[216] Iury Lech - Otra Rumerosa Superficie

Label: Utopia Records
Catalog#: -
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2018 (1989)
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A1　Bocetos Para Un Sueño　3:24
A2　Adagio Semejanza　4:48
A3　Hipódromos De Acero　3:47
A4　Continuo I　2:11
A5　Emblemas　10:35
B1　Final Sin Pausas　3:49
B2　Continuo Ii　4:27
B3　Tercera Lluvia　1:26
B4　Mundos Soterrados I　5:26
B5　Numinosum I　4:07
B6　Situaciones　3:30
B7　Numinosum Ii　2:47

近年最も注目を集め、ベルリンのレーベルCockTail d'Amore Musicにより再発されたセカンドアルバム「Musica Para el Fin de Los Cantos」に続き、ユーリ・レッヒのデビューアルバム「Otra Rumorosa Superficie」は、アレクサンダー・ブラッドリーにより設立されたUtopia Recordsの再発部門から初めてヴァイナルでリリースされます。1989年にカセットで発表されるも、これまでほとんど聴かれることがなかったこのミニマル音楽のマスターピースは、間違いなく「Musica Para el Fin de Los Cantos」を超える完璧なアルバムです。元々は2つの短編映画「Final Sin Pausas」「Bocetos Para Un Sueno」のフルスコアとして作曲。そのアレンジメントはアンビエント、瞑想的でシネマティックなミニマリズムの奥深さ、ロマン主義と誠実さを結ぶ美しいリスニング体験をもたらします。レッヒはウクライナ出身の多分野的なアーティストであり、現在は主にニューメディアアート、ビデオアート、ブライアン・イーノをはじめ多くの作品に取り入れられてきたオーディオ・ビジュアル技術に焦点を当てたマドリッドのフェスティバル「Madatac」のキュレーターとして活動しています。1970年代後半から80年代にかけて、彼は電子的に生成されたオーディオおよびビジュアル・メディアに注目し、すぐにその分野の先駆けとして知られるようになりました。反復的なリズムと波紋の共鳴、ドローン、アンビエンス──スティーヴ・ライヒ、テリー・ライリー、フィリップ・グラスらが拓いたミニマリズムの地平に描かれた、この時代のレッヒ作品はとても印象的で美しく、これまで見過ごされていたのはあまりに不当に思えます。（プレスリリースより抜粋・訳）

Following on from one of the most sought after reissues of recent years ‘MUSICA PARA EL FIN DE LOS CANTOS’ on Berlins Cocktail D’amore, Iury Lechs debut LP ‘Otra Rumorosa Superficie’ is made available for the very first time on Vinyl launching the reissue division of London based Utopia Records set up in 2015 by Alexander Bradley. This cassette only release from 1989 is a minimal masterpiece practically unheard until now. Arguably a more complete album than De Los Cantos, Originally composed for two short films ‘Final Sin Pausas’ and ‘Bocetos Para Un Sueno’ as a full score the arrangement is a beautiful listening experience spanning through ambient, meditational and cinematic minimalism of real depth, romanticism and sincerity. Iury Lech is a Ukrainian born multidisciplinary artist, whose main focus now is as the curator of ‘Madatac’ a festival based in Madrid focused on new media art, video art and audio visual technologies which has featured the work of Brian Eno amongst many others. During the late 1970’s and 80’s he rose as a pioneer within a moment focussed on electronically generated audio and visual media. Drawing on the ground gained by Minimalist pioneers like Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass - built from repetitive rhythm and sheets of rippling resonance, drone, and ambience, Lech’s work of the period is so striking and beautiful, that it seems shockingly unjust that it was overlooked until now. The album comes in 180 gram vinyl edit form with full cassette version on USB on purchase of record. Utopia Originals sets out to promote and reinvigorate music and artists in the most authentic way possible. 'OTRA RUMOROSA SUPERFICIE’ has been remastered from original master tapes at Central Dubs, Bern Switzerland and the original artwork licensed through argentine visual artist Pablo Siquier. ▲

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[215] Nick Storring - My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell

Orange Milk、Scissor Tail、Entr'acte、Notice Recordingsといったレーベルから優れたソロ作品をリリースしてきたトロント在住の作曲家／マルチ奏者Nick Storring（ニック・ストーリング）のサウンドクラウドより、来年リリースされるというアルバム「My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell」のタイトルトラック。メイン楽器であるアコースティック／エレクトロニック・チェロのほか、複数の木管楽器、鍵盤、弦楽器、打楽器、エレクトロニクスを1人で操るソロオーケストラ編成。全ての要素が一体となってデリケートで刺激的な調和を生み出す彼の持ち味が以前にも増して発揮された、息を呑むような美しい一曲です。新作アルバムはこの曲を含む全4曲が収録され、2014年作「Endless Conjecture」と同じOrange Milkからリリースされる模様。楽しみに待ちたいと思います。

Final & titular track from an album that should see the light of day in 2019. Composed and performed by Nick Storring with only the *very* merest of DSP (only a bit of reverb, EQ, compression, panning)
Nick Storring - Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet D6, Hohner Pianet T, Yamaha CP60M, Yamaha Venova, acoustic cello, NS Designs NXT4 electric cello, electric bass, electric mandola, flutes and recorders, pan pipes, hulosi, xaphoon, Nuvo DooD Clarinet, glockenspiel, toy gamelan, harmonicas, melodica, drums and percussion, acoustic guitar, voice.

[214] Sebastian Gandera - Le Raccourci

Label: Efficient Space
Catalog#: ES007
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Australia
Released: 2018

1　N'Écrire Que Du Vent
2　La Visite Au Musée
3　And Then The Wind
4　Chienne De Vie
5　Quand Natalia Peint
6　Thème Entre Deux Chants
7　Les Sanglots Du Locataire
8　John Doe
9　C'Était À L’Aube
10　Le Dialogue Des Joueurs De Cartes
11　Et L'Obscurité Toute Entière Pour Me Rappeler Cela
12　Le Train Ne S'Arrêtera Plus
13　L'Oubli
14　Chryséléphantines
15　D'Un Pas Chancelant

80年代後期から90年代半ばにかけて、自国の近代音楽〜印象主義の様式を受け継ぐローファイなベッドルーム・コンポジションを欧米のアンダーグラウンド・カセットレーベルから発表していたフランスの作曲家／鍵盤奏者Sebastian Gandera（セバスティアン・ガンデラ）。彼の楽曲を集めた初の編集盤が、メルボルンのプロデューサーMichael Kucykが運営する音楽サイト／ラジオ番組Noise In My Headのレトロスペクティヴ・レーベルEfficient Spaceよりアナウンス。選曲・監修は同レーベルのDIYポップ編集盤「Sky Girl」の選曲も手掛けたJulien Dechery、ライナーノーツはP.A.M.のデザイナーMisha Hollenbachが担当。リリース予定日は9月27日。

Le Raccourci is a welcome introduction to the world of modern classical identity Sebastian Gandera. The impressionist landscapes of a sensitive soul self-reflecting, these miniature compositions alternate across a rudimentary set up of piano, field recorder, sampler and four track. Melancholic utterings hastily captured some 100km east of Paris. Classically trained by the same teacher as his parents, Gandera first began recording in the confines of his university dorm room, inspired by a C60 from friend and future collaborator Bernard Odot (A Gethsémani). Humbly existing without sparing a thought to music industry or career, Gandera’s personal effects surfaced via the European and US cassette networks from 1988 to 1994. Impressively accomplished for the DIY scene they orbited, these tapes were issued in scant quantities, rendering his pieces as private secrets shared and duplicated in small concentric circles. Aside from a sole, avowedly traumatic performance, the material was never shared in a live context. Selected by Sky Girl co-conspirer Julien Dechery, Le Raccourci culls 15 tracks from Gandera’s extensive cassette discography, discarded DAT recordings, and split CD with Lyon toy music project Klimperei. These sentiently charged compositions only hint at his larger catalogue, but act as a compelling cross section of the artist’s oeuvre. The identity is further detailed by archival images, Glen Goetze penned liner notes and original artwork from Perks and Mini’s Misha Hollenbach. While Gandera’s nostalgic melodies incidentally parallel with the piano key manoeuvres of Pascal Comelade, Robert Haigh and Dominique Lawalrée, Le Raccourci could only stem from the escapist desires of one Eric Morin. 

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[213.1] The Oddlogs w/ Post Ambient

my past mix for Lyon/Paris based online radio station LYL Radio, reposted with full tracklist this time. it was broadcasted in June last year, as the eighth episode of The Oddlogs series focused on music bloggers. thanks a lot again Aki and Lucas.

tracklist:

Haruomi Hosono - Garçon

Pepe Maina - The Seven Sages

Rüdiger Oppermann's Harp Attack - Troubadix In Afrika

Zenamon - Promenade Of The Times Through The Countries

Per Tjernberg - The Secret Procession

Isiro - Simba Analia

Steve Shehan - Unknown Lights

Jon Keliehor - Subcontinent

Brian Ales - La Casa Ya En Bongo

Nikola Dimushevski - Divan

Wrobltschek - Laura

Solar Quest - The Belle Of Atlantis

The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa - Trance (Between The Stars) - Meadow In Terry's Chair Remix

Another Fine Day - Green Thought (In Green Shade)

Matthew Hayes - Smiths

Pepe Maina - Tales Of The World

A Small, Good Thing - Jane Russell

Hector Zazou - De L'Ame Pour L'Ame

23 Degrees - Dissolver Of Sugar (Intro)

Mike Herting - Algodoal

[213] The Bermuda Triangle - Sketches From Space

Label: Vibraphone Records
Catalog#: VIBR 018
Format: Vinyl, 2LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 2018
DISCOGS

A1　Lagrangian Point L4　1:39
A2　Pulsars　5:07
A3　Jupiter's Butterflies　3:18
A4　Celestial　4:15
B1　C-Beams　4:57
B2　Moon's Magnetic Field　4:22
B3　Centaurus A　1:58
B4　Redshift 7　4:47
C1　Andromeda　3:48
C2　Sextans A　4:38
C3　Orion　6:23
D1　Bianca　3:12　 
D2　Nova　3:27
D3　Dark Energy　2:06
D4　47 Million Light Years From Earth　3:25
D5　Nevaeh　2:16

92-93年の短期間運営され、2015年の再始動後は既発タイトルの復刻でイタロ・ディープハウス再評価の導き手となっているローマ拠点のレーベルVibraphone Recordsより。The True Underground Sound Of RomeやMinimal Vision名義でも知られるStefano Di Carlo（ステファノ・ディ・カルロ）、Mauro Ruvolo（マウロ・ルヴォロ）、Stefano Curti（ステファノ・クルティ）、3名のDJ／プロデューサーによる伝説的プロジェクトBermuda Triangle（バミューダ・トライアングル）が、26年振りとなる新作にして初のフルレングスLPをリリース。ベテランらしい多彩なアプローチを交えた、現代のエレクトロニック・シーンやチルアウト・リスニングにもフィットする全16トラック。

One of the deepest reaching projects from the multifaceted Vibraphone stable resurfaces for an extended trip through ambient sonics that marks possibly the most daring departure on the esteemed Italian label to date. The harmonious tones undulating throughout Sketches From Space are instant soothers, taking the odd cue from techno but defiantly beatless and meditative. It's a surprising addition to the long and winding Vibraphone story, but also feels like one of the strongest steps forward the resurgent label has taken since returning to the fray. Just try sinking into "Lagrangian Point L4" and you'll see exactly what we mean.

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[212] Thierry Royo

Thierry Royo, my favorite guitarist and bassist originally from Belgium. he has been a member of artist collective Pablo's Eye since the 1980s, lived in New York City with his family since the 1990s, and has been active as a solo artist until now. his two solo albums "Minniesland" and "From the Celestial Factory" are available at his bandcamp page.

[211.1] reissue / archival

Lorad Group ‎– Sul Tempo [Lily Record, Italy]

issued on vinyl for the first time

original CD was released on the same label in 1988

Hans Otte - The Book Of Sounds [Beacon Sound, US]

re-mastered reissue of minimalist piano masterpiece

originally released on Kuckuck in 1984

Ric Kaestner ‎– Music For Massage II [Sifted Sand Records, US]

a lost US new age, ambient, synth classic

issued on vinyl for the first time

original cassette was released on Eastern Sun Music in 1987

Dennis Young - Quest [Daehan Electronics, South Korea]

re-mastered reissue of a lost ambient cosmic gem

from Liquid Liquid founding member

originally released as part of a new age cassette series in the '80s

Ned Lagin - Seastones [Ned Lagin, US]

expanded new mix of 1975 electronic biomusic opus

original vinyl version was released on Round Records

Telectu ‎- Belzebu [Holuzam, Portugal]

re-mastered reissue of the first minimalist recordings released in Portugal

composed and performanced by Jorge Lima Barreto and Vítor Rua

originally released on Cliché Musica in 1983

Daniel Bacalov ‎– 1984/5 Il Ladro Di Anime - Diario Segreto Contraffatto [Soave, Italy]

reissue of his two early albums for the first time on double LP
originally released on General Music and Cpds in 1985

Didier Bocquet - Eclipse [Cameleon Records, France]

reissue of French kosmische electronic gem

originally released on Le Kiosque D'Orphée in 1977

José Ignacio Valdés - Misterios Cosmográficos [Orbeatize, Italy]

Chilean electronic music composer's earliest album

issued on vinyl for the first time

including bonus tracks taken from unreleased cassette "Espiritus"

original cassette was self-released in 1983

MJ Lallo - Take Me With You [Séance Centre, Canada]

compilation of recordings in her home studio between 1982 and 1997

double gatefold LP, re-mastered DMM pressing

[211] Prins Emanuel - Diagonal Musik

Label: Music For Dreams
Catalog#: -
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Denmark
Released: 2018

A1　Orön
A2　Lindholmarna
A3　Bastun
A4　I Skyn
B1　Jordkällaren
B2　Sommarrummet
B3　Vinden
B4　Lertaget

スウェーデン・マルメのDJ／プロデューサーPrins Emanuel（プリンス・エマニュエル）のセカンド・フルレングスLPが、デンマーク・コペンハーゲンを拠点とするバレアリック名門Music For Dreamsからアナウンス。マルチ奏者としての力量を発揮した前作「Arbete / Fritid」のディスコ・グルーヴから一転して、自身の操るアコースティック・ギターを全編にわたってフィーチャーした本作。家族や友人たちとともに暮らす田舎町Orön、かつてはデンマーク領だったスコーネ地方の風景を描いた、オーガニックなフォーキー・アルバムに仕上げられています。A4 "I Skyn" はLaraajiへのトリビュート。ヴァイナルのリリース予定日は8月24日。

The young virtuoso producer Prins Emanuel follows up his acclaimed debut album on Music For Dreams with something quite different than what we’re used to hearing from him. While Arbete & Fritid was an epic odyssey into the furthest corners of disco with an array of studio wizardry and complex rhythms, Diagonal Musik is a sparse and delicate exploration of the acoustic guitar. Steering away from his comfort zone, the Prins follows his intuition for experimentation and lands somewhere in a field of genre-defiant folk-jazz meditations; a development that fits like hand in glove for the eccentric nature of Music For Dreams.
The album reads like a soundtrack to the country house Emanuel shares with his family and friends, a place on the map called Oran. From atop a hillside overlooking a lake, Oran is lodged deep in the heart of the Skåne landscape, the southern part of Sweden that once belonged to Denmark. This place encompasses the whole of the album, as the track titles all pinpoint crucial locations on the courtyard and its surroundings. “Orön” which opens the album is named after the small island that sits in the centre of the lake. There’s the hand-built sauna (“Bastun”) at the edge of the yard, and behind that in a slope the old root cellar (“Jordkällaren”).
While the nature here is anything but balearic, the overwhelming calm of the country life seems to inspire the same laid back attitude and passion for all things organic (and not just musically, as this is where Emanuel also makes cider from local apples according to the vin naturel school).
Upon listening to Diagonal Musik one might be keen to draw references to works in similar style, such as the output of late 80’s new age label Windham Hill or the dreamy lullabies of long-time friend and Music For Dreams affiliate 55 Cancri e. This is all circumstantial however, surprising as it may seem. While Prins Emanuel’s previous output has showcased a versatile mixture of styles all relying on a multi-instrumentalist approach, the idea to limit his use to only one instrument for a concept album has been lingering on his mind for some time. The fact that the acoustic guitar is one of the most recognisable instruments in Western musical history will surely open up for a myriad of associations, but this has little to do with the methods behind this album.
Functioning as a kind of tabula rasa, Emanuel would only let the instrument itself act as his guide towards the outcome of these songs. The title of the album in turn refers to the quite avant garde method of composing he developed to lead the way forward. Instead of employing a traditional song structure, the diagonal approach would entail that if started at one point he would then go directly to the farthest point in the process. Something akin to drawing only shadows and then finishing with the contours.
Whether or not this experimental aspect of the album is a key factor to understanding and appreciating it is entirely up to the listener however. While it may be diagonal music, it is also just simply beautiful music. - Simon Eliasson

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[210] Matteo Nasini - Sparkling Matter

Label: Yard Press
Catalog#: YP002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 2018
DISCOGS

A　Sparkling Matter　19:40
B　Sparkling Matter　16:36

写真、立体物、インスタレーションなどの作品を制作しているローマ在住の美術作家Matteo Nasini（マテオ・ナシーニ）。2016年からミラノのギャラリー、ローマ国立近代美術館、ヴェネツィア・ビエンナーレで巡演してきた、眠る人の脳波を音に変換するコンサート「Sparkling Matter」に基づくドキュメント作品が、同じくローマを拠点とするYard Pressから出版。コンサート会場で展示された造形作品、美術評論家Davide Daninos（ダヴィデ・ダニノス）と本人によるテキストなどを掲載した36ページのブックレットが付属。
「深い睡眠とそれを取り巻くミステリーを観察するために、『Sparkling Matter』における音楽の作曲・構成は、心が自由に夢を見るときの形式不明な『考える行為』に全て託されています。この未知なるものの終わりのない調査は、多様な意識の状態に声を与えました。脳の電気化学活性をモニターするために14個の電極が使用され、それぞれ独立した信号を変換ソフトウェアに送ることができます。これらのプログラムは、リアルタイムで脳波データをオーディオ・ソフトウェアによって認識可能な信号に変換し、それを音声に翻訳します。」（マテオ・ナシーニ）

In order to observe deep sleep and the mystery surrounding it, in Sparkling Matter the musical composition has completely been delegated to the act of thinking in its more unknown form, when the mind is free to dream. This open-ended exploration of the unknown gave voice to the diverse states of consciousness. Fourteen electrodes have been used to monitor the electrochemical activity of the brain. Each one of them is able to send an independent signal to a conversion software. These programs transform, in real time, the encephalogram data into signals recognizable by an audio software, which translates them into sound. - Matteo Nasini ▲

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[209] Ssaliva - Unplugged Vol. 1

Label: Jj funhouse
Catalog#: JJ016
Format: CD, Album
Country: Belgium
Released: 2018

1　Backfire　1:53
2　Ever Since　1:54
3　Fall W Me　1:40
4　Fin2feather　2:15
5　Radiant　1:09
6　Scattered　1:30
7　Seeker　1:51
8　Shard　3:02
9　Slay　1:39
10　Ssfx　2:15
11　Unplugged 3　2:12

Vlek、Ramp Recordings、Leaving Records、Eksterなどの良質レーベルからCupp Cave（カップ・ケイヴ）やSsaliva（サリヴァ）の名義でソロ作品をコンスタントにリリースし、OPN以降の異形エレクトロニカ〜ポスト・インターネット時代のムードに接合する音楽性で、現行エレクトロニック・シーンにおいて頭角を現してきたベルギーのプロデューサーFrançois Boulanger（フランソワ・ブランジェ）。Ssaliva名義の最新作となる本作は、蒸気で埋め尽くされたシンセ・アンビエンスや液体的なエレクトロニック・ビート、フェネスを彷彿とさせるグリッチ・ノイズなど、これまでの作品を形成していた装飾要素の一切を排して、ナイロン弦ギター風のアレンジによる朴訥としたサウンドに徹し、そのメランコリアの骨格を露にしてみせる新境地「アンプラグド・シリーズ」の第一弾。不気味なほどの生暖かいギターの爪弾きに物悲しいストーリーがじんわりと滲んでくるような、シンプルでありつつもただならぬ含みも感じさせる味わい深い作品です。

This is the first volume in ssaliva's unplugged series. This first volume contains 11 synthetic vignettes, a very stripped back affair, much more then we are used of this ever so elegant master of layering and kingpin of the lighter kind of electronic lasagna, digesting the latest flavors long before they get stale. Not on this one though. These are more skeletons of pop songs, bare and glassy, played on a fake nylon-stringed koto for an imaginary court of internet angels. ▲

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