FRANCISCO LOPEZ & NOVI_SAD - 'Titans' CD (Gradual Hate Records)
Sound artists Francisco López (Spain) and Novi_sad (Greece) have together explored the blurred territory between reality and the creation of self-contained sound environments through a long process of transformation of sonic materials. Working with the same shared field recordings carried out in the region of Ancient Olympia in Greece (and presented in the context of a live performance during the International Olympia Festival on June 30th 2010), they have created two individual pieces with extreme dynamics, at times obscure and dense, but laden with hidden complexity and a few surprised for the most adventurous listeners. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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FRANCISCO LOPEZ & RICHARD FRANCIS - 'BromBron 14: In De Blaauwe Hand' CD (Korm Plastics)
Francisco López (Spain) and Richard Francis (New Zealand) have created "in de blaauwe hand" upon invitation from Extrapool for a brief working residency in Nijmegen, to develop a collaboration piece for the Brombron CD series. Working with very small seed source sound samples that were exchanged between them, two intermingling compositional paths unfolded in two parallel small studios. In a short (but very intense) period of time a whole world of very delicate and subtle materials arose. The hour-long track merges without mix a dreamy geography of subtleties and complex organicities that is more the result of aesthetic affinities than pre-structured plan. In that sense, this is a composition born from the sound themselves, following the paths indicated by them. Presented in a card-slip-sleeve.
Two years of hard work have been employed using sounds and processed field recordings. It’s a unequalled conceptual soundscape in this artist’s huge discography and it perfectly joins to Glacial Movements aesthetics. After a few seconds from the track beginning we are dip into an arctic trip which lasts more than an hour and in which tangled weavings in a masterly fashion handled by the Spanish artist appear, develop and dissolve. Gusts of arctic wind, the Amarok’s wheezing breath (Amarok is the name of a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology) and the sense of loss in the polar night are only some of the sensations that this cryogenic hallucinatory acoustic is able to evoke. Digipak.
FRANCISCO LOPEZ - 'Untitled #205' 10" (Auf Abwegen)
Based exclusively on end grooves from vintage records, ‘Untitled #205’ is a straightforward and joyful exploration of the potential for reincarnation of these unintended sonic structures into new life. More a tool than a final product, it delves into static, noise and rhythm with a hopeful perspective.” The 'Untitled #205 (Mix)' on the A-side brings us 18 minutes of hissy, textural sound in dissolution, ranging from rhythm to noise. The B-side has the 20 original loops López constructed out of old vintage 78s. Ltd x 300 copies on clear vinyl in a white sleeve.
UK 10.00£
Europe 12.50£
World 15.00£
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FRANCISCO LOPEZ - 'Wind (Patagonia)' CD (and/OAR)
An immersion into sonic matter from micro and macro environments dominated by the wind in Patagonia. A vast barren space shaped and inhabited by the ever-changing forces of plants, rocks, sand, snow and ice. An irregular environment of relentless strength and richness. And above all, a tour de force of profound listening. López’s Patagonian winds have a ferocious beauty and immensity. Delicate whispers combine with wild swarms and eddies underpinned by deep bass punches. All of this is produced by an invisible force that endlessly sweeps the surface of the globe. With this, we are no longer in the tidy world of human music, but have entered the sublime domain of natural sound. Packaged in a super gloss digipak with 16 page booklet.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
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MATT SHOEMAKER - 'Tropical Amnesia One' CD (Ferns Recordings)
"More field recordings here, this time around taken from the Amazonas, Brazil, to precise the Mamori Lake. Shoemaker taped the sounds there and treats the whole thing into one piece of music that lasts 64 minutes. If I was to imagine how the Amazonian rainforest would sound like, I think it would sound like this. A fairly thick mass of busy buzzing insect sounds, birds and wind like sounds. Shoemaker opts for a dramatic approach in this work: things start out relatively quiet and moody, but over the course of those 60 some minutes grows with some violent intention. Shoemaker uses strong equalisation, adding low end sounds to the piece, that makes the earth tremble among the heavy weight of this piece. Yet he never loses the clarity of the sounds, birds and insects are always to be recognised here. An excellent piece along the lines of the best of Francisco Lopez (who organises the annual Mamori Sound Project. Shoemaker delivers a great work, perhaps his best so far" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel sleeve held in place with a metal clip.
UK 10.50£
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ROEL MEELKOP - '5(Zwischenfälle)' CD (Auf Abwegen)
The latest release by Dutch electronic musician Roel Meelkop (THU20, Kapotte Muziek, Goem) is a special release in his catalogue because it is consists of five pieces, originally used in the context of sound installations. Meelkop set himself the task to compress these soundscapes into five dense and still minimal audio pieces that could work outside the context of the original installations. 5(zwischenfälle) makes for concentrated unpolished ultra minimal listening with maximum effect. For fans of Bernhard Gunter, Francisco Lopez or Marc Behrens. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak, with artwork by Akifumi Nakajima (Aube).
UK 10.50£
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SOCCER COMMITTEE & MACHINEFABRIEK - 'Redrawn' CD (None)
Soccer Committee and Machinefabriek's "Drawn" (2008), remixed and covered by Andrea Belfi, Annelies Monseré, Francisco López, Gary Smith, Holden Goldmund, Kenneth Kirschner, Lawrence English, Mark Templeton, Nate Wooley, Németh, Peter Broderick, Squares On Both Sides, Stefano Pilia, Steinbrüchel, Taylor Deupree, The Fun Years, The North Sea, The Puddle Parade, Tori & Reiko & Namio Kudo and Xela. Although there's a lot of different approaches on this disc, it feels like a homogeneous whole. There's intimate singer-songwriter-style tracks, as well as thick layered digital drones and raw guitar explorations... and everything in between. But there's no question that everything has a delicate touch to it, making this compilation a beautiful and exciting trip. Card slipcase with inner sleeve.
UK 11£
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VA - 'A Selection Of Drones Past: Singles 1993-2000' 2 x CD (Tumult)
This compilation serves as a digital introduction to the analogue world of DRONE RECORDS. "A small sampling of wondrous sounds from this ongoing series of limited, lovingly hand assembled 7" singles." Featuring: Alio Die, Aube, Delphium, Die Feinen Trinker Bei Pinkels, Dronæment, Dual, Francisco Lopez, Inade, Kallabris, Klood, Maeror Tri, Osso Exotico, Reynols, Spear, Tarkatak, Toy Bizarre, Ultra United, Vance Orchestra, Vir and Yen Pox. Packaged in a gatefold digisleeve with a poster showing the sleeves of the 7" records, from which the songs are taken. A true gem for non-vinyl fans and drone fanatics alike.
UK 13£
Europe 14£
World 15£
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VA - 'Escaping From Color - Rapoon Recomposed & Remixed' CD (Quasi Pop)
The conception, the idea, realisation and sound sources of this CD are all based on original sound material (loops and sounds) from Rapoon's “Tribal Sci Fi” release. Not the entire original Rapoon's tracks have been re-mixed or re-composed, but the general “sound” (or the sound aesthetic of Rapoon's music) instead. All the artists have provided their own original compositions, more or less based on the audio-sources from Rapoon: Aidan Baker, Anla Courtis, Cisfinitum & Rapoon, Family Underground, Francisco Lopez, Gert-Jan Prins, Heimir Bjorgulfsson, Jorge Castro, Machinefabriek, Mike Shiflet, Paulo Raposo, Ronnie Sundin, Steve Roden, Troum and TV Pow. Ltd x 500 copies in a very nice digifile.
UK 11£
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VA - 'Lagrimas De Miedo Nº15 - Neumes Du Vent' CD & Magazine (Fear Drop)
The 15th issue of Fear Drop magazine (in FRENCH). The accompanying CD features: BJ Nilsen (Hazard, Morthond), Black To Comm, Bruno Moreigne, Cédric Peyronnet + Toy Bizarre Orchestra, Chris Watson (ex-The Hafler Trio, ex-Cabaret Voltaire), Francisco López, Frédérique Bruyas, Jana Winderen, Michael Northam, Mike Harding (Touch boss), Philippe Petit, Tetsuo Furudate, The [Law-Rah] Collective and Thomas Köner.
UK 12£
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VA - 'The Year 25 / 25 Years Korm Plastics' Cassette (Korm Plastics)
Korm Plastics release this compilation to commemorate 25 years of the label. 25 exclusive tracks by 25 artists, each lasting 2:50mins: Asmus Tietchens, Ben Gwilliam, Big City Orchestra, Edward Ka-spel, Francisco Lopez, Freiband, Howard Stelzer, Idea Fire Company, Illusion Of Safety, Jason Zeh, Jos Smolders, KK Null, Machinefabriek, Mirko Uhlig, Peter Duimelinks, Pick-up , Radboud Mens, Raymond Dijkstra, Richard Francis, Roel Meelkop, Silverman, Stephan Mathieu, The Haters, The Tobacconists and Z'EV. A fine mixture of microsound, noise, experimental and pop music. Ltd x 250 pro-duplicated cassettes with cover by Meeuw.
UK 7.50£
Europe 8.50£
World 9.50£
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YANNICK DAUBY - 'Overflows' CD (Sonoris)
Yannick Dauby originated from Mediterranean Alps and is currently based in Taiwan. Sound and location, sound and community, sound and ecology, are the main topics of his projects. "Overflows" is a composition based on field recordings in natural, industrial and urban environments dealing with the overwhelming of listening. Fans of Francisco Lopez, Jean-François Laporte or Eric La Casa will be delighted. Presented in a 6-panel outsize sleeve.
