LP reissue of 1989 Perro Andaluz/Circe tape release


GENRE/S: Ambient/Balearic/Kraut/Electro

TRACKLISTS:
A1 Cuando La Nostalgia Guia
A2 Otoño del 83
A3 Dis-solucion
A4 Reposo De La Hierba
B1 En Los Campos De Colonia
B2 Fabula
B3 A Ras De Cielo
B4 Un Exceso De Luz

Ensamble Acústico was conceived in the early 1980s by Billy Pereyra and Eduardo Roland in Blancarena, a resort on the coast of the Río de la Plata, east of Colonia, Uruguay. In 1989, after only a few performances, the duo released their first and only album: a cassette of eight songs titled 'Un Exceso De Luz' ('An Excess of Light'), co-released by independent labels Perro Andaluz (Uruguay) and Circe (Argentina).

Despite being limited to just 500 copies the album was critically acclaimed and lauded as the first 'new age' project to come out of Uruguay. Yet lumping 'Un Exceso De Luz' into that most vast and heterogenous confluence of musical genres, akin to 'world music', dismisses the alchemical breakdown of minimalism with gestures of contemporary jazz, exemplified by the shifting harmonic figures of 'En Los Campos de Colonia' ('In the Fields of Colonia').

Pereyra and Roland sound strings in tandem, forming harmonic compositions that generate unexpected resonances. Together they build a climatic character that gives the sound of Ensamble Acústico its most distinctive seal, sharing more with the aesthetics of contemporary jazz than the nebulous new age label. The opening track 'Cuando la Nostalgia Guía' ('When Nostalgia Guides') raises not a question so much as a provocation that hints at its own temporal limitations - as an unfinished sentence. 'Reposo de la Hierba' ('Repose of the Grass') meanders through grassy fields before 'A Ras de Cielo' ('Flush With Sky') reveals the 'Exceso' of the title track. These are the great ungroundings of modernity that saw the heavens open and dissolve the celestial sublime, leaving us with a godless excess of space and time.

Perhaps 'new age' is a more fortuitous classification than we originally suspected. As Roland tells us, 'music is the expression of a new world'.


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Territories: Worldwide no restrictions

Format Notes: Part of Sonoton Library Reissue Campaign, 2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl


Track List:

A1 Euphoria 1:49
A2 Soft Hallucinations 2:00
A3 Sky Move 2:40
A4 Destroyed Dreams 2:06
A5 Horror Trip 1:39
A6 Floating Illusions 2:23
A7 Lost Chance 1:46
A8 The Morning After 3:15
A9 Random Thoughts 1:12
B1 Heroin 2:44
B2 Night Trip 2:54
B3 Day Trip 1:21
B4 Dealer's Corner 3:23
B5 Sad And Hopeless 1:53
B6 Riding Pegasus 3:32
B7 Hopeless Chaos 2:15
B8 Goin' Mad 2:06


Release Notes:

Sven Torstenson's notorious Drugs is a loopdigga's fever dream, bursting with breaks for days and featuring possibly the most iconic cover of all library music's cult classics. First released in 1980, it's now a hyper-rare and seriously sought-after electronic album full of experimental soundscapes and samples just waiting to be flipped. It's both terrifying and terrifyingly good. So much so, it's been brilliantly sampled by Kendrick Lamar and Chance The Rapper.

The sleeve describes Drugs as containing "the newest dimensions of electronic sounds. Dramatic underscores for all problems of today's life and society, at the border between reality and delusion." That's pretty spot-on. The fast moving "Euphoria" is an incredible, unignorable opener. It's loaded with disorientating effects and really needs to be heard to be believed. It's followed by the gorgeous "Soft Hallucinations", containing quiet, meditative and beautiful sounds - as the title suggests. One listen and you'll want to live in the warm embrace of this beatless, harmonic gem. Sinister squelchy synth stabs don't distract from the sheer beauty of the track's main (gentle) thrust. They only serve to elevate its trippy magic.

Next up, "Sky Move"'s agitated and repetitive rhythm makes it an intense listen but with a broad melody that will appeal to many. "Destroyed Dreams" utilises a muffled church organ and it sounds heavenly to begin with but it gradually invites increasingly distorted elements. Yes, you've had trips like this, we're pretty certain. Mental! Talking of bad trips, never have they sounded so good as "Horror Trip"; this fractured drama-synth just needs some some dusty beats to hold it up - get involved.

"Floating Illusions" almost sounds like a beatless Spiritualized bomb from the early-mid 90s; melodic, synthy, church organ-drenched. The mournful, dramatic "Lost Chance" pulses along on a bed of acidy synths whilst "The Morning After" is the sonic equivalent of the extreme fear and doom experienced in the aftermath of the previous night's carnage. Whilst somewhat uncomfortable listening, again, it's pretty compelling thanks to the myriad effects being expertly utilised. Fascinating. The sprawling, fragmented "Random Thoughts" is described as containing "confused melody phrases" - yeah, pretty much sums this one up.

The B-Side is ushered in by "Heroin" and it's as sketchy as you might think, all mysterious minor chords with a dominating - but not overbearing - bass refrain. Next up, the dream-like synthy fanfare of "Night Trip" climaxes after a few minutes of dramatic, ecclesiastical sounds whilst "Day Trip" layers its melody over a repetitive rhythmic base.

Next up, one of the *REAL* highlights makes itself known. Absolutely not to be missed, "Dealer's Corner" is all shifting tenors from quiet to hectic and back around again. The hectic parts are like a totally synthed-out-the-eyeballs jazz-funk collective wigging out with the latest electronic toys from 1980. This one totally SMOKES.

The dramatic "Sad And Hopeless" is appositely replete with dissonant, minor church-organ chords whilst "Riding Pegasus" uses a creepy ostinato bass melody to create irrational bleepy menace that's ripe for sampling. The penultimate track, "Hopeless Chaos" is another disorientating trip, a bleepy confection of sounds and phrases whilst closer "Goin' Mad" is all electronic percussion with an unpleasant rhthymic feel and irritating melody. Music to annoy your partner with!

Established in Munich in 1965 by Gerard and Rotheide Narholz, Sonoton introduced library music to Germany. Initially intended to cater to the country's new TV market, the library also provided an avenue for Gerhard Narholz's astonishing musical prolificacy, and soon became a haven for a wide range of European composers and musicians. In 1969, Sonoton struck a deal with the British label Berry Music for international publishing rights, exposing its catalog to a worldwide audience; when Berry was bought out by EMI in 1973, Sonoton transitioned into a full-fledged international label, with successes in the library and commercial fields and many innovations to its credit. Now a worldwide operation with hundreds of producers and composers under its employ, Sonoton nonetheless remains an independently run business still helmed by its founders - a remarkable achievement in an era when nearly every other major library has been absorbed by a multinational conglomerate.

The audio for Drugs has been remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring this release sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the original, iconic sleeve has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue.

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Format 12” (Vinyl Only)

Tracklist:

A1) Yo Yo Disco
B1) Yo Yo Disco (Extended)

Short info:

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ALARM. Wolfi & Josh take you to the Disco. ALARM




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LP
Special remarks : Pink coloured Vinyl

Tracklist LP:
1. Heroine
2. Suitcase
3. Melancholia
4. Marion
5. Let it Go
6. Where do we go
7. Lonely House
8. Moon
9. Rumination
10. B28

Short Info:
AMELI IN THE WOODS ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM “Throw My Fears Into The River”“
Ameli approaches her inner demons by making them the center of her compositions.”
On 19 of January 2024 the long awaited debut album “Throw My Fears Into The River'' by the awarded musician Ameli and her
indie project “Ameli in the Woods” will finally see the light. High expectations are set with the release of the album’s first single
“Heroine“ including its nostalgically themed music video. In this single Ameli is singing “Close my eyes and find my heroine...I
want to settle down”. Her restlessness is clashing with a sluggish beat and morphing into the home she is looking for. With
“Heroine” the German melodic indie jazz outfit “Ameli in the woods“ announces her profoundly emotional and slightly trippy
debut album “Throw my fears into the river“ via independent Berlin-based imprint MEIOSIS Records, processing the fears of a
human beingliving through the struggles of her generation.

Full Text:
AMELI IN THE WOODS ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM “Throw My Fears Into The River”“
Ameli approaches her inner demons by making them the center of her compositions.”
On 19 of January 2024 the long awaited debut album “Throw My Fears Into The River'' by the awarded musician Ameli and her
indie project “Ameli in the Woods” will finally see the light. High expectations are set with the release of the album’s first single
“Heroine“ including its nostalgically themed music video. In this single Ameli is singing “Close my eyes and find my heroine...I
want to settle down”. Her restlessness is clashing with a sluggish beat and morphing into the home she is looking for. With
“Heroine” the German melodic indie jazz outfit “Ameli in the woods“ announces her profoundly emotional and slightly trippy
debut album “Throw my fears into the river“ via independent Berlin-based imprint MEIOSIS Records, processing the fears of a
human beingliving through the struggles of her generation.
“Throw My Fears Into The River“ is an ode to believe in yourself, accept and heal from traumas and doubts that kept you back.
Every song is a snapshot of a feeling of Ameli’s life from intimately fragile to progressively exploding. Ameli allows her emotions
to flow through her unique musical language one that, despite its complexity, conveys a poignant melancholy that resonates
easily. Central to this enchanting soundscape is her versatile and extraordinary voice, which radiates in a myriad of colors. This
mesmerizing sound is further enhanced and complemented by the exceptional band including Marvin Holley, Sebastian
Schuster, and Daniel Mudrack. Effortlessly, the renowned musicians create the perfect musical backdrop for each song,
seamlessly weaving themselves into the intricate tapestry of the music. Through their energetic and heartfelt sound, these
seasoned professionals illuminate each composition with a captivating essence. This live recorded album with produced
elements opens a gateway to a distinct world and expresses the desire to break free from boundaries and narrow perspectives.
In fusing boldly and radically influences such as indie, progressive, jazz, electronica, psychedelic, pop and experimental music,
it’s a distinctive, diverse work of art; away from the mainstream, but still captivating and highly intuitive. Ameli in the woods is
sure to deliver a fresh and thought-provoking take on indie jazz, fully drawing the listener into this melancholic yet warm world
which surprises again and again.The trained singer and awarded jazz musician has made a name for herself (Ameli Paul,
Landesjazzpreis BW 2020, Deutsche Oper Berlin 2023, Theater Basel 2022, Support of Monolink Europe Tour 2022) not only in
the local scene but also internationally - her music touches the hearts of listeners all over the world.

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