i come back to this one regularly, real fine work

from 'Gone' [10''|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den174
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/floex]

On Veronika Vlková's painting for Floex' new EP “Gone”, the mountain ghosts are watching the flood from the mountain tops which stick out of water. In his latest work Floex is trying to express the melancholic mood of the last days of stability and harmony. While “Gone” thematizes instability expressed by the Apocalypse in a “macroscopic sense”, and musically for Tomáš in the quite traditional way of vocal pieces, the other two short ambient tracks accompanying the title song reflect the theme in different ways.

“Saturnin Fire And The Restless Ocean” creates a kind of “microscopic world” counterpart to “Gone”. It was inspired by the thoughts on inner harmony by Tomáš' Chinese medicine doctor friend: when mind and heart are in balance, the heart is like shining fire and the mind is like a calm and still ocean. If things are getting unstable, the heart's fire is becoming volatile and the mind's ocean's waves start to swell. While “Saturnin …” is a very intimate song on this self-reflection of the personal psychic landscape, it easily becomes a strong epic hymn in the hands of Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra. With this, Joe is returning the remix favour on Hidden Orchestra's earlier Denovali Records release “Flight”, which included Floex' “Dust Remix”. It is great to listen to another offspring of the continuing dialogue between these musical mates.

There are more things that all songs of this release have in common - the typical sound of Floex' Petrof piano. It endorses the melancholic and ethereal mood of the EP songs, and the final four-hand piano piece “Time To Go” makes no exception. It includes field recordings grasping the theatrical “farewell” scene from a sound installation at the Brixen Fortress during the Manifesta festival. This song was originally created from the four-hand composition of Tomáš and his pianist friend Jirí Libánský, who met during their improvisation project “Orlak”.

The title song “Gone” was especially composed for the Floex live vocalist Sára Vondrášková of Never Sol and meant to be performed on concerts, and it indeed soon become the pivotal song of Floex' playlist. The lyrics were written by Tomáš' long term collaborator Anya Stuart who besides being a singer, writer and musician works also as a movie director. When she heard the song she immediately offered Tomáš to make a video clip for it. Currently living in Paris, it no surprise that the main inspiration source for the video was the medieval French 'Apocalypse Tapestry' in Angers nearby Paris. Working with her photographer friend Michal Ureš behind the camera, they created free contemporary reinterpretations of selected scenes of the tapestry based on super slow motion shootings. This perfectly exemplifies the idea behind the song, a very odd moment in our life we don't recognise since it is happening very slowly from our personal point of view but very fast from the point of view of mankind. People are still behaving as if nothing would happen or change, but the fire is already behind their doors, the old times have already gone.

“Gone” is closing a certain period of Floex' production which started with his 2nd full length album “Zorya” in 2011. After getting such a great feedback on this release, Tomáš decided to get back to it, pick up his favorite track “Veronika's Dream” and give it a little bit more attention. The result of this effort you can find as a downloadable bonus track accompanying this EP: a remix of “Veronika's Dream” by Dikolson, Tomáš favourite producer, and general iconic figure of the electronic music scene in Prague. Moreover, after about a year of preparation, a video clip for the original song was made. About 20 people, headed by director Tomáš Hájek, visual artist Anna Krticová and Veronika Vlková herself created rather a short movie inspired by Tomáš Dvorák's crazy surrealistic imaginary: the one-eyed Veronika is eaten by a wolf and inside of his stomach a floorball match is happening. She fights against her psychological antipode for her missing eye and wins just to uncover deeper sides of her existence.

The 10'' comes in a special thick gatefold sleeve, on two different vinyl colors and with a free download code.

For fans of HIDDEN ORCHESTRA, ERIK SATIE, JON HOPKINS or BAT FOR LASHES.

Gone

Floex - Gone Feat. Never Sol

In collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Julianna Barwick - "Meet You At Midnight" from Rosabi EP, out 6/3/14 on Dead Oceans.

In collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Julianna Barwick, Rosabi EP, out 6/3/14 on Dead Oceans.

More info on Julianna's new EP + beer: http://bit.ly/jb_rosabi

TOUR DATES:
[tickets: http://bit.ly/jb_tour]
5/09 | Umea, Sweden - Made Festival
5/10 | London, England - Royal Albert Hall
5/11 | Cork, Ireland - Cork Opera House *
5/25 | Halifax, Nova Scotia - Obey Festival
6/07 | Brooklyn, NY - Roulette **
6/21 | Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
6/22 | Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
8/01 | Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
8/02 | Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
8/03 | Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
* with Kronos Quartet
** with Brooklyn Youth Chorus


Julianna Barwick's ethereal looping has the uncanny ability to adapt to the space in which she performs - be it a church, warehouse, museum. Now Julianna can add Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's new brewhouse to the list. 

Late last year, Dogfish Head Founder and President Sam Calagione invited Julianna to perform in the newly renovated space as well as to collaborate on a unique brew. This June, Dogfish Head will release Rosabi, a well-hopped Imperial Pale Ale, along with a mini-album composed by Julianna that incorporates the symphony of sounds found in the brewing process. Of the project Sam said, 
 
 "I just love Julianna's sonic palette, her layered style reminds me of the art of brewing. Her songs are beautiful but completely unconventional, just as our beer recipes are completely nontraditional. But in the end, they are both distinct and find an adventurous community of enthusiasts." 

The 10-inch record will be available in a limited edition of 1,000, sold only in sealed cases of six 750ml bottles of the 8% ABV Rosabi. Julianna's home state of Louisiana is reflected with a touch of red rice, her love of hops with Citrusy Simcoe and Centennial feed. Her go-to ingredient, wasabi, adds bittering and herbal notes - plus a subtle heat. 

Juliana Barwick
Artist Page http://deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=barwickjulianna
Official Website http://www.juliannabarwick.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JuliannaBarwick
Twitter https://twitter.com/juliannabarwick

In collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Julianna Barwick - "Meet You At Midnight" from Rosabi EP, out 6/3/14 on Dead Oceans.

Julianna Barwick - Meet You At Midnight

Rosetta's Song by Foomas

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'Four Hands' is a song by Nils Frahm from the album 'So/o' originally released on Erased Tapes Records.

Reworked and performed by CEEYS (Brueder Selke).
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sebastian and Daniel Selke at Klingenthal Studio, Potsdam.

This rework is part of a collection of pieces by contemporary composers,
reworked and performed by CEEYS (Brueder Selke).

Nils Frahm - Four Hands (CEEYS Rework)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT59UnTkWWU

album: "Kellion / The Stories Of A Young Boy"
info: http://projectmooncircle.com/releases/long-arm-kellion/

Foresthead

Christmas gift for my family. Never published. 
Music made in the Old Etonian Hotel, London. December 2015.

Eric

Tobe

"Climax" is taken from "Reverence", the new album by Shaahin Saba Dipole, an electronic musician from Tehran, Iran. 

Release date: 8.6.2018
Last limited cd packages, digital and full stream available here:
https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reverence

Mastered by Roel Weerdenburg/Early Reflections

Shaahin Saba Dipole - Climax

Fabio Orsi/Glowing Echoes

Glowing Echoes Part 1 (24:26)
Glowing Echoes Part 2 (17:36)

Fabio Orsi/Glowing Echoes/Glowing Echoes Part 2 (Sample)

'Walizka EP' - John Lemke

01 Walizka
02 Kompass
03 Drift

Written, performed, recorded & produced by John Lemke (2013)
Artwork by Lukasz Bernacki
Mastered by Nils Frahm at Durton Studio, Berlin

Denovali Records 2013

03 Drift

*S O U N D S C A P I N G*
Contact: Shimmeringmoodsrecords@gmail.com

Other projects:
Slow Tone Collages 
https://soundcloud.com/analogue-chat

*Monthly Radioshow @ Resonance Extra: First Wednesday at 8pm / 21:00-23:00 CET www.extra.resonance.fm

Shaahin Saba Dipole - Climax

Shimmering Moods Records

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