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utech (usa) #ur cd014 cd
utech arc series (usa) #arc 9 cd

tabata mitsuru “lumrapideco” compact disc

  • mahhagogo pt.1 (9:41)
  • dust to dust (3:55)
  • hydrozoa (5:23)
  • tiovivo (8:06)
  • lumrapideco (8:41)
  • mahhagogo pt.2 (9:54)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "dust to dust"
december 2007 release ; solo album from zeni geva’s other guitarist tabata ...
utech press release...
artist: tabata mitsuru
title: lumrapideco
arc series: volume 9
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 46'
trx: 6
catalogue number: urcd014 / arc9
released: december 22, 2007

recorded: september-october, 2007.

tabata mitsuru: electric guitar, guitar synthesiszer, organ, synthesiszer, percussion, vocals.
yamazaki iwao and suzuki junzo: backing vocals.

japanese sound artist tabata mitsuru (boredoms, zeni geva, acid mothers temple, 20 guilders, leningrad blues machine) is a musician who has claimed his solo voice and skillfully hones it with each release. lumrapideco (speed of light) is a collection of spaced-out electronics, bleak feedback and sedate guitar passages. sometimes oppressive sometimes heart stirring, it is never less than astonishing.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd013 cd
utech arc series (usa) #arc 8 cd

junzo suzuki “pieces for hidden circles” compact disc

  • shadows-lights - dropped pieces for discarded dawn (6:17)
  • lost chords (9:16)
  • ameria excerpt ii (3:38)
  • wind (4:40)
  • one-armed messenger (3:49)
  • circles for vibrolux (2:53)
  • hats off to a.m. (16:58)
  • lights-shadows (4:12)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "hats off to a.m."
december 2007 release ; subdued solo-electric-guitar extraplations from miminokoto / overhang party guitarist junzo suzuki - some nice brushed chordal droning pieces (listen to the sound-sample) cut with single-note flourishes (ala masayuki takayanagi’s “lonely woman”) & folk-guitar excursions ...
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artist: suzuki junzo
title: pieces for hidden circles
arc series: volume 8
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 52'
trx: 8
catalogue number: urcd013 / arc8
released: december 22, 2007

recorded: atelier himawari > october, 2007.

suzuki junzo: gibson es335.japanese singer/guitar player suzuki junzo (astral travelling unity, 20 guilders, overhang party, miminokoto) weaves an improvised country blues/folk music with touches of acid and psych. while performing and recording mostly as a solo artist, he has collaborated with hiroshi hasegawa, tabata mitsuru and kawabata makoto. pieces for hidden circles is a recording of the highest order evoking spirituality and devotion unrivaled. a campaign to a world of solitude, each footfall and gust of wind resonating to the heavens.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd012 cd
utech arc series (usa) #arc 7 cd

sachiko “kunado” compact disc

  • dmu-bdud kam-po so-zan
  • dusk
  • route 21
  • cosmic garden
  • the voice from the border
  • gakida no mori
  • chiacona und konzert in g moll
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "kunado"
utech press release...
sachiko > kunado > utech records > 012 > arc7

sachiko: voice, electronics, bells, more

japanese vocalist and instrumentalist sachiko (overhang party, vava kitora, kosokuya) looses a second, white-hot solo release. her brilliant debut you never atone for on there/musik atlack rode gilded wings straight to the heart of the psych sun. the journey continues with kunado. a tincture of taj mahal travellers, wispy oscillations and lysergic vocals bathes the recording in delicate atmosphere as sachiko's sonic attack leaves vicious and harrowing results. a listen not soon forgotten.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd011 cd
utech arc series (usa) #arc 6 cd

zaïmph “la nuit electrique” compact disc

  • la nuit electrique
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "la nuit electrique"
utech press release...
zaimph > la nuit electrique > utech records > 011 > arc6

marcia bassett: voice, guitars, electronics

marcia bassett (double leopards, hototogisu) rears zaimph's vile head once again on la nuit electrique. a raspy, delicate instrumental passage begins like a crippled music box. elegant and soporose. blackened guitar and amplification apprise the rest. acrid feedback hangs in the air and vocal modulations clot inside dark rivers of current. the night electric.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd010 cd
utech arc series (united states) #arc 5 cd

joshua convey “vacant integument” compact disc

  • jejune
  • oospore
  • shuck
  • idle
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "idle"
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artist: joshua convey
title: vacant integument
arc series: volume 5
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 27'
trx: 4
catalogue number: urcd010 / arc5
released: august 18, 2007

recorded:
new york. spring, 2007.

joshua convey: guitar, harmonica, electronics.

vacant integument is the debut release from ny resident joshua convey. sharp, spiky overtones rattle four skillfully assembled tracks. each gritty frame is lined with a delicate array of guitar, harmonica and electronics. quiet drone hums along as melody slowly reveals itself amongst carefully placed shards of raw feedback and noise. not since kaoru abe or masayoshi urabe has the harmonica been used to such magnificent effect. vacant integument is a singular and resonant work that deserves all manner of praise.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd009 cd
utech arc series (united states) #arc 4 cd

james plotkin “indirmek” compact disc

  • afyon
  • amfetamin
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "amfetamin"
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artist: james plotkin
title: indirmek
arc series: volume 4
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 73'
trx: 2
catalogue number: urcd009 / arc4
released: august 18, 2007

recorded:
afyon > nyc > may 26, 2007 > guitar > filter > powerbook.
amfetamin > nyc > october 6, 2006 > pc > powerbook > software.

james plotkin unveils his second solo release in as many years. indirmek presents two distinct facets of his musical work. the first track, afyon (opium) lies closest to plotkin's trademark drift. in essence, a guitar track stretched to limitless possibility. an elemental fury contained, dissected and entrusted to a nyc audience for their consideration in the spring of 2007.

amfetamin (amphetamine) is a second recording from nyc, performed in the fall of 2006. the track is considerably more immediate. it's allure can be credited to plotkin's use of electronics to invoke raw sound and shape it as he sees necessary to fit a given context. the track speaks a multitude of languages in succession and simultaneously.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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field-recordings

utech (usa) #ur cd008 cd
utech arc series (united states) #arc 3 cd

knell “last ten meters” compact disc

  • untitled (1)
  • untitled (2)
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artist: knell
title: last ten meters
arc series: volume 3
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 58'
trx: 2
catalogue number: urcd008 / arc3
released: june 23, 2007
recorded: fern place. fall-spring, 2005-2006.

johannes buff: guitar, unprocessed field recordings, sound sources.

first release from french guitarist johannes buff. an attempt to disect the methodology he explores with guitar. using a single sound source and unprocessed field recordings knell invoke rich beauty and obsessive melodics. a luminous patina reveals vague, underlying threat. drone as a catalyst of frequency and time. nothing to understand through listening, only to gaze.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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utech (usa) #ur cd007 cd
utech arc series (united states) #arc 2 cd

daniel menche “wolf’s milk” compact disc

  • untitled (1)
  • untitled (2)
  • untitled (3)
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artist: daniel menche
title: wolf's milk
arc series: volume 2
format: cd
edition: 500
length: 63’
trx: 3
catalogue number: urcd007 / arc2
released: june 23, 2007
recorded: house of menche. winter, 2006-2007.

daniel menche: organ, gong, trumpet.

crystalline drones and sacred incantation. nectar procured from golden fruit. shimmering resonance channeled through dream. a most anticipated return to form for menche. breathtaking purity of sound. wolf's milk is a triumph of immense magnitude.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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concert-recordings
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utech (usa) #ur cd006 cd
utech arc series (united states) #arc 1 cd

the skull defekts “the sound of defekt skulls and intense cranium contact (feedbacking gothenburg and chicago)” compact disc

  • the sound of defekt skulls and intense cranium contact (feedbacking gothenburg and chicago)
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april 2007 release from this increasingly prolific swedish “harsh” electro-acoustic-improv/art-drone project centered around joachim nordwall & henrik rylander.

...as leaden a wall of pure electricity i’ve yet to uncover; this is some real sinister, ghost-in-the-machine lineage audio black-magic. highly recommended.
utech press release...
artist: the skull defekts
title: the sound of defekt skulls and intense cranium contact (feedbacking gothenburg and chicago)
format: cd
edition: 500
catalogue number: urcd006
released: april 21, 2007
recorded:
september, 2006.

first volume in the utech records arc series.

the skull defekts, represented by henrik rylander and joachim nordwall, were invited in late september 2006 by the chicago non-profit organization lampo to make their u.s. debut. with them they brought recorded sounds from their home on the swedish west-coast gothenburg. a city breathing culture, it is also sweden's most important export harbor. while spending close to a week in chicago, rylander and nordwall carefully prepared a piece to be presented on the lampo event on september 30th. the duo recorded more sounds, searched for the skull sound of chicago, and found inspiration from the city itself and the people they met.

they traveled with ten mixing desks and nordwall's custom drone machine, ready to complete the project with sharp psychedelic & analog noise treatments. they also investigated the cm von hausswolff "there are no crows flying around the hancock building" thesis. a crow was found below the building, it did not seem to be able to fly. the skull defekts recorded it while it was playing and testing it's wings in a nearby park. when the skulls left, the crow was still on the ground.

arc series

the series began as an abstraction. utech records and max aguilera-hellweg had previously worked together on half makeshift aphotic leech in the fall of 2006. over the dark wisconsin winter of 2007 the label began to sketch out a brazen idea and a means for its realization. that idea was to produce a series of releases that would marry photography and sound in such a way as to tether a varied spectrum of music with a single visual concept. max was invited to participate and graciously accepted. the arc series would come to represent an alliance/arc borne among artists of disparate fields of study (music, photography, graphic design, lithography, woodworking and screen printing) and comprise the first entry in the label's fine art catalog provoking incursion into further long-term collaborations. each of the disks was hand assembled in an exclusive package and released in editions of five hundred every eight weeks. nine volumes were issued from april to december 2007.

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