Arvo Part

[p*dis] distribution sampler for February 2014


Ø (MIka Vainio) - Konstellaatio - Syvyydessä Kimallus (clip) <Sahko Recordings>

In physics, entropy is a quantity generally described as the measure of disorder within any kind of thermodynamic system, including the universe. It counts the microscopic states that system can assume when open, interacting with others or getting altered by external conditions.
Thus, entropy makes for the perfect description of the way Ilpo Väisänen (Pan sonic, I- LP-O IN DUB) and Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM, A S S, Locust Fudge) have approached music creation since the establishment of their collaborative project Angel (now die Angel) in 1999. Allowing energy to flow freely through machines, bodies and different acoustic conditions, they’ve generated a powerful archive of mutating sonic states. A kind of creative attitude that favors exploring the physical complexity of unstructured electronics.
That’s where the title for their first release on Cosmo Rhythmatic comes from, “Entropien” being the Finnish word and the German plural for entropy. Getting back to the stripped down set of their beginnings (modular synths, effects, and processed guitar), they’ve come out with one of their most, intense, rawest and noisiest albums to date, showcasing an impressing scale of dynamics while attacking the senses with belligerent tones. Oren Ambarchi also shows up on two tracks, intertwining his drums, field recording, and guitar within the duo’s discordant layers.
Entropien I is dedicated to Mika Vainio. May your soul rest in peace.

die Angel - Terminen Kevat (CR06)

VINYL, DIGITAL, CD: http://bit.ly/N45-NOTON-SHOP

N-45 - ALVA NOTO - UNIEQAV
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 16TH, 2018

The Uni series began when Alva Noto was booked to play live at the club UNIT in Tokyo, and had to adapt his sound accordingly for that environment.

‘UNIEQAV’ follows-on from and develops the concept of Alva Noto’s ‘Unitxt’ and ‘Univrs’ albums, and completes the third part in the trilogy, whereby each record is both unique and part of the bigger picture. This is also mirrored in the artwork for each release, which when combined form a triptych spelling ‘Uni’.

Described by Carsten as “sonically representing an underwater dive”, the gleaming ‘UNIEQAV’ brings as usual an inherent artistic, conceptual and scientific depth. Mathematics, data, unit systems, grids, rhythms, codes, text, language, spoken word, DNA, science technology and nature are all utilised, for both inspiration and execution.  

As with the last two Uni releases, the French sound poet Anne-James Chaton collaborates here, on ‘Uni Dna’. Where on previous records Chaton first provided a vocal track to which Nicolai composed, this time the duo flipped it; the poet wrote for an existing track, adding his unique vocal approach to recite amino acids that constitute the DNA molecule.

Regarding Carsten’s interest in 3D sound design and building sonic spaces, ‘UNIEQAV’ transports the listener to a modern, spacious and zen-like place for meditative movement. But conversely the album works equally well in a dark club - as for every glistening digital spark and simple, emotive melody - there’s a stealthy bassline, frenetic drum pattern and colossal low-end thump.

@alvanoto

http://noton.info/

UNIEQAV

Alva Noto - Uni Blue

VINYL, DIGITAL, CD: http://bit.ly/N45-NOTON-SHOP

N-45 - ALVA NOTO - UNIEQAV
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 16TH, 2018

The Uni series began when Alva Noto was booked to play live at the club UNIT in Tokyo, and had to adapt his sound accordingly for that environment.

‘UNIEQAV’ follows-on from and develops the concept of Alva Noto’s ‘Unitxt’ and ‘Univrs’ albums, and completes the third part in the trilogy, whereby each record is both unique and part of the bigger picture. This is also mirrored in the artwork for each release, which when combined form a triptych spelling ‘Uni’.

Described by Carsten as “sonically representing an underwater dive”, the gleaming ‘UNIEQAV’ brings as usual an inherent artistic, conceptual and scientific depth. Mathematics, data, unit systems, grids, rhythms, codes, text, language, spoken word, DNA, science technology and nature are all utilised, for both inspiration and execution.

As with the last two Uni releases, the French sound poet Anne-James Chaton collaborates here, on ‘Uni Dna’. Where on previous records Chaton first provided a vocal track to which Nicolai composed, this time the duo flipped it; the poet wrote for an existing track, adding his unique vocal approach to recite amino acids that constitute the DNA molecule.

Regarding Carsten’s interest in 3D sound design and building sonic spaces, ‘UNIEQAV’ transports the listener to a modern, spacious and zen-like place for meditative movement. But conversely the album works equally well in a dark club - as for every glistening digital spark and simple, emotive melody - there’s a stealthy bassline, frenetic drum pattern and colossal low-end thump.

@alvanoto

Unieqav

Uni Sub

Alva Noto - Uni Sub

Experimental Lyra8 Session 07

Taken from 'Drama' Single by HTRK, out July 6, 2018.

Order 'Drama' at: https://ghostly.com/products/drama
Or at the retailer of your choice: https://Ghostly.lnk.to/htrk-drama

Drama

HTRK - Mentions

Chosen instrument: Soma Lyra-8
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/secus_official
Instrument information: goo.gl/BDmn13

~ I am a thousand winds that blow ~

Secus - Soma Lyra-8

psx_vi / Ken'ichi Itoi a.k.a. PsysEx (UGCD-SR001/shrine.jp)
tr.7

603_ii(alva noto remodel) / PsysEx

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbK-VV6ktRw

Carsten Nicolai (September 18, 1965), known as Alva Noto, is a German musician. He is a member of the music groups Diamond Version with Olaf Bender (Byetone), Signal with Frank Bretschneider and Olaf Bender, Cyclo with Ryoji Ikeda, ANBB with Blixa Bargeld and Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with whom he composed the score for the 2015 film The Revenant.

Alva Noto (Prototypes)

Recorded sometime in 2004 (IIRC) w/ a pair of Pioneer CDJ-500s and a crappy mixer.

1. AUTECHRE  "Eutow" (Warp, 1995) 
2. AD VANZ vs. GESCOM "Viral" (Fat Cat, 1998)
3. MONOLAKE "Linear" (Monolake/Imbalance Computer Music, 2003)
4. VAINIO/VAISANEN/VEGA "Sick Sick USA" (Blast First, 1998)
5. ARCHAE & GROVSKOPA "Dwell / Dive" (*unreleased*, 2002)
6. CURVE "Falling Free - Aphex Twin Remix" (Anxious, 1992)
7. APHEX TWIN "Isoprophlex" (R&S, 1992)
8. SURGEON "Exhibit" (Counterbalance, 2001)
9. SURGEON "Waiting For Me" (Counterbalance, 2000)
10. EXIUM "B2 - from 'Dummies'" (Tsunami, 2002)
11. IAN O'BRIEN "Teentown Beats - 12" Mix" (Peacefrog, 2001)
12. MAX BRENNAN "1300 Milliseconds Of Brass - Josh Brent Remix" (Sublime, 1998)
13. SURGEON "La Real - B1" (Counterbalance, 2000)
14. DAVE CLARKE "Red 1: Zeno Xero" (Bush, 1994)
15. PEACE DIVISION "We Glad You Funk" (Low Pressings, 2000)
16. DERRICK L. CARTER  "Beat/Move" (Icon Recordings, 2003)
17. PACOU "Nobody Never" (Speaker Attack, 2001)
18. ARCHETYPE "Roots Of The Rights" (Theory Recordings, 2001)
19. DANIEL JACQUES "Cast Away (My Body & Soul)" (Superbra, 2004)
20. OLIVER HO "Origin" (Meta, 2001)
21. SURGEON "At The Heart Of It All - Pts. I & II" (Tresor, 1999)
22. (excerpt from 'Apocalypse Now', 1979)
23. THE GREAT TRAITOR "The Great Traitor - Orig. Version" (Remnant, 2010)
24. KARL O'CONNOR & PETER SUTTON "Paralysing" (Tresor, 2000)

The Shaming Of The True

The Shaming of the True

Kangding Ray . Pruitt Igoe
12’’ E.P.

Pruitt Igoe is a 4 track E.P on which both Alva Noto and Ben Frost have been invited by Kangding Ray to produce sonic variations on a contemporary architectural myth.

The EP’s title Pruitt Igoe is taken from a gigantic social housing project, completed in 1955 in the U.S. City of St Louis, Missouri, and often regarded as a symbol of the modernist architecture failure. Designed according to the principles of modernism, and by the same architect who would later build the World Trade Center, the project saw a disastrous and violent decline after only a few years, plagued with vandalism and massive criminality, leading to its complete destruction from 1972 onwards. Footage of its demolition are visibly featured in the 1983 movie “Koyaanisqatsi”, scored by Phillip Glass.

Pruitt Igoe is more than a post-modern icon, it represents an ancestral movement of hope and disillusion, of perfectly planned models and evaporated dreams. It serves as a judicious metaphor for our era, where the feeling of imbalance and doubt has replaced the certainity of eternal progress and endless economical growth. 

This movement is reflected by the two sides of the record: on the A side, the original track and its remodel by Alva Noto, both represent the planning and construction phase, based on a clear structure and a hypnotic loop of women chanting in the streets of a small town in North India. On the B-side, Ben Frost and Kangding Ray undertake the demolition process - slicing beats, destroying structures and emphasising the beauty of collapse.


A2 Pruitt Igoe ( Alva Noto remodel )

[p*dis] distribution sampler for January 2013

Mika Vainio - Oleva - S-Bahn (Sahko Recordings)

PREORDER at : http://stanprac.bandcamp.com

Standards & Practices returns after an extended hiatus with its first release for 2020 and the label's first-ever compilation. Showcasing six exclusive tracks from a variety of musically like-minded allies both new and established, "Out Of Practice Vol. 1" finds some of the most talented artists currently working in electronic music refining their sound and pushing their craft in exciting new directions.

Stave and Grebenstein's "Rack 4", their first collaboration since 2018's acclaimed "Live From Frankfurter Strasse", kicks off the proceedings with a view into a bleak, dystopian sonic landscape, while Italian producer VSK, known for his excellent EPs on Mord and 47 (among others) delivers "Pendulum", one of his best tracks to date - a visceral, unrelenting, broken-beat behemoth. Closing side A is Chicago native Todd Mattei 's contribution, "Lake Charles", a beautifully textured Frippian soundscape.

Kristian Jabs, better known to most as Pessimist, opens side B with "Rut", a sleek, stripped-down, techno track that positively drips with moody atmospherics and tension. Overlook and Karim Maas's contribution, the dense and claustrophobic "Chalk", is an ultra-heavy breaks track with hoovers and enough sub-bass to shatter blocks of granite. "7th Recording 29", an ambient piece which represents Jonathan Krohn's first recorded collaboration with long-time friend and associate Benjamin Mjolsness since their work together in the group Male - closes the compilation.

Releases March 4, 2020 Vinyl and March 18, 2020 Digital 

Photographs by Ofer Wolberger
Design by Common Name
Distribution by Triple Vision
Mastering Paul Mac at The Exchange Vinyl

STANPRAC005 — Out Of Practice Vol.1 — Preview Clips

Vainio / Väisänen / Vega - Sick Sick USA

Yasmina Dexter aka Pandora's Jukebox's playlist for the designer's Paris Fashion Week show

edm

Vlad Randomartin