psycho

Consider

Dark

Ecstatic

artist: KEIKO HIGUCHI / CRIS X
title: MELT
label: MUSIK ATLACH
num: MA012
format: CD
barcode:  888174511771
genre: Experimental

tracks:
1 ceaseless / do you care? 
2 sister / you left me so insane  
3  in obscurity 
4 tell me what you got to say  
5 melt

It is a work of the Tokyo-based voice performer and pianist, Keiko Higuchi, and the Rome/Berlin-based sound artist, Cris X. Lost and coming into a cave, the breathing of each other can be heard in obscurity. The found scarlet "primodia"  in the unlit world is icy cold yet hot. Like a burning coal concealed with care, the calm pathos, however, sealed in their stirring sound, are going to "melt". 


Keiko Higuchi is a vocalist, pianist, performer residing in Japan. She has started out playing improvisation when she was in the united states with a band named "Saturnalia". 

After she came back to Japan in 1998, she has made some tours with the butoh dancer, Imre Thormann and the cellist, Yasumune Morishige, and also have worked with various musicians and groups. Her work is not only limited to her improv. vocal work, but she also works as a singer with the pianist, shin-ichiro kanda,where she does more of a "conventional" way of singing,  her solo piano/vocal work, and as a group/ unit, she works in DUEL (Mitsuru Tabata, ASTRO, Kelly Churko and keiko higuchi), KYOHANSHA (isshee on bass, keiko higuchi on drums), etc, there are many units she has been in. As an improviser, she has performed with many musicians/ groups in and out of Japan. 

she also works as a writer, photographer, vocal teacher and so on. 

for more reference, please check www.geocities.jp/cleokkk


CRIS X

Cristiano Luciani was born in Rome, Italy, in the 1976. He is a sound and visual artist and he works and lives in Rome (Italy) and Berlin (Germany). Cris X’s solo project exploring the synthesis of composition and improvisation and Its music moving from electronics and noise to expressionist ambient and musique concrète. He composed and performed music for theatre productions, contemporary ballet and live film scorings, along with the soundtracks of his own video production. His visual and sound artwork has been exhibited in different contexts and festivals throughout Europe, United Kingdom, Japan, China and South America. 
He has collaborated and played with musicians and artists from different cultures and art scenes as Merzbow/Masami Akita, KK Null/Kazuyuki Kishino, MB/Maurizio Bianchi, Phil Minton, Tristan Horsinger, Sachiko, Michiko Hirayama, Hamayoko/Yoko Higashi, Gene Coleman, Eugene Chadbourne, Torturing nurse among others. In the 2010 he created the experimental label CX Records which concentrates on the release and publishing of his own musical/video works and collaborations. www.crisx.net

Sister / You Left Me So Insane

Krakow 10.22.10

More information: http://projectmooncircle.com/releases/olof-melander-the-path/ | http://www.c-heads.com/2016/01/07/exclusive-track-premiere-and-talk-with-olof-melander/

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Olof Melander - Strength (The Path - Project: Mooncircle, 2016)

Schism - Rift EP (SMBL045)
 Release Date: May 13, 2016

Pre-Order for instant DL of "Venom Aura":
https://smbls.bandcamp.com/album/rift

EP Sampler Tracklist Order:
 01. Skin Chasm 
02. Attack Terrain
03. Venom Aura

The synthesis of two existing projects, Schism is the work of German producers hnrk and DJ Heroin, the former of teamSESH fame and the latter a rising star in the world of post-apocolyptic club productions. As Schism, the two arrive on Symbols with the Rift EP, a release that sees the pair take their respective aesthetics to the extreme and is full of the sort of blow back rhythms and twisted sound design we’ve come to expect from the label. Comprised of three towering efforts, fans of WWWINGS and y y y will find solace in the chaos strewn worlds constructed by hnrk and DJ Heroin and while the outsized tracks are full of the rich textures and sneaky pop sensibility they’re also fully outfited for maximum club potential.

Often bludgeoning, but never devoid of a crisp, sneaky beauty, Rift jumps off with “Attack Terrain”, a roughhewn track full of throttling bass and punchy 808s. The track sets an ominous tone as Rift delves into tropes ranging from Southern rap and grime to an assortment of sub-heavy forms from the hardcore continuum and beyond. “Skin Chasm” hits equally hard, built on top of a high pitched, almost analgesic melody and the sort of high strung atmosphere both hnrk and DJ Heroin manage so adeptly. Closing out Rift, “Venom Aura” is an emotional banger of the highest form, matching a pitched up vocal with sawtooth synths and an array of foley effects that form a bed of texture for the track’s pressurized inner workings. As the synthesis of DJ Heroin and hnrk’s respective aesthetics, Rift certainly succeeds, but even more so it sees the two expand into and experiment with exciting a larger sound and unorthodox sonics.

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/schism-14168492
https://soundcloud.com/hnrk93
https://soundcloud.com/dj-heroin

Artwork by AMEN 1000amen.tumblr.com/ www.facebook.com/100amen


Rift

Schism - Rift EP (OUT NOW)

https://soundcloud.com/kodyakhiphop
DOWNLOAD: tinyurl.com/hy7gx4m

Kodyak - Changes Everything

Beat Piano ViruSs

out on February 10th via Dronarivm

Release page: https://dronarivm.com/2017/01/27/elegi-bansull/

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” 
– Edgar Allan Poe 


“Bånsull is an old rare Norwegian word for lullaby. 

Folk tales from all around the world has scared small children for centuries, and when i became a father some years ago it was only natural for me to write my own bedtime stories to lull my baby to sleep. For some strange reason these gave her nightmares and she did not sleep for years. 

To document this time of our life, i recorded them to a reel to reel tape and hid it in a box in the attic. I then went on to explore other medias, and worked as a sounddesigner, technician and composer for film, TV and contemporary dance performances. 

Years went by and i had forgotten all about these recordings, untill one rainy day it knocks on my door and Dronarivm, much like the brothers Grimm, were searching all around europe collecting and publishing unsung melodies from our century. Together we walked up the squeeky stairs and into the dark and dusty attic to search for the lost tapes. 

And the rest is history as they say, or in this case, it is about to start…”

– Tommy Jansen (Elegi)

Cover art by Eric Lacombe

Buy CD

ELEGI - Vemod (from Bånsull CD)

Taken from the recent album: Instrumental Transcommunications

Full review:

www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2017/02/tape-loop-orchestra-instrumental-transcommunications/

Instrumental Transcommunications was originally commissioned by Shimmering Moods for their Red Light Radio Show. This edition also includes a track recorded during The Invisibles sessions.

A collection of fragments and reference points from my audio notebooks. Voices from the other side, soundtrack re-edits, the wisdom of Sun Ra, faulty toned radio transmissions, cult leader shout outs, TLO experiments and a few other audio morsels. An esoteric guide to the inspirations that have helped form the foundation to current and future TLO works.

There are other dimensions beyond the material world and the people there are holding out their hands to us.

www.ourotherideas.bigcartel.com

TLO - Instrumental Transcommunications

Excerpt from the new upcoming Empusae album "Lueur".
Guest vocals by CHVE.
Official release: April 7.
Release show at BRDCST festival, Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, April 9.
Preorder album here: 
http://consouling.be/album/empusae-lueur/

Empusae - Guiding Light (excerpt)

A Lustmord dub remix of the Kajkyt track "Krst", that I recorded in May 2010.

Note: Subwoofer Required.

You can hear the original version here: http://soundcloud.com/kajkyt/02-2

KRST Dub

made this today at my school in between classes, hope u enjoy

sampled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx3SPsH9AMQ

http://shiro.world

the way u look tonight

For the first time on vinyl, re-issue the second album by raison d'être, originally released in 1994. For this recording all sounds have been restored and re-recorded from the original source material and all tracks have been carefully remixed to maintain the true feeling and atmosphere of the original album but with current standards for high quality audio. This re-issue also contains 4 bonus tracks not featured on the original album. Re-mastered for vinyl according to the K-14 level standard by Peter Andersson. A Cyclic Law & Old Europa Cafe Co-Release.
-Special Edition Gatefold 2LP limited to 200 copies on White & Red Splatter vinyl. 350gr cover with matt lamination. 11 tracks. Running Time 75:17
-Standard Edition Gatefold 2LP limited to 300 copies on Black vinyl. 350gr cover with matt lamination. 11 tracks. Running Time 75:17

Raison d'être - The Awakening - Excerpt

The Alien Jams: Track 01

Recorded in 2011, during an Art Fusion Experiment in the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, "The Alien Jams" is the live recording of a free-style improvised concert by Ajja & Cosmosis. 

While renowned artists Paul Booth, Filip Leu, Titine K-Leu and Sabine Gaffron painted simultaneously on a canvas for several hours before a live audience, Ajja & Cosmosis played music inspired by this unique artistic event unfolding before their eyes. 

Using acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, combined with laptops and live looping techniques, Ajja & Cosmosis allowed their imaginations to guide them on this epic, funky, chill voyage. Packed full of psychedelic electronica, hypnotic beats, deep ambient sections, irresistible grooves and superb guitars. "The Alien Jams" is an impromptu trip to another world, captained by two of today’s finest talents. 

Featuring nine selected tracks from the original concert recording, "The Alien Jams" is a collection of beautifully produced chill, funk and dance beats intuitively interwoven with the unique guitars and psychedelic sounds of Ajja & Cosmosis. 

Get into the groove, relax and float downstream to where "The Alien Jams"!

Recorded live in November 2011 at the The HR Giger Museum in Switzerland.

All original backing tracks (except #8) composed by Ajja S.F. Leu 
Live performance, overdubs, post-production, mixing and mastering by Ajja S.F. Leu & William Halsey

Original guitar artwork by Filip Leu - www.leufamilyiron.com 
Digital artwork and graphics by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina - www.peakrec.com

Released on March 7, 2014

Produced by Peak Records, © 2014
All rights reserved

Into The Deep - Ajja & Cosmosis

The Alien Jams: Track 02

Recorded in 2011, during an Art Fusion Experiment in the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, "The Alien Jams" is the live recording of a free-style improvised concert by Ajja & Cosmosis. 

While renowned artists Paul Booth, Filip Leu, Titine K-Leu and Sabine Gaffron painted simultaneously on a canvas for several hours before a live audience, Ajja & Cosmosis played music inspired by this unique artistic event unfolding before their eyes. 

Using acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, combined with laptops and live looping techniques, Ajja & Cosmosis allowed their imaginations to guide them on this epic, funky, chill voyage. Packed full of psychedelic electronica, hypnotic beats, deep ambient sections, irresistible grooves and superb guitars. "The Alien Jams" is an impromptu trip to another world, captained by two of today’s finest talents. 

Featuring nine selected tracks from the original concert recording, "The Alien Jams" is a collection of beautifully produced chill, funk and dance beats intuitively interwoven with the unique guitars and psychedelic sounds of Ajja & Cosmosis. 

Get into the groove, relax and float downstream to where "The Alien Jams"!

Recorded live in November 2011 at the The HR Giger Museum in Switzerland.

All original backing tracks (except #8) composed by Ajja S.F. Leu 
Live performance, overdubs, post-production, mixing and mastering by Ajja S.F. Leu & William Halsey

Original guitar artwork by Filip Leu - www.leufamilyiron.com 
Digital artwork and graphics by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina - www.peakrec.com

Released on March 7, 2014

Produced by Peak Records, © 2014
All rights reserved

Aquamarine - Ajja & Cosmosis

The Alien Jams: Track 03

Recorded in 2011, during an Art Fusion Experiment in the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, "The Alien Jams" is the live recording of a free-style improvised concert by Ajja & Cosmosis. 

While renowned artists Paul Booth, Filip Leu, Titine K-Leu and Sabine Gaffron painted simultaneously on a canvas for several hours before a live audience, Ajja & Cosmosis played music inspired by this unique artistic event unfolding before their eyes. 

Using acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, combined with laptops and live looping techniques, Ajja & Cosmosis allowed their imaginations to guide them on this epic, funky, chill voyage. Packed full of psychedelic electronica, hypnotic beats, deep ambient sections, irresistible grooves and superb guitars. "The Alien Jams" is an impromptu trip to another world, captained by two of today’s finest talents. 

Featuring nine selected tracks from the original concert recording, "The Alien Jams" is a collection of beautifully produced chill, funk and dance beats intuitively interwoven with the unique guitars and psychedelic sounds of Ajja & Cosmosis. 

Get into the groove, relax and float downstream to where "The Alien Jams"!

Recorded live in November 2011 at the The HR Giger Museum in Switzerland.

All original backing tracks (except #8) composed by Ajja S.F. Leu 
Live performance, overdubs, post-production, mixing and mastering by Ajja S.F. Leu & William Halsey

Original guitar artwork by Filip Leu - www.leufamilyiron.com 
Digital artwork and graphics by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina - www.peakrec.com

Released on March 7, 2014

Produced by Peak Records, © 2014
All rights reserved

Rhodes To Nowhere - Ajja & Cosmosis

The Alien Jams: Track 04

Recorded in 2011, during an Art Fusion Experiment in the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, "The Alien Jams" is the live recording of a free-style improvised concert by Ajja & Cosmosis. 

While renowned artists Paul Booth, Filip Leu, Titine K-Leu and Sabine Gaffron painted simultaneously on a canvas for several hours before a live audience, Ajja & Cosmosis played music inspired by this unique artistic event unfolding before their eyes. 

Using acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, combined with laptops and live looping techniques, Ajja & Cosmosis allowed their imaginations to guide them on this epic, funky, chill voyage. Packed full of psychedelic electronica, hypnotic beats, deep ambient sections, irresistible grooves and superb guitars. "The Alien Jams" is an impromptu trip to another world, captained by two of today’s finest talents. 

Featuring nine selected tracks from the original concert recording, "The Alien Jams" is a collection of beautifully produced chill, funk and dance beats intuitively interwoven with the unique guitars and psychedelic sounds of Ajja & Cosmosis. 

Get into the groove, relax and float downstream to where "The Alien Jams"!

Recorded live in November 2011 at the The HR Giger Museum in Switzerland.

All original backing tracks (except #8) composed by Ajja S.F. Leu 
Live performance, overdubs, post-production, mixing and mastering by Ajja S.F. Leu & William Halsey

Original guitar artwork by Filip Leu - www.leufamilyiron.com 
Digital artwork and graphics by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina - www.peakrec.com

Released on March 7, 2014

Produced by Peak Records, © 2014
All rights reserved

Desert Dawn - Ajja & Cosmosis

The Alien Jams: Track 05

Recorded in 2011, during an Art Fusion Experiment in the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, "The Alien Jams" is the live recording of a free-style improvised concert by Ajja & Cosmosis. 

While renowned artists Paul Booth, Filip Leu, Titine K-Leu and Sabine Gaffron painted simultaneously on a canvas for several hours before a live audience, Ajja & Cosmosis played music inspired by this unique artistic event unfolding before their eyes. 

Using acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, combined with laptops and live looping techniques, Ajja & Cosmosis allowed their imaginations to guide them on this epic, funky, chill voyage. Packed full of psychedelic electronica, hypnotic beats, deep ambient sections, irresistible grooves and superb guitars. "The Alien Jams" is an impromptu trip to another world, captained by two of today’s finest talents. 

Featuring nine selected tracks from the original concert recording, "The Alien Jams" is a collection of beautifully produced chill, funk and dance beats intuitively interwoven with the unique guitars and psychedelic sounds of Ajja & Cosmosis. 

Get into the groove, relax and float downstream to where "The Alien Jams"!

Recorded live in November 2011 at the The HR Giger Museum in Switzerland.

All original backing tracks (except #8) composed by Ajja S.F. Leu 
Live performance, overdubs, post-production, mixing and mastering by Ajja S.F. Leu & William Halsey

Original guitar artwork by Filip Leu - www.leufamilyiron.com 
Digital artwork and graphics by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina - www.peakrec.com

Released on March 7, 2014

Produced by Peak Records, © 2014
All rights reserved

Around The Bend - Ajja & Cosmosis

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La Mort - EX GURU

Dutch independent label focused on contemporary ambient / modern classical music.