- ""The entire first part of Drones comprises a mesh of repeated elements that amount to an overarching ostinato; the end, as well, is based on repetitions such as a 5/8 motif in the piano, which a Stravinsky, for example, might have aggravated, disturbed or allowed to limpbut here, the structures arise out of a pulsation borrowed from jazz: The energies give rise to rhythms , and not the other way around. Nothing occurs just once: nothing destroyed or deconstructed, no elements that interact or devour each otheryou can just stop them. The aesthetic of the gesture serves a music that liberates itself from dialectics and from the German tradition of musical development. The entire second part of Dialog/no dialog, a sequence of beginnings, sighs, blows and sinking gestures, could be listened to as a development section which is subject to constant inhibition.
In a still-deeper sense, Jodlowskis music is mixed: for him, sounds are not (or not exclusively) abstract elements, but rather like images that address the hermeneutic abilities of the listener. In the first part of Barbarismes, a landscape composed of concrete sounds conjures up an imaginary filma world from which also emerge the echoes which are reminiscent of special effects or of the fourth chords so typical of Hollywood. In the second part, one hears thunderclaps from off in the distance, rain falls, dogs bark, the topos of the calming unison is summoned up, followed later on by the footsteps of soldiers, tortured and torn figures in the flute and the viola, a melody in the English horn, and all the iconic images of disorder. The third part quotes the sounds of water, children and peaceful bells, and the trills and nervous figures of an avant-gardism grown pale are recharged semantically via the war film leading all the way to a harmonious peace and the full echo-notes of a piano transformed into a cymbalom and then, once again, the unison passage." KAIROS Music - 2011
Experimental hip hop from a rotating cast that includes everyone involved in Polica, P.O.S, and bunch of other folks. It's similar to Death Grips (though less hardcore). Free at the above link.
^^^
Thanks, BN. I see there'a actually a whole bunch of these. I have some catching up to do.
ETA, these seem to be the same tracks originally released all together as Anthropology Extras on memory stick via Infraction, now divided across multiple "albums".
Buying this album set me a dilemma. It is 31 tracks long (double CD) so on emusic it costs £13.02, down to £6.20 if I take off my bonus. But on Amazon it is £7.99. In theory I should buy from emusic, but then I could get two or three albums instead that would actually cost far more in total on Amazon. Added into my mental discussion is that this is going to be my last month with emusic before starting an extended hold, and I had delayed that just because this was being released yesterday. In the end I decided to go the Amazon route, and I'll download a few more albums off my SFL.
I am absolutely loving this! Thank you iTunes - the title track is its free download of the week in the UK. From that I downloaded the whole album. Passenger is (it is one person Mike Rosenberg) coming to the US and Canada this summer or tour. You can listen to his music, including this album, at here
Soundcloud:
Hannes Strobl / David Moss - Shoebox no 4 open - taken from upcoming release: Hannes Strobl / David Moss - Music for Voice and Electric Bass (MonotypeRec, 2013)
Streaming on Guvera. "A balance of wildness and cool. Southern swamp rock with undercurrents of Memphis soul " The New York Times. I'm digging it. Got 17 downloads left to use. Way more than that on my list of things I wanted to download from Guvera before it fizzled out!
@Greg - how's the Eliza Carthy? Are these new versions of the songs on this album, or a collection of her previously recorded stuff through the years?
EDIT// Okay - I see it's a compilation. Greg, what do you think about it?
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The Roots are a national treasure.
Craig
- ""The entire first part of Drones comprises a mesh of repeated elements that amount to an overarching ostinato; the end, as well, is based on repetitions such as a 5/8 motif in the piano, which a Stravinsky, for example, might have aggravated, disturbed or allowed to limpbut here, the structures arise out of a pulsation borrowed from jazz: The energies give rise to rhythms , and not the other way around. Nothing occurs just once: nothing destroyed or deconstructed, no elements that interact or devour each otheryou can just stop them. The aesthetic of the gesture serves a music that liberates itself from dialectics and from the German tradition of musical development. The entire second part of Dialog/no dialog, a sequence of beginnings, sighs, blows and sinking gestures, could be listened to as a development section which is subject to constant inhibition.
In a still-deeper sense, Jodlowskis music is mixed: for him, sounds are not (or not exclusively) abstract elements, but rather like images that address the hermeneutic abilities of the listener. In the first part of Barbarismes, a landscape composed of concrete sounds conjures up an imaginary filma world from which also emerge the echoes which are reminiscent of special effects or of the fourth chords so typical of Hollywood. In the second part, one hears thunderclaps from off in the distance, rain falls, dogs bark, the topos of the calming unison is summoned up, followed later on by the footsteps of soldiers, tortured and torn figures in the flute and the viola, a melody in the English horn, and all the iconic images of disorder. The third part quotes the sounds of water, children and peaceful bells, and the trills and nervous figures of an avant-gardism grown pale are recharged semantically via the war film leading all the way to a harmonious peace and the full echo-notes of a piano transformed into a cymbalom and then, once again, the unison passage."
KAIROS Music - 2011
Loren Dent - Anthropology, Vol.1
Great album. Wish there were more volumes.
Marijuana Deathsquads - Tamper, Disable, Destroy
Experimental hip hop from a rotating cast that includes everyone involved in Polica, P.O.S, and bunch of other folks. It's similar to Death Grips (though less hardcore). Free at the above link.
Craig
Loren Dent - Anthropology Extras 2
Anthropology Extras 3
Anthropology Extras 4
Anthropology Extras 5
Thanks, BN. I see there'a actually a whole bunch of these. I have some catching up to do.
ETA, these seem to be the same tracks originally released all together as Anthropology Extras on memory stick via Infraction, now divided across multiple "albums".
Hodgy Beats - Untitled 2 EP
Dropped for free over the weekend.
Craig
Craig
Bitcrush - of Embers
Tangram - Repository [001]
David Lynch announced a new album. I realized I never heard his first one. Some really cool tracks, but gets real boring in some places.
Eluder - Through Horizon (see new releases thread)
Buying this album set me a dilemma. It is 31 tracks long (double CD) so on emusic it costs £13.02, down to £6.20 if I take off my bonus. But on Amazon it is £7.99. In theory I should buy from emusic, but then I could get two or three albums instead that would actually cost far more in total on Amazon. Added into my mental discussion is that this is going to be my last month with emusic before starting an extended hold, and I had delayed that just because this was being released yesterday. In the end I decided to go the Amazon route, and I'll download a few more albums off my SFL.
I am absolutely loving this! Thank you iTunes - the title track is its free download of the week in the UK. From that I downloaded the whole album. Passenger is (it is one person Mike Rosenberg) coming to the US and Canada this summer or tour. You can listen to his music, including this album, at here
Loren Dent - Anthropology, Vol.1
Truely gorgeous stuff . . . thanks for the reminder GP.
Second play of the day
Craig
Hannes Strobl / David Moss - Shoebox no 4 open
- taken from upcoming release: Hannes Strobl / David Moss - Music for Voice and Electric Bass (MonotypeRec, 2013)
This sounds better now that it is not sandwiched in between the dozen other albums of the week at the height of Guvera. Quite enjoyable.
Blast from the past - these guys were my first show at Maxwell's.
Disappointed to learn they are going to Detroit Jazz Fest this year, but not Chicago...!
About half way through this 284-track behemoth, well worth the 99 cents.
Streaming on Guvera. "A balance of wildness and cool. Southern swamp rock with undercurrents of Memphis soul " The New York Times. I'm digging it. Got 17 downloads left to use. Way more than that on my list of things I wanted to download from Guvera before it fizzled out!
@Greg - how's the Eliza Carthy? Are these new versions of the songs on this album, or a collection of her previously recorded stuff through the years?
EDIT// Okay - I see it's a compilation. Greg, what do you think about it?