mark fell “manitutshu” double long playing record set

• acids in the… thin razor, attack noise hat, linn (2:29)
  
• acids in the… primes version (0:51)
  
• manitutshu (a new algorithm)… latelybass and newelectro, attack pulse hat (5:42)
  
  
• acids in the… razor experiment (0:51)
  
• manitutshu... parameter set 2, linn hi tom, jazzorg, vortex study performance overdub, and synthesis reminiscent of duet emmo (6:23)
  
• acids in the… stochastic energy pause with thin razor, attack noise hat, linn (1:47)
  
  
• manitutshu... first algorithm test (3:41)
  
• occultation… razor simple acid pause version with lfo to cutoff (1:47)
  
• materialisation epic razor chord and latelybass version with found voice (3:26)
  
  
• occultation of... mat steel extended remix (14:57)

may 2011 release ; ... love the whole pretext here ; personally, if ni were to market a product that produced music that sounded anywhere near this interesting (on a rhythmic, yes, but mostly timbral scale) i’d consider upgrading my komplete set for the first time since it began gathering dust in the mms “software ghetto” :: ... anyways, mark’s recent flurry of activity continues here, with a series of pieces recorded just two months back (good job on the concept-to-market follow-through peter !!!) merging the a-rhythmic chatter of “ul8” ‘s best moments with a kind of “product demo” sensibility that’s fairly prescient given the contempoary reality of “that new shiny bit of kit that will jump-start my career” (any of you that are friends with richie devine on facebook know that there’s just an insane amount of this sort of thing being launched every week ; very little of it seems not to pander to a 1998 “clicks ‘n’ cuts” aesthetic that you’d think we’d have all moved on from by now) ... comes in a b/w double-wide sleeve w/ a 6-panel fold-out poster (see below ; via mms “hand model” gm) ...

editions mego press release...

emego 116 / mark fell manitutshu 2 x 12" vinyl release date 27.05.2011 total running time: 42 minutes 45rpm in january 2011 mark was invited by erik wiegand (aka errorsmith) to make some presets for his new software synthesizer which he was building for native instruments. after developing about 40 sounds*, mark decided to rework his ul8 project by extending the pattern generating systems used in its construction, which he then connected to the sounds produced in erik's synthesizer. the result is this double 12" single, featuring 9 tracks and a remix from mark's friend and colleague mat steel. the project ships with an a1 full colour poster. recorded rotherham (uk) and sheffield (uk) march 2011. mastered by lupo at dubplates and mastering (de) march 2011. * unfortunately ni rejected all of mark's presets and none were used for the final distribution.

snd / nhk “split” twelve inch single record

• snd - 15/16 (15:56)
  
  
• nhk - fu2 (2:30)
  
• nhk - 111230_2ndhalf (3:10)
  
• nhk - hydra (3:02)
  
• nhk - stomp_1 (6:56)

pan press release...

snd / nhk ‘split’ (pan 26) split 12" lp between two of the artists at the forefront of the experimental dance scene, snd and nhk. aside from sharing 3 letter names and having an upcoming japanese tour together, the two acts also nicely compliment each other via skewed electronics which come out of mutual dance and minimal electronic sensibilities. snd offer a cut of jacking minimal loops, flows of repetition crafted at once as structured yet simultaneously unfolding before your eyes (and ears), whilst on the flipside nhk is suitably equal part bass squelch with rudimentary snare motorik via pirate radio broadcast. snd formed in sheffield, uk, in 1998 by mark fell and mat steel. three critically acclaimed albums for mille plateaux alongside the continuing series on their own label put snd at the forefront of new digital minimalism, pioneering a sound that always influenced but also resisted the so called 'clicks and cuts' movement that built up around them. after their third album - tender love - for mille plateaux in 2002, snd became disillusioned with the recording treadmill and proliferation of the genre they seemed to inhabit, and turned to other projects; solo work, curating events and installations, the occasional contribution to compilations, an album for raster noton from side project 'blir', remix work for the likes of ryuichi sakamoto, and sound design for fellow sheffielders the designers republic. during this time they also honed their impressive live performance through extensive touring of japan, america, and europe (most notably with autechre), and one off shows at major festivals and venues around the world. experiencing an snd performance can be alienating, engaging, dynamic, and unforgiving; each event a unique exploration of the relationship between performer, audience, software and context. snd continued an active year with another european tour supporting autechre, a reworking of "billie jean" for the 'recovery' box set on fractured records, a major feature in the wire magazine, a tour of japan and the recording of another album. nhk formed in 2006 in osaka, japan by kouhei matsunaga and toshio munehiro. mainly as a side project of prolific producer kouhei matsunaga (who is working under many different aliases such as nhk'koyxen, nhkyx, internet magic, koyxen), they started making experimental dub techno with a more raw and harsh edge to it. kouhei has released numerous albums on labels such as skam records, wordsound, raster noton and his first ever album upside down on mille plateaux in 1998. he has also collaborated with artists like merzbow, jungle brothers' sensational, autechre's sean booth, mika vainio, conrad schnitzler, anti pop consorium's high priest, rudolf eb.er, puppetmastaz crew, asmus tietchens, ralf 'rlw' wehowsky and so on. his own label flying swimming was founded in 2002 with the main purpose being to publish and curate events of experimental contemporary music and art.