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Order SMM: Opiate in The Ghostly Store:
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SMM: Opiate includes tracks from Simon Scott, Noveller, EN, Celer, Black Swan, Jim Haynes, Fieldhead & Pjusk.

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Ti Prego Memory Man

Modulated sounds of Dan Mangan's "About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All" 

DanManganSoundsSoGood

Truth And Consequence

She Hates You

Groovy, chill-out guitars and Rhodes piano

This Ain't About the Chops

Philip Selway - Coming Up For Air

Pre-order the "Vessel" 7-inch with the B-side "Wants": http://www.galleryac.com/dan-mangan-blacksmith-vessel-wants.html

After a two year hiatus, an induction into fatherhood, and some time to regroup, two-time JUNO Award-winner Dan Mangan has returned under a new moniker, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith. The new name encompasses the spirit of the project’s longstanding ensemble members joining the band fromVancouver's experimental music community, Kenton Loewen, Gordon Grdina, John Walsh (and often Jesse Zubot, JP carter andTyson Naylor) with a communal sensibility that merits the marquee amendment.

Produced by Colin Stewart and Dan Mangan, Club Meds at times evokes images of subtler American-underground innovators like Blonde Redhead or Steve Reich. At other moments, it hits emotional pay dirt reminiscent of British scene-survivors like Peter Gabriel or Radiohead.  Blacksmith brings an unmistakable character to Club Meds; a stark glassy edge that swells and sways like a roaring ocean. Through a fog of analog feedback loops and synths, the band's performances breathe deeply and steadily like a dragon at rest.

http://danmanganmusic.com
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Dan Mangan + Blacksmith "Vessel"

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available on iTunes

Philip Selway - It Will End In Tears

Starlike

The conch shell exemplifies the versatility, sublimity, and transcendence of nature - a natural dwelling, a biological work of art, and, as shown by the City of Tomorrow, an instrument. NATURE, the debut Ravello Records release by the City of Tomorrow wind quintet - consisting of Elise Blatchford, flute; Stuart Breczinski, oboe; Camila Barrientos Ossio, clarinet; Laura Miller, bassoon; and Leander Star, horn - showcases works by four contemporary composers that explore the evolution of humanity's relationship with nature. 

David Lang's breathless illustrates the tireless flow of time - the constant and steady movement of events - each instrument playing the same phrase throughout which overlap and create a continuously evolving unity. The innate balance between order and chaos is portrayed in Luciano Berio's ricorrenze, a piece in which interweaving virtuosic lines are grown from a single unison note, like sprouting from a seed. Inspired by a fantastical encyclopedia of real and imagined animals, "...a certain chinese cyclopaedia..." by Denys Bouliane creates a musical taxonomy of the sounds of bebop à la Charlie Parker, making Darwinian observations about the infinite and complex variations in human-made arts. Nat Evan's Music for Breathing is a foil to the occidental concept that nature is nothing but "beautiful" or "peaceful," emphasizing that nature does not discriminate, all biological events occur without favor. Through their virtuosic interpretations, the City of Tomorrow explores human emotional responses to the ever-changing biosphere and how we find new ways to participate in an awe-inspiring, often turbulent, and always indiscriminate environment.

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The City Of Tomorrow - breathless (David Lang)

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Nils Frahm steers the new edition of Late Night Tales - a hypnotic voyage through modern and classical composition, experimental electronics, jazz, dub techno, soundtracks and soul - set for release on 11th September.

"I’ve really got off on working on compilations lately. It’s such a wonderful way to delve deep into your music collection. My flat is now crammed with music media of all stripes, from an old hand-cranked 78 phonograph player to 45s and albums on vinyl, my beloved old cassette tape collection, even mini-disks and, lately, WAV and MP3s. It’s all music to me. After spending hours recording from all of these diverse sources, I started to play around with the tunes, layering them, sampling, looping certain parts, extracting phrases and using all the freedom that this allowed me. If I got a little carried away or stepped on anyone’s toes in my quest to do something interesting and original, then I apologise. Some things may have accidentally landed on the wrong speed, while other spooky happening have occurred along the way, whether it’s ghostly additions of reverb and delay or simply subtle edits or reproductions, they've all gone into the magical stew I've tried to create for your pleasure and edification. I can’t tell you how much fun I've had creating this compilation for you but, suffice to say, I hope it will be a nice journey for your mind and heart."
- Nils Frahm, May 2015

Tracklisting:
01. Nils Frahm - 4'33" (Exclusive John Cage cover version)
02. Baka Forest People Of South East Cameroon - Liquindi 2
03. Carl Oesterhelt & Johannes Enders - Divertimento Fur Tenorsaxophon Und Kleines Ensemble Pt.4
04. Four Tet - 0181 (Excerpt)
05. George Autry - You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven
06. Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
07. Bibio - It Was Willow
08. Dictaphone - Peaks
09. Vladimir Horowitz - The Flight Of The Bumblebee
10. Miles Davis - Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) 
11. Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra - Talk Of The Town
12. System - SK20
13. Rhythm & Sound - Mango Drive
14. Miles Davis - Générique
15. Dinu Lipatti - O Herr Bleibet Meine Freunde, BWV 147  
16. Colin Stetson - The Righteous Wrath Of An Honorable Man
17. Penguin Café Orchestra - Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
18. Nina Simone - Who Knows Where The Time Goes
19. Nina Jurish - Cleo The Cat (Exclusive track)
20. Dub Tractor - Cirkel
21. The Gentlemen Losers - Honey Bunch
22. Nils Frahm - Them "Solo Piano Edit“ (Exclusive version)
23. Cillian Murphy - In The Morning (Exclusive spoken word piece)

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Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm (Sampler)

La tecnología ha multiplicado las maneras de 
aproximarse a la memoria sonora de una cultura: alterándola/interviniéndola/revisitándola. Hoy, pueden intervenirse contenidos de maneras creativas, tomando el cut/paste y el remix como métodos de reapropiación, resignificación y creación. 
Con el objetivo de reflexionar sobre esas prácticas, nace Inmersiva, producción del Centro de Cultura Digital en la que músicos y productores fueron invitados a sumergirse en los archivos de la Fonoteca Nacional, para generar nuevos materiales. Creemos que entender e impulsar la vitalidad del patrimonio sonoro de México es el principal espíritu de Inmersiva.

Moisés Horta forma parte de Los Macuanos, trío que buscó crear un sonido propio desde la condición geográfica que le vio nacer: la frontera noroeste de México. Como DJ Nombre Apellido, cultiva la singularidad de la música de baile, sin casarse con un género o un BPM. es el alias bajo el cual participa en el EP para Inmersiva. 
Con ruidismo digital intenta explorar el oscurantismo que intuye está por manifestarse en un futuro no muy lejano. 
Para él, el sampleo, las grabaciones de campo, la síntesis sonora y la programación de beats son herramientas que utiliza al momento de componer. Para Inmersiva, indagó en compositores pioneros de la electrónica nacional como Antonio Russek, Roberto Morales Manzanares o Julián Carrillo.

Juan Ernesto Díaz “Juane” estudió composición, y desde muy temprana edad se sintió fascinado por las percusiones. Forma parte del sello/colectivo N.A.A.F.I.,	 que desde hace un lustro cultiva ritmos periféricos. En la primera fiesta a la que lo invitaron a poner viniles programó desde cumbia peruana y colombiana hasta psicodelia latina. Su participación en Inmersiva sucede bajo el alias Espectral. Para él, la renovación del patrimonio sonoro mexicano y el uso del archivo y apropiación de materiales son actos políticos y de reconstrucción. Al final, creó un EP con pequeños interludios futuristas inspirados en danzas regionales, con guiños a la Costa Chica y la música ikoots, y varios de los ritmos y melodías que forman parte de su bagaje musical.

Vetiver Bong es el alter ego cumbiero de Joaquín Rosendo, músico y productor de un álbum en el que incluso colaboró Jaime López. Ha realizado varios EPs de mashups (los Cumbia Weapons) y forma parte de la alineación de Los Ángeles Azules desde hace un par de años. Lo que le entusiasmó de formar parte  de Inmersiva fue poder hacer uso de los archivos de la Fonoteca para hacer sampleos, y que el CCD se interesara en publicar discos de desconocidos. Su participación en este proyecto le vino como anillo al dedo ya que se relacionaba directamente con una de las herramientas con las que creó el personaje con el que se ha dedicado a hacer música para bailar.


East Winging It - Ft Black Bear

Nicolas jaar - hey boy

Commissioned by the Thin Edge New Music Collective in 2012:
Ilana Waniuk - violin
Cheryl Duvall - piano/ harmonica
Elizabeth Eccleston - english horn
Olaf Szester - marimba, glockenspiel, harmonica

http://www.thethinedgenewmusiccollective.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/thin-edge-collective-1 

Recorded live by John S. Gray at Gallery 345 May 24, 2012

a destination (2012)

The emotional roots of this piece lay in Murphy’s own thoughts about the flaws of society and the arrival of the new millennium in the year 2000. Coming from a century of war and turmoil, from a civilization shaped by generations of hate, Murphy began to think of rage and violence in terms of a poison moving through our society, in the same way that venom, or disease, moves through a human body. 

The single-movement piece is divided into three sections (fast, slow, fast) that unfold over approximately twelve minutes. It opens with an expressive cello solo that gradually climbs to a high C sharp. The rest of the strings enter at this point, providing a shimmering background for the solo oboe. The fast section is frantic and agitated. The final section returns to the material and mood of the first, leaving unanswered the questions that have been raised. 

Instrumentation:
for oboe and string orchestra (min. 43321)   

This work was premiered on May 9, 2000 at CBC's Glenn Gould Studios in Toronto (Canada).

For more information about Kelly-Marie Murphy and her work, please visit our SoundMakers website: http://www.SoundMakers.ca

Starlike

Ryan Trew