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chocolate monk (uk) #choc.205 cd

nusluxomnibum” compact disc-recordable

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  • untitled (3) (9:50)
  • untitled (4) (5:25)
  • untitled (5) (5:42)
march 2010 release ; quite lovely paleozoic flanger-shred borne from “modified synth and oscillator” grappling(s) from avarus / maniacs dream / pylon member roope eronen ...
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nuslux - omnibum cdr
choc.205  

sentient music from finland that both chocmo and ups can agree on? global warming wasn't a lie! avarus / kemialliset ystävät / maniac's dream contributor nuslux wavers between sonic pools of flexion and abduction, like an earhand. the evolutionary gesture towards plucking the forbidden fruit is motivated by those two forces. in real life we simulate this when events move independently of others and yet the overall effect is muscular and blended, like the way one curate's their lover's skin, imbued only with the finer moments. beyond the focal point is digression or a daze. selected memory.

ancestrally speaking, nuslux belongs to the schnitzler / plank / hnas omnitonal synth orbit in that his format explores a sort of loony bin haunt; for the love of clown cars against backlit phosphorescent adagio and coarse wool dips. cloistered gobs. lonnnnng, rubbery puer aeternus for contemporary krautnoyze homes and gardens. but there is something in this music that begs to know what exactly is going on behind that ancient vedic curtain; the place where we hide all of our mythologies and purple inks.

warning: for solipsists and self medicators only!

- daniel lopatin

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dekorder (germany) #dekorder 24 lp

hevosethevoset” long playing record

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june 2008 release ; the debut by this new duo-grouping of jan “tomutonttu” anderzen and jani “uton” hirvonen ... have made my love for these two ring clear as a bell w/in these pages (jan’s unfortunately o/p ultra eczema lp smoked, jani’s many outings are always repeat-performance worthy) - this pretty much sums up their individual contributions to the world of sound while managing to produce a “third soundcompound that’s denser than most 4-5 piece groups ... highly recommended !!!
dekorder press release...
[024] hevoset - s/t  lp

hevoset is the duo of two of the most enigmatic individuals of the finnish underground, namely jan anderzen and jani hirvonen, both hailing from tampere. anderzen is ringleader of a mysterious multitudinous beast known as kemialliset ystävät (fonal records), a part-time member of avarus and islaja and records solo as tomutonttu (ultra exzema, beta-lactam ring records) with a new album coming out on dekorder this year (hopefully). hirvonen is best-known under his uton monicker with two lp's on dekorder and a stream of releases on last visible dog, digitalis, ruralfauna, jewelled antler, pseudo arcana and his own ikuisuus label.

while most one-off meetings between so-called experimental and improvising musicians often sound like bad excuses for a few beers and endless jams this is quite the opposite - a heavy weight championship finale of two like-minded whizkids cross-fertilizing each other with idea after idea, leading to some of the weirdest and quixotic recordings you will have heard of the two. everything you loved about kemialliset ystävät, uton and tomutonttu is contained in hevoset ..... and more. rural psychedelia, out-of-tune plucked and strummed strings, overloaded organs and effect pedals, jani hirvonen's sweet wordless vocals, ecstatic improvised drone collages, bells, backward loops, jungle percussion and tons of unidentifiable sounds and noises shaped into tight 4 - 6 minute tracks.

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 best of 2010 !!! 
fonal (finland) #fr-69 cd

kemialliset ystävätullakkopalo” compact disc

  • kajastusmuseo (4:15)
  • kivikasan rauhassa (3:55)
  • kohde haihtuu ilmaan (1:13)
  • nitty veden alla (2:09)
  • surullinen kohta seinässä (1:04)
  • maksaruhoja (3:31)
  • suosikkiorjalleni (0:49)
  • ystävälliset miekat (2:58)
  • älä koske lintuja (3:32)
  • mestari ei väsy (3:52)
  • muutujat / saattajat (4:34)
  • palava puolokka (3:47)
  • suohuuruja (0:50)
  • lyön häntäni vetoa
  • täällä oli äsken joku (5:42)
august 2010 release ; ... can’t think of many acts that have produced the kind(s) of singular, quality work over a 12+ year existence as ky here, all the while sticking close to their guns & actually going deeper & deeper down into their chosen experimental-music rabbit-holes (i.e. never distilling their approach, despite global distribution & acclaim, into something approaching ... “palatable music”) ...

case-in-point ; this glorious train-wreck of an album, set forth from the mind of jan anderzén (... & countless contributors, collaborators, & hangers-on) ; constantly twisting & turning through a veritable maze of electronic excess, stepping foot for seconds at a time into their various border-camps (i.e. electro-acoustic improv, idm, “freak folk”, hypnotic gaggery, commune-psych, etc ...) but only existing fully as “kemialliset ystävät music” ...

incredible music from one of my favorite acts ; long may they reign ...
fonal press release...

kemialliset ystävät
ullakkopalo
format: cd
total length: 44 minutes
catalogue number: fr-69
released: 30.8.2010

jan anderzén is one of the few finnish musicians to achieve renown on the international experimental circuit. in the case of anderzén (who also plies a trade as a visual artist), this is not a matter of juxtaposition between the experimental and the mainstream, or a calculated career choice. using music and images, he is busy creating a world that is a law unto itself, a world of exceptional freedom and beauty.

ky albums have been peppered with contributions from individuals such as islaja, the members of avarus, and sami sänpäkkilä. it’s not easy to tell who plays what on kemialliset ystävät recordings. rather than being a project consisting of solo parts, the band is an eco-system within anderzén’s reality.

one of the essential techniques applied by anderzén is collage, in sound as well as image. he is no conventional instrumental virtuoso; his music is created with a fluctuating array of instruments and equipment. the focus is less on instrumental prowess and more on the overall sound and impression, as well as the tension between the various materials. as a manipulator of these elements, anderzén is in a league of his own. his sampler based solo performances as tomutonttu have left no doubt about that.

a close listening of anderzén’s music reveals its near architectonic precision. he is known for an exceptionally painstaking approach to creating his music. all this hard work is readily evident in the finished product, not as an over-emphasised complexity but as a clearly independent fully realised vision.

kemialliset ystävät is like a natural phenomenon. it is difficult to imagine anyone having consciously constructed it, such is the ease with which it presents itself to us. to be in the presence of anderzen’s work is captivating in the same way it is to stare into the firesimple, yet inexplicable. it truly takes a master to create such an experience, but listening to the new kemialliset ystävät album evokes just that: a feeling of lightness.

- kimmo modig


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fonal (finland) #fr-38 cd

kemialliset ystävätlumottu karkkipurkki (vapaa systeemi)” compact disc

  • lumottu karkkipurkki (2:16)
  • metsä (1:58)
  • af rikka (2:10)
  • systeemi i (3:18)
  • aaveet (3:48)
  • systeemi 6 (3:14)
  • linna (1:43)
  • systeemi 9 (1:33)
  • sumusaha (1:52)
  • puutos (2:34)
  • sininen maa (1:04)
  • aasia (1:26)
  • systeemi 4 (2:38)
  • karkit (2:02)
  • aarre (2:27)
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kemialliset ystävät
lumottu karkkipurkki (vapaa systeemi)
fonal

format: cd
total lenght: 34 minutes
catalogue number: fr-38
released: 7/2005
isrc: fi-ssp-05-00023 - 00037

lumottu karkkipurkki ('the enchanted candy jar') is a musical work of two concepts: a song cycle based on an obscure finnish children's book of the same name. the plot is simple; a boy buys a candy jar from an old 'witchy' shopkeepress. every time the boy takes a colourful drop his surroundings change unexpectedly and completely. he meets strange beings in the nearby forest. the atmosphere is exciting and slightly scary. ville eats all the drops and craves for more, but the woman with the shiny green ring is gone and so are the candies...

the other concept, vapaa systeemi ('free system') has something to do with plucking stringed instruments growing moss and the speed control, but we don't want to get too specific here.

the cd is the first release of this music that provides more than a couple dozen copies for circulation. the prior ones were a tape on huutomerkki-nauhat in the year 2000 and double 8" picture disc with gorgeous ornaentation by our man on campbell kneale's celebratre psi phenomenon imprint a couple years later.

lumottu karkkipurkki was the first release after mr. anderzén abandoned his harem (& the couple obligatory eunuchs) in order to work his way out in a more solitude manner, with his bare hands and the four tracks. so, besides from being darn good late night drooling accompaniment, this music has some sort of historical significance.

- ralf normaali

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secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-41 cd

kemialliset ystävätharmaa laguuni” compact disc

  • tervehdys, roskasakki!
  • menneisyyden tulevaisuudessa
  • lempijuoma: talo
  • riisilla ja rusinoilla
  • laguunin muotoinen laulu
  • synti muissa maailmoissa
  • toivon halvaannuttamat
2008 release ; tour-edition set from jan anderzen & co., heavier on the electronic bleep than in prior/recent ky outings, with even a few stray patches of off-kilter beat-box action (listen to the sound-sample) ...
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[ab-oc-41] kemialliset ystävät - harmaa laguuni cd

new kyy featuring performances from quite a few of our favorite finnish noisemakers, including members of avarus, kiila and es. also - tom + christina of charlambidies guest! all exclusive tracks, this was released for kemialliset ystävät's 2008 usa tour. limited tour-only release...and not available in stores! eat up. fast.

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avanto (finland) #avanto 2004 cd

veli, sisko, kuulet kumman soiton - avanto compilation 2004” compact disc

  • ian helliwell may 2nd 2004, 3:30 am
  • sultans sultans theme
  • goodiepal -_mainpal inv._hitachi (live)
  • ohne lieber gott
  • aavikon kone ja moottori karavaani
  • aprox. elbow knock (from avanto with love remix)
  • astro twin 20041014
  • kemialliset ystävät sama vanha sama juttu
  • krzyzosiak verhaverbeke the first
  • mikko hynninen kiasma-teatteri
  • coh 665,9f [hot like hell]
  • cellule d'intervention metamkine
  • the leo bugariloves muukalainen
  • alec empire breakdown
  • mattin april 2004
  • belgradeyard sound system brush it! (live version)
  • michaela schwentner & didi bruckmayr giuliana 64:03
compilation from the 2004 edition of the avanto festival; featuring a bunch of very nice pieces that i’m assuming are otherwise unavailable (prove me wrong) - notable standouts include goodiepal, astro twin (aka astro), cellule d'intervention metamkine (aka quintetavant), kemialliset ystävät, mattin, ohne (schimpfluch), and coh ...

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 best of 2008 !!! 
porter (usa) #pr 4010-13 cd

the jewelled antler library” quadruple compact disc boxed set

  • loren chasse - green laughter (18:11)
  • loren chasse - footpath 1 (1:02)
  • tomes - part 1 (10:04)
  • tomes - part 2 (10:38)
  • loren chasse - footpath 2 (1:11)
  • the ivytree - the withering year (2:53)
  • the ivytree - inner groves (6:13)
  • the ivytree - white sun (5:41)
  • the ivytree - lake of fire (3:29)
  • loren chasse - footpath 3 (0:47)
  • hala strana - cutting durmast (3:13)
  • hala strana - karst (5:12)
  • hala strana - sztajer (trad. polish) (3:13)
  • hala strana - cantecul miresei (trad. romanian) (3:08)
  • hala strana - nettles (3:14)

  • dead raven choir - night scene (8:29)
  • dead raven choir - the horn's sound in the wood ... (5:45)
  • dead raven choir - the shepherd's hour (6:50)
  • loren chasse - footpath 4 (2:01)
  • the famous boating party - white butterfly (3:37)
  • the famous boating party - the orange bears (3:36)
  • the famous boating party - albion moonlight (3:37)
  • the famous boating party - the great sled-makers (3:20)
  • the famous boating party - the deer is humble (2:40)
  • the famous boating party - follies of summer (2:33)
  • loren chasse - footpath 5 (1:27)
  • uton - zwuij 1 (5:35)
  • uton - zwuij 2 (8:06)
  • uton - zwuij 3 (5:29)
  • loren chasse - footpath 6 (0:37)

  • claypipe - wayside (1:38)
  • claypipe - constant (1:50)
  • claypipe - industry (the provision of cairns) (1:37)
  • claypipe - the math of random fractures (3:59)
  • claypipe - crouching (4:09)
  • claypipe - midnight at mangawhai beach (skeleton) (4:57)
  • claypipe - ~~~ (1:47)
  • loren chasse - footpath 7 (1:13)
  • the muons - green man (4:03)
  • the muons - space man (4:22)
  • the muons - flowers (3:33)
  • the muons - land's end (5:32)
  • the muons - fishes (2:14)
  • loren chasse - footpath 8 (1:27)
  • thuja - fable 1 (9:39)
  • thuja - fable 2 (12:17)
  • loren chasse - footpath 9 (2:49)

  • fursaxa - harbinger of spring (17:50)
  • loren chasse - footpath 10 (2:26)
  • kemialliset ystavat - kyy2 (4:01)
  • kemialliset ystavat - kyy1 (5:37)
  • kemialliset ystavat - kw (4:19)
  • kemialliset ystavat - kyy4 (2:35)
  • kemialliset ystavat - kx (3:13)
  • loren chasse - footpath 11 (1:13)
  • the ways of god to man - nothing (11:27)
  • the ways of god to man - everything (7:18)
  • the ways of god to man - anything (9:37)
  • loren chasse - footpath 12 (1:52)
december 2008 release ; holy grail time here folks ...

by the time i was made aware of just what a treasure trove the “jewelled antler cd-r library” series (released, one a month, during 2003) was, the discs in question were long unavailable, banished to the realm of myth & mystery, their hand-drawn artwork(s) relegated to .jpg files on assorted discography pages ...

lo and behold, the wise ones over at porter records (a young label, known primarily for their free jazz releases by the likes of henry grimes, odean pope, and khan jamal) saw some unjustice in this inavailability & set out to once again make this series, largely responsible for launching the career(s) of kemialliset ystävät, fursaxa, uton, dead raven choir, claypipe, and any number of the various combinations of the key jewelled antler players (loren chasse, glenn donaldson, steven r. smith, and rob reger) available to the discerning connoisseur who, like me, was largely unaware of this music as it was unfolding ...

the label has done a bang-up job, squeezing the entire contents of all 12 mini-cdrs onto four discs (with bonus material(s) from the shadowy the ways of god to man exclusive to this set) and housing everything inside a foil-stamped box along with a series of 14 double-sided, full-color cards (detailed below) reprinting the original designs and themes ...

easily one of my top releases of 2008, a life-saver for the latter-day jewelled antler fanatic ; highest recommendation !!!
porter press release...

the jewelled antler libary 

with 13 groups, 59 tracks and over 4 hours and 40 minutes of music and sounds, the jewelled antler library 4 cd box-set brings together experimental music from the u.s., finland and new zealand that ranges from psychedelic, abstract drone, soft psych, noise, folk and field recordings, to the outright strange and bizarre.  four cds that collect together the entire 12 volume set of the limited edition jewelled antler cd-r library, plus the limited edition recording of the ways of god to man and also 12 new field recordings by loren chasse.

musicians include: fursaxa, uton, loren chasse, tomes, the ivytree, hala strana, dead raven choir, the famous boating party, claypipe, muons, thuja, kemialliset ystavat, the ways of god to man.  this is a 1000 limited edition box-set.  the box-set is made of chip board stock with the jewelled antler logo debossed in metal foil, includes 14 heavy stock panels with original artwork, cd faces have printed photos by loren chasse.

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