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Machinefabriek’s music combines elements of ambient, modern classical,
minimalism, drone and field recordings. His pieces unfold as ‘films
without image’, with a sharp ear for detail. Performing live has been an important expression for Rutger Zuydervelt aka Machinefabriek. He
took his gear all over the globe, form Canada to Israel and from Russia
to Japan. Rutger also works with various film makers, like Chris Teerink, for whom he composed a soundtrack for his documentary about Sol LeWitt.
Colour Tones compiles Rutger Zuydervelt’s music (under his
Machinefabriek alias) for the exhibition Colour Tales organised by
Lesley Moore at the WM Gallery in Amsterdam last year. The exhibition
featured readings of Imants Ziedonis’ short colour themed stories
alongside Zuydervelt’s music, along with Moore’s semi-sculptural
abstractions. Buy it/Listen to it here.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994. While the band has never had any charted releases or mainstream success,
little advertisement, and rarely features in television or movies, the
band has gained a large cult following and a devoted fan base.
According to the label, “Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! delivers two
mighty sides of music that the band had been working up prior to their
2003 hiatus, which they have now shaped into something definitively
stunning, immersive and utterly true to their legacy." Listen to it here.
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Icarus are a band from London, England, who specialise in a kind of electronic drum and bass with elements of experimental jazz and rich instrumentation. Formed in 1993 by Ollie Bown and Sam Britton, the band's music has been described by Kieran Hebden as "really beautiful and also quite kind of evil". Recorded live during the pair's European tour last year in support of their last album, this is the latest offering from this British duo. Listen to it here.
Icarus founded the independent label Not Applicable in 2002.
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Currently stationed in London, after a two-year stint in Taipei, this
singularly talented Spanish artist’s work circumnavigates the globe,
absorbing the myriad sounds of our everyday world and looping them with
layers of sax, accordion, piano and voice. Having studied classic
saxophone, piano and jazz at conservatories in Barcelona and Zaragoza,
he now flips the technique via microphones, software and MIDI
controllers, taking his show to concert venues and museums from Spain to
Eastern Asia, and releasing albums to great critical acclaim: his
latest offering, ‘Eclíptica’, even scored Album of the Year in Spain’s
Go Mag.
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MS MR are a Brooklyn band that were first introduced to the music world with their self-released Ghost City USA EP last June. The EP debuted MS MR's ominous take on pop, displaying
dark powerful vocals soaring over booming drums and orchestration. While
not much is known about the band, lead MS MR vocalist certainly
exhibits a UK flair, warranting a befitting comparison to Florence Welch. MS MR have a new great EP called Candy Bar Creep Show and its first single Hurricane is available at the band's Bandcamp.
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Blacanova is a band coming from Seville, Spain. Dark, dense, noisy, these are some of the adjectives used by many to describe their music. They are influenced by the sound of The Cure, Joy Division and 90s shoegaze bands such as Ride, Slowdive and My Bloody Valantine. Blacanova have a new album called ¿Cómo ve el mundo un caballo?
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Negative Fascinations is the first official full-length album from Silent Servant. Juan Mendez has achieved international acclaim as a DJ and is
one of the founding producers of the infamous and highly-influential
Sandwell District label. Long-time followers will feel the effects of a
die cast over a decade of precision and dedication to underground
minimalist electronic music. Mendez blends his previously-stated
interpretations of early post-punk, filtered through the monolithic
works of Basic Channel with his own progressively nihilistic vision of
industrial music. He utilizes a relentless and uncompromising mastery of
hard-as-nails sequencer techno combined with dystopian atmospherics
filling the void. Negative Fascination bridges disparate factions on
ideological grounds, regardless of sound in the age of mutation.
Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Air Studios, London.
