ghédalia tazartès “repas froid” compact disc

• repas froid (1) (4:15)
  
• repas froid (2) (2:32)
  
• repas froid (3) (1:33)
  
• repas froid (4) (1:43)
  
• repas froid (5) (1:07)
  
• repas froid (6) (0:24)
  
• repas froid (7) (1:37)
  
• repas froid (8) (0:59)
  
• repas froid (9) (0:43)
  
• repas froid (10) (0:49)
  
• repas froid (11) (3:06)
  
• repas froid (12) (2:11)
  
• repas froid (13) (1:14)
  
• repas froid (14) (4:15)
  
• repas froid (15) (2:28)
  
• repas froid (16) (9:34)
  
• repas froid (17) (1:15)
  
• repas froid (18) (2:16)
  
• repas froid (19) (1:47)
  
• repas froid (20) (0:54)

tanzprocesz press release...

> ghedalia tazartes "repas froid" < [tzptaz] brand new ghedalia tazartes release. directly taken from his "archives". crazy vocals, synth, loops. spontaneous concrete music ? for fans of his "une eclipse totale de soleil" . silver cd no cdr true silver cd.

ten thousand things “though darkness divides us” c23 cassette

• untitled (1) (11:25)
  
  
• untitled (2) (9:28)

ekhein press release...

ek22-ten thousand things "though darkness divides us" c23 tense, string-heavy ambiance from the providence, ri duo of scott reber (work/death) and geoff mullen (rare youth label). sounds residing somewhere between day and night, hard and soft, everything and nothing. pinning the listener down without a single detail lost in the process. limited to 75 copies.

von bingen “von bingen” long playing record

• eyeglasses of kentucky (5:28)
  
• imps in eager caucus (4:26)
  
• murray 606 (10:21)
  
  
• the futility of all effort
  
• the vanity of all plans (12:43)
  
• graham house (6:26)

amen absen press release...

von bingen self-titled long playing record, w/full color inner and outer sleeve amen absen september 15, 2009 we would like you to consider owning von bingen’s self titled first lp either for your own personal betterment, or for the betterment of your patrons. to aid you in this endeavor, we submit the following summary of biographies, impressions, and predictions. von bingen began life when husband and wife duo jenni pace and daniel presnell (astral blessing) temporarily suspended hildegard (their east coast group of clangorous misfits), and relocated to vancouver, bc where they soon met josh stevenson (aka magneticring, and one-time jomf member), and richard smith. influenced by histories of conceptual art practices and electronic and outsider music native to the west coast, von bingen’s sound is at once reminiscent of distant sonics, such as those found in the labs of 60’s sf pioneers, or overheard in berlin’s zodiac club in the early 70’s, while also anticipating the drone of future decades. folk forms gleefully mutate, reborn as new hybrids, dignified by analog modular and semi-modular synthesizer systems from serge, buchla, and ems. instruments such as the flute, clarinet, guitar, and the drum are defamiliarized through quixotic treatments, originating from experimentations in the band’s studio. by rescuing tones, processes and technology from dusty desuetude, von bingen happens upon a unique retrofit for advanced audiences that is sure to confound, if not altogether please. within the grooves of this lp, you will not find full-fledged allegiance to current fashions, nor will you find some light loop of cheap sensations, hollow-core historical reenactments, or facsimile sentiments. in fact, we are not sure what you will find at all, and that is the beauty of nature, a potentially infinite system of chances, where the opportunity to un-learn is as important as the opportunity to learn; where memories possess the power to eclipse experience; where all history becomes synesthesia. join von bingen in this new eden, and by all means, have an apple. f.o.l. ministries, september 2009

yoshi wada “earth horns with electronic drone” compact disc

• earth horns with electronic drone (77:00)

march 2009 release ; at long last - the fourth and final installment in this joint edition omega point / em records series, covering the sound-art work of fluxus-lineage sound-artist yoshi wada ... and what a long, strange trip it’s been !!! this whole series has instilled so much collective joy in amongst the leagues of past-looking experimental & drone-music followers that i’m sad to see it come to an end, but all things must ... and what better way than with this 77-minute excerpt of a 2 hour, 25 minute performance by yoshi, garrett list, barbara stewart, jim burton, and liz phillips recorded on february 24th, 1974 at the everson museum of art, syracuse, new york ... the piece opens (listen to the sound-sample) with a dry, slightly overtone-riddled sine-wave drone, over which the ensemble begin to intone on their “earth horns” - extended didgeridoo-lineage pipes (some up to 20 feet long !!!) - in unison over the tonal root ... as the piece gets underway, you really begin to feel the fabric of time slip away ; several consecutive listens-through consumed an entire afternoon, after which i had little memory of any events taking place ... this cd edition happens to be my preferred format-of-choice here as it offers the longest continuous stretch of music (plus, as the piece itself is something of a static, almost sculptural event you’ll probably want to keep this on automatic repeat for a few days - something very easy to achieve with cd players these days) ; comes with a fold-out booklet with english program notes on one side, and a george maciunas flyer for a performance by wada’s lip vibrators (see just below) on the flip. highly recommended !!!

edition omega point sound art series press release...

yoshi wada "earth horns with electronic drone" (cd) publisher: omega point / em records (op-0007 / em1081cd) a world premiere from yoshi wada and em records / omega point: the first-ever release of "earth horns with electronic drone", recorded live in 1974. combining four of wada's self-made "pipehorns" (made from plumbing materials, over three meters in length), with an electronic drone tuned to the electrical current of the performance space, this is a lost masterpiece of early minimalism, placing wada rightfully in the pantheon with la monte young, phill niblock, maryanne amacher and alvin lucier. recorded live in syracuse, new york, this recording captures the room-filling complex overtones generated by the ever-shifting interplay of the breathing horns and the constant electronic drone. this is a music of ritual hypnotic power, its heavy low end mass and sense of change within constancy engendering a meditative transcendency. "earth horns with electronic drone" is the fourth and ultimate release in our yoshi wada series, a must for all fans of minimalism, heavy drones, ritual, mystery and world-shaking transcendence. from an original performance of almost three hours, the cd features a 77 minute excerpt; we are especially honored to also offer the full performance as a triple lp set. from earth horns to beyond the firmament: prepare to be elevated!

zach wallace “glass armonica” compact disc

• 2 (19:07)
  
• 5 (21:16)
  
• 7 (3:09)

john wiese / c. spencer yeh “cincinnati” compact disc

• jumper (2:32)
  
• shake it (1:57)
  
• swedish couch (3:03)
  
• pink pyramid (2:31)
  
• jungle jim (4:20)
  
• coconut's dream (2:17)
  
• weekend pass (2:49)
  
• empress (1:43)
  
• gold star (2:34)
  
• weekend pass ii (2:30)
  
• skyline (3:25)
  
• living on the air (1:58)
  
• mr. northside (3:09)
  
• stettinius (6:22)

dronedisco press release...

john wiese & c. spencer yeh "cincinnati" dronedisco fig. 95 john wiese – electronics, objects, msp, voice, synthesizer c. spencer yeh – voice, synthesizer, electronics, tabletop bass guitar, objects the cooperative of composer/improvisers john wiese (sissy spacek) and c. spencer yeh (burning star core) reveals itself again, presenting a collection of new works titled "cincinnati." so far wiese & yeh's previous full-length documents have been culled from live performance situations and one could cite "cincinnati" as the duo's first studio album. recorded face-to-face in late 2007 at ashworth tap room in cincinnati oh, "cincinnati" reveals further unexpected developments and strategies of this ongoing partnership.  familiar machineries were primed, but an increasingly alien attitude was fed through and processed into churning and bewildering shapes.  the results of these sessions were catalogued and surgically isolated into specimens by yeh; a little editing employed to carve the forms somewhat presentable, but no "studio trickery" to mask the organic nature. mastered by saff mastering to sharpen the bulbs and polish the blades, the whole of the fourteen tracks form a monumentally intimate body touched by indeterminate intuition, instant composition, and interior logic. wiese and yeh first joined together on a stage in columbus oh, and since then have participated in the no-fi/cmn "free noise" 2007 tour in the uk, as well as fireworks-laden travels through coastal, midwest, and southern usa.  with many finished missives yet to be issued, and many ideas discussed but not yet realized, the combined restlessness and curiousity of the team insures that "cincinnati" gestures not only towards the past and present, but the future as well. "cincinnati" is available in an edition of 500 copies in the increasingly alienated compact disc format.  the included 8-page booklet contains a pictoral documenting the typical meeting between the two players.

yellow tears “don't cry” long playing record

• don't cry (1)
  
  
• don't cry (2)

richard youngs “like a neuron” long playing record

• tapes of bothwell
  
• runway
  
• call of the full ultra
  
• descent
  
  
• heights
  
• tornadoes
  
• alpha blue

christine ödlund “phenomena” compact disc

• mycelium of a lawyers wig (6:52)
  
• thought-form (7:18)
  
• magnetosphere (8:49)
  
• forest (4:49)
  
• troglodyte (4:50)
  
• lightning & voices (4:48)
  
• meeting in albertville (14:56)

ideal press release...

christine ödlund "phenomena" cd album, ideal057 2008, digipack w/booklet christine ödlund is a sound- and visual artist based in stockholm, sweden and "phenomena" is her debut album. ödlund is educated in electro-acoustic music at ems, the royal academy of fine arts and konstfack - all in stockholm. her organic electro-acoustic music is drifting slowly over dark depths and is surprisingly detailed, surprisingly lyrical. it seems to communicate with ancient powers, forgotten gods and animals ... it's hard not to drift away and into yourself when listening to "phenomena". it holds echoes of old school industrial music, musique concrete, swedish 60's eam but also something very personal and very own. "phenomena" is of course presented together with an exclusive digipack with ödlund's images as companion to the compositions. christine ödlund is a very important addition to the swedish contemporary electronic music scene! a short interview with christine ödlund: how was your creative process in making "phenomena"? in my artistic work with audio and image, the perceptual exercise is trying to focus on the space between the two art forms in search for additional hidden senses, dimensions or unknown laws of nature. phenomena has been made in this creative space between sound & image. is the music composed for your video works or visual art? in these post-apocalyptic landscapes, the music is materializing into thought-forms, lightnings and other natural and paranormal phenomena how is the relation between your visual art and your music? there's a close relationship between image and sound in my art. not in a synesthetic sense but as a way of exploring nature and the supernatural. what's your inspiration? please give us a few names. eliane radigue. marianne amacher. la monte young. ain soph - especially their dark ambient compositions. some of the black metal today is also very inspiring. dario argento’s film phenomena, where one of the protagonists played by jennifer connely can communicate with insects! jean-pain leve for his surreal nature films. the zone in stalker by tarkovski have had a great impact. healer artist emma kunz.

“i/d/v 01” seven inch single record

• minute1. lary 7
  
• 1lock. lary 7
  
• 7lock. lary 7
  
• phono track. joe colley
  
• lock2. joe colley
  
• lock4. joe colley
  
• water balloon. busratch
  
• untitled1. busratch
  
• untitled2. busratch
  
  
• oshidoiwa. toshio kajiwara
  
• oshidoiwa-l1. toshio kajiwara
  
• oshidoiwa-l2. toshio kajiwara
  
• 3-minute. tommy birchett
  
• untitled-a. tommy birchett
  
• untitled-b. tommy birchett
  
• 2.20/2. dieb13
  
• clicks. dieb13
  
• ducks. dieb13

unframed press release...

i/d/v 01 7” series   a series of 7” records of 1 minute tracks and lock grooves. focus of each volume is on one particular instrument and on the ways in which invited artists address the specifics of duration as defined by the given format. duration here is not considered as a mere quantity of time, but as the subjective relations that we establish within time’s dimension. twelve participants to the first two releases contribute one minute-long track and two locked grooves (of 1.8 seconds at 33.1/3 rpm). each record has six 1-minute tracks and twelve locked grooves. either approached as open works of art or just as dj tools, the records in this series straightforwardly demand an active mode of listening. the first release, i/d/v 01, engages the very idea of turntable as an instrument, as defined by a world-spanning selection of avant-garde turntablists. opening track is lary 7’s minute-long piece, excerpt from a performance in which a vinyl cutting machine was fed with the sound of the room’s ambience, in order to generate a feedback loop. the collection features tracks also by joe colley, busratch, toshio kajiwara, tommy birchett and dieb13.

“i/d/v 02” seven inch single record

• terssssss. ian epps
  
• swells. ian epps
  
• clipalong. ian epps
  
• untitled. kenta nagai
  
• untitled-k1. kenta nagai
  
• untitled-k2. kenta nagai
  
• 1. annette krebs
  
• 2. annette krebs
  
• 3. annette krebs
  
  
• a blank check for richy midnight. chris forsyth
  
• lock 2. chris forsyth
  
• lock 3. chris forsyth
  
• untitled. giuseppe ielasi
  
• untitled. giuseppe ielasi
  
• untitled. giuseppe ielasi
  
• the crows are laughing. koen holtkamp
  
• 7 loop 3. koen holtkamp
  
• 7 loop 4. koen holtkamp

unframed press release...

i/d/v 02 7” series   a series of 7” records of 1 minute tracks and lock grooves. focus of each volume is on one particular instrument and on the ways in which invited artists address the specifics of duration as defined by the given format. duration here is not considered as a mere quantity of time, but as the subjective relations that we establish within time’s dimension. twelve participants to the first two releases contribute one minute-long track and two locked grooves (of 1.8 seconds at 33.1/3 rpm). each record has six 1-minute tracks and twelve locked grooves. either approached as open works of art or just as dj tools, the records in this series straightforwardly demand an active mode of listening. i/d/v 02, the second 7” in the series, focuses on a range of original approaches to guitar playing and recording. ian epps, kenta nagai, annette krebs, chris forsyth, giuseppe ielasi and koen holtkamp are all well-known for their idiosyncratic styles, and recognized as contemporary innovators of the instrument. various extended and traditional techniques are articulated in this compendium through electric, acoustic, twelve-string and fretless guitar.

“la bamba” long playing record

• sudden infant - la bamba
  
• floris vanhoof - paranormaalabamba
  
• angst hase pfeffer nase - la bamba
  
• bromptreb - labambamixquatroclaves
  
• anla courtis - bamba parina 845
  
• smack music 7 - la bamba
  
• kommissar hjuler - la bamba
  
• mitt land och leo - la bamba
  
• human hairs - la bamba
  
• daniël de wereldvermaarde botanicus - la bamba
  
• remörk - la bamba
  
• reijo pami - la bamba
  
  
• glands of external secretion - la bamba
  
• jan van den dobbelsteen - la rambam
  
• rubber o cement - blah bam blah take 5 nov 3009
  
• ludo mich - la bamba
  
• mama bär - la bamba
  
• tomutonto - la bamba
  
• v/vm & the synthetic voice of gaeoudjiparl van den dobbelsteen - la bamba
  
• daniëlle lemaire - la bamba
  
• kraus - la bamba
  
• fricara pacchu - la bamba

ultra eczema press release...

ultra eczema 68 la bamba ; compilation lp over 15 years ago daniël de wereldvermaarde botanicus (hat and cacti collector cassis cornuta) deejayed a ton of horrible la bamba versions for 2 hours in the now defunct situationist radioshow rtvs (radio centraal -antwerp). the "galdezen" of rtvs yelled/sung along, creating their own versions of la bamba while getting more and more hammered or naturally gone from a bamba trance!  after telling me this short story daniël mumbled "i always wanted to dj all night long la bamba, i think it will drive people insane", this idea expanded into making this international compilation lp , which was made for the ultros exemos la bamba night(mare), february 28/2009 at scheldapen in antwerp. that night daniël deejayed over 300 different versions of la bamba, only to be interluded by a giant lineup of artists performing a live la bamba rendition! this lp includes la bamba versions by ; sudden infant! floris vanhoof! angst hase pfeffer nase! bromptreb! anla courtis! smack music 7! kommissar hjuler! mitt land och leo! human hairs! daniel de wereldvermaarde botanicus! remork! reijo pami! glands of external secretion! jan van den dobbelsteen! rubber o cement! ludo mich! mama bär! tomutonto! vvm & the synthetic voice of gaeoudjiparl van den dobbelsteen! daniëlle lemaire! kraus! and fricara pacchu! some of these versions sound very very far away from how u know la bamba, others sound a little bit closer.. limited to 400 copies !

“michigan” sextuple long playing record boxed set

• princess dragon-mom - untitled
  
  
• raven strain - untitled
  
  
• redrot - untitled (1)
  
• redrot - untitled (2)
  
  
• aaron dilloway - untitled
  
  
• tovah d-day - untitled
  
  
• charlie draheim - untitled (1)
  
• charlie draheim - untitled (2)
  
• charlie draheim - untitled (3)
  
  
• hive mind - untitled
  
  
• mammal - untitled (1)
  
• mammal - untitled (2)
  
• mammal - untitled (3)
  
  
• evenings - untitled
  
  
• cotton museum - untitled
  
  
• sick llama - untitled
  
  
• wolf eyes - untitled

“pioneers • the beginning of danish electronic music” double compact disc set

• jørgen plaetner - continuo (11:37) 1960
  
• else marie pade - etude 1 (5:33) 1962
  
• fuzzy - ave (3:15) 1963
  
• jørgen plaetner - beta (5:35) 1962-63
  
• bent lorentzen - interferences (5:56) 1967
  
• gunner møller pedersen - in terra pax (3:58) 1967
  
• jørgen plaetner - stykke 8 (16:23) 1963
  
• else marie pade - afsnit i, ii, iii for soloviolin og tre højttalergrupper (14:04) 1961
  
  
• gunner møller pedersen - organism (15:59) 1969
  
• bent lorentzen - på opdagelsesfærd i pianoets indre og ydre verden (8:09) 1968
  
• svend nielsen - waldeinsamkeit (9:32) 1970
  
• fuzzy - blau (17:38) 1974
  
• svend christiansen - pyramider (11:04) 1978

february 2009 release ; excellent, deluxe double-disc set covering only the earliest electronic music experiments carried out in denmark ... those of who follow the creel pone series will be familiar with a few of these names (fuzzy !!! - but also bent lorentzen & svend christiansen) & the others via the discs occasionally in stock here @ mms on the da capo label (else marie pade, gunner møller pedersen, jørgen plaetner) ... this set offers a selection of pieces (the majority dating back to the 1960s) focusing on the sparse, eruption-oriented work that sets apart the danish scene from the contemporaneous music produced in paris, tokyo, and the u.s. ... can’t get a much nicer cd edition ; the outer sleeve holds a six-panel double-disc gatefold sleeve with an extensive, 48-page booklet (danish in the left column, english on the right throughout) offering a few different chronologies, composers’ notes, and endless 60s gear porn / studio documentation :: the best “geographic survey” compilation i’ve come across this year ; highly recommended !!!

ljud press release...

pioneers – the beginning of danish electronic music out on february 21st. finally ! a compilation that holds the earliest recordings of danish electronic music. the cd contains works by danish electronic pioneers else marie pade, jørgen plaetner, bent lorentzen, gunner møller pedersen, fuzzy, svend nielsen and svend christiansen. the booklet contains interviews with all the composers except from plaetner who died in 2002, and a general introduction to the environment surrounding the danish electronic musicians in the late 1950 - early 60's. the music has exclusively been offered to ljud who are very grateful. we cleaned the reel tapes, digitalized the music, made interviews etc. the double cd contains a lot of goodies: tons of so far unreleased music and a piece from 1963 by jørgen plaetner where danish poet jørgen gustava brandt reads a poem on top. one of the earliest recordings in denmark where music and poetry blends together. what a treat !

“rrr-1000 lock groove” long playing record

• amk - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• aaron dilloway - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• thomas dimuzio - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• kevin drumm - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• carlos giffoni - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• incapacitants - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• gx jupitter-larsen - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• jason lescalleet - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• francisco lopez - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• lasse marhaug - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
  
• the new blockaders - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• jerome noetinger - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• prurient - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• rlw - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• damion romero - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• runzelstirn & gurgelstock - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• sudden infant - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• keith fullerton whitman - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• c.spencer yeh - (50 untitled locked grooves)
  
• otomo yoshihide - (50 untitled locked grooves)

rrrecords press release...

here we go again i got a new lp, just came out today - its a 1000 lock groove lp called........... rrr-1000 lock groove lp 20 artists - 50 grooves each amk aaron dilloway thomas dimuzio kevin drumm carlos giffoni incapacitants gx jupitter-larsen jason lescalleet francisco lopez lasse marhaug the new blockaders jerome noetinger prurient rlw damion romero runzelstirn & gurgelstock sudden infant keith fullerton whitman c.spencer yeh otomo yoshihide personally, i think this one is twice as good as rrr-500, when i sent out the invitations i specifically asked for harsh and aggressive grooves and guess what? these guys know how to deliver the goods - all covers hand decorated by yours truely in my typical ron style. thanks for your interest

“source records 1-6 • music of the avant garde, 1968-1971” triple compact disc set

• robert ashley - the wolfman (15:36)
  
• david behrman - wave train (15:37)
  
• larry austin - accidents (17:12)
  
• allan bryant - pitch out (17:43)
  
  
• alvin lucier - i am sitting in a room (15:19)
  
• arthur woodbury - velox (10:13)
  
• mark riener - phlegethon (5:11)
  
• larry austin - caritas (15:09)
  
• stanley lunetta - moosack machine (15:06)
  
  
• lowell cross - video ii (b) / (c) / (l) (15:28)
  
• arrigo lora-totino - english phonemes (14:58)
  
• alvin curran - magic carpet (15:04)
  
• annea lockwood - tiger balm (10:26)

pogus press release...

21050-2 3 cds source records 1-6 music of the avant garde, 1968-1971 the digital reissue of the source lp's on 3 cds pogus is extremely proud to reissue the recordings included in the seminal new music journal, source: music of the avant garde, vols. 1-6, issues 1-11, source records 1-6, 1967-1973. the original six ten-inch lp source records contained some of the most important experimental music of the nineteen-sixties to mid nineteen-seventies and they have now been reissued as a 3 cd set. source ended publication in 1973, having published, since 1967 , contemporary musical materials, scores, articles, interviews, photo essays and recordings over seven years, with up to 2000 subscribers to the semiannual journal: the subscribers avidly anticipated receiving two new and critically acclaimed issues each year during that period. most of the original tape masters for the records, after over forty years, have vanished or have seriously deteriorated; hence, we have carefully transferred, noise-reduced, and crackle-removed all the actual lp record tracks to the digital medium, then mastered to the compact disc format for this reissue: the result is an authentic recreation of the original lp, characteristic sound.

“the harmonic series • a compilation of musical works in just intonation” compact disc

• ellen fullman & theresa wong - blue tunnel fields (9:35)
  
• greg davis - star primes (for james tenney) (10:57)
  
• michael harrison - tone cloud ii (from revelation) (8:49)
  
• r. keenan lawler - bow shock (excerpt) (6:32)
  
• pauline oliveros - the beauty of sorrow (excerpt) (9:46)
  
• duane pitre - comprovisation for justly tuned ukelin no. 1 (7:40)
  
• zachary james watkins - country western (excerpt) (10:08)
  
• charles curtis - stanzas set before a blank surface (10:27)

important press release...

va - the harmonic series - musical works in just intonation - cd imprec272 - cd the harmonic series is a compilation of musical works in just intonation created by three generations of contemporary composers who utilize this fascinating tuning system. a dense info booklet is included with notes from each artist. this compilation was curated over the span of two years by duane pitre. the goal of this compilation and its accompanying liner notes is to educate listeners about the origins and use of just intonation, as well as to portray the unique beauty of this tonal “color palette,” which is heard by relatively few in the western world and explored by even fewer. although all the artists on the compilation work within the avant-garde/experimental genre, each artist lends something unique to the collection, and each employs a different approach toward how to utilize just intonation. within the harmonic series you’ll find an array of instrumentation such as piano, cello, accordion, electronics, guitar, ukelin, saxophone, violin, koto, and more. the featured artists on the harmonic series are: pauline oliveros, ellen fullman, charles curtis, michael harrison, greg davis, r keenan lawler, duane pitre, theresa wong, and zachary james watkins.