Russian Tsarlag and Secret Boyfriend are two of the most distinctly inimitable makers in the canon of the contemporary American “DIY” underground. In 2013, the two artists released an untitled split 12” on Ryan Martin’s (Secret Boyfriend) prolific “Hot Releases” label. As two of the foremost archetypal figures of their collected contexts, it’s a pleasure to host the pairing as a part of the ENXPL series again sharing new work.

Russian Tsarlag’s side A is gorgeously trudging and despondent; these syrup drenched ballads and collages sit amongst some of his finest work, (see his most recent self released work through his Wasp Video Roadhouse imprint). Side B is the domain of Secret Boyfriend. The effort hosts an eclectic batch of dense and emotive ambient passages, live recording, and bedroom shoe-gaze. Martin’s Secret Boyfriend project allows for a fluidity in form and content, mastering longing through a myriad of languages.

Russian Tsarlag/Secret Boyfriend

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ENXPL08 - SECRET BOYFRIEND - B9 - BYE FOR NOW

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LLYN Y CWN 'Du Y Moroedd' CD (CSR302CD)

"Du Y Moroedd" (Welsh - the black of the sea) is an album of abyssal dark ambient - environmental soundscapes and atmospheres from above, below and beside the ocean; field recordings made onboard vessels at sea; sounds from submerged recording devices deep underwater; recordings from the coasts of North Wales to Greenland and the Arctic Ocean. 

"The tracks were created onboard the RV Prince Madog whilst conducting research using multibeam sonar to locate, survey and identify shipwrecks from WW1. The multibeam sonar creates images of the seabed using acoustic reflections. It is quite an experience to watch the sonar reveal an unsurveyed wreck and be the first person to "see" the ship for over 100 years; the vessel sitting at the bottom of the ocean waiting in the dark to be discovered. 

Research into the history of each wreck uncovers stories of boats torn in half by torpedoes and mines, U- boats hunted by destroyers and pummelled with depth charges. Many of these sites aren't just wrecks; they are mass war graves. The vital shipping channel to Liverpool passes the North Wales coast, the U boats would sit and wait; listening. When heard from under the water, each ship has its own unique acoustic signature based on the size of the engine, shape of the propeller, curve of the hull, these acoustic tell-tales were used by the U-boats to identify targets. The shipping lane became a shooting gallery of easy pickings and the submarines were able to slip away undetected into the black of the sea. 

The album features recordings from the hull of RRS James Clark Ross whilst ploughing through ice fields off Greenland, from a "sound trap" attached to an anchor as it descended through 80m of water to the seabed, and sounds from onboard the RV Prince Madog with its pitched engine drone. There is also a recording of the bell at Trwyn Du lighthouse, Anglesey, that was made in August 2020, days before the bell was removed to be replaced with a modern fog horn - prior to this, the bell had rung every 30 seconds since 1922" (Benjamin Ian Powell). 

File next to fellow Welshman Lustmord and Sleep Research Facility.

"Ambient soundscapes that thrill and terrify in equal measure" (Electronic Sound Magazine).

Presented in a 6-panel digipak with breathtaking photography by the artist. 

Track Listing:

1. Trwyn Du (4:49)
2. SS Apapa (6:34)
3. Adrift (4:46)
4. Submergence (5:09)
5. Du Y Moroedd (4:11)
6. The Hunt (5:02)
7. Descent (5:51)
8. The Skerries (3:52)
9. Erebus And Terror (5:12)
10. Stratigraphy (31:36)

https://coldspring.co.uk/csr302cd

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/du-y-moroedd-csr302cd

Listen:  https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/llyn-y-cwn-du-y-moroedd

Watch: 
'Du Y Moroedd' Album Promo: https://youtu.be/r1Jg4cs39O0
'Trwyn Du' Video: https://youtu.be/GcPD_vh2r1o
(Videos by Abby Helasdottir)

LLYN Y CWN:

https://llynycwn.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/llyn-y-cwn
https://www.facebook.com/llynycwn
https://coldspring.co.uk/llyn-y-cwn

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Out 25th February 2022

LLYN Y CWN Adrift

from Koray Kantarcıoğlu's Loopworks 2. 

More info at www.discrepant.net

Loopworks 2 (masters 24b)

Koray Kantarcıoğlu - 1982 / Nepa 01 (from Loopworks 2)

. Voix, percussions acoustiques et électroniques, boîte à rythme, orgue, trompette, harmonica et essoreuse à salade joués et enregistrés par Johann Mazé à Tabanac et Saint-Martory.
. Aïcha S. enregistrée par Johann Mazé à Saint-Martory.
. Violon sur Hayton Fayon joué et enregistré par Sourdure à Thiers.

Mixé avec Manuel Duval à la Grange Cavale.
Mastérisé par Ernest Bergez
Artwork par Josué Confort

4 - Us Plus Them Equals We (Remix)

L'uniforme, paru sur la V/A pont d'appoint
https://pontdappoint1.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-01
releases January 13, 2022

L'uniforme

Les trois eaux (Juin 2022)

05 La Valse Des Perdants

Extrait Live/ Goz Pan / Division / Third Type Tapes

morceau pour le marathon de la semaine. thème : ocarina virus

la danse du virus

release on 19 June 2020 : https://bit.ly/2AUmsGY

Following his first two releases on Few Crackles and Groovedge, ssabae returns with more stretched forms, exploring the expression of frequency epiphenomena. Borrowing from the psychology of Gestalt in its research on the perception of forms, fractal archipelago questions our psyche and its capacity to associate images and, more specifically here, sounds, while freeing itself from the production of a stable pattern.

ssabæ - the queen of silence

johmze@hotmail.fr

Membre de France Sauvage, Lord Rectangle...

4 - Us Plus Them Equals We (Remix)

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