BEEQUEEN - 'Gund' CD (Plinkity Plonk / Korm Plastics)
Two recordings from two vinyl projects. The first four pieces on the CD were recorded early 1998 for a 12" vinyl single on which these tracks were supposed to be cut at different speeds (16, 33, 45 and 78 RPM). Due to its complexity of pressing this record was never realised. The fifth and sixth track were originally intended to form a 10" album of a most unlikely meeting by Beequeen and MSBR. Based upon a mutual sound exchange, both Beequeen and MSBR worked independently on their pieces. The label that intended to release this, stopped while both bands were still recording. Beequeen finished their piece in 1998 and MSBR decided to do a new piece in 2001. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold sleeve.
UK 7£
Europe 8£
World 9£
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BEEQUEEN - 'Seltenturm Beesides' 2 x CD (Plinkity Plonk / Korm Plastics)
This collection takes in many rare Beesides over 2 CDs. Seltenturm consists of the following releases: 'Mappa Mundi' (cassette, with bonus tracks), 'Fond' (one sided LP), 'Split' (split LP), 'The Surrough Gate' (10"), 'Vault' (7"), 'White Tusk' (7") and 'Dovidzdane Vanja' (7"). All of these releases were made in editions smaller than 250 copies, and are all long out of print. All tracks have been lovingly remastered and have never sounded better. A real treasure-trove for old and new fans alike. Limited edition of 300 copies in a fold-out sleeve.
DARREN TATE & PAUL BRADLEY - 'Sometime Today' CD (Plinkity Plonk / Korm Plastics)
Sometime today, is a collaboration between Darren Tate and Paul Bradley. In his own unique and intimate way, Darren recorded the basic tracks at his home in York. Including guitar, keyboard and various other techniques, these recordings were passed onto Paul who took them with him, along with a laptop, on a recent visit to Turkey. These original tracks were supplemented with various field recordings taken around the town of Fethiye and the piece assembled during this three-week visit. Voyeuristic, evocative, abstract and delicate, you are invited to spend some time in their sonic world. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold sleeve.
The second release by Flim (Enrico Wuttke) for Plinkity Plonk. "Flim's music is full of deep sadness. The liner notes explain that the music was composed as an attempt to cope with the loss of a child, trying to find a balance between hope and frustration. To create his music Flim makes use of piano, organ and thoughtful computer processing. Often just single notes are struck on the piano; they keep on resonating and then slowly fade before the next note is played... Other tracks are more drone-related, with acoustic sounds stretched out into warm, hovering fields... a point where pain and beauty converge in fragile and intimate music... Flim's music is full of sadness, but... there is also a stretch of light on the horizon, a short dreamy melody to be discovered here and there just below the surface" [Vital Weekly]. Ltd x 500 copies in gatefold plastic sleeve.
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.
FREIBAND / BASS COMMUNION - 'Headwind / Tailwind' 3" CD (My Own Little Label)
Last year My Own Little Label released 'Haze Shrapnel', a new piece by Bass Communion and a remix of that by Freiband as a 3" disc. Already back then it was agreed that there should also be a release by Freiband with a remix by Bass Communion. Due to the immense success of that 3", the new one is now released as a factory pressed 3" CD. For 'Headwind' Freiband returns to the guitar playing by Martin Luiten (Pick-up) and produces a spacious computerized remix of his elaborate playing. Bass Communion takes matters further up the line in a likewise sizzling remix. Mini j-card sleeve in PVC sleeve.
JOHANNES FRISCH & RALF WEHOWSKY - 'Tranende Wurger' CD (Korm Plastics)
'Tränende Würger" is based on free improvisations by the Frisch / Wehowsky duo, reworked by electro-acoustic means. The compositional process did not intend to mask the nonlinear nature of the improvisations. Quite on the contrary - their organic character has been emphasised by crystal-clear sharpening of details. Complex structures and dark atmospheres, not unlike those on some P16.D4 releases, though absolutely rooted in the 21st century. beauty and poisoning are not far from each other. Comes in an outsized sleeve with the artwork on six separate sheets, dealing with poisonous plants.
MAEROR TRI - 'Multiple Personality Disorder' CD (Purple Soil)
Repress of the first CD release by Maeror Tri (1993, Korm Plastics). "Multiple Personality Disorder" is a concept CD divided in four long parts recorded back in 1991 that fully showcase their mastery in distorting drones and layering guitar sounds. Stefan Knappe and Martin Siehl now record under the guise of Troum. Presented in a very nice 6-panel digifile with booklet and postcard, featuring the original (yet unused) cover for the album's initial 1993 release. Expanded liner notes and the story behind the album by Frans De Waard.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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PETER REHBERG - 'Kapotte Muziek By Peter Rehberg' MCD (Korm Plastics)
The fourteenth installment in this series is a mini CD by Peter Rehberg (Pita / KTL). For his rework, Rehberg used the recordings of the very first Kapotte Muziek workshop (and concert) held in september 1997, as part of Staalplaat's 'Masterclass' event at the Korzo Theatre, in Den Haag. Moving away from digital computer noise for this work, Rehberg crafted a beautifully soft but outspoken piece of music. Low rumbles at micro levels and moments of silence are interspersed with isolated throbs and shimmering mid-frequency drones. A total playing time of 17:30.
RICHARD CHARTIER / BOCA RATON - 'Kapotte Muziek By Richard Chartier / Boca Raton' CD (Korm Plastics)
The 13th installment in the "Kapotte Muziek by..." series. Chartier's piece takes original recordings of KM from a concert at Garage Festival, Stralsund (August 2004). A quiet, 20-minute low drone piece, with little change. More diversity and adventure comes in with the four tracks by Boca Raton (Martijn Tellinga), who reworks original recordings from a KM concert at Smart Space, Amsterdam (March 2003). Minimal ambient vs atmospheric microsounds, with gentle sensibilities of musique-concrete, electro-acoustics and suchlike.
After a decade, this record is Shifts’ probable farewell. Initiated by Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Freiband, Goem etc and label boss of Korm Plastics) for a ‘soft guitar’ record on Fourth Dimension label in 1995, the project has evolved to include many releases, all distinguished by their singular instrumentation (including two deviations from the guitar - Sonates and Interlude uses the piano, while One Piece for Cymbal has a single cymbal). 'Trees / Leaves' was made with a four-string Spanish guitar de Waard bought for 1 Euro on Koninginnedag (Dutch Queen’s Day) in 2004. Ltd x 200 copies in a heat-sealed sleeve.
UK 13.00£
Europe 16.50£
World 20.00£
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THE HAFLER TRIO - 'Dislocation' CD (Korm Plastics)
Another of the 14 H3O reissues on Korm Plastics, this is to be the definitive handling of the Hafler Trio legacy, completely approved and overseen by the Hafler Trio personally. "Travel! It's the drug of the common man! why, it keeps the wheels of industry flowing to make sure that he has a home to come to, earned and paid for by his labours! why dont you, the rich, privileged, indulge in a journey that (trust me) money can't buy! and send a postcard to your friends! X marks the spot!" Originally released by Staalplaat as a cassette in 1986 then as a CD in 1990. Presented with all new luxury gatefold packaging, with opaque wrap and a nice wallet containing a book of maps.
UK 12.00£
Europe 13.50£
World 15.00£
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THE HAFLER TRIO - 'Seven Hours Sleep' CD (Korm Plastics)
The sixth in the Hafler Trio reissue series. Allegedly based on dream research, this is non-academic electroacoustic / musique concrete at it's finest. Chris Watson and Edward Moolenbeek were still part of the group - Watson bringing a strong interest in field recordings to the studio and Moolenbeek signalling an overt dealing with perceptual issues. The album's progression from the early disorientation to the closing drones succeeds in putting the listener in another state, making this one of the Hafler Trio's more effective collections. Originally released on LP by Laylah (1985) and reissued "wrongly" on CD by Mute (1996). "Now really available as should have been." Heavy package with booklet and mini-poster.
UK 12.00£
Europe 13.50£
World 15.00£
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THU20 - 'Tilburg' LP (Korm Plastics)
A live recording made in Paradox in Tilburg in October 2007. Over the past 20 years one of the bigger enigma's of 'industrial' music or 'modern musique concrete' has been THU20. This is a detailed balance between the various interests of the five players involved: the computer work of Jos Smolders and Roel Meelkop, the acoustic sound objects of Peter Duimelinks and Frans de Waard and the analogue electronics of Jacques van Bussel. 'Tilburg' is made up of various recordings made from the P.A. as well as by the individual players, which were slightly edited by THU20. Ltd x 250 copies.
UK 13.00£
Europe 16.50£
World 20.00£
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THURSTON MOORE - 'Kapotte Muziek By Thurston Moore' CD (Korm Plastics)
After attending a Kapotte Muziek concert in Easthampton, USA, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) was asked by KM (Frans De Waard, Roel Meelkop and Peter Duimelinks) to expand on the idea of that concert. For the 12th part in the series "Kapotte Muziek by..." Moore carried this out in a totally free setting of piano, guitar and small objects, creating the concerts by removing the concert and replacing it by his own playing, where the original recording serves as a score.
Compilation with Asmus Tietchens, RLW (Ralf Wehowsky), Merzbow, Freiband (Frans De Waard) and John Watermann. "On April 2nd 2002 John Watermann died suddenly of an infection resulting from his ongoing treatment for cancer. Having in the final year of his life returned to artistic pursuits, he still had vast plans for future projects. Among these unfulfilled projects were plans to collaborate with Frans de Waard on a new release. Although only preliminary discussions on the collaboration took place and Watermann never completed any work towards the project, Watermann's source material that was to be the basis of the work now serves as a basis for this tribute release. This release serves as a record of Watermann and his influence, documenting the respect he reserved from his peers and, hopefully, introducing his work to a new audience." [Frans De Waard] Outsized sleeve with inserts.
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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Z'EV - 'Forwaard' CD (Korm Plastics)
For almost forty years Z'EV has been at the absolute forefront of experimental music. Throught playing percussive ritual music he gained a lot of well-earned attention, but in more recent years he has returned to working with electronic tape manipulation. On 'Forwaard' he uses field recordings made by Frans De Waard, which are 'recoded' by Z'EV into a 40-minute, densely layered pattern of musique concrete. Many of the water-like sounds disappear in the recoded version and makes a particularly strong work. Outsized sleeve.
Beginning with the 2007 release 'Forwaard', rhythmajikal percussionist Z'EV continues his collaborations with Frans De Waard in the form of the latest installment, 'Outwaard'. Whereas the sound sources used on 'Forwaard' where of a varying nature, on 'Outwaard' they were all made at a petting zoo in Kleve, Germany. These recordings which are 'recoded' by Z'EV into a 40-minute, densely layered pattern of musique concrete. Many of the animal call like sounds disappear in the 'recoded' version and makes a particular strong work, but occasionally one returns and leaves a no less than haunting listening experience. Ltd x 300 in outsized sleeve.
