astounding as usual. absolutely amazing duo :)

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‘Apologues’ will be released by Erased Tapes on September 11, 2015 on LP/CD/DL and can be pre-ordered from www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP075

Masayoshi Fujita, the Berlin-based Japanese vibraphone player, also known under his alias el fog came to the attention of label founder Robert Raths a few years ago. Not only because the vibraphone is an intriguing instrument, but also the way Masayoshi treats his instrument and draws ethereal and layered sounds, is what truly attracted him to Masayoshi’s work.

Having released more ambient-based/electronic recordings of the vibraphone under el fog, Masa became more interested in the sound of the vibraphone itself. He started to compose acoustic pieces and released the first solo album under his real name, titled ‘Stories’, in early 2013. ‘Apologues’ sees Masayoshi for the first time use an array of instruments besides his lead instrument – such as the violin, cello, flute, clarinet, French horn, accordion, piano and snare drum played by friends, but arranged by Masa himself.

In addition to the mallets, Masayoshi often plays the vibraphone with a violin or cello bow, like on ‘Tears of Unicorn’ and ‘Knight and Spirit of Lake’. He would also place bead strings on the vibraphone bars to create an ambient shimmer that can be heard on songs like ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Swallow Flies High in the May Sky’. The latter was composed to let the clarinet express its characteristics and tell its story, whilst the vibraphone takes a supporting role. “The clarinet sounds very warm and soft and very ‘spring’ to me”, says Masa.

“With this album the main idea was to evoke images, atmospheres, sceneries and stories in the listener, the images that have accumulated in myself. At the same time it was an exploration of the unexplored beauty of the vibraphone, and also a pursuit of the charm of the instrumentation and the music itself. Erased Tapes releases a lot of great stuff and naturally became my favourite label of late. And I thought it would fit well to my music.” – Masayoshi Fujita

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: masayoshifujita.com · erasedtapes.com

Apologues

Tears Of Unicorn

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Masayoshi Fujita – Tears of Unicorn

Previously unreleased adaptation of the Twin Peaks classic.
Credits:
Martyn Heyne - Piano
Rafael Anton Irisarri - Guitar, Rhodes, Synths & Cymbals
Benoit Pioulard - Vocals,  Bass, Field Recordings
Valerie Trebeljahr (Lali Puna) - "Now it's dark" phone message
Mastered at www.blackknollstudio.com
Many thanks to Martyn Heyne for uncovering this one too!

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Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld - The Beast

Hauschka Kosminen Zeigler live at Radialsystem on 13 September, 2015.

With the celebrated experimental pianist Hauschka, the Finnish percussion wizard Samuli Kosminen and the cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, former member of the legendary Kronos Quartet, UM:LAUT brought together three exceptional and internationally renowned musicians for the first time ever in Germany: Entirely based on free improvisation and the exploration of space with sound and rhythm...

Special thanks to the artists for a great performance, to Michael Buchholz for the amazing sound and to Carlo Grippa for mastering this tune.
Recorded at Radialsystem, Berlin.
Published with permission of the artist.
Photo: Ioana Taut

Hauschka Kosminen Zeigler @ UM:LAUT - Live Snippet 2

from 'Trails' [LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den269
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/subheim]

Following on from 2015's praised "Foray" LP, berlin-based SUBHEIM releases his new "Trails" EP on Denovali Records. As with any Subheim release, it is important to consider your frame of mind when listening to his music. "Trails" takes the listener on a very personal journey with intent, riding upon an undercurrent of impending necessity. There is simplicity in its design, though the further you delve the more complex it becomes.

"Trails" opens with the sounds of slow-building, wavering and breathy strings. Soon you, the subject to this music, are guided onwards with the support of confident tribal drums, haunting vocals, otherworldly metallic sounds and muted guitars that ring across the plains.

Having arrived at a place of calm, we are next transported in an altogether more sinister direction through the soundscape of Ego. Desert winds and affected vocal samples provide the backdrop for disconcerting harmonies and long sustains, and through the expectant ticking of a regular clock-like beat we are reminded that we have only made it part-way along our journey.

"Sometimes gloomy, and sometimes lush, but always sweeping and atmospheric" – INTRO "Seductive, emotionally-charged nocturnes" – IGLOO – Subheim's "Foray" featured on Headphone Commute’s Best of 2015 list

Forsaken Pt.II is an altogether more minimal territory to inhabit. With the instantly recognisable return of its guitar melody and a lilting, dry kick there is, at first, less sense of urgency as we sift through the murkiness of this familiar territory. And so it makes way for John Lemke’s remix of Trails. With a subtle yet noticeable increase in tempo and set to an irregular yet constant techno kick, it wears a furrowed brow, pushing itself forward with confidence and conviction.

Trails

Subheim - Trails (John Lemke Remix)

Mario Batkovic self titled LP to be released on Invada Records on all formats 17/03/2017

Mario Batkovic - Quatere

Based on Piano Trio nr. 2 Andante con Moto
Composed by Franz Schubert (*1827)

"Epicycle" is out worldwide on figureight records October 13th.

Pre-order the album as 180g limited edition vinyl/digital download here:
www.gyda.bandcamp.com

www.figureightrecords.com

Epicycle

Gyda Valtysdottir - Opus 100

'Bow Shock' is the second taster from forthcoming album, 'Staccato Signals', following 'Fossils'. 

While the latter encapsulated Chatwin's innovative marriage of strings with his arsenal of analogue and modular synths, 'Bow Shock' is the album's most prominent example of Chatwin's use of brass - folded and buried within his industrial electronic template, pushing the palette of sound further into the composer's own unique hybrid of electronic and acoustic.

'Staccato Signals' is available on July 6th. Pre-order here: https://VillageGreen.lnk.to/EzFNEWE

Ben Chatwin - Bow Shock

Radiohead - The Reckoner (Official String Quartet Remix)

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