
"Three previously unreleased works from the 1970's recorded and mixed in Japan and Taiwan. More than any other of Ranta's releases this album shows his multiple roots and ideas as a composer, percussionist and concrete/electronic musician, building a seamless bridge ...
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METAPHON009 | METAPHON

"11 track album of previously unreleased music for a ballet choreographed by Philippe Talard. Composed, performed and recorded by Michael Ranta in 1988/1989. Mixed by Michael Ranta and Stefan Deistler. Mastered by Earlabs. Program notes for the ballet by Karla Nieraad. ...
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METAPHON008 | METAPHON

"16 track composition for pre recorded sounds and live percussion performed by Michael Ranta (entirely different work from the Yuen Shan CD released in 2005). All material previously unreleased. CD version: 1 CD in gatefold cardboard wallet with 12 page booklet. Edition ...
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METAPHON006 | METAPHON

"Metallic Life Review is the sound of two people who have collected field recordings of metal objects from around the world for years of their lives together, collaging their magpie hoard into rhythmic patterns, sometimes writing melodies and basslines, but sometimes ...
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THRILL632CD | THRILL JOCKEY

"Metallic Life Review is the sound of two people who have collected field recordings of metal objects from around the world for years of their lives together, collaging their magpie hoard into rhythmic patterns, sometimes writing melodies and basslines, but sometimes ...
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THRILL632LP | THRILL JOCKEY

"Following the release of his first composition, "The Lovers And Destroyers," with Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem in fall 2024, the internationally renowned guitarist is now releasing a record with his band Massaker on the German label Exile On Mainstream. It is the ...
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EOMV116 | EXILE ON MAINSTREET

"Dalibert who hides badly behind the simplicity of facade of these eight pieces all the rare elegance which emerges from this set. The pianist goes well beyond the codes of the genre, certainly one will think sometimes of harold bad of avalon sutra to philipp glass of ...
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MT014 | ICI D'AILLEURS

"Dalibert who hides badly behind the simplicity of facade of these eight pieces all the rare elegance which emerges from this set. The pianist goes well beyond the codes of the genre, certainly one will think sometimes of harold bad of avalon sutra to philipp glass of ...
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MT014 | ICI D'AILLEURS

"A Dog Republic got initiated in 2012 by some artists/friends as a collaborative and collective vehicle to create political and poetical demonstrations: recordings, exhibitions, films, manifests, etc within an international network of potential 'dog' friends.This record ...
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UE325 | ULTRA ECZEMA

"While cleaning up our warehouse last year, we found out that we had doubles of a bunch of long long gone Ultra Eczema releases, while this was happening we were pretty much non stop listening to 90's hip hop mixtapes, mostly After Hours and DJ Grazzhoppa. We put one ...
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UE325 | ULTRA ECZEMA

"Particals is a trio of visual and sound artists Justine Grillet, Nina-Joy Thielemans and model, musician and DJ Karina Zharmukhambetova. All based and well embedded in the Antwerp freakscene since some years now. Last year, the trio visited a Lignite Mine in Tagebau ...
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UE327 | ULTRA ECZEMA