~ LAAPS 029 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP29]

artist : Sonmi451
 album : The Eighteen Minute Gap
duration(s) : 38.08 mn (LP) / 59.13 mn (CD)
 date : July 13th, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 300 copies / yellow LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : June 22th, 2023 / official release : July 13th, 2023
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All tracks written and produced by Bernard Zwijzen / Sonmi451

 Equipment used:
Hardware synths: Moog Mother 32, Arturia Microfreak
Hardware samplers: Elektron Octatrack, Instruo Arbhar, Make Noise Morphagene
Hardware effects: Hologram Microcosm, Happy Nerding FX
Software synths, samplers & effects: Various synths from Spitfire Audio, Applied Acoustics, Arturia and U-He; Samplers from Native instruments and Max MSP; Effects from Valhalla, Soundtoys and Sonosaurus.


Mastered by Taylor Deupree (12k)
Artwork by Maia Flore / Atout France (La Siesta, Argelès 2016)
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://sonmi451.bandcamp.com/

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The Eighteen Minute Gap

Sonmi451 - A Taste For Vicarious Pleasure

~ LAAPS 031 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP31]

artists : Bill Seaman / Tim Diagram / Stephen Spera
album : The World Was Turning Before 
duration(s) : 40.52 mn (LP) / 61.04 mn (CD)
date : October 23rd, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / blue LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : October 06th, 2023 / official release : October 23rd, 2023
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Seaman: 
Piano, Ebow Guitar, Analogue synth, DX7, non-location recordings, micro-rhythms, sample arrangements, glass harmonica samples, drones

Diagram:
Guitar, Synth, location recordings, noise drones, sample arrangements

Spera:
Synth, Vocal Arrangements, Location recordings, Wollensak reel-to reel, CB Radio, sample arrangements, Historical Vocal Recordings
 
Voice samples sung by Tamalyn Miller

Recorded in 2022
Produced by Seaman. Diagram, Spera

Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork by Russell Burden
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://billseaman.com/
https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stephenspera/

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Bill Seaman / Tim Diagram / Stephen Spera - Velta

~ LAAPS 032 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP32]

artist : iu takahashi
album : Sense / Margin 
duration : 31.46 mn
date : December 14th, 2023

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / marble turquoise/clear transparent LP / pantone / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : December 01st, 2023 / official release : December 14th, 2023
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« Early morning mist in the mountains, the lakeside ripples in the stillness.
On rainy days, open the window and lie in bed.
The moment when a margin is created in me.
I want to feel these senses forever. »

All tracks written, produced and voice by iu takahashi.

Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork created with friendly permission by Dirk Stewen
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.iutakahashi.com/
https://iutakahashi.bandcamp.com/

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iu takahashi - Blink / Landscape

~ LAAPS 034 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP33]

artist : Danny Clay
album : No More Darkness, No More Night
duration : 42.52 mn
date : March 28th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / transparent blue LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : March 01st, 2024 / official release : March 28th, 2024
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Kevin Rogers, violin
Otis Harriel, violin
Taija Warbelow, viola
Doug Machiz, cello
Danny Clay, pedal steel guitar

Special Thanks to Friction Quartet and R. Eric McMaster
Fall 2023, San Francisco, California, US
In Memoriam Hank Williams

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Anni Leppälä
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.dclaymusic.com/
https://dannyclay.bandcamp.com/

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Danny Clay - Part 4

~ LAAPS 035 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP35]

artist : Masaya Ozaki
album : Mizukara
duration : 43.48 mn
date : April 29th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 250 copies / total clear LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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Composed and produced by Masaya Ozaki
In collaboration with: 
Ferdinand Ledoux: concepts (Evening Regions)
Stijn Brinkman: violin and field recordings (Evening regions)
Eyrún Úa: Flute and objects (Opið Rými)
Lindy Lin: voice, poem, and electronics (Siskin) 
Asalaus: guitar, voice and electronics (Frá Vatni)
Guomundur Arnalds: electronics (Skerpla)

Recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland, between 2023 and 2024

Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Jenni Toivonen
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://www.masayaozaki.com/
https://masayaozaki.bandcamp.com/music

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Mizukara

Masaya Ozaki - Skerpla

~ LAAPS 036 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP36]

artist : Dalton Alexander
album : Almost Home If I'm Still Alive
duration : 40.46 mn
date : June 06th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 150 copies / green transparent LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : Mai 20th, 2024 / official release : June 06th, 2024
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Recorded in forests, fields, backyards, streets, and rooms between 2016 - 2023.

Dalton Alexander - Guitars, Synthesizer, Field Recordings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Anne-Julie Royer - Vocals ("Réuni de Toutes Parts »).

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Margaret Durow
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://daltonalexander.bandcamp.com/

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Dalton Alexander - Spring Doesn't Remember Me

01 Helixir – Intro
02 Djrum – Projection
03 Dub Phizix – Wasted
04 The Space Between Numbers – Magic Valley
05 Adam Wiltzie – As Above Perhaps So Below
06 Ital Tek – Altered Rainbow
07 Loscil & Lawrence – Indigo
08 Lusine – Faceless
09 Xor Gate – Minor Axis
10 Biosphere – Florian’s Flute
11 Special Request – Qoriqzona
12 Sonmi451 – Hyperbole
13 Exm – Kolder
14 Kettel – Electrician And Adventurer
15 Dntel – Pillowcase
16 Pan American & Kramer – The Caretaker
17 Salamanda – Full Of Mushrooms
18 Wil Bolton – Edges
19 Alva Noto – Trail

AEM #9.5 | Alternative Elevator Music by Madera (Mix Session, Jun 01, 2024)

~ LAAPS 037 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP37]

artist : Brandon Tani
album : The Road Was Bent From The Way We Took It 
duration : 39.48 mn
date : July 08th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / purple LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : June 20th, 2024 / official release : July 08th, 2024
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Recorded early 2024.
Music by Brandon Tani.

Mastered by Andrew Weathers
Artwork by Brandon Tani
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://dailyrituals.bandcamp.com/music

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Brandon Tani - Eager To Leave When No One's Looking (excerpt)

~ LAAPS 038 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP38]

artist : Build Buildings
album : Ecotone
duration : 43 mn
date : September 09th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / red LP / selective UV varnish (front+back) / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : August 08th, 2024 / official release : September 09th, 2024
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Ben Tweel: guitar, lap harp, ukulele, mbira, piano, sampler
Mia Tweel: clarinet on "Scattering Shreds of Wickerwork"
Louis Tweel: lap harp on "Picking Mortar from the Bricks"

Recorded at home in Brooklyn, New York

Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Matthias Heiderich
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://buildbuildings.bandcamp.com/

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Ecotone

Build Buildings - Knoll

~ LAAPS 040 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP40]

artists : Mariska Baars (soccer Committee) / Niki Jansen / Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek)
album : Hardanger
duration : 34.32 mn
date : November 21st, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / black LP / selective UV varnish (front+back) / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 150 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : November 01st, 2024 / official release : November 21st, 2024
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Music by Mariska Baars, Niki Jansen, and Rutger Zuydervelt
October 2023 – June 2024

Mariska Baars: vocals, guitar
Niki Jansen: Hardanger fiddle
Rutger Zuydervelt: editing, processing, sine waves

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Margaret Durow
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Links :
https://laaps.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://soccercommittee.bandcamp.com/music
https://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/
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Mariska Baars / Niki Jansen / Rutger Zuydervelt – Hardanger I (excerpt)

Label. 
Concept.
Playground. 
Music Lovers.
Open Collective.

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each release start with the end of the previous one.
in sounds and visually. 
an exquisite corpse with 100 releases which will make the loop.
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