Listen / Purchase: https://lnk.to/alapastel

This album is also part of Lost Tribe Sound's Salt & Gravity Series:
https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/salt-and-gravity-series

‘Ceremony’ is the second album from Slovakian composer Lukáš Bulko, who records under the name Alapastel. Bulko’s 2018 debut album ‘Hidden for the Eyes’ for James Murray’s Slowcraft was met with praise from critics and fans alike. Much like ‘Hidden for the Eyes’, the new album ‘Ceremony’ provides no easy comparisons.

Lost Tribe Sound was introduced to Alapastel by composer William Ryan Fritch in early 2021. Immediately upon listening to the demo it became clear that ‘Ceremony’ was unlike any album we’d heard before.  It’s an album built from mammoth sound objects, carved from organic sources, that feel so palpable that one could reach out and touch them. Often spanning ten + minutes, these expansive compositions are crafted with such intent and intricate detail that they never overstay their welcome.

There’s a purity and a gentleness to Bulko’s musical voice that speaks of connection, mending, of building a better existence. Subjects that are often swallowed up by the noise, the cruelty, and lack of compassion found in modern society… written off as idealistic or naive. Bulko describes the intention of ‘Ceremony’ is to facilitate a transformative experience. Much of ‘Ceremony’ was written to highlight his interest in Indigenous Peoples ability to survive using sustainable methods passed down over thousands of years, making use of techniques that helped to conserve biodiversity for future generations. Bulko’s work with Fairtrade International has nurtured this connection and belief that adopting these ancient practices is the key to continued life on this planet.

cover art by Silvia Bobeková Art

Ceremony

Releaseness

Alapastel - Releaseness (from Ceremony)

Ces 4 titres non masterisés sont issus de l'album Birds On A Wire sortie le 31 mars 2014 

C’est une histoire de rencontres. 
Celle d’abord d’une chanteuse, Rosemary Standley, et d’une productrice de spectacles, Madamelune, qui ont l’envie de monter un duo de reprises muni uniquement d’une voix et d’un instrument. 
Dom La Nena, toute jeune violoncelliste et chanteuse aux multiples talents rejoint alors la chanteuse de Moriarty. 
L'alchimie est immédiate : dès la première répétition domine l'impression qu'on a affaire là à deux sœurs qui auraient passé leur jeunesse à jouer de la musique dans la même chambre, le soir, à la lueur d'une lampe de chevet. 
Entre la franco-américaine et la brésilienne, les répertoires s’échangent et s’entrechoquent : classique, folk, traditionnel américain ou argentin ; en italien, anglais, réunionnais, espagnol, arabe. 
D’Henry Purcell à Tom Waits en passant par Stefano Landi, Violetta Parra ou encore Léonard Cohen, ces deux oiseaux sur un fil, ces deux  Birds on a wire sont prêtes pour une tournée d’une trentaine de dates. 

Ces miscellanées live doivent absolument être immortalisées, faire l’objet d’un recueil que l’on pourrait emporter avec soi. Le disque s’impose. 
Joueur, émouvant, délicat, fragile, dépouillé, rayonnant de grâce et de naturel, 
Birds on a wire qui sort chez Air Rytmo, label anagramme de Moriarty, est comme un album photo que l’on feuillette et alors les souvenirs reviennent :  on pleure avec All the World is Green de Tom Waits ou Oh My Love de John Lennon, on frisonne avec Blessed is the memory de Leonard Cohen, on rit sur Sambinha signé Dom La Nena, on hyperventile sur Arriba quemando el sol de Violetta Parra, on rêve éveillé sur Panis & Circenses de Caetano Veloso, on frémit sur le traditionnel Duerme Negrito, on ferme les yeux sur Solitude de Purcell. On repense à ces amours passées, envolées, regrettées ou pas. Car à travers les chansons réunies ici, Rosemary Standley et Dom La Nena ne chantent, ne parlent, (presque) que d'amour. D'amants éperdus dont les adresses, les demandes de grâce se perdent dans le vide. C'est ce vide que deux Inséparables nommées Rosemary et Dom viennent combler comme des oiseaux annonçant le printemps. 


Duerme Negrito : Atahualpa Yupanqui

Download version available at: http://thomasfeiner.bandcamp.com/track/troth

TROTH

NEW ALBUM OUT THIS YEAR!
NEW TRACK ORION OUT SEPTEMBER 2ND!

BROKEN TAPE - III LOST IN THE ELDER WOOD

Mirage (1995/2008,M:KR)

ARARAT

- Lyrics Spanish

Om maa, ¿oyes lo que digo?
La lluvia está por llegar
Trae a nuestro ganado de vuelta a casa

Yahye, los niños
¿Que es lo que estáis haciendo?
La lluvia está por llegar
Trae a nuestro ganado de vuelta a casa

- Lyrics English

Kothbiro (rain is coming)
Auma do you hear what I say
The rain is on it's way
Return our cattle home

Yaye the children
What is it that you think you do?
The rain is on it's way r
Return our cattle hom

Ayub Ogada - Kothbiro (Hurtmon Remix) Free Download

Armand Amar - Home

Kries means bonfire in an old Croatian dialect; an apt name for a band who burn barriers, mixing modern and traditional Balkan instruments to give new life and meaning to age-old songs.

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Selo Na Okuke / Village Tracks

Ivo Se Šeće

Contemporary double bass music that blurs the boundaries between jazz, classics, orient und occident, ancient music, and electronica. This album has been inspired during concerts during the blue hour, where Mich Gerber celebrates this magic time between day and night, as he plays concerts along shorelines. For more information: www.michgerber.ch

02 Clouds In The Sky

Natacha Atlas: RIver Man (Makyo's Summer Rain Mix) 

Available from Six Degrees Records.

(Original song by Nick Drake.)
(Remix by Makyo)

Natacha Atlas: "Riverman" (Makyo's Summer Rain Remix)

Mich Gerber is a solo acoustic double bass player with a very distinct way of playing his instrument: by plucking, bowing and using the instruments body as a percussive tool. He forms, with his live loops, a solo acoustic 'bass orchestra' and creates layers of music, weaving the whole into a rich rhythmic and melodic soundscape. Even though his work has contemporary feel, he explores ancient and world music to achieve his unique sound.