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Krakow 10.22.10

Dark Ambient

just  snippet of the stuff im writing for Stepping Out in Traffic

Ajna - Inside An Autumn Coma

first track from upcoming CD.  

out March 25th on Dronarivm

order here: https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/branches

Branches came into being during a long time planned project between Tui (Orla Wren) and Cyril Secq (member of the band Astrïd). Having worked together when Cyril contributed guitar to the Orla Wren’s previous albums the idea then formed to do something further and even more collaborative. At the same time, Cyril had recorded many guitar parts, as a ‘solo’ project, that had never been released. And they were the basis, the bones for Orla to work, completely free.

It’s a duet between acoustic strings and processing, field recordings, edits and organic arrangements. This music is steadily ramifies, growing out of itself like a wild tree. The tunes woven together and untwine again as a branches shaken by the wind. It sounds focused, calm and distinct. Although everything has been done in distant places (France and Scotland) the result sounds like two musicians experimenting in the same room, sharing their background and culture.

The beautiful photographic work from Spanish born Nieves Mingueza brought the whole project together in the form of these two very special editions of Branches.

Credits:

Cyril Secq – acoustic guitar, harmonium, piano (asrtid-music.fr)
Tui – piano, organ, electronics, field recordings, processing and mastering (orlawren.eu)
Nieves Mingueza – photography (nievesmingueza.com)

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Cyril Secq / Orla Wren - Première Branche (from Branches, CD)

first excerpt from upcoming 'elephant' by Dag Rosenqvist.

Cello by Aaron Martin
Saxophone by Lisen Rylander Löve
Mastered by Taylor Deupree

order here - https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/elephant

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Dag Rosenqvist - Come Silence (from 'elephant' CD)

Live at Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig 6.13.11

MERCHANTS - Offerings

fisrt excerpt from DR-41 : The Green Kingdom - Harbor, CD

Out on November, 1

dronarivm.com

Mastered by Fraser McGowan (Caught In The Wake Forever)

Cover photo by Brian Young (losingtoday)

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THE GREEN KINGDOM - Jade Star (from 'Harbor' CD)

In 1999 I remixed Everything But The Girls "Temperamental" but the results were deemed "too dark" (Ha !) for use and remain unreleased.

You can hear an extract from the original version (Track 5) here: 
http://www.amazon.com/Temperamental-Everything-But-Girl/dp/B00001QENY

Temperamental v2 - Ambivalence

RM - H.b.t.

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

ELEGI - Vemod (from Bånsull CD)

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

Soft Music for Studying: Comforting Sounds to improve Concentration & Focus

Artist: Mahr
Album: The Wretched
Year 2017
Label: Hypogeum Records
Cat: HYP003


https://www.facebook.com/Mahrrrrr/


Produced, recorded, and arranged, by Mahr
Additional guitar by Philippe Gerber aka JOHN 3:16
Strings by Troy Schafer
Vocals by Mahr
Mastering by Utu Lautturi

The Wretched

MAHR - Ceremonial Dance (The Wretched)

Following on from a run of releases on Bastakiya Tapes and Total Black, Manni Dee's Nuances project joins the label with a mini-album recognising splendor in feelings of somberness and isolation.

Released on vinyl
Written and Produced by Manni Dee
Artwork by Andrew Ingram

A1 - Punctilious Lovers
A2 - We're Becoming Each Other
A3 - Wash The Dirt Of Loneliness
B1 - Someone To Struggle With
B2 - Death Of November
B3 - An Ending Submerged

Distributed by Juno

www.tabernaclerecords.co.uk

Bandcamp

TABR040 B1 - Someone To Struggle With - Sample

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

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La Mort - EX GURU

Some dark ambient-ish background music.
Including: Choir, Violin, Boomwhackers, Hihat & Synth.

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