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PLEASE NOTE: we are currently sold-out of all vinyl except the seht LP (only a handful of those left). roll the dice is available from forced exposure and also eclipse & discriminate music in limited copies. higuma will soon be available from eclipse & discriminate as well as boa melody bar, boomkat, mimaroglu, & aquarius. bugskull is available from many fine distributors.
next vinyl releases: dylan ettinger, sparkling wide pressure, ossining, & scott tuma
PLEASE NOTE: we are currently sold-out of all vinyl except the seht LP (only a handful of those left). roll the dice is available from forced exposure and also eclipse & discriminate music in limited copies. higuma will soon be available from eclipse & discriminate as well as boa melody bar, boomkat, mimaroglu, & aquarius. bugskull is available from many fine distributors.
next vinyl releases: dylan ettinger, sparkling wide pressure, ossining, & scott tuma
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Myrmyr is the duo of Agnes Szelag and Marielle Jakobsons (aka Darwinsbitch). They create electroacoustic songs on many instruments such as violin, cello, voice, bass, gezhong, piano, and accordian. When those instruments aren't enough, they invite friends to play with them and write scores for conducted improvisations. Their scores are often conceptually or process-driven, resulting in their unique style of electroacoustic music, reminiscent of Scandinavian free folk, lullabies, dramatic film scores, and electronic improvised music.
"The Amber Sea" is their debut album and is the story of amber, inspired by the mythology, Baltic folklore, and geology of this magical gem. The album traces the story of how amber is created, with material from intimate lullabies and free form ballads to epic orchestral oceans.
A whole host of guest musicians populate the world of "The Amber Sea" playing instruments ranging from trombone, clarinets, vibraphone, flutes, harmonium, voice and more. It's an absolute collective effort.
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Since Digitalis first planted its roots over six years ago, few artists have been as integral to and representative of the label as New Zealand's drone king, seht. We've released three of his albums and he's appeared on multiple compilations and collaborations. seht has always been the work of one Stephen Clover. He comes from a long line of great Kiwis like The Dead C and Birchville Cat Motel, but has always blazed along similar trails as giants such as Tony Conrad, Eno, and Olivier Messiaen. That being said, none of it prepared us for the leap forward he took on his first ever vinyl release, "HRRY."
While some artists struggle to make music that is wholly avante-garde and still approachable and listenable, Clover avoids those pitfulls masterfully. "HRRY" is in exercise in the use of crackling electronics, minimal beats, computer manipulation and solid-state drones. Each track slowly progresses as they build off each other and form a sprawling conglomeration of tones. It's as if you're stuck in a post-apocalyptic dreamworld where industrial giants are fighting back against the warm, relentless elegance of nature. Even though the arsenal Clover is using is as unnatural as it gets, the music on "HRRY" displays such an innate organicness that it's almost confusing. From the computerized voice of "ERKK" to the throbbing beat of "SPFT," it's as though he's gone so far into the mechanical, man-made world that he's come all the way to the other side.
"HRRY" is a dark album that is glazed with a sense of hope. Echoes of the ghosts of Basinski ride through these ambient rivers, trying to find new forms of electronic music. It's music for the second coming... of what? An era where all the rotting buildings and shades of grey breathe new life into the elemental ashes of fallen empires. More pics here.
LP comes in silver & black fold-out poster sleeve and is strictly limited to 150 copies.
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For my money, Barn Owl is the best new band to emerge in the last five years. Their trajectory has been meteoric, progressing musically and conceptually in leaps and bounds. I've been thrilled to be there from the beginning, watching and listening in awe as the duo of Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti have carved out an impressive niche of their own. Heavy doses of guitar savagery and tribal essence have them firmly planted at the top of the mountain. So it makes sense to deconstruct the duo and present each as a solo entity, soaring on their own.
Elm is the name of Porras' solo creations. His music retains the megasonics of Barn Owl, but finds his tutelage deep in the heart of the desert. "Nemcatacoa" is a lonesome, epic journey. Named after one of the deities of his Colombian heritage, his latest full-length (and first large-scale solo release) feels huge and endless. Walls of guitars shatter beneath the weight of the booming percussion blasts that find their way from the caves into the light. An acoustic guitar is mournfully plucked, the beginning of a procession of the dead. "Nemcatacoa" is an album begging for somebody, anybody to find and embrace.
Porras is a master artist. The instrumentation at work here is even more impressive when you consider it's played by a lone soul. Guitars, Rhodes, Harmonium, Trumpet and more echo through the caverns of the ancient Earth. Even though this album is dark and at times bleak, it never overpowers. Traversing similar aural planes as Sunn O))) and Earth, Porras is staking a claim all his own. As his voice wails over blankets of guitars, he never loses sight of the golden life ahead. Incredible.
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For my money, Barn Owl is the best new band to emerge in the last five years. Their trajectory has been meteoric, progressing musically and conceptually in leaps and bounds. I've been thrilled to be there from the beginning, watching and listening in awe as the duo of Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti have carved out an impressive niche of their own. Heavy doses of guitar savagery and tribal essence have them firmly planted at the top of the mountain. So it makes sense to deconstruct the duo and present each as a solo entity, soaring on their own.
In a perfect world, Evan Caminiti would be a guitar god worshipped by hordes of spike-wearing metalheads. Seriously. Caminiti's newest solo offering (and first large-scale release) is a big, smoldering mass of guitar sacrifices. We're deep down in the hollows now. "Psychic Mud Shrine" is epic in every way. Thick, massive walls of lava-flow guitars bow down at an altar of excess. Caminiti creates jagged drones like no other. Distorted guitars sound simultaneously tortured and energized like it's unsure if this hell on earth brings pleasure or pain. It's just so fucking massive. With titles like "Melting Temple/Plumes of Babylon," you know what direction this is heading and it's a train you don't want to miss.
"Psychic Mud Shrine" is a powerful statement from an artist coming into his own. Over the course of four sprawling masterpieces, you'll be entranced and exalted. This album rings out from the deep valleys carved straight to the fucking core.
digitalis digital downloads are now available via the following excellent retailers:
2010 breaks on through...
upcoming vinyl:
scott tuma "dandelion" (+ cd version)
dylan ettinger "cutters"
ossining "i will be missed"
sparkling wide pressure "field & string"
svarte greiner "penpals forever & ever"
+ later drips from carousell (richard skelton), heather woods broderick, blue sabbath black fiji, brother raven, niggas with guitars, + more
next cd releases:
ACRE "sacrifice"
j. hanson "boolean blues"
steven r. smith "antimony/kohl"
+ later dips from pefkin and anla courtis.
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