~ LAAPS 029 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP29]

artist : Sonmi451
 album : The Eighteen Minute Gap
duration(s) : 38.08 mn (LP) / 59.13 mn (CD)
 date : July 13th, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 300 copies / yellow LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : June 22th, 2023 / official release : July 13th, 2023
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All tracks written and produced by Bernard Zwijzen / Sonmi451

 Equipment used:
Hardware synths: Moog Mother 32, Arturia Microfreak
Hardware samplers: Elektron Octatrack, Instruo Arbhar, Make Noise Morphagene
Hardware effects: Hologram Microcosm, Happy Nerding FX
Software synths, samplers & effects: Various synths from Spitfire Audio, Applied Acoustics, Arturia and U-He; Samplers from Native instruments and Max MSP; Effects from Valhalla, Soundtoys and Sonosaurus.


Mastered by Taylor Deupree (12k)
Artwork by Maia Flore / Atout France (La Siesta, Argelès 2016)
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://sonmi451.bandcamp.com/

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The Eighteen Minute Gap

Sonmi451 - A Taste For Vicarious Pleasure

~ LAAPS 030 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP30]

artist : Tomas Knoflicek
 album : Serendipity
duration : 41.09 mn
 date : August 31th, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / black LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : Août 04th, 2023 / official release : August 31th, 2023
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Music by Tomáš Knoflíček
Guests: Emiko – vocal (2, 3), Hanabi – vocal (2, 5, 6)
Lyrics by Hanabi
Recorded in Ostrava, Cheb and Les Království

Mastered by Ondřej Ježek@jaMor
Artwork by Mickael Zermati
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
Thanks to Ondřej Lasák, Tomáš Slunský, Ondřej Ježek, Martin Režný and Haco

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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://sonmi451.bandcamp.com/

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Serendipity

Tomas Knoflicek - Otranto

~ LAAPS 031 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP31]

artists : Bill Seaman / Tim Diagram / Stephen Spera
album : The World Was Turning Before 
duration(s) : 40.52 mn (LP) / 61.04 mn (CD)
date : October 23rd, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / blue LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : October 06th, 2023 / official release : October 23rd, 2023
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Seaman: 
Piano, Ebow Guitar, Analogue synth, DX7, non-location recordings, micro-rhythms, sample arrangements, glass harmonica samples, drones

Diagram:
Guitar, Synth, location recordings, noise drones, sample arrangements

Spera:
Synth, Vocal Arrangements, Location recordings, Wollensak reel-to reel, CB Radio, sample arrangements, Historical Vocal Recordings
 
Voice samples sung by Tamalyn Miller

Recorded in 2022
Produced by Seaman. Diagram, Spera

Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork by Russell Burden
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://billseaman.com/
https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stephenspera/

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Bill Seaman / Tim Diagram / Stephen Spera - Velta

~ LAAPS 032 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP32]

artist : iu takahashi
album : Sense / Margin 
duration : 31.46 mn
date : December 14th, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / marble turquoise/clear transparent LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : December 01st, 2023 / official release : December 14th, 2023
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« Early morning mist in the mountains, the lakeside ripples in the stillness.
On rainy days, open the window and lie in bed.
The moment when a margin is created in me.
I want to feel these senses forever. »

All tracks written, produced and voice by iu takahashi.

Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork created with friendly permission by Dirk Stewen
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.iutakahashi.com/
https://iutakahashi.bandcamp.com/

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iu takahashi - Blink / Landscape

~ LAAPS 033 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP33]

artists : Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky
album : Sunder
duration : 40.24 mn
date : January 22nd, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 300 copies / transparent LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : January 08th, 2024 / official release : January 22nd, 2024
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Recorded at La Berceuse (Brooklyn, NY) and Offthesky studio, Denver CO in 2022-23 with electric and acoustic guitar, voice, microcassette tape, field recordings, modular synth, strings and flute.

Special thanks to: Julie Slater for various string recordings & Shilpi Gupta for flute on "Guilt and Beauty".

Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Benoît Pioulard
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://pioulard.bandcamp.com/music
https://offthesky.bandcamp.com/

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Sunder

Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky - Fed On Lilies

~ LAAPS 034 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP33]

artist : Danny Clay
album : No More Darkness, No More Night
duration : 42.52 mn
date : March 28th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / transparent blue LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : March 01st, 2024 / official release : March 28th, 2024
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Kevin Rogers, violin
Otis Harriel, violin
Taija Warbelow, viola
Doug Machiz, cello
Danny Clay, pedal steel guitar

Special Thanks to Friction Quartet and R. Eric McMaster
Fall 2023, San Francisco, California, US
In Memoriam Hank Williams

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Anni Leppälä
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.dclaymusic.com/
https://dannyclay.bandcamp.com/

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Danny Clay - Part 4

~ LAAPS 035 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP35]

artist : Masaya Ozaki
album : Mizukara
duration : 43.48 mn
date : April 29th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 250 copies / total clear LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : April 05th, 2024 / official release : April 29th, 2024
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Composed and produced by Masaya Ozaki
In collaboration with: 
Ferdinand Ledoux: concepts (Evening Regions)
Stijn Brinkman: violin and field recordings (Evening regions)
Eyrún Úa: Flute and objects (Opið Rými)
Lindy Lin: voice, poem, and electronics (Siskin) 
Asalaus: guitar, voice and electronics (Frá Vatni)
Guomundur Arnalds: electronics (Skerpla)

Recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland, between 2023 and 2024

Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Jenni Toivonen
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.masayaozaki.com/
https://masayaozaki.bandcamp.com/music

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Mizukara

Masaya Ozaki - Skerpla

A cinematic style song that's heavily inspired by my all time favorite video game, GoldenEye 007 on N64 as well as the film Drive with Ryan Gosling, especially the opening sequence. The Moog DFAM is the driving force of the song and was recorded live in one take, with gradual adjustments continually made throughout the song to give the percussion more character. Highly recommend listening with a good pair of headphones to bask in the warm analog depth of that iconic Moog sound. Thanks for listening!

Keep It Running

~ LAAPS 036 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP36]

artist : Dalton Alexander
album : Almost Home If I'm Still Alive
duration : 40.46 mn
date : June 06th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 150 copies / green transparent LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : Mai 20th, 2024 / official release : June 06th, 2024
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Recorded in forests, fields, backyards, streets, and rooms between 2016 - 2023.

Dalton Alexander - Guitars, Synthesizer, Field Recordings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Anne-Julie Royer - Vocals ("Réuni de Toutes Parts »).

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Margaret Durow
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://daltonalexander.bandcamp.com/

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Keep It Running

Dedicated Pajamas

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