Arkhonia's "Trails/Traces" fulfils the much promised, but seldom delivered, remit of large portions of ambient music - "to take the listener on a journey". From the deep rumblings of the album's opener to the final decaying notes and crackles of its closing track, all manner of mood-shifting experimentation directs (and occasionally derails) the listener along a sonic path that is at times unnerving and, at others, warmly welcoming. Each piece leads neatly into the next and one would not suspect that this album was assembled from material produced over the span of the last decade - the production values on display in the oldest pieces are qualitatively indistinguishable from the most recent and all are invested with a luscious, finely honed depth of texture. Slow-burning drone constructions for fans of Andrew Chalk, Thomas Koner, Machinefabriek and Alva Noto.
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ILLUSION OF SAFETY & THOMAS KONER - 'Untitled' 7" (Die Stadt)
Great split release from Chicago's stalwart post-Industrial ensemble Illusion Of Safety and Germany's dronecore specialist Thomas Köner. Illusion Of Safety takes a confrontationist approach by opening their condensed program with a jarring clatter of fragmented film-noir orchestrations that are roughly broken into a nervous drone. Köner's approach is far more subtle, gently pushing forward a sublime drone and allowing it to fade into silence. Released on the occasion of a rare performance that took place on 19 September 2002 at the Lagerhaus, Bremen. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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JOHN DUNCAN / KONTAKT DER JUNGLINGE / C. M. VON HAUSSWOLFF - 'Untitled' CD (Die Stadt)
A compilation of live recordings, specially released for a Die Stadt label night featuring all 3 artists at Argos in Brussels on 18 October 2007. The John Duncan recording was made at The Compound , San Francisco on 21 July 2007. Kontakt der Junglinge (Asmus Tietchens & Thomas Koner) 'Montreal Solution 1' is an excerpt from their live performance at Mutek Festival, Montreal on 28 May, 2003. The final track on this CD is by C.M. Von Hausswolff and was recorded at 'Easy To Swallow', All Tomorrows Parties, SEOne Club, London, curated by Russel Haswell, on 2 June 2005. Released in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies.
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KONTAKT DER JUNGLINGE - '-1' CD (Die Stadt)
Part three of the series of live CD's by the ongoing Thomas Köner / Asmus Tietchens project. '-1' features their second performance at the Lagerhaus on 28th April 2001. For everyone who liked '1' and '0' this is not to be missed. It once more shows their mutual talent of building a sound landscape of striking depths that, if the listener is willing, will draw him in further and further with every new listen. Ltd x 900 regular copies in a card sleeve.
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KONTAKT DER JUNGLINGE - '0' CD (Die Stadt)
This is the second part of the ongoing series of live performances (numbered backwards) by Kontakt Der Jünglinge - the collaborative project of renowned sound sculptor's Thomas Köner and Asmus Tietchens. '0' was recorded inside the M.S. Stubnitz, a ship situated in the harbour of Rostock, Germany. Much more 'basic' in the use of sounds than their first CD '1', the 43 minute long track creates a more dense and dark atmosphere with occasional rhythmic additions, seeming to reflect the space it was recorded in. Ltd x 900 regular copies in a card sleeve.
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KONTAKT DER JUNGLINGE - 'N' CD (Die Stadt)
Fourth part in the ongoing series of live collaborations by Thomas Köner and Asmus Tietchens. This marks the end of the first phase in their mutual work featuring the familiar 'classic' cover style. The music was recorded on 28th May 2002 at the 'Stedelijk Museum' in Amsterdam and shows the two treading on quieter grounds this time - crackles, drones, vast spaces with erratic noises. Ltd x 900 regular copies in a card sleeve.
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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.
Four exclusive tracks, released in conjunction with a live performance at the 'Lagerhaus' Bremen, April 2004. Record One features two very dynamic untitled tracks by legendary 'industrial' percussionist Z'EV, while record Two features 'Zerfall_Gebiete' a new collaborative project by Thomas Köner and Ulrich Krieger (Zeitkratzer / Text Of Light with Lee Ranaldo). The two atmospheric tracks mark the very beginning of their mutual work and are a promise of more great work to come. Ltd x 500 handnumbered copies on thick vinyl in a very smart textured fold out sleeve.
