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Origine du Groupe : Japan
Style : Electro , Electro Piano
Sortie : 2010

http://www.akirakosemura.com

http://www.myspace.com/kose0606

Just to confuse matters there's two different versions of the new Akira Kosemura album. There's a regular single CD version which contains all the kinds of things you'd find in that kind of package (ie cardboard sleeve and shiny musical face mirror thing). There's also a CD/DVD version which is six quid more and features the aforementioned goodness plus an extra DVD which I've not seen yet. So I'm not sure if it's worth the extra quid for the seven track DVD. Maybe if I get some time soon I'll watch it and let you know somehow through some modern medium like Twitter or something else equally as stupid. Here Akira creates a more organic sound featuring the likes of Paniyolo, Haruka Nakemura, Aspidistrafly etc. It still features all the twinkles and the like... the things you come to expect from a new CD on Schole. It seems less electronic that previous releases I've heard from him. There's still lots of micro electronics and piano but there's plenty of acoustic guitar poking it's head around pastoral corners. It's all very pretty and nice, perhaps too nice but I'm not sure if anything can really be too nice. The vocals that pop up on the odd track are also refreshing and the collaborative efforts here make this an interesting (yet nice) release. Lovely

by Phil
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Tracklist :
01. Grassland
02. Petrarca
03. Light
04. Marriage
05. Xiao Ge Er
06. Little Dipper
07. Ballet
08. Over The Horizon
09. Just A Few Minutes
10. Amour
11. Ensemble

 

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http://www.aokitakamasa.com

http://www.myspace.com/aokitakamasa

Superstrings 76+ brise la glace. Après les débuts timides d'un click n cut étonnamment groovant, le morceau opère un virage modem funk imparable. Les mélodies simples et syncopées rebondissent sur des rythmiques ciselées à la Alva Noto période Transspray. Complexe et virtuose, c'est pourtant la simplicité paradoxale du morceau qui stimule, désinhibe et surtout émeut.

Et ça tombe bien. Takamasa chante sur See That Girl et offre un slow digital beau à tomber. Ceux qui connaissent déjà l'oeuvre du japonais trouveront une parenté certaine avec une chanson de son album Simply Funk, Walk On The Ocean. La même sérénité se dégage ici, douceur paradoxale des glitches domptés par des nappes profondes. Par cette love song informatique, Takamasa ramène la tendresse au centre des bpm.

Enfin, pour célébrer le premier baiser ou aussi faire oublier le râteau tout frais, le EP se clôt sur Dancing Queen. 4/4 d'oscilloscope et mélodie parfaite font lever les bras en l'air. Cette house laborantine transpire la sensualité et hypnotise par ses nappes minimalistes à la fois âpre et veloutée, ses sound edits discrets et précieux. Le sourire, béat ou/et mélancolique, est sur toutes les lèvres, tenace.

En s'attaquant au format vinyle, Aoki Takamasa amène avec succès sa musique informatique et humaine sur le dancefloor. La polyvalence de sa musique est indéniable : grand écart parfait entre dance poétique altruiste et musique éxigeante intimiste. Les plus casaniers seront d’ailleurs eux-aussi ravis de recevoir dans leurs oreilles l'amour que distillent ces 3 titres.

Chroniqué par Nil
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Origine du Groupe : Japan , Germany
Style : Electro Minimaliste , Electronique , Glitch
Sortie : 2004

Tracklist :
1 - That Melody
2 - Superstrings
3 - M
4 - Walk On The Ocean
5 - Prague I.T.M
6 - Dancing Queen
7 - Protoco. M.T.T
8 - Simply Funk
9 - The Elegant Universe
10 - Monza

 

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http://www.huskymusic.pl

http://www.myspace.com/huskypolska

There are at least two bands named "Husky".

More popular (more tracks submitted so far) is Polish electronica-downtempo duo consisting of Patrycja Hefczynska (vocalist/writer) and Jacek Dojwa (composer/producer). Their music is influenced by such artists as Björk, Craig Armstrong, Amon Tobin, Telefon Tel Aviv, Portishead and Lamb. They released two LP's: "Czy słyszysz?" (eng. Do you hear) in 2002 and "Zgadnij" (eng. Guess) in 2006.

Based in Charlotte, NC, Husky is made up of Mark Hadden (bass), Phil Strickland (guitar), and Nate Wilkinson (drums). Hadden and Strickland began playing together as high school sophomores in 1991. After various band experiences, they recruited Wilkinson and in early 2000 Husky was born. In the past six years, the instrumental trio has grown from spinning improvised epic rock jams to firing off focused, intelligent yet simple tunes. Ranging from thick, head nodding groove-rock to echoing bluesy twang and swirling psychedelia to driving Southern grit, Husky’s masculine punch has been embraced by fans of blues and classic rock to modern and stoner rock aficionados. Their improv skills often come into play during live shows. They rarely play the same show twice and have recently played with Atomic Bitchwax, Weedeater, Gods of Mars, and Pearls and Brass. The full-length debut “Circle the Wagons” was released in March 2006.

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Origine du Groupe : Poland
Style : Electro
Sortie : 2006

Tracklist :
01 Iskrzy, Iskrzy!!! (2:44)
02 Niue (5:05)
03 Zgadnij (4:04)
04 BlackCoffee (4:08)
05 Hruloe (4:37)
06 Dwa Warkoczyki (4:18)
07 Kuki (3:56)
08 Else (6:44)
09 Billie H (3:46)
10 Po Kostki (5:07)

 

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http://www.myspace.com/amarchitect

I could be breaking some unspoken rule of music blogging by posting 2 projects by the same musician so close together. But then again — as you can tell by my recent disappearance from regular posting — the regular rules have never applied to SK.

A.M. Architect is another project from Diego Chavez (Aether), together with Daniel Stanush, building on a foundation of guitar and keys over smartly produced beats. The most immediate sonic comparison is clearly The Album Leaf, but the beats here possess more of an edge, ocassionally touching on some propulsive BPMs. The melodic sensibility on their debut LP “The Road to the Sun” is one of it’s biggest assets with track after track of densely layered ambience. It’s cinematic, sure, but like similar instrumental stuff, the tracks have enough heft and craft to hold up on their own. Of course, it doesn’t hurt if you’re 100 miles deep into a 400-mile Midwest road trip, lightning lighting up the horizon, the wind starting to rustle the trees lining the road.

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Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Electro , Electro Post Rock , Electronica
Sortie : 2009

Tracklist :
01. Unspoken
02. Please Help Me
03. Albatross
04. The Bull Of Heaven
05. Road to the Sun I
06. Road to the Sun II
07. What If
08. Upon
09. Next Of Kin
10. Sleepless Nights
11. Gave Me Love
12. February

 

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http://www.myspace.com/tetarise

http://silent.com.md/label/2010/02/08/tetarise-k-a-m-a-slnt009

“We know not what is good until we have lost it.”

Have you ever analyzed the past or asked yourself: “What if…”? Unsaid words, unfinished deeds, hopelessly lost time – all of it is like an echo with a delay fading into compressed and distorted reverberation. You’d wish to press “hold” and crash the memories into pieces once and for all.

“k.a.m.a. – is an attempt to recreate certain episodes of my past. Various memories come to thought – some are good, some aren’t. They are partial, blurred and fullfilled with the imagination. That’s why almost half of them are garbled and seem more like a dream rather than reality. Most usual and common episodes become warmer and enlightened, even can cause joy or a smile. Significant events resemble miracles in the darkness of everyday life.

The first track “Locked Deep Inside” is a preamble. It’s like I’m rummaging the closet, throwing away the rubbish and stumbling upon a music box. Its melody is like something that passed away long ago. Slowly it grows into something bigger, breaking the borders of past and present, reality and fantasy.”

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Origine du Groupe : Russia
Style : Electro , Glitch , Downtempo
Sortie : 2010

Tracklis :
1. Locked Deep Inside [7:27]
2. A Little Bit About Miracles [7:42]
3. Last Talk [7:51]
4. Quiet Winter [8:25]
5. North-West Connection (Rework 2010) [9:13]
6. Absolute Kindness [6:00]