CLAUDIO ROCCHETTI - 'Every Live Is Problem Solving' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
A suggestive gallery of abstract images, confused fragments of life, lived experiences, sights of urban landscapes. Noisy and electronic sounds, mechanical machine movements, concrete rumours, low frequencies fluxes, hissing sounds... alongside melodic acoustic guitar pieces and field recordings... a brave and uncompromising "decomposed" mosaic work of out of time views and geometrical co-ordinates of sonic art.
UK 10.50£
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DEISON - 'Night Sessions' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
A collection of fascinating and obscure nocturnal sessions alternating classical electronic inspired parts based on sequencers and synthetizers... to more abstract and minimal sonic episodes, deep drones musical mix ups, distorted and extended guitars, deformed vocals, static... and moving into more typical ambient movements, cold interludes of more pulsing and techno oriented sounds, suggestive atmospheres built on bizarre loops... more typically glitch inserts and hisses. A great collection of collaborations with Teho Teardo, Philippe Petit, Under the Snow, Jim Coleman, Franck Vigroux, Testing Vault and Annen Berg.
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DEISON / K.K. NULL - 'Into' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
New collaboration between Japanese sonic wizard Kazuyuki Kishino (Zeni Geva, Null etc) and Italian noise master Deison. Penetrating 'Hi-tech' music, always on the border between sound, silence and noise. Splinters of sonic fragments, buzzings, electronic hisses, pulsations, hypnotic loops, ambient textures, sudden rays of light. A kaleidoscope of synthetic sounds and digital glitches, in a universe dominated by binary codes, that evolves through the cold-hearted control of sophisticated algorithmic mutations programmed by human entities that already reached a level beyond the borders of our earthly knowledge...
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ENRICO CONIGLIO & UNDER THE SNOW - 'Dialogue One' CD (Silentes)
This is the first split work between Under The Snow and various artists / friends. Nearly an hour of suggestive "border" music, equally divided between the relaxing and ambient atmospheres contaminated with experimental elements created by Enrico Coniglio, and the low-fi / rough sounds and atmospheres crafted by Under The Snow (Stefano Gentile and Gianluca Favaron) - not so different but with a more dramatic, tense and hypnotic doom, built on deep drones, often hard and cutting, with a wide collection of noises, electronics, indecipherable whispering and concrete moments. A perfect joint-venture, that gathers coherence and inspiration, oriented on parallel patterns, clearly increasing the value of their own personal, yet different sonic directions.
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EZDANITOFF - 'We Bring The Light' CD (Silentes)
Extreme and uncompromising electronic stimulations, vibrations and synthetic pulsations floating off, disturbing buzzes and algorithmic waves in expansion, fragmented and deconstructed synthetic chaos. But there are also hints of hypnotic unfinished musical sketches, clips of embryonic melodic sequences, fragments of human voices, oscillating electronic pads, distorsions, improbable synthetic clones of nature sounds and noises. An intransigent work of disturbing and destabilizing electronica by Wouter Jaspers and Frans de Waard, especially recommended to listeners from other worlds.
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FABIO ORSI - 'The New Year Is Over' 3 x CD (Silentes)
Nine long and extraordinary tracks collected in a triple CD set. Fluctuating ambient atmospheres, hypnotic rhythmic progressions, circular and motionless stasis, acid psychedelic escapes and evocative electronic reflections. Slow suites of "classic" ambient music suspended and dilated, soft and wrapping sonorities alternated with evocative and dramatic crescendos, through progressive sounds layerings, drones, pulses, distant echoes of human voices and subliminal perceptions of ethnical vibrations. A long and absorbing journey through distant sounds and universes... timeless music without boundaries. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in an outsize 6-panel sleeve.
UK 16.00£
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FARYUS & VADIM BONDARENKO - 'Quiet Songs From Misty Places' Enhanced CD (Silentes)
Frail and delicate ambient atmospheres, clusters of rarefied piano notes lying on discreet drones, soft and evanescent clarinet riffs, suggesting and catching natural sounds. Light and ethereal pastel-coloured musical plots over eight tracks. One hour of suspended and quiet sonic passages, flowing like a discreet background, or to listen/see in a passionate mood, dreaming in silence, lying in gloom. Wonderful ambient stuff from these two Russian artists in the same vein of some of Harold Budd's works. Faryus in the past has also crafted an album in collaboration with Robert Rich. Comes with a bonus video track 'Dancing In MIsty Places', directed by Alexander Sveshnikov.
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GIANLUCA BECUZZI - 'Nothing Is What It Seems' CD (Silentes)
Almost 70 minutes of music, nine pieces of a sonic mosaic full of ideas and inventions. More structured compositions placed side by side with more abstract numbers, built with a wide range of sounds, extremely variated both in timbre and origin. Elaborated electronic treatments applied to sounds and noises of a concrete nature, field-recordings, drones, electronic hisses, shaken metal, crackling, human and animal guttural cries, synthetic pads, ethereal and undecipherable voices, mechanical loops, noises from the everyday life. An incredibile and unpredictable sound universe without borders and without time...
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LASIK SURGERY - 'Cyclo' CD & DVD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
Tense electronic plots, calm ambiental stasis, inserts of sharp and harsh metallic sonorities, distortions, filaments of subliminal melodies, masses of dark and penetrating low frequency drones. The journey of Lasik Surgery starts with a whirlwind of atmospheres and perpetually prismatic sonorities that have a big impact on the listener. This project was born from the minds of Pierpaolo Zoppo (Mauthausen Orchestra), the memorable noise-power electronic author, and Gianluca Favaron, a skilled master controller and sound assembler with a long experience, already active under other aliases (Ab'she, Under the Snow, Metal Music Machine). The first exciting chapter of Lasik Surgery comes with a free DVD that includes two video clips created by Enrico Bressan. Digifile.
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
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MARIBOR - 'De Immenso' CD (Silentes)
Based on a concept by Stefano Gentile, this CD is inspired by the works and life of Giordano Bruno. In addition to Stefano Gentile himself, this new work includes contributions by Maurizio Bianchi / M.B., Mauthausen Orchestra / Pierpaolo Zoppo, Nimh / Giuseppe Verticchio, Andrea Marutti and Gianluca Favaron. Almost 80 minutes of driving and all-involving music where bleak and dark atmospheres alternate with consuming assaults of Industrial distorted sonic masses, cinematic and descriptive passages enriched by detailed layers of field recordings, throbbing electronic progressions, melodic inserts, strings parts, guitar arpeggios, soft, slow and hypnotic ambient stasis. A work that gathers together some of the most representative artists both of the historical and of the more recent groundbreaking experimental and industrial Italian scene. Outsize sleeve.
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'Ludium' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
A long and almost solemn track built with reverberated piano notes, a slow and rhythmical flow leaned on a background made of clashing hisses and vague, distant, rustling ambient noises. A brief interval based on obscure drones moving in circles, inexorably entangled on themselves. Then another long piano-based track, this time more dilated, confused, ethereal and prim, so much that it takes the distinguishing features of an indecipherable sonic mass, abstract and booming, estranging, deep and psychedelic. A few and minimal elements, “directed” in a masterly fashion and assembled in an absolutely fundamental work, from the brightest mind of the Italian experimental scene and of all the music “without compromise” of the last thirty years.
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'Pharmelodies - SIGNED' CD (Silentes)
A colossal and epic post-ambient symphony in three movements, where echoes of string instruments, deep drones of indecipherable origin, layered synthetic waves, slowed-down and distorted dark sonic masses challenge time with a para-immobility in constant turmoil, in an unpredictable, progressive and sometimes cyclic combination of statuesque sonic forms whose physiognomy is often known and familiar, while at the same time elusive, disturbing, arcane and mysterious. Another unmissable chapter in the immense, infinite sound material forged by the greatest and immortal alchemist of Italian non-musical experimental scene. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in an outsize 6-panel sleeve. The first 100 copies contain a page taken from from the book "Cantici Teocratici" and signed by Maurizio Bianchi. ALL COPIES IN STOCK ARE SIGNED!
Three long and majestic tracks where Maurizio Bianchi's typical deep and reverberated sonorities, full of crepuscular melodies and subtle dissonances, get enriched by more electronic elements and fascinating elaborations, sophisticated manipulations and strong dynamic interventions operated by Cria Cuervos' Three touching compositions built on progressive crescendos and a raging of slow sonic stratifications that lead to real explosions of sounds, drones, pulsations, frequencies, vibrations. A new, magnificent and successful collaborative experience.
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MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA - 'Digression' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
After the recent reprint of historical material collected on "Sonic Deprivation", Mauthausen Orchestra (aka Pierpaolo Zoppo) returns with brand new tracks and a new album where the fury and aggressiveness of his usual harsh sonorities of a Noise / Power-Electronics nature are merged with more quiet, wide and dark ambient parts, sometimes surprising, with unexpected and undisclosed pulsating rhythmic-electronic inserts. A great album for a project that has recently born again with an unsuspected and inspired artistic vital energy. Digipak.
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MICHAEL MANTRA - 'A.L.B.E.' CD (Silentes)
Soft and dilated ambient atmospheres, minimal sonorities, floating electronic carpets… A new, “classic” and fascinating album in the typical and unmistakable Michael Mantra style... Four long and suggestive tracks, to be listened at low volume relaxing in the half-light, just like a discreet and refined sonic background, or at an higher volume for a “full immersion” into warm and wrapping electronic soundwaves, to the discovery of intriguing and evocative sonic landscapes...
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MICHAEL MANTRA - 'Amanita Lake' 2 x CD & DVD (Silentes)
Two hours and a half of music collected on a double CD set that also contains a DVD entitled "Amanita Furniture". Two long tracks of sublime and evocative pseudo-abstract and multicoloured ambient textures, built with “discreet” and repetitive background microstructures layered with continuous and infinite variations worked out from “clusters” of sounds and “sketches” of melodic sequences made of light sonorities, “delicate” and “quiet” as well, but also hypnotic and warm… Fragile harmonies and mild dissonances in a timeless sonic continuum that enwraps and “rocks” the listener, among infinite spirals and floating waves in an everlasting movement… Another new, mind-boggling masterpiece, absolutely unmissable for all the lovers of Michael Mantra’s music. Presented in a stunning 6-panel digisleeve.
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NIMH - 'Krungthep Archives' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
Nimh (Giuseppe Verticchio) returns with 'Krungthep Archives', rediscovering the sounds of his oriental ethnic instruments, collected in the Far-East, mainly in Thailand. The recordings of these 'Archives From Bangkok' (the 'City of Angels' or 'Krungthep' in the local idiom) are often submerged with electronic sounds, drones, voices, urban noises, field-recordings, loops, rhythmic fragments, lively and dynamically reaching sound waves. Otherwise, traditional instruments and natural sounds emerge, giving life to suggestive and catchy semi-acoustic soundscapes.
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NIMH - 'Travel Diary' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
Finally collected on a single CD, and released in a completely re-edited and re-mastered version, enriched with new sounds and parts, Silentes present all the music created by Giuseppe Verticchio / Nimh during 2001 / 2002 using ethnic instruments only, in a totally 'unconventional' way, with the addiction of treated / processed field recordings. A real challenge beyond every stylistic and 'geographical' borders; an original and evocative dark-shaded ethnic-electronic-ritual music, born from the 'voice' of ancient and often unknown traditional ethnic instruments mostly collected in the Far East, without using synthesizers and any other electronic / synthetic source at all. An absolutely original Travel Diary, unpredictable and unrepeatable.
The energy, genius and intransigence of the music of the historic "cult" power electronics project Mauthausen Orchestra (Pierpaolo Zoppo), united to the original, eclectic, rigorous experimental research carried on for 15 years by Giuseppe Verticchio, mostly with his Nimh solo project. Disturbing images of unhealthy places, nocturne landscapes covered with fog, psychotic nightmares, tormenting and delirious, described with sonorities of great impact and incredible dramatic force. A dark and long itinerary, to be wrapped in the spirals of a time that progressively seems to slow down and stop, folded in on itself... suspended in the void, without offering any way out. A sonic adventure for brave souls. Digipak.
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ONTAYSO - 'Magical Tone Tricks' CD (Silentes)
"Magical Tone Tricks" was created during the silent night hours by the two core members of Ontayso, Koen Lybaert and Esther Santoyo. For this release they mainly focused on electronic manipulations and field recordings. The overall atmosphere spread over the 4 long tracks comes close to the well known early Basic Channel sound, but "Magical Tone Tricks" still keeps it's unique experimental Ontayso sound. It is also their response to Rod Modell's releases on Silentes and shows their mutual love for this early 90's Berlin sound and their joy of working with field recordings and minimal sound manipulations.
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OPIUM & SOSTRAH TINNITUS - 'Stain' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
Warm, involving, deep and penetrating sounds... Flowing sound patterns, vibrating drones permeated by a discreet sense of tension, evolving into dark, obscure, foggy, nocturnal atmospheres, violated by raven voices, mysterious noises and sounds of metal objects in motion... And then concrete noises, confused and elusive melodies, feeble light flashes, buried echoes of human voices, distant whispers, sudden passages of rough sounds, subliminal and hypnotic sequences, just like a recollection of unreal and dusty sounds from an old carillon... An extraordinary and not to be missed journey in the darkness, lead with great skill by two of the most remarkable artists coming from the Italian ambient/dark-ambient scene of the last decade.
Cyclic loops based on static drones, intersected by electronic frequencies algorithmic variations of undefined sonic materials, moved by delays and landscape perspective variations recurring in space, a sequence of metallic waves in a continuous tone variation, heavy dissonance sonic stratification in progressive and pseudo-random composition / decomposition; desolate silences corrupted by resounding echoes of evolving electric rhythmic impulses. Long awaited re-issue of this unbelievable album by Maurizio Bianchi / Sacher-Pelz and Sandro Kaiser / Amun Cell, previously only available on a limited release.
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TASADAY - 'Implosione Tra Le Pieghe Dell'Anima' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
The sensational CD release of an outstanding tape (originally published by Multiple Configuration) that includes live tracks recorded between 1983-1984 and comes in a completely remastered edition. Tasaday are a "cult" band active since the early 80s. Born from the merging of Die Form and Nulla Iperreale, they are probably the most eclectic and groundbreaking representative of an Italian experimental scene that blended elements of rock, noise, experimental and industrial music with great courage and originality. An audio document of exceptional value, this long-awaited reprint of live material is also the most direct and remarkable evidence of the work of this unforgettable band.
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UNDER THE SNOW - 'Delta' CD (Silentes)
Extended sonic fluxes of synthetic imprinting mixed with delicate acoustic and electric guitar chords and riffs, crowd noises, fading melodic scrubs of unknown origin, feedback, echoes, pulses, vibrations, hissing waves in continuous movement... but also sudden pauses, unbelievable interludes of folk blues radio spots, crystal water sounds, static, evolving and dramatic electronic tracks, metallic ticking. An extraordinary collection of sounds and atmospheres for this new, ambitious and exploratory project by Stefano Gentile and Gianluca Favaron.
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UNDER THE SNOW - 'The Other Room' CD (Silentes)
Seven 'rooms' described through the visual essence of sober and linear photographic black and white images, and through sonorities based on whispered and discrete synthesis, often bordering on silence, violated by occasional harshness, chimes of plucked strings, hissings, cracklings, electrical tensions, gurgles and digital creaks. An intimate and introspective path, through long and deserted corridors, entering spacious and bright rooms surrounded by white large walls, walking on reflective polished floors, cold and aseptic just like the sounds that Gianluca Favaron and Stefano Gentile chose to fill with vibrations of their spaces and architectural forms. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in an outsize 6-panel sleeve, including a unique slide with each copy.
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VA - 'Ekhnaton' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
This compilation, originally released in 1984 on LP by Multiple Configuration and A Dull Note, is finally available again in a completely remastered CD version. "Ekhnatòn" collects tracks recorded by the most daring and remarkable bands that were active in the experimental Italian scene during those years. Through a valuable and accurate restoration, Sielnted make available again an unmissable view on the first intuitions and the experimental methodologies that shaped their times, leaving a permanent mark - in Italy and abroad - on the following generations. Two tracks apiece from: Evitaxal, Maze 1066, Tasaday and Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata (T.A.C.).
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YANNICK FRANCK & PIETRO RIPARBELLI - 'Whinny Muir' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
A singular long, deep moving, slow and expansive drone-track, built on always changing sonic masses, low frequencies, strong electric-electronic sounds, field recordings, feedback, buzzes, hisses, rough distortion, fading organ chords, cellos and orchestral parts. Alternation of progressive crescendos, ambiental pauses, sudden, dramatic and catchy dynamic shocks. An evolving and extraordinary trip through an obscure sonic journey, convincingly assembled by Italian Pietro Riparbelli (K11, PT-R) and Belgian Yannick Franck. (Y.E.R.M.O., Idiosyncrasia).
