Debut EP from this French duo containing the two title tracks and two remix tracks. 'Psychoide' is a "gorgeous soft cacophony of epic post rock drift", while 'Participation Shift' has "deep soft swells of shimmering warmth and distant bits of industrial clatter, a slow burning ambient drift that is eventually joined by a simple motorik rhythm". The two remix tracks are: 'Psychoide' remixed by SCANNER (Robin Rimbaud) and Participation Mystic remixed by JESU (Justin Broadrick of Final, Techno Animal, Godflesh). The result is a very cinematic, mesmerising warm piece of music, spanning 43 minutes. Limited to 1000 copies in a nice digipak with sticker.
UK 9£
Europe 10£
World 11£
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SCANNER & DAVID ROTHENBERG - 'You Can't Get There From Here' CD (Monotype Records)
Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner is a conceptual artist, writer, plasticien sonore and composer working in London, whose works traverses the experimental terrain between sound, space, image and form. Philosopher and musician David Rothenberg's music is inspired by the melodies and beats of birds, insects, whales, water, and wind, he blends spontaneous musical inventiveness with a sense of rhythm, exuberance, and listening to nature. Chilled out experiments augmented with spoken word, bass and clarinet. Gatefold ecopak.
SIMON WHETHAM & FRIENDS - 'Meditations On Light' 2 x CD (Monochrome Vision)
In 2009 Simon Whetham was commissioned by painter Kathryn Thomas to compose a surround sound composition and installation to accompany her Darkspace project, a series of paintings inspired by the infinity of the cosmos, which was exhibited as part of her biggest solo exhibition to date, 'Lightyears'. The composition was mixed down to a stereo version, mastered by Scanner, and released on Simon's own label, Traceable Echoes, for the exhibition. Simon reworked the raw materials of 'Lightyears', as he felt the brief was very restrictive, and wanted to hear the results of using the same material without these constraints. He also offered the opportunity to artists, who produced their own characteristic interpretation of the composition: Christopher McFall, David Wells, Fourm, Iris Garrelfs, John Kannenberg, Lawrence English, Maile Colbert, Mise En Scene, Philippe Petit, Richard Lainhart, Scanner and Yann Novak. A common thread is evident, but very individual voices are heard, leading you on an immersive, engaging journey... Ltd x 500 copies.
UK 13.50£
Europe 14.50£
World 15.50£
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VA - 'C.U.E. Compilation 3' CD (C.U.E. Records)
Third compilation from Japanese label C.U.E. On this release, the Noise, Minimal, Ambient, Experimental and Abstract music is again by mostly Japanese artists, and is once more 15 tracks: Scanner, Kissa Big Yodo, Sunao Inami, Kazuya Ishigami, Morgan Fisher , Symphony Space, CARRE, Anla Courtis, Morishige Yasumune, Keitaro Iijima, Funaman, Huguet, Atsunobu Tadatsu, Tadashi Usami and Yow Funahashi. Comes in slimline jewelcase. Extremely rare Japanese import.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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VA - 'It Just Is (In Memoriam: Jhonn Balance)' 2 x CD (Fulldozer Records / Nocharizma)
Dedicated to the memory of Jhonn Balance (1962-2004) of Coil. Feat: The Threshold Houseboy's Choir (Peter Christopherson), Thighpaulsandra (feat. Balance), Theodor Bastard, Kotra, Alec Empire, Chris Connelly, Phillip Klinger (PBK), KK Null, Alexei Borisov, COH, Alva Noto, Scanner, H.H.T.P., Noises Of Russia, Kryptogen Rundfunk and many more. Russian import.
Third compilation from Japanese label C.U.E. On this release, the Noise, Minimal, Ambient, Experimental and Abstract music is again by mostly Japanese artists, and is once more 15 tracks: Scanner, Kissa Big Yodo, Sunao Inami, Kazuya Ishigami, Morgan Fisher , Symphony Space, CARRE, Anla Courtis, Morishige Yasumune, Keitaro Iijima, Funaman, Huguet, Atsunobu Tadatsu, Tadashi Usami and Yow Funahashi. Comes in slimline jewelcase. Extremely rare Japanese import.