Name: anjou 'glamr' by kranky in 𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝐴𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑒 & 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝐼𝐼
Duration: 3 min 27 s
Description: from the album 'epythmía', available 3/17

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒,
𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠.
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛? 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔.
𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓.

― 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑂𝑟𝑟, 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒, 𝑖𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑂𝑤𝑙

(𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ 𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑟 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑓𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑛)

𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝐴𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑒 & 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙  𝐼𝐼𝐼

Fortresses guides a pensive, ethereal meditation on the passage of time with his debut release, Eve, on Dragon’s Eye Recordings. 

A day may be observed by exact moments, counted down by the hands on a clock; or, its progress might be witnessed through less immediate means—a shift in shadows, the sky’s hue, the air as it warms and cools. 

In this sense, Fortresses both measures the day with exactitude, and honors its slower unfoldings. Each of Eve’s three carefully crafted compositions allow the listener to hone in on a singular element, or lean back into a wider gentle drone. One can pinpoint a hint of static, or drift with a melodic looping hum as it phases in and out again. 

In his own words Fortresses offered us some insight into the making of Eve: 

Eve formed slowly during a self-reflective and transformative period in my life. The songs stand as a personal document of the time they were made and the rituals that gave shape to them—watching the seasons change from my studio window, letting the colours and qualities of light inspire the compositions; and long walks in East London’s natural and urban areas where I would listen to rough edits of the tracks and record open-air sounds that blended well with the music. 

With this music, the process is compositional and very deliberate, as opposed to improvised or open-ended. The tracks are manipulated guitar and synth lines, meshed with both raw and processed field recordings, and broken chords and melodies made with a Mellotron iPhone app.

Fortresses - June

I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

I Could Be Your Dog

Akari is the third album from Tokyo duo Illuha. Following 2011’s debut Shizuku (12k1067) and 2013’s Interstices (12k2028), Akari takes the next artistic step for the band. While Shizuku was recorded in the US and completed separately by the artists, Interstices captured the duo creating their exceptionally detailed music together live during a Japaneses tour. Akari, in turn, is the first studio album where Illuha recorded and mixed together, throughout the entire process. The beautiful st-robo studio in Tokyo put a collection of amazing equipment at their fingertips, from vintage mics and outboard gear to a vast collection of instruments, both acoustic and electronic. Their writing sessions were numerous and long with details meticulously obsessed over for nearly a year. The result is the most bewildering music Illuha have created to date. An album swimming with the most delicately tactile sounds and instrumentation that draws the listener in with hushed, motionless attention.

While Illuha’s Corey Fuller and Tomoyoshi Date are often drawn to the most sparse notes of Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, acoustic grand piano and guitar, the breadth of instrumentation is partially what makes Akari so abosrbing. They have succeeded in creating their own universe of sound, so beautifully recorded, where each element not only has its own space but connects and interacts so fluidly with the other sounds. It is as if they are placed perfectly by nature, the compositions are fluid and organic, a far cry from anything calculated or structured. It is this open space that the music exists in which in turn defines the music itself. There is ample room to breathe within this forest of gentle tines, bubbling analogue synthesizers, clicking percussion and quiet field recordings. This is subtlety at its most refined; hushed without being saccharine, distant without being morose.

Akari is the Japanese word for light. Conceputally the duo used this word as a guide, as if they were searching through the dark, trying to keep the light alive, as if one is cradling a candle doing everything in their power to keep it alight in a storm. It is this almost visceral sense of sheltering, of protection, that gives Akari a very human and personal sound whose intensely deep focus is as impressive as it is arresting.

Akari

Structures Based on the Plasticity of Sphere Surface Tension

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Structures Based On The Plasticity Of Sphere Surface Tension

Mercatante is a New York-based electronic musician with self-releases dating back to 2007, appearing on a handful of boutique and independent labels. For his debut appearance on ASIP, Mercatante takes the concept of Ø [a symbol used in mathematics for an empty set or null] and explores the possibilities of starting out from nothing, "specifically, trying to understand how the idea of ‘nothing’ fits into the realm of sound, and at the same time, exist in a world of influence at every turn." This is an album that could easily appear on the celebrated raster label or get a head nod from the Alva Noto crowd. Across the ten surgically precise pieces, Mercante explores the concepts of meticulously placed sonic elements, investigating void and all that negative space. It is at once minimal in its execution and maximal in the presented sound, occupying frequencies evoked by glitchy IDM [is that still a used term?], post-techno and reductionist soundtracks.

"Beginning with open spaces and allowing sonic textures to live and evolve past where you may expect, Ø allows the space between notes to become equally as important as the notes themselves."

Love Of Lies

TRACK PREMIERE : Salvatore Mercatante - Love Of Lies

~ IIKKI 026 ~

music : øjeRum 
artwork : Irene Zottola
album : Langt Fra Jorden ("Lejos De La Tierra" for the book)
duration : 36.39 mn 
date : December 26th 2024

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Music by øjeRum 

Mastered by Taylor Deupree 
Artwork by Irene Zottola
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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edition : 
• vinyl: limited to 250 copies / gold LP / hand numbered  / pantone / black inner 
• cd: limited to 150 CD / pantone 
• book: limited to 500 copies / hand numbered / hand stamped / cover embossed / gold hot stamping on the cover

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pre-order : December 06th, 2024 / official release : December 26th, 2024

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Links : 
https://iikki.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.iikki-books.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://oejerum.bandcamp.com/
https://www.irenezottola.com/

øjeRum - Poppeltræet Med Syv Grene

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music : Pruski
artwork : Paul Cupido
album : Drifting Stones
duration : 33.05 mn 
date : May 05th 2025

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Composed, recoded and mixed by Pawel Pruski

Mastered by Taylor Deupree 
Artwork by Paul Cupido
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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edition : 
• vinyl: limited to 200 copies / blue LP / hand numbered  / selective UV varnish (front + back) / black inner 
• cd: limited to 150 CD / pantone 
• book: limited to 500 copies / hand numbered / gold hot stamping on the cover (front + back)

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pre-order : March 20th, 2025 / official release : May 05th, 2025

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Links : 
https://iikki.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.iikki-books.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://pruski.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/paul.cupido/

Pruski - Lark

Track taken from the upcoming album 'Into The Well' released through Fluid Audio, October 2015...

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- Music and arrangements by Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin
- Vocals arranged and performed by Dawn Smithson and Jerker Lund 
- Horns performed by Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and Jenny Olsson (French horn)
- Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden and Topeka, Kansas
- Mixed by Dag Rosenqvist at The 63rd Link in Gothenburg
- Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12K Mastering

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Aaron Martin:
Cello, bass, roll up piano, voice, vinyl, singing bowls, banjo, lap steel

Dag Rosenqvist:
Piano, pump organ, Fender Rhodes, various organs and synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, voice and field recordings

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Mailing List:

http://fluidaudio.bigcartel.com/mailing-list

From The Mouth Of The Sun -  Into The Well

Track taken from the new Hotel Neon album 'Context' forthcoming on Fluid Audio...

Mailing list:

www.fluidaudio.bigcartel.com/mailing-list

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Album Credits:

Music written, recorded and produced by Hotel Neon 
www.hotelneonmusic.com

Additional textures and arrangement on "4:10 AM" by Takahiro Yorifuji
www.hakobunemusic.jp

Vocals on "6:59 AM" and "8:30 AM" by Lacey Tasselmyer.

Mixing and additional production by Matthew Kidd 
www.slowmeadow.com

Mastering by Taylor Deupree 
www.12kmastering.com

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Tracklist:

1. 12:41 AM
2. 1:57 AM
3. 3:04 AM
4. 4:10 AM (ft. Hakobune)
5. 5:20 AM
6. 6:37 AM
7. 6:59 AM
8. 7:42 AM
9. 8:30 AM

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Release Date: Feb / 2017

Context

Hotel Neon - 7:42 AM

from the album 'epythmía', available 3/17

Epithymía

anjou 'glamr'

Alessandro Cortini, live instrumental set at Death By Audio, NYC, December 11 2011. Performed on a Buchla Music Easel.

Alessandro Cortini - live at Death By Audio, december 2011

https://oliverpatriceweder.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/oliverpatriceweder/
https://www.instagram.com/sa_recordings/

SA001
Released January 17, 2019 

Mix and Master by Harry Wilson 
Photography by Lee Kirby 
Design by Aspa Founti & Tom Howe 
All Recordings © 2019 SA Recordings 
All Compositions © 2018 Oliver Patrice Weder

For A Troubled Mind

Taken from the upcoming album Both Lines Will Be Blue, out July 12th on Smalltown Supersound. Produced by Carmen Villain. Flute performed by Johanna Scheie Orellana. Mastered by Matt Colton.

Observable Future

"Remembrance" is taken from "Invisible Island". Midori Hirano´s follow up album from 2015s "Minor Planet". Handmade LP and CD editions available from Sonic Pieces February 7th.

Midori Hirano - Remembrance

Taken from the album 'Peel' released as 2LP and Digital

Peel

KMRU 'Why Are You Here' (EMEGO 289)

Christina Vantzou is 1/2 of The Dead Texan (a project shared with Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid). Christina explores similar terrain with "11 Generations Of My Fathers" which is taken from the compilation, 'SMM: Context", due March 1, 2011 of Ghostly International.   

Christina Vantzou - 11 Generations Of My Fathers

please don't message us via our soundcloud account for demo submissions. while links to your songs hosted on soundcloud are fine for us, please send to krankyinfo@gmail.com as per usual.

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