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Para One - A2. Shin Sekai 5:16
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Para One - C1. Alpes 5:10
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Para One - C2. Yret 5:46
Genre: Electronic, Soundtrack, Ambient, Minimalism
DLP: 180g vinyl, Heavy Sleeve, UV Spot Varnish, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Vertigo 4:32
A2. Shin Sekai 5:16
A3. Virtual Satori 6:17
B1. Sundial 3:44
B2. Atlantique 4:56
B3. Fauna 4:03
C1. Alpes 5:10
C2. Yret 5:46
C3. Silicon Jungle 5:39
D1. Ars Nova 5:41
D2. Futatsu No Taiyo 4:28
Info
WRWTFWW Records is happy to announce the release of Para One’s new album SPECTRE: Machines of Loving Grace, available in half speed mastered 180g double lp housed in a heavy sleeve with UV spot varnish.
Machines of Loving Grace, the new album by Para One, whose real name is Jean-Baptiste de Laubier could be called fiction. It is an object freed from constraints, formats, genres, territories: the gospel of a new world. Six years after Club, eight years after Passion, his previous LP, this lover of electronic music, who has also been putting his sensitivity to the service of movies (soundtracks for Céline Sciamma in particular) opens with this record a new dimension in his artistic career. “I needed to break away from patterns and systematisms of formats, and take unexpected turns. To do so, I had first to allow myself to do so”.
Allow oneself and maybe above all confront oneself – with one’s childhood, with one’s childhood’s ghosts, and what fantasies, ideals, memories, and grey areas they harbor. He had to go back – without giving up on his position as an adult, as a full-fledged artist – to the sources of his imagination, to the moment when music was holding almost mystical power. And then revisit it to make something new out of it. Just like Sanity, Madness & the Family (the feature film directed by Para One that he just finished and of which it is a consubstantial part), Machines of Loving Grace has an investigation around a family secret and the father figure as its starting point. “When you go down the path – of a work, of a person, of the past – you never really find out what was. You find yourself,” explains Para One. For the musician/producer, this personal, identity quest doubles with a quest for sound. Machines of Loving Grace is both the story behind and the result of it.
After defining the structure of the album, Para One went exploring the sounds, and the figureheads that shaped his sensibility as a musician: soundtracks of Japanese anime watched hundreds of times; Indonesian drums and gamelan; the peculiar harmonies, on the verge of dissonance of Bulgarian Voices; Steve Reich’s minimal music; or Detroit techno music. Several trips, to Bali, Japan, and also Bulgaria, have thus fueled the album, clashing with and shaping the electronic architectures of Para One.
In Bali, he went deep into the jungle with the Suar Agung Group, who play jegog, a particular form of gamelan, to record the astounding « Silicon Jungle ». In Sofia, he met with the Mystère des voix Bulgares group. “I have long been fascinated by their peculiar, and voluntarily borderline off-key harmonies, between the East and the West. The text they sing is an invented language. The idea was really to create a traditional, cosmic song from another planet.” The choir illuminates « Shin Sekai », one of the most beautiful tracks in the album, that could be seen as a manifesto: like some emotional and cultural overlap, it blends percussions recorded with KODO on the island of Sado in Japan, violin played by Arthur Simonini, treated as if it were Arvo Pärt, and a very trance-like electronic arpeggio – which has become one of the signatures of Para One’s over the years.
It is also representative of the multiple weaving, between machine and human hand, acoustic and electronic textures, ritual practices and contemporary arrangements, which run through the record and make up its mystery, its oddness: the instruments used (guitar, marimba...) are taken away from the folk or pop sound imagery to which they are usually associated and re-processed by the producer. “I really come from electronic textures and I own it. For the first time, I tried my hand at acoustics, with real instruments. This is a difficult mix to dose out. It’s like a ridge line you have to be able to tread.”
In eleven tracks, the record that opens like a thriller with « Vertigo » – a theme full of danger, and anguish lurking in the winding curves of Alpine roads – takes the listener on a breath- taking journey, a constantly surprising, mystical odyssey. One crosses continents, dives in apnea to the ocean floor for several minutes (« Atlantique » gives the sensation of bringing Steve Reich, Rolando and Drexciya together in one room), then catches one's breath while listening to mysterious children voices as they chant their memories on the more atmospheric « Fauna », and goes back briefly to The Orb or Massive Attack (« Alpes »). After a dark night in the middle of the jungle (« Silicon Jungle »), there comes the time of light, of renewal. This is « Futatsu No Taiyo », which means “two suns” in Japanese, the final bravura on the record. Two fires that join their forces, their energies and give birth to new and truly transcendent music. One that gives access not to the divine but to a liberated self, freed from the weight of the past. A true rebirth.
Points of interests
- For fans of electronic, soundtracks, ambient, experimental, environmental, minimalism, avant-garde, synth, Detroit techno, gamelan, Kenji Kawai, Midori Takada, Steve Reich, The Orb, Drexciya, machines with humans emotions, epiphanies and rebirths.
- Official vinyl release of Para One’s new album SPECTRE: Machines of Loving Grace, in full audiophile experience: double LP with half speed mastered 180g vinyls in a heavy sleeve with UV spot varnish.
- New release from WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, Pierre Barouh’s Le Pollen, John Carpenter’s Dark Star Soundtrack, Grauzone’s Eisbär…), label founded by Olivier Ducret of Mental Groove (Miss Kittin, Orbe, Donato Dozzy...) and Stephan Armleder of Villa Magica Records (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Christian Marclay, Stephan Eicher, John Armleder, Sylvie Fleury…)
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DLP: 180g vinyl, Heavy Sleeve, UV Spot Varnish, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Vertigo 4:32
A2. Shin Sekai 5:16
A3. Virtual Satori 6:17
B1. Sundial 3:44
B2. Atlantique 4:56
B3. Fauna 4:03
C1. Alpes 5:10
C2. Yret 5:46
C3. Silicon Jungle 5:39
D1. Ars Nova 5:41
D2. Futatsu No Taiyo 4:28
Info
WRWTFWW Records is happy to announce the release of Para One’s new album SPECTRE: Machines of Loving Grace, available in half speed mastered 180g double lp housed in a heavy sleeve with UV spot varnish.
Machines of Loving Grace, the new album by Para One, whose real name is Jean-Baptiste de Laubier could be called fiction. It is an object freed from constraints, formats, genres, territories: the gospel of a new world. Six years after Club, eight years after Passion, his previous LP, this lover of electronic music, who has also been putting his sensitivity to the service of movies (soundtracks for Céline Sciamma in particular) opens with this record a new dimension in his artistic career. “I needed to break away from patterns and systematisms of formats, and take unexpected turns. To do so, I had first to allow myself to do so”.
Allow oneself and maybe above all confront oneself – with one’s childhood, with one’s childhood’s ghosts, and what fantasies, ideals, memories, and grey areas they harbor. He had to go back – without giving up on his position as an adult, as a full-fledged artist – to the sources of his imagination, to the moment when music was holding almost mystical power. And then revisit it to make something new out of it. Just like Sanity, Madness & the Family (the feature film directed by Para One that he just finished and of which it is a consubstantial part), Machines of Loving Grace has an investigation around a family secret and the father figure as its starting point. “When you go down the path – of a work, of a person, of the past – you never really find out what was. You find yourself,” explains Para One. For the musician/producer, this personal, identity quest doubles with a quest for sound. Machines of Loving Grace is both the story behind and the result of it.
After defining the structure of the album, Para One went exploring the sounds, and the figureheads that shaped his sensibility as a musician: soundtracks of Japanese anime watched hundreds of times; Indonesian drums and gamelan; the peculiar harmonies, on the verge of dissonance of Bulgarian Voices; Steve Reich’s minimal music; or Detroit techno music. Several trips, to Bali, Japan, and also Bulgaria, have thus fueled the album, clashing with and shaping the electronic architectures of Para One.
In Bali, he went deep into the jungle with the Suar Agung Group, who play jegog, a particular form of gamelan, to record the astounding « Silicon Jungle ». In Sofia, he met with the Mystère des voix Bulgares group. “I have long been fascinated by their peculiar, and voluntarily borderline off-key harmonies, between the East and the West. The text they sing is an invented language. The idea was really to create a traditional, cosmic song from another planet.” The choir illuminates « Shin Sekai », one of the most beautiful tracks in the album, that could be seen as a manifesto: like some emotional and cultural overlap, it blends percussions recorded with KODO on the island of Sado in Japan, violin played by Arthur Simonini, treated as if it were Arvo Pärt, and a very trance-like electronic arpeggio – which has become one of the signatures of Para One’s over the years.
It is also representative of the multiple weaving, between machine and human hand, acoustic and electronic textures, ritual practices and contemporary arrangements, which run through the record and make up its mystery, its oddness: the instruments used (guitar, marimba...) are taken away from the folk or pop sound imagery to which they are usually associated and re-processed by the producer. “I really come from electronic textures and I own it. For the first time, I tried my hand at acoustics, with real instruments. This is a difficult mix to dose out. It’s like a ridge line you have to be able to tread.”
In eleven tracks, the record that opens like a thriller with « Vertigo » – a theme full of danger, and anguish lurking in the winding curves of Alpine roads – takes the listener on a breath- taking journey, a constantly surprising, mystical odyssey. One crosses continents, dives in apnea to the ocean floor for several minutes (« Atlantique » gives the sensation of bringing Steve Reich, Rolando and Drexciya together in one room), then catches one's breath while listening to mysterious children voices as they chant their memories on the more atmospheric « Fauna », and goes back briefly to The Orb or Massive Attack (« Alpes »). After a dark night in the middle of the jungle (« Silicon Jungle »), there comes the time of light, of renewal. This is « Futatsu No Taiyo », which means “two suns” in Japanese, the final bravura on the record. Two fires that join their forces, their energies and give birth to new and truly transcendent music. One that gives access not to the divine but to a liberated self, freed from the weight of the past. A true rebirth.
Points of interests
- For fans of electronic, soundtracks, ambient, experimental, environmental, minimalism, avant-garde, synth, Detroit techno, gamelan, Kenji Kawai, Midori Takada, Steve Reich, The Orb, Drexciya, machines with humans emotions, epiphanies and rebirths.
- Official vinyl release of Para One’s new album SPECTRE: Machines of Loving Grace, in full audiophile experience: double LP with half speed mastered 180g vinyls in a heavy sleeve with UV spot varnish.
- New release from WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, Pierre Barouh’s Le Pollen, John Carpenter’s Dark Star Soundtrack, Grauzone’s Eisbär…), label founded by Olivier Ducret of Mental Groove (Miss Kittin, Orbe, Donato Dozzy...) and Stephan Armleder of Villa Magica Records (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Christian Marclay, Stephan Eicher, John Armleder, Sylvie Fleury…)
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More records from Para One
2LP BEC5161964 UPC: 5060281619648 Territories: World ex UK /F
Special Remarks: 2LP + CD included
Tracklist: A1 Lean On Me (Video Dub) / A2 Vibrations (Live Mix)
B1 You Too / B2 Albatros (Club Mix) / B3 Wake Me Up (Remix)
C1 Sigmund (Bootleg) / C2 The Talking Drums (Dub) / C3 Mother (Dead Mix)
D1 Animal Style (Club Edit) / D2 Compute Feat. Surkin (Rave Mix) D3 When The Night Feat. Jaw (Acid Mix)
The loyal composer of all the original soundtracks for Céline Sciamma's movies, Jean Baptiste de Laubier aka Para One offers to "Bande de Filles" 9 instrumental pieces and the track "Slow Down" featuring Frida Sundemo.
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Special Remarks: 2LP + CD included
Tracklist: A1 Lean On Me (Video Dub) / A2 Vibrations (Live Mix)
B1 You Too / B2 Albatros (Club Mix) / B3 Wake Me Up (Remix)
C1 Sigmund (Bootleg) / C2 The Talking Drums (Dub) / C3 Mother (Dead Mix)
D1 Animal Style (Club Edit) / D2 Compute Feat. Surkin (Rave Mix) D3 When The Night Feat. Jaw (Acid Mix)
The loyal composer of all the original soundtracks for Céline Sciamma's movies, Jean Baptiste de Laubier aka Para One offers to "Bande de Filles" 9 instrumental pieces and the track "Slow Down" featuring Frida Sundemo.
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UPC: 5060281618634 Release : 16.06.2014 Territories: World, ex F,UK,US/NZ/AUS
Special Remarks: 2LP in gatefold sleeve + CD included
Tracklist: A1 Lean On Me (Video Dub) / A2 Vibrations (Live Mix) B1 You Too / B2 Albatros (Club Mix) / B3 Wake Me Up (Remix)
C1 Sigmund (Bootleg) / C2 The Talking Drums (Dub) / C3 Mother (Dead Mix) D1 Animal Style (Club Edit) / D2 Compute Feat. Surkin (Rave Mix)
D3 When The Night Feat. Jaw (Acid Mix)
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Among a thousand projects, Para One is back on the dance floor with "Club", a new album which was not meant to be one, but believe it or not: it's serious stuff! "The 'Passion' album is the background for this, as I decided to reshape it for my live act, explains Para One. I've rebuilt the tracks entirely, making live versions for festivals and bigger clubs. Then I found myself with a totally different album. It's not a live album. The tracks have been modified and reinterpreted. It's my tribute to Soulwax's "Night Versions". Subtlety was not really an option, it had to hit kind of hard. The tracks had to sound real in a club situation and people are now meant to dance to them! It's also a 'treasure hunt' kind of record with many references. It sounds like my DJ sets, when I mix many things and styles, old and new, because that's how a club should sound. It's a place where memories belong."
The pop, melancholic and highly danceable "Passion", was meant to be listened to at home or on quiet dance floors, but "Club" only retains the melodies and vocal hooks. It smells like sweat, joy and abandoned bodies. Packed with English acid house piano, huge beats, elegiac vocals, references to UK Garage, EDM filtered french touch and house, "Club" dives into the heart of dance music. It's a 3.0 rave emblem, a daring record to make people dance without selling out.
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Special Remarks: 2LP in gatefold sleeve + CD included
Tracklist: A1 Lean On Me (Video Dub) / A2 Vibrations (Live Mix) B1 You Too / B2 Albatros (Club Mix) / B3 Wake Me Up (Remix)
C1 Sigmund (Bootleg) / C2 The Talking Drums (Dub) / C3 Mother (Dead Mix) D1 Animal Style (Club Edit) / D2 Compute Feat. Surkin (Rave Mix)
D3 When The Night Feat. Jaw (Acid Mix)
Short info:
Among a thousand projects, Para One is back on the dance floor with "Club", a new album which was not meant to be one, but believe it or not: it's serious stuff! "The 'Passion' album is the background for this, as I decided to reshape it for my live act, explains Para One. I've rebuilt the tracks entirely, making live versions for festivals and bigger clubs. Then I found myself with a totally different album. It's not a live album. The tracks have been modified and reinterpreted. It's my tribute to Soulwax's "Night Versions". Subtlety was not really an option, it had to hit kind of hard. The tracks had to sound real in a club situation and people are now meant to dance to them! It's also a 'treasure hunt' kind of record with many references. It sounds like my DJ sets, when I mix many things and styles, old and new, because that's how a club should sound. It's a place where memories belong."
The pop, melancholic and highly danceable "Passion", was meant to be listened to at home or on quiet dance floors, but "Club" only retains the melodies and vocal hooks. It smells like sweat, joy and abandoned bodies. Packed with English acid house piano, huge beats, elegiac vocals, references to UK Garage, EDM filtered french touch and house, "Club" dives into the heart of dance music. It's a 3.0 rave emblem, a daring record to make people dance without selling out.
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Para One returns will the next single from his brilliant album 'Passion', following on from previous single EP 'Lean On Me'. 'When The Night' is a slice of futuristic, soulful disco.
'When The Night' will be released on December 3rd, with a vinyl EP release complete with remixes from his Parisian peers Logo, Discodeine and DVNO.
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, aka Para One has long crossed the borders between house, techno, electro, R&B and hip-hop. From his Parisian base he's made a rich and influential career (alongside peers such as Justice, Sebastian and DJ Medhi) out of music suffused with a hyperactive intensity.
Tracklist:
A1. When The Night (feat. Jaw)
A2. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [Logo Remix]
A3. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [Discodeine Remix]
B1. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [DVNO Remix]
B2. When The Night [Instrumental]
B3. When The Night (feat. Jaw) Acapella
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'When The Night' will be released on December 3rd, with a vinyl EP release complete with remixes from his Parisian peers Logo, Discodeine and DVNO.
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, aka Para One has long crossed the borders between house, techno, electro, R&B and hip-hop. From his Parisian base he's made a rich and influential career (alongside peers such as Justice, Sebastian and DJ Medhi) out of music suffused with a hyperactive intensity.
Tracklist:
A1. When The Night (feat. Jaw)
A2. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [Logo Remix]
A3. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [Discodeine Remix]
B1. When The Night (feat. Jaw) [DVNO Remix]
B2. When The Night [Instrumental]
B3. When The Night (feat. Jaw) Acapella
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Para One, - Ice Cold
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Para One, - Wake Me Up
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Para One, - Every Little Thing (feat. Irfane and Teki Latex)
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Para One, - Vibrations followed by Poisoned Apples (Interlude)
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Para One, Jaw, - When The Night
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Para One, - Sigmund
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Para One, - Love Ave
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Para One, - You
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Para One, - Albatros
10
Para One, - Lean On Me (feat. Teki Latex)
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Para One, - The Talking Drums
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Para One, - Empire
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, aka Para One, has always been an hyperactive guy. He first started as no-nonsense hip-hop producer in the mid-nineties, making beats for undeground rap artists. His recording studio was actually his one-room apartment in Southern Paris, where MCs were coming on a daily basis, crammed around a mic, an MPC and a battered convertible. At the turn of the century, he began producing his own instrumental tracks and soon got in touch with the TTC people, then at the core of the burgeoning French indie rap scene. This was the beginning of a new exploration in sound for him : from traditional rap, Para One switched to IDM and techno-infused beats, fizzing with 8-bits FX and deconstructed grooves. After TTC's first LP Ceci n'est pas un disque, in 2002, for Ninja Tune's rap sublabel Big Dada, Para produced L'Atelier's (an indie rap supergroup) album for seminal Parisian label Institubes, with his boy Tacteel, whom with he also started a live electronic project named FuckALoop. In 2003 came the massive " Beatdown EP ", and then TTC's 2nd album in 2004, Bâtards Sensibles, two records that definitely proved how rap attitude and electronic wizardry could be melt into one single sound - an idea many people didn't quite buy at the time. In 2005, Laubier graduated from the FEMIS film school, and found the time to start working on his first solo LP, the critically acclaimed Epiphanie, that came out in 2006 on Institubes.
Intense touring years followed, both as a DJ and live act, all over Europe, North America, Japan, alongside other Institubes artists such as Surkin and Bobmo. He played at Coachella twice, Pukkelpop, Calvi on the Rocks, Primaverra. Reknown for his heavy technical skills, he also became a hot remixer (Daft Punk, Bloc Party, Justice, Boys Noize, etc.) and a hot producer (Birdy Nam Nam, Slice & Soda and now Mickey Green). In 2007, he composed the soundtrack for his Femis friend Céline Sciamma's movie Water Lilies, and directed his own film in 2010, It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy. After the demise of Institubes in early 2011, he and his mates Bobmo and Surkin set up a new imprint called Marble, for which Para already produced or co-produced a dozen tracks. He simulteanously worked on his second album, called Passion, that'll be out in a few weeks. This a new shift again in Para One's career : the album feels much warmer and confortable than his previous work. It's also much poppier and has a fine number of true hits, complete with vocals from Tekilatex, Irfane and Jaw.
The Euro-neurotic's tension is still there sometimes, but the muscle softened and the flesh took over. This is basically uptempo, futuristic R&B with an unmissable sexy touch : it's teeming with round-shaped sounds, wet textures and gentle aural strokes. The whole movement is mid-paced and light-headed, and it's clearly a home-listening, or even bed-listening, slow jam album. The tenderness often gets spaced up or angularized, though. The beats sometimes manage to sound both smooth and rough, easy and intricate, and ghosts of Para's rap training can be heard everywhere.There's also hints of 2-step, deep house, IDM and boogie funk, yet it's a singular, idiosyncratic record, made with an extremely cohesive approach. It's an almost serene effort, and it's certainly generous and loving in the way it unfurls its numerous ideas. This is an album you get deep into, but there's nothing dramatic to it - it's just unadultered, voluptuous pleasure
Tracklisting CD:
1. Ice Cold
2. Wake Me Up
3. Every Little Thing (feat Irfane and Teki Latex)
4. Vibrations followed by Poisoned Apples (Interlude)
5. When the Night (feat. Jaw)
6. Sigmund
7. Love Ave (feat. Additional vocals by Jaw)
8. You
9. Albatros
10. Lean On Me (feat. Teki Latex)
11. The Talking Drums
12. Empire
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Intense touring years followed, both as a DJ and live act, all over Europe, North America, Japan, alongside other Institubes artists such as Surkin and Bobmo. He played at Coachella twice, Pukkelpop, Calvi on the Rocks, Primaverra. Reknown for his heavy technical skills, he also became a hot remixer (Daft Punk, Bloc Party, Justice, Boys Noize, etc.) and a hot producer (Birdy Nam Nam, Slice & Soda and now Mickey Green). In 2007, he composed the soundtrack for his Femis friend Céline Sciamma's movie Water Lilies, and directed his own film in 2010, It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy. After the demise of Institubes in early 2011, he and his mates Bobmo and Surkin set up a new imprint called Marble, for which Para already produced or co-produced a dozen tracks. He simulteanously worked on his second album, called Passion, that'll be out in a few weeks. This a new shift again in Para One's career : the album feels much warmer and confortable than his previous work. It's also much poppier and has a fine number of true hits, complete with vocals from Tekilatex, Irfane and Jaw.
The Euro-neurotic's tension is still there sometimes, but the muscle softened and the flesh took over. This is basically uptempo, futuristic R&B with an unmissable sexy touch : it's teeming with round-shaped sounds, wet textures and gentle aural strokes. The whole movement is mid-paced and light-headed, and it's clearly a home-listening, or even bed-listening, slow jam album. The tenderness often gets spaced up or angularized, though. The beats sometimes manage to sound both smooth and rough, easy and intricate, and ghosts of Para's rap training can be heard everywhere.There's also hints of 2-step, deep house, IDM and boogie funk, yet it's a singular, idiosyncratic record, made with an extremely cohesive approach. It's an almost serene effort, and it's certainly generous and loving in the way it unfurls its numerous ideas. This is an album you get deep into, but there's nothing dramatic to it - it's just unadultered, voluptuous pleasure
Tracklisting CD:
1. Ice Cold
2. Wake Me Up
3. Every Little Thing (feat Irfane and Teki Latex)
4. Vibrations followed by Poisoned Apples (Interlude)
5. When the Night (feat. Jaw)
6. Sigmund
7. Love Ave (feat. Additional vocals by Jaw)
8. You
9. Albatros
10. Lean On Me (feat. Teki Latex)
11. The Talking Drums
12. Empire
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Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, aka Para One, has always been an hyperactive guy. He first started as no-nonsense hip-hop producer in the mid-nineties, making beats for undeground rap artists. His recording studio was actually his one-room apartment in Southern Paris, where MCs were coming on a daily basis, crammed around a mic, an MPC and a battered convertible.
At the turn of the century, he began producing his own instrumental tracks and soon got in touch with the TTC people, then at the core of the burgeoning French indie rap scene. This was the beginning of a new exploration in sound for him : from traditional rap, Para One switched to IDM and techno-infused beats, fizzing with 8-bits FX and deconstructed grooves.
After TTC's first LP Ceci n'est pas un disque, in 2002, for Ninja Tune's rap sublabel Big Dada, Para produced L'Atelier's (an indie rap supergroup) album for seminal Parisian label Institubes, with his boy Tacteel, whom with he also started a live electronic project named FuckALoop.
In 2003 came the massive " Beatdown EP ", and then TTC's 2nd album in 2004, Bâtards Sensibles, two records that definitely proved how rap attitude and electronic wizardry could be melt into one single sound - an idea many people didn't quite buy at the time. In 2005, Laubier graduated from the FEMIS film school, and found the time to start working on his first solo LP, the critically acclaimed Epiphanie, that came out in 2006 on Institubes.
Intense touring years followed, both as a DJ and live act, all over Europe, North America, Japan, alongside other Institubes artists such as Surkin and Bobmo. He played at Coachella twice, Pukkelpop, Calvi on the Rocks, Primaverra. Reknown for his heavy technical skills, he also became a hot remixer (Daft Punk, Bloc Party, Justice, Boys Noize, etc.) and a hot producer (Birdy Nam Nam, Slice & Soda and now Mickey Green). In 2007, he composed the soundtrack for his Femis friend Céline Sciamma's movie Water Lilies, and directed his own film in 2010, It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy. After the demise of Institubes in early 2011, he and his mates Bobmo and Surkin set up a new imprint called Marble, for which Para already produced or co-produced a dozen tracks. He simulteanously worked on his second album, called Passion, that'll be out in a few weeks.
This a new shift again in Para One's career : the album feels much warmer and confortable than his previous work. It's also much poppier and has a fine number of true hits, complete with vocals from Tekilatex, Irfane and Jaw.
The Euro-neurotic's tension is still there sometimes, but the muscle softened and the flesh took over. This is basically uptempo, futuristic R&B with an unmissable sexy touch : it's teeming with round-shaped sounds, wet textures and gentle aural strokes. The whole movement is mid-paced and light-headed, and it's clearly a home-listening, or even bed-listening, slow jam album. The tenderness often gets spaced up or angularized, though. The beats sometimes manage to sound both smooth and rough, easy and intricate, and ghosts of Para's rap training can be heard everywhere.There's also hints of 2-step, deep house, IDM and boogie funk, yet it's a singular, idiosyncratic record, made with an extremely cohesive approach.
It's an almost serene effort, and it's certainly generous and loving in the way it unfurls its numerous ideas. This is an album you get deep into, but there's nothing dramatic to it - it's just unadultered, voluptuous pleasure
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Ice Cold
2. Wake Me Up
3. Every Little Thing (feat Irfane and Teki Latex)
4. Vibrations followed by Poisoned Apples (Interlude)
5. When the Night (feat. Jaw)
6. Sigmund
Side B :
1. Love Ave (feat. Additional vocals by Jaw)
2. You
3. Albatros
4. Lean On Me (feat. Teki Latex)
5. The Talking Drums
6. Empire
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At the turn of the century, he began producing his own instrumental tracks and soon got in touch with the TTC people, then at the core of the burgeoning French indie rap scene. This was the beginning of a new exploration in sound for him : from traditional rap, Para One switched to IDM and techno-infused beats, fizzing with 8-bits FX and deconstructed grooves.
After TTC's first LP Ceci n'est pas un disque, in 2002, for Ninja Tune's rap sublabel Big Dada, Para produced L'Atelier's (an indie rap supergroup) album for seminal Parisian label Institubes, with his boy Tacteel, whom with he also started a live electronic project named FuckALoop.
In 2003 came the massive " Beatdown EP ", and then TTC's 2nd album in 2004, Bâtards Sensibles, two records that definitely proved how rap attitude and electronic wizardry could be melt into one single sound - an idea many people didn't quite buy at the time. In 2005, Laubier graduated from the FEMIS film school, and found the time to start working on his first solo LP, the critically acclaimed Epiphanie, that came out in 2006 on Institubes.
Intense touring years followed, both as a DJ and live act, all over Europe, North America, Japan, alongside other Institubes artists such as Surkin and Bobmo. He played at Coachella twice, Pukkelpop, Calvi on the Rocks, Primaverra. Reknown for his heavy technical skills, he also became a hot remixer (Daft Punk, Bloc Party, Justice, Boys Noize, etc.) and a hot producer (Birdy Nam Nam, Slice & Soda and now Mickey Green). In 2007, he composed the soundtrack for his Femis friend Céline Sciamma's movie Water Lilies, and directed his own film in 2010, It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy. After the demise of Institubes in early 2011, he and his mates Bobmo and Surkin set up a new imprint called Marble, for which Para already produced or co-produced a dozen tracks. He simulteanously worked on his second album, called Passion, that'll be out in a few weeks.
This a new shift again in Para One's career : the album feels much warmer and confortable than his previous work. It's also much poppier and has a fine number of true hits, complete with vocals from Tekilatex, Irfane and Jaw.
The Euro-neurotic's tension is still there sometimes, but the muscle softened and the flesh took over. This is basically uptempo, futuristic R&B with an unmissable sexy touch : it's teeming with round-shaped sounds, wet textures and gentle aural strokes. The whole movement is mid-paced and light-headed, and it's clearly a home-listening, or even bed-listening, slow jam album. The tenderness often gets spaced up or angularized, though. The beats sometimes manage to sound both smooth and rough, easy and intricate, and ghosts of Para's rap training can be heard everywhere.There's also hints of 2-step, deep house, IDM and boogie funk, yet it's a singular, idiosyncratic record, made with an extremely cohesive approach.
It's an almost serene effort, and it's certainly generous and loving in the way it unfurls its numerous ideas. This is an album you get deep into, but there's nothing dramatic to it - it's just unadultered, voluptuous pleasure
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Ice Cold
2. Wake Me Up
3. Every Little Thing (feat Irfane and Teki Latex)
4. Vibrations followed by Poisoned Apples (Interlude)
5. When the Night (feat. Jaw)
6. Sigmund
Side B :
1. Love Ave (feat. Additional vocals by Jaw)
2. You
3. Albatros
4. Lean On Me (feat. Teki Latex)
5. The Talking Drums
6. Empire
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Territories: Worldwide
Genre: Soundtrack, Ambient, Electronic, Experimental
LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Gold Cardboard Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Ponyboi
A2. Working The Turnpike
A3. Proud Mary
A4. Be A Good Girl
A5. Smoke With Me
A6. One More Hit
A7. Bye Lucky
A8. Basura Catolica
A9. Cleanse
A10. Two Tone
A11. Testosterone
B1. I'm The Manager
B2. You And Me
B3. Vinny
B4. Jersey Girl
B5. Down The Shore
B6. El Mustang
WRWTFWW Records is ecstatic to announce a limited edition vinyl release of the remarkable PONYBOI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Chilean-born composer, arranger, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cristobal "Cristo" Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, Smile, Black Mirror, and many more).
This collector's edition presents Tapia de Veer's complete original score for the critically acclaimed feature film PONYBOI - a bold, genre-defying neo-noir tale directed by Esteban Arango and and starring filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, model, and intersex rights activist River Gallo who also wrote the movie. The soundtrack arrives as a deluxe audiophile vinyl LP, housed in a luxurious 350gsm gold cardboard sleeve, cut with utmost precision by Sidney Claire Meyer at the legendary Emil Berliner Studios, home to Deutsche Grammophon's world-renowned legacy.
Vivid, seductive, gritty, dreamy, tender, and sometimes heart-pounding in its tension, the PONYBOI soundtrack is a sinuous creature of its own - an emotional, atmospheric, and deeply textural listening experience. Tapia de Veer fuses shimmering electronics with haunting melodies, raw rhythms, shadowy ambience, and surges of romantic intensity, perfectly embodying the film's world of danger, desire, identity, and survival on a single wild New Jersey night. It's daring, intimate, stylishly noir, and unmistakably Cristo: music that refuses boundaries and speaks directly to the pulse.
The LP showcases Cristobal Tapia de Veer's uncanny ability to blend experimental sound design with narrative emotion - a talent that has earned him global acclaim and numerous awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for The White Lotus.
This new WRWTFWW edition celebrates his artistry in its purest form: warm, rich, analog, and physically stunning. A must for soundtrack fanatics, ambient and experimental music lovers, and rare memorabilia collectors.
Points of interest
- For fans of soundtracks, neo-noir cinema, ambient, electronic atmospherics, experimental music, tension, dreamy night-rides, emotional synth work, identity odysseys, dangerous romance, motel lights, dark highways, and all things Cristobal Tapia de Veer.
- Exclusive vinyl release of the PONYBOI Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Cristobal Tapia de Veer.
- Audiophile vinyl LP, cut at Emil Berliner Studios by Sidney Claire Meyer.
- Luxurious 350gsm gold sleeve with premium finish.
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Genre: Soundtrack, Ambient, Electronic, Experimental
LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Gold Cardboard Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Ponyboi
A2. Working The Turnpike
A3. Proud Mary
A4. Be A Good Girl
A5. Smoke With Me
A6. One More Hit
A7. Bye Lucky
A8. Basura Catolica
A9. Cleanse
A10. Two Tone
A11. Testosterone
B1. I'm The Manager
B2. You And Me
B3. Vinny
B4. Jersey Girl
B5. Down The Shore
B6. El Mustang
WRWTFWW Records is ecstatic to announce a limited edition vinyl release of the remarkable PONYBOI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Chilean-born composer, arranger, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cristobal "Cristo" Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, Smile, Black Mirror, and many more).
This collector's edition presents Tapia de Veer's complete original score for the critically acclaimed feature film PONYBOI - a bold, genre-defying neo-noir tale directed by Esteban Arango and and starring filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, model, and intersex rights activist River Gallo who also wrote the movie. The soundtrack arrives as a deluxe audiophile vinyl LP, housed in a luxurious 350gsm gold cardboard sleeve, cut with utmost precision by Sidney Claire Meyer at the legendary Emil Berliner Studios, home to Deutsche Grammophon's world-renowned legacy.
Vivid, seductive, gritty, dreamy, tender, and sometimes heart-pounding in its tension, the PONYBOI soundtrack is a sinuous creature of its own - an emotional, atmospheric, and deeply textural listening experience. Tapia de Veer fuses shimmering electronics with haunting melodies, raw rhythms, shadowy ambience, and surges of romantic intensity, perfectly embodying the film's world of danger, desire, identity, and survival on a single wild New Jersey night. It's daring, intimate, stylishly noir, and unmistakably Cristo: music that refuses boundaries and speaks directly to the pulse.
The LP showcases Cristobal Tapia de Veer's uncanny ability to blend experimental sound design with narrative emotion - a talent that has earned him global acclaim and numerous awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for The White Lotus.
This new WRWTFWW edition celebrates his artistry in its purest form: warm, rich, analog, and physically stunning. A must for soundtrack fanatics, ambient and experimental music lovers, and rare memorabilia collectors.
Points of interest
- For fans of soundtracks, neo-noir cinema, ambient, electronic atmospherics, experimental music, tension, dreamy night-rides, emotional synth work, identity odysseys, dangerous romance, motel lights, dark highways, and all things Cristobal Tapia de Veer.
- Exclusive vinyl release of the PONYBOI Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Cristobal Tapia de Veer.
- Audiophile vinyl LP, cut at Emil Berliner Studios by Sidney Claire Meyer.
- Luxurious 350gsm gold sleeve with premium finish.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Orphans
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Timejump
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - In Captivity Of Soldiers
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Way To America
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Filmset
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Way To Kurdish People
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - With Kurds
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Meeting Shepard And Way To Uncle
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Uncle First Part
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Uncle Second Part
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Leaving Cousin
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Hotel Lamar
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Jump To Freedom
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Mother's Death
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Swimming
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Train To Tbilisi
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Newspaper Brother
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Shepard
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Betrayal
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Aurora In School
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Devastation
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Aurora's Theme Gathering For Brother
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Finding The Gun
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - River
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - House Mrs. Harrimann
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Memories Jump
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Memories Train
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Aurora's Piano Theme Silk Cocons
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Aunt's Killing
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Stage Collaps
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Christine Aufderharr and City of Prague - Crucifixion
Territories: WORLD
DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm, Heavyweight Sleeve with Inside Out Print, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Orphans
A2. Timejump
A3. In Captivity Of Soldiers
A4. Way To America
A5. Filmset
A6. Way To Kurdish People
A7. With Kurds
B1. Meeting Shepard And Way To Uncle
B2. Uncle First Part
B3. Uncle Second Part
B4. Leaving Cousin
B5. Hotel Lamar
B6. Jump To Freedom
B7. Mother's Death
B8. Swimming
B9. Train To Tbilisi
C1. Newspaper Brother
C2. Shepard
C3. Betrayal
C4. Aurora In School
C5. Devastation
C6. Aurora's Theme Gathering For Brother
C7. Finding The Gun
C8. River
D1. House Mrs. Harrimann
D2. Memories Jump
D3. Memories Train
D4. Aurora's Piano Theme Silk Cocons
D5. Aunt's Killing
D6. Stage Collaps
D7. Crucifixion
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WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce a super limited vinyl release of Christine Aufderhaar and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning 2022 animated-documentary film Aurora's Sunrise. The release comes as a 45rpm double LP in a heavyweight sleeve with inside out print.
Aurora's Sunrise is directed by Inna Sahakyan, and tells the extraordinary true story of Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide who later became an actress in the United States. The film combines animated storytelling, archival footage, interviews, and rediscovered scenes from the 1919 silent film, and one of Hollywood's first blockbusters, Auction of Souls, in which Aurora starred. Aurora's Sunrise was Armenia's official submission for the 95th Academy Awards for best international feature film. It has won over 20 international prizes.
The composer, Christine Aufderhaar, is an accomplished German composer based in Berlin and Los Angeles, with over 20 years of experience and more than 50 films to her name. Her background spans classical, jazz, film scoring, and contemporary orchestral work, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work.
The soundtrack performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra is deeply emotional, blending intimate melodies and majestic orchestral work, and weaving together themes of memory, survival, loss, and hope. A perfect fit for collectors of film scores, contemporary classical music, and limited vinyl releases.
Points of interest
" For fans of animated documentaries, historical narratives, deeply moving real-life stories, orchestral soundtracks, classical music, film scores, intimate melodies, big emotions, humans.
" The first ever vinyl release of Aurora's Sunrise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Christine Aufderhaar and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
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DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm, Heavyweight Sleeve with Inside Out Print, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Orphans
A2. Timejump
A3. In Captivity Of Soldiers
A4. Way To America
A5. Filmset
A6. Way To Kurdish People
A7. With Kurds
B1. Meeting Shepard And Way To Uncle
B2. Uncle First Part
B3. Uncle Second Part
B4. Leaving Cousin
B5. Hotel Lamar
B6. Jump To Freedom
B7. Mother's Death
B8. Swimming
B9. Train To Tbilisi
C1. Newspaper Brother
C2. Shepard
C3. Betrayal
C4. Aurora In School
C5. Devastation
C6. Aurora's Theme Gathering For Brother
C7. Finding The Gun
C8. River
D1. House Mrs. Harrimann
D2. Memories Jump
D3. Memories Train
D4. Aurora's Piano Theme Silk Cocons
D5. Aunt's Killing
D6. Stage Collaps
D7. Crucifixion
Info
WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce a super limited vinyl release of Christine Aufderhaar and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning 2022 animated-documentary film Aurora's Sunrise. The release comes as a 45rpm double LP in a heavyweight sleeve with inside out print.
Aurora's Sunrise is directed by Inna Sahakyan, and tells the extraordinary true story of Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide who later became an actress in the United States. The film combines animated storytelling, archival footage, interviews, and rediscovered scenes from the 1919 silent film, and one of Hollywood's first blockbusters, Auction of Souls, in which Aurora starred. Aurora's Sunrise was Armenia's official submission for the 95th Academy Awards for best international feature film. It has won over 20 international prizes.
The composer, Christine Aufderhaar, is an accomplished German composer based in Berlin and Los Angeles, with over 20 years of experience and more than 50 films to her name. Her background spans classical, jazz, film scoring, and contemporary orchestral work, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work.
The soundtrack performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra is deeply emotional, blending intimate melodies and majestic orchestral work, and weaving together themes of memory, survival, loss, and hope. A perfect fit for collectors of film scores, contemporary classical music, and limited vinyl releases.
Points of interest
" For fans of animated documentaries, historical narratives, deeply moving real-life stories, orchestral soundtracks, classical music, film scores, intimate melodies, big emotions, humans.
" The first ever vinyl release of Aurora's Sunrise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Christine Aufderhaar and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Germany
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Dawning
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Balasong
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Woods From The Sea
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Madal Sonic
5
Yoshiaki Ochi - Anywhere
6
Yoshiaki Ochi - Beatsonic
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Madal Sonic # 2
8
Yoshiaki Ochi - Ear Dreamin’
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Yoshiaki Ochi - Urban Kogili
10
Yoshiaki Ochi - Beat The Water
Genre: Environmental, Ambient, Minimalism, Percussive, Tribal, Experimental
Tracklisting LP
A1. Dawning 5:20
A2. Balasong 4:32
A3. Woods From The Sea 3:43
A4. Madal Sonic 3:44
A5. Anywhere 5:06
B1. Beatsonic 4:48
B2. Madal Sonic # 2 3:20
B3. Ear Dreamin’ 4:41
B4. Urban Kogili 6:47
B5. Beat The Water 2:28
Info
WRWTFWW Records is thrilled to unveil the limited edition vinyl reissue of Natural Sonic, the groundbreaking 1990 environmental percussion album by Japanese composer and performer Yoshiaki Ochi. Long a hidden gem of the kanky? ongaku movement, Natural Sonic finally returns in its full analog glory, housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi and carefully remastered from the original archives of Wacoal Art Center / Spiral's visionary NEWSIC label.
Originally released only in Japan at the dawn of the 1990s, Natural Sonic is a mesmerizing exploration of earthly sound and rhythm - a sonic tapestry woven from wood, water, and stone, and skin. Ochi, who at the time was the in-house composer and performer for world-renowned designer Issey Miyake, created a series of elemental pieces that blur the line between avant-garde percussion, ritual music, and environmental sound art. The result is both deeply physical and profoundly meditative - an album that breathes with nature itself.
Echoing the organic minimalism of Midori Takada's Through the Looking Glass and the ecological grandeur of Geinoh Yamashirogumi's Ecophony Gaia, Ochi's compositions open portals into primal landscapes, evoking forests, rivers, and stones in flux. Part of NEWSIC's celebrated experimental catalog - alongside Yoshio Ojima's Une Collection des Chaînons, Motohiko Hamase's #Notes of Forestry, and Satsuki Shibano's Rendez-Vous - Natural Sonic now finds new life for contemporary listeners seeking sound that feels both timeless and vital.
A singular album of resonance and restraint, Natural Sonic is a treasure from the golden age of Japanese environmental music, finally available again over three decades later.
Points of Interest
- Limited edition vinyl reissue of Yoshiaki Ochi's Natural Sonic (1990), a cult Japanese environmental music and percussion masterpiece, housed in heavyweight sleeve with obi.
- Originally released on NEWSIC, the forward-thinking label operated by Wacoal Art Center / Spiral (home to Yoshio Ojima, Motohiko Hamase, Satsuki Shibano, and more).
- A unique blend of earthly percussion (wood, water, stone) and environmental soundscapes, created during Ochi's tenure as in-house composer for Issey Miyake.
- Essential listening for fans of ambient, percussion, kanky? ongaku, experimental sound art, nature recordings, and artists such as Midori Takada, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yoshio Ojima.
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Germany
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Tracklisting LP
A1. Dawning 5:20
A2. Balasong 4:32
A3. Woods From The Sea 3:43
A4. Madal Sonic 3:44
A5. Anywhere 5:06
B1. Beatsonic 4:48
B2. Madal Sonic # 2 3:20
B3. Ear Dreamin’ 4:41
B4. Urban Kogili 6:47
B5. Beat The Water 2:28
Info
WRWTFWW Records is thrilled to unveil the limited edition vinyl reissue of Natural Sonic, the groundbreaking 1990 environmental percussion album by Japanese composer and performer Yoshiaki Ochi. Long a hidden gem of the kanky? ongaku movement, Natural Sonic finally returns in its full analog glory, housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi and carefully remastered from the original archives of Wacoal Art Center / Spiral's visionary NEWSIC label.
Originally released only in Japan at the dawn of the 1990s, Natural Sonic is a mesmerizing exploration of earthly sound and rhythm - a sonic tapestry woven from wood, water, and stone, and skin. Ochi, who at the time was the in-house composer and performer for world-renowned designer Issey Miyake, created a series of elemental pieces that blur the line between avant-garde percussion, ritual music, and environmental sound art. The result is both deeply physical and profoundly meditative - an album that breathes with nature itself.
Echoing the organic minimalism of Midori Takada's Through the Looking Glass and the ecological grandeur of Geinoh Yamashirogumi's Ecophony Gaia, Ochi's compositions open portals into primal landscapes, evoking forests, rivers, and stones in flux. Part of NEWSIC's celebrated experimental catalog - alongside Yoshio Ojima's Une Collection des Chaînons, Motohiko Hamase's #Notes of Forestry, and Satsuki Shibano's Rendez-Vous - Natural Sonic now finds new life for contemporary listeners seeking sound that feels both timeless and vital.
A singular album of resonance and restraint, Natural Sonic is a treasure from the golden age of Japanese environmental music, finally available again over three decades later.
Points of Interest
- Limited edition vinyl reissue of Yoshiaki Ochi's Natural Sonic (1990), a cult Japanese environmental music and percussion masterpiece, housed in heavyweight sleeve with obi.
- Originally released on NEWSIC, the forward-thinking label operated by Wacoal Art Center / Spiral (home to Yoshio Ojima, Motohiko Hamase, Satsuki Shibano, and more).
- A unique blend of earthly percussion (wood, water, stone) and environmental soundscapes, created during Ochi's tenure as in-house composer for Issey Miyake.
- Essential listening for fans of ambient, percussion, kanky? ongaku, experimental sound art, nature recordings, and artists such as Midori Takada, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yoshio Ojima.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Germany
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Virgo - Arcadia
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Virgo - System For Zodiac
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Virgo - Remains
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Virgo - Stroma
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Virgo - Monochrome Sky
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Virgo - Proxima Scope
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Virgo - Diadem
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Virgo - Ancient Architects
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Virgo - Stroma Trite
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Virgo - The Creation Of Typology
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Virgo - Nostalgia
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Virgo - Last Moment
Territories: WORLD
Genre: Techno, Electronic, Ambient, IDM, Soulful, Acid
DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm Cut, Heavyweight Sleeve, Inside Out Pantone Printing, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Arcadia
A2. System For Zodiac
A3. Remains
B1. Stroma
B2. Monochrome Sky
B3. Proxima Scope
C1. Diadem
C2. Ancient Architects
C3. Stroma Trite
D1. The Creation Of Typology
D2. Nostalgia
D3. Last Moment
Info
WRWTFWW Records is thrilled to announce the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo’s debut album, Landform Code, a forgotten underground classic from 1998, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Originally only released on CD by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, Landform Code is an absolute gem of smooth, melodic Detroit techno infused with brilliant hints of acid, ambient, and IDM. It’s a dreamy, organic, and timeless record that captures the essence of late ‘90s electronic innovation with a deeply soulful touch.
The 12-track album, radiating with lush melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and textural detail, is an essential (hidden) treasure of electronic music history, transporting the listeners back to the pioneering days of Carl Craig, B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, or Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series, beautifully honoring its influences, while solidly standing on its own as a distinct and emotionally resonant piece from Japan’s underground scene.
Landform Code is released simultaneously with Virgo’s 1999 follow-up album Remnants, both excavated from the vaults of FORM@ RECORDS which has officially supervised the reissue efforts. This marks the first phase of a collaboration between the Swiss and Japanese labels – a project that will continue with forthcoming vinyl releases of FORM@ compilations Art Form I (1997), Art Form 2 (1998), and Re-Form Ver-1.0 (1999).
Points of interests
- For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, Carl Craig, Warp Records, B12, the late 90s, feelings, machines with emotions.
- First ever vinyl release of Japanese soulful techno underground classic Landform Code by Virgo in collaboration with super cult Tokyo label FORM@ RECORDS.
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Genre: Techno, Electronic, Ambient, IDM, Soulful, Acid
DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm Cut, Heavyweight Sleeve, Inside Out Pantone Printing, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Arcadia
A2. System For Zodiac
A3. Remains
B1. Stroma
B2. Monochrome Sky
B3. Proxima Scope
C1. Diadem
C2. Ancient Architects
C3. Stroma Trite
D1. The Creation Of Typology
D2. Nostalgia
D3. Last Moment
Info
WRWTFWW Records is thrilled to announce the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo’s debut album, Landform Code, a forgotten underground classic from 1998, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Originally only released on CD by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, Landform Code is an absolute gem of smooth, melodic Detroit techno infused with brilliant hints of acid, ambient, and IDM. It’s a dreamy, organic, and timeless record that captures the essence of late ‘90s electronic innovation with a deeply soulful touch.
The 12-track album, radiating with lush melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and textural detail, is an essential (hidden) treasure of electronic music history, transporting the listeners back to the pioneering days of Carl Craig, B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, or Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series, beautifully honoring its influences, while solidly standing on its own as a distinct and emotionally resonant piece from Japan’s underground scene.
Landform Code is released simultaneously with Virgo’s 1999 follow-up album Remnants, both excavated from the vaults of FORM@ RECORDS which has officially supervised the reissue efforts. This marks the first phase of a collaboration between the Swiss and Japanese labels – a project that will continue with forthcoming vinyl releases of FORM@ compilations Art Form I (1997), Art Form 2 (1998), and Re-Form Ver-1.0 (1999).
Points of interests
- For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, Carl Craig, Warp Records, B12, the late 90s, feelings, machines with emotions.
- First ever vinyl release of Japanese soulful techno underground classic Landform Code by Virgo in collaboration with super cult Tokyo label FORM@ RECORDS.
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Virgo - Falling Seed
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Virgo - Round On Cirque
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Virgo - Utia
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Virgo - Prelude
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Virgo - Mesa
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Virgo - Tower Of the Dual World
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Virgo - Lost In Blue
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Virgo - Ivied Scupltuer
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Virgo - Remnants
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Virgo - Starlight
Territories: WORLD
Genre: Techno, Electronic, Ambient, IDM, Soulful, Electronica, House
DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm Cut, Heavyweight Sleeve, Inside Out Pantone Printing, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Falling Seed
A2. Round On Cirque
B1. Utia
B2. Prelude
B3. Mesa
C1. Tower Of the Dual World
C2. Lost In Blue
C3. Ivied Scupltuer
D1. Remnants
D2. Starlight
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo's unheralded sophomore album, Remnants, a sleeper underground hit from 1999, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Released only on CD in 1999 by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, Remnants is a quietly visionary record: mellow ambient techno, fluid electronica, and soul-laced atmospherics with the spirit of Detroit close to the heart. As the follow-up to his essential debut Landform Code, Virgo expands his palette here - working in widescreen textures, warm synth tones, and patient, emotive arrangements that feel both intimate and cinematic. The result is lush, heartfelt, and simply brilliant - a late '90s statement that rewards deep, repeated listening.
Remnants sits comfortably alongside the era's best explorations in soulful techno, ambient, and IDM, recalling the sensibilities of B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, and the lineage of labels Warp, Likemind and Clear, while remaining distinctly Virgo - subtle, sophisticated, and unexpectedly moving.
The album is released alongside Virgo's Landform Code, also available on vinyl for the first time ever, as part of a collaborative reissue series between WRWTFWW and FORM@. It aslo signals more archival treasures to come : vinyl pressings of FORM@ compilations Art Form I (1997), Art Form 2 (1998), and Re-Form Ver-1.0 (1999).
Points of interests
- For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, emotive electronica, Carl Craig, B12, the Black Dog, labels such as Warp, Likemind, and Clear, the late 90s, feelings, machines with emotions, good sophomore albums, unknown classics, essential Japanese music from the underground.
- First ever vinyl release of Japanese soulful techno underground classic Remnants by Virgo in collaboration with super cult Tokyo label FORM@ RECORDS.
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Germany
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Genre: Techno, Electronic, Ambient, IDM, Soulful, Electronica, House
DLP: Limited Edition, 45rpm Cut, Heavyweight Sleeve, Inside Out Pantone Printing, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Falling Seed
A2. Round On Cirque
B1. Utia
B2. Prelude
B3. Mesa
C1. Tower Of the Dual World
C2. Lost In Blue
C3. Ivied Scupltuer
D1. Remnants
D2. Starlight
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo's unheralded sophomore album, Remnants, a sleeper underground hit from 1999, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Released only on CD in 1999 by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, Remnants is a quietly visionary record: mellow ambient techno, fluid electronica, and soul-laced atmospherics with the spirit of Detroit close to the heart. As the follow-up to his essential debut Landform Code, Virgo expands his palette here - working in widescreen textures, warm synth tones, and patient, emotive arrangements that feel both intimate and cinematic. The result is lush, heartfelt, and simply brilliant - a late '90s statement that rewards deep, repeated listening.
Remnants sits comfortably alongside the era's best explorations in soulful techno, ambient, and IDM, recalling the sensibilities of B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, and the lineage of labels Warp, Likemind and Clear, while remaining distinctly Virgo - subtle, sophisticated, and unexpectedly moving.
The album is released alongside Virgo's Landform Code, also available on vinyl for the first time ever, as part of a collaborative reissue series between WRWTFWW and FORM@. It aslo signals more archival treasures to come : vinyl pressings of FORM@ compilations Art Form I (1997), Art Form 2 (1998), and Re-Form Ver-1.0 (1999).
Points of interests
- For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, emotive electronica, Carl Craig, B12, the Black Dog, labels such as Warp, Likemind, and Clear, the late 90s, feelings, machines with emotions, good sophomore albums, unknown classics, essential Japanese music from the underground.
- First ever vinyl release of Japanese soulful techno underground classic Remnants by Virgo in collaboration with super cult Tokyo label FORM@ RECORDS.
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Meemo Comma - They, Spoke
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Meemo Comma - The Soldier
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Meemo Comma - The Poet
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Meemo Comma - P3Alpha Exotoxin
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Meemo Comma - From The Sky
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Meemo Comma - Signs
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Meemo Comma - Spectral Alignment
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Meemo Comma - Meditation
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Meemo Comma - What Does It Want
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Meemo Comma - Journey To The Sphere
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Meemo Comma - Area X
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Meemo Comma - The Gift
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Meemo Comma - Heavy Metal Offerings
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Meemo Comma - As It Is Written
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, IDM, Electronic, Experimental
LP: Limited Edition of 100, Heavyweight Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. They, Spoke
A2. The Soldier
A3. The Poet
A4. P3Alpha Exotoxin
A5. From The Sky
A6. Signs
A7. Spectral Alignment
B1. Meditation
B2. What Does It Want
B3. Journey To The Sphere
B4. Area X
B5. The Gift
B6. Heavy Metal Offerings
B7. As It Is Written
Info
WRWTFWW Records presents an ultra limited (100 copies !) vinyl edition of Meemo Comma’s Decimation Of I album, originally released digitally in 2024 on Mike Paradinas' Planet Mu label. The collector’s pressing is housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Decimation Of I is the fifth album by Brighton-based electronic musician Meemo Comma. It's a work based on the Strugatsky brothers‘ 1971 novel Roadside Picnic, a book that was also turned into the Russian cult classic Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky. The inspiration came from reading the book alongside the backdrop of global climate disasters where an environment is rapidly becoming less habitable, all while powerful nations occupy and commit genocide.
The rough story of both film and novel is about a select group of characters exploring a land that has been transformed by alien visitors. We never meet the extraterrestrials, nor is it important to, we only have the artefacts left behind. The environment itself becomes the character, neither wholly Earth-like nor alien, but a surreal blend of both, inviting introspection on our insignificance amidst profound change. Within this land’s rebirth, our characters confront ego death, a necessary step towards the profound revelation, the discovery of one's true desire in the absence of ego.
The album opens with the innocent flutes of ’They, spoke,‘ and the disorienting electronica of ‘The Soldier‘ building towards the Terry Riley like undulating clarinets of ‘The Poet’, whose intertwining synth organ drones set the scene. Nods to the seventies electronica of Wendy Carlos and Eduard Artemyev can be heard with the use of Bach melodies in ‘P3Alpha Exotoxin‘ and ‘Area X,‘ however each of these songs draw the listener to primal noise undercurrents, their disintegrating melodies hinting at humanity's gradual dissolution, unveiling profound revelations beyond our comprehension.
As the album reaches its midpoint, ‘Spectral Alignment‘ paints a hazy morning prairie scene with Aaron Copland style French horn, restful woodwinds, spatial arpeggios and a warm drone culminating in an emotional pitstop as the soldiers wake in the dewy morning of this alien landscape, unaware the last of their humanity remains.
The last sentence in Roadside Picnic “HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE, AND MAY NO ONE BE LEFT BEHIND!” is the inspiration for ‘As It Is Written.’ We can either take from this the total annihilation of self has been filled with propaganda from their homeland, or the epiphany of their own autonomy in the war against a land and its inhabitants.
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LP: Limited Edition of 100, Heavyweight Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. They, Spoke
A2. The Soldier
A3. The Poet
A4. P3Alpha Exotoxin
A5. From The Sky
A6. Signs
A7. Spectral Alignment
B1. Meditation
B2. What Does It Want
B3. Journey To The Sphere
B4. Area X
B5. The Gift
B6. Heavy Metal Offerings
B7. As It Is Written
Info
WRWTFWW Records presents an ultra limited (100 copies !) vinyl edition of Meemo Comma’s Decimation Of I album, originally released digitally in 2024 on Mike Paradinas' Planet Mu label. The collector’s pressing is housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Decimation Of I is the fifth album by Brighton-based electronic musician Meemo Comma. It's a work based on the Strugatsky brothers‘ 1971 novel Roadside Picnic, a book that was also turned into the Russian cult classic Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky. The inspiration came from reading the book alongside the backdrop of global climate disasters where an environment is rapidly becoming less habitable, all while powerful nations occupy and commit genocide.
The rough story of both film and novel is about a select group of characters exploring a land that has been transformed by alien visitors. We never meet the extraterrestrials, nor is it important to, we only have the artefacts left behind. The environment itself becomes the character, neither wholly Earth-like nor alien, but a surreal blend of both, inviting introspection on our insignificance amidst profound change. Within this land’s rebirth, our characters confront ego death, a necessary step towards the profound revelation, the discovery of one's true desire in the absence of ego.
The album opens with the innocent flutes of ’They, spoke,‘ and the disorienting electronica of ‘The Soldier‘ building towards the Terry Riley like undulating clarinets of ‘The Poet’, whose intertwining synth organ drones set the scene. Nods to the seventies electronica of Wendy Carlos and Eduard Artemyev can be heard with the use of Bach melodies in ‘P3Alpha Exotoxin‘ and ‘Area X,‘ however each of these songs draw the listener to primal noise undercurrents, their disintegrating melodies hinting at humanity's gradual dissolution, unveiling profound revelations beyond our comprehension.
As the album reaches its midpoint, ‘Spectral Alignment‘ paints a hazy morning prairie scene with Aaron Copland style French horn, restful woodwinds, spatial arpeggios and a warm drone culminating in an emotional pitstop as the soldiers wake in the dewy morning of this alien landscape, unaware the last of their humanity remains.
The last sentence in Roadside Picnic “HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE, AND MAY NO ONE BE LEFT BEHIND!” is the inspiration for ‘As It Is Written.’ We can either take from this the total annihilation of self has been filled with propaganda from their homeland, or the epiphany of their own autonomy in the war against a land and its inhabitants.
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Safari - Safari
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Safari - The Morning After
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Safari - Lonely One In City
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Safari - Brass Monkey
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Safari - Mr. Gregg
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Safari - Day Dream At The Bob's Beach
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Safari - All Right In The Night
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Safari - Twin Of The Cafe Au Lait
LP: Transparent Vinyl, Heavyweight 350gsm Sleeve, Obi
Tracklisting LP
A1 Safari 6:17
A2 The Morning After 5:02
A3 Lonely One In City 5:33
A4 Brass Monkey 5:32
B1 Mr. Gregg 5:27
B2 Day Dream At The Bob's Beach 4:43
B3 All Right In The Night 4:42
B4 Twin Of The Cafe Au Lait 6:45
Info
WRWTFWW Records is extremely happy to present the official reissue of Safari's self-titled album from 1984. The Japanese jazz-fusion super gem is available now as a limited-edition transparent vinyl LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi.
Originally released on fabled label VAP, Safari is a one-of-a-kind city pop-adjacent summer blend of AOR, smooth jazz, and sun-drenched boogie. The sole album from the all-star outfit was the brainchild of keyboardist Toshiyuki Daitoku and Japan-based Californian jazz-funk-latin-fusion bassist Gregg Lee. Together with a large team of experienced musicians, they created a lush, immaculately-arranged 8-track cruise filled with poolside grooves, breezy rhythms, and feel-good vocal harmonies.
Safari features the well-known title track which acted as the theme song for an 80s sports program on Fuji Television, the night-swim chill music tune "All Right in The Night", and the fan-favorite buoyant vacation hit "The Morning After".
The official reissue is fully licensed and sourced from the original masters, with an audiophile cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, ensuring the warm, pristine sound this lost treasure deserves.
Safari is the second release from WRWTFWW's City Pop Series, following Momoko Kikuchi's beach classic Ocean Side, also available on transparent vinyl LP. The series, complete with a visual identity designed by Lopetz/Büro Destruct, also comes with a limited merch capsule, and more sun-soaked gems lined up for the future.
Points of interest
- For fans of Jazz-fusion, AOR, mellow funk, yacht rock, city pop, smooth jazz, chillwave, vaporwave, very endless summers, private press treasures, skinny dipping at night, living life with no worries.
- Super limited edition transparent vinyl LP reissue of Japanese jazz-fusion classic Safari by…Safari!
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Tracklisting LP
A1 Safari 6:17
A2 The Morning After 5:02
A3 Lonely One In City 5:33
A4 Brass Monkey 5:32
B1 Mr. Gregg 5:27
B2 Day Dream At The Bob's Beach 4:43
B3 All Right In The Night 4:42
B4 Twin Of The Cafe Au Lait 6:45
Info
WRWTFWW Records is extremely happy to present the official reissue of Safari's self-titled album from 1984. The Japanese jazz-fusion super gem is available now as a limited-edition transparent vinyl LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi.
Originally released on fabled label VAP, Safari is a one-of-a-kind city pop-adjacent summer blend of AOR, smooth jazz, and sun-drenched boogie. The sole album from the all-star outfit was the brainchild of keyboardist Toshiyuki Daitoku and Japan-based Californian jazz-funk-latin-fusion bassist Gregg Lee. Together with a large team of experienced musicians, they created a lush, immaculately-arranged 8-track cruise filled with poolside grooves, breezy rhythms, and feel-good vocal harmonies.
Safari features the well-known title track which acted as the theme song for an 80s sports program on Fuji Television, the night-swim chill music tune "All Right in The Night", and the fan-favorite buoyant vacation hit "The Morning After".
The official reissue is fully licensed and sourced from the original masters, with an audiophile cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, ensuring the warm, pristine sound this lost treasure deserves.
Safari is the second release from WRWTFWW's City Pop Series, following Momoko Kikuchi's beach classic Ocean Side, also available on transparent vinyl LP. The series, complete with a visual identity designed by Lopetz/Büro Destruct, also comes with a limited merch capsule, and more sun-soaked gems lined up for the future.
Points of interest
- For fans of Jazz-fusion, AOR, mellow funk, yacht rock, city pop, smooth jazz, chillwave, vaporwave, very endless summers, private press treasures, skinny dipping at night, living life with no worries.
- Super limited edition transparent vinyl LP reissue of Japanese jazz-fusion classic Safari by…Safari!
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Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW118
Release-Date:26.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW118
Release-Date:26.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
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Throwing Shapes - Calyx
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Throwing Shapes - Meant to Say
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Throwing Shapes - Sonnoh
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Throwing Shapes - Chosen Talk
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Throwing Shapes - So and So
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Throwing Shapes - Clearly Faded
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Throwing Shapes - Leave it Out
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Throwing Shapes - Lo and Behold
Territories: WORLD
LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Sleeve, Poster, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Calyx
A2. Meant to Say
A3. Sonnoh
B1. Chosen Talk
B2. So and So
B3. Clearly Faded
B4. Leave it Out
B5. Lo and Behold
Info
WRWTFWW Records is happy to announce the self-titled debut from Throwing Shapes, a new collaborative project featuring harpist Méabh McKenna, percussionist Ross Chaney, and label mainstay composer/producer Gareth Quinn Redmond. The immersive electronic meets traditional album is available on limited-edition LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve and including a beautiful mini-poster designed by artwork creator Stina Sandström. It is also available digitally.
A hypnotic, texturally rich exploration in sound led by the striking timbre of the Irish wire strung harp, Throwing Shapes weaves intricate instrumental tapestries with ambitious electronic synthesis and arrangements. The result is an immersive soundscape that feels rooted yet experiential and through which a unique vocabulary emerges - cinematic harp driven avant electronic conjuring lush sonic worlds that evoke both heritage and futurism.
Gareth Quinn Redmond's previous albums, Laistigh Den Ghleo, a ode to the work of Satoshi Ashikawa, Umcheol, mixing ambient with traditional Irish music instruments, his tape loops wonder Ar Ais Arís, and his collaborative effort with Albert Karch, Warszawa, are still available on WRWTFWW Records - complete the collection…again and again!
Points of interests
- For fans of ambient, minimalism, environmental, experimental, electro-acoustic, traditional Irish instruments, synth, cinematic harptronica, Satoshi Ashikawa, Erik Satie, Midori Takada, Albrt Karch, ambient supergroups, mini posters inside record sleeves, heritage, futurism, and meditative journeys.
- Super limited edition vinyl of Méabh McKenna, Ross Chaney, and Gareth Quinn Redmond collaborative effort Throwing Shapes with an artwork by Stina Sandström.
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LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Sleeve, Poster, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Calyx
A2. Meant to Say
A3. Sonnoh
B1. Chosen Talk
B2. So and So
B3. Clearly Faded
B4. Leave it Out
B5. Lo and Behold
Info
WRWTFWW Records is happy to announce the self-titled debut from Throwing Shapes, a new collaborative project featuring harpist Méabh McKenna, percussionist Ross Chaney, and label mainstay composer/producer Gareth Quinn Redmond. The immersive electronic meets traditional album is available on limited-edition LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve and including a beautiful mini-poster designed by artwork creator Stina Sandström. It is also available digitally.
A hypnotic, texturally rich exploration in sound led by the striking timbre of the Irish wire strung harp, Throwing Shapes weaves intricate instrumental tapestries with ambitious electronic synthesis and arrangements. The result is an immersive soundscape that feels rooted yet experiential and through which a unique vocabulary emerges - cinematic harp driven avant electronic conjuring lush sonic worlds that evoke both heritage and futurism.
Gareth Quinn Redmond's previous albums, Laistigh Den Ghleo, a ode to the work of Satoshi Ashikawa, Umcheol, mixing ambient with traditional Irish music instruments, his tape loops wonder Ar Ais Arís, and his collaborative effort with Albert Karch, Warszawa, are still available on WRWTFWW Records - complete the collection…again and again!
Points of interests
- For fans of ambient, minimalism, environmental, experimental, electro-acoustic, traditional Irish instruments, synth, cinematic harptronica, Satoshi Ashikawa, Erik Satie, Midori Takada, Albrt Karch, ambient supergroups, mini posters inside record sleeves, heritage, futurism, and meditative journeys.
- Super limited edition vinyl of Méabh McKenna, Ross Chaney, and Gareth Quinn Redmond collaborative effort Throwing Shapes with an artwork by Stina Sandström.
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Germany
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Momoko Kikuchi - Ocean Side
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Momoko Kikuchi - Shadow Surfer
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Momoko Kikuchi - Blind Curve
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Momoko Kikuchi - Summer Eyes
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Momoko Kikuchi - Futari No Night Dive
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Momoko Kikuchi - Seishun No Ijiwaru
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Momoko Kikuchi - Evening Break
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Momoko Kikuchi - So Many Dreams
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Momoko Kikuchi - I Will
Genre: City Pop, Funk, Pop, Synth, Soul
LP: Transparent Vinyl, Heavyweight 350gsm Sleeve, Obi
Tracklisting LP
A1 Ocean Side 4:39
A2 Shadow Surfer 3:30
A3 Blind Curve 4:04
A4 Summer Eyes 3:42
A5 Futari No Night Dive 4:20
B1 Seishun No Ijiwaru 4:34
B2 Evening Break 3:49
B3 So Many Dreams 5:29
B4 I Will 6:57
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce the first release from its new City Pop Series with Japanese singer, actress, entertainer, scholar and all-around legend Momoko Kikuchi’s sun-drenched classic Ocean Side album, available now as a limited-edition transparent vinyl LP in a heavyweight sleeve with obi.
A cult classic among Japanese music collectors, Ocean Side was originally released in 1984 by mythical label VAP and features lush compositions and arrangements by J-Pop icon Tetsuji Hayashi (Mariya Takeuchi, Miki Matsubara, Omega Tribe, Junichi Inagaki, Urusei Yatsura anime, soundtrack…). Momoko Kikuchi’s city pop gem is a flawless mix of heartwarming beachside funk, breezy grooves, and silky-smooth vocals - the feel-good music we all need in our life right now.
The 9-track summer-is-forever adventure notably includes the ultra-funky megahit “Blind Curve”, the fan-favorite title song, and the insanely romantic ballad “Futari No Night Drive”. A vibrant reflection of summer in 1980s Japan, Ocean Side masterfully balances nostalgia and elegance, and provides part of the origin story for revered modern music genres such as chillwave, and future funk, and vaporwave.
The official reissue licensed from VAP, Inc. is sourced from the original masters with an audiophile-cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.
WRWTFWW’s City Pop Series and its Lopetz/Büro Destruct-designed logo also includes jazz-fusion-AOR-mellow-funk treasure Safari (1984), a limited capsule collection of merch, and much more to come in the near future.
Points of interests
- For fans of city pop, J-pop, funk, soul, chillwave, future funk, vaporwave, the 80s, the summer, 80s summer movies, surfing, swimming, the beach, Mattfoley’s Beach Club™.
- Super limited edition transparent vinyl LP reissue of city pop mega classic Ocean Side by Momoko Kikuchi.
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Pizza Hotline - Polygon Island
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Pizza Hotline - Region Free
3
Pizza Hotline - Z-buffer
4
Pizza Hotline - BIOS
5
Pizza Hotline - Memory Cycles
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Pizza Hotline - Collision Detection
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Pizza Hotline - Stage Select
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Pizza Hotline - Y2K Dreamscape
Genre: Liquid Drum n’ Bass, Electronic, Jungle, Video Game Music
DLP: Limited Edition Double LP with 45RPM Cut, Heavy 350gsm Gatefold Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Polygon Island
A2. Region Free
B1. Z-buffer
B2. BIOS
C1. Memory Cycles
C2. Collision Detection
D1. Stage Select
D2. Y2K Dreamscape
Info
WRWTFWW Records is boiling with excitement: Pizza Hotline is back! The UK producer and DJ is following up the already classic Level Select with another liquid drum & bass with a video game music twist beauty: the Polygon Island album, available in a limited edition double LP with a majestic 45rpm cut (for louder, bigger, bolder, deeper earth-shaking bass), packaged in a heavyweight 350gsm gatefold sleeve.
Home of eight all new slices of delicious atmospheric drum & bass, Polygon Island is the perfect artificial paradise beach for Pizza Hotline to deepen his exploration of modern jungle music liquified through the lens of 90s /Y2K video game motifs and seasoned with the soundtrack essence of PS1, PS2, N64, Sega Saturn & Dreamcast adventures.
Bewitching and larger than life, Pizza Hotline’s perfect follow-up to Level Select takes listeners (players?) on an endless summer escapade filled with immaculate vibes, crispy beats, and refashioned homages to, once again, LTJ Bukem, Peshay, the Wipeout OST, and Soichi Terada's Ape Escape. It’s bouncy, it flows, it’s dreamy – something to dance to, something to reminisce to, something to chill to. Pizza Hotline is back and it feels so good.
Press start. Again.
Points of interests
For fans of liquid DNB, video games, ambient, late night vibes, computers and clubs, Soichi Terada's Ape Escape, LTJ Bukem, Peshay, Wipeout OST, Pizza Hotline’s Level Select, good music, good music on video games, playing video games all night and possibly all week. Do that again and again and again.
Super limited edition vinyl of Pizza Hotline’s Polygon Island album redefining liquid drum & bass with a Y2K video game twist again and again and again.
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DLP: Limited Edition Double LP with 45RPM Cut, Heavy 350gsm Gatefold Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Polygon Island
A2. Region Free
B1. Z-buffer
B2. BIOS
C1. Memory Cycles
C2. Collision Detection
D1. Stage Select
D2. Y2K Dreamscape
Info
WRWTFWW Records is boiling with excitement: Pizza Hotline is back! The UK producer and DJ is following up the already classic Level Select with another liquid drum & bass with a video game music twist beauty: the Polygon Island album, available in a limited edition double LP with a majestic 45rpm cut (for louder, bigger, bolder, deeper earth-shaking bass), packaged in a heavyweight 350gsm gatefold sleeve.
Home of eight all new slices of delicious atmospheric drum & bass, Polygon Island is the perfect artificial paradise beach for Pizza Hotline to deepen his exploration of modern jungle music liquified through the lens of 90s /Y2K video game motifs and seasoned with the soundtrack essence of PS1, PS2, N64, Sega Saturn & Dreamcast adventures.
Bewitching and larger than life, Pizza Hotline’s perfect follow-up to Level Select takes listeners (players?) on an endless summer escapade filled with immaculate vibes, crispy beats, and refashioned homages to, once again, LTJ Bukem, Peshay, the Wipeout OST, and Soichi Terada's Ape Escape. It’s bouncy, it flows, it’s dreamy – something to dance to, something to reminisce to, something to chill to. Pizza Hotline is back and it feels so good.
Press start. Again.
Points of interests
For fans of liquid DNB, video games, ambient, late night vibes, computers and clubs, Soichi Terada's Ape Escape, LTJ Bukem, Peshay, Wipeout OST, Pizza Hotline’s Level Select, good music, good music on video games, playing video games all night and possibly all week. Do that again and again and again.
Super limited edition vinyl of Pizza Hotline’s Polygon Island album redefining liquid drum & bass with a Y2K video game twist again and again and again.
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Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW092CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2CD Excl
Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW092CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2CD Excl
1
Yutaka Hirose - Library
2
Yutaka Hirose - The other side part 1
3
Yutaka Hirose - Deserts
4
Yutaka Hirose - Uprising
5
Yutaka Hirose - The other side part 2
6
Yutaka Hirose - Contrast
7
Yutaka Hirose - Mixture
8
Yutaka Hirose - The other side part 3
9
Yutaka Hirose - Weed
10
Yutaka Hirose - Color
11
Yutaka Hirose - The other side part 4
12
Yutaka Hirose - Notation
Territory: WORLD
DCD: Digipack, Stickers, Liner Notes
Tracklisting DCD
CD1
01. Library
02. The other side part 1
03. Deserts
04. Uprising
05. The other side part 2
06. Contrast
CD2
01. Mixture
02. The other side part 3
03. Weed
04. Color
05. The other side part 4
06. Notation
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce its third release from visionary Japanese ambient/experimental/environmental composer/producer Yutaka Hirose, this time with brand new album Voices, available on limited edition heavyweight-sleeved double LP as well as double CD, both with liner notes from the artist.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
Points of interests
- For fans of abstract, electronic, environmental, ambient, IDM, darkwave, kankyõ ongaku, experimental, three-dimensional sonic landscapes, field recordings, exploring new worlds, the unknown.
- 12 new tracks from master Yutaka Hirose (Soundscape 2: Nova) exploring abstract electronics, available on Double LP and Double CD.
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DCD: Digipack, Stickers, Liner Notes
Tracklisting DCD
CD1
01. Library
02. The other side part 1
03. Deserts
04. Uprising
05. The other side part 2
06. Contrast
CD2
01. Mixture
02. The other side part 3
03. Weed
04. Color
05. The other side part 4
06. Notation
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce its third release from visionary Japanese ambient/experimental/environmental composer/producer Yutaka Hirose, this time with brand new album Voices, available on limited edition heavyweight-sleeved double LP as well as double CD, both with liner notes from the artist.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
Points of interests
- For fans of abstract, electronic, environmental, ambient, IDM, darkwave, kankyõ ongaku, experimental, three-dimensional sonic landscapes, field recordings, exploring new worlds, the unknown.
- 12 new tracks from master Yutaka Hirose (Soundscape 2: Nova) exploring abstract electronics, available on Double LP and Double CD.
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Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW092
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW092
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
1
Yukata Hirose - Library
2
Yukata Hirose - The other side part 1
3
Yukata Hirose - Deserts
4
Yukata Hirose - Uprising
5
Yukata Hirose - The other side part 2
6
Yukata Hirose - Contrast
7
Yukata Hirose - Mixture
8
Yukata Hirose - The other side part 3
9
Yukata Hirose - Weed
10
Yukata Hirose - Color
11
Yukata Hirose - The other side part 4
12
Yukata Hirose - Notation
Territories: WORLD
Genre: Experimental, Electronic, Abstract, Ambient, IDM
DLP: Heavyweight 350gsm Sleeve, Stickers, Liner Notes
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Library
A2. The other side part 1
A3. Deserts
B1. Uprising
B2. The other side part 2
B3. Contrast
C1. Mixture
C2. The other side part 3
C3. Weed
D1. Color
D2. The other side part 4
D3. Notation
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce its third release from visionary Japanese ambient/experimental/environmental composer/producer Yutaka Hirose, this time with brand new album Voices, available on limited edition heavyweight-sleeved double LP as well as double CD, both with liner notes from the artist.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
Points of interests
- For fans of abstract, electronic, environmental, ambient, IDM, darkwave, kankyõ ongaku, experimental, three-dimensional sonic landscapes, field recordings, exploring new worlds, the unknown.
- 12 new tracks from master Yutaka Hirose (Soundscape 2: Nova) exploring abstract electronics, available on Double LP and Double CD.
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Germany
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Genre: Experimental, Electronic, Abstract, Ambient, IDM
DLP: Heavyweight 350gsm Sleeve, Stickers, Liner Notes
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Library
A2. The other side part 1
A3. Deserts
B1. Uprising
B2. The other side part 2
B3. Contrast
C1. Mixture
C2. The other side part 3
C3. Weed
D1. Color
D2. The other side part 4
D3. Notation
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce its third release from visionary Japanese ambient/experimental/environmental composer/producer Yutaka Hirose, this time with brand new album Voices, available on limited edition heavyweight-sleeved double LP as well as double CD, both with liner notes from the artist.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
Points of interests
- For fans of abstract, electronic, environmental, ambient, IDM, darkwave, kankyõ ongaku, experimental, three-dimensional sonic landscapes, field recordings, exploring new worlds, the unknown.
- 12 new tracks from master Yutaka Hirose (Soundscape 2: Nova) exploring abstract electronics, available on Double LP and Double CD.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Limited Cassette Version
Tracklisting (Included are the Same Songs as on the LP/CD Version)
A1. Film 2
A2. Schlachtet!
A3. Hinter Den Bergen
A4. Maikäfer Flieg
A5. Marmelade Und Himbeereis
A6. Wütendes Glas
A7. Kälte Kriecht
A8. Kunstgewerbe
A9. Der Weg Zu Zweit
A10. In Der Nacht
B1. Eisbär
B2. Ich Lieb Sie
B3. Moskau
B4. Ein Tanz Mit Dem Tod
B5. Traüme Mit Mir
B6. Ich Und Du
B7. Wütendes Glas (Maxi Version)
B8. Raum
B9. Film 1
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Tracklisting (Included are the Same Songs as on the LP/CD Version)
A1. Film 2
A2. Schlachtet!
A3. Hinter Den Bergen
A4. Maikäfer Flieg
A5. Marmelade Und Himbeereis
A6. Wütendes Glas
A7. Kälte Kriecht
A8. Kunstgewerbe
A9. Der Weg Zu Zweit
A10. In Der Nacht
B1. Eisbär
B2. Ich Lieb Sie
B3. Moskau
B4. Ein Tanz Mit Dem Tod
B5. Traüme Mit Mir
B6. Ich Und Du
B7. Wütendes Glas (Maxi Version)
B8. Raum
B9. Film 1
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1
Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ?act of violence?
2
Joe Hisaishi - Light And Darkness
3
Joe Hisaishi - Play On The Sands
4
Joe Hisaishi - Rain After That
5
Joe Hisaishi - A On The Fullmoon Mystery
6
Joe Hisaishi - Into A Trance
7
Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ?in the beginning?
8
Joe Hisaishi - Magic Mushroom
9
Joe Hisaishi - Eye Witness
10
Joe Hisaishi - Runaway Trip
11
Joe Hisaishi - Mobius Band
12
Joe Hisaishi - Die Out Of Memories
13
Joe Hisaishi - See You...
14
Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ?be over?
Territories: WORLD EXCL JP
Genre: Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Ambient
Tracklisting CD
01. Sonatine ?act of violence?
02. Light And Darkness
03. Play On The Sands
04. Rain After That
05. A On The Fullmoon Mystery
06. Into A Trance
07. Sonatine ?in the beginning?
08. Magic Mushroom
09. Eye Witness
10. Runaway Trip
11. Mobius Band
12. Die Out Of Memories
13. See You...
14. Sonatine ?be over?
Info
WRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the first ever vinyl release of Joe Hisaishi's original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and all around classic 1993 Japanese yakuza/crime/thriller movie Sonatine. The legendary album comes in a limited edition digipack CD with selective varnish printing.
The celebrated Sonatine was directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also takes center stage as the main protagonist of the thrilling yakuza film. Director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, tv personality and icon, 'Beat' Takeshi is also known for Boiling Point, Hana-Bi, Battle Royale, Johnny Mnemonic, Ghost in the Shell and many many more.
Considered one of the greatest ever, Joe Hisaishi is a composer, musical director, conductor and pianist behind over 100 film scores including Kitano's A Scene at the Sea, Kikujiro, and Brother, as well as his famed work for director and animator Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli masterpieces Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and the list goes on. Little known fact: his first ever produced-album is a collaboration with percussionist Midori Takada (Through the Looking Glass): MKWAJU Ensemble's MKAWJU also released on WRWTFWW Records.
The Sonatine movie score showcases the composer's more contemplative, minimalistic, and intimate side in a superb and deeply evocative neo-classical and ambient musical journey. The depth and emotional resonance of the compositions make for an exceptional and timeless soundtrack. It is known to be one of Hisaishi's own favorites.
Sonatine (Original Soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi follows the release of the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop (1989), as well as music from another groundbreaking Japanese movie, Shin'ya Tsukamoto's Tokyo Fist (1995). Collect them all on WRWTFWW Records!
Points of interests
- For fans of yakuza movies, legendary soundtracks, Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi, piano, ambient, minimalism, classical, crime thrillers of the 90s, obi belts, Ghibli, good stuff.
- Official CD reissue of the soundtrack for classic Japanese crime/yakuza movie Sonatine (1993) directed by and starring the legend (Beat) Takeshi Kitano.
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Genre: Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Ambient
Tracklisting CD
01. Sonatine ?act of violence?
02. Light And Darkness
03. Play On The Sands
04. Rain After That
05. A On The Fullmoon Mystery
06. Into A Trance
07. Sonatine ?in the beginning?
08. Magic Mushroom
09. Eye Witness
10. Runaway Trip
11. Mobius Band
12. Die Out Of Memories
13. See You...
14. Sonatine ?be over?
Info
WRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the first ever vinyl release of Joe Hisaishi's original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and all around classic 1993 Japanese yakuza/crime/thriller movie Sonatine. The legendary album comes in a limited edition digipack CD with selective varnish printing.
The celebrated Sonatine was directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also takes center stage as the main protagonist of the thrilling yakuza film. Director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, tv personality and icon, 'Beat' Takeshi is also known for Boiling Point, Hana-Bi, Battle Royale, Johnny Mnemonic, Ghost in the Shell and many many more.
Considered one of the greatest ever, Joe Hisaishi is a composer, musical director, conductor and pianist behind over 100 film scores including Kitano's A Scene at the Sea, Kikujiro, and Brother, as well as his famed work for director and animator Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli masterpieces Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and the list goes on. Little known fact: his first ever produced-album is a collaboration with percussionist Midori Takada (Through the Looking Glass): MKWAJU Ensemble's MKAWJU also released on WRWTFWW Records.
The Sonatine movie score showcases the composer's more contemplative, minimalistic, and intimate side in a superb and deeply evocative neo-classical and ambient musical journey. The depth and emotional resonance of the compositions make for an exceptional and timeless soundtrack. It is known to be one of Hisaishi's own favorites.
Sonatine (Original Soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi follows the release of the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop (1989), as well as music from another groundbreaking Japanese movie, Shin'ya Tsukamoto's Tokyo Fist (1995). Collect them all on WRWTFWW Records!
Points of interests
- For fans of yakuza movies, legendary soundtracks, Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi, piano, ambient, minimalism, classical, crime thrillers of the 90s, obi belts, Ghibli, good stuff.
- Official CD reissue of the soundtrack for classic Japanese crime/yakuza movie Sonatine (1993) directed by and starring the legend (Beat) Takeshi Kitano.
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1
Grauzone - Plastikherz
2
Grauzone - My Eyes
3
Grauzone - Animals Dance
4
Grauzone - Alone In The Jungle
5
Grauzone - Sommer 80
6
Grauzone - Funky Punk
7
Grauzone - Moskau
8
Grauzone - Waiting For A Light
9
Grauzone - Grauzone
Territories: WORLD
LP: Limited Edition White Vinyl, Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Plastikherz
A2. My Eyes
A3. Animals Dance
A4. Alone In The Jungle
A5. Sommer 80
B1. Funky Punk
B2. Moskau
B3. Waiting For A Light
B4. Grauzone
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to release Swiss cult band Grauzone’s recording of their April 12th 1980 live show at Gaskessel in their hometown of Bern. The 9-track album, documenting the very beginnings of the group, is available as a limited edition white vinyl LP in heavy 350gsm sleeve with special artwork by band member Stephan Eicher.
Experience the early Grauzone days, live from Bern, Switzerland, with a concert recorded at legendary local venue Gaskessel, with Martin Eicher on guitar and vocals, Christian G.T. Trüssel on bass, Marco Repetto on drums, Stephan Eicher on synth, and Claudine Chirac on saxophone. The performance is a true time capsule of the early 80s underground, showcasing the punk side of Grauzone with renditions of songs that were never officially released, as well as future fan-favorite “Moskau”. A piece of Swiss music history, This limited release is a must have for all Grauzone fans and DIY archivists.
About Grauzone:
The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a short-lived but highly-regarded career which birthed a cult discography that still fascinates and resonates today. Consisting of core members Martin Eicher, Stephan Eicher, and Marco Repetto, and on-and-off participants Christian GT Trüssel, Claudine Chirac, and Ingrid Berney, the elusive group broke new grounds in the early 80s, experimenting with punk and industrial music, early techno sounds, minimalism, new wave, pop, and various electronics. With an innovative and polished approach to design, visuals, performance, and all around style and philosophy on top of their superb music, the constantly transforming unit developed a whole experience - the Grauzone experience: wild and unpredictable, yet sophisticated and cohesive, or as Swiss music historian Lurker Grand would call it, "an Art band with a Punk attitude".
Completely rejecting the music industry rules and refusing to play the game of promotion, touring, release schedules, and TV appearances even though they had a multi-platinum international hit with the song "Eisbär", the band quickly disintegrated in full convention-defying glory, leaving behind an inspiring music legacy for the world to discover and discover again, one generation after the other.
Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and Sylvie Fleury, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label.
Points of interests
- For fans of punk, DIY, underground, post-punk, cold wave, Swiss wave, Neue Deutsche Welle, 80s, Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Switzerland, mountains, polar bears, xerox machines, guitars and drums, Bern, important artifacts, archives.
- Official release of Grauzone Live at Gaskessel, Bern, Switzerland, recorded on April 12th 1980! Limited edition white vinyl, artwork by Stephan Eicher.
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LP: Limited Edition White Vinyl, Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Plastikherz
A2. My Eyes
A3. Animals Dance
A4. Alone In The Jungle
A5. Sommer 80
B1. Funky Punk
B2. Moskau
B3. Waiting For A Light
B4. Grauzone
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to release Swiss cult band Grauzone’s recording of their April 12th 1980 live show at Gaskessel in their hometown of Bern. The 9-track album, documenting the very beginnings of the group, is available as a limited edition white vinyl LP in heavy 350gsm sleeve with special artwork by band member Stephan Eicher.
Experience the early Grauzone days, live from Bern, Switzerland, with a concert recorded at legendary local venue Gaskessel, with Martin Eicher on guitar and vocals, Christian G.T. Trüssel on bass, Marco Repetto on drums, Stephan Eicher on synth, and Claudine Chirac on saxophone. The performance is a true time capsule of the early 80s underground, showcasing the punk side of Grauzone with renditions of songs that were never officially released, as well as future fan-favorite “Moskau”. A piece of Swiss music history, This limited release is a must have for all Grauzone fans and DIY archivists.
About Grauzone:
The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a short-lived but highly-regarded career which birthed a cult discography that still fascinates and resonates today. Consisting of core members Martin Eicher, Stephan Eicher, and Marco Repetto, and on-and-off participants Christian GT Trüssel, Claudine Chirac, and Ingrid Berney, the elusive group broke new grounds in the early 80s, experimenting with punk and industrial music, early techno sounds, minimalism, new wave, pop, and various electronics. With an innovative and polished approach to design, visuals, performance, and all around style and philosophy on top of their superb music, the constantly transforming unit developed a whole experience - the Grauzone experience: wild and unpredictable, yet sophisticated and cohesive, or as Swiss music historian Lurker Grand would call it, "an Art band with a Punk attitude".
Completely rejecting the music industry rules and refusing to play the game of promotion, touring, release schedules, and TV appearances even though they had a multi-platinum international hit with the song "Eisbär", the band quickly disintegrated in full convention-defying glory, leaving behind an inspiring music legacy for the world to discover and discover again, one generation after the other.
Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and Sylvie Fleury, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label.
Points of interests
- For fans of punk, DIY, underground, post-punk, cold wave, Swiss wave, Neue Deutsche Welle, 80s, Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Switzerland, mountains, polar bears, xerox machines, guitars and drums, Bern, important artifacts, archives.
- Official release of Grauzone Live at Gaskessel, Bern, Switzerland, recorded on April 12th 1980! Limited edition white vinyl, artwork by Stephan Eicher.
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Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW049K
Release-Date:27.06.2025
Genre:Soundtracks
Configuration:Cassette Tape Excl
Label:WRWTFWW
Cat-No:WRWTFWW049K
Release-Date:27.06.2025
Genre:Soundtracks
Configuration:Cassette Tape Excl
Territories: World
ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - Cassette/Tape - Consits of 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
- Please mind that you wwill receive a random selection of the artworks - Either BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV or SLEEP. A specific selection cannot be guaranteed -
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Tracklisting DLP
A1. TV Broadcast - 1:49
A2. Coming To L.A. - 4:02
A3. A Message - 2:39
A4. The Siege Of Justiceville - 5:40
A5. Return To Church - 1:26
A6. All Out Of Bubble Gum - 2:40
B1. Back To The Street - 2:24
B2. Kidnapped - 3:31
B3. Transient Hotel - 2:17
B4. Underground - 3:22
B5. Wake Up - 3:26
C1. Chew Bubble Gum And Kick Ass - 0:19
C2. Sunglasses On - 2:49
C3. Back Alley - 2:38
C4. Transport Station - 2:18
C5. Tunnel - 2:06
C6. Holly's Hill - 2:41
C7. Roll Away - 1:18
C8. Get Me Out - 1:52
C9. Portal - 1:39
C10. Out The Window / L.A. Blues - 2:49
D1. All Out Of Bubblegum (Film Version) - 3:45
D2. TV Signal - 3:20
D3. Underground (Film Version) - 7:06
D4. Commercial Break - 0:45
D5. Car Commercial - 0:22
D6. Press On Nails - 0:49
D7. The Cheese Dip - 0:35
D8. They Live Main Theme - 3:33
Info
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Points of interests
- For fans of soundtracks, horror, cult, sci fi, synth, Western, VHS, John Carpenter, bubble gum, conspiracies, cowboy boots, sunglasses, very rare editions of vinyl records.
- Full EXPANDED version of the They Live soundtrack on vinyl for the first time!
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ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - Cassette/Tape - Consits of 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
- Please mind that you wwill receive a random selection of the artworks - Either BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV or SLEEP. A specific selection cannot be guaranteed -
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Tracklisting DLP
A1. TV Broadcast - 1:49
A2. Coming To L.A. - 4:02
A3. A Message - 2:39
A4. The Siege Of Justiceville - 5:40
A5. Return To Church - 1:26
A6. All Out Of Bubble Gum - 2:40
B1. Back To The Street - 2:24
B2. Kidnapped - 3:31
B3. Transient Hotel - 2:17
B4. Underground - 3:22
B5. Wake Up - 3:26
C1. Chew Bubble Gum And Kick Ass - 0:19
C2. Sunglasses On - 2:49
C3. Back Alley - 2:38
C4. Transport Station - 2:18
C5. Tunnel - 2:06
C6. Holly's Hill - 2:41
C7. Roll Away - 1:18
C8. Get Me Out - 1:52
C9. Portal - 1:39
C10. Out The Window / L.A. Blues - 2:49
D1. All Out Of Bubblegum (Film Version) - 3:45
D2. TV Signal - 3:20
D3. Underground (Film Version) - 7:06
D4. Commercial Break - 0:45
D5. Car Commercial - 0:22
D6. Press On Nails - 0:49
D7. The Cheese Dip - 0:35
D8. They Live Main Theme - 3:33
Info
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Points of interests
- For fans of soundtracks, horror, cult, sci fi, synth, Western, VHS, John Carpenter, bubble gum, conspiracies, cowboy boots, sunglasses, very rare editions of vinyl records.
- Full EXPANDED version of the They Live soundtrack on vinyl for the first time!
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Territories: World
ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - WHITE VINYL - Consits of 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
- Please mind that you wwill receive a random selection of the artworks - Either B UY, OBEY, WATCH TV or SLEEP. A specific selection cannot be guaranteed -
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Tracklisting DLP
A1. TV Broadcast - 1:49
A2. Coming To L.A. - 4:02
A3. A Message - 2:39
A4. The Siege Of Justiceville - 5:40
A5. Return To Church - 1:26
A6. All Out Of Bubble Gum - 2:40
B1. Back To The Street - 2:24
B2. Kidnapped - 3:31
B3. Transient Hotel - 2:17
B4. Underground - 3:22
B5. Wake Up - 3:26
C1. Chew Bubble Gum And Kick Ass - 0:19
C2. Sunglasses On - 2:49
C3. Back Alley - 2:38
C4. Transport Station - 2:18
C5. Tunnel - 2:06
C6. Holly's Hill - 2:41
C7. Roll Away - 1:18
C8. Get Me Out - 1:52
C9. Portal - 1:39
C10. Out The Window / L.A. Blues - 2:49
D1. All Out Of Bubblegum (Film Version) - 3:45
D2. TV Signal - 3:20
D3. Underground (Film Version) - 7:06
D4. Commercial Break - 0:45
D5. Car Commercial - 0:22
D6. Press On Nails - 0:49
D7. The Cheese Dip - 0:35
D8. They Live Main Theme - 3:33
Info
ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - WHITE VINYL - 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Points of interests
- For fans of soundtracks, horror, cult, sci fi, synth, Western, VHS, John Carpenter, bubble gum, conspiracies, cowboy boots, sunglasses, very rare editions of vinyl records.
- Full EXPANDED version of the They Live soundtrack on vinyl for the first time!
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - WHITE VINYL - Consits of 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
- Please mind that you wwill receive a random selection of the artworks - Either B UY, OBEY, WATCH TV or SLEEP. A specific selection cannot be guaranteed -
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Tracklisting DLP
A1. TV Broadcast - 1:49
A2. Coming To L.A. - 4:02
A3. A Message - 2:39
A4. The Siege Of Justiceville - 5:40
A5. Return To Church - 1:26
A6. All Out Of Bubble Gum - 2:40
B1. Back To The Street - 2:24
B2. Kidnapped - 3:31
B3. Transient Hotel - 2:17
B4. Underground - 3:22
B5. Wake Up - 3:26
C1. Chew Bubble Gum And Kick Ass - 0:19
C2. Sunglasses On - 2:49
C3. Back Alley - 2:38
C4. Transport Station - 2:18
C5. Tunnel - 2:06
C6. Holly's Hill - 2:41
C7. Roll Away - 1:18
C8. Get Me Out - 1:52
C9. Portal - 1:39
C10. Out The Window / L.A. Blues - 2:49
D1. All Out Of Bubblegum (Film Version) - 3:45
D2. TV Signal - 3:20
D3. Underground (Film Version) - 7:06
D4. Commercial Break - 0:45
D5. Car Commercial - 0:22
D6. Press On Nails - 0:49
D7. The Cheese Dip - 0:35
D8. They Live Main Theme - 3:33
Info
ULTRA LIMITED EDITION - WHITE VINYL - 4 DIFFERENT ARTWORKS (BUY, OBEY, WATCH TV, SLEEP) - NO REPRESS!
FULL soundtrack of John Carpenter's cult sci-fi/action/horror cult film They Live (1988) in never released on vinyl before expanded edition from legendary composer Alan Howarth.
Blues riffs surf on ambient synth, saxophone and harmonica mingle with sparse alien electronics and abstract soundscapes - Alan Howarth's score perfectly matches the eerie paranoid urban Western meets corporate sci fi vibe of John Carpenter's iconic movie.
This version, officially licensed from Alan Howarth, includes all 29 tracks from the soundtrack - the true complete music scores of They Live!
Points of interests
- For fans of soundtracks, horror, cult, sci fi, synth, Western, VHS, John Carpenter, bubble gum, conspiracies, cowboy boots, sunglasses, very rare editions of vinyl records.
- Full EXPANDED version of the They Live soundtrack on vinyl for the first time!
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ~act of violence~
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Joe Hisaishi - Light And Darkness
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Joe Hisaishi - Play OnThe Sands
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Joe Hisaishi - Rain After That
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Joe Hisaishi - A On The Fullmoon Mystery
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Joe Hisaishi - Into A Trance
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Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ~in the beginning~
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Joe Hisaishi - Magic Mushroom
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Joe Hisaishi - Eye Witness
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Joe Hisaishi - Runaway Trip
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Joe Hisaishi - Mobius Band
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Joe Hisaishi - Die Out Of Memories
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Joe Hisaishi - See You...
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Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine ~be over~
Territories: WORLD EXCL Japan
LP: Heavyweight Sleeve with Selective Varnish Print, Special Paper Obi
Tracklisting LP
A1. Sonatine ~act of violence~
A2. Light And Darkness
A3. Play OnThe Sands
A4. Rain After That
A5. A On The Fullmoon Mystery
A6. Into A Trance
A7. Sonatine ~in the beginning~
B1. Magic Mushroom
B2. Eye Witness
B3. Runaway Trip
B4. Mobius Band
B5. Die Out Of Memories
B6. See You...
B7. Sonatine ~be over~
Info
WRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the first ever vinyl release of Joe Hisaishi’s original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and all around classic 1993 Japanese yakuza/crime/thriller movie Sonatine. The legendary album comes in a limited edition housed in a luxurious heavyweight sleeve with selective varnish printing and a special paper obi belt.
The celebrated Sonatine was directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also takes center stage as the main protagonist of the thrilling yakuza film. Director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, tv personality and icon, 'Beat' Takeshi is also known for Boiling Point, Hana-Bi, Battle Royale, Johnny Mnemonic, Ghost in the Shell and many many more.
Considered one of the greatest ever, Joe Hisaishi is a composer, musical director, conductor and pianist behind over 100 film scores including Kitano’s A Scene at the Sea, Kikujiro, and Brother, as well as his famed work for director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli masterpieces Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and the list goes on. Little known fact: his first ever produced-album is a collaboration with percussionist Midori Takada (Through the Looking Glass): MKWAJU Ensemble’s MKAWJU also released on WRWTFWW Records.
The Sonatine movie score showcases the composer’s more contemplative, minimalistic, and intimate side in a superb and deeply evocative neo-classical and ambient musical journey. The depth and emotional resonance of the compositions make for an exceptional and timeless soundtrack. It is known to be one of Hisaishi’s own favorites.
Sonatine (Original Soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi follows the release of the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano’s Violent Cop (1989), as well as music from another groundbreaking Japanese movie, Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s Tokyo Fist (1995). Collect them all on WRWTFWW Records!
Points of interests
- For fans of yakuza movies, legendary soundtracks, Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi, piano, ambient, minimalism, classical, crime thrillers of the 90s, obi belts, Ghibli, good stuff.
- First vinyl release of the soundtrack for classic Japanese crime/yakuza movie Sonatine (1993) directed by and starring the legend (Beat) Takeshi Kitano.
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LP: Heavyweight Sleeve with Selective Varnish Print, Special Paper Obi
Tracklisting LP
A1. Sonatine ~act of violence~
A2. Light And Darkness
A3. Play OnThe Sands
A4. Rain After That
A5. A On The Fullmoon Mystery
A6. Into A Trance
A7. Sonatine ~in the beginning~
B1. Magic Mushroom
B2. Eye Witness
B3. Runaway Trip
B4. Mobius Band
B5. Die Out Of Memories
B6. See You...
B7. Sonatine ~be over~
Info
WRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the first ever vinyl release of Joe Hisaishi’s original soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and all around classic 1993 Japanese yakuza/crime/thriller movie Sonatine. The legendary album comes in a limited edition housed in a luxurious heavyweight sleeve with selective varnish printing and a special paper obi belt.
The celebrated Sonatine was directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also takes center stage as the main protagonist of the thrilling yakuza film. Director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, tv personality and icon, 'Beat' Takeshi is also known for Boiling Point, Hana-Bi, Battle Royale, Johnny Mnemonic, Ghost in the Shell and many many more.
Considered one of the greatest ever, Joe Hisaishi is a composer, musical director, conductor and pianist behind over 100 film scores including Kitano’s A Scene at the Sea, Kikujiro, and Brother, as well as his famed work for director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli masterpieces Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and the list goes on. Little known fact: his first ever produced-album is a collaboration with percussionist Midori Takada (Through the Looking Glass): MKWAJU Ensemble’s MKAWJU also released on WRWTFWW Records.
The Sonatine movie score showcases the composer’s more contemplative, minimalistic, and intimate side in a superb and deeply evocative neo-classical and ambient musical journey. The depth and emotional resonance of the compositions make for an exceptional and timeless soundtrack. It is known to be one of Hisaishi’s own favorites.
Sonatine (Original Soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi follows the release of the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano’s Violent Cop (1989), as well as music from another groundbreaking Japanese movie, Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s Tokyo Fist (1995). Collect them all on WRWTFWW Records!
Points of interests
- For fans of yakuza movies, legendary soundtracks, Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi, piano, ambient, minimalism, classical, crime thrillers of the 90s, obi belts, Ghibli, good stuff.
- First vinyl release of the soundtrack for classic Japanese crime/yakuza movie Sonatine (1993) directed by and starring the legend (Beat) Takeshi Kitano.
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- Goldie's 1995 debut Timeless is often described as one of the greatest dance music albums of all time. As one of the founders of Metalheadz, one of the most influential drum and bass labels, Goldie helped shape the sound of a generation, and a genre that has spanned over 3 decades.
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- London Records celebrate 30 years of Timeless with limited edition vinyl formats, re-imagining the original white sleeve and putting the album on double vinyl for the first time since '96, with new liner notes from Tim Carr. Remastered audio.
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D2. Kemistry
D3. You & Me
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Nature has always been a source of inspiration, a place of strength and retreat for the artist Dominik Eulberg. Now, the studied conservationist releases his sixth album, entitled „Avichrom“.
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Grauzone - Raum
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Grauzone - Raum (Naum Gabo Rework)
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Grauzone - Raum (Ata's Extended Edit)
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Grauzone - Raum (Naum Gabo Rework - Radio Edit)
Maxi vinyl: 12" cut at 45rpm, 350gsm inside out sleeve with artwork by Stephan Eicher, handmade Xerox sticker
WRWTFWW Records is beyond thrilled to announce the first ever vinyl maxi-single release for "Raum", Grauzone's best-kept secret and underground mega-gem from 1980. The four-track affair includes the full title track sourced from the original reels, as well as a club-ready rework by Naum Gabo (Jonnie Wilkes of Optimo and James Savage) with help from Dennis Young of Liquid Liquid, and an extended edit by legendary Frankfurt DJ Ata (Robert-Johnson club, Playhouse/Klang/Ongaku labels). The 12 inch vinyl is cut at 45rpm and comes with a never-seen cover art by band member Stephan Eicher and a handmade Xerox hype sticker.
Tracklisting
A1. Raum
A2. Raum (Naum Gabo Rework)
B1. Raum (Ata's Extended Edit)
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WRWTFWW Records is beyond thrilled to announce the first ever vinyl maxi-single release for "Raum", Grauzone's best-kept secret and underground mega-gem from 1980. The four-track affair includes the full title track sourced from the original reels, as well as a club-ready rework by Naum Gabo (Jonnie Wilkes of Optimo and James Savage) with help from Dennis Young of Liquid Liquid, and an extended edit by legendary Frankfurt DJ Ata (Robert-Johnson club, Playhouse/Klang/Ongaku labels). The 12 inch vinyl is cut at 45rpm and comes with a never-seen cover art by band member Stephan Eicher and a handmade Xerox hype sticker.
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A1. Raum
A2. Raum (Naum Gabo Rework)
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B2. Raum (Naum Gabo Rework - Radio Edit)
Info:
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Alva Noto - Ritual (04:39:00)
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Alva Noto - Confrontation 1 (00:06:50)
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Alva Noto - Village 1 (00:05:14)
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Alva Noto - Confidential Information 1 (00:03:33)
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Alva Noto - Confidential Information 2 (00:01:40)
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Alva Noto - Confrontation 2 (00:05:01)
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Alva Noto - Death Laguna (00:05:05)
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Alva Noto - Information Policia (00:03:29)
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Alva Noto - Sarayaku Hidding (00:07:52)
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Alva Noto - Information (00:02:19)
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Alva Noto - Demonstration (00:03:44)
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Alva Noto - Info Resistance (00:02:55)
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Alva Noto - Sicario (00:03:50)
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Alva Noto - Village 2 (00:01:50)
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Alva Noto - Storming Camp (00:03:10)
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Alva Noto - Legal Process (00:02:10)
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Alva Noto - Trail (00:03:55)
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Alva Noto - Swat (00:01:40)
19
Alva Noto - Ritual Reprise (00:06:40)
2LP:
A1. Ritual (04:39:00)
A2. Confrontation 1 (00:06:50)
A3. Village 1 (00:05:14)
A4. Confidential Information 1 (00:03:33)
B1. Confidential Information 2 (00:01:40)
B2. Confrontation 2 (00:05:01)
B3. Death Laguna (00:05:05)
B4. Information Policia (00:03:29)
C1. Sarayaku Hidding (00:07:52)
C2. Information (00:02:19)
C3. Demonstration (00:03:44)
C4. Info Resistance (00:02:55)
C5. Sicario (00:03:50)
D1. Village 2 (00:01:50)
D2. Storming Camp (00:03:10)
D3. Legal Process (00:02:10)
D4. Trail (00:03:55)
D5. Swat (00:01:40)
D6. Ritual Reprise (00:06:40)
Release Info:
Alva Noto’s award winning score for the 2022 German documentary film ‘This Stolen Country of Mine’ directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese features nineteen compositions to be released on NOTON in April 2023.
The documentary film explores the question of a state's sovereignty in the face of foreign powers. The film portrays Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists who oppose the sell-off of an extensive part of the country's resources to Chinese investors.
Alva Noto's music subtly accompanies the struggle of a mountain village, immersing us into the film’s narrative and pathos. Across nineteen compositions, the music exposes and holds back when the images and statements of the protagonists speak for themselves, reflecting the dark shadows and the glares of hope of communal resistance.
The documentary was the recipient of the German Documentary Film Music Award 2022.
Focus track #19
'Ritual Reprise' is the closing composition of Alva Noto's award-winning score for the 2022 German documentary film 'This Stolen Country of Mine.' The piece merges minimal digital textures with emotional resonances, taking the listener to a sonic path filled with a serene tenor. The tone is set on the slow-burn haze of gloaming ambient-electronica scapes, compounding under a unified cinematic soundscape of warm digital ambiances and liquified electronics.
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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A1. Ritual (04:39:00)
A2. Confrontation 1 (00:06:50)
A3. Village 1 (00:05:14)
A4. Confidential Information 1 (00:03:33)
B1. Confidential Information 2 (00:01:40)
B2. Confrontation 2 (00:05:01)
B3. Death Laguna (00:05:05)
B4. Information Policia (00:03:29)
C1. Sarayaku Hidding (00:07:52)
C2. Information (00:02:19)
C3. Demonstration (00:03:44)
C4. Info Resistance (00:02:55)
C5. Sicario (00:03:50)
D1. Village 2 (00:01:50)
D2. Storming Camp (00:03:10)
D3. Legal Process (00:02:10)
D4. Trail (00:03:55)
D5. Swat (00:01:40)
D6. Ritual Reprise (00:06:40)
Release Info:
Alva Noto’s award winning score for the 2022 German documentary film ‘This Stolen Country of Mine’ directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese features nineteen compositions to be released on NOTON in April 2023.
The documentary film explores the question of a state's sovereignty in the face of foreign powers. The film portrays Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists who oppose the sell-off of an extensive part of the country's resources to Chinese investors.
Alva Noto's music subtly accompanies the struggle of a mountain village, immersing us into the film’s narrative and pathos. Across nineteen compositions, the music exposes and holds back when the images and statements of the protagonists speak for themselves, reflecting the dark shadows and the glares of hope of communal resistance.
The documentary was the recipient of the German Documentary Film Music Award 2022.
Focus track #19
'Ritual Reprise' is the closing composition of Alva Noto's award-winning score for the 2022 German documentary film 'This Stolen Country of Mine.' The piece merges minimal digital textures with emotional resonances, taking the listener to a sonic path filled with a serene tenor. The tone is set on the slow-burn haze of gloaming ambient-electronica scapes, compounding under a unified cinematic soundscape of warm digital ambiances and liquified electronics.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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Yutaka Hirose - Reflection
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Yutaka Hirose - Fluctuation
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Yutaka Hirose - Light From Clouds
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Yutaka Hirose - Air To Feel Outside
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Yutaka Hirose - Inner Voice
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Yutaka Hirose - Looking Back
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Yutaka Hirose - The Breath Of Cyberspace
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Yutaka Hirose - Babel’s Library
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Yutaka Hirose - Cross Section Of The Underground
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Yutaka Hirose - Voice From Past Technology
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Yutaka Hirose - Study For Scientists
DLP: 350gsm Sleeve, Sticker, Liner Notes
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Reflection
A2. Fluctuation
B1. Light From Clouds
B2. Air To Feel Outside
B3. Inner Voice
C1. Looking Back
C2. The Breath Of Cyberspace
C3. Babel’s Library
D1. Cross Section Of The Underground
D2. Voice From Past Technology
D3. Study For Scientists
Release Info:
Info
WRWTFWW Records couldn't be happier to announce the release of Yutaka Hirose’s never-heard before 11-track collection TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, available on double LP and double CD, with liner notes from the artist.
TRACE is a collection of 11 unreleased tracks produced by Yutaka Hirose between 1986 and 1989, during the Sound Process Design sessions, right after the release of his classic Soundscape series album Nova. Sound Process Design was Satoshi Ashikawa's label, home of the Wave Notation trilogy (Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Music For Nine Postcards, Satsuki Shibano's Erik Satie 1866-1925 and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way). Following Wave Notation, Sound Process Design worked with museums, cafes and bars to create site-specific soundscapes, starting with the sound design of the Kushiro Museum. Yutaka Hirose was called to work on these projects.
Rather than simply providing pre-recorded compositions, Hirose sought to create a "sound scenery". To achieve this, he participated in the conception of the space and paid particular attention to the accidental combination of sounds by placing the speakers, using a multi-sound source, and following the concept of "sculpturing time through sound".
The composer explains: "sculpturing time through sound means that time, the space itself, the sound played in it, and the audience all become one sculpture. It is close to the idea of a Japanese tea ceremony where you use all of your 5 (or 6) senses to taste the tea."
TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989 is divided into two parts. The Reflection segment is based on an ambient soundscape. It narrates "a sleep that starts with the sound of water droplets at dawn and slowly disappears into darkness" and feels like a natural and soothing progression of Nova. It was played in entrance halls, at events, in cafes and bars. The Voice from Past Technology segment expresses the dream world born out of that sleep and is based on what Yukata Hirose calls hardcore ambient, environmental music with a noise approach. It was played in museums and science centers.
All in all, TRACE is a crucial addition to every Japanese environmental music fan’s collection, alongside Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Green, Satoshi Ashikawa’s Still Way, Motohiko Hamase’s Notes of Forestry, Inoyamaland’s Danzindan-Pojidon, and Yutaka Hirose’s very own Nova.
Points of interests
- For fans of environmental, minimalism, ambient, furniture music, Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, entrance halls, museums, and time sculptures.
- 11 never-heard tracks from Yutaka Hirose (Nova) recorded between 1986 and 1989, available on Double LP and Double CD.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Reflection
A2. Fluctuation
B1. Light From Clouds
B2. Air To Feel Outside
B3. Inner Voice
C1. Looking Back
C2. The Breath Of Cyberspace
C3. Babel’s Library
D1. Cross Section Of The Underground
D2. Voice From Past Technology
D3. Study For Scientists
Release Info:
Info
WRWTFWW Records couldn't be happier to announce the release of Yutaka Hirose’s never-heard before 11-track collection TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, available on double LP and double CD, with liner notes from the artist.
TRACE is a collection of 11 unreleased tracks produced by Yutaka Hirose between 1986 and 1989, during the Sound Process Design sessions, right after the release of his classic Soundscape series album Nova. Sound Process Design was Satoshi Ashikawa's label, home of the Wave Notation trilogy (Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Music For Nine Postcards, Satsuki Shibano's Erik Satie 1866-1925 and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way). Following Wave Notation, Sound Process Design worked with museums, cafes and bars to create site-specific soundscapes, starting with the sound design of the Kushiro Museum. Yutaka Hirose was called to work on these projects.
Rather than simply providing pre-recorded compositions, Hirose sought to create a "sound scenery". To achieve this, he participated in the conception of the space and paid particular attention to the accidental combination of sounds by placing the speakers, using a multi-sound source, and following the concept of "sculpturing time through sound".
The composer explains: "sculpturing time through sound means that time, the space itself, the sound played in it, and the audience all become one sculpture. It is close to the idea of a Japanese tea ceremony where you use all of your 5 (or 6) senses to taste the tea."
TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989 is divided into two parts. The Reflection segment is based on an ambient soundscape. It narrates "a sleep that starts with the sound of water droplets at dawn and slowly disappears into darkness" and feels like a natural and soothing progression of Nova. It was played in entrance halls, at events, in cafes and bars. The Voice from Past Technology segment expresses the dream world born out of that sleep and is based on what Yukata Hirose calls hardcore ambient, environmental music with a noise approach. It was played in museums and science centers.
All in all, TRACE is a crucial addition to every Japanese environmental music fan’s collection, alongside Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Green, Satoshi Ashikawa’s Still Way, Motohiko Hamase’s Notes of Forestry, Inoyamaland’s Danzindan-Pojidon, and Yutaka Hirose’s very own Nova.
Points of interests
- For fans of environmental, minimalism, ambient, furniture music, Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, entrance halls, museums, and time sculptures.
- 11 never-heard tracks from Yutaka Hirose (Nova) recorded between 1986 and 1989, available on Double LP and Double CD.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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Alva Noto - A1 HYbr:ID Noh Talk
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Alva Noto - A2 HYbr:ID Sync Dark
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Alva Noto - A3 HYbr:ID Noh Human
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Alva Noto - B1 HYbr:ID Sync Inter
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Alva Noto - B2 HYbr:ID Collective Open
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Alva Noto - B3 HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Day
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Alva Noto - B4 HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Night
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Alva Noto - C1 HYbr:ID Para Contamination
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Alva Noto - C2 HYbr:ID Script Solitude
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Alva Noto - C3 HYbr:ID Script Sacre Drone
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Alva Noto - D1 HYbr:ID Script Broken Conversation
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Alva Noto - D2 HYbr:ID Rehuman
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Alva Noto - D3 HYbr:ID Épilogue
2LP
A1. HYbr:ID Noh Talk
A2. HYbr:ID Sync Dark
A3. HYbr:ID Noh Human
B1. HYbr:ID Sync Inter
B2. HYbr:ID Collective Open
B3. HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Day
B4. HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Night
C1. HYbr:ID Para Contamination
C2. HYbr:ID Script Solitude
C3. HYbr:ID Script Sacre Drone
D1. HYbr:ID Script Broken Conversation
D2. HYbr:ID Rehuman
D3. HYbr:ID Épilogue
For an aesthetic of (dis)obedience. The impressions Richard Siegal and his company Ballet of Difference gathered on a trip to Japan in September 2022 now find their way into a full-length dance evening. Siegal and his team had set off for Tokyo to learn the practice of Shuudan Koudou, also known as "Japanese Precision Walking". The strictly synchronised group choreographies are astonishing in their radical stringency and have become a secret YouTube hit, not least because of their peculiar subtle humour. Siegal recognises in the extreme disciplining of the bodies an analogy to the training practice of classical ballet. In the mutual exchange of these movement cultures, questions are raised about individual and collective thinking, about personal decision-making power and social responsibility. For this extraordinary project, Richard Siegal has invited a special guest: Nazareth Panadero, long-time companion of Pina Bausch, who has long since become an icon of Wuppertal dance theatre and will be on stage with the BoD ensemble.
The production BALLET OF (DIS)OBEDIENCE is sponsored by Goethe Institut, with the kind support of Sissel GmbH.
CHOREOGRAPHY & STAGE: RICHARD SIEGAL
COSTUME: FLORA MIRANDA
LIGHT & VIDEO: MATTHIAS SINGER
MUSIC: ALVA NOTO
DRAMATURGY: TOBIAS STAAB
more info to: Shuudan koudou
'Shuudan koudou' Shuudan Koudou Is the Japanese #art of Synchronized Precision ...YouTube · Boson TV: Tech Marvels & Cool Discoveries22 Dec 2022
Kottke.org https://kottke.org › shuudan-koud...Shuudan Koudou Is the Japanese Art of Synchronized Precision Walking
On the other hand, hybrid 3 is inspired by Noh Play - Japanese performances and deals with the refusal of rules musically, hybrid three continues the two previous albums and weaves both rhythmic and beatless musical pieces into a holistic work.
The idea for me has always been that these albums are not only perceived as individual tracks, but as a whole piece, which is why I find the possibility of experiencing and listening to these albums in the right order and as a whole particularly important. For me, the pieces are not only closely related to the ballet that was created for them, but also function as individual pieces as pure, musical pieces and mark a new quality for me, which is very strongly focussed on producing electronic sounds and structures in such a way that they can develop a sculptural quality.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
A1. HYbr:ID Noh Talk
A2. HYbr:ID Sync Dark
A3. HYbr:ID Noh Human
B1. HYbr:ID Sync Inter
B2. HYbr:ID Collective Open
B3. HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Day
B4. HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Night
C1. HYbr:ID Para Contamination
C2. HYbr:ID Script Solitude
C3. HYbr:ID Script Sacre Drone
D1. HYbr:ID Script Broken Conversation
D2. HYbr:ID Rehuman
D3. HYbr:ID Épilogue
For an aesthetic of (dis)obedience. The impressions Richard Siegal and his company Ballet of Difference gathered on a trip to Japan in September 2022 now find their way into a full-length dance evening. Siegal and his team had set off for Tokyo to learn the practice of Shuudan Koudou, also known as "Japanese Precision Walking". The strictly synchronised group choreographies are astonishing in their radical stringency and have become a secret YouTube hit, not least because of their peculiar subtle humour. Siegal recognises in the extreme disciplining of the bodies an analogy to the training practice of classical ballet. In the mutual exchange of these movement cultures, questions are raised about individual and collective thinking, about personal decision-making power and social responsibility. For this extraordinary project, Richard Siegal has invited a special guest: Nazareth Panadero, long-time companion of Pina Bausch, who has long since become an icon of Wuppertal dance theatre and will be on stage with the BoD ensemble.
The production BALLET OF (DIS)OBEDIENCE is sponsored by Goethe Institut, with the kind support of Sissel GmbH.
CHOREOGRAPHY & STAGE: RICHARD SIEGAL
COSTUME: FLORA MIRANDA
LIGHT & VIDEO: MATTHIAS SINGER
MUSIC: ALVA NOTO
DRAMATURGY: TOBIAS STAAB
more info to: Shuudan koudou
'Shuudan koudou' Shuudan Koudou Is the Japanese #art of Synchronized Precision ...YouTube · Boson TV: Tech Marvels & Cool Discoveries22 Dec 2022
Kottke.org https://kottke.org › shuudan-koud...Shuudan Koudou Is the Japanese Art of Synchronized Precision Walking
On the other hand, hybrid 3 is inspired by Noh Play - Japanese performances and deals with the refusal of rules musically, hybrid three continues the two previous albums and weaves both rhythmic and beatless musical pieces into a holistic work.
The idea for me has always been that these albums are not only perceived as individual tracks, but as a whole piece, which is why I find the possibility of experiencing and listening to these albums in the right order and as a whole particularly important. For me, the pieces are not only closely related to the ballet that was created for them, but also function as individual pieces as pure, musical pieces and mark a new quality for me, which is very strongly focussed on producing electronic sounds and structures in such a way that they can develop a sculptural quality.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - A1.Aurora
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - A2. Morning
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - B1. Logic Moon
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - B2. Moon
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - C1.Berlin
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - C2.Iano
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - D1.Avaol
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - D2.Barco
REPRESS
2LP - RE MASTER - Part of the V.I.R.U.S series
GENRE/S: Ambient/ Electronic
Info
Originally released in 2005, 'Insen' is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five albums series.
Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled 'Barco.' Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2005 'Insen' tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists' live improvisation. ?
In 'Insen', Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto explore the potential for interaction and tension between electronic and acoustic instrumentation. Across eight compositions, the echoes of the cascading piano combine, collide, and dissolve with the tapestry of digital breakages in sheer vibrancy. This relationship lies at the album's core. It subtly continues Vrioon's calm melancholia, becoming a vessel for all the emotions and memories nourished by the listener. As you hear the opening, lonesome notes of 'Aurora,' you realize that the pair have once again conceded an ambition to embed elaborate disciplines into an archetypal sound of soul-searching beauty.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
In November 2022, a dedicated, limited edition cardboard slipcase will be available as a separate item from the V.I.R.U.S. LPs/CDs.
TRACKLIST:
Tracklisting
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Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Aurora
Playtime: 00:08:51
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719490
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Logic Moon
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719492
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Morning
Playtime: 00:05:27
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719491
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Moon
Playtime: 00:06:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719493
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Berlin
Playtime: 00:06:16
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719494
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Avaol
Playtime: 00:02:54
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719496
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Iano
Playtime: 00:06:52
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719495
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Barco
Playtime: 00:04:14
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719497
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
2LP - RE MASTER - Part of the V.I.R.U.S series
GENRE/S: Ambient/ Electronic
Info
Originally released in 2005, 'Insen' is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five albums series.
Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled 'Barco.' Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2005 'Insen' tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists' live improvisation. ?
In 'Insen', Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto explore the potential for interaction and tension between electronic and acoustic instrumentation. Across eight compositions, the echoes of the cascading piano combine, collide, and dissolve with the tapestry of digital breakages in sheer vibrancy. This relationship lies at the album's core. It subtly continues Vrioon's calm melancholia, becoming a vessel for all the emotions and memories nourished by the listener. As you hear the opening, lonesome notes of 'Aurora,' you realize that the pair have once again conceded an ambition to embed elaborate disciplines into an archetypal sound of soul-searching beauty.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
In November 2022, a dedicated, limited edition cardboard slipcase will be available as a separate item from the V.I.R.U.S. LPs/CDs.
TRACKLIST:
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Aurora
Playtime: 00:08:51
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719490
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Logic Moon
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719492
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Morning
Playtime: 00:05:27
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719491
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Moon
Playtime: 00:06:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719493
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Berlin
Playtime: 00:06:16
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719494
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Avaol
Playtime: 00:02:54
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719496
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Iano
Playtime: 00:06:52
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719495
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Barco
Playtime: 00:04:14
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719497
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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extrawelt & dominik eulberg - A little further (not on a map)
2
extrawelt & dominik eulberg - A little further (37 routes)
3
extrawelt & dominik eulberg - A little further (imaginary escort)
2025 Repress
UPC: 827170537965
Tracklist: (A) A Little Further (Not On A Map) (B1) A Little Further (37 Routes) (B2) A Little Further (Imaginary Escort)
With Dominik Eulberg and Arne Schaffhausen (of EXTRAWELT) we welcome back two longtime Cocoon heroes to the label. The two were featured in a VICE Magazine special last year for a "field recording" documentary which marked the beginning of a new collaboration. Dominik and Arne checked their fresh recorded sounds in the studio and found out that there have a common base and musical understanding. They started to work on new tracks and it looks like this joint venture will continue for a longer time.
The first results of their mutual work is "A Little Further" which will be released in three different versions on Cocoon Recordings in the next weeks (COR12117). So let's start with "Not On A Map" version: This one seems to be tailor made for the next afterhour and the rising sun. Dominik and Arne create the perfect mood for those special moments on the floor with a nice mix of energetic beats, interesting sounds and an emotional bass- and synth-programming. So many layers and different levels however the overall picture never gets overcharged or too demanding.
Coming up next is the "37 Routes" version which quite stands out with the used breakbeats and no standard 4/4 kick drum. The synths are more scratchy and louder and the bassline seems to jump out of the speakers, this is a massive wall of sound production. The direction here is clear. However the two incorporated some cool and magic breaks that seem to refer to the deeper Eulberg sound which forms a great mix of two different techno-visions. Last but not least there's the "Imaginery Escort" version which appears a bit like the dub edit of "A Little Further". This one emphazies the cool and reduced beat programming. The "Imaginery Escort" is more DJ-friendly and without the big breaks, it keeps the rolling beat going and going and we see the floors burning to this cool groover, too. One of these tracks DJs can't wait to drop them in their sets! All three versions make a great package and a big release that breathes pure techno air. No pseudo-retro-hype and no tech-house-mash-up, this one is just techno. Big techno! And it makes us even more excited looking forward to the upcoming festival season!
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UPC: 827170537965
Tracklist: (A) A Little Further (Not On A Map) (B1) A Little Further (37 Routes) (B2) A Little Further (Imaginary Escort)
With Dominik Eulberg and Arne Schaffhausen (of EXTRAWELT) we welcome back two longtime Cocoon heroes to the label. The two were featured in a VICE Magazine special last year for a "field recording" documentary which marked the beginning of a new collaboration. Dominik and Arne checked their fresh recorded sounds in the studio and found out that there have a common base and musical understanding. They started to work on new tracks and it looks like this joint venture will continue for a longer time.
The first results of their mutual work is "A Little Further" which will be released in three different versions on Cocoon Recordings in the next weeks (COR12117). So let's start with "Not On A Map" version: This one seems to be tailor made for the next afterhour and the rising sun. Dominik and Arne create the perfect mood for those special moments on the floor with a nice mix of energetic beats, interesting sounds and an emotional bass- and synth-programming. So many layers and different levels however the overall picture never gets overcharged or too demanding.
Coming up next is the "37 Routes" version which quite stands out with the used breakbeats and no standard 4/4 kick drum. The synths are more scratchy and louder and the bassline seems to jump out of the speakers, this is a massive wall of sound production. The direction here is clear. However the two incorporated some cool and magic breaks that seem to refer to the deeper Eulberg sound which forms a great mix of two different techno-visions. Last but not least there's the "Imaginery Escort" version which appears a bit like the dub edit of "A Little Further". This one emphazies the cool and reduced beat programming. The "Imaginery Escort" is more DJ-friendly and without the big breaks, it keeps the rolling beat going and going and we see the floors burning to this cool groover, too. One of these tracks DJs can't wait to drop them in their sets! All three versions make a great package and a big release that breathes pure techno air. No pseudo-retro-hype and no tech-house-mash-up, this one is just techno. Big techno! And it makes us even more excited looking forward to the upcoming festival season!
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
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Grauzone - Eisbär
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Grauzone - FILM 2
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Grauzone - Ich Lieb Sie
2024 repress
The First Authorised, Official Re Edition of this Electronic, New Wave, Cold Wave, Pop, Synth, Post-Punk Classic, Personally Overseen by Stephan Eicher, Everything Original: Art, Tracklist, Cut on 45 rpm - Printed on 350 GSM Paperstock incl. Sticker!
WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.
Tracklisting:
A1. Eisbär
B1. FILM 2
B2. Ich Lieb Sie
Info:
WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.
Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein…Written by Martin Eicher after a nightmare in which he saw talking polar bears on the walls, and with music by the Grauzone crew consisting of Martin and his brother Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Christian "GT" Trüssel, and Claudine Chirac (on saxophone), "Eisbär" is the most recognizable title from the band, a sublime mix of ingredients reflecting the transitional era it comes from - the raw energy of punk music still palpable, combined with the audacity of early electronics, the warm groove of a disco gem, beautifully fragile lyrics, and one of the best basslines ever. It became a mega hit, totally unplanned, but how could you resist such a track?
"FILM 2" is the ultimate b-side monster, a menacing all-instrumental pre-techno masterpiece, slowly building to a magnetizing frenzy. An instant underground favorite, it was famously heard played at both speeds depending on the scenes and DJs you were frequenting, 45rpm as it was first intended, and 33rpm for the cosmic experience (search Daniele Baldelli’s Cosmic C75 1982 mixtape online for a great example of this).
The maxi single ends with "Ich Lieb Sie", a synth-pop meets doo-wop ballad, a true love song oozing with innocence. Simple, stylish, and just right.
At the crossroads of post-punk, new wave, pop, and electronic experimentation, the Eisbär maxi offers three songs that are technically different but hold the same spirit, the perfect embodiment of Grauzone’s music - wild, unpredictable, and youthful, yet sophisticated, catchy, and ingenious. The magic recipe for the good stuff.
Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and John Armleder, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label.
Grauzone and WRWTFWW will continue to collaborate on the band’s 40th anniversary reissue campaign, with numerous projects planned for the year, including a vast selection of music, visuals, and literature never available before.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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The First Authorised, Official Re Edition of this Electronic, New Wave, Cold Wave, Pop, Synth, Post-Punk Classic, Personally Overseen by Stephan Eicher, Everything Original: Art, Tracklist, Cut on 45 rpm - Printed on 350 GSM Paperstock incl. Sticker!
WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.
Tracklisting:
A1. Eisbär
B1. FILM 2
B2. Ich Lieb Sie
Info:
WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.
Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein…Written by Martin Eicher after a nightmare in which he saw talking polar bears on the walls, and with music by the Grauzone crew consisting of Martin and his brother Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Christian "GT" Trüssel, and Claudine Chirac (on saxophone), "Eisbär" is the most recognizable title from the band, a sublime mix of ingredients reflecting the transitional era it comes from - the raw energy of punk music still palpable, combined with the audacity of early electronics, the warm groove of a disco gem, beautifully fragile lyrics, and one of the best basslines ever. It became a mega hit, totally unplanned, but how could you resist such a track?
"FILM 2" is the ultimate b-side monster, a menacing all-instrumental pre-techno masterpiece, slowly building to a magnetizing frenzy. An instant underground favorite, it was famously heard played at both speeds depending on the scenes and DJs you were frequenting, 45rpm as it was first intended, and 33rpm for the cosmic experience (search Daniele Baldelli’s Cosmic C75 1982 mixtape online for a great example of this).
The maxi single ends with "Ich Lieb Sie", a synth-pop meets doo-wop ballad, a true love song oozing with innocence. Simple, stylish, and just right.
At the crossroads of post-punk, new wave, pop, and electronic experimentation, the Eisbär maxi offers three songs that are technically different but hold the same spirit, the perfect embodiment of Grauzone’s music - wild, unpredictable, and youthful, yet sophisticated, catchy, and ingenious. The magic recipe for the good stuff.
Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and John Armleder, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label.
Grauzone and WRWTFWW will continue to collaborate on the band’s 40th anniversary reissue campaign, with numerous projects planned for the year, including a vast selection of music, visuals, and literature never available before.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Germany
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Yutaka Hirose - A1. Nova
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Yutaka Hirose - A2. Slow Sky
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Yutaka Hirose - A3. In The Afternoon
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Yutaka Hirose - B1. Taiko
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Yutaka Hirose - B2. Humming The Sea
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Yutaka Hirose - B3. Through The Windows
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Yutaka Hirose - B4. Epilogue
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Yutaka Hirose - C1. Old Dream Spell
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Yutaka Hirose - C2. Light Which Shakes Quietly
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Yutaka Hirose - D1. One Day In Summer
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Yutaka Hirose - D2. Shadow Of A Water Droplet
- Official double album reissue of Yukata Hirose's acclaimed and mysterious full length NOVA, originally released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses.
- Beautiful 2 LP Edition with Gatefold incl. Expensive 2 Special Colours Process, Liner Notes Poster Inlay in English and Japanese, Sticker, Second LP consists of 50 minutes NEVER RELEASED BEFORE recordings.
- Yutaka Hirose's NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties
- Genre: Ambient, Environmental, Electronic, Minimal, Avant-Garde, Synth, Experimental
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Nova
A2. Slow Sky
A3. In The Afternoon
B1. Taiko
B2. Humming The Sea
B3. Through The Windows
B4. Epilogue
C1. Old Dream Spell
C2. Light Which Shakes Quietly
D1. One Day In Summer
D2. Shadow Of A Water Droplet
Info
WRWTFWW Records is blissful to announce the expanded reissue of one of the most fascinating Japanese ambient/environmental albums ever made, NOVA + 4 by Yutaka Hirose. The double LP includes the album known as Soundscape 2: Nova, sourced from its original masters, as well as 50 minutes of never-released-before recordings. It comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, packed with liner notes from the artist in English and Japanese. NOVA + 4 is also available on double digipack CD.
Initially released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series* commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses, Yutaka Hirose's NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties. Initiated around the enchanting landscapes of the two first tracks recorded for the project, "Nova" and "Epilogue", Yutaka Hirose's magnum opus serenely blends vintage synth with nature sounds, exploring soothing palettes and organic backdrops. For "Slow Sky", Hirose explains he "went for a pointillism-like sound, and tried to express a scenery of awakening, where the portal of a heart is opening up", while on "Humming The Sea", he "tried to compose a kind of music that expresses the daily, lazy life of child-like innocence in a summer vacation in some small town."
The bonus LP gathers four long unreleased pieces created around the same period of time for installations, described by Yutaka Hirose as "not music per se but rather sound sculptures", and including the haunting "Shadow Of A Water Droplet" which was recorded for an Ikebana exhibition.
All in all, NOVA + 4 is a transcendent experience of nature in the urban context, an oeuvre which, much like Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass or Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way, holds the power to appease the soul in turbulent times. As one inspired YouTube commenter once said when describing Yutaka Hirose's masterstroke: "I can't tell if the birds are singing inside or outside! Thank you!"
*The Soundscape series also includes Hiroshi Yoshimura's Surround album.
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Beautiful 2 LP Edition with Gatefold incl. Expensive 2 Special Colours Process, Liner Notes Poster Inlay in English and Japanese, Sticker, Second LP consists of 50 minutes NEVER RELEASED BEFORE recordings.
- Yutaka Hirose's NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties
- Genre: Ambient, Environmental, Electronic, Minimal, Avant-Garde, Synth, Experimental
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Nova
A2. Slow Sky
A3. In The Afternoon
B1. Taiko
B2. Humming The Sea
B3. Through The Windows
B4. Epilogue
C1. Old Dream Spell
C2. Light Which Shakes Quietly
D1. One Day In Summer
D2. Shadow Of A Water Droplet
Info
WRWTFWW Records is blissful to announce the expanded reissue of one of the most fascinating Japanese ambient/environmental albums ever made, NOVA + 4 by Yutaka Hirose. The double LP includes the album known as Soundscape 2: Nova, sourced from its original masters, as well as 50 minutes of never-released-before recordings. It comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, packed with liner notes from the artist in English and Japanese. NOVA + 4 is also available on double digipack CD.
Initially released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series* commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses, Yutaka Hirose's NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties. Initiated around the enchanting landscapes of the two first tracks recorded for the project, "Nova" and "Epilogue", Yutaka Hirose's magnum opus serenely blends vintage synth with nature sounds, exploring soothing palettes and organic backdrops. For "Slow Sky", Hirose explains he "went for a pointillism-like sound, and tried to express a scenery of awakening, where the portal of a heart is opening up", while on "Humming The Sea", he "tried to compose a kind of music that expresses the daily, lazy life of child-like innocence in a summer vacation in some small town."
The bonus LP gathers four long unreleased pieces created around the same period of time for installations, described by Yutaka Hirose as "not music per se but rather sound sculptures", and including the haunting "Shadow Of A Water Droplet" which was recorded for an Ikebana exhibition.
All in all, NOVA + 4 is a transcendent experience of nature in the urban context, an oeuvre which, much like Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass or Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way, holds the power to appease the soul in turbulent times. As one inspired YouTube commenter once said when describing Yutaka Hirose's masterstroke: "I can't tell if the birds are singing inside or outside! Thank you!"
*The Soundscape series also includes Hiroshi Yoshimura's Surround album.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More