"Released December 5th.
Our third release comes from Montreal, Canada's Muhr.
He is also the founder of Les Enregistrements Variables.
Dream Dictionary is a 37 minute album drenched in haze and fog. It dooms and glooms between melancholy and fear as the melodies seem to drift in and out of consciousness, and linger between comfort, mystery and death. Distant, delicate pianos are intertwined with heavy, distorted instruments to form the remnants of deep slumber, like a familiar place you feel you've been to before.
All songs written, performed, and recorded by Vincent Fug
Tom Heasley, Desert Triptych. An early eMu purchase, three long tracks on Amazon for $2.97. Drone / ambient / space, with a bit of didgeridoo sound. From last.FM: "Mostly known as a solo artist for his work with ambient tuba using delay loops for live improvised layers of spacey ambient music."
Second play today -I like this, but Jonah's comments are probably betterthan mine:
Okay, this is pretty nice. Unfortunately, Im not gonna have much to provide other than guesswork; not much to find on these guys online. But it sounds like a trio of trumpet, piano, and bass. Based on their sound, Im guessing Swedish, maybe Danish a guess derived from their ECM-like recording. Fans of Mathias Eick should definitely take note. This is introspective, peaceful, moments of rising emotions followed quickly by moments of despair and sorrow. Its quite pretty, but Ive been told many times that my idea of what comprises pretty music is what others find depressing and bleak. I wonder if Bonnie Prince Billy would like this kind of jazz. RECOMMENDED
I've tried to find out more about them but have also failed - maybe our Danish member knows more or can find out more???
Update - the label is a Swedish distribution service
"Blaine L. Reininger is an American composer and performer born in 1953 in Pueblo Colorado. In 1977, he started the legendary American cult band Tuxedomoon together with Steven Brown in San Francisco. Over the course of the next 26 years, many artistic collaborations took place and many CDs were recorded. These collaborations, while mostly musical in nature, often moved into other fields such as dance, theatre and film. Since 1998, Reininger has been living in Athens, Greece, where Glossolalia was born. The title of the album is defined as tongue language, fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, especially associated with trance. This is Blaine's first solo album since 1999, and his best ever. Close your eyes and travel through old black & white Italian and Greek movies frm the 60's, or cross the ocean and feel the colors and the heat of Mexico. A musical jouney that is magic for the ears."
I downloaded this last April, played the first five tracks the same day, but the last three have been unplayed so far, yet I'm liking it a lot. Too much music being downloaded syndrome, I think!
Featuring arrangements by Charles Amirkhanian, Eve Beglarian, Dalek, Luke DuBois, Phil Kline, Paul Lansky, Tod Machover, John Oswald, Scanner, Laetitia Sonami, and Nobukazu Takemura.
About the Music: - "For Messiah Remix, Cantaloupe assembled a wide range of composers, across a spectrum of approaches and technologies: It began on the East Coast with electronic pioneers Paul Lansky (Princeton Electronic Music Studio, sampled by Radiohead on their landmark album Kid A) and Tod Machover (MIT Media Lab). It looked West to find Charles Amirkhanian (text/sound pioneer) and performance artist Laetitia Sonami. It looked across the globe for some of the hottest DJ's - up to Canada for John Oswald (inventor of Plunderphonics), to the UK for Scanner, and to Japan for Nobukazu Takemura. It invited NJ-based Dalek, hailed for bringing hip-hop to a new level of artistry. And finally, Cantaloupe artist Phil Kline (Zippo Songs and Unsilent Night) joined in, alongside composer Eve Beglarian (Twisted Tutu) and the up and coming young producer R. Luke DuBois.."
- Cantaloupe Music.
- "Makunouchi Bento has created a very personal style over the years, working with melody, noise and rhythm and often leaving some space for more explosive sounds and beats; this live recording is a continuation and expansion of themes brought up on 'Rokurokubi' (the numia battle winner track) and 'Kunitoki' - at times it is playing with bits of somehow dark and intriguing japanese vocals and atmospheric textures, acoustic bleeps and noises that later develop a ground-breaking, urban/dub breakbeat, with familiar textures and mysterious basspads. The whole recording seems to be one well-composed track, and even the older tracks are handled to the point where they blend perfectly in this wonderful acoustic/electronics mix. This release is certainly the best liveset one could expect from this amazing duo, and is strongly recommended to anyone that has been appreciating Makunouchi Bento's work over the years."
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I'm listening only to the choral music that was originally released on BIS.
"Released December 5th.
Our third release comes from Montreal, Canada's Muhr.
He is also the founder of Les Enregistrements Variables.
Dream Dictionary is a 37 minute album drenched in haze and fog. It dooms and glooms between melancholy and fear as the melodies seem to drift in and out of consciousness, and linger between comfort, mystery and death. Distant, delicate pianos are intertwined with heavy, distorted instruments to form the remnants of deep slumber, like a familiar place you feel you've been to before.
All songs written, performed, and recorded by Vincent Fug
Part one of the full Bach organ works, played on period organs, available free at Free Music Archive. Damn this is good. Thanks Doofy!
One of Jonah's Jazz Picks at emusic this week
Ditto!!
My third download of the day
Tom Heasley, Desert Triptych. An early eMu purchase, three long tracks on Amazon for $2.97. Drone / ambient / space, with a bit of didgeridoo sound. From last.FM: "Mostly known as a solo artist for his work with ambient tuba using delay loops for live improvised layers of spacey ambient music."
Second play today -I like this, but Jonah's comments are probably betterthan mine:
I've tried to find out more about them but have also failed - maybe our Danish member knows more or can find out more???
Update - the label is a Swedish distribution service
@Plong42 - liking this, thanks.
"Blaine L. Reininger is an American composer and performer born in 1953 in Pueblo Colorado. In 1977, he started the legendary American cult band Tuxedomoon together with Steven Brown in San Francisco. Over the course of the next 26 years, many artistic collaborations took place and many CDs were recorded. These collaborations, while mostly musical in nature, often moved into other fields such as dance, theatre and film. Since 1998, Reininger has been living in Athens, Greece, where Glossolalia was born. The title of the album is defined as tongue language, fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, especially associated with trance. This is Blaine's first solo album since 1999, and his best ever. Close your eyes and travel through old black & white Italian and Greek movies frm the 60's, or cross the ocean and feel the colors and the heat of Mexico. A musical jouney that is magic for the ears."
Oh Amie Street, how I miss you. I'd have never heard of Belleruche without you.
Craig
I downloaded this last April, played the first five tracks the same day, but the last three have been unplayed so far, yet I'm liking it a lot. Too much music being downloaded syndrome, I think!
Featuring arrangements by Charles Amirkhanian, Eve Beglarian, Dalek, Luke DuBois, Phil Kline, Paul Lansky, Tod Machover, John Oswald, Scanner, Laetitia Sonami, and Nobukazu Takemura.
About the Music:
- "For Messiah Remix, Cantaloupe assembled a wide range of composers, across a spectrum of approaches and technologies: It began on the East Coast with electronic pioneers Paul Lansky (Princeton Electronic Music Studio, sampled by Radiohead on their landmark album Kid A) and Tod Machover (MIT Media Lab). It looked West to find Charles Amirkhanian (text/sound pioneer) and performance artist Laetitia Sonami. It looked across the globe for some of the hottest DJ's - up to Canada for John Oswald (inventor of Plunderphonics), to the UK for Scanner, and to Japan for Nobukazu Takemura. It invited NJ-based Dalek, hailed for bringing hip-hop to a new level of artistry. And finally, Cantaloupe artist Phil Kline (Zippo Songs and Unsilent Night) joined in, alongside composer Eve Beglarian (Twisted Tutu) and the up and coming young producer R. Luke DuBois.."
- Cantaloupe Music.
- "Makunouchi Bento has created a very personal style over the years, working with melody, noise and rhythm and often leaving some space for more explosive sounds and beats; this live recording is a continuation and expansion of themes brought up on 'Rokurokubi' (the numia battle winner track) and 'Kunitoki' - at times it is playing with bits of somehow dark and intriguing japanese vocals and atmospheric textures, acoustic bleeps and noises that later develop a ground-breaking, urban/dub breakbeat, with familiar textures and mysterious basspads. The whole recording seems to be one well-composed track, and even the older tracks are handled to the point where they blend perfectly in this wonderful acoustic/electronics mix. This release is certainly the best liveset one could expect from this amazing duo, and is strongly recommended to anyone that has been appreciating Makunouchi Bento's work over the years."
I'll be seeing Low tomorrow night, so I'm preparing.
Craig