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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
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Popp - No Title
CD
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist:
1 Lilac 04:38 min
2 Manate 03:23 min
3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
5 Kali 03:20 min
6 Yerba 03:42 min
7 Salbnuß 06:10 min
8 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist:
1 Lilac 04:38 min
2 Manate 03:23 min
3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
5 Kali 03:20 min
6 Yerba 03:42 min
7 Salbnuß 06:10 min
8 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
More records from Popp
1
Popp - A1 Lilac
2
Popp - A2 Manate
3
Popp - A3 Ulam's Spiral
4
Popp - A4 Partially Ordered
5
Popp - B1 Kali
6
Popp - B2 Yerba
7
Popp - B3 Salbnuß
8
Popp - B4 AIHO
LP, 2023 RE, 180G, Transparent Vinyl, PrintPVC Sleeve
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
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1
Popp - A1. Tures
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Popp - A2. DLY
3
Popp - A3. Lithe
4
Popp - A4. Vertiko
5
Popp - B1. Bouderath
6
Popp - B2. Cyrillus
7
Popp - B3. Meoh
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Popp - B4. 7O4
LP
Tracklist:
A1) Tures 00:05:31
A2) DLY 00:04:59
A3) Lithe 00:05:28
A4) Vertiko 00:04:59
B1) Bouderath 00:06:11
B2) Cyrillus 00:04:08
B3) Meoh 00:04:15
B4) 7O4 00:04:00
Info:
On his third album Blizz Munich-based drummer and producer Simon Popp further blurs the line between electronic and organic sounds. In carefully crafted, slow-growing tracks tuned metal percussions cut through searing synth pads, sucking the listener into a sonic vortex.
Informed by personal and spiritual themes, Popp's debut album Laya, as well as his 2021 follow-up Devi make use of rhythms as storytelling mechanisms. Contrasting light and dark, organic and synthetic sounds, his compositions engage in a dance of subtle complexities, enticing the listener into the practice of close listening.
Throughout Blizz, a panopticon of metallophones takes flight, floating freely over earth-bound counter rhythms, conjuring up call and response techniques inherent in polyrhythmic music. This technique favors experimentation over perfectionism, leaving space for happy accidents to unlock new melodic possibilities. According to Popp, "it's much more interesting to try to push the boundaries of an instrument to see what's possible."
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Tracklist:
A1) Tures 00:05:31
A2) DLY 00:04:59
A3) Lithe 00:05:28
A4) Vertiko 00:04:59
B1) Bouderath 00:06:11
B2) Cyrillus 00:04:08
B3) Meoh 00:04:15
B4) 7O4 00:04:00
Info:
On his third album Blizz Munich-based drummer and producer Simon Popp further blurs the line between electronic and organic sounds. In carefully crafted, slow-growing tracks tuned metal percussions cut through searing synth pads, sucking the listener into a sonic vortex.
Informed by personal and spiritual themes, Popp's debut album Laya, as well as his 2021 follow-up Devi make use of rhythms as storytelling mechanisms. Contrasting light and dark, organic and synthetic sounds, his compositions engage in a dance of subtle complexities, enticing the listener into the practice of close listening.
Throughout Blizz, a panopticon of metallophones takes flight, floating freely over earth-bound counter rhythms, conjuring up call and response techniques inherent in polyrhythmic music. This technique favors experimentation over perfectionism, leaving space for happy accidents to unlock new melodic possibilities. According to Popp, "it's much more interesting to try to push the boundaries of an instrument to see what's possible."
More
LP, 18G Vinyl includes DL code
Tracklist:
A1) Pingo 04:38 min
A2) Gundel 05:15 min
A3) Myna 05:09 min
A4) Holort 04:58 min
B1) Jilu 05:09 min
B2) Xolotl 04:09 min
B3) Dama 03:31 min
B4) Higlehasn 05:26 min
Info:
After several collaborative releases, German drummer Simon Popp is back on Squama with his second solo album 'Devi'.
While his phenomenal debut 'Laya' was a percussive take on ambient and third stream minimalism, 'Devi' features eight tracks of bold organic grooves, uplifting and hopeful in one moment, sinister and dark in the next. This dualism is reflective of the ups and downs in Simon's own life, making the album a brutally honest and deeply personal record.
Over the past two years Popp has steadily refined his skills both as a player and an engineer: There are virtuoso drumming parts, revealing his passion for polyrhythm and complex structures and recording techniques such as heavy limiting, using gated reverb and pitch-shifting give the record a modern 90s vibe. 'Devi' is a forceful statement of what contemporary drum music can sound like today.
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Tracklist:
A1) Pingo 04:38 min
A2) Gundel 05:15 min
A3) Myna 05:09 min
A4) Holort 04:58 min
B1) Jilu 05:09 min
B2) Xolotl 04:09 min
B3) Dama 03:31 min
B4) Higlehasn 05:26 min
Info:
After several collaborative releases, German drummer Simon Popp is back on Squama with his second solo album 'Devi'.
While his phenomenal debut 'Laya' was a percussive take on ambient and third stream minimalism, 'Devi' features eight tracks of bold organic grooves, uplifting and hopeful in one moment, sinister and dark in the next. This dualism is reflective of the ups and downs in Simon's own life, making the album a brutally honest and deeply personal record.
Over the past two years Popp has steadily refined his skills both as a player and an engineer: There are virtuoso drumming parts, revealing his passion for polyrhythm and complex structures and recording techniques such as heavy limiting, using gated reverb and pitch-shifting give the record a modern 90s vibe. 'Devi' is a forceful statement of what contemporary drum music can sound like today.
More
1
Popp - Lilac
2
Popp - Manate
3
Popp - Ulam'sSpiral
4
Popp - PartiallyOrdered
5
Popp - Kal
6
Popp - Yerba
7
Popp - Salbnuß
8
Popp - AIHO
LP, 180g + Downloadcode
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
More records from Squama
1
Popp - A1 Lilac
2
Popp - A2 Manate
3
Popp - A3 Ulam's Spiral
4
Popp - A4 Partially Ordered
5
Popp - B1 Kali
6
Popp - B2 Yerba
7
Popp - B3 Salbnuß
8
Popp - B4 AIHO
LP, 2023 RE, 180G, Transparent Vinyl, PrintPVC Sleeve
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
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1
Fazer - Pop Up
2
Fazer - Atuo
3
Fazer - Blitzer
4
Fazer - Lina
5
Fazer - Harlesden
6
Fazer - Twin Drum
7
Fazer - Jetty
8
Fazer - Wasi
Special remarks : 180g Green Vinyl
Tracklist LP:
A1 Pop Up
A2 Atuo
A3 Blitzer
A4 Lina
B1 Harlesden
B2 Twin Drum
B3 Jetty
B4 Wasi
Short Info:
Limited Green Vinyl Edition of Munich-based quintet Fazer’s second album. ‘Nadi’ followed the underground success of their self-released debut ‘Mara’, which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year. Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band’s spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
More
Tracklist LP:
A1 Pop Up
A2 Atuo
A3 Blitzer
A4 Lina
B1 Harlesden
B2 Twin Drum
B3 Jetty
B4 Wasi
Short Info:
Limited Green Vinyl Edition of Munich-based quintet Fazer’s second album. ‘Nadi’ followed the underground success of their self-released debut ‘Mara’, which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year. Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band’s spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
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Fazer Drums - A. Sound Measures VI-X
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Fazer Drums - B. Sound Measures (Azu Tiwaline Rework)
Tracklist:
A. Sound Measures VI-X 20:55 min
B. Sound Measures (Azu Tiwaline Rework) 07:24 min
Simon Popp and Sebastian Wolfgruber aka Fazer Drums team up with Tunisian producer Azu Tiwaline for the second part of their hybrid Sound Measures series.
On the A side, the Munich-based duo's pure and raw drumming gets more melodic than on the first edition. With interwoven, polyrhythmic grooves they explore the concept of counterpoint, drawing inspiration from Gamelan, Afro-Cuban and Swing.
That's material made in heaven for Azu Tiwaline, who made sizeable waves this year with her Magnetic Service EP on Bristol's Livity Sound.
In her rework, she kept the focus on the drums, boiling down and rearranging the different parts into a 7-minute beast of a tune. Layers of her signature dubbed-out electronics add to the mystic aura, while maintaining the dynamics and musicality of the recordings.
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A. Sound Measures VI-X 20:55 min
B. Sound Measures (Azu Tiwaline Rework) 07:24 min
Simon Popp and Sebastian Wolfgruber aka Fazer Drums team up with Tunisian producer Azu Tiwaline for the second part of their hybrid Sound Measures series.
On the A side, the Munich-based duo's pure and raw drumming gets more melodic than on the first edition. With interwoven, polyrhythmic grooves they explore the concept of counterpoint, drawing inspiration from Gamelan, Afro-Cuban and Swing.
That's material made in heaven for Azu Tiwaline, who made sizeable waves this year with her Magnetic Service EP on Bristol's Livity Sound.
In her rework, she kept the focus on the drums, boiling down and rearranging the different parts into a 7-minute beast of a tune. Layers of her signature dubbed-out electronics add to the mystic aura, while maintaining the dynamics and musicality of the recordings.
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Fazer Drums - A1. Measure I
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Fazer Drums - A2. Measure II
3
Fazer Drums - A3. Measure III
4
Fazer Drums - A4. Measure IV
5
Fazer Drums - A5. Measure V
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Fazer Drums - B. Sound Measures (Zenker Brothers Rework)
Special remarks : Letter-pressed sleeve
Genre: Jazz / World / Afrobeat
Tracklist:
A1 Measure I 03:22 min
A2 Measure II 02:22 min
A3 Measure III 04:20 min
A4 Measure IV 04:13 min
A5 Measure V 03:19 min
B1 Sound Measures (Zenker Brothers Rework) 07:39 min
A stunning 17-minute-drumming-trip from feathery spheres through bold grooves to a dense thundery finish by Simon Popp and Sebastian Wolfgruber, the two drummers known for channeling World Music, Afrobeat and Jazz drumming in solo projects and with Munich-based Jazz quintet Fazer.
The B-side holds a rework by fellow Munich producers Zenker Brothers. The Ilian Tape heads and notorious audiophiles put their drum machines aside and weaved the recordings with layers of mystic synths into a tingling organic IDM tune.
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Genre: Jazz / World / Afrobeat
Tracklist:
A1 Measure I 03:22 min
A2 Measure II 02:22 min
A3 Measure III 04:20 min
A4 Measure IV 04:13 min
A5 Measure V 03:19 min
B1 Sound Measures (Zenker Brothers Rework) 07:39 min
A stunning 17-minute-drumming-trip from feathery spheres through bold grooves to a dense thundery finish by Simon Popp and Sebastian Wolfgruber, the two drummers known for channeling World Music, Afrobeat and Jazz drumming in solo projects and with Munich-based Jazz quintet Fazer.
The B-side holds a rework by fellow Munich producers Zenker Brothers. The Ilian Tape heads and notorious audiophiles put their drum machines aside and weaved the recordings with layers of mystic synths into a tingling organic IDM tune.
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1
Paul Brändle - A1. Brainwave
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Paul Brändle - A2. Sail
3
Paul Brändle - A3. Nowish
4
Paul Brändle - A4. Mito
5
Paul Brändle - B1. Barry
6
Paul Brändle - B2. Matches
7
Paul Brändle - B3. Danny Boy
8
Paul Brändle - B4. Lina
9
Paul Brändle - B5. Verano
LP + Downloadcode + Sticker
Tracklist LP:
A1 Brainwave 04:04 min
A2 Sail 06:54 min
A3 Nowish 04:29 min
A4 Mito 03:07 min
B1 Barry 04:02 min
B2 Matches 04:28 min
B3 Danny Boy 03:24 min
B4 Lina 03:44 min
B5 Verano 03:22 min
After releasing two records with the quintet Fazer, German guitarist Paul Brändle presents his solo debut on Squama Recordings.
Paul's minimalist compositions move in slow-motion between Straight Ahead Jazz, Folk, and Blues, only subtly disclosing their musical origins.
The album was recorded in Vienna during the annual 'Hundstage', a period in the summer during which the whole city succumbs to the sweltering heat. Short on oxygen, but not on ideas, Paul created 9 tracks of soothing excellence that are worth calming down for.
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Tracklist LP:
A1 Brainwave 04:04 min
A2 Sail 06:54 min
A3 Nowish 04:29 min
A4 Mito 03:07 min
B1 Barry 04:02 min
B2 Matches 04:28 min
B3 Danny Boy 03:24 min
B4 Lina 03:44 min
B5 Verano 03:22 min
After releasing two records with the quintet Fazer, German guitarist Paul Brändle presents his solo debut on Squama Recordings.
Paul's minimalist compositions move in slow-motion between Straight Ahead Jazz, Folk, and Blues, only subtly disclosing their musical origins.
The album was recorded in Vienna during the annual 'Hundstage', a period in the summer during which the whole city succumbs to the sweltering heat. Short on oxygen, but not on ideas, Paul created 9 tracks of soothing excellence that are worth calming down for.
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CD + Sticker
Tracklist LP:
1 Brainwave 04:04 min
2 Sail 06:54 min
3 Nowish 04:29 min
4 Mito 03:07 min
5 Barry 04:02 min
6 Matches 04:28 min
7 Danny Boy 03:24 min
8 Lina 03:44 min
9 Verano 03:22 min
After releasing two records with the quintet Fazer, German guitarist Paul Brändle presents his solo debut on Squama Recordings.
Paul's minimalist compositions move in slow-motion between Straight Ahead Jazz, Folk, and Blues, only subtly disclosing their musical origins.
The album was recorded in Vienna during the annual 'Hundstage', a period in the summer during which the whole city succumbs to the sweltering heat. Short on oxygen, but not on ideas, Paul created 9 tracks of soothing excellence that are worth calming down for.
More
Tracklist LP:
1 Brainwave 04:04 min
2 Sail 06:54 min
3 Nowish 04:29 min
4 Mito 03:07 min
5 Barry 04:02 min
6 Matches 04:28 min
7 Danny Boy 03:24 min
8 Lina 03:44 min
9 Verano 03:22 min
After releasing two records with the quintet Fazer, German guitarist Paul Brändle presents his solo debut on Squama Recordings.
Paul's minimalist compositions move in slow-motion between Straight Ahead Jazz, Folk, and Blues, only subtly disclosing their musical origins.
The album was recorded in Vienna during the annual 'Hundstage', a period in the summer during which the whole city succumbs to the sweltering heat. Short on oxygen, but not on ideas, Paul created 9 tracks of soothing excellence that are worth calming down for.
More
1
Popp - Lilac
2
Popp - Manate
3
Popp - Ulam'sSpiral
4
Popp - PartiallyOrdered
5
Popp - Kal
6
Popp - Yerba
7
Popp - Salbnuß
8
Popp - AIHO
LP, 180g + Downloadcode
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
More
1
Fazer - Pop Up
2
Fazer - Atuo
3
Fazer - Blitzer
4
Fazer - Lina
5
Fazer - Harlesden
6
Fazer - Twin Drum
7
Fazer - Jetty
8
Fazer - Wasi
LP, 180g + Downloadcode + Extra Sticker inside.
Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year.
Short Info:
Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year. Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band's spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
The album title 'Nadi' references a term rooted in traditional Indian medicine. Nadis are channels that connect points of intensity within the body. This reflects the band's feeling while playing of moving as one body. Contrary to the creation of the group's debut album 'Mara', both the writing and recording sessions for 'Nadi' were completed in relatively short periods of time.
Tracklist LP:
A1 Pop Up
A2 Atuo
A3 Blitzer
A4 Lina
B1 Harlesden
B2 Twin Drum
B3 Jetty
B4 Wasi
Vital Sales Points:
- Extensive Global Promo by Echo Empire (UK) + Passionate PR (G/S/A) - EU Tour in Fall/Winter 2019
- Germany Tour in May
02/03/2019 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
14/05/2019 - Artheater, Köln
16/05/2019 - Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
17/05/2019 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig
18/05/2019 - Ampere, München
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Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year.
Short Info:
Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year. Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band's spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
The album title 'Nadi' references a term rooted in traditional Indian medicine. Nadis are channels that connect points of intensity within the body. This reflects the band's feeling while playing of moving as one body. Contrary to the creation of the group's debut album 'Mara', both the writing and recording sessions for 'Nadi' were completed in relatively short periods of time.
Tracklist LP:
A1 Pop Up
A2 Atuo
A3 Blitzer
A4 Lina
B1 Harlesden
B2 Twin Drum
B3 Jetty
B4 Wasi
Vital Sales Points:
- Extensive Global Promo by Echo Empire (UK) + Passionate PR (G/S/A) - EU Tour in Fall/Winter 2019
- Germany Tour in May
02/03/2019 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
14/05/2019 - Artheater, Köln
16/05/2019 - Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
17/05/2019 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig
18/05/2019 - Ampere, München
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Fazer - A1_Pop Up
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Fazer - A2_Atuo
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Fazer - A3_Blitzer
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Fazer - A4_Lina
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Fazer - B1_Harlesden
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Fazer - B2_Twin Drum
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Fazer - B3_Jetty
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Fazer - B4_Wasi
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Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year.
Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band's spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
The album title 'Nadi' references a term rooted in traditional Indian medicine. Nadis are channels that connect points of intensity within the body. This reflects the band's feeling while playing of moving as one body. Contrary to the creation of the group's debut album 'Mara', both the writing and recording sessions for 'Nadi' were completed in relatively short periods of time.
Tracklist CD:
1 Pop Up, 2 Atuo, 3 Blitzer, 4 Lina, 5 Harlesden, 6 Twin Drum, 7 Jetty, 8 Wasi
Tourdates:
02/03/2019 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
14/05/2019 - Artheater, Köln
16/05/2019 - Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
17/05/2019 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig
18/05/2019 - Ampere, München
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Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album 'Nadi' on 12th April 2019. 'Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut 'Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year.
Moving freely between composition and improvisation, the band's spacious, organic sound pitches lyrical melodies from guitar and trumpet over double-drummer polyrhythmic grooves and dub-like basslines.
The album title 'Nadi' references a term rooted in traditional Indian medicine. Nadis are channels that connect points of intensity within the body. This reflects the band's feeling while playing of moving as one body. Contrary to the creation of the group's debut album 'Mara', both the writing and recording sessions for 'Nadi' were completed in relatively short periods of time.
Tracklist CD:
1 Pop Up, 2 Atuo, 3 Blitzer, 4 Lina, 5 Harlesden, 6 Twin Drum, 7 Jetty, 8 Wasi
Tourdates:
02/03/2019 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
14/05/2019 - Artheater, Köln
16/05/2019 - Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
17/05/2019 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig
18/05/2019 - Ampere, München
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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!
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Popp - B3 Salbnuß
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Popp - B4 AIHO
LP, 2023 RE, 180G, Transparent Vinyl, PrintPVC Sleeve
Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
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Genre: Organic Grooves / Experimental / World
Tracklist LP:
A1 Lilac 04:38 min
A2 Manate 03:23 min
A3 Ulam's Spiral 04:24 min
A4 Partially Ordered 02:24 min
B1 Kali 03:20 min
B2 Yerba 03:42 min
B3 Salbnuß 06:10 min
B4 AIHO 05:01 min
With seemingly effortless precision and a sense for the imperfect, Popp merges Ambient, Third Stream and Minimal Music on his debut album "Laya". The title derives from the Sanskrit language and signifies a place of rest and mental inactivity. In the spring of 2019 Popp created these 8 tracks from hours of improvisation in his own studio. The moments thus captured were then enriched with more sounds and effects to add layers and shed the manually played percussion of all its earthliness. The result is an album of concealed complexity and unadorned beauty.
Raised on an old farm in rural Bavaria, Simon Popp started playing the drums at the age of 9. During his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, he extensively studied African music from countries like Togo, Ghana and Benin where rhythm is central to culture. On his quest for this world's sounds, Popp collected and recorded a wide variety of drums and other instruments, adding to the placelessness of Laya.
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Ash Ra Tempel - Laughter Loving
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Ash Ra Tempel - Daydream
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Ash Ra Tempel - Schizo
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Ash Ra Tempel - Cosmic Tango
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Ash Ra Tempel - Interplay Of Forces
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Ash Ra Tempel - The Fairy Dance
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Ash Ra Tempel - Bring Me Up
CD - Remastered by Manuel Göttsching
GENRE/S: Krautrock, Kosmische, Early Progressive-/Psychedelic-Rock, Early Ambient.
Tracklist CD:
1 Laughter Loving
2 Daydream
3 Schizo
4 Cosmic Tango
5 Interplay Of Forces
6 The Fairy Dance
7 Bring Me Up
"Starring Rosi“ is the 5th Album by Ash Ra Tempel. Released 1973 in the same Year as "Join Inn".
The CD Version is remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself.
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GENRE/S: Krautrock, Kosmische, Early Progressive-/Psychedelic-Rock, Early Ambient.
Tracklist CD:
1 Laughter Loving
2 Daydream
3 Schizo
4 Cosmic Tango
5 Interplay Of Forces
6 The Fairy Dance
7 Bring Me Up
"Starring Rosi“ is the 5th Album by Ash Ra Tempel. Released 1973 in the same Year as "Join Inn".
The CD Version is remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself.
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Finally we are more than happy to announce this Pharoah Sanders 7" for this year's RecordStoreDay release!
This limited-edition Japanese radio edit single of gHarvest Time / Love Will Find a
Wayh is a complement to Pharoah Sandersf seminal album from 1977 Pharoah,
which was recently re-released for the first time since its original pressing, in a
deluxe 2 LP box set (Luaka Bop, Fall 2023).
At times ambient and serene, at others funky and modal, Pharoah has long been
a holy grail for collectors, seen as one of the artistfs most beloved records and
one of the great works of the 20th century. Released after forty-five years with
Pharoahfs blessing, MOJO (ššššš) called it gan ethereal masterpiece,h Pitchfork
(8.9) deemed it gunearthly magic,h and The New York Times (Critics Pick) said that
Pharoah gbeckoned the Gods on the intimate Pharoah.h
Included here are two unreleased radio edits of gHarvest Timeh and gLove Will
Find a Wayh.packaged in a limited, eye-catching Japanese sleeve exclusively for
Record Store Day, pressed on Black Power Black vinyl.
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A. Harvest Time (ŽûŠnŽžŠú . Radio Edit)
B. Love Will Find a Way (ƒ‰ƒ”EƒEƒBƒ‹Eƒtƒ@ƒCƒ“ƒhEƒAE
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This limited-edition Japanese radio edit single of gHarvest Time / Love Will Find a
Wayh is a complement to Pharoah Sandersf seminal album from 1977 Pharoah,
which was recently re-released for the first time since its original pressing, in a
deluxe 2 LP box set (Luaka Bop, Fall 2023).
At times ambient and serene, at others funky and modal, Pharoah has long been
a holy grail for collectors, seen as one of the artistfs most beloved records and
one of the great works of the 20th century. Released after forty-five years with
Pharoahfs blessing, MOJO (ššššš) called it gan ethereal masterpiece,h Pitchfork
(8.9) deemed it gunearthly magic,h and The New York Times (Critics Pick) said that
Pharoah gbeckoned the Gods on the intimate Pharoah.h
Included here are two unreleased radio edits of gHarvest Timeh and gLove Will
Find a Wayh.packaged in a limited, eye-catching Japanese sleeve exclusively for
Record Store Day, pressed on Black Power Black vinyl.
ƒgƒ‰ƒbƒNƒŠƒXƒg
A. Harvest Time (ŽûŠnŽžŠú . Radio Edit)
B. Love Will Find a Way (ƒ‰ƒ”EƒEƒBƒ‹Eƒtƒ@ƒCƒ“ƒhEƒAE
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Coil - The Snow (Driftmix)
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Coil - The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams I)
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Coil - The Snow (Out In The Cold)
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Coil - The Snow (As Pure As?)
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Coil - The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)
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Coil - The Snow
Repress!
Transmigration celebrates the 20th release milestone with a repress of Coil's The Snow EP. Released as a promotional single for the 1991 album Love's Secret Domain, it marks the influential groups closest brush with the dance floor. Featuring a set of remixes from Peter Christopherson, Jack Dangers and an early collaboration with Drew McDowall prior to joining the group.
Licensed by Danny Hyde and remastered by ManMade mastering. More
Transmigration celebrates the 20th release milestone with a repress of Coil's The Snow EP. Released as a promotional single for the 1991 album Love's Secret Domain, it marks the influential groups closest brush with the dance floor. Featuring a set of remixes from Peter Christopherson, Jack Dangers and an early collaboration with Drew McDowall prior to joining the group.
Licensed by Danny Hyde and remastered by ManMade mastering. More
Dynamite cuts is proud to cross over to the amazing sound and world of Library music. Muisc that can capture a feeling and mode in a single note and groove. This selection is from the German Library series Sound Music Albums, These tracks are taken from volume 11 in the series, the Original album sells for £150 plus
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Klaus Weiss - Getting High
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Klaus Weiss - Feel It
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Klaus Weiss - Time For Rhythm
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Klaus Weiss - Documentation
Dynamite cuts is proud to cross over to the amazing sound and world of Library music. Muisc that can capture a feeling and mode in a single note and groove. This selection is from the German Library series Sound Music Albums, These tracks are taken from volume 11 in the series, the Original album sells for £150 plus
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Klaus Weiss - Research
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Klaus Weiss - Get Up
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Klaus Weiss - Just Funky
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Klaus Weiss - Slow Motion
Dynamite cuts is proud to cross over to the amazing sound and world of Library music. Muisc that can capture a feeling and mode in a single note and groove. This selection is from the German Library series Sound Music Albums, These tracks are taken from volume 11 in the series, the Original album sells for £150 plus
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Steve Hiett - Are These My Memories?
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Steve Hiett - Walking Across The Field
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Steve Hiett - Summer Stroll
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Steve Hiett - It’s Raining Tomorrow
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Steve Hiett - Dancing In July
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Steve Hiett - Shadows Across The Path
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Steve Hiett - Waiting By The Car
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Steve Hiett - Kinda Knew Anna
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Steve Hiett - Love That Bird
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Steve Hiett - More Rain In The Woods
202r4 repress
Worldwide no exceptions
LP Format Notes:
Previously unreleased material from Steve’s private recordings, remastered from the original masters, 140g vinyl, 4 page photography insert with liner notes.
LP Track List:
A1 : Are These My Memories?
A2 : Walking Across The Field
A3 : Summer Stroll
A4 : It’s Raining Tomorrow
A5 : Dancing In July
B1 : Shadows Across The Path
B2 : Waiting By The Car
B3 : Kinda Knew Anna
B4 : Love That Bird
B5 : More Rain In The Woods
Release Notes:
Three emotional years in the making, Be With and Efficient Space finally present Steve Hiett’s Girls In The Grass. Pressed alongside the long awaited reissue of his one-shot masterpiece Down On The Road By The Beach, these ten balearic soul instrumentals are of equal necessity; unrivalled beauty rescued from the fashion photographer-guitarist’s Paris Tapes (1986-1997).
While recordings unintended for release should often be approached with caution, this is a rare case of unheard material being assembled as an indispensable and coherent piece. Girls In The Grass is something super special. The light and shadow that defines Hiett’s music is arguably more compelling here. It speaks to us in a language that feels profound, yet entirely comforting and familiar.
Girls In The Grass reintroduces Hiett’s languid electric blues boogie, crafted on Saturday afternoons with fellow art director Simon Kentish. Kentish would cook, pour some wine and then utilise his arsenal of technology. He’d dial up a chugging rhythm, together with some ambient pads or keyboard textures, and anchor the weightless gauze of Hiett’s six-stringed touch.
Hiett’s guitar sings with the same clean, crisp tone as Down On The Road, animated by a carefree weekend groove. Unlike his defining album which was boiled under pressure, these subsequent sessions have all the time in the world. The naïve melodies chart a missing link between Vini Reilly’s ventures into electronica and Booker T, sounding like sun-warped takes on wordless, fractured non-hits from his heroes The Beach Boys.
Remastered for public pleasure by Simon Francis, these private moments are adorned with Hiett’s singular photography and feature typically idiosyncratic liner notes from Mikey IQ Jones.
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Worldwide no exceptions
LP Format Notes:
Previously unreleased material from Steve’s private recordings, remastered from the original masters, 140g vinyl, 4 page photography insert with liner notes.
LP Track List:
A1 : Are These My Memories?
A2 : Walking Across The Field
A3 : Summer Stroll
A4 : It’s Raining Tomorrow
A5 : Dancing In July
B1 : Shadows Across The Path
B2 : Waiting By The Car
B3 : Kinda Knew Anna
B4 : Love That Bird
B5 : More Rain In The Woods
Release Notes:
Three emotional years in the making, Be With and Efficient Space finally present Steve Hiett’s Girls In The Grass. Pressed alongside the long awaited reissue of his one-shot masterpiece Down On The Road By The Beach, these ten balearic soul instrumentals are of equal necessity; unrivalled beauty rescued from the fashion photographer-guitarist’s Paris Tapes (1986-1997).
While recordings unintended for release should often be approached with caution, this is a rare case of unheard material being assembled as an indispensable and coherent piece. Girls In The Grass is something super special. The light and shadow that defines Hiett’s music is arguably more compelling here. It speaks to us in a language that feels profound, yet entirely comforting and familiar.
Girls In The Grass reintroduces Hiett’s languid electric blues boogie, crafted on Saturday afternoons with fellow art director Simon Kentish. Kentish would cook, pour some wine and then utilise his arsenal of technology. He’d dial up a chugging rhythm, together with some ambient pads or keyboard textures, and anchor the weightless gauze of Hiett’s six-stringed touch.
Hiett’s guitar sings with the same clean, crisp tone as Down On The Road, animated by a carefree weekend groove. Unlike his defining album which was boiled under pressure, these subsequent sessions have all the time in the world. The naïve melodies chart a missing link between Vini Reilly’s ventures into electronica and Booker T, sounding like sun-warped takes on wordless, fractured non-hits from his heroes The Beach Boys.
Remastered for public pleasure by Simon Francis, these private moments are adorned with Hiett’s singular photography and feature typically idiosyncratic liner notes from Mikey IQ Jones.
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