Lyrics: 
a minute late
sealed his fate
an accident on the carousel

times a curse
she forgot her purse
tractor trailer jackknifed on the 409

What's in the machinery
No one but you and me
writing down all these dates
cutting the string of fate

half past nine
got to work on time
snapped cable in the elevator

arrived too soon
he met his doom
a pack of rabid dogs strolled thru the alley way

Mixed and Mastered by Adam Stilson

String Of Fate

pre-orders available now via IMPREC.comIn 1970 Harry Bertoia had been developing his sonic sculptures for over ten years. He had only been composing/recording for two years and the four long pieces chosen for this CD find him starting to arrive at the sonic forms he had been searching for.

Hints Of Things To Come is one of the most unique and melodic pieces discovered so far in the Bertoia tape archive. In this piece we hear him slowly create and articulate a musical riff.  Bertoia builds this phrase patiently until the composition reaches an intense climax where the riff is played heavily and distinctly.

7 ½ & 7 ½ Combined, another historic standout, is one of the earliest examples of Bertoia overdubbing by playing a tape and then performing along to the playback.

This CD is defined by ambient passages, long drones, gongs that sound like whales, shimmering harmonics and the feeling of an artist searching for sounds deep within his own sonic sculpture.

Hints Of Things To Come

Harry Bertoia  "Hints Of Things To Come" CD - release date 12.16.22

pre-order: IMPREC.com
release date: 11.25.22
format: 2LP

Tod Dockstader's Aerial series, an electronic/drone masterpiece, is cherished among fans of the artist's work and this first volume is available in a double LP edition of 500 copies with 100 copies on clear vinyl exclusively for Imprec mailorder customers. 

     15 years in the making, Tod Dockstader's Aerial series is sourced from his life long passion for shortwave radio. Dockstader collected over 90 hours of recordings, made at night, and comprised of cross signals and fragments plucked from the atmosphere.

       Opening with airwave drones, Dockstader gradually allows elements to slowly come and go, summoning an ominous atmosphere of ethereal cloud clouds. Malignant placidity continues, giving the feeling of eavesdropping upon late-night audio activity not unlike discovering number stations while sweeping the dials. These sounds pull you in as their density and rhythms come and go. 
 
      Backward voices, deep echoing choruses of conversations flowing under the surface, ocean sounds, pulsing electro-rhythms, all seem to be created via the collaging of many hours of source recordings. A masterwork of collage and juxtaposition by an overlooked pioneer of American electronic music. 

Artwork by John Brien (Imprec) is inspired by the propagation of shortwave radio signals throughout the earth's atmosphere. 

Press: 

"This return of Dockstader is something to cherish, not just because his output has been so limited and scarce but because what we do have is so intriguing, persuasive and cliche-free; the music of an inspired explorer who trails in nobody's slipstream."  The Wire

Unequivocably awesome...Grand in scope, colossal in sound. Mimaroglu Music 

One of the great figures of musique concrete composition. Dusted 

Somewhere in the invisible night, the signal remains strong, broadcasting anew. City Page

Tod Dockstader - Aerial 2 - 2LP - available 11.25.22

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THE SHAPES- Wot`s For Lunch Mum

1st. Single of upcoming Album "A Momentary Bliss"

A Momentary Bliss

No Progression

"Y a-t-il ici un petit amour ?
Qui veuille jouer avec une petite belle ?
Nous pourrions jouer jusque-là fin du jour
Dans notre petit royaume des merveilles. 
Y a-t-il ici un petit amour
Qui veuille s'émouvoir avec cette belle ? 
Nous pourrions danser jusqu'au dernier jour
Dans un rythme très lent plein de beaux soleils."

L'amour qu'on ressent si intensément, 
Qu'aucune autre chose ne nous atteint vraiment, 
Le monopole vital de nos sentiments
Eclipse nos problèmes, nos inconvénients

L'amour qui nous ronge toujours du dedans
Dans le déluge extrême de nos émotions 
On cherche ses yeux parmi tous les gens
Et plus rien d'autre ne mérite attention

Alors on la cherche, 
On ne peut se résoudre,
Où mènent nos recherches
Orage ou bien foudre ?
On part à Séville
Juste pour lui voler
Une petite étreinte
Ou même un baiser...
Alors on la cherche, 
On ne peut se résoudre,
Où mènent nos recherches
Orage ou bien foudre ?
On part à Séville
Juste pour lui voler
Une petite étreinte
Sous un oranger…

L'amour qui survient, matin de septembre
Quand l'été s'éteint car arrive novembre
On reçoit ses mots comme de beaux écrins
Contenant trop d'amour pour être serein...

L'amour est toujours une chanson touchante
Mais l'hiver est là, fine lame tranchante
Les résultats tombent, on n'y peut plus rien
La belle aux oranges, y peut encore moins

Alors on la cherche, 
On ne peut se résoudre,
Où mènent nos recherches
Orage ou bien foudre ?
On part à Séville
Juste pour lui voler
Une petite étreinte
Ou même un baiser...
Alors on la cherche, 
On ne peut se résoudre,
Où mènent nos recherches
Orage ou bien foudre ?
On part à Séville
Juste pour lui voler
Une petite étreinte
Sous un oranger…

L'amour est ainsi qu'il ne s'efface pas,
Dans tous nos récits, il est toujours là,
La fin du chemin pour celui des deux
Qui l'aimait bien trop pour devenir vieux.

"Y a-t-il ici un petit amour ?
Qui veuille jouer avec une petite belle ?
Nous pourrions jouer jusque-là fin du jour
Dans notre petit royaume des merveilles."

L'ordre d'Héloïse-2022

La Belle Aux Oranges

Included in wabzine,in the middle vol.1, which focuses on Japanese alternative music.

https://linktr.ee/inthemiddlezine?fbclid=PAAabKc61qh_HQo0BwUgGpXFx0CmobUeMNUWf7L_lYD2Kidvuzsh60u8jjGzM

In the body (Dirty electronics version)

Backing Vocals : Milksop
https://soundcloud.com/pitilesscensors

𝙲 𝙴 𝙼 𝙴 𝚃 𝙴 𝚁 𝚈  𝙳 𝙾 𝙻 𝙻 𝚂  - 「𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚘 𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛」

A collection of low slung groovers, kosmische cookers, expansive environments + more. Featuring current and forthcoming label releases, recent discoveries, and perennial passengers. 

Track list:
No Zen Orchestra - Yuga
M. Willet - Lazy in the Safe Space
Drug Free America - Ransacking the Ethernet
Mad Spiders - Cosmic Horror
Robert Eggplant - Cosmo Consultations
Nightly Closures - Krauted
Cook - Amazonas
Dania Sixto - Untitled II
G.T. Modell - We Won’t Let You Down
23 Skidoo + Klaus Schulze - Quiet Pillage for Seth
Rental Snakes - Buzz Off
Night Foundation - On Hold
usof - Conz
Fsik Huvnx - Untitled
FH HF - Lampshade and Shifting Sillhouetes
Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk (Mark Clifford remix)
Drug Free America - Baby Doll and the Dolphin Burger

Noir Age 05/11/23

This track was originally released in 2016 on now defunct Endless Illusion label from Prague. It became a staple in my live set, and the way it sounds live is stripped down, more direct and I believe - better. So I decided to re-record it, mix it again and here it is.

THE SHAPES- Wot`s For Lunch Mum

Grazza

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