en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/distrec/journal The Last.fm journal for distrec. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/distrec/journal/2009/10/04/326tvy_dist016%3A_nq_-_like_styrofoam%2C_bleeding Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:28:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/distrec/journal/2009/10/04/326tvy_dist016%3A_nq_-_like_styrofoam%2C_bleeding

This month, as Autumn begins to fade and Winter starts to slowly creep in, we have a stunning album for you from Cologne, Germany based artist Nils Quak. This album is a lovingly crafted blend of pulsating drones, distant field recordings and repetitious minimalism. Nils has also chosen to include with this album, his own custom made Max/Msp application. The app is included in the zip files, in both standalone Windows and Mac versions.

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This month we're excited to bring you this new release from Glasgow's Alec Cheer. These guitar improvisations were recorded straight to hard disc via a minimal FX chain, in the midst of an unusually warm Scottish summer, with minor overdubbing added later. The result being two wonderfully absorbing long-form guitar pieces. Available in MP3 (320kbps), and FLAC (lossless) formats as always.

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Recorded between Fall 2008 and March 2009, this new e.p from Devin Underwood offers some more hypnotic ambience along the lines of his 'Mystic Valley Parkway' album released with us in October last year. This time he's experimenting with various mic placements, capturing piano and processed acoustic guitar improvs, alongside various other sounds, such as the wind whistling and the creaking of his house. A lovely little e.p, and free as always.

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Offsets is characterized by gentle washes of rich ambient textures, subtle guitar loops, the occasional static interference and sparse rhythmic sections. The project is a long-distance collaborative effort between Benjamin Dauer and Dominic Dixon (talkingmakesnosense) and the result is a very beautiful and gentle listening experience. We are very proud to bring this release to you.

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Voder is Brighton, UK based musician Paul Nadin. This album is inspired by a recent trip to Iceland. Each track is an aural description of the various locations which he visited and made field recordings of; utilising dense resonant drones, creeping walls of noise and contemplative melodies to create a stunning album which we're pleased to have as part of the Distance catalogue.

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Following on from his debut album 'All That Was Missing We Never Had In The World', released last year on Tartaruga Records; Londoner Oliver Barret brings us this e.p of beautiful cello and piano led pieces, with occasional vocals and percussion. The e.p was previously available in limited cd-r format and sold at gigs, or exchanged for barter via his Myspace; items received included: a drawing of an octopus, a mix cd, and a 'lucky pouch' made out of genuine Kangaroo scrotum. We're very pleased to give it a new home in free download MP3 (320kbps), and FLAC (lossless) formats.

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Following on from his successful 'Middlemarch' album released on Audiobulb Records, Brooklyn based artist Erik Schoster brings us these richly textured live improvisations with processed sine waves, and micro-cassette field recordings. These were culled from the rehearsal sessions leading up to his show at the Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center, in New Orleans last year. Available in MP3 (320kbps), and FLAC (lossless) formats, with stunning high-res artwork by Marc Fischer.

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For our first release of 2009, we give you these lush ambient soundscapes from Boise, Idaho based musician Pat Benolkin (Electric West). This album was previously released in a slightly different form on a now defunct netlabel; however, the version we're presenting here features a rare re-edit of the track 'Interceptor'. As usual, this release is available in free download MP3 (320kbps) and FLAC (lossless) formats.

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This month we're pleased to offer these vocal improvisations by Edinburgh based artist Drew Wright. This entire album was recorded live to minidisc in the tunnels beneath the Victory Column in Berlin, with additional contributions by unknown passers by.

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This is volume two of Chicago artist Michael Perry Goodman's collection of ambient/noise instrumentals. This volume showcases the darker, more aggressive side of his music. All of the tracks in both volumes were recorded between the years of 2003 and 2008. Available as usual in MP3 (320kbps), and FLAC (lossless) formats.


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