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type (uk) #type 038 cd

grouper “dragging a dead deer up a hill” compact disc

  • disengaged (4:16)
  • heavy water/i'd rather be sleeping (2:53)
  • stuck (5:59)
  • when we fall (2:07)
  • traveling through a sea (4:23)
  • fishing bird (empty gutted in the evening breeze) (3:51)
  • invisible (3:55)
  • i'm dragging a dead deer up a hill (2:21)
  • a cover over (2:48)
  • wind and snow (4:30)
  • tidal wave (5:35)
  • we've all gone to sleep (3:03)
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june 2008 release ; new music from liz “grouper” harris,partially lifting the vapor-haze veil that’s all but obscured her talents both as a singer / songwriter and a guitar player ... which isn’t to say that this is a “clean” studio record ; just one more concerned with getting to the heart of her songs than the purely textural pieces she’s yielded thusfar ... some especially lovely moments on here recalling the first few jessica bailiff lps, only bathed in a glorious miasma of tape-hiss & time-based effects ...
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grouper : dragging a dead deer up a hill

the long awaited third album from portlander liz harris. stripping back the smokey haze of her previous recordings we find dark subtle songs remensicent of the glory days of early 90s 4ad-patented indie.

portland, oregon based liz harris might have achieved a significant fan base thanks to the whispering, near ambient vocal crusades of her debut album ‘way their crept’ and its follow-up ‘wide’, but those with a careful ear would have heard slightly more trapped beneath her fuzzy chain of effects. ‘dragging a dead deer up a hill’ marks a departure of sorts for liz which sees her turn down the fuzz-boxes which caged (and to some degree defined) her sound and allows her voice to ring out above everything else. it is an album steeped in the world of dream-pop, a genre pioneered by the likes of 4ad’s cocteau twins and this mortal coil, and far from shy away from the reference liz has instead grabbed on with both hands, in the process creating an album’s worth of perfect, leftfield pop songs.

using delicate song structures which are at once both familiar and alien somehow we hear her words cry out hauntingly over stripped down guitar lines and looped environmental recordings. just listen to ‘i’d rather be sleeping’, a track that could be a mournful take on belly, albeit with a more fragile heart. these unforgettable harmonies and vocal lines that embed themselves in your consciousness before you even realise it are the key to the album’s success and the reason why it makes such a lasting impression. there is something to liz harris’s music that defies the time, makes you sit up and listen in an age where we’re told that recorded music is disposable. these are the future soundtracks to love, despair and ultimately hope.

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type (uk) #type 034 lp

sylvain chauveau “nuage” long playing record

  • pauvre simon
  • l'approach de nuage
  • troubles
  • nuage ii
  • marianne
  • symptôme n°2
  • symptôme n°1
  • vers les montagnes
  • l'orée du bois
  • le tunnel
  • marianne (variation)
  • fly like a horse
  • clara et simon
  • nuage iii
  • andréa's hands
  • staring
  • andréa
  • an old friend
  • andréa's hands ii
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sylvain chauveau : nuage

lp version, strictly limited to 500 copies.

nuage is the seventh release from french composer sylvain chauveau -- his second for the type label. he last surfaced with s., a short-form record exploring his more electro-acoustic leanings, but this record, which collects his recent scores for two films by sébastian betbeder, sees the composer returning to the sound he explored so successfully on fatcat's un autre décembre.

with a hand-picked group of players on piano, viola, violin and with sylvain himself on electric guitar, the music roots itself in the traditions of great film scoring. there are definite nods to krzysztof kieslowski's composer zbigniew preisner in the deep sense of emotion and melancholy, and chauveau strips his pieces down to the bare minimum of what might be needed, ridding himself of orchestral excess or meaningless sentimentality. short motifs rise and fall, tangling their way through the album, appearing and re-appearing subtly and beautifully. even without the visual accompaniment, you begin to imagine just what the films may have held, what may or may not have happened; love, loss, deceit and nostalgia. there are clear stylistic links to the work of fellow contemporary composer max richter, not least with the scope and quality of the recordings and nuage should delight those who enjoy chauveau's romantic side.

the album has eschewed any academic experimentation and revels in a haunting simplicity, and for those of us hanging on chauveau's every movement, the decision couldn't be more welcome. maybe the track which sums up the album most is the centerpiece and longest track, "fly like a horse," which, interestingly, is the only track not to utilize the classical players. with electric guitar and light electronics, chauveau creates a mood and a texture while sounding completely different from the rest of the album, summing it up completely -- deeply moving and incredibly memorable.

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type (uk) #type 034 cd

sylvain chauveau “nuage” compact disc

  • pauvre simon (1:51)
  • l'approche du nuage (2:01)
  • troubles (1:03)
  • nuage ii (1:18)
  • marianne (2:12)
  • symptôme n°2 (0:47)
  • symptôme n°1 (0:45)
  • vers les montagnes (1:06)
  • l'orée du bois (2:28)
  • le tunnel (1:48)
  • marianne (variation) (1:52)
  • fly like a horse (4:44)
  • clara et simon (1:17)
  • nuage iii (2:36)
  • andréa's hands (1:43)
  • staring (0:37)
  • andréa (2:48)
  • an old friend (1:23)
  • andréa's hands ii (3:02)
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sylvain chauveau : nuage

nuage is the seventh release from french composer sylvain chauveau -- his second for the type label. he last surfaced with s., a short-form record exploring his more electro-acoustic leanings, but this record, which collects his recent scores for two films by sébastian betbeder, sees the composer returning to the sound he explored so successfully on fatcat's un autre décembre.

with a hand-picked group of players on piano, viola, violin and with sylvain himself on electric guitar, the music roots itself in the traditions of great film scoring. there are definite nods to krzysztof kieslowski's composer zbigniew preisner in the deep sense of emotion and melancholy, and chauveau strips his pieces down to the bare minimum of what might be needed, ridding himself of orchestral excess or meaningless sentimentality. short motifs rise and fall, tangling their way through the album, appearing and re-appearing subtly and beautifully. even without the visual accompaniment, you begin to imagine just what the films may have held, what may or may not have happened; love, loss, deceit and nostalgia. there are clear stylistic links to the work of fellow contemporary composer max richter, not least with the scope and quality of the recordings and nuage should delight those who enjoy chauveau's romantic side.

the album has eschewed any academic experimentation and revels in a haunting simplicity, and for those of us hanging on chauveau's every movement, the decision couldn't be more welcome. maybe the track which sums up the album most is the centerpiece and longest track, "fly like a horse," which, interestingly, is the only track not to utilize the classical players. with electric guitar and light electronics, chauveau creates a mood and a texture while sounding completely different from the rest of the album, summing it up completely -- deeply moving and incredibly memorable.

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type (uk) #type 030 ep

sylvain chauveau “s.” ten inch single record

  • composition 8 (6:11)
  • p. (2:30)

  • e/r (6:50)
  • n (1:55)
  • a_ (4:14)
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sylvain chauveau : s.

the latest mini-album from french composer sylvain chauveau sees a radical change in direction in which the luscious strings of his earlier releases are replaced with prepared guitar and crisp sculpted electronics.

since his 2000 debut ‘le livre noir du capitalisme’ (which is soon to be re-issued on type!) sylvain chauveau has been a pioneering figure in the world of modern classical/electronic music. this status has seen him inhabit the same creative space as max richter, jóhann jóhannsson and our very own ryan teague and now we are proud to welcome him to the type label and issue this brand new mini-album.

‘s.’ sees chauveau taking a daring new direction since his last record the breathtaking and lushly orchestrated set of depeche mode covers ‘down to the bone’, and moving away from the haunting strings and piano work of his best known works he has stepped into the world of minimal electro acoustics. the first track ‘composition 8’ probably best illustrates this move with its expertly processed prepared guitar drones, layered together to create a menacing piece of bass-heavy ambience and growling doom comparable to even experimental metal pioneers earth at their most esoteric. this piece is expertly balanced however against the second track, simply titled ‘p.’ which has chauveau again caressing the ivories, but using the notes (and the space between the notes) to dictate something far more minimal and far more realated to the brooding drone of ‘composition 8’.

elsewhere we hear chauveau’s take on glacial digital minimalism with the epic electronic piece ‘e/r’ and more delicate piano experimentations before we are brought to a satisfying and subtle close with the gritty, slow burning ambience of ‘a_’.

all in all this is possibly the most thoughtful and unusual selection of tracks chauveau has ever set his name to, and give them time and they are sure to reveal their immense depths.

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type (uk) #type 030 cd

sylvain chauveau “s.” compact disc

  • composition 8 (6:11)
  • p. (2:30)
  • e/r (6:50)
  • n (1:55)
  • a_ (4:14)
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sylvain chauveau : s.

the latest mini-album from french composer sylvain chauveau sees a radical change in direction in which the luscious strings of his earlier releases are replaced with prepared guitar and crisp sculpted electronics.

since his 2000 debut ‘le livre noir du capitalisme’ (which is soon to be re-issued on type!) sylvain chauveau has been a pioneering figure in the world of modern classical/electronic music. this status has seen him inhabit the same creative space as max richter, jóhann jóhannsson and our very own ryan teague and now we are proud to welcome him to the type label and issue this brand new mini-album.

‘s.’ sees chauveau taking a daring new direction since his last record the breathtaking and lushly orchestrated set of depeche mode covers ‘down to the bone’, and moving away from the haunting strings and piano work of his best known works he has stepped into the world of minimal electro acoustics. the first track ‘composition 8’ probably best illustrates this move with its expertly processed prepared guitar drones, layered together to create a menacing piece of bass-heavy ambience and growling doom comparable to even experimental metal pioneers earth at their most esoteric. this piece is expertly balanced however against the second track, simply titled ‘p.’ which has chauveau again caressing the ivories, but using the notes (and the space between the notes) to dictate something far more minimal and far more realated to the brooding drone of ‘composition 8’.

elsewhere we hear chauveau’s take on glacial digital minimalism with the epic electronic piece ‘e/r’ and more delicate piano experimentations before we are brought to a satisfying and subtle close with the gritty, slow burning ambience of ‘a_’.

all in all this is possibly the most thoughtful and unusual selection of tracks chauveau has ever set his name to, and give them time and they are sure to reveal their immense depths.

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august 22nd, 2008

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type (uk) #type 029 cd

aaron martin / machinefabriek “cello recycling / cello drowning” compact disc

  • cello recycling (11:41)
  • cello drowning (10:11)
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aaron martin & machinefabriek : cello recycling/cello drowning

a blistering collaboration between two experimental music behemoths. jet engine drone and symphonic ambience combine in one of our most gorgeous explorations of the genre to date...

rutger zuydervelt, a man better known to the experimental music world as machinefabriek is somewhat prolific; a fact you might have gathered from his steady flow of super-limited edition 3” cdrs which seem to slip out relentlessly month after month. american multi-instrumentalist aaron martin is possibly less productive only having one full-length album to his name so far, but he is no less intriguing and between them the duo have come up with a project which is far more than the sum of its parts.

the ‘cello recycling’ project was originally commissioned for use in an art gallery; zuydervelt took cello improvisations from aaron martin and built them into the slow-burning post-ambient monster that is ‘cello recycling’. however here we see the original piece accompanied by aaron martin’s take on rutger’s work, where he ‘drowns’ the original piece in a bath of murky water taking into submerged directions it has never before drifted. the two pieces together are perfectly complimentary showing two sides to a tarnished coin – one giving us pent up emotion, fizzing and shuffling awkwardly until it explodes majestically, the other giving us peaceful reflection as seen through the eyes of a serial killer who has just completed his final gift to the world. an inventive and incredibly beautiful look at the cello as an instrument and noise making tool; this is an absolute must for fans of post-classical music, the droning beauty of stars of the lid or even the moody post rock of godspeed you! black emperor. moody, kinetic and hugely enjoyable stuff, this needs to be played loud and absorbed totally…

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june 4th, 2008

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bedroom
modern-psych

type (uk) #type 028 lp

helios “ayres” long playing record

  • a rising wind (5:05)
  • woods and gives away (5:44)
  • signed i wish you well (4:58)

  • soft collared neck (3:24)
  • the obeisant vine (4:27)
  • in heaven (4:02)
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helios : ayres

the follow-up to last year's world beating 'eingya' is this six track mini album, where keith kenniff discovers his voice... simply breathtaking!

it hasn't been long since keith kenniff's gorgeous collection of gauzy, cinematic sound-poems 'eingya' slipped into the consciousness. in a short space of time the boston based multi-instrumentalist has become awash with acclaim and been invited to perform numerous live dates around europe, something which gave life and inspiration to this latest collection of work. those who managed to catch him on the most recent tour will already be aware that keith has just taken up his most breathtaking instrument yet - his voice, and 'ayres' is his first exploration of this new-found talent. 'eingya' managed with the simplest of means to show just how crushing keith's songwriting was, but here he pieces together five gorgeous 'songs' and one inspired cover with devastating results.

combining his many musical loves, keith manages somehow to bring in the warring elements of indie-pop, experimental electronics, folk and world music resulting in a sound which is distinctly his own; these might be songs in the traditional sense, but there's little traditional about the way they have been produced. decaying synthesizer sounds trip up over carefully strummed guitars and expertly carved percussion - take opening track 'a rising wind' which is maybe the most effortless display of keith's talents; this is a slow burning epic, beginning with the simplest of sound-palettes and growing into a jubilant dream-pop masterpiece. elsewhere, standout track 'the obeisant vine' blends the hazy nostalgic electronics of the brian eno with the songwriting heart of the innocence mission leaving you gasping for more. by the time the mini-album ends with a cover of 'in heaven', 'that' song from david lynch's seminal 'eraserhead', you realize you have spent half an hour in helios's world, and it's a world you'll want to escape to again and again.

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type (uk) #type 028 cd

helios “ayres” compact disc

  • a rising wind (5:05)
  • woods and gives away (5:44)
  • signed i wish you well (4:58)
  • soft collared neck (3:24)
  • the obeisant vine (4:27)
  • in heaven (4:02)
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helios : ayres

the follow-up to last year's world beating 'eingya' is this six track mini album, where keith kenniff discovers his voice... simply breathtaking!

it hasn't been long since keith kenniff's gorgeous collection of gauzy, cinematic sound-poems 'eingya' slipped into the consciousness. in a short space of time the boston based multi-instrumentalist has become awash with acclaim and been invited to perform numerous live dates around europe, something which gave life and inspiration to this latest collection of work. those who managed to catch him on the most recent tour will already be aware that keith has just taken up his most breathtaking instrument yet - his voice, and 'ayres' is his first exploration of this new-found talent. 'eingya' managed with the simplest of means to show just how crushing keith's songwriting was, but here he pieces together five gorgeous 'songs' and one inspired cover with devastating results.

combining his many musical loves, keith manages somehow to bring in the warring elements of indie-pop, experimental electronics, folk and world music resulting in a sound which is distinctly his own; these might be songs in the traditional sense, but there's little traditional about the way they have been produced. decaying synthesizer sounds trip up over carefully strummed guitars and expertly carved percussion - take opening track 'a rising wind' which is maybe the most effortless display of keith's talents; this is a slow burning epic, beginning with the simplest of sound-palettes and growing into a jubilant dream-pop masterpiece. elsewhere, standout track 'the obeisant vine' blends the hazy nostalgic electronics of the brian eno with the songwriting heart of the innocence mission leaving you gasping for more. by the time the mini-album ends with a cover of 'in heaven', 'that' song from david lynch's seminal 'eraserhead', you realize you have spent half an hour in helios's world, and it's a world you'll want to escape to again and again.

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type (uk) #type 024 lp

zelienople “his/hers” long playing record

  • family beast (6:53)
  • moss man (9:02)
  • parts are lost (9:27)

  • forced march (9:42)
  • sweet ali (8:56)
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zelienople : his/hers

the latest full length from chicago 3-piece zelienople. a sludgy exploration into psychedelic rock with occasional pauses for breath and smudged blues. sittin' on the porch and sending a sultry glance to the neighbours wife has finally been set to music...

zelienople (named after a borough in pennsylvania) is the moniker of chicago based musicians matt christensen (guitar/vocals), mike weis (percussion) and brian harding (guitar/clarinet) and between them, in a desolate suburban basement, they have come up with a record of pure psych-rock sludge. now on their fifth album, the band have struck upon their finest moment yet, honing their skills to create something singular and utterly unique. there is certainly no shortage of acts willing to throw down waves of experimental guitar noise and clattering percussion, but with the benefit of focus and experience, zelienople sound like something totally out of time and almost impossible to place.

residing in a hazy drunken world in-between slow-core pioneers low, psych-folk outsiders charalambides, japanese overlords boris and dead man era neil young 'his/hers' is a faded photograph of rock music past, yet still manages to keep a firm footing in the present. guitars echo like disappearing ghosts and vocals moan and wail mercilessly while percussion bubbles up in glorious waterlogged waves. 'his/hers' isn't a concept album, but it might as well be with five bravely sculpted tracks acting like chapters, taking you through a whole gamut of emotions, from pensive and lonely through to aggressive and impulsive and beyond.

fusing the warring factions of blues, noise, metal, folk and jazz the trio have made as breathtaking a psychedelic album as you're likely to find, and unlike so many others in the scene it never threatens to overwhelm you with meaningless academia or pretension. this is an album made for listening, for enjoying and sinking in to, an album that is made as an illicit treat for the discerning music fans among us. grab hold and step aboard, zelienople are just about ready to take you on a universal journey into the subconscious, and it's gonna be quite some ride.

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august 22nd, 2008

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type (uk) #type 024 cd

zelienople “his/hers” compact disc

  • family beast (6:53)
  • moss man (9:02)
  • parts are lost (9:27)
  • forced march (9:42)
  • sweet ali (8:56)
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zelienople : his/hers

the latest full length from chicago 3-piece zelienople. a sludgy exploration into psychedelic rock with occasional pauses for breath and smudged blues. sittin' on the porch and sending a sultry glance to the neighbours wife has finally been set to music...

zelienople (named after a borough in pennsylvania) is the moniker of chicago based musicians matt christensen (guitar/vocals), mike weis (percussion) and brian harding (guitar/clarinet) and between them, in a desolate suburban basement, they have come up with a record of pure psych-rock sludge. now on their fifth album, the band have struck upon their finest moment yet, honing their skills to create something singular and utterly unique. there is certainly no shortage of acts willing to throw down waves of experimental guitar noise and clattering percussion, but with the benefit of focus and experience, zelienople sound like something totally out of time and almost impossible to place.

residing in a hazy drunken world in-between slow-core pioneers low, psych-folk outsiders charalambides, japanese overlords boris and dead man era neil young 'his/hers' is a faded photograph of rock music past, yet still manages to keep a firm footing in the present. guitars echo like disappearing ghosts and vocals moan and wail mercilessly while percussion bubbles up in glorious waterlogged waves. 'his/hers' isn't a concept album, but it might as well be with five bravely sculpted tracks acting like chapters, taking you through a whole gamut of emotions, from pensive and lonely through to aggressive and impulsive and beyond.

fusing the warring factions of blues, noise, metal, folk and jazz the trio have made as breathtaking a psychedelic album as you're likely to find, and unlike so many others in the scene it never threatens to overwhelm you with meaningless academia or pretension. this is an album made for listening, for enjoying and sinking in to, an album that is made as an illicit treat for the discerning music fans among us. grab hold and step aboard, zelienople are just about ready to take you on a universal journey into the subconscious, and it's gonna be quite some ride.

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type (uk) #type 023 lp

skallander “skallander” long playing record

  • haala (1:06)
  • forgiven (4:01)
  • dismemberment (5:28)
  • flesh born constellation (8:37)
  • dusting the gallows (4:01)
  • ingrain (2:01)
  • misery (4:12)
  • future life (4:41)
  • time is only a revolution (3:51)
  • surviving in 45 below (4:14)
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skallander : skallander

a sun-bleached collection of twisted pop songs from guitarist matthew mitchell and bevan smith (aka signer) that is almost guaranteed to have you trapped in its hazy beauty for months to come!

skallander is probably a name you haven’t heard before, and with good reason. although the duo of bevan smith (better known as signer) and matthew mitchell have had two albums out already, scant few copies made it out of their home country of new zealand (where they have received almost universal praise) but now the oddly monikered pair are ready to have their sound lavished upon the world at large. mitchell and smith have been playing together since their teens in various bands, and mitchell’s well-trained finger-picking could be heard on signer’s recent tours so this third self-titled album feels like the two musicians have an almost spiritual link.

taking cues from the golden age of rock music, when songwriting was just as important as musicianship – ‘skallander’ is an album which should appeal to those of us desperate to hear great, memorable songs. utilising mitchell’s virtuoso instrumental skills and haunting vocals and pitting them against smith’s veteran mixing desk trickery, the result is an album which sounds both incredibly new and yet retains the classic structure of your favourite 70s lps. with nods to early pink floyd, neil young and more recently jose gonzales and kings of convenience this is a deep and beautiful record which revels in the enjoyment of music itself. we were always sure that there were people out there who were ready to sidestep the elitism and pretense of the modern underground music scene, and with skallander we’ve found exactly that. like an invitingly mysterious book, this album will have you trapped in its hazy beauty for many months to come; we can’t imagine a better forest to be lost in…

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type (uk) #type 023 cd

skallander “skallander” compact disc

  • haala (1:06)
  • forgiven (4:01)
  • dismemberment (5:28)
  • flesh born constellation (8:37)
  • dusting the gallows (4:01)
  • ingrain (2:01)
  • misery (4:12)
  • future life (4:41)
  • time is only a revolution (3:51)
  • surviving in 45 below (4:14)
type press release...
skallander : skallander

a sun-bleached collection of twisted pop songs from guitarist matthew mitchell and bevan smith (aka signer) that is almost guaranteed to have you trapped in its hazy beauty for months to come!

skallander is probably a name you haven’t heard before, and with good reason. although the duo of bevan smith (better known as signer) and matthew mitchell have had two albums out already, scant few copies made it out of their home country of new zealand (where they have received almost universal praise) but now the oddly monikered pair are ready to have their sound lavished upon the world at large. mitchell and smith have been playing together since their teens in various bands, and mitchell’s well-trained finger-picking could be heard on signer’s recent tours so this third self-titled album feels like the two musicians have an almost spiritual link.

taking cues from the golden age of rock music, when songwriting was just as important as musicianship – ‘skallander’ is an album which should appeal to those of us desperate to hear great, memorable songs. utilising mitchell’s virtuoso instrumental skills and haunting vocals and pitting them against smith’s veteran mixing desk trickery, the result is an album which sounds both incredibly new and yet retains the classic structure of your favourite 70s lps. with nods to early pink floyd, neil young and more recently jose gonzales and kings of convenience this is a deep and beautiful record which revels in the enjoyment of music itself. we were always sure that there were people out there who were ready to sidestep the elitism and pretense of the modern underground music scene, and with skallander we’ve found exactly that. like an invitingly mysterious book, this album will have you trapped in its hazy beauty for many months to come; we can’t imagine a better forest to be lost in…

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type (uk) #type 022 lp

letters letters “letters letters” long playing record

  • favourite hands (3:16)
  • we'll make our home (2:42)
  • everyone's afraid of fear (5:49)
  • between the seams (3:34)
  • dealer dealer (3:59)
  • iron mountain (2:35)
  • up to our waist (2:36)
  • in a way (4:39)
  • want to (3:47)
  • wishing well (3:55)
  • everything always (2:04)
  • (stingray) trapped in platinum (3:46)
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letters letters : letters letters

the debut album from the montreal/chicago trio of mitchell akiyama, tony boggs and jenna robertson. sleazy no-wave pop music produced with a noise aesthetic - it's neon coloured and very wrong indeed.

montreal has become something of a seething hotbed of musical talent of late, what with the arcade fire bubbling up as the critics favourite and wolf parade capturing the hearts and minds of bloggers everywhere, but beneath the surface there’s something more going on, something just that little bit more gritty. mitchell akiyama has been an active part of the music scene for some time now as a solo artist, label boss and collaborating with various other musicians, most notably tony boggs (as désormais) and jenna robertson (as avia gardner) but this is the first time the three musicians have put their heads together and created something which absolutely defies their earlier work. turning his electronic music and post-rock roots on their head mitchell instead decided to look to the early 80s with help from self-confessed riot grrrl jenna and accidental front-man tony and the trio began to piece together their take on leftfield pop music. with broken synthesizers, fizzled out drum machines and the usual armory of guitars and overdriven amplifiers they managed to figure out a perfect pop formula, taking the usual hooks and choruses and feeding them through a mire of grimy effects ending up with something flickering and desperately neon coloured. music for day-glo wrist bands and basement parties, this is a fresh take on the diy lo-fi scene, and even if the whole fanzine culture has broken down to make way for blogs and webzines it doesn’t mean we have to lose touch with the grittier side of life. bravely penetrating themes as diverse as sex, drugs, and the all important unicorn scene in blade runner there shouldn’t be any reason not to usher letters letters into your life immediately, just remember that it’s okay to embrace the noise…

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type (uk) #type 022 cd

letters letters “letters letters” compact disc

  • favourite hands (3:16)
  • we'll make our home (2:42)
  • everyone's afraid of fear (5:49)
  • between the seams (3:34)
  • dealer dealer (3:59)
  • iron mountain (2:35)
  • up to our waist (2:36)
  • in a way (4:39)
  • want to (3:47)
  • wishing well (3:55)
  • everything always (2:04)
  • (stingray) trapped in platinum (3:46)
type press release...
letters letters : letters letters

the debut album from the montreal/chicago trio of mitchell akiyama, tony boggs and jenna robertson. sleazy no-wave pop music produced with a noise aesthetic - it's neon coloured and very wrong indeed.

montreal has become something of a seething hotbed of musical talent of late, what with the arcade fire bubbling up as the critics favourite and wolf parade capturing the hearts and minds of bloggers everywhere, but beneath the surface there’s something more going on, something just that little bit more gritty. mitchell akiyama has been an active part of the music scene for some time now as a solo artist, label boss and collaborating with various other musicians, most notably tony boggs (as désormais) and jenna robertson (as avia gardner) but this is the first time the three musicians have put their heads together and created something which absolutely defies their earlier work. turning his electronic music and post-rock roots on their head mitchell instead decided to look to the early 80s with help from self-confessed riot grrrl jenna and accidental front-man tony and the trio began to piece together their take on leftfield pop music. with broken synthesizers, fizzled out drum machines and the usual armory of guitars and overdriven amplifiers they managed to figure out a perfect pop formula, taking the usual hooks and choruses and feeding them through a mire of grimy effects ending up with something flickering and desperately neon coloured. music for day-glo wrist bands and basement parties, this is a fresh take on the diy lo-fi scene, and even if the whole fanzine culture has broken down to make way for blogs and webzines it doesn’t mean we have to lose touch with the grittier side of life. bravely penetrating themes as diverse as sex, drugs, and the all important unicorn scene in blade runner there shouldn’t be any reason not to usher letters letters into your life immediately, just remember that it’s okay to embrace the noise…

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june 4th, 2008

first in stock on
july 6th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
folk

type (uk) #type 021 lp

the north sea “exquisite idols” long playing record

  • eternal birds
  • guiwenneth of the green grass
  • we conquered the golden age

  • take it from me brother moses
  • cover me with knives
  • children of the ashes
  • and then the solstice disappeared
  • feather-cloaked silver priestess
now available on vinyl !!!
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the north sea : exquisite idols

the first 'proper' album from free-folk's international man of mystery brad rose. the tulsa resident managed to peel himself away from ugly betty re-runs for long enough to record eight skewed slices of sing-along outsider pop. get slightly drunk, and enjoy...

brad rose is easily one of the free-folk movements busiest exponents, splitting his time somehow between running the digitalis and foxglove labels, the foxydigitalis webzine and writing his own music under a variety of different monikers with a host of collaborators (ajilvsga, eastern fox squirrels, alligator crystal moth, corsican paintbrush, sea zombies).

through all this pain and suffering at the hands of a busy and now somewhat hip scene he has managed to put together a brand new album which elegantly follows a hugely acclaimed collaboration with uks rameses iii night of the ankou. however, whereas night of the ankou explored both acts occasional leanings towards ambience and drone, exquisite idols instead shows rose digging deep into the dusty vaults of his american heritage and drumming up an album dripping with blues, folk and free experimentation. this is folk music as played from a snow-drift in tulsa, in a mid-west wasteland or a forgotten forest drenched in moonlight, it is personal, secluded and almost lonely, but rose never allows the melancholy to take over.

from the jubilant opening crackles of eternal birds right up until the rockin stomp of feather-cloaked silver priestess there is the distinct feeling that although this might be labeled as free folk, theres a barn somewhere full of like-minded drunkards waiting eagerly to get dancing on them there hay-bails. just flip to the rip-roaring folk stomp of take it from me brother moses, take a swig of moonshine and let your feet do the talking.

exquisite idols is an album steeped in tradition yet its greatness comes from rose’s ability to absorb other cultures so easily there are traces of indian traditional music, greek music and more, all hidden within the cacophony of banjo, guitar and clanging percussion. this is what sets him apart from his contemporaries and makes his music so absorbing this might be the least sacred devotional music ever made.

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first in stock on
may 10th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
folk

type (uk) #type 021 cd

the north sea “exquisite idols” compact disc

  • eternal birds
  • guiwenneth of the green grass
  • we conquered the golden age
  • take it from me brother moses
  • cover me with knives
  • children of the ashes
  • and then the solstice disappeared
  • feather-cloaked silver priestess
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "cover me with knives"
type press release...
the north sea : exquisite idols

the first 'proper' album from free-folk's international man of mystery brad rose. the tulsa resident managed to peel himself away from ugly betty re-runs for long enough to record eight skewed slices of sing-along outsider pop. get slightly drunk, and enjoy...

brad rose is easily one of the free-folk movements busiest exponents, splitting his time somehow between running the digitalis and foxglove labels, the foxydigitalis webzine and writing his own music under a variety of different monikers with a host of collaborators (ajilvsga, eastern fox squirrels, alligator crystal moth, corsican paintbrush, sea zombies).

through all this pain and suffering at the hands of a busy and now somewhat hip scene he has managed to put together a brand new album which elegantly follows a hugely acclaimed collaboration with uks rameses iii night of the ankou. however, whereas night of the ankou explored both acts occasional leanings towards ambience and drone, exquisite idols instead shows rose digging deep into the dusty vaults of his american heritage and drumming up an album dripping with blues, folk and free experimentation. this is folk music as played from a snow-drift in tulsa, in a mid-west wasteland or a forgotten forest drenched in moonlight, it is personal, secluded and almost lonely, but rose never allows the melancholy to take over.

from the jubilant opening crackles of eternal birds right up until the rockin stomp of feather-cloaked silver priestess there is the distinct feeling that although this might be labeled as free folk, theres a barn somewhere full of like-minded drunkards waiting eagerly to get dancing on them there hay-bails. just flip to the rip-roaring folk stomp of take it from me brother moses, take a swig of moonshine and let your feet do the talking.

exquisite idols is an album steeped in tradition yet its greatness comes from rose’s ability to absorb other cultures so easily there are traces of indian traditional music, greek music and more, all hidden within the cacophony of banjo, guitar and clanging percussion. this is what sets him apart from his contemporaries and makes his music so absorbing this might be the least sacred devotional music ever made.

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back in stock as of
june 4th, 2008

first in stock on
november 15th, 2007

threads:
digital-musics
beat-research

type (uk) #type 017 cd

xela “for frosty mornings and summer nights” compact disc

  • afraid of monsters (5:03)
  • under the glow of streetlights (4:24)
  • japanese whispers (6:10)
  • inbetween two rooms (4:47)
  • impulsive behaviour (4:25)
  • an abandoned robot (5:52)
  • the long walk home at midnight (5:21)
  • bobble hats in summer (6:26)
  • digital winter (2:16)
  • last breath (6:13)

  • a glance (4:56)
  • danse macabre (4:52)
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xela : for frosty mornings and summer nights

the long-awaited reissue of xela's debut album, complete with all new artwork and two exclusive extra tracks!

four years after its release and almost seven after its conception, type label boss john twells debut album under the xela moniker is finally ready to be re-issued once again and featuring all-new artwork from matthew woodson, two bonus tracks and with all tracks fully re-mastered at d&m studios in berlin, the album has never looked or sounded better.

john wrote the album in-between working at a car-parts shop selling car audio and busying himself with an art degree at university, which of course gave him the time to rush home whenever he could and work on music, and had the added bonus of providing him with large speaker systems to test out prospective tracks. the record was created in response to a two key things a sense of alienation in the small ex-industrial town of walsall, and most importantly to the electronic music he had just begun to hear. john had been brought up on a steady diet of indie, punk and metal and was exposed to electronic music fairly late, but as soon as he heard his first washes of analogue synthesizer he knew his life would change. it quickly led him to put down the guitars and save his pennies for cheap electronic equipment synths, drum machines and tape recorders, and before long he was crafting home-made electronic symphonies. these early demos caught the attention of lee norris (metamatics) who ran the neo ouija label, lee used one of the tracks on a compilation he was compiling at the time, and encouraged john to put together a full length record. the result of this would become for frosty mornings and summer nights which harnessed johns love for glacial electronics, the ultra-minimal sound of mille plateaux and 12k, hip hop and of course indie rock, melting them all down into a vague narrative across the course of the record. this new issue has been fleshed out by two extra tracks which were written only shortly after the albums completion, and the entire release has finally been fully mastered. it might be four years old now, but for frosty mornings and summer nights still sounds as beautiful and as inviting as the day it was first released this is where it all started.

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back in stock as of
august 22nd, 2008

first in stock on
october 31st, 2007

threads:
modern-composition
minimalism-drones

type (uk) #t7pe 014 ep

peter broderick “retreat/release” seven inch single record

  • retreat

  • release
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peter broderick : retreat/release

the first release from portland's multi-instrumentalist peter broderick. gorgeous, emotive piano lines are layered over field recordings and voice to introduce a name which is sure to be on everyone's lips very soon...

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back in stock as of
august 22nd, 2008

first in stock on
july 6th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

type (uk) #t7pe 011 ep

tarentel “home ruckus: double-sided air” seven inch single record

  • home ruckus: double-sided air (1)
  • home ruckus: double-sided air (2)
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tarentel : home ruckus : double-sided air

the latest emission from san fransisco experimental idols tarentel. 'home ruckus : double-sided air' takes their sound further into the murky depths of psychedelia and is two sides of haunting, melodic, lo-fidelity beauty.

‘home ruckus : double-sided air’ is the latest emission from san francisco’s shape-shifting post post rockers tarentel and is one of their most thoughtful moments to date. with references to the clattering percussion of chris corsano, the droning ambience of mirror or stars of the lid and the almost spiritual improv of sunburned hand of the man the band have totally sidestepped their previous sound and found a fresh and desperately involving voice.

made up of two tracks, both part of one all-encompassing whole these are home-recorded gems, improvised without being directionless and experimental without losing sight of the fact that people might want to listen to the music. strictly limited to 500 copies, this is the perfect follow-up to the band’s long-sold out home ruckus lp on the root strata label, and is sure to be snapped up by eager fans very quickly. cosmic!

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new to stock as of
august 22nd, 2008

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
minimalism-drones

type (uk) #t7pe 003 ep

machinefabriek “lenteliedjes” seven inch single record

  • er op uit (1:15)
  • dansen met groene groenten (1:07)
  • wijn op het balkon (1:33)
  • habbekrats (1:24)

  • blij blij blij (1:01)
  • hoera het is weer lente! (1:35)
  • fietsen langs de dijk (1:53)
  • meinerswijk (0:43)
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machinefabriek : lenteliedjes

unique and totally unexpected 8 track micro-album from holland's number one noisy gentleman machinefabriek. lenteliedjes means 'little spring songs' and it's coming out in summer, go figure!

rutger zuydervelt never stops making music, even in his sleep he has a monitor set up at all times to record his brain responses and synthesize tones of feedback, distorted wails and manic beatplay. he has released a whole bunch of gloriously obscure 3 cdrs by himself and has just dropped an incredible full length on the lampse label entitled marijn, and his head is still overflowing with ideas. so its hardly surprising then that we’ve managed to skim off the cream of the mans recording output for a special exclusive release. and not just any old release either, we asked him to put together a 7” and instead of opting for the old classic of one track per side, he instead coughed up eight one minute tracks; a selection of love songs for the springtime. odd? definitely, this micro album holds within it more ideas than most artists manage to belch out over eight albums, let alone a handful of tracks!

er op uit starts things off with some gorgeous melodica tinkering before dansen met groene groenten gets us truly into the spirit of machinefabriek. taking cues from delia derbyshire (most notably the radiophonic workshop dances for children records) this is a crackly ode to all things good in the world. more evidence of this can be found by flipping the record over; the hand-clap led blij blij blij which could have been made to fit alongside any number of 1970s childrens tv shows. eventually we reach the albums longest track (almost 2 minutes) fiets en langs de dijk; a slice of electronic music in its most live form, a gorgeous floating synth melody played over looping toy drum machine sounds. it is electronica somehow, but is as punk rock as it gets. machinefabriek puts the love back into electronic music, so lets put our hands together and show him some respect!

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