Autumn 2017

Taken from: Cologne Tape - Welt (Magazine 16)
https://colognetape.bandcamp.com/album/welt

Welt

Cologne Tape - Welt 8

Pre-order 'The Imperfect Sea' on Vinyl, CD and DL here: phonofile.link/the-imperfect-sea

The iconic Penguin Cafe join the Erased Tapes family and open a brand new chapter to their unique world with new album The Imperfect Sea – out on Erased Tapes 5th May 2017.

A penguin stands in the middle of a scorching desert, far away from its natural habitat. This mirrors composer Arthur Jeffes’ journey and exploration into a new musical territory. Penguin Cafe have evolved into something of their own at the hands of Arthur who started the band in 2009 with the continuation and homage to his father’s legacy, to the late Simon Jeffes’ Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Now, their upcoming album echoes reminiscent sounds that embrace the new.

The album title refers to a saying by his father that “we wade in a sea of imperfections…”, reflecting upon the idea that beauty can be found amongst the chaos. “If there is a narrative to the album it’s coming to the acceptance of the imperfections in all aspects of life; moreover, the recognition that these imperfections and tiny randomnesses are in fact what make up the best parts”, Arthur explains. This has also been highlighted by the striking cover artwork designed by FELD under the art direction of label founder Robert Raths, resembling a lone figure adapting to and accepting its surrounding environment.

Predominantly self-composed, the new album also features covers of electronic works by Simian Mobile Disco and Kraftwerk, along with a re-working of Simon's 'Now Nothing'. Arthur has developed from the traditional folk and jazz heritage Penguin Cafe Orchestra is known for into another realm of blissful ambience and dance music, recreated using strictly acoustic elements.

“For this album I wanted to effect a departure from where we’d been up to now. The idea was to create a musical world that would feel familiar to an audience more used to dance records but stay true to our own values. So we replaced electronic layers with real instruments: pads with real string sections, synths with heavily-effected pianos, and atmospheric analogue drones with real feedback loops ringing through a stone and a piano soundboard.”

On the day of release, the band will play a headline show at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, commencing the beginning of this new adventure for Penguin Cafe.

The Imperfect Sea

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Penguin Cafe - Ricercar

Artist: MONO
Title: Positive Shadow, Negative Light
Album: H a r m o n i c
Release Date: September 22, 2017

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Behind the Shadow Drops is the new solo endeavor from Takaakira ‘Taka’ Goto, founding guitarist and composer of iconic Japanese experimental rock group, MONO. Established in 2016, Behind the Shadow Drops combines Goto’s disparate but commensurate interests in many different forms of music, most notably ambient, trip-hop, industrial minimalism, and modern classical.
Recorded at Goto’s home studio and mixed with esteemed producer and percussionist, John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Yo La Tengo), H a r m o n i c merges Goto’s dynamic, moody compositions with McEntire’s renowned drum programming and percussive sensibilities. What begins as a passing resemblance to the more melancholy work of Goto’s ensemble, MONO, slowly mutates into something otherworldly, submerging in a symphony of synths, drum machines, noise loops, and mournful strings (courtesy of Los Angeles experimental cellist, Helen Money). Resembling something like waves rippling in the ocean under a cloudy moonlit sky, H a r m o n i c is as eerie as it is beautiful – a vast abyss punctuated by seemingly endless glimmers of light.

H a r m o n i c

Behind the Shadow Drops - Positive Shadow, Negative Light

Out now:
https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/track/hey-drum

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Daphni - Hey Drum

Boyfriend (Lindstrõm & Prins Thomas Remix)

Tale Of Us present a new collaboration with Vaal for the sixth release on their Afterlife label. Three years after they teamed up for ‘Concur’ and began to tour together, the trio return with their most anthemic offering yet. Vaal’s hauntingly-beautiful and instantly-recognisable vocals are the centre-piece on ‘Monument’, building on the style of her Wander To Hell EP (AL002). The drums and shimmering synth lines are moody and uplifting in the way Tale Of Us have made their own, arranged perfectly for the psychedelic breakthrough.

On the flip side, ‘The Hangar’ takes a different approach to equally devastating effect. It pumps with added urgency and a thunderous, steely bassline lunges out from the low-end. Designed for large soundsystems and big rooms, ‘The Hangar’ finds Tale Of Us and Vaal at their most direct and it’s something to behold.

Barnt and Stephan Bodzin, two artists whose stand-out performances at recent Afterlife events have made them firm favourites with the crowds, are tapped for the remixes (AL007). They both take on ‘Monument’, Barnt opting for a rolling, percussive direction and Bodzin more ethereal and transportive.

Movement

The Hangar

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Tale Of Us & Vaal - The Hangar

Tale Of Us & Vaal - Monument

Techno mastermind Ben Klock marks the 20th release on his Klockworks imprint with a compilation that represents the labels past and future, including a new track by Klock himself fittingly titled 'Twenty'.

Also found on the 'Klockworks 20' compilation are tracks by DVS1, Trevino, Sterac, Dax J, Etapp Kyle and much more. 

'Klockworks 20' is set for release September 25.

Klockworks 20

More exclusive music

Premiere: Ben Klock 'Twenty'

State Of Presence included on Permanent Vacation ´s 10 year anniversary compilation is now available on vinyl/cd + digital !!!!

State Of Presence

Mare Reworks

Pigment (Christian Löffler Rework)

https://christian-loeffler.33r.pm/mare-reworks

Christian Löffler - Vind //  Parra for Cuva  remix

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Kiasmos mark their return in 2017 with a new 12” EP titled Blurred — available worldwide on October 6th via Erased Tapes.

Since their 2015 Swept EP, the duo have been performing shows extensively across the world. After writing and recording together in their native Iceland this year, the pair will be bringing a glimpse of light to a particularly gloomy time of year as their light sounds are brighter than ever.

Words from Ólafur and Janus, August 2017: 
￼ 
￼￼“To write new material felt like a new beginning for us after two years of touring. The plan was to ￼write something a tad darker than our previous stuff. Spring in Reykjavík had other plans though, as this turned out to be our brightest release to date.” — Janus Rasmussen

￼“Stimming was one of the reasons we started making four-on-the-floor music and we have been listening to Bonobo since we were young, so it was a great honour that they wanted to contribute remixes for the EP.” — Ólafur Arnalds

￼The EP closes with remixes from British producer Bonobo and German electronic musician Stimming, taking tracks Blurred and Paused into different coloured realms.

The cover art featuring the iconic Kiasmos symbol is by long-time Erased Tapes collaborator Torsten Posselt at FELD.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shed 
2. Blurred
3. Jarred 
4. Paused 
5. Blurred (Bonobo Remix) 
6. Paused (Stimming Remix)

WEBSITE: www.kiasmos.is

Kiasmos - Paused (Stimming Remix)

hey soundcloud, another heater coming your way godbless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Confessions Pt III (Feat. Colin Stetson)

Sometimes the chords are all I need and I don't want to muddy the waters with much else. This was one of those tracks, so I decided to avoid any big drums and just let Christian's beautiful melody and my added Prophet chords grow a little throughout, held together with some vocals from the original looped up. It's just a simple piece of music.

Full remix package here: https://christian-loeffler.33r.pm/mare-reworks

Christian Löffler - Haul - Max Cooper Remix

Taken from the album New Energy coming out 29th September 2017
Pre order here: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/four-tet

Scientists

https://www.tsugi.fr/exclu-techno-atmospherique-avec-inland-return-de-polar-inertia/

VA Compilation – Fun•da•men•tum 001

[Premiere] Polar Inertia - Inland Return

"Brest" is the first track from Rone's upcoming album "Mirapolis" to be released on November 3, 2017 on InFiné Music.

+ infos : http://infine-music.com/news/3026/listen-brest-debut-track-mirapolis

"Brest" composed by Erwan Castex & John Stanier; drums by John Stanier, violin by Carla Pallone, cello by Gaspar Claus, choir by Bostgehio

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Mirapolis

Brest

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Rone - Brest [taken from Mirapolis]

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Barnt and Stephan Bodzin, two artists whose stand-out performances at recent Afterlife events have made them firm favourites with the crowds, are tapped for the remixes of Tale Of Us & Vaal's latest single 'Monument' (AL006). They both take on the title track, Barnt opting for a rolling, percussive direction and Bodzin more ethereal and transportive. For the digital-only third contribution, Adriatique (the Swiss duo of Adrian Schweizer and Adrian Shala) give the drums some extra punch and cloak the vocal in spacey reverb.

AL007

Tale Of Us & Vaal - Monument (Stephan Bodzin Remix)

Ratio (Radio Edit)

EU TOUR DATES 2017:

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27/10: Liverpool Music Week, Liverpool, UK
28/10: Ritz, Manchester, UK
30/10: Glasgow Art School, UK
01/11: The Institute, Birmingham, UK
02/11: Motion, Bristol, UK
03/11: Roundhouse, London, UK
04/11: AB, Brussels, Belgium
05/11: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
07/11: Parkteatret, Oslo, Norway
08/11: Kagelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden
09/11: Vega, Copehagen, Denmark
10/11: Astra, Berlin, Germany
11/11: Niebo, Warsaw, Poland
12/11: Kwadra, Krakow, Poland
14/11: Meet Factory, Prague, Czech Republic
15/11: Flex, Vienna, Austria
16/11: Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
17/11: Mascotte, Zurich, Switzerland
18/11: Magnolia, Milan, Italy
19/11: Cabaret Aleatoire, Marseille, France
21/11: Rockstore, Montpellier, France
22/11: Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
23/11: Joy Eslava, Madrid, Spain
24/11: Atabal, Biarritz, France
25/11: Le Trianon, Paris, France
28/11: Grand Mix, Lille, France

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You Took Your Time (feat. King Krule) from the album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

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Autumn 2017

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