Trim Silence - Walking On Thin Air (2013)

Great little EP I stumbled across somewhere while virtual digging. A little heavier than my usual fare as of late but it held my attention enough to listen to it in full. Here's the background:

The story is very simple. It's about astronaut who was thrown away in the depths of the cold space. This is the 30 minutes road from the panic and apathy to the dreams of salvation. At the end of his falling the astronaut was burned in the Earth's atmosphere. Fire brings us all closer to our roots.

A variety of styles, a little electronica smattered with some Burial-ish vocals mixed with some instrumental, almost post-rock, space music. Some of those background "mission control" sound effects makes this a nice little trip.

He has a new sampler out in anticipation of a full scale upcoming release which, from the sounds of it, will be a win.

Name Your Price, you know what to do.

Check it

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Conspiracy Theorists Of The World Unite

Get mad, get militant, do something.

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Benefit Compilation for Japan (2011)

"Benefit Compilation For Japan" is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the March 11th Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and to those affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis.

All proceeds from the sale of this compilation will be donated to assist in the rebuilding of peoples lives and the recovery of the devastated areas. The proceeds will be split between the Japanese Red Cross Earthquake Relief Fund and the special accounts set up by the regional governments of the affected areas for the acceptance of monetary donations.

Ok, so this one's a bit old and it isn't the only compilation out there but it's an amazing roster of 76 tracks. Saw a few names I recognize, most I don't. Judging by some of the names, something tells me this is gonna be interesting.

'Name Your Price' offering but give a little bit to help out if you're able

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Sunday Morning Dub - deepindub.org archives

It is unfortunate but in this day and age keeping labels and music alive is a financial challenge. Some (maybe most) of the best music made today comes from independent artists and labels. Get them while you can and please do support whenever you are able.

Deepindub was one of the best labels out there and introduced the world to an amazing slew of releases. Many of the artists featured on the label continue to produce music so track down their stuff.

Fortunately all ten years of their material has been archived and you can get every single release put out by the label

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10 GB of music, a dub techno lover's dream. Don't sleep as it may not be around forever. As we are learning, hard drive space is the new currency.

In another moment of serendipity, I got an email this morning from label founder Maurizio Miceli sharing the same link. He is in the lab on his own website here and is working on a new project, follow him on his FB account here.

Empty Set

Play loud. Prepare to be blown away.

Don't ruin it by checking out the info below first. Just experience.

Trust me.

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Sunday Morning Dub - Load And Clear Netlabel

Great netlabel that has released some amazing dub techno releases. Pretty raw format which makes it relatively unappealing to dive deeper but underneath there are 58 releases, mostly dub techno, from artists such as F.L.O., Sanderson Dear, P. Laoss, Ocralab, As If, Slownoise and many others. 

Their website is here. You can also find a series of (almost) 34 mixes. A few of the listings have gone missing. Still an amazing output of music.

Below are the three compilations they've put out as an intro to the label. They are upped here even though they are free on the site as the tagging is horrible. These will load clean. Great stuff going back to when dub techno was still 'fresh' in its new incarnation  post-Deepchord/Echospace.

Enjoy

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Cold Fiction - Substak

This one's in the sidebar under the Cold Fiction label but deserves a shout out as Substak's name continues to surface in the music circles in which I hover. He's been quite prolific releasing albums on various netlabels and, most recently, with a full release on the Entropy label.

There's some dub techno in here but, like the all encompassing 'techno' label, he embraces a lot of sounds in his music. Definitely an artist to watch.

Check it out 

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Bleepsequence Netlabel

Quick one today giving a heads up on another stellar netlabel, this one close to my hometown.

Start with the Dream compilation here as a 'Name Your Price' offering (as are all their digital offerings) and dive in to the site and look, and listen, around.

Bleepsequence Main Page

Sunday Morning Dub - F.l.o.

Sunday morning dub seems apropos for some reason. This will introduce you to F.l.o. (aka Florian Gast) who has a pretty solid roster of releases on various netlabels. This will also introduce you, if you are not already familiar with, one of the best netlabels out there right now, Cold Tear Records, and another one, Klangschleife, showing some promise.

So check these out, contribute what you can to support both the artist and the label, and spread the word.

Food For Thought (2011)

Food For Thought (2011)

Cryptic (2012)

On an aside, it was this releases 'Untitled King', which reminded me of the Those Guys track 'American Poem' as heard on Âme's Fabric 42 release featuring Ras Baraka tearing it up with the poetry. You can hear  him performing the poem here. Don't sleep.

Cryptic (2012)

Pleione EP (2012)

Summer Nights (2013)

Time EP (2013)

Viva Serendipity

A little bit of serendipity to share. Not sure the significance but I believe such coincidences mean something (and, just to announce one of my pet peeves, such events are not irony).

Couple of events have been merging in my life. A new job meant a new (2003, new to me) car and an hour commute to work. Unfortunately, my maxed out 160GB mp3 player is useless as it is a CD player only car which, on the flip side, has been a positive because it forces me to revisit my CD collection and it forces me to listen to entire albums.

So I dig out the random CD for the ride and pull my demo copy of this one out. Disc 3 is the one that blew me away and I rarely listened to the first two discs. However, the first two discs sounded really sweet this week at 75 mph. And, of course, Disc 3 sounded even better than ever.

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Now, granted, the whole cult of the DJ thing has worn exceptionally thin as the sound has, on the whole, gone 'pop' and the DJs are nothing more than 'pop stars' spinning other people's records so it's rare when any of the current sludge moves me. Guess that's why in general I'm drawn to dub techno (though it too is at risk of becoming a caricature of itself) and, lately, drone and other experimental styles of music that seek to escape easy categorization.

Anyhow, as I often do, I look up the track listing on discogs and try and link up all the artists looking for something interesting and come across Billy Delassandro on one of the last tracks. Never heard of him. Scroll through his discography and think, meh, and move on.

Later in the week on my bandcamp feed this one shows up:

Wouldn'tcha know it. Billy Dessandro is one of the featured artists.

Now keep in mind that I haven't listened to Viva for years. To pull it out at random and have this release pop up during the same period of time in which it is playing in my car and Voila! Serendipity.

Will have to dig a little deeper into his discography.

You can get this release as a 'Name Your Price' offering 

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Looks like an interesting label as well so I shall be virtual digging through the offerings.

Baumfreund – Mythen, Sagen und andere Märchen (2013)

A little Sunday morning dub techno for you with just a splash of house.

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Be sure to check out the rest of the Dreiton netlabel's releases, most especially the latest 'Thirty' release including tracks by Baumfreund, If I Had A  Hifi, Martin Nonstatic and others. 

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Terminal Window 3

Pretty trippy stuff with a slight nod to the electronic space music vibe of the late 70s through its evolution throughout the 90s but here with modern production sensibilities and other random strangeness. Though made up of a variety of artists there is a coherent flow here that makes it sound and feel like a soundtrack to modern life.

This album follows the incredible success of Terminal Radio as broadcast on Fnoob.com Returning to the album format for the third time, the musicians from fsolboard.co.uk present another hour of psychedelic electronic sounds, from pure ambient to breaks and modern classical sounds.

Given an initial concept of a psychedelic journey or trip, the artists involved have once again created a series of engaging electronic works, producing what is probably the most varied, yet paradoxically the most coherent, Terminal Window to date.

Astounding. Be sure to check out their earlier releases, all with a 'Buy It Now' choice.

The Terminal Window Bandcamp page can be found

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Ignacio Tardieu and Sub.Made

I say it over and over again, there is some amazing music being made. I can only scratch the surface at this little blog but it's out there if you look. And I don't mean just the 'big' names. I'm talking hard working, talented artists putting out amazing music, often at no charge.

Below are two such offerings. Both artists have just dropped some niiiice dub techno for the ears and mind.

Ignacio Tardieu - Dub Codes EP (2014)

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(Browse around the Doppt Zykkler site, some incredible music being put out)

Sub.Made - Memories (2014)

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(Great site for other stellar releases, stop in and browse around)

ASC - Deep Space Mix Series

ASC, one of the best of the ambient artists on the rise, has an incredible assortment of 'Deep Space' mixes available on his blog. Another artist who has been under the radar, unless you are in the known, and needs to be given as much exposure as possible.

Having worked with artists such as bvdub (who has a Deep Space Mix of his own on the site) and various Auxillary label mates as well as releasing works of his own on his own label as well as top notch labels such as Silent Season, there is a treasure trove of amazing music underneath the waves here if you are willing to dig a little.  

Definitely worth submerging.

Mixes (25 so far) can be found

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His Bandcamp page gives you the scope of his music in one snapshot.  Show some love.

Futuresequence

Just a quick shout out to one of the best ambient/drone/experimental labels on the web. 

Definitely, definitely, definitely check it out.

There is great music out there.

Futuresequence

Their Compilations are mind blowing.  All seven (with one on the way) are Free Downloads to introduce you to an amazing roster of artists.

Futuresequence Bandcamp

Did I say definitely check it out yet?

Echoes In Space (2014)

Ever wonder how an artist such as Echospace builds a track? Echospace has offered up a 2.4 GB sound library for those who wish to build the sound for which they have become eponymous. It's not cheap but if you really want to know, this is the place to start (sure easier than creating your own chords).

For those who know the Variant sound, easily one of my favorite Hitchell creations, you will find yourselves at home. 

A 60 minute piece has been created using only these samples as a bonus CD to those who purchase but they have offered up a 14 minute teaser of the track as a 'Name Your Price' offering. Throw some love their way so this music can continue and, if you are really interested, invest in the whole package (I am waiting anxiously for the DVD).

Echospace Bandcamp - Echoes In Space Sound Library

Stunning.

If you haven't been to the site the catalogue is truly impressive. Overloaded and caught off guard by the pent up demand they seem to be getting the business end of things back on track. Should be an interesting year for the label.

A Strangely Isolated Place Mix Archive

For those who know, ASIP is one of the best music websites online. Period. Aside from periodic releases, interviews and other goodies, there is a regular assortment of mixes available, some exclusive to ASIP, some linked to other sites.

But if you want to discover new artists, discover new sounds, discover new vibes, I cannot recommend these mixes highly enough. Check out the artists doing the mixing and realize that they have the pulse on musical offerings the rest of us can only dream of hearing. 

Simply astounding array of music offered

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Organon - Beyond And Within

Organon, one of the new breed of dub techno artists, has released his Beyond and Within releases which were formerly offered on the once legendary and now, sadly, defunct ZeECc label. Anything and everything put out by this label is well worth your effort to track down.

All are 'Name Your Price' offerings, you know what to do!

HERE

By the way, if you click on his artist name at the Bandcamp page it takes you to a hidden treasure trove of music. Highly recommended if you have the hard drive space.

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Myrdal Netlabel - Arise Compilation (2014)

Mexican label Myrdal is out with another stunning compilation featuring artists from around the world. It's a great opportunity to hear artists that you'd most likely never otherwise hear.

Their first two compilations, Please, come in and Take me home, are also highly commended.

You can get Arise along with the other two compilations as free downloads at their Bandcamp page

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