im jahr 2020 veröffentlichte nnhmn zwei herausragende eps, deception island i & ii. eine faszinierende vintage-exposition mit einem echten minimalistischen ansatz. die typischen melodischen streicher, trockenen snares und eisigen sequenzen erinnern an die 80er jahre. jede ep ist ein solides werk unglaublich dunkler electronica, das zwischen cold-wave, post-punk, minimal-synth und anderen verwandten genres schwankt.
(re-issue of the much longed for 2013 lp with alternate artwork). samo dj and max stenerudh have billed the record as a conceptual soundtrack set in kowloon’s walled city, an ex military fort in hong kong that became notorious for its dense population, triad connections and lack of governmental control. it was demolished in the mid 1990s, but has served as the influence for plenty of projects since, and should provide a suitably shadowy backdrop for kwc 92s fractured sounds.
this first installment in the sonic poem series kicks off with all new compositions by td based upon poe’s short work “the island of the fay”. froese & co.’s musical accompaniment is fittingly dark and ambient without losing the melodic sounds td fans love!
pear004 shows pear dip into the local pool again, delivering the debut release by berlin-based kilkenny native (+ 1⁄.2 of g.e.o. corp) george earnest.
“a dreaming island” is an elegy to hedonistic isle living , drifting in and out through 6 balearic-tinged varieties all referencing various styles of early to late 90’s house music & new age tropes.
on the a side, you’ve got a prelude of sorts in “a storm” followed by the panpipe delirium of “organ of evening calm” while we signal halftime with the breaks’n’bouncey moves of “a dreaming island”.
b side gets trent-y with the beautiful “mermaid dive”, then gets heart wrenching thru the midi guitar shredding of “awake my friend” and sails away with the conclusion “a sea”.
bliss.
that cyberpunk chameleon of styles, manchester’s pride and dancefloor master ruf dug is back on wax on copenhagen’s music for dreams. following up the first 12” of remixes that came out last year, we once again re-visit the island life of monsieur ruffy and his debut full length album “island” (recorded during a sojourn on guadeloupe). first up we have italians on the mix. hi-jacking ruffy’s tribute to wally badarou, leo mas and fabrice opt to do their own thing: which is churning out a bouncing house belter of their own that bears little resemblance to the original lo-fi synth reverie. closer to the original then, is fellow mancunian andi hanley’s take on the same track. adding sparse percussion and and a simple but effective drum beat, this take seems to simply be an uncovered second half of the original, where it finally takes off for the dancefloor. “mangrove dub” is reworked by fresh-on-the-scene aussie producer tropical hi-fi who creates a brilliant version full of moist ambient textures and reverb-heavy dub treatments. at last but definitely not least, seahawks turns the whimsical hippie folk ballad “le rayon vert” into a more intense and neatly dressed affair, focusing on the instrumental parts and lifting aside vocalist nev cotte’s contribution to the original. still with a mindful of tropical dreams and the ocean shore close at hand, but in a more introvert vini reilly kind of way. essential package.
since their dazzling debut album -urban roots-, a small recording label outta half way tree has released some of the most prominent forward thinking roots music on to the reggae music scene. now we are thrilled to present some of our favourites from the album on vinyl format featuring key artists from currently ongoing reggae revival movement such dre island, jesse royal, jovi rockwell, keida and mikey general split between four beautifully cut 7- records.
opening the series with -live forever- a stiff, in depth roots rhythm featuring one of the key figures of the new generation rasta singers dre island. reminds us the voice of jr. gong his vocal delivers a strong and moving message of our existence. backed with heavy dub cut proving the high work ethic of the duo.
ruf dug’s debut album ‘island’ was released to much acclaim in 2015 on kenneth bager’s music for dreams imprint. it sold out its first promo run within weeks and scored top spots in many ‘best of year’ reviews. now for 2016, ruffy has picked some of his favourite artists to rework his tracks and this is the result. limited vinyl - dont sleep!
early in 2014, copenhagens kenneth bager asked electronic wizard and remix entrepreneur ruf dug if he would make an album for his acclaimed balearic imprint music for dreams. that summer, ruf dug headed off to spend three months on the island of guadeloupe in the french caribbean. seizing the opportunity to live out his own compass point fantasy, he put together a portable studio that would fit into a suitcase - two half-rack synthesizers, a couple of effects units, his laptop and a 4-track cassette recorder. he set up the studio in the spare bedroom in a rented villa and spent the next 12 weeks watching the sun set and making the album. all tracks were written and recorded in guadeloupe, with nev cottee beaming in vocals and guitar parts for a couple of the tracks direct from the heart of mancunia, hooking into the powerful and long-standing musical relationship between manchester and that most famous of sunset islands ibiza
one of the most desired and long-requested albums throughout homaleph s current 93 reissue series and now available again on lp for the first time since 1991. dark green vinyl pressing.
balearic folktronica meets percussion genius on a unique one-take recording that finds turkish downtempo specialist islandman in triple conference with legendary percussion innovator okay temiz, and contemporary saz virtuoso muhlis berberoglu.
bliss point ist stolz darauf, den new yorker produzenten duane island mit solar effect im roster begrüßen zu dürfen, drei enorme und herzliche club exkursionen, die elemente von trance, italo und disco kombinieren, um so viel leben wie möglich in eine veröffentlichung zu packen.
island years version of the bob marley box set for the first time available on vinyl outside jamaica. features many classics plus rare mixes, b-sides, jamaican singles and alternate versions on 6x12 inch vinyl, housed in a slipcase with 20-page booklet included.
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