Out Of Range

Control the target (yam-v50 sounds)

Originally made for the soundtrack of the animated film "a la recherche du feu sacre" by Sofia Greff, 2021.

Cover design by Thomas Breuer, 2021

Mneme

Present - 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou [remastered​/​expanded]' (Cuneiform Records) to be released on February 4, 2014.

"Magma and King Crimson comparisons are relevant, but the dark and edgy Present are an entity unto themselves." 
– Atlanta Press 

"Dark, Bartok-like arrangements driven by Gothic rock percussion and the tortured guitar of Roger Trigaux. This is classical rock with an industrial vengence..." 
– DownBeat 

Present was founded in 1979 by guitarist/composer Roger Trigaux, who first came to attention as the co-leader of Univers Zero, which he co-founded in 1974. 

After two now legendary albums with Univers Zero (Univers Zero - 1977 and Heresie - 1979), he left to have the chance to create his own, personal, musical vision. 

A quartet of guitar, piano, bass and drums, Present featured the stupendous drumming of Daniel Denis, the other co-founder of Univers Zero, so Present's sound is a more rock-oriented encapsulation of the unique music Roger had been composing, performing and honing for years. 

Originally recorded in 1983, Le Poison Qui Rend Fou (The Poison That Makes You Insane), the band's second and final album until their rebirth in the mid 90s, is a classic of complex, Rock In Opposition-style electric chamber rock. 

This reissue of Le Poison Qui Rend Fou includes the original album, newly transferred and remastered by the group's long-time engineer, Udi Koomran, and a booklet telling the story of the band and this album, with many never-before seen photos. Additionally, there is 25' of QuickTime movies of the group's final concert featuring bassist Christian Genet, from Livry-Gargan, France, 1/23/82, as well as a second "disc" that features the entire 80' concert from 1/23/82!
credits

PRESENT (on 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou') is 
Roger Trigaux: guitars, Fender Rhodes piano 

Alain Rochette: Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano, piano, synthesizer 

Daniel Denis: percussion 

Marie-Anne Polaris: vocals 

Ferdinand Philippot: electric bass ("Le Poison Qui Rend Fou") 

Christian Genet: electric bass (Livry-Gargan, France)

Present, "Ersatz" from 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou [remastered​/​expanded]' (Cuneiform Records)

Sour Orange Records is elated to release this wonderful slab of guitar based drone from Rasping Boy! Located in Bratislava, Slovakia, Rasping Boy, aka Peter Novak, created The Night to Dance With by recording in three real-time recording sessions, improvising and building up layer after layer. 

Stream the full track for free on the Sour Orange Bandcamp, or buy it for $4! CD available via Kunaki for $6.

The Night to Dance With

Rasping Boy - The Night to Dance With (Excerpt)

Funking Duck: Glimmer

Naviar Haiku Challenge number 365:

things just happen
things just happen until
the end of the year

"Here’s a haiku by the great Matsuo Basho to celebrate the end of the strangest year ever."

The Ends Of Years

Moebius Void - The Ends Of Years (NaviarHaiku 365)

tourist

Aosta is a five-movement trio for harp and winds. It's named after a small town in the Aosta valley in northern Italy - a place I was fortunate enough to visit in early 2020 before the pandemic put a stop to all traveling. This trio is something of a companion piece to "Courmayeur," the quintet I uploaded at the start of 2021.

The final movement is sort of a loosely structured set of variations on a theme based on a meter of 3 + 2 + 3 (at least that's how I count the underlying rhythmic pulse here)

Aosta

Aosta - Movement 5

Power

Hubbock [part 1]

Cuneiform Records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world. Founded in 1984.

Present, "Ersatz" from 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou [remastered/expanded]' (Cuneiform Records)

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Present, "Ersatz" from 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou [remastered​/​expanded]' (Cuneiform Records)

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Present, "Ersatz" from 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou [remastered/expanded]' (Cuneiform Records)