced by Red Axes)
Release Date: 16/9/16
Format: 12"
Distribution: Kompakt

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AbraoOfficial/?fref=ts
Bandcamp - https://garzenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grz003-abr-o
Order Vinyl: http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/abr_o

Abrão - The Tropical Magician.

Abrao, which means Abraham in Portuguese,
was born in 1963, in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
growing up in the 60s, in the jewish ghetto of Sao Paulo.

Abrão, which had a big lust for life,
was struggling with society rules,
and wanted to push new borders.

He was the lead singer of the underground post-punk band "Kafka",
performing a lot in the Sao Paulo area during the 80's.
He left the band, and travelled for a psychedelic musical research to India.
In 1997 he wanted to try and start a new life so he moved to Israel.

Also known as the mysterious voice behind the vocal productions of Red Axes,
such as Papa Sooma, Caminho de Dreyfus, Waiting for a surprise,
Sabor and many more.

So now, after several years of intensive touring and recording,
performing already on festivals such as Sonar and Primavera and many more, 
releasing on labels such as Correspondant, Crosstown Rebels, Multi Culti, and more.

Abrao will debut his first solo EP produced by Red Axes,
and released on their own imprint, Garzen Records.


B1 Abrão - Tudo Bom

Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - Your Anchor (Fritz Unruh Remix)

« Hôtel Costes presents... » is a collection of exclusive music recorded at Studio HC, the hotel studio, and composed by Masomenos and guests.

The first opus, 12 days a week, sounds like a modern tribute album to the chill out vibes of the Hôtel Costes legacy music collection.

Masomenos, composed of Joan Costes and Adrien de Maublanc, has a long collaboration with the french hotel music history. In fact, they have been in charge of the Costes presents serie, a minimal electronic oriented serie of albums by glacial, seuil and themselves, that hosted their first music project called “Costes presents BON VOYAGE”.

Since two years now, they have located their studio in the Hôtel Costes extension that have been on works, and named the place Studio HC. The music they produce there has shifted from a clubby energetic vibes to
a textured and organic down-tempo mood.

This first album @ studio HC definitively marks a new era in Masomenos sound.

Hôtel Costes Presents…12 DAYS A WEEK

Masomenos - Wednesday

➤ Release Info:

FM | 024 | Bakean | Gora: The Remixes | EP
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/track/oud-shimon-remix/13107413

Release Date: February 17 2020
Label: Wildfang Music
Artist: Bakean
Remixer: Gulivert, Joe Lewandowski, Shimon, Thommie G, Wasca, Bakean
Cat. No.: WFM024
Mastering: Robert Trifunovic

➤ Follow & Support:

Shimon
SC: @shimon-earthly
FB: facebook.com/shimonmusica
Beatport: beatport.com/artist/shimon-fr/709209
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3rN9xqLR59j3NAn0VM9rGR
shimonmusica@gmail.com

Bakean
SC @bakean
FB: facebook.com/Bakeanmusic
Beatport: beatport.com/artist/bakean/733331
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Qio1MH1BgukuPhwHL1eYF
IG: instagram.com/bakeanmusic

Wildfang Music
SC: @wildfang-music
FB: facebook.com/wildfangmusic
Beatport: beatport.com/label/wildfang-music/71586
Bandcamp: www.wildfangmusic.bandcamp.com
IG: instagram.com/wildfangmusic


➤ About:
Back at our rummage table is one of our all time favourites - Bakean. After his first successful EP we are happy to be back with appropriate remixes for the Gora EP. Among them are Gulivert, Wasca (to which he himself contributes 50%), Joe Levandowski, Shimon and Thommie G, as well as Bakean with his own remix.

What is the difference between if and but - exactly Shimon. With his remix he adds a really snappy turning point to this story. Clear, driving and yet playful!


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➤ Connect with Us:
SC: @deephousevancouver
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Beatport

PREMIERE: Bakean - Oud(Shimon Remix)[Wildfang Music]

unmastered!

original found here: https://soundcloud.com/oyamaband/oyama-everything-some-of-the

Oyama - Everything some of the time (Bypass remix)

a house/techno duo from Reykjavík
For contact and booking requests:
bypassiceland (at) gmail com