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2016 Feb

studio days

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slow down and touch the air

Shigeto - First Saturn Return

Shigeto - Silver Lining

Faking The Books

Live performance of "Concréte 2" written and performed for Ted X Martha's Vineyard  for "Insanity, Genius & the creative process".
I discussed my compositional technique and finding your own creative way outside of the academic process.

Devonté Hynes - "Concrète 2" performed at TED X Martha's Vineyard August 2014

For the past eight years the duo of Rob Lowe and Michael Muller have nurtured and refined their creative partnership as the core members of the band Balmorhea.  Though their first album on Western Vinyl Rivers Arms (2008) garnered some remarkable press, their self-titled debut, recorded in 2006 and released in 2007 best captures the duo's unique magic as it first blossomed.  With no label, distributor, manager, publicist, or booking agent the duo quietly self-released their first recordings and started playing live shows. 

For these two Texans the release of their self-titled album was the beginning of a new trajectory in their lives.  They were young enough that their prefrontal cortexes were still developing, but old enough to tap into the ancient stories that coursed through their veins.  Though crudely recorded at home, those early songs display all of the key characteristics and emotional scope that continue to define the duo's sound.  Now, seven years later Western Vinyl is honored to have the opportunity reissue the band's self-titled album, and make it available on vinyl for the first time ever.

In honor of this special reissue, the audio has been lovingly remastered, drawing out even more of the nuances…magnifying the sounds of Muller and Lowe's fingers on the instruments, and teasing out the textures that set these recordings apart from the rest of their catalog.  Simple and sincere, these songs and ambient sounds the duo captured in these recordings are strangely inviting.  Throughout the album the distant sounds of Texas grackles, the warm summer rain, the steady rhythm of crickets chirping, and creaking wooden stools, all seeping in to cradle the notes in a restrained din of primordial wonder. 

Attesa (Nils Frahm Rework)

Here’s a preview of my score for Human Universe featuring Professor Brian Cox, which debuts tonight on BBC2.
We’re going to release the soundtrack on iTunes, Spotify and many other digital music platforms shortly.
If you’d like to receive a one-off email when this is released, just leave us a short message at my site here; philipsheppard.com/2014/10/07/huma…rse-soundtrack/ naming your favourite track.
You’ll get a free download of one of my other film scores by way of thanks.
And, you’ll really be helping us, as the most popular track will become the first track on the album.

Earthrise

Production by Golden Vessel
Recorded in Acolyte Studios
Mastered by Matthew Grey

Cypher ~ Child (Prod. by Golden Vessel)

Live performance of the 'Legend of Korra Suite'. Performed September 14, 2014 at the Playfest animation and game music festival in Malaga, Spain. Orchestrated by Christopher Rozé. Conducted by Oscar Senen. Erhu, Zhonghu and Dizi performed by Hong Wang.

Choir text:
'boundless

asunder
asunder
divided
once apart
now united

oh (mm)
oh (mmm)
(now) united

never still
always change
always change
always...
always two,
dark and light

all is change
never still
throughout time!

a place away
a place away from all light
the coldest place
is not boundless
not boundless
in a place
away from light
once apart 
now united

all is change
all is change
all is change
nothing is still
wavering form
passing through time'

The Legend of Korra Suite - Playfest 2014, Malaga

Heart

Impression

Everything You Know

Kevin Drew will be releasing GarageBand songs throughout the next month. Here is first.

Lyrics:
you better spoon a reason to be wise
you better spoon a reason to be right
and I can't be here tonight
you better spoon a reason to be why

you better have to reason to be kind
you better have a reason with your time
you better spoon your life
you better spoon away your life


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Buy 'Darlings'

Kevin Drew - Spoon A Reason

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFM0cbO7pIA


Pain Goes Away

Calling Me

Better Off Without You

First single off my new EP, thanks for listening <3

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Buy EP

cln - Hold Me

It's been a while, here is a remix I did for @kehlanimusic.
so to noodles! 

Cover by DelindaArts - DelindaArts.com 

Kehlani - Runnin' (Stwo Remix)

Eaux Calmes - Paul Michael Harris, David Weston

"The Ruined Map" is the first single from the new CFCF LP, "Radiance and Submission", out this summer on Driftless Recordings.

vinyl pre-order: http://shop.thehyv.net/collections/driftless-recordings/products/pre-order-cfcf-radiance-and-submission-lp-limited-to-500

Itunes purchase:
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Bleep: https://bleep.com/release/61472-cfcf-radiance-submission
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CFCF - Radiance and Submission - The Ruined Map

This is not from my forthcoming album, just some things on my mind.
Photo by Robert Mapplethorpe.

Lyrics.
frustration and depression breaks me down
descending like they wanted underground
the further our journey the less you care
that's why you laugh at Kanye when he's talking in a chair
but the same conversation but replaced,
is good enough for laughs or a smile on your face,
happy to be singing all our songs to survive,
but when we need help, you don't get off til 5. 
it's powerful to feel so alone in a group

let me break this down for you and tell you how we feel again,
your fear is all you hold on to, so when you see me it's not fair
i have nothing left to give when you don't notice what is wrong,
Charleston left me broken down but it's just another day to you

i ain't got nothing left to give you
and i'm too tired, to even talk about it
while watching the fire,

tasting pain coming from a place of truth 

to be another in a messy world
to feel like giving in another turn?
you wouldn't listen if i told you

so how can i become anyone?

Written, arranged & produced by Devonté Hynes.

Devonté Hynes - Piano, Voice, Wurlitzer, Synths, Bass, Percussion, Drums.
Voicemail from Talwst (http://talwst.com)
Chris Egan - Drums from 6:13 onwards
Ava Raiin - Vocals
Samantha Urbani - Vocals

Do You See My Skin Through The Flames?

'In Return (10 Year Anniversary Edition)', out now on Ninja Tune: https://odesza.lnk.to/in-return-10So

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Light

Light (feat. Little Dragon)

Summer Breeze Feat. Pheo And Nikko Gray

Blood' is Out Now.
Download from iTunes here: po.st/iTBlood
Get it from Amazon here: po.st/aBlood 
Stream it on Spotify here: po.st/LLHSpotify

Watch Lianne perform ‘Green & Gold’ live in Hamburg here - youtu.be/URJwZ9HDDhE

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Lianne La Havas - Green & Gold (Darius Remix)

First track from the neat beats debut album: Cosmic Surgery

Graffiti on a Tuesday Night

We are excited to announce a full length album (2x12”) by key Cititrax artist Broken English Club​. After the strong reception of his split EP with Silent Servant (Official)​, solo work for both Cititrax and Jealous God, and recent feature on the Cititrax: Tracks Volume One EP, oliver ho​ (also known for his Raudive​ alias) expands upon the themes in his earlier output. Now though, he is presenting Broken English Club as the multifaceted project that it is. He fearlessly exposes a range of emotion through varying sound, texture and song structure. The result is a manifestation of his influences (post punk, noise, techno, grindcore) melded into his own unique vision and culminating in an album that sounds absolutely massive, both on and off the dance floor. About Broken English Club, in Oliver’s own words:
“It’s not about some idea of the future, it’s about a grubbier seedier world. There's no superior technology here, there’s a romance to damp concrete buildings and abandoned reservoirs. Somewhere in the nursing homes that smell of bleach and piss, under the jaundice yellow glow of street lights, there’s a dark soul. I like music with a sense of dread, there’s drama or suspense in that feeling somewhere.
I am fueled by the energy and noise of 1980’s grindcore. The track 'Scum' is a tribute to the Napalm Death song of the same name. Those kind of brutalist noise bands are a very English thing to me, the oblivion of that is romantic.
I am fascinated and disgusted by things, and I like that friction. The best things in life seem perverted and disgusting at first and then become beautiful and transcendent.
I have these ideas filling my head and it gives me a sense purpose, I owe it to these obsessions of mine to see them through, to give them a place to exist. That’s Broken English Club. “
This album will be pressed on 160 gram splattered black and clear double vinyl limited to 999 copies, housed in a heavy weight high gloss sleeve, featuring art direction by Veronica Vasicka​ and Silent Servant with photography by Corinne Schiavone. Broken English Club’s Suburban Hunting 2x12” will be released in late November. Digital release to follow.
http://minimalwave.com/articles/article/broken-english-club-suburban-hunting-2x12
Pre-order here: http://minimalwave.com/releases/release/suburban-hunting/

Broken English Club - Suburban Hunting 2x12" (samples)

"Better Give U Up", taken from my upcoming album French Kiwi Juice. I sing on this one

Released on: Roche Musique 
Order on itunes: http://apple.co/1O74e1f
Listen on spotify: http://bit.ly/1SpaOB9
Wav : https://pro.beatport.com/track/better-give-u-up-original-mix/7271215

LYRICS by Guillaume Héritier & Fkj :

You my obsession
Ocean and lover 
You my old passion
Patience was over

I was looking for another challenge 
This huge ambition  
I needed a change
Revenge, creation
 
Your eyes look like a mirror
And no more a spell 
Our minds were in a row
But look now unwell

Love is not enough
In order to last
Remember your laugh 
Is part of my past

‘Better give u up now somehow
But I’ll never never never stop thinking of you' x2 

Never, never, in the right place
For us to stand by each other 
You'll have, you'll have, you'll have to replace 
My face, my goodbye and find another

My heart was like a stone 
When we stopped in pain 
I felt like a clone
Cold blood in my veins

Forgive my silence
This absence of time
The crime of distance
Deception was prime 
 
I keep a secret
Our great adventure
A kind of regret
Could it have been future?

Now going ahead
My hands play your touch
I'm taking this new gate
you bring me so much

‘Better give u up now somehow
But I’ll never never never stop thinking of you ' x4

French Kiwi Juice

Buy on iTunes

FKJ - Better Give U Up

Blankstairs is pleased to announce the release of 'Pathfinder', the latest record from Washington State resident Archivist. 'Pathfinder' is Archivist's second release on Blankstairs, following 2015's  'Migration', which Impose Magazine celebrated as offering listeners “the possibility of transcendence.” Archivist's new record is no different, featuring three original deep techno tracks along with a remix by Bunker NY resident Eric Cloutier. With 'Pathfinder', Archivist shows himself to be one of the West Coast's most intense and interesting techno producers.

Opening the record is “Klamath”, which rises gently out of the darkness before overtaking the listener with its percussive power. Channeling the Washington landscape, the track is a rich and hypnotic ride that flows like a landslide before finally returning to a state of rest. 'A Rogue Moon' is a ghostly trip down shadowed trails, as euphonic echoes and esoteric strings find space in the tracks cavernous kicks, making it perfect for late nights and early mornings.

The second side features two takes of the title track 'Pathfinder'. The original version shows Archivist's ability to temper a peak time tune, with rolling rhythms and cacophonous stabs of chords that boulder over the listener, leaving little left in its wake. Eric Cloutier closes the EP by rebuilding 'Pathfinder' into a clean, cutting cleaver, proving that Cloutier is just as powerful as a producer as he is a DJ.

BST014 will be released in 12" and Digital formats on February 19th, 2016.

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Pathfinder

BST014: Archivist, 'Pathfinder' [Previews]

http://flau.jp/releases/56.html

"Farewell" is worldwide debut album of Taiwanese female fronted chamber ensemble Cicada who played with Olafur Arnalds, Rachel Grimes, Balmorhea.
“Farewell” described how someone who went through the cycle of a relationship. It’s about breakup, facing the future alone and also reveals the teenage girls inside us. Cicada selected 14 songs from “Over the Sea /Under the Water”, “Pieces”, and “Let’s Go” With the new recording and production, together they told a story.

tracklist:
01 Farewell (in a pretentious way)
02 …till the day we meet
03 Drowning in the Fog of yours
04 Happily Ever After?
05 Pieces
06 Encrypted Desire
07 No Words
08 Breakaway
09 Lake’s End
10 Meteoric Night
11 Told You!
12 Boom Boom
13 What do I do?
14 Here We Are! 

Cicada - Farewell (Album Preview)

https://clandestinerecords.bandcamp.com/

A rad split LP by The Friend (whose debut on the label was on DARK ACID V, is the founder and owner of How to Kill Detroit, as well as releasing great tunes under different names for labels like R&S apollo/illian tapes/stylss/juke trax) and L/F/D/M (who killed it on his solo Clan Destine EP aswell as with releases on Optimo/CGI and Estactic, at the same time as releasing killer cuts with Dom ex from Factory Floor as Green Gums and Bronze Teeth)...FUCK SUNSETS and BALEARIC FISTING for all...
The Friend brings us 4 tracks of sludge techno straight from the source in Detroit, from the creeped out stylings of ROOM(S), the bleeped out techno of STAR, the menacing groove of BENT and pure bass with STRIPPING.
L/F/D/M (loves flacid disco muscle) drops 4 varied tracks for this, from the full on raging acid techno of BELTON, the intricate drones of DROME V II, creepy sex loops on 88 and the degraded synths of UNTRUTHS.

THE FRIEND AND THE SIGNIFICANT OTHER - BENT

ARA KOUFAX have worked together since bonding in high school, introducing their new project in 2014 with Brenda: a feature of Cutters Records' Oceans Apart compilation. Supported by the likes of Tim Sweeney and BBC Radio 1, Brenda paved way for the release of the pair’s eponymous EP: a three-track love letter to bubbling, textured electronic music from all corners of the globe.

Now, they return to Cutters Records to share ADULT CONCEPTS: a celebration of the year’s end and a snapshot of what can be expected of Ara Koufax in 2016.

The EP’s second track, Makers, is propelled by a buoyant, chugging rhythm section - nodding with love to Omar S, Motor City Drum Ensemble and the coming of warmer weather. Standing as a tonal counterpoint to Adult Concepts, the b-side fluctuates in intensity: embracing the quiet and chaotic in equal measure.

ARA KOUFAX - Adult Concepts - Out Now on Cutters Records.

BUY > iTUNES: radi.al/AdultConcepts // JUNO: bit.ly/1lzPsGC

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Ara Koufax - Makers

New track with @whithe-sam off of his forthcoming "Accidents EP" 

Accidents EP

Whithe & Subsets - Embers

Cicada - Drowning In The Fog Of Yours

from Bola Remixes ATFA003 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bola-remixes/id529287424

Bola — Makamiba ANZANO&PALERMO Remix

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Brett return with news of their sophomore album, Mode. Across the record's 10 tracks, Brett's songwriting magic is undeniable. Pop jams come to life in 3D, swirling the senses and putting the mind into motion.

Unlike previous material, Mode inspirations are diverse, owing more to multimedia art than romance, namely Jean-Luc Godard’s recent film, Goodbye to Language. “The defining quote for me was: ‘For women, it's only sex and death. For men, it's only infinity and zeroes,’” said vocalist Mick Coogan. “It’s a fairly opaque statement, but I think the irony lies in assigning absolutes to human relationships, which can be so beautiful and inspiring. At the same time, the fundamental differences between men and women are very real and that shit is difficult to figure out.” In a more abstract way, the light installations of James Turrell also influenced the musical contours of the album.

The album’s art was created as a large-scale painting by LA artist, Charley Alexander, using abstracted patterns, shapes and color scales, and then cut into 50 squares, each of which will be sold with limited edition pre-order copies of the vinyl record. 
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Brett - Electric

sorry, i never made it that far.. (acoustic ep)

Bones is track #5 off of Lazlo Hollyfeld's 2nd release "The Pacer EP"

Bones

After appearing alongside Clint Mansell and Philip Glass on the soundtrack for Park Chan-Wook's recent psychological thriller Stoker, Emily Wells prepares to release her latest album and single.

Album ‘Mama’ (out June 3rd via Partisan) combines subtle hip-hop inflections and wide-ranging sounds with Emily’s distinctive feline vocals, creating a record that is simultaneously light & delicate with a bold punch of personality.

Contrasting with the heavy layering and electronics of the original, the European version of ‘Mama’ sees Wells re-imagining the entire record acoustically for a second disc and mirror version. These fresh renditions of an already unique record are stunningly austere, recorded solely with voice and guitar. Emily Wells has stripped off her own armour, leaving only her crystalline voice and equally unambiguous songwriting on display.

String-laden single ‘Passenger’ is released on April 29th. Its noir-ish tone is cinematic in its scope - a song that becomes a real focal point of Mama.

Watch the video for ‘Passenger’ here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXAaPvVaZDQ

From the start of her career, Wells’ musical interests were simply too wide ranging for just one instrument. Trained as a classical violinist, the Texan soon created her own sonic “spaceship,” an ever-growing pulsating arsenal of synthesizers, effects pedals and toy instruments, all tied together with live sampling and a genre-agnostic approach that is diverse, distinctive, and utterly her own. Honing her sound on a series of independent releases, including an acclaimed cover of The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic ‘Juicy’, it was these initial glimpses and the countless live dates both as bandleader and solo performer that carved out the musician she has become today.

The female singer-songwriter stable may be packed with unique voices and varying degrees of talent, but Emily Wells is an artist whose innate complexities lift her out of that particular stable and into a realm all of her own.


Emily Wells - Passenger (Kid Koala Remix)

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