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V/A - That It Stays Winter Forever [White Box]
We became familiar with the excellent Manchester-based White Box (headed by Danny Saul of Liondialer) back when we reviewed the debut album by Liondialer, and so it is exciting to return to this label with this limited release in only 300 copies. Though the playing time matches that of an album, this three-way split CD is a collection of individual tracks by three different artists, each roughly 20 minutes long, which was pressed up to accompany their Japanese tour in November 2010.
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On Richard Ginns and the Memories of Seaside Visits
Slow and tireless like the sea by which it is named, Richard Ginns’ second album – released now on Ryo Nakata’s Slow Flow Rec – is a compilation of gently, flowing drones produced by Ginns’ guitar and microsound electronic glitchiness and slows the pace and tone for the next following 47 minutes of nautical bliss.
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On Gurun Gurun and the Japanese sound of a Czech outfit
My my, this is quite a new direction for Home Normal, and it is certainly refreshing that labels allow themselves the choice to generally just release great music and defy being classified as a particular sort of label. With Hawgood’s affinity for Japanese culture clear in your mind, and particularly the dazzle of the child-like and curious aspects of Japanese music, it’s quite easy to see Gurun Gurun would trigger the right strings in the label owner’s heart. The real surprise however is that Gurun Gurun are neither Japanese or have ever been to Japan, but is a Czech ensemble…
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The perilous «Voyage» of Spheruleus
Spheruleus’ album Voyage for Jonathan Lees’ Hibernate label is the dreary tale of a doomed ship voyage in 8 parts, with the atmosphere of events mapped out in low frequency drones. Initially capturing the air of excitement at charting the unknown and…
On Richard Ginns and the Memories of Seaside Visits
Slow and tireless like the sea by which it is named, Richard Ginns’ second album – released now on Ryo Nakata’s Slow Flow Rec – is a compilation of gently, flowing drones produced by Ginns’ guitar and microsound electronic glitchiness and slows the p…
On Gurun Gurun and the Japanese sound of a Czech outfit
My my, this is quite a new direction for Home Normal, and it is certainly refreshing that labels allow themselves the choice to generally just release great music and defy being classified as a particular sort of label. With Hawgood’s affinity for Ja…
Sonar 2010 - a brief preview
Next year will see Sonar split into two different cities – Barcelona and La Coruña. The new addition in La Coruña will be called Sónar Galicia.
OFFF Festival, Lisbon, Portugal - May 7th-9th 2009
We have been quiet for a little while, but Soundscaping are still here, just assuming the slow and meticulous pace of heat-induced summer daze. But before that, Soundscaping had the pleasure of attending the OFFF festival for digital art and music, h…
Sónar - 2009 a preview
In a few days time Sónar 2009 kick off. After last year’s less then impressive festival one of Europe’s giants tries to revigorate itself. With audiences seemingly always willing to come, Sónar needs to have the integrity to raise the bar for itself,…
V/A - That It Stays Winter Forever [White Box]
We became familiar with the excellent Manchester-based White Box (headed by Danny Saul of Liondialer) back when we reviewed the debut album by Liondialer, and so it is exciting to return to this label with this limited release in only 300 copies. Tho…
On Corey Fuller and "Seas Between"
This time in the SoundVault we focus on another, recent album from Yann Novak’s strong label Dragon’s Eye Recordings. A breath-taking full-release debut for Corey Fuller it was too on the heel of 2009, a Japan-based, US-born musician who has spent hi…
Fennesz - Endless Summer
Back in 2001 now legendary austrian record company, Mego, released the now legendary Fennesz record “Endless Summer”. Four years after releasing his first full length album, “Hotel Paral.lel”, also on Mego, it was time for the elusive austrian to shi…
