Still Audio: Calm, Free Electronica

We hit #30 with a short but decidedly sweet episode. An eclectic mix of light hearted poppy playfulness. Nothing too deep, and it’s all over far too quickly.

Track 1

• Artist Country: Canada
• Netlabel: 12rec
• Artist: Matt Chisholm/Various Artists
• Release: 051/Through The Mirror: adcBicycle Revisioned
• Track: 8/Living Room Player
• URL: http://12rec.net/Release_adcBicycle_051.htm

Track 2

• Artist Country: USA
• Netlabel: Kahvi
• Artist: Curious Inversions
• Release: Whom
• Track: 7/Voluntary
• URL: http://www.kahvi.org/releases.php?release_number=254

Track 3

• Artist Country: Estonia
• Netlabel: Bump Foot
• Artist: Kapten
• Release: All Around EP
• Track: 4/Federation of Light
• URL: http://www.bumpfoot.net/foot084.html

 

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Three tracks for this podcast, two from the release entitled “Rarified” by Beyond Absence, recently made available on the excellent Webbed Hand label. The two-man team comprising Beyond Absence (Gustavo Caldas and Mauro Longordo) describe themselves as having a traditional musical background including, amongst others, jazz and bossa nova. These influences are clear in tracks 1 and 3 of Still Audio #28, but the whole release has a beautifully light, melodic touch. Subtle chord progressions (more than slightly jazz-influenced) are improvised throughout to create an electroacoustic beauty that compels you to slow down, and listen carefully.

Track 2 is a previously unreleased piece from Audio Gourmet, in advance of his forthcoming album. A tropically intense drone incorporating field recordings as well as Harry’s own rapidly emerging, dense, layered style. I think we can expect to see more of his work coming to a netlabel near you very soon indeed.

Update: Harry tells me that since the original was recorded, he has re-mastered this particular track to include some original field recordings that will find their way on to the forthcoming album. Follow the link for track 2 below for more information.

Track 1

• Artist Country: USA
• Netlabel: Webbed Hand
• Artist: Beyond Absence
• Release: Rarified
• Track: 03/Ophio
• URL: http://www.webbedhandrecords.com/wh109-beyond-absence-rarified/

Track 2

• Artist Country: UK
• Netlabel: n/a
• Artist:Audio Gourmet
• Release:n/a
• Track: Untitled Drone
• URL: http://www.archive.org/details/AudioGourmet-SevenMinutesOfPeace

Track 3

• Artist Country: USA
• Netlabel: Webbed Hand
• Artist: Beyond Absence
• Release: Rarified
• Track: 04/Air and Rain
• URL: http://www.webbedhandrecords.com/wh109-beyond-absence-rarified/

 

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The World has gone completely mad this week. What better then, than to forget about it all for just a few minutes. Special thanks to Dominique Jacquinet who dropped me a line to tell me about his new EP “Echoscapes”, a track from which we feature on this very podcast.

Track 1

• Artist Country: Italy
• Netlabel: Phantom Channel
• Artist: Elisa Luu
• Release: Floating Sounds
• Track: 01/Starry Night
• URL: http://www.phantomchannel.co.uk/webreleases.html

Track 2

• Artist Country: Russia
• Netlabel: Netaudio Russia
• Artist: Zolotu vs Katya Chehova
• Release:Yet Another
• Track: 1/Po Provodam
• URL: http://www.netaudio.ru/weird-elements/releases/we004

Track 3

• Artist Country: Lithuania
• Netlabel: Plainaudio
• Artist: SoulSonic
• Release: Evil Side EP
• Track: Itau
• URL: http://www.plainaudio.com/experimental/releases/pp028mx.html

Track 4

• Artist Country: The Netherlands
• Netlabel: Schall
• Artist: Dominique Jacquinet
• Release: Echoscapes EP
• Track: 4/echoscapes [zzzzra remix]
• URL: http://www.schall-netlabel.com/schall_017.html

 

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Another eclectic mix encompassing everything from downtempo ambient through to “antique beat” jazz electronica and Kraftwerk inspired electro pop.  Many thanks to JonTeknik for track 2 “Radio Station” - you can find out more about JonTeknik on iTunes here, or at his web site here.

Track 1

• Artist Country: USA
• Netlabel: Peppermill Records
• Artist: Wisp
• Release: 52 Weeks
• Track: Out Of Season
• URL: http://www.peppermillrecords.com/out

Track 2

• Artist Country: UK
• Netlabel: independent artist
• Artist: JonTeknik
• Release: Intuitive Scientists e.p.
• Track: Radio Station
• URL: Find JonTeknik on iTunes

Track 3

• Artist Country: UK
• Netlabel: Peppermill Records
• Artist: The Real Tuesday Weld
• Release: 52 Weeks
• Track: Last Day On Earth
• URL: http://www.peppermillrecords.com/last

Track 4

• Artist Country: USA
• Netlabel: Camomille Music
• Artist:Transient
• Release: CAM0102/Feel Good Inside
• Track: 14/Holding Back
• URL: http://camomille.genshimedia.com/cam102.htm

 

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Dreamy drones, even some vocals to add a little variety. Lots of strings and sounds from summer.

Track 1

• Artist Country: UK
• Netlabel: Phantom Channel
• Artist: Konntinent
• Release: PHCH001-2
• Track:11/Anurik 2
• URL: http://www.phantomchannel.co.uk/releases.html

Track 2

• Artist Country: unknown
• Netlabel: ccMixter web site
• Artist: Lasswell
• Release: n/a
• Track: Pink Clouds Reprise Mix
• URL: http://ccmixter.org/files/lazztunes07/14888

Track 3 © Copyright Nemanja Lazic 2007-2008. Download for free at www.vorbic.com

• Artist Country: Serbia
• Netlabel: Vorbic
• Artist: Nemanja Lazic
• Release: Morning
• Track: 4/Nice Things
• URL: http://www.vorbic.com/releases/vrb023

Track 4

• Artist Country: Germany
• Netlabel: tonAtom
• Artist: Nobile
• Release: Rush
• Track: 2/An
• URL: http://www.tonatom.net/releases/tA_D_nrush/

 

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Minimal clicks, field recordings and lush ambience all round. Rhythmic, but not overly dancy. Also includes not one but two tracks from the excellent Insectorama label. Why? Because I simply couldn’t decide which one to include. It’s all good.

Track 1

• Artist Country: Russia
• Artist: Ivity
• Release: Blur EP
• Track: 1/Blur
• URL: http://www.insectorama.de/index.php?m=3

Track 2

• Artist Country: Greece
• Artist: dimonib (Nikolis Dimosthenis)
• Release: Auxiliary Outputs LP
• Track: Auxiliary Output 1.6
• URL: http://www.deepindub.org/did019-dimomib-auxiliary-outputs-lp/

Track 3

• Artist Country: Ukraine
• Artist: Pasha Slatkin
• Release: First Dive (Compilation)
• Track: Heat Of Breath
• URL: http://www.deeplimit.net/en/release/dplm08/

Track4

• Artist Country: Netherlands
• Artist: Flip and Tou
• Release: Dynastic
• Track: 7/Row Ya Boat
• URL: http://www.insectorama.de/index.php?m=3

 

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Deep, dark, ambient sounds from orchestral to wall-shaking soundscapes. Must be listened to with a decent set of headphones/speakers to appreciate at it’s very best.

Track 1

• Artist Country: USA
• Artist: The Nature of Light
• Release: Shores of Jupiter
• Track: 4/Ocean Deep Eyes
• URL: http://www.webbedhandrecords.com/wh099-the-nature-of-light-shores-of-jupiter/#more-117

Track 2

• Artist Country: Germany
• Artist: EXurban
• Release: Leerstand Untergrund
• Track: 03/Seelenkinder
• URL: http://www.exurban.de/music%20news/music_releases.html

Track 3

• Artist Country: Scotland
• Artist: Mosca
• Release: PhCH001-1
• Track: 8/Brand New Polaroid
• URL: http://www.phantomchannel.co.uk/releases.html

 

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Head-filling chords with a little acoustic guitar to keep the pace nice and slow.  Road tested with a nice long run, it worked well.

Track 1

• Artist Country: Germany
• Artist: Morgenklang
• Release: Supafeed 006/Deep Dive
• Track: 1/Dive Control
• URL: http://www.supafeed.net/?seite=seite_releases

Track 2

• Artist Country: Germany
• Artist: spaceTourist
• Release: This Year Summer
• Track: 3/Mareta
• URL: http://www.digilog.gr/diginet016.htm

Track 3

• Artist Country: Portugal
• Artist: Tiago Sousa
• Release: The Western Lands
• Track: 3/The Writer
• URL: http://www.restingbell.net/releases/rb030-the-western-lands

Track 4

• Artist Country: The Netherlands
• Artist: Dominique Jacquinet
• Release: Floating
• Track: 2/Boulevard Road
• URL: http://www.this-side.net/releases/tup004

 

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An eclectic mix. Free-form nu jazz (think re-assessed Weather Report) followed by simple, downtempo elecronica, rounded off by an un-edited performance on the Tenori-On from Norman Fairbanks.

Track 1

• Artist Country: Portugal
• Artist: Platform
• Release: tube118/Templates
• Track: 3/Haphapénaway
• URL: http://www.monocromatica.com/netlabel/releases/tube118.htm

Track 2

• Artist Country: Italy
• Artist: Minidudes
• Release: shift_05/Minidudes The remixes
• Track: Blastini (Tatsu Reisen im Winter Mix)
• URL: http://www.shift-netlabel.com/release_05.html

Track 3

• Artist Country: USA
• Artist: Norman Fairbanks
• Release: Living Near The Valley
• Track: Fake City
• URL: http://www.normanfairbanks.com/valley.html

 

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