“A sonic snapshot of Punta De Vacas, a remote region in the Andes mountains of Argentina.
The Good Science is an ambient project put together by Mark Lesseraux.
Other sonic contributors to “Point of Cows” include Jeremiah Hosea on stand-up bass, Alex Alexander on djembe and Thom Loubet on “whale-signal” guitar.”
Download the entire album here: http://music.marklesseraux.com
Telescope Thieves – Snow hands by telescope_thieves
SoundCloud desc_ “contains a sample of a very old recording of silent night along with piano’s and synths. Will be intro to my side of a Split ep with Selim Castillo.”
Download the entire album here: http://telescopethieves.bandcamp.com/
Antonymes - Endlessly
“Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the release of the new single ‘Endlessly’ by neo-classical/minimal ambient artist Antonymes, along with its accompanying video, taken from the forthcoming album The Licence To Interpret Dreams.
In its opening moments, ‘Endlessly’ patiently weaves traces of nature with unearthly, oscillating tones, creating a delicate, pensive atmosphere. Its apex comes halfway through as the gentle tones give way to a strident, emotive piano theme. The accompanying video is a continuation of Antonymes’ stunning explorations into the still and moving image. Hypnotic, minimal and expertly crafted, it is the perfect visual echo of the music.
The Licence To Interpret Dreams is an album of resonant beauty, it is as expansive as the wilds of North Wales from which it came, yet as delicate and intimate as a loved one’s breath upon your skin. Each song deploys a modest array of instruments and textures, giving them ample space to breathe and glow. The album is released on 21 April, distributed via n5Mailorder, and will be available for pre-order from 1 April.”
Store Download Link: http://tinyurl.com/4m2cuew
Antonymes – ‘Endlessly’ from Hidden Shoal Recordings on Vimeo.
01 you are a (scientific) loner by Compulsive Recordings
“In 1977 a golden record was produced as a documentation of our earth and it’s inhabitants. This included photos, diagrams, music, sounds and greetings. It was attached to the voyager and sent on a mission in to deep space. This record is the farthest man-made object from our earth. It has now left our solar system.
LONER is an auditory interpretation of the golden disc. Inspired by writings and sound concepts by John Cage this is a fuzzy soundscape, restricted in frequency, using only sounds found on the original golden disc. Samples were taken from the golden disc and each track was created in one live take. No looking back.
Thunderous crescendos, hypnotic loops and snippets of human song speeding through space in eerie silence.
DOWNLOAD ALBUM FROM http://compulse.tumblr.com/
Pavement’s reunion tour has come a long way since last year’s initial announcement of four dates in Central Park in NYC (if we only knew before scrambling to buy a stack of tickets the day they went on sale last September).
In addition to a sellout appearance at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, Pavement announced several new Midwest dates today. Sub Pop’s No Age are expected to open most shows. Look for all four of these dates to go on sale this weekend:
September 13 Chicago, IL Millennium Park
September 14 Milkwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
September 16 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
September 28 Austin, TX Stubb’s
German experimental/ambient guitarist Markus Mehr’s “Hubble” is the first single from his forthcoming album Lava. The track will be available as a free download until the album is released by Hidden Shoal Recordings on June 15.
A single-track experimental/ambient music collection marking netlabel Black Square’s first release. Free download.
Black Square Cloudcast – This Long Winter track list:
00:00 Cousin Silas – Empty Airport
03:26 Spit It Out – Debris
07:40 Susan Matthews – Moon Tremors
09:55 Shammen Delly – The Rising Black Sun
13:30 Roto Visage – Epiphany
22:30 Ada Jones – By the Light of the Silvery Moon
24:18 Clutter – I Still Remember
37:10 Les Dix-Huit Secondes – Can I Touch It?
44:01 Vanessa Rossetto – The Girlhood of Baba Yaga
52:01 FrideriK – Qi (simple improvisation for two guitars)
56:42 Woodworkings – We Failed To Feel the Warmth
Chilean band This Co. originally released their Post-Punk/New Wave debut in 2008. Picked up by Clinical Archives earlier this month, the album has already chalked up nearly 12,000 downloads. Click here for your own copy.
This Co. – This Co. track list:
1. Take it away
2. As you know
3. Nanina
4. Drying
5. Bass
6. Figure it out
7. Came along
8. XX
Resting Bell’s latest release is a meditative album by American musician Derrick Hart. The tracks mainly feature his voice (though no actual lyrics). This lends well to the listenability of the experimental EP which remains melodic throughout. Download your copy here.
Derrick Hart – Fall Asleep To This track list:
1. when someone loves you no more
2. emporia
3. colors that surround you
4. kontakt
5. wilderness of the city
Swedish band Tape brought their minimalistic instrumental pop to the US again this winter for a tour with Brooklyn duo Mountains (the two bands previously toured the states together in 2004). The Stockholm-based trio, which includes brothers Andreas Berthling (electronics) and Johan Berthling (guitar) as well as Tomas Hallonsten (keyboards), released a new album earlier this month entitled Fugue, a collaboration with legendary Scottish jazz guitarist Bill Wells.
US audiences heard only one track from Tape’s latest album during their recent live sets, however. The band mostly performed songs from their 2008 release Luminarum (check out a track from that album, “Moth Wings,” above). Fans may have also been surprised to see the addition of a fourth member on stage, drummer Andreas Söderström, who provided an extra rhythmic element to the band’s trademark ambient approach.
Following their US dates, the band returns home to finish the recording of yet another new album and has plans to perform in Europe later in the spring, including the Nattjazz festival in Norway.
Check out live video footage of Tape’s show at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City during the Unsound Festival on February 10, 2010:
Brooklyn-based lo-fi concert promoter Todd P is migrating south of the border this March. The inaugural MtyMx All Ages Festival of Art and Music will be held the weekend of March 20-22 in Monterrey, Mexico.
With something like 25 bands a day playing staggered sets (yes! you won’t have to miss a single one), the performances will be “outdoors on two stages in a beautiful drive-in movie theater on the side of a mountain in the Sierra Madre Oriental.”
On-site camping and off-site hotel rooms will be available. Tickets are $30 for the entire weekend. Click here for more info.
Confirmed bands include:
Dan Deacon*
Neon Indian (MX/TX)
No Age*
Fucked Up (CANADA)
Das Racist
Washed Out
Thee Oh Sees
Pocahaunted
Indian Jewelry (TX)
Male Bonding (UK)
Best Fwends (TX)
Banjo or Freakout (UK)
Los Fancy Free (MX)*
Los Margaritos (MX)*
dd/mm/yyyy (CANADA)
Lemonade
Quiero Club (MX)*
Los Llamarada (MX)*
Toro y Moi
Small Black
Liturgy
* indicates that the band is *not* playing at SXSW, ie. is “exclusive” to MtyMx
The Magnetic Fields kick off their 2010 US tour this week with a show in DC on Thursday night. Tour dates below.
February 04 Washington, DC – Lisner Auditorium
February 06 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre
February 08 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
February 10 Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
February 11 Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
February 13 Brooklyn, NY – BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
February 21 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
February 22 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
February 23 Seattle, WA – Town Hall
February 24 Seattle, WA – Town Hall
February 27 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
March 01 San Francisco, CA – Herbst Theatre
March 02 Los Angeles, CA – Wilshire Ebell Theatre
March 04 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
March 05 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley Theater
March 06 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
March 07 Chicago, IL – Harris Theater at Millennium Park
March 10 New York, NY – Town Hall
March 11 New York, NY – Town Hall
March 22 London, England – Barbican Centre
