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MAPS&DIAGRAMS

Rain Rituals (Naviarhaiku 379)

Pre-order for the new Handstitched* release "Teygja Part A" by Maps and Diagrams, released on both limited edition mini CD and cassette. 

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/teygja-part-a

View the packaging for the release by following Handstitched*
https://www.instagram.com/_handstitched/

"Teygja Part A" - handmade CD wallets from vintage hardback books, the CD's sit inside timeworn-illustrations and technical diagram sleeves. A hand-made mini collage and print come with every edition. Each edition is hand-numbered and limited to 50 copies, packed in glassine bags.

"Teygja Part A" C-45 cassette - hand-stamped, sage green cassette inside a handmade manila slip case, hand-numbered and packed in glassine bags. Limited to 25 copies.

Maps and Diagrams_Teygja Part A [s4mpl3r]

Preview for a track from the forthcoming Maps and Diagrams EP "FØRSTE" on Hibernate Recordings, released around October, 2013.

buy digital: http://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/f-rste 

http://hibernate-recs.co.uk/

Maps and Diagrams - Goldfuss

Bonus track from "_modulus" on Handstitched* [HS38]

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/modulus

Maps and Diagrams - Seam

Maps and Diagrams - Occupying Space

~ LAAPS 021 ~ [SEQ.03 - LP21]

artist : Tomotsugu Nakamura
 album : Nothing Left Behind
duration : 41.06 mn
 date : July 21st, 2022

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 300 copies / marble ultra-clear + violet LP / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : June 27th, 2022 / official release : July 21st, 2022
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All songs written and produced by Tomotsugu Nakamura.
Recorded between Nov 2020 and Sep 2021.

Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Russel Burden
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://tomotsugu.bandcamp.com/

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℗ & © 2 0 2 2 - L A A P S - L A A P S 021

Tomotsugu Nakamura - Poolside

sometimes in the morning i have to force myself to

Sensorama - Echtzeit

Peril

searchlight - Solemn Music for Practical People [AR019] preview

Full album/CD: https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/solemn-music-for-practical-people

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/30VNKpwi5WghO2s5ZSSi9l?si=RrI8L6mLQI-9HX_3YUBtYg

Music by @searchlightmusic
Visual art and photography by Å Asher-Yates
Mastered by Eric Stone

searchlight - solemn music for practical people [AR019] preview

now available ...

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/generational-drift-the-celestial-sphere

Handstitched* is happy to announce a new split-artist EP (hs53) is by two consistent artists and friends of Handstitched* - Darren Harper & Ümlaut, both well-known and respected within musical spheres and both have released music on an amazing array of well-respected labels over the years.

Darren Harper - "Generational Drift - A seasonal reflection in four movements" wanders through a tactile and circular movement of explorations and minimalistic patterns of generative structures, each arrangement allows itself to occupy its own space within the theme, and variations evolve with harmonious and unrestricted woven textures, subtly offering an openness and tranquillity. "Generational Drift" is a long-form piece that is a sonic tapestry of evolving beauty and internal perceptions.

Ümlaut - "The Celestial Sphere" in contrast to Darren Harpers' work is fractured, short-formed pieces adjoining each other with a disjointed tension, sometimes off-kilter but always focused with a thought-provoking structure. Ümlaut navigates his way through contrasting and conflicting elements and carries the listener through a maze of articulations and random jazz-infused electronic segments, choosing to avoiding traditional form and creating something uniquely dynamic and engaging, all wrapped-up inside a sonic cosmos.

Issued on dual-format, limited edition tape and mini double CD featuring individually hand-bound and hand-cut collage CD wallets made from vintage materials and papers, a special print edition of five x ten designs for the [tape] O-cards to house the c45 cassettes. Each CD copy is hand-numbered and packed inside glassine bags, tape copies are packed inside a clear eco bag.

Darren Harper / Ümlaut - Generational Drift / The Celestial Sphere S4mpl3r [HS53]

We are thrilled to announce the signing of Pariah for a debut full length, Here From Where We Are, due for release on July 13th 2018. The artist’s first release in six years marks a natural progression in his sound across nine interconnected pieces.

Arthur Cayzer was a relative late comer to dance music. He grew up in various hardcore and punk bands before moving to London and being swept away by dubstep. After just six months messing around making his own stuff on Logic, Pitchfork coverage piqued the interest of the legendary R&S, and over the next two years he released three EPs with the Belgian label. Each one showed subtle evolution and further established Pariah on the international scene. 

Since then, Arthur has continued to DJ round the world and play live with Blawan as Karenn. Musically, though, he’s been adrift. With countless unfinished projects cluttering his hard drive, he felt he’d pressured himself into making the music people expected, rather than music that was an honest reflection of himself. It was only by taking a step back to analyse the music that has always resonated with him—and where, how, when and in what context it did—that gave him a renewed confidence in his work. After one track was finished, an album of coherent pieces naturally followed.

Although Here From Where We Are is inspired by a series of very personal reflections, responses and reactions, Arthur is keen for people to process it in their own way, free from interference. Opening with the transcendental ‘Log Jam’ which spills into the huge, empty and plaintive ‘Pith’, the artist distills his experiences into an album of nine moving, multi-layered tracks, where peculiar textures combine with rich harmonies and absorbing melodies into a heady mix of abstracted environments, formally structured songs and sound collages. Absorbing from start to finish, Here From Where We Are is a long overdue return and accomplished new direction for this rejuvenated producer.

Here From Where We Are
VINYL / CD / DIGITAL

01. Log Jam
02. Pith
03. Seed Bank
04. Linnaea
05. At The Edge
06. Conifer
07. Rain Soup
08. Drug The Lake
09. Here From Where We Are

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Pariah - Linnaea

A selection of more acoustic-sounding and harmonious music by Maps and Diagrams, some previously released and a few recently-discovered and unreleased songs from hard drives, tapes and mini-disc. All songs written, arranged and recorded by Maps and Diagrams.

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/

There's some exciting news for Handstitched* in the coming months - a couple of new releases due, stay tuned and try not to take one single moment in this life for granted.

Thanks for listening x

tracklist:

Jasper (Handstitched*)
Ten Black Cards (Time Released Sound)
Untitled (unreleased)
Untitled (unreleased)
Komagataella (Audio Gourmet)
Untitled (unreleased)
Untitled (unreleased)
Circa (Nomadic Kids Republic)
Lias (Handstitched*)
Novachord Spectrum (False Industries)
Floating Sculptures (Nomadic Kids Republic)
Untitled (unreleased)
Red (Handstitched*)
Cut-Out Silhouettes (Nomadic Kids Republic)
Curious Expeditions (Touched)
Untitled (unreleased)
Untitled (unreleased)
Sleep (Audio Gourmet)
Oracle (Grenzwellen)

Maps And Diagrams - Rediscovered Acoustics For Winter [December 2019]

Happy to share some new music from ISAN member Robin Saville today: "The Deepdale Halophyte Economy" is the first glance on the upcoming album "Build A Diorama". 9 minutes of ambient bliss, merging the aesthetics of his main project with field recordings & gentle drones. Available now everywhere, f.e. on Bandcamp, Spotify & Apple Music / iTunes.