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Artist: Elko B.
Title: I Bambini Di Basilisco
Format: 12 inch vinyl (incl. download)
Release date: 8th of February 2017
Cat no: EKS013
Edition: 500

Pre-order here: https://eksterlabel.bandcamp.com/album/i-bambini-di-basilisco

Introducing Elko B.’s debut on Ekster: “I Bambini Di Basilisco”. Twelve tracks pressed on 180g vinyl with pantone printed sleeves and silk screened (glow in the dark) plastic over-sleeve.

Considering Elko Blijweert's been active in the Belgian music scene for about fifteen years now, it comes as quite a surprise that "I Bambini Di Basilisco"is only his first ever solo album. Known mainly for his virtuoso yet ever idiosyncratic guitar playing, Elko B. treats the listener to much more than just that. With the exception of the heavily guitar-driven western pastiche "Cochon Torrero", the emphasis here lies on dark Carpenteresque synthesizer sounds as well as jolly child-friendly melodies. The twelve pleasantly concise songs, mainly based on compositions Blijweert made as soundtrack material for contemporary dance theatre and children's puppet theatre, beautifully blend together into a whole as the listener is presented with a unique glimpse inside the wide-ranging imagery that is Elko B.'s ever-expanding musical world.


Track list:

A1: Une Fille Dansante
A2: Krokodil
A3: Afrikakat
A4: Crawling Night Bears
A5: Aurelia
A6: Save The Knight

B1: Chyena
B2: Une Fille A La Plage
B3: Nachtelijke Verwelkoming
B4: Cochon Torrero
B5: Karabair (solo)
B6: Basilisco

I Bambini Di Basilisco

Elko B. - I Bambini Di Basilisco (preview)

Full stream of Les Halles's "Final Horizon," taken from his new album on Not Not Fun, out May 4.

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Idiosyncratic and infectious – listen to 'Pink Something' by Tom Richards, taken from his upcoming release on nonclassical, 'PINK NOTHING'.

Catch Tom live at the Victoria in Dalston on 31 July. There'll also be dreamlike theremin and musical machinery from Sarah Angliss, and improvised vocal-driven drone poetry from Steph Horak.

THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 11 JULY, BUT WAS POSTPONED. ALL PURCHASED TICKETS REMAIN VALID.

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Tom Richards – Pink Something

Pierre Bastien orchestrates his meccano marionettes on Tinkle Twang ‘n Tootle to form the charming imaginative ensemble that he’s been known for since the late 80s. 

Equal parts composer, inventor, mechanic, and performer - Bastien translates his imagination into instruments and compositions that defy any musical categories. Whether it’s preparing instruments like playing a trumpet underwater or through a kazoo, using belt-driven motors and mechanical components to perform cumbersome yet surprisingly musical operations on traditional instruments and household items, or using a fan to hit the strings of a kundi harp with flowing paper - Bastien’s love for tone, rhythm, noise and harmony is poetically reflected across his quite extensive oeuvre. 

Playful and melancholic, the sound sculptures that Bastien invents and plays with are partly inspired by the work of Raymond Roussel, a visionary French author who at the turn of the 20th century wrote a unique form of literature which inspired and guided artists from the surrealist and pataphysical movement and was declared by Michel Foucault as one of structuralism's founding fathers. On that note, the influence of literature and syntax on Bastien’s work cuts all the way through to the palindromes he uses for his track titles - which, much like his machines, infinitely loop. 

True to it’s adorable title, Tinkle Twang ‘n Tootle is a music box of unfolding whimsical structures, half broken rhythms, detuned harmonies, and fantastical sound collages that evoke a childlike sense of wonder and an urge to explore the spaces in between the sounds.

Tinkle Twang 'n Tootle

Pierre Bastien - Pet Step [from Tinkle Twang 'n Tootle]

At the core of 'Everyone is here' lies Kajsa Lindgren's usual process, defined by one simple question: “How can you make something of your own by manipulating time and space?” The Swedish composer joins Warm Winters Ltd. after recent releases with Hyperdelia (WOMB, 2018) and Longform Editions (Undercurrents, 2019). 

This album's 20 tracks are based around archival recordings that Kajsa stumbled upon in her grandfather's old basement and around memories of places or sounds from her childhood. Slowly, the album moves through time, at first reinterpreting recordings from the 60s and 70s, eventually showcasing some of Kajsa's latest compositions for voice and field recordings. Some pieces utilise very specific recordings - “Trio for cello, piano and violin” is based on an audio snippet of Kajsa's “mother, uncle and grandfather making an appearance as a trio in Swedish radio sometime during the 70's” - while others - “Anna”, inspired by memories of the Lindgrens' family boat called Anna and the sensation of being rocked to sleep by the Baltic sea waves - are more related to memories, places or objects. 

But 'Everyone is here' isn't a mere timeline of sounds or melancholic dive into previous decades. The album is a meditation on themes of inheritance, family and closeness. The composer describes the process of collecting old sonic material as “comforting”, especially in relation to her relationship with her grandparents, parents and family friends. “[The process] has given me an intimate understanding of them as human beings. We’ve all been kids, becoming adults. Trying to figure out who we are, what we want, what makes us happy and sad in life. There’s a great sense of connection and humility in that.” 
credits

Full release arriving on November 15, 2019 

Composed and mixed by Kajsa Lindgren (@kajsalindgren)
Mastered by Sean McCann 
Painting by Jörgen Lindgren 
Cover artwork design by Richard Greenan 
CD and cassette design by Anne Lippert, David Stichling 
Photography by Hampus Andersson & from family archives

Everyone is here

Kajsa Lindgren - How it sounded in my mind

composition by Zinc & Copper + Leonor Antunes

Robin Hayward - microtonal tuba
Hilary Jeffery - trombone
Elena Kakaliagou - french horn

recorded live on 18 December 2018 at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milan 
recorded by Attila Faravelli and Matteo Nobile
mixed and mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
curated by Pedro Rocha
photo by Lorenzo Palmieri

discrepancies with F.H. (#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6)

Leonor Antunes + Z&C - discrepancies with FH

'Confinuum' #1 - Sourdure

When the covid-19 pandemic started, in a mixture of distress and concern, it was hard to block out the imagination and its ability to dream up how far things could go. In what feels like a lost tape from a field trip in nuclear fallen-out land, Malvern Brume paints a world seemingly abated. Occasional muffled dictaphone note-taking punctuates caustic interruptions, cryptic utterances, the hollow chime of steel panelling, the movement of 'something' under the gravelly surface. When the journey comes to an end, a crescendo of static noise comes to fore and we hear the splash of water, it becomes apparent that wherever we are is fairly similar to where we are right now.

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All sounds recorded in London between April and March 2020 during lockdown. Made using various instruments, devices, field recordings and objects including; a synthesiser, modified violin and penny whistle, balloons, tape recorders, bird whistles, bells, a sampler, gardening tools, E3 dawn chorus and other materials found around the house. Both poems were written in response to walks through Victoria park during lockdown.

All music recorded, mixed & mastered by Malvern Brume.

Cover design by Oliver Barrett.

Elko B. - I Bambini Di Basilisco (preview)

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