Dutch Treat
Roundup of works by Dutch experimental / ambient artists: Looped Exodus, Michel Banabila, Machinefabriek, Orphax and Matthew Florianz.
(Plus: free promo codes for Matthew Florianz’ ‘Soundtracks for Science Briefings’! )
Tag: electronic
France Jobin; Nils Quak; Vlad Nedelin; No Mask Effect
Surprise yourself with environmental drones from France Jobin, Nils Quak, Vlad Nedelin and No Mask Effect.
More Various
‘Abscence’ offers a unique chance to explore experimental electronic music from Iran.
Soft Recording’s ‘Discovery 1’ is the first in a series promoting new artists: 40 tracks (almost 4 hours) in a free download
Autistici & Justin Varis – Nine (+ Remixes)
Autistici (David Newman) and Justin Varis present eight ‘synaesthetic’ interpretations of various colours.
They are completed with another eight remixes from different artists that seem put the colours in the perspective of their surrounding landscapes.
Together, these two cd’s are a truely caleidoscopic collection!
Various Artists – Marilli Remixed
Various artists remix the original tracks – with remarkable results!
Marilli Remixed is a collection or remixes from Michel Banabila’s debut album “Marilli” (1984) – an album that Banabila cosiders ‘too embarassing naive’ to re-release. The remixes prove there’s nothing to be ashamed of…
DreamScenes 2015 – 12
DreamScenes for long, cold and dark nights.
With Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ambiq, Michel Banabila, Christina Vantzou, Julia Kent, Multicast Dynamics, Goldmund, Quiet Horn, Lyken & Dove, Radboud Mens and Understated Theory
Stephan Mathieu – Before Nostromo
The sound design for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi / horror classic Alien (1979) has been an inspiration to many.
On Before Nostromo, Stephan Mathieu focuses on the crew, not on the spaceship.
Using piano, gongs, shortwave receiver, tapeloops and ‘entropic processes’, he re-creates the (soundtrack of the) dreams of the crew members just before they awake from hibernation.
James Murray; Offthesky; Mute Forest; Ugasanie
There is beauty in darkness – and there is often darkness in beauty.
Both are present in these releases from James Murray, Offthesky, Mute Forest and Ugasanie (ordered by increasing darkness)
Eilean & Dauw Dialog Tapes
In recent years it is not uncommon that artists work together without meeting each other in real life. On-Line collaboration is a common working method: sending work-in-progress to each other until it’s ready.
But as far as I know, two labels collaborating together in this way – matching their artists to work in duos on a collaboration track – has not been done before.
Dialog Tapes, released by Eilean Records and Dauw proves that the sum can indeed be much greater than the sum of its parts.