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dekorder (germany) #dekorder 59 lp

daniel padden “ship chop” long playing record

  • various saints
  • flared up by love
  • you have crossed 33 rivers, but please return
  • trust in his deceptive charm
  • dancers' reverse

  • rattling belt
  • belly of parchment
  • war in a battle song
  • a cow
  • for example
  • 17 leaves in the low register
  • it is impossible to avoid birds
october 2011 release ; ... an odd, entirely plunderphonic affair from one ensemble & volcano the bear’s daniel padden, transforming loops & bits of ethnic recordings into ... loops of ethnic recordings (with no documentation as to what we’re actually listening to ... and in fact a flat denial of any kind of trace-back in the record’s liner notes) ...
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[059]
daniel padden
ship chop
lp

ship chop is a celebratory cut-up of far-flung musics. edited, collaged and re-arranged by daniel padden from original vinyl sources to create impossible collaborations between musical ghosts.

it is both reverential and sacrilegious, giving the music its full praise whilst also subjecting it to playful subversion. some of the editing is obvious and transparent, but some of it much less so, where sounds from different recordings and continents overlap into an unlikely whole.

daniel padden is a member of the one ensemble and volcano the bear, and also creates music for theatre and film.

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threads:
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folk
minimalism-drones

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daniel padden “pause for the jet” long playing record

  • those throats (2:43)
  • marseille tape (4:56)
  • our earthly balloon (2:28)
  • crow crow growth (3:19)
  • sponge shipwreck (0:33)
  • the ghostly whole (1:59)
  • full colour lemon (1:33)
  • there is water at the bottom of the ocean (1:51)

  • three farewells (2:44)
  • the liar in between (2:26)
  • you clay (0:41)
  • the shadow of lunch (2:42)
  • narwhal (2:09)
  • an inappropriate exclamation mark (3:09)
  • arc fankle (1:00)
  • bustle (0:40)
  • english again (2:06)
october 2008 release ; excellent solo set from volcano the bear / one ensemble’s daniel padden ...

fawned over his ultra eczema lp from a few years back (sadly, o/p) ; this picks up where that one left off w/ a blend of rural folk idioms, string drones, & fractured tape/splice (listen to the sound-sample) & fidelity experiments ... highly recommended !!!
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[026] daniel padden "pause for the jet" lp

since 1995 daniel padden has been a member of volcano the bear, with several highly regarded album releases on nurse with wound's united diaries label, textile and beta-lactam ring records. after his move to glasgow he started the one ensemble of daniel padden as an outlet for his solo recordings with releases on catsup plate, secret eye and textile. when the one ensemble slowly metamorphosed into a band of its own, padden started to record his solo output under his birth name, with last year's "the isaac storm" on the ultra exzema label being the first seminal result.

over the years padden has developed a strong fascination for obscure musics from all over the world (re his recent "epiphanies" article for the wire magazine): mouth organ love-songs from thailand, the ramayana monkey chant from bali, khene pieces from laos; so-called world music from burundi to bulgaria.

combining these interests with his love for british folk and art rock (this heat, robert wyatt), kraut rock (faust), free jazz, the surreal collage techniques of nurse with wound and the odd humour of the residents, he has developed a totally unique and highly personal musical vision without ever sounding overambitious or directionless. gorgeous song-writing is seamlessly transformed into pure fuzz or string drones, suddenly interrupted by some improvised reeds or collapsing percussion, all within the blink of an eye, and never losing its natural flow, "pause for the jet" is already an auspicious aspirant for our "record of the year".

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folk
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dekorder (germany) #dekorder 26 cd

daniel padden “pause for the jet” compact disc

  • those throats (2:43)
  • marseille tape (4:56)
  • our earthly balloon (2:28)
  • crow crow growth (3:19)
  • sponge shipwreck (0:33)
  • the ghostly whole (1:59)
  • full colour lemon (1:33)
  • there is water at the bottom of the ocean (1:51)
  • three farewells (2:44)
  • the liar in between (2:26)
  • you clay (0:41)
  • the shadow of lunch (2:42)
  • narwhal (2:09)
  • an inappropriate exclamation mark (3:09)
  • arc fankle (1:00)
  • bustle (0:40)
  • english again (2:06)
october 2008 release ; excellent solo set from volcano the bear / one ensemble’s daniel padden ...

fawned over his ultra eczema lp from a few years back (sadly, o/p) ; this picks up where that one left off w/ a blend of rural folk idioms, string drones (listen to the sound-sample), & fractured tape/splice & fidelity experiments ... highly recommended !!!
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[026] daniel padden "pause for the jet" cd

since 1995 daniel padden has been a member of volcano the bear, with several highly regarded album releases on nurse with wound's united diaries label, textile and beta-lactam ring records. after his move to glasgow he started the one ensemble of daniel padden as an outlet for his solo recordings with releases on catsup plate, secret eye and textile. when the one ensemble slowly metamorphosed into a band of its own, padden started to record his solo output under his birth name, with last year's "the isaac storm" on the ultra exzema label being the first seminal result.

over the years padden has developed a strong fascination for obscure musics from all over the world (re his recent "epiphanies" article for the wire magazine): mouth organ love-songs from thailand, the ramayana monkey chant from bali, khene pieces from laos; so-called world music from burundi to bulgaria.

combining these interests with his love for british folk and art rock (this heat, robert wyatt), kraut rock (faust), free jazz, the surreal collage techniques of nurse with wound and the odd humour of the residents, he has developed a totally unique and highly personal musical vision without ever sounding overambitious or directionless. gorgeous song-writing is seamlessly transformed into pure fuzz or string drones, suddenly interrupted by some improvised reeds or collapsing percussion, all within the blink of an eye, and never losing its natural flow, "pause for the jet" is already an auspicious aspirant for our "record of the year".

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threads:
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free-improvisation

no-fi (uk) #neu 001 ep

volcano the bear “the birth of streissand” seven inch single record

  • the birth of streissand (6:24)

  • the ark (3:12)
  • the pincher (1:00)
november 2006 7” single - the second on the fledgling no-fi label (run by the folks what put on loads of amazing concerts in the newcastle uk area - thanks lee !!!) featuring vtb in full-on out mode - piloting an a-10 warthog right into the gates of the crystal castle...
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volcano the bear ‘birth of streissand’ 7" neu001

second release from the new newcastle-based no-fidelity label, after the first recording from scene-legend sir richard bishop (of the sun city girls) sold out in a whistle. something a bit special. having built their career upon a reputation for incendiary live appearances and a heap of self-released cd-rs and cassettes, leicester’s volcano the bear have slowly been gathering steam, becoming one of this country’s most exciting experimental improv outfits.

this startling new 7” for no-fi showcases the group at their most abstract, the a-side a sinister brew of creaking violin and string plucks. it sounds something like no-neck blues band collaborating with wolf eyes on a re-take of the saragossa manuscript soundtrack. the b-side goes further down the path paved by olsen and co. with some metallic clanking and utterly gnarled noise eruptions.

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electro-acoustic-improvisation
plunder-phonic
analogue-synth

songs from under the floorboards (usa) #floor11 cd

textile trio “aaa” compact disc-recordable

  • aaa (1) (7:37)
  • aaa (2) (11:55)
  • aaa (3) (20:15)
2011 release ; ... debut outing by the trio of volcano the bear’s aaron moore, & bobby moo’s alexandre bellenger & arnaud rivière ...
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aaa
textile trio

this one’s a scorcher! alexandre bellenger and arnaud rivière (of french free-noise brutes bobby moo) joyously tear up turntables and jam chunks of metal junk into mixing desks, while trumpeter/percusser aaron moore (of volcano the bear) propels the raw electronic din with a backbone of hyperactive clatter.

aaa, the group’s second album (the first, for the boss, was published by beta-lactam ring in 2009) catches the group in a particularly feral mood. far from the polite group-improv snooze perpetrated by folks who hear an amm record and think “hm, yeah i can do that” (no you can’t), textile trio unleash their splatter with both the sensitivity of seasoned composer / improvisers and energetic punk abandon. textile trio‘s furious blur lives somewhere between the art / jazz tangle of un drame musical instantané, masayuki takayanagi‘s throat-throttling new directions unit, and the live vinyl-scramble of otomo yoshihide. full of life and humanity, aaa is delirious, dense, direct, and a pleasure to listen to.

catalog no: floor11
format: cdr
edition: 100

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february 25th, 2009

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threads:
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electro-acoustic-improvisation

textile (france) #t 03 cd

volcano the bear “the idea of wood” compact disc

  • she whistles i cough like a tiger
  • charming cabbage clock
  • golden hot bite
  • chimney fear
  • shake your crow
  • woman who weighs out the woods
  • dawn and my hips are fuel
  • cuthbartus magnus
  • curly robot
  • the mountains among us
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volcano the bear : "the idea of wood"

textile records is proud to release the new challenging musical adventures from the british improvisational quartet volcano the bear.

formed with the constant idea of being a group with uncompromising and boundless ideas, the quartet (laurence coleman, nick mott, aaron moore and daniel padden) is utterly beyond classification. this radical and unique music brought vtb to the attention of the more discerning.( steven stapleton asked the band to join the united dairies family.)

drawing on the work of robert wyatt, faust or this heat, the music of volcano the bear is the perfect combination of music and non music, melodies and free expression. the band creates a musical environment crossing composition with improvisation.

filled with crackling electronics, rumbling percussion, unconventionally played guitars, manipulated vocal noises, distorted piano "the idea of wood" is an ideal mix of primitive folk, art rock and filmic sound sculpting.

eccentric, hypnotic, mystic, but most of all truly incredible.

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new to stock as of
january 19th, 2010

threads:
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modern-psych
modern-composition
experimental-instruments
sound-art

unshaped led (scotland) #unshapedled001 cd

the one ensemble / sarah kenchington “dummy jim” compact disc

  • 4.30 am
  • universal wonders
  • better to wear out shoes than sheets
  • a couple of jumpers
  • bully storm
  • well-painted bicycle
  • monique
  • polkagris
  • cows
  • lumberjacks
  • the crab instructs her young
  • a hollow tube
  • khaki knickers
  • narvik
  • courage!
  • prince olaf
  • midnight sun
  • granite city
  • a rare lad
january 2010 release ; lovely set of music from daniel padden’s one ensemble, here collaborating with kinetic sculptor / sound-artist sarah kenchington on this full-length score for the titular matt hulse film (padden & hulse had previously collaborated on hulse’s 2004 short “half life”) ...

present is everything we’ve loved about the ensemble thusfar ; the vaguely sea-shanty / gypsy-themed instrumentation (accordion, violin, brass) but also some fine free-percussion & kenchington’s jean tinguely-lineage constructs (which are given their own “spotlights” here & there ; one of the later pieces reminds me of akio suzuki’s analapos) ...

while this music undoubtedly adds loads of “mood” to the film (which, apropos, is apparently about a deaf long-distance cyclist), it also works very nicely as a recorded album, ranking amongst the ensemble’s finest ... self-pressed disc from this new padden / hulse enterprise, unlikely to be available from the normal channels (which is where we come in) ...
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the one ensemble & sarah kenchington 'dummy jim' 

'dummy jim' is based on the story of james duthie, a profoundly deaf man from the north-east of scotland who, in 1951, cycled a solo trip over 3000 miles to the arctic circle and back. he wrote a journal 'i cycled into the arctic circle' which was the starting point for matt hulse's film. the music on this album will form the basis of the film soundtrack. 

if you're unfamiliar with sarah kenchington, she makes remarkable mechanical musical instruments, and i recently made an album with her 'the bellow switch' (on luke fowler's shadazz label).

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back in stock as of
december 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
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threads:
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concert-recordings

vivo (poland) #vivo 2006 026 cd

volcano the bear “egg and two books” compact disc

  • my favourite tongues
  • improve
  • nurse bear
  • hairy queen
  • arc felt
  • egg and two books
  • hello graham
  • military
  • tallest people in the world
  • amidst the noise and twigs
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volcano the bear
egg and two books cd
vivo 2006 026 cd

egg and two books was recorded live at the phoenix theatre, leicester, england in june 2006. the concert was the first time in 4 years that the full quartet had played together in leicester. the town in which they all met and started the group together in 1995.

2006 has seen a vast increase in live performances from volcano the bear, playing in many countries across europe.

volcano the bear have released numerous live documents over the years and egg and two books is a perfect example of how the quartet currently sounds live.

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new to stock as of
march 12th, 2008

threads:
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lo-fi
electro-acoustic-composition
free-improvisation
guitar-themed
modern-psych

gold soundz (norway) #gs 005 cd

“the noise is all in your head” compact disc

  • oren ambarchi - fast milton (2:24)
  • continental fruit - drownings for the honored (3:17)
  • thurston moore - electronicum (4:19)
  • ojn - soft drink (2:41)
  • anders gjerde & sindre bjerga - cold storage (5:18)
  • noxagt - cockburn (reh. 02) (3:42)
  • lasse marhaug - stink tape (4:34)
  • volcano the bear - they all flock to kevin (1:23)
  • neil campbell - batley neon city (3:21)
  • rats with wings - laundry (5:28)
  • the wife contract - get on the punk train (0:46)
  • if you meet your anti-self don't shake hands - tsintaosaurus (6:32)
  • dylan nyoukis - not black enough? (4:13)
  • a companion as glamourous as sleeping on wheels & julian bradley - oath athlete (1:26)
  • duo kanel - this is what i feel like (5:51)
  • songs of norway - red chicken (3:18)
  • dj bra nesegir - trading guns for ammo (1:14)
... slept-on 2003 compilation from sindre bjerga’s gold soundz label ... given just how much damage most of these folks have gotten up to in the past five years ... and how obscure most of them were five years back ... well, it’s a kind of remarkable tracklisting, really ...

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back in stock as of
april 17th, 2007

first in stock on
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threads:
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minimalism-drones
harsh-noise

sonic protest (france) #sp 2006 cd

“sonic protest 2006” compact disc

  • prurient - trapezoid / spectre of death
  • tomutonttu - paha paha haju
  • monno - downtempo b
  • volcano the bear - spanish francis
  • the skaters - untitled_am485--04 1
  • heliogabale - return crystal
  • panicsville - grave ghoul
  • cosmodrone - cosmorgane
  • don caballero - haven't lived afro pop (live at the empty bottle)
  • viki - cleanfreak
  • zaimph - 3/06 live leeds (excerpt)
  • le dernier cri - les religions sauvages (excerpt)
  • magic is kuntmaster - slowest way down
  • hair police - endless coma
  • bulbul - schwebend
  • pétrifié - walls of terrorism
  • charlie o. trio feat. q. - 4'33" in bamako
  • ben "the country teasers" rebel - hitlers & churchills
really lovely french compilation, released in time for the may 2006 sonic protest event(s) in paris. comes as a proper replicated disc affixed via nub to a screen-printed cardboard brick, with an obi-strip w/all of the info...

exclusive tracks by almost everyone (save for the prurient bit which is from the o/p wolf eyes collab) including tomutonttu, volcano the bear, the skaters, panicsville, viki, zaïmph, hair police, and many others...

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march 2nd, 2009

threads:
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sound-art
minimalism-drones
guitar-themed
field-recordings
electro-acoustic-composition
musique-concrète

 best of 2009 !!! 
xing-wu (malaysia) #xw 5001 cd

“insight • xing-wu compilation” double compact disc set

  • climax golden twins - relinquish (4:47)
  • reynols - rasoyo jisos repuliom alfrazado (6:06)
  • toshimaru nakamura - preset #4 (nimb#28) (7:18)
  • zai de - ni-be (6:38)
  • volcano the bear - clayslaps (6:01)
  • yandsen - jargon (6:00)
  • tetuzi akiyama - sword (5:52)
  • thuja - untitled (4:39)
  • carl stone - swad (4:07)
  • tham kar mun - copula (6:12)
  • oren ambarchi - freeze out (8:30)
  • eric la casa - s'ombre part 3 (3:13)

  • jeph jerman - grackles (5:43)
  • loren chasse - script lichen (4:02)
  • eric la casa & jean-luc guionnet & dan warburton - music station (5:36)
  • taku sugimoto - bells 2 (6:07)
  • yin pin - psalm 3:4 (6:42)
  • axel dörner - marchlai (7:56)
  • anthony pateras & david brown - duet (as yet untitled) (4:10)
  • janek schaefer - maison a bordeaux (9:15)
  • andrea neumann - innenklavier (3:15)
  • yannick dauby - formless walking (5:41)
  • matt shoemaker - pantai ayu (5:56)
  • mnortham - epidermal filigree (5:40)
  • lee kwang - stormy weather (4:33)
2004 release ; first global transmission from the kuala lumpur-based “experimental musicians and artists co-operative malaysia” , whose various members contribute 5 of the 25 tracks herein ...

the other 20 are from a who’s who of the int’l sound-research circuit and are of phenomenally high quality (the exoticity of the label’s point of origin must have been a contributing factor in getting all involved to contribute vital examples of their work instead of 2nd-tier comp-track dreck) ...

what i’m finding the most enjoyable about this set is the curatorial aspect ... the wide variety of approaches and fidelities on display somehow all blur boundaries in a highly listenable fashion (i.e. instead of segueing the work of like-minded auteurs into dovetail-like situations, the digital pieces morph into the analog into the lo-fi into the composed into the improvised ... many labels could learn volumes from the sequencing of this record alone), making this amongst the first comps to have a “soul”, so to speak...

completely essential listening, one of my favorite comps from recent times ...
xing-wu press release...


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