I bought this album last year, it's fantastic. Looking forward to new material!

Dark and Cold

A first preview to Marsen Jules new album "Beautyfear" to be released in January 2014 on Oktaf Records.

With "Beautyfear" on Oktaf Records the German electronic musician Marsen Jules (CCO, 12K, Kompakt) delivers one of his most outstanding albums so far. Mastered by no one else than 12K-labelboss Taylor Deupree and with a coverpicture taken by the highly acclaimed photographer Erik Madigan Heck from NYC, the best conditions are laid for a lasting experience of abstract musical poetry and touching soundscapeism. Jules has never been this dense, subtile and fragile before. All twelve tracks on „Beautyfear“ were created during a week stay in a theatre workspace on one of the hills of Lisbon. The panoramic view over the dusty city in spring seemed to have been the perfect surrounding for this cloudy soundscapes, which at some points remind of Angelo Bandalamentis‘ work for David Lynch‘s "Mullholland Drive". „It‘s an album on the fragility of beauty“, as Jules describes briefly. Music that can neither be described as ambient music or experimental sound art, but more likely delivers a poetic approach to music, live and sound itself. With „Beautyfear“ Marsen Jules makes a great start into 2014 and with the already announced cooperation with Swedish filmmaker Anders Weberg and an upcoming release of his works from a residence at the legendary GRM studios in Paris, one should definitely keep an eye on what is coming next. ﻿

Releasdate: 27.01.2014
Pre-Orders: 01.01.2014
Label: OKTAF www.oktaf.com
Distribution: Kompakt

Marsen Jules - Beautyfear  -  Beautyfear III (First Album Preview)

Blair Witch Project.... video game.

2000

Coffin Rock (2000)

Velvet Rope Crowd Control is a collaboration project between Bryan Hilyard and Andrew J Klimek.

For years we had discussed post-rock and neo-classical collaborations, but this guitar-loop experiment fell into our laps first. Andrew (finally) bought some guitar pedals during lockdown in spring 2020 and recorded a few test riffs. Some time later, Bryan picked through a folder of these and started sampling & morphing them into drones. We both really dug the result and listened to them off and on for the next year. Finally in late 2021, Andrew added new layers and additional processing.
New Years Eve, we each made a beat-driven remix, hoping to release the album at the stroke of mid-night. We couldn't quite pull if off, so the project sat a little longer. In the mean time we were lucky enough to get 2 reworks by Agus aka Warmth.

Velvet Rope Crowd Control - Trillium (Warmth Remix)

Composed and recorded by Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin from the 5-year anniversary Home Normal compilation "Elements":

On the 21st of March 2014 we will be celebrating 5 years of Home Normal. It has been an incredible journey to get this far and we never could have reached it without the kind support of talented artists and all the wonderful people who have ever bought one of our releases or attended one of our shows.

In this modern digital age with its constant stream of information, we've sought to work as quietly as possible, firmly rooting our ethos that things can be released in a subtle, quiet way. 'Organic' has always been the key word, and we are so thankful that people seem to still appreciate the natural path we've chosen, ignoring all the noise that surrounds our chosen way.

To celebrate this great landmark for us, we will be releasing our 5th year compilation 'Elements'. With over 60 artists from our past, present and future involved, this five disc compilation will be raising money for 5 different charities which are close to our hearts. All profits from the releases will be donated to the charities as follows:

Elements One (地)
The Archway Foundation is a charity that was set-up by my father which aids those who suffer from loneliness through outreach, social events, and befriending.

Elements Two (水)
The British Heart Foundation fund extra research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and circulatory disease.

Elements Three (火)
ecoACTIVE is an innovative environmental education charity with a reputation for using hands-on, practical and fun approaches to explore complex issues of sustainability.

Elements Four (風)
Habitat Japan is very close to our hearts as they help to build houses for people who lost their homes in Sendai and Fukushima. They also provide valuable support worldwide to those in most need.

Elements Five (空)
Kalaweit is a wonderful charity my wife supports regularly. Its main objective is to save the gibbons of Indonesia and their habitat. In addition to this they also educate the local community about deforestation, as well as the dangers of increased use of palm oil leading to a rapid destruction of their habitat and continuing loss of biodiversity. Such education and protection is fundamental in one of the mot incredible (but poorly protected) countries in the world.

Thanks so much for all your support these past five years x
credits
released 25 April 2014
Mixed and mastered by Ian Hawgood
Design by togoshi + mondül

http://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/elements-one-five

Landfall (From the Mouth of the Sun)

Organic soundscapes, field recordings and melodic ambience from composer Sophia Zhuravkova.

https://www.nts.live/shows/sophia-zhuravkova/episodes/sophia-zhuravkova-23rd-april-2023

SOPHIA ZHURAVKOVA 230423

Soft Fuse - from the album Kiri No Oto

~ 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

Overture. Hope.

Holding Patterns. Sometimes I think I spend too much time in airports.

Low Motion. Originally titled “Slow motion” until I realized there are thousands of songs titled “Slow Motion”. I dropped the “S”. This is “Low Motion”.

Static Lullaby. Probably not really a Lullaby per se, and maybe not ambient. You can decide.

Losing Yourself in the Answer. Perfect.

Go Home. I really am enjoying myself. I’m having a good time, but truth be told I really just want to go home.

One Foot. In this life sometimes the best we can do is put one foot in front of the other.

The Day the Internet Went Away. Inspired by a power outage. What did we used to do before the internet?

Geraniums. I think they are one of my favorite flowers for some reason, I don’t know why.

Seventy Eights. As in 78 RPM records where it all started. There is something fascinating about taking little clips of sound and making them into something else.

Produced and mixed by Derek Carter (KapTep)
Spoken words on Overture (1) by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf), Yulia Rychkova, and Stephanie Carter
Guitar on The Day the Internet Went Away (8) by Christian Alsemgeest
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev
Cover picture by Derek Carter
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev

www.chitrarecords.com

Exhale

Low Motion (Dionisaf Remix)

Dystopia  Untergang

Nimbus

Flatline (JSMatteson)

Intro

Beta Crucis is one of the tracks from Star Atlas, released on Time Released Sound in september 2011.

Sonmi451 - Beta Crucis

Grouper, side a from her limited edition tour single for Room40

AU tour dates:

7/10 - Brisbane Powerhouse - w/ Nadja, Lawrence English

UK tour dates:

4/11 - Islington Mills, Manchester - w/ Rafael Anton Irisarri
5/11 - Cafe OTO, London - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri
6/11 - Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Andrea Belfi
8/11 - Venue TBC, Glasgow - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri






Grouper - Hold

From I Feel Nothing EP > Sleeperhold Publications and Dream Recordings > Vinyl out now > Digitals and cassette 12.21.12

Children Of A Lesser God

Our next isolatedmix comes from the man behind one of our favorite radio shows, and year-end vinyl-only list compilers, Optic Echo. https://www.mixcloud.com/opticecho/

For more info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix104

Tracklist:
The Orb- Orbvs Terrarvm  c1.1
Pinkcourtesyphone- Sentimental Something  b1
Wu Tang- Instrumentals  b1
Night Sequels- Children of the Night Make Music  c2
36- Dream Tempest  b2
Lucy Gooch- Rushing  a2
Eluvium- Life Through Bombardment vol2  f1.2
William S Burroughs- Break Through in Grey Room  b4
Wanderwelle- A State of Decrepitude  a3
Future Sound of London- Lifeforms  b3
Clickits- Moteer 001  b4
Orla Wren- Butterfly Wings Make  a4
Ceeys & Constant Presence- Thesis 17  a1
Hildur Gudnadóttir- Chernobyl  a1
Four Tet- Sixteen Oceans  a4
Tom Scott- Hilldrop  b1
Dakota Suite (Hauschka remix)- The Night Just Keeps Coming In  a4

Soft Fuse - from the album Kiri No Oto

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