Finally the days are beginning to get a little longer. The time of departing for work and returning home in half-light are over and we can begin to think about all the good stuff, like festivals, sunshine and a skin complexion that doesn't suggest some kind of existential ghost complex.
But given that almost everything is a state of mind we have just the thing to put a smile on your face.
Starting with the opening track from Stone Throw affiliate Gabriel Garzon Montano's debut album Jardin and ending with Daniel Brandt's Kale Me from london wonder label Erased Tapes 10 year anniversary compilation (which you can pick up for free by signing up to their mailing list)We cover everything from the ever dependable Sam Gellaitry to the genius of Thundercat's new album.

Happy listening!

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SHS: March 2017

Before you hit play, I want you to be prepared.  This track is loud, and it is meant to be played loud.  It is chaotic, though there are moments of respite before the chaos returns.  

OK.  With that disclaimer out of the way, this track fits into the admittedly vaporous definition of "industrial".  There are overdriven drums, distorted basslines, thunderous orchestral passages, opressive guitars and some abrasive synths.  

On the other hand, there are pretty piano parts, a section featuring house beats, and a few women speaking French, so it's not all nightmarish.  

The word "assemblage" not only gives this song its title but the song embraces "assemblage" as a theme.  "A machine made of pieces fitted together" is one definition I've seen, with an example being "A grand assemblage of gears and cogs."  

This track IS an assemblage. At first, this track might seem shambolic--with very distinct sections with entirely different beats and feels, but, hopefully, in the end, it all comes together.  

I know the time code says this track is 7:30...but the last 30 seconds or so of the track is merely a mostly inaudible unclipped tail of a filter...  Not that a 6:57 length track is a significant difference from a 7:30 one, but I wanted you to know.  

...and fingers crossed that we actually get workable fusion energy sometime in my lifetime!  (Those of you dusting off your high school French, like I was doing, will understand that comment more than others, I'm sure.)

"Assemblage" by Interbay *SoundCloud Exclusive*

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Debuted on Stereogum here: http://bit.ly/1DAC8ZQ

What does the future of peace and quiet look like? Is it possible for someone to find serenity in a world where population mushrooms and buildings continuously jockey for the best possible view? With Kael Smith’s (Mombi, Khale) Mute Forest this dichotomy is at the epicenter of his 'Infinity Pools EP' due April 7th via Lost Tribe Sound. 

To coincide with visuals courtesy of Gregory Euclide (Bon Iver, Erased Tapes), Smith’s debut EP fuses acoustic sounds, mangled electronics and provocative lyrics across four meditative yet mesmerizing tracks. 

Serving as a companion piece to his expansive and sonorous LP, 'Deforestation', due later this year, Smith’s 'Infinity Pools EP' was actually written as a reaction to that material but will be released first.“ 'Deforestation' will in a sense be a prequel to the EP,” explains Smith. “And for listeners who follow along, should provide an interesting reverse narrative,” he concludes. 

“Crypt,” the EP’s opener, contains oscillating vinyl-sampled rhythms, chiming electric guitar and gently struck nylon guitar. Following that is the sparce and haunting “Volcanoes Flowing,” which traces a melancholy beat and slow, lovely piano crescendos to its heartbreaking conclusion. 

Darker in tone, title track "Infinity Pools" has a commanding presence using ominous electronics and damaged samples of Le Creuset pots being struck. Heavily processed and featuring vocals from Smith’s longtime girlfriend Kelly O’Brien, the track unfurls into a hypnotic groove over the chilling words “You’ll feel like an ember trilling/out in space.” 

Washing over the listener to conclude the EP, “Eat the Skin” originally started as an A Winged Victory for the Sullen remix of a song off of their recent LP, 'Atomos'. As the track progressed though, all of the layers performed by AWVFTS were eventually stripped leaving only acoustic guitar and Smith’s voice. “I like to pretend we wrote that song together, hopefully someday they will hear it” desires Smith. He uses the big, cavernous sound of acoustic guitar as base for unhurried, dulcet vocals and airy electronics. “I’ve always loved the big, acoustic sound of Seafood’s “Desert Stretched Before the Sun”“ explains Smith. “I really tried to emulate that deep resonate tone where the acoustic sounds like a tidal wave.”

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed by Kael Smith (http://kaelsmithmusic.com) 
Kelly O'Brien backing vocals on "Infinity Pools."  
Mastering by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering 
Production assistance on "Crypt" & "Volcanoes Flowing" by Matthew Herron 

Original artwork by Gregory Euclide (http://gregoryeuclide.com) 
Copyright 2015 Lost Tribe Sound (http://losttribesound.com) 
Published by Settled Scores 2015 (ASCAP)

Buy EP

Mute Forest - Infinity Pools (from Infinity Pools EP)

Ancii

Between Sphere

Live off the board recording of In Threes at Vancouver New Music's Nomadic Streams festival at VIVO, Oct 23, 2015.

In Threes - Live

This remix has been made using exclusively a Prophet 08 and the music recorded by Ochre.

Ochre - Paper Unicorn (Marc Melià Remix)

from the album 'monument builders' available 11/11

Monument Builders

loscil 'monument builders'

"Skip Step"

Pre-order 'Eternal Something' on Vinyl, CD from our store: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/releasetracks/153/ERATP094
And digitally here: http://phonofile.link/eternal-something

"I started recording 'Kale Me' at my home studio while our washing machine was going wild in the bathroom. It sounded like a huge rave break. I instantly set up a microphone, recorded a full cycle and implemented it into the song. The washing machine stopped working right after the recording and never made any sound again. I was pretty lucky." – Daniel Brandt

Daniel Brandt, co-founder of Germany’s electroacoustic ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick, joins the Erased Tapes family with his solo debut album Eternal Something – released worldwide on March 24th 2017. 

What started off as a more simplistic idea soon evolved into something a lot more complex as the London and Berlin based music producer travelled across the world, experimenting with various other artists and different instruments. From his father’s cabin based in the German countryside with access to nothing but cymbals, to being surrounded by guitars in Joshua Tree, his unexpected journey soon progressed into what became his first solo album. 

Daniel played nearly all instruments himself with the only exception being fellow musicians Florian Juncker on trombone, Manu Delago on hang drum and Andreas Voss on cello. Using his Berlin studio as his main base for recording, Brandt created an album that encapsulates the idea that despite setting out with a particular creative vision, external influences and environments will always shift the process, and create an Eternal Something.

Words from Daniel, January 2017:

“The initial idea was to make a cymbal album. I wanted to surround myself with all types of cymbals. I locked myself into my father’s cabin in the woods for three days. That was the moment I realised it was not possible for me to make an album just with cymbals because other ideas and instruments imposed themselves on me. I had a clear sense of what I wanted to do now. The intention was to let the songs evolve by themselves and not edit too much, keep it raw and have an explosion-like energy to them. I wanted to create a different sound, songs that build up like dance tunes but don't feel like club music at all. Travelling around in California for two months gave me the possibility to deeply get into this concept outside my normal environment. Robert Raths, who served as a great motivator throughout the whole process (I guess he had listened to the record more than I ever had) came up with the perfect order for the songs. This record is about failing to make the original plan happen, but then the discovery of something I couldn't even think of before.”

Prior to being enlisted to create the album artwork, Iranian artist Shaz Madani coincidentally had also planned a trip to Joshua Tree where she documented her own experience of Eternal Something, forming the visual counterpart to the record.

TRACK LISTING

1. Chapparal Mesa 
2. FSG 
3. The White Of The Eye
4. Turn Over  
5. Kale Me
6. Eternal Something  
7. Casa Fiesta  
8. On The Move

Eternal Something

Daniel Brandt - Kale Me

Official audio of Gabriel Garzón-Montano’s “Trial” from his new LP, Jardín ( Stones Throw Records).

Download Jardin: 
Digital: http://smarturl.it/GGM_Jardin
Vinyl: http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/gabrielgarzonmontano+/jardin

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZCYZbBpIs

Lyrics
Maybe I'll learn the rules, make out like the fools
Maybe I'll hide away in a daze - a life without pain.


Maybe I'll sit around and time will lay me down
I'll make like good for nothing
Maybe I'll play the game and trade my trust for fame
Still be just as lonely
Maybe I'll learn the rules, make out like the fools
Maybe I'll ride a wave make my days a song with no name.




Follow Gabriel on
Facebook: http://facebook.com/gabrielgarzonmontano
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/gabriel-garzonmontano
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielgarzonmontano/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrGabrieLorenzo

Jardín

Trial

Buy in BCR Webstore here:
https://bigcrownrecords.com/store/miles-bonny-high-enough-45/

Plane Jane is back with another proper 2-sider. This time by way of Miles Bonny, we heard Hello Jesus a few years back on an EP Miles had put out and Lepse has been playing it to dance floors ever since. The tune gets such a heavy response we wanted to get it on a 7, so here it is.
Side A is Bonny’s version of a song that isn’t called Hello Jesus, with production by Canadian duo Circle Research. The bass and drums alone catch you from the first beat, add the gritty synth lines and Miles’ smooth but rough vocals and we have a hit. Sure to set the dance on fire for all the DJs that play this kind of thing.
Side B find Bonny’s version of a song that is not called High Enough, again with the strong production lead by punchy drums and a very recognizable bassline. Another Plane Jane classic sure to be getting heavy play across the world.

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Miles Bonny - Hello Jesus

Taken from 'Sensorimotor' LP by Lusine, out March 3, 2017.

Order Links:
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Retailer of your choice: Ghostly.lnk.to/lusine

Sensorimotor

Lusine - Won't Forget (feat. Vilja Larjosto)

Jungle Waters

jungle waters

Premiering on the Ransom Note: https://bit.ly/2MyJojX

"An enchanting new album." - The Ransom Note 

Heinali is the alias of self-taught composer and sound-designer Oleg Shpudeiko from Ukraine. Now well established under the name he brings along his latest full length ‘Iridescent’ due for release on October 12th on Injazero Records. 

Having garnered rapturous responses to his earlier output and last year’s ‘Anthem’ Oleg continues to push the boundaries and experiment with altering mood and atmospheres of any space - with abstract yet deeply personal transmissions of ambient synthesiser work and subaqueous, minimal techno contortions. 

‘Iridescent’ consists of fragments of studio improvisation sessions recorded in 2016 and 2017, some of them recorded in one unedited take on a modular system and some layered and later morphed into compositions. As the title suggests Heinali crafts shimmering, incandescent portraits, rich in his unique characteristics and compositional liberty. 

Apart from the “musical sculptures,” that represent the bulk of this LP, Oleg was interested in the exploration of polyphonic capabilities of the modular system. ‘Rainbow Folding’, a loose homage to Terry Riley’s 'A Rainbow In Curved Air,' features an interplay of several independent, but distinct voices and their processed shadows — ‘ghost voices’. In 'Shadow Invention’ eerie atmospherics steal the spotlight and dominate the composition, ending in a cacophony of the ‘ghost voices’. 

Oleg says of the album, “it’s a kind of studio dairy. A reflection on the development of my relations with the hardware instruments and exploration of them as channelling vessels for my experiences and ideas.” 

“One can think of Iridescent’ as ‘musical sculpture’ analogy — when the body of music stays the same, but its surface is flickering with various colours over time — sometimes in a subtle manner, sometimes loud and clear. Or it can be understood in the context of various colours of polyphony, or as a liminal condition of the colour as if it’s being ‘stuck’ in the mist of twilight zone between neighbouring colour-states, so it can’t become a particular colour and is in a flickering kaleidoscopic state.” 

‘Iridescent’ bares Oleg’s style of sonic storytelling and austere, otherworldly textural embellishments that bring to mind Ben Frost, Akira Yamaoka, and Oneohtrix Point Never but also plants the seed for much more club ready electro. ‘Starling Reprise I’ is a scorching piece of ambient techno that conjures Four Tet, LTO and Susumu Yokota’s blissful, kaleidoscopic synth work whilst ‘Starling Reprise II’ retains the frosty, steely ambience that has become Heinali’s calling card. 

Cover artwork by Olga Gaidash.
Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering.

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Heinali - Rainbow Folding

+ Buy: https://fanlink.to/sun-inside-remixes
+ Info: https://subtempo.com/releases/sun-inside-the-sun-remixes/ 

‘Souns - Sun Inside The Sun (The Remixes)’ is a collection of 4 unique reworks of Souns’ original song ‘Sun Inside The Sun’ taken from the Aquamarine album originally released on December 2017. It's forthcoming on Subtempo, and will be out in May 31st. 

Heralding on relationships that have developed over the years, @michaelred handpicked @synkro, @loscil and @phaeleh to remix his ambient material that he composes under the @souns-3 alias. Michael has shared the studio, or the stage with all three of them in multiple occasions, making this collaboration a natural continuation of their work together. 

Loscil sets the tone with the first remix. The ambient music maestro, who is widely recognized as the king of dynamics, continues to redefine the boundaries of the genre with this one. Loscil’s remix allows time for the main idea of his song to develop, with mysterious melodic hints as to what’s to come. In his usual fashion, the use of space and deep pulsating rhythm compound, driving the track into an entirely new landscape, transporting the listener into far away northern lands, where whales live and fog covers the calm oceans.

Souns - Sun Inside The Sun (Loscil Remix)

Track taken from the new album 'Rites', released via Subtext Recordings.

Read it:

www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2013/04/paul-jebanasam-rites/

Buy it:

www.subtext.bigcartel.com/product/paul-jebanasam-rites

Paul Jebanasam - Rites III

Founded by sonic architect and explorer Robert Raths aka ghostworker in 2007, Erased Tapes is a truly independent record label that has disrupted the industry and rejuvenated the musical landscape. The London-based label has consistently nurtured genre-defying artists from all around the world without losing its avant-garde ethos.

2015 saw BBC 6 Music radio presenter Mary Anne Hobbs stage an Erased Tapes evening featuring Nils Frahm and A Winged Victory For The Sullen at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the prestigious BBC Prom. It was the fastest selling ticket of the entire season. Shortly after Erased Tapes was awarded Best Small Label 2015 at the AIM Awards.

On February 5th 2017 Erased Tapes opened the doors to its new East London home, marking the 10th anniversary by introducing fans and the public to the new Erased Tapes Sound Gallery.

“Ten years of one of the most important record labels of the last few years“ — Gilles Peterson

"Over the last decade, Robert Raths’ label Erased Tapes has developed a sonic profile perfectly in step with the growing taste for quiet, meditative works on the cusp of ambient and chamber music" — The Independent

“The heart-string-tugging London label that floats gently between 20th century composition and ambient music” — Rolling Stone

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Daniel Brandt - Kale Me

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