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Ms* Gloom - Bodyguard (No:Heaven remix)

When things go bump in the night, while the trees rustle in the wind, the sound of the shadows creep into our minds and on the night of Halloween a new chapter of darkness comes to life!

Get ready to descend into the world of ghouls and goblins with this massive set of tunes coming to you from our skeleton crew, we are beyond stoked to announce Downtempo Diaries Ch.2 "The Darkness."

We want to give a huge thanks to each of these artists for working hard on these tunes and getting them polished for this spooky comp! a big shout out to them for all their hard work!

Be sure to show some love and give them a follow!
@onsummon  @geodesicdub  @greatowlmusic  @dangerman6  @meta-wubs  @symbiosa  @darkvelvetbass  @dualityproduction  @hoplitebass  @sub-taxa-sounds

As always thank you all for the amazing support and we hope you have a spooktacular Halloween

Symbiosa - Gabaghoul

PAZUZU

from 'Feed The Tape' [CD|2xLP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den247
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/orsonhentschel]

Orson Hentschel is a German composer and producer based in Düsseldorf. Having started to play classical piano at an early age, he now mainly composes electronic, experimental and film music. His debut "Feed The Tape" is strongly influenced by Classical Minimal Music. Especially the compository methods of Steve Reich such as phase variations, looping and imitation enter Hentschel's work. However, these methods serve as characteristic compository elements rather than being in the focus of the pieces. The loop, which often is the starting point of one of Hentschels works, usually plays the role of a constant sound substrate on which harmonic-melodic elements can thrive.

Although Hentschel went through a classical musical education, his compositional techniques are by far not traditional. In fact he does not start with a musical idea, but with searching for suitable sound material. His interest lies in sounds and samples which had been used in a music or film music context before - film audio tracks, soundtracks, music albums, internet, sound libraries etc. He estranges this source material in order to create his own sound - hence the name of his debut album. Hentschel's interest in polyphonic vocal music from the late middle ages - especially ars nova and trecento - stems from his earlier study of musical science in Vienna and Dresden. For this reason two of his pieces (Florence, Slow-Moving) contain music from this epoch in a processed form.

Hentschel does not consider himself as a composer of contemporary music, but as a multimedia artist. He developed his own audiovisual performance, based on the interplay of light, visuals and fog. Moreover he is supported by live drummer Lukas Baumgart and together him and Hentschel create an energy which can be heard as well as felt. His aim is to take the listener on an hour-long journey which brings him to the limits of what he can bear. This is achieved by extended repetitions and long arcs of suspense rather than sheer volume. 

Feed The Tape

Orson Hentschel - Noise Of The Light

Wil Bolton's 'Maemi' takes its title from the Korean word for cicadas. Recorded live at Cafe OTO, London during the Home Normal label's Homenormalism festival on 3 August 2013, Wil weaves effected guitar drones, synthesizer, music box, effects pedals and environmental sounds creating a slow moving dronescape. The environmental sounds - timber mill machinery, traffic, and the buzz of cicadas - were recorded in Incheon, South Korea in August 2012, during an artist residency at the Incheon Art Platform.

This is Rural Colours 77
Mastered by Fraser McGowan
Artwork by Katie English

Wil Bolton / Maemi (Preview)

Pre-order 'Golden Times 1' on EP/DL here: http://phonofile.link/golden-times-1

Electronic producer Max Cooper and ambient master Tim Hecker rework Ben Lukas Boysen on his new EP 'Golden Times 1' – out on Erased Tapes, June 30th 2017.

Championed by many including BBC Radio DJ Mary Anne Hobbs as the standout track from his most recent album 'Spells', Boysen’s 'Golden Times 1' forms the very heart of his new EP with the same name. Boysen entrusted none other than Max Cooper and Tim Hecker to meticulously shape and lure the title track plus second single 'Nocturne 4' into two entirely separate territories, yet never drifting too far away from their original soundscapes. With 'Evensong' the composer himself contributes a previously unreleased piece. It is yet another example that Boysen is still opening new and unexplored doors in a bid to challenge the existing realm of contemporary music he is very much a part of.

Words from Ben and Max, May 2017:

“Spells was somewhat of a conceptual release for me, so the choice of the remixing artists and where the original material could be taken was very important. Max and Tim, both being role models for me ever since I began listening to their work and who delivered this incredible abstraction, I felt were spot on for this release and were dream candidates to work with. Their ability to re-direct and even re-invent the original material, partially subtle, and with an almost brutish sense of imagination, honors the originals deeply.” — Ben Lukas Boysen

“Ben has been one of my most listened to artists of the past year or so. His last two albums in particular, have meant a lot to me, and provided me with focus when I needed it. So I was excited to have a chance to remix his work. I felt like I couldn't improve on his idea, but what I could do was take what was the core for me, and expand it. It was just a matter of running with the feeling I got from his original, sticking with his melodic forms and original instrumentation, and letting the growing intensity continue along it's established path to the only possible end point of total annihilation in chaos and distortion. My version is almost a continuation of his original if it was allowed to blossom into percussive format, rather than a traditional remix.” — Max Cooper

The golden EP cover art was created by Torsten Posselt at FELD as an extension from the initial album artwork he also created for 'Spells'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Golden Times 1	
2. Evensong 
3. Golden Times 1 (Max Cooper Remix)
4. Nocturne 4 (Tim Hecker Remix)

Ben Lukas Boysen - Nocturne 4 (Tim Hecker Remix)

http://electronicexplorations.org/?show=old-apparatus-anstam

01 – Old Apparatus – 15:24-15:46 – [Forthcoming 'The Tapeworm']
02 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
03 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
04 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
05 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
06 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
07 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
08 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
09 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
10 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
11 – Old Apparatus – untitled – [unreleased]
12 – Old Apparatus ft Paper Dollhouse – untitled [unreleased]
13 – Old Apparatus – untitled [unreleased]
14 – Old Apparatus – 15:24-15:46 – [Forthcoming 'The Tapeworm']
15 – Old Apparatus – Hand to mouth – [available *free*]

Old Apparatus - Electronic Explorations Mix

Old Apparatus - Realise EP
Sullen Tone records
Music written and produced by LTO

Release date: 10/09/12

http://boomkat.com/vinyl/561228-old-apparatus-realise-ep
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/realise-ep/465015-01/
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/asp/view_product.asp?id=34018

Old Apparatus - Realise (Out now on "Realise" EP)

Composer and drummer of Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi, releases his debut album for Erased Tapes on May 3rd. 'Teenages' captures the sound of electronics living, breathing and mutating of their own accord – almost autonomously – with only subtle, sparing but perfectly-judged and masterful guidance.

This album is one singular synergy between Qasim and his machine within a broader milieu of sound, also explored by contemporaries Sarah Davachi, Alessandro Cortini, Caterina Barbieri and also the forefather, Morton Subotnick. At points tonal, textural and rhythmic, over six evolving and growing audio organisms, the album flourishes upwards in stages, from initial micro-sonics to something bigger, brighter and anthemic.

With 'Teenages', Naqvi summoned all the material on an analog modular synthesizer – a voltage-controlled sound generating system comprised of multiple modules. Naqvi built this synth over the course of two years and amassed a collection of works for this album. The album chronicles both Naqvi’s understanding of writing for this type of instrument and the growth of the instrument itself:

“I started with just a few modules. And naturally things had to be layered and pieced together but as the synthesiser and its components grew over time, I was able to create broader and more complex strokes in the moment. And by the time I got to ‘Teenages’, it was possible to create a robust, large-scale piece spontaneously. This is very much an experiential album for me because it was borne out of my direct experience of learning the instrument. And as the synthesiser grew over time with more components, it matured. At times I felt like it was even rebelling against my instructions or surprising me with what felt like its own choices. When everything was finished and I was thinking about track titles, this idea of artificial intelligence came into my head; a machine that reacts to your impulses and is capable of giving you something different from what you ask, and even defying you. It felt like different stages of growth and adolescence, and that lead to the album title, ‘Teenages’.”

Deeply rewarding on close listening, Naqvi has created an inspiring and synapse-stimulating new masterwork, within the analogue/modular cannon.

· pre-order 'Teenages' on LP/CD/DL: https://idol.lnk.to/QasimTeenages

Teenages

No Tongue

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Qasim Naqvi - No Tongue

Old Apparatus - Alfur EP
Sullen Tone records
Music written and produced by A.Levitas

http://boomkat.com/vinyl/568958-old-apparatus-alfur
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/alfur-ep/467516-01/
https://bleep.com/release/38619-old-apparatus-alfur

Old Apparatus - Schwee (Out now on "Alfur" EP)

Old Apparatus - Harem EP
Sullen Tone records
Music written and produced by Harem

Vinyl:
http://boomkat.com/vinyl/616203-old-apparatus-harem

Digital:
http://www.junodownload.com/products/harem/2069646-02/
http://boomkat.com/downloads/596225-old-apparatus-harem

Old Apparatus - Dourado (Out now on "Harem" Ep)

It has been a long time since we've posted something here, so decided to change that by posting some unfinished ideas for the last album.  We didn't really know how to advance this one, so it ended with some jokes by throwing some hip hop acapellas in the end.

Tokyo

From: port-royal______AFRAID TO DANCE returning to download and streaming services now.

Roliga Tinmen [Longing Machines]

 Old Apparatus member LTO and (oc)cult rapper Mowgli combine forces to create an EP that exists in an interzone between abstract sound poetry, dense wordplay and electronic hip-hop.

www.sullentone.com

http://boomkat.com/vinyl/674111-khing-kang-king-iao

http://www.juno.co.uk/artists/Khing+Kang+King/

Khing Kang King - Metal on Oxtongue (Out now on Sullen Tone)

Dutch composer Rutger Hoedemaekers makes his debut solo release with a stunning album that marks the culmination of a decade spent in the hyper-creative studio environment he co-founded in Berlin, including four years working closely alongside Jóhann Jóhannsson. Sonically rich, emotionally deep, and immaculately handled, 'The Age Of Oddities’ showcases a brilliant new talent, its cinematic eloquence bearing witness to Rutger’s experiences composing for film alongside Oscar-winner Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhannsson, for whom the album is partly a eulogy.

Whilst paying homage to Jóhannsson, ‘The Age Of Oddities’ sees Hoedemaekers forging his own sound and vision. It’s a bold and forward-thinking record, with a rich, hybrid sound seeing vocals processed and blurred alongside brass parts and a wall of strings shadowed by Rutger’s understated, textural electronics. Beautifully scored, immaculately performed and recorded, the album utilises the power of Budapest Art Orchestra’s 23-piece string ensemble conducted and co-orchestrated by Viktor Orri Árnason, alongside vocals (Kira Kira, Theatre of Voices’ Else Torp and Laura Jansen), horn (Morris Kliphuis), trombone (Hilary Jeffery) and violin (Una Sveinbjarnardóttir and Viktor Orri Árnason), with Hoedemaekers contributing trumpet, piano, keyboard and electronics.

Born out of a shared creative environment during a time of personal as well as social change, ‘The Age Of Oddities’ is a powerful and emotive work that closes a deeply productive yet also dark and heavy period for its creator.  It sees Hoedemaekers finally stepping out into the spotlight after many years working behind the scenes, revealing a hugely talented new composer who is surely one to watch in coming years.

Old Apparatus - Electronic Explorations Mix

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