"In the summer of 2009, Hiroshima based songwriter Nikaido Kazumi and Tokyo's Saya (Tenniscoats) met at Guggenheim house, in Shioya. Overlooking the bay of Kansai, the pair set about recording a collection of songs that capture moments of utterly euphoric song - housed ...
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RMSG009 | SOMEONE GOOD
CD edition of 1000. "5th release from cleveland label banana seat girl and it's a split between dino felipe (schematic, sublight, etc) & ohio outsider musician[s] ken rei. an excellent release of distorted breaks and leftfield electronics that will def appeal to the ...
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BSG005 | BANANA SEAT GIRL
"'Kingdom Come' was his second album for Smithsonian Folkways back in 1979, and the opener 'Melted Soul' sets the tone for the LP - a tripped out mixture of funky heavy drums, echoey guitars and modal piano that sounds like some late 70's Sun Ra jam, and is far too ...
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KSRE6LP | KINDRED SPIRITS
"Combining a years worth of recorded material with live performances, Abandoned In Sleep is Jonathan Lee's second solo album under his Anduin moniker. It's an amplified document of the moments before sleep, living dreams drenched in warm low end, full of shadowy audio ...
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SMTG019 | SMTG LIMITED
"Combining a years worth of recorded material with live performances, Abandoned In Sleep is Jonathan Lee's second solo album under his Anduin moniker. It's an amplified document of the moments before sleep, living dreams drenched in warm low end, full of shadowy audio ...
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SMTG018 | SMTG LIMITED
"it's rare these days to find a musical outfit that defies categorization. kioku is one such group, as they draw upon such diverse worlds as free jazz, folk melody and modern electronic composition. with the use of taiko, electronics, and saxophone, kioku blurs the ...
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ALAS004 | QUIET DESIGN RECORDS
"An eclectic mix of tracks ranging from lush electronic soundscapes to sharply defined acoustic instrumental pieces. Binding them together is Vernusky's sonic palate, which tends towards haunting environments that slowly flex between rich consonances and crackling ...
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ALAS001 | QUIET DESIGN RECORDS
"quiet design presents northern dialogues by glen hall [saxophone & bass flute] and glen charles halls [piano]. this striking album is a new sound to the quiet design catalogue, featuring improvised jazz by two premier canadian musicians. these luxurious works are a ...
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ALAS009 | QUIET DESIGN RECORDS
"since its humble beginnings on the streets of trinidad, the steel pan has risen to international attention as one of the most unique and versatile percussion instruments in the world. the steel pan, also referred to as a steel drum, possesses a rich, somber, and ...
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ALAS003 | QUIET DESIGN RECORDS
