TIME FOR AN ADVENTURE:

Kiasmos --> Gidge --> DWIG --> Valentin Stip --> Christian Loeffler --> Ninze --> Kollektiv Turmstrasse --> NU --> David August --> Nicolas Jaar --> Paul Kalkbrenner --> Finnebassen --> Trentemoller --> Rampue --> Acid Pauli --> Tale of Us --> Stimming --> Up-beat (Solomun, Rone, Maceo Plex, Gui Boratto) --> South American Tunes --> Alternative Pop --> Random Minimal


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year year year

Allo?

Ambient House Tracks # Remixes # 12 Versions

Instrumental

GEIST ARTISTS MAY 2016

Traumreise

Sleeping Beauty

Download Paradise HERE: http://esta.bandcamp.com/album/paradise

(Art by @MarvinMKP)

DOWNLOAD

Alina Baraz - Paradise (Prod. By esta)

Buy on BandCamp

Oren Ratowsky - Oakland

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Get the limited edition 12" exclusively on Record Store Day 2015.
Order the album on 2xLP/CD/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Or order the album DL via iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2007, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Kiasmos

Looped

Buy 12"/DL

Kiasmos – Looped

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

'Full of melancholy-frosted electronics and emotive swells of classical piano, the new single from Nordic duo Ólafur Arnalds﻿ and Janus Rasmussen is a delicate, icy slowburn' – NME

Pre-order the CD/2LP/DL: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Pre-order the DL via iTunes and receive the album version of 'Thrown' instantly: snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2009, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Lit 2. Held 3. Looped 4. Swayed 5. Thrown 6. Dragged 7. Bent 8. Burnt

LIVE DATES:

29.11.2014 London (UK) – Village Underground
05.12.2014 Berlin (DE) – Watergate
06.12.2014 Istanbul (TR) – Salon
15.01.2015 Groningen (NL) – Eurosonic

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Bent

Buy 2xLP/CD/DL

Kiasmos - Bent

Where Is My Mind? (The Pixies)

French Exit has recorded four covers as unreleased bonus tracks.

Debaser (The Pixies)

Mono/Poly - Ra Rise

From the forthcoming album "Golden Skies"

Available 08/25/14 in all formats on Brainfeeder.

Buy - iTunes

Mono/Poly - Ra Rise

Vinyl available here, alongside We Disappear:
http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/singles/13-05-14/we-disappear-feat-lulu-james/

iTunes here:
http://smarturl.it/ImmunityExt

Beatport here:
http://www.beatport.com/track/abandon-window-moderat-remix/5579343

We Disappear

Abandon Window

Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window (MODERAT Remix)

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Pre-order the CD/2LP/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Pre-order the DL via iTunes and receive the album version of 'Thrown' instantly: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2009, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Burnt

Kiasmos - Burnt

"From the horn sounding across the track's start, backed up by warm static of a playing record, the song unravels slowly, piece-by-piece, a contemplative work that blends instrumentality with electronic production in serene splendor."
- Colin Tewksbury,  Earmilk

Order our debut album and instantly receive a download of Norrland. 'Autumn Bells' is out September 23rd:  

https://atomnation.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-bells

Autumn Bells

Gidge - Norrland

Wilkie (mp3)

Les Disques De La Mort x Kill The DJ
Remixes off my upcoming Idle Eyes EP, featuring killer contributions from Roman Flugel, Planningtorock, Mafredas, Benedikt Frey, Clara 3000 & rRoxymore.

Pt 1 out digitally on Kill The DJ, September 29th
Pt 2 12" out on Les Disques De La Mort, October 13th
Listen and pre-order here>>
www.juno.co.uk/products/car-remi…part-1/548833-01/

C.A.R. IDLE EYES (CLARA 3000 remix)

Lyrics : Alexandre Zhu
Music : Art Of Shades

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Somewhere Else

We teamed up with Ta-ku (https://soundcloud.com/takugotbeats), to create this travel mix. 

The mixtape was produced by Ta-ku as a soundtrack to your travels or provide you with audio inspiration ahead of a trip. 

Some words from Ta-ku:  

"I feel both myself and cereal are very passionate about travel and seeing the world. It fulfils the soul and I hope this playlist intensifies or at the least accompanies you on your journey"
 
Track list: 

Caspian - Epochs in Dmaj
Shigeto - Huron River Drive
AIR - Alone in Kyoto
Arcade Fire - Some Other Place 
Dimlite - Roo (A Dedication)
Dream Koala - We Can't Be Friends
Aloe Blacc - Nascimento Scene II
Hudson Mohawke - Star Crackout
Flying Lotus - Aunties Lock feat. Laura Darlington
Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
Hans Zimmer - S.T.A.Y 

Ta-ku + Cereal - Flight Track - Vol.1

Anonymous engineer Man Power delivers the Kiloton EP for Correspondant’s 26th release, available in both digital and vinyl formats on 14 April 2014. The producer’s recent contributions to the label, including a track on Compilation 02, feature corrosive riffs and irreverent stylistic mixing. Kiloton presents a tighter sound complimenting label signatures of 
acid-laced, dramaturgical warm-ups and off-kilter body workouts. 

Man Power opens Kiloton with Balearic beats and chugging 303 acid, summoning a Soca-style saxophone intervention, then stirring discordant synths into a sonic whirlpool. All sound is momentarily sucked into a silent plateau, before plunging back down to ride out the track with new momentum. In his outerworld rework, Hardway Bros’ Brit Sean Johnston pitches down the original, swerving into low-slung 80s styling and leaving behind galactic static. 

“Parenthesis” is built around samples from a ‘71 conversation between critical philosophers Chomsky and Foucault on the need for creative freedom in human labor. Man Power creates urgency around the tempered delivery of Chomsky’s words with escalating, acid-drenched pulses, distorted echoes, and distended synths to simultaneously soporific and provocative effect. 

British producer and DJ Raudive turns out a cold-blooded, high-octane rework of “Parenthesis”. His minimalist composition puts a driving kick drum at the core, and the narrative is compressed down around the directive matrix of “Work” and the encircling echoes of “Repression – Oppression – Destruction – Coercion”. Raw electricity jolts bones.

Man Power - Kiloton Hardway Bros Remix

My dear friend @oceanvsorientalis who is residing at the other end of the world now, wrote me and said that he would like to remix Define Beauty.
I am honored to share his remix with you!

Define Beauty - Oceanvs Orientalis Remix

Pre-order 'Trance Frendz' on LP/DL: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP081
or digitally iTunes: snip.ftpromo.net/trancefrendz

Having been available exclusively as the second disc to 2015's 'Collaborative Works', Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm's improvised audio recordings 'Trance Frendz', taken from their 45-minute studio film of the same name, have been given their own vinyl release – out March 4th, 2016.

Prior to a string of collaborative Erased Tapes releases, which include 2012's 'Stare' 10” and last year’s 'Life Story Love and Glory' 7” and 'Loon' 12” – compiled on the 'Collaborative Works' 2-CD set, Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik. Both have carved out genre-defying musical careers and formed unique live shows, creating a fan base loyal to their prolific output.

During a session at Durton Studio in Berlin last summer, Nils and Ólafur invited Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. The recording continued long after the first take, stretching out into the next day until, eventually, several new improvisations had been recorded in 8 hours with no overdubs or edits. The unexpected nature in which these pieces had been created was reminiscent of their first on-stage improvisation many years ago. It became immediately clear how special these songs were.

"At the end of the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly asking to be included in this collection.”

Originally made available as a 45-minute film on their joint website (www.arnaldsfrahm.com) last September, 'Trance Frendz' will be available to own on vinyl from March 4th, 2016.

Press for their 'Collaborative Works':

'A particularly joyous wash of slinky percussion and juddering layers' (8/10) – Clash

'An enchanting listen. The bar for a Lads' Night In has just been raised a few notches' (7/10) – Drowned In Sound

‘This is music for slowing down the pace of modern life... An immersive listening experience is guaranteed, while we must hope Frahm and Arnalds go on ‘holiday’ together more in future, and don’t forget to take their musical instruments.’ ★★★★ – MusicOMH

'A collection of gorgeously intimate piano compositions and eye-opening synth pieces, each never aggressive but always powerfully poignant' (8/10) – Under The Radar

'What Collaborative Works offers is something strange: a shared world created by two mad geniuses. Long may Arnalds and Frahm tinker' (8/10) – PopMatters

'Collaborative Works further proves just how natural a fit Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are together' – Resident Advisor

Trance Frendz

20:17

Buy LP/2CD/DL

Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – 20:17

Original Track Date: September 11, 2015

REMASTERED WAV VERSION (2019) @kanto_records

..to that surreal days, incredible endless love, beautiful old and new friends.

Free Download

Fazıl Say - Black Earth Op. 08 - OCEANVS ORIENTALIS Touch (REMASTERED 2019)

Mixmag UK / September Print / Album Of The Month / 8/10

Resident Advisor / "With its slow-release pleasures and weightless anticipation between each languorous kick, Liste Noir #2 is a thoroughly enjoyable collection." 3.8/5

Trax / "The Perfect Original Soundtrack for a good fuck on LSD and on the beach"

supported By XLR8R, The Ransome Note, Tsugi, Dj Mag, The Kulturemag, Faze, Ibiza Voice, Como Las Grecas, Titel, Etc…


Broadcasted by BBC6 & Lauren Lavern, Radio Nova & David Blot, Couleur 3, Etc...


Supported By

Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston & (A Love From Outer Space), Ewan Pearson (Soma), Peter Kruder (Kruder & Dorfmeister / K7, Pete Herbert (Studio Bancal Bancal / Reverso68),  Michel Amato (The Hacker), Tom Coverly (Psychemagik), Tim Paris (Marketing), Remain (Meant), Manfredas (LDdlM), Horse Meat Disco, La Royale, Tronik Youth & More...


07 - A&N - Weather Of An Empty Space  - La Dame Noir Records Preview

Soundbrey - Dunkelwolke

Steve Cook - Me & My Machine

Let @kenziemay ease you through the sticky situation of love lost.

Premiere: Kenzie May, Honey

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Much, much Love! 

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Jealous

Kicking off a new limited series on Circus Company, we return to JAW's solo project Midtown, which was released in 2014. Amongst the 19 collaborative tracks that saw the dOP vocalist sparring with musicians from all over the world, there was a spellbinding song written in conjunction with British singer-songwriter Piers Faccini.
“Traitor Creator” is a haunting track very much led by Faccini’s fragile vocal, with JAW laying down a subtle undercurrent of harmony. Meanwhile the delicate guitar tone and sparse percussion that shape out the song all lend themselves to a mournful, existential message. Even in the climax of the track, with its fractured guitar distortion, the Eastern lilt of the melody dictates a mystical atmosphere.
To frame the original track in a new light we called upon Nôze to deliver a remix. The pensive mood is maintained through a brooding low-end pulse, but the vocals are mixed to further accent the interplay between the two distinct singers. Using a stripped-back beat and threading in choice slices of the guitar alongside light touches of synth, Nico and Eze draw on the fundamental spirit of the track and take it to a new, equally captivating place.
Of all the tracks on Midtown, “Traitor Creator” was perhaps not the obvious choice for a club-friendly remix, but in such unlikely situations can some of the most captivating results be found.

Traitor Creator (Nôze Remix)

Piers Faccini & JAW - Traitor Creator (Nôze Remix)

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Nicobox - Métissage

New flip I made last night of this beautiful track by @itspham , hope you like it.

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Model: Victoria Plum

FREE DOWNLOAD

Pham - Blackouts (Favulous Flip)

buy here : http://www.decks.de/t/camille_rodriguez-andalusian_20/c74-uc

Camille Rodriguez - Andalusian 2.0 (Traumer Remix)[Btrax Records]

Crew Download: http://bit.ly/2lHNKUf

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Physical Therapy

Crew Download

Nick Monaco - Physical Therapy (Soul Clap Remix)

Swiss DJ & producer, Mirko Loko, continued to indulge in his intergalactic persuasions on last year’s long player “Comet Plan”.  Released on Cadenza, Mirko’s second album was enthusiastically received and picked up many fans for its collection of blissfull and wide-eyed electronica and techno sounds.  Featured guests on the album included dOP’s vocalist, JAW, and Francesco Tristano.

12 months on, and “Comet Plan” gets revisited and remixed by two stellar names from the electronic dance community.

Sebastian Mullaert is well known for partnership with Marcus Henriksson as Minilogue, the Swedish duo responsible for killer albums & singles for the likes of Cocoon, Silver Planet and Wagon Repair.  Mullaert plumps for a solo remix of “Venus” of epic proportions, split into two versions; “Phaze One” and “Phaze Two”.  An organic trip through the cosmos, Mullaert tweaks and teases over two seductively trippy versions, showing us a master class in minimal electronics.

Hailing from Dallas, Brett Johnson has become synonymous with masterful jackin house music via singles for Derrick Carter’s Classic, DJ Sneak’s Magnetic, Freerange and Visionquest.  Brett tackles “U Special” featuring JAW, and turn in a very tasty Remix and Instrumental version.  Soulful, spacey and groovy in equal doses, Brett delivers the goods in abundance on these mixes.

A tight remix package that bows respectfully to Mirko’s original visions, and a timely reminder, to the uninitiated, to check out the album for further inspection.


Mirko Loko - Venus (Sebastian Mullaert Remix Phaze Two) (Cadenza109) [clip]

Mirko Loko - Venus (Sebastian Mullaert Remix Phaze One) (Cadenza109) [clip]

B1. YWF - S2 (Sven´s Mediterranean Atmosphere Mix) - Remix by Sven Weisemann - BAUM012

Patch

Taken from his forthcoming album 'Spells' out June 10 on Erased Tapes.

Pre-order the LP/CD/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP085
iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spells Spotify: http://snip.ftpromo.net/goldentimes
Bandcamp: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spellsbc or any other good record store worldwide

"A soothing piece of delirious sound" – Clash
"Strangely upbeat nocturnes" – The Wire
"It's just incredible" – Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

‘Spells’ merges programmed piano pieces with live instruments, combining the controllable technical world and the often unpredictable aspects of live improvisation. In some ways it continues where his underground debut ‘Gravity’ left off, though a lot of weight is lifted, making room for a lighter and more energetic listen. Friend and fellow Erased Tapes artist Nils Frahm mixed and mastered both albums. Ben is not a master pianist like his dear friend, but his sound collages are so meticulously designed that after hearing the result an impressed Nils declared: “from now on, if anyone asks – this is a real piano”. 

His intricate, humanised programming – enhanced by drummer Achim Färber, cellist Anton Peisakhov and harpist Lara Somogyi, and a considerate selection of echoes, delays and compressors – has been used to create a hybrid sound that intends to deceive, question and challenge existing listening habits. Utilising the contrast between reduction and decoration, ‘Spells’ can be seen as a quest to find out how much or how little composition is required to constitute a song. Why the ear can and should be deceived about the authenticity of instruments. What significance these instruments have within this process, and why the personal perception of balance and sound exclude ultimate truths. 

Linking the two albums are the four movements of ‘Nocturne’, an ever-developing conversation that on occasion flirts with the grandeur of compressed rock drums. The first single, ‘Golden Times 1’, received a world premiere by BBC 6 Music’s Mary Anne Hobbs, proclaiming it as "incredible." An alternative version of ‘Sleepers Beat Theme’ – composed for the soundtrack to a short film about the Trans-Siberian Express – opened Jon Hopkins’ Late Night Tales album from 2015, who noted “I thought it was such a calming and sensitive piece that sounded to me like the beginning of something...the warmth and depth of the sound entrances me every time”. 

Though ‘Spells’ and ‘Gravity’ are his first albums recorded under his own name, as acclaimed electronic producer HECQ he’s released nine albums since 2003, exploring everything from ambient to breakcore. He has simultaneously established himself as a trusted composer and sound designer, working for a wide array of clients including Amnesty International and Marvel Comics; composing for feature films, games, art installations and convention opening titles.

After embracing this demanding line of work, in 2010 Ben felt the need to explore his roots and early education, which inspired these albums under his own name. Born in 1981 as the third child of opera singer Deirdre Boysen and actor Claus Boysen, his classical music training on piano and guitar began when he was seven years old; the works of Bruckner, Wagner and Bach laid an important foundation. Rediscovering this music shared with his parents – united with the sounds of Autechre, Cristian Vogel and Jiri.Ceiver to Pink Floyd and Godspeed You! Black Emperor – brought back an understanding of why he wanted to write music in the first place.

“Finding my views understood, reflected and welcomed by Erased Tapes was an encouraging experience, crowned by the offer to release ‘Spells’ and re-issue ‘Gravity’ with them. Through many caring conversations with Robert I felt that there’s no better home for the existing ideas and no better cradle for new ones.”  – Ben Lukas Boysen

Spells

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Ben Lukas Boysen – Nocturne 4

HOWFAR

Veteran Erased Tapes recording artist Peter Broderick set to release new studio album 'Partners' on 19th August 2016.

Order it on LP/CD/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP088

In an email to Robert on February 3rd 2016: 

Dear Robert.

There’s a lot I’d love to tell you about this music.

The inspiration really came when I decided to learn to play John Cage’s In A Landscape on the piano . . . I listened to a recording I had over and over again, five seconds or so at a time, picking out every single note. Then cross referencing what I’d learned with other versions of the piece as well as the original score. The feeling of playing this piece really brought me close to the piano again, and brought new life to my own piano songs.

Beyond Cage’s music, his life and practice have interested me more and more, after having read about his love for foraging wild foods and using chance operations to compose music, in a sense taking his ‘self’ out of the music. I love his so-called ‘mesostics’ and began to write several poems using that method, around this phrase:

I    
N

A

L
A
N
D
S
C
A
P
E

When it came time to record in the studio, I rolled two dice to decide how many poems to read. I rolled 5. Then I assigned a number to each poem and rolled the dice to see which five poems would be read and in which order. That’s the first track Partners, which is also the last word of the last poem I selected through this chance-based process. Track two is my version of In A Landscape. I love playing that piece so much. Carried  is a piece I wrote in Berlin which I’ve played live from time to time. There was a soft vocal loop playing out through an amplifier in the room while I played the piano.

Under The Bridge is my first ever chance-based composition, written by assigning different numbers to different notes and then rolling dice to decide in which order to play those notes. Conspiraling is another piece I’ve been playing for a while. Actually a version of this was recorded in the session that became ‘How They Are’, but it didn’t quite feel right. I like to pretend my voice is like a synthesizer in this song. Then there’s Up Niek Mountain which is a piece I finished composing while in residence at a farm in the Netherlands back in 2010, and is named after one of the family farmers there, Niek, who passed away shorty after I was there. We miss you Niek. The last song is a cover of Brigid’s Sometimes. Brigid to whom I dedicate this recording.

And then there’s Tucker, Mr. Martine, who agreed to record this album without me ever hearing the mixes. We talked about all the sounds and he set up several devices with which to manipulate the sound live, as it was being recorded and mixed down to tape. Francesco also agreed to master the record without me hearing it. I like to imagine maybe one day, five or ten years from now, I’ll walk into a café or roadside diner and hear it for the first time, playing as background music while people eat.

OK surely that’s enough for now! Sorry for blabbing, Robert. Your support has really meant a lot to me. I’ve loved having you in mind while working on this project, knowing it could very well have a home on your sweeeeeet label. Hope all is well.

With love,
Peter

Partners

Carried

Peter Broderick - Carried

First preview of upcoming Kiasmos LP! Out soon on Erased Tapes Records

Buy Kiasmos' 2009 single, 65, here: http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP013

Thrown

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"Untold" is 24 years old, Aarhus-based Asger Bruun Hansen's debut EP. 

Previously introduced through Dark Clover's Origami Sound curated compilation series, Odd Shapes delivers 5 dark and gritty tracks. 

The fine blend of haunting details and, at times uplifting, evocative compositions comes in contrast with futuristic nuances of beats-oriented music.

Odd Shapes - Warm Tune

To celebrate the release of Guts' latest album called "Paradise For All", here's my remix of his track "What Is Love?"
Pour fêter la sortie du nouvel album de Guts "Paradise For All", voici mon remix de son morceau "What Is Love?"

Purchase /acheter "Paradise For All":
http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/paradise-for-all/id505463643

Guts: (a French Hip Hop legend, member of Alliance Ethnik, worked and collaborated with De La Soul, Rahzel, Common, Vinia Mojica, Biz Markie, Bob Power, also various French artists such as Big Red, Svinkels, Passi, Les Rieurs, Sages Po...)

http://facebook.com/GutsOfficial
http://analoglife.fr
http://soundcloud.com/guts

Somepling:
http://facebook.com/Somepling
http://somepling.tumblr.com
http://soundcloud.com/somepling

Artwork by Mambo:
http://www.mambo.vu

Guts - What Is Love? (Somepling Remix)

Orsten - Adagio Sostenuto

This is my Live to 2-Track project. Done at Shenandoah University.

Vox: Renee Sogueco
Guitar and Vox: Haden Olmsted
Bass: Bob Finley
Drums: Keita Katumi

"Gigantic" by the Pixies

THE PIXIES - Monkey Gone to Heaven (KRUSHA Remix)

Reprise de Gouge Away des PIXIES
Album : Doolitle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxytSH_piRQ

Répétition janvier 2013