Saturday, November 14, 2009, 18:11 CET:

Tim Catlin and Machinefabriek "Glisten":

‘Glisten’ is the first collaborative release by Tim Catlin, a guitarist and sound artist based in Melbourne, Australia and Machinefabriek, the nom de plume of Rutger Zuydervelt from Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Whilst researching information on prepared guitar, Zuydervelt discovered the work of Tim Catlin, most notably his album ‘Radio Ghosts’ (released on 23five in 2007). Intrigued by Catlin’s approach towards mechanically prepared guitar and the engaging sound world created by this unassuming expertise, a partnership was soon set in motion.

For the release, Catlin made initial recordings drawing upon a wide range of approaches including guitar preparations, customized and abused effects through to more 'conventional' picking. These tracks were then sent to Zuydervelt for the addition of extra sounds and overdubs through to final editing and sequencing.

With both artists’ sharing a passion for developing upon the minutiae of the guitar, ‘Glisten’ is an immersive album of slowly unfurling sound layers, deeply embedded drones and acute harmonic gestures. Throughout the running time, a palpable sense of playfulness is present, allowing the prepared guitar process to determine the course of action. Through minor touches and sleights of hand, fleeting vibrations are produced which are capable of both overwhelming intensity and pure sonic transcendence.

http://www.low-point.com/LP031.html
http://www.myspace.com/timcatlin28
http://www.machinefabriek.nu/

Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 19:41 CET:

GROUPER European Tour 2009:

03. Nov. 2009 20:00 St. Giles-in-the-Fields London
04. Nov. 2009 20:00 Cambridge Portland Arms Cambridge
05. Nov. 2009 20:00 Luminaire London
06. Nov. 2009 20:00 Nexus Art Cafe Manchester
07. Nov. 2009 20:00 Westberlin Berlin
09. Nov. 2009 20:00 A Studio Rubin Praha
11. Nov. 2009 20:00 TBC Lisbon
12. Nov. 2009 20:00 TBC Porto
13. Nov. 2009 20:00 Tanned Tin Festival Castellon
14. Nov. 2009 20:00 TBC Barcelona
15. Nov. 2009 20:00 Arkaoda Istanbul

http://www.myspace.com/grouperrepuorg

Monday, October 26, 2009, 10:34 CET:

GOSLINGS/ WARMTH "Heaven of Animals":

Originally released as a 5 track small run collaborative CD between the Goslings and Roxanne Jean Polise recorded in 2004-05. The current resurrection of this release features 4 of the original tracks with an actually proper mastering job from James Plotkin. The backend of the disc features 4 new traxs that were cultivated between the Goslings and Warmth (name change for the mid-west Steev Thompson) between 2007-08. Eight tracks in total of shimmering clouds of glass shards that swirl everywhere around you all coated with a lightly sprinkled malaise of Leslie's haunting vocals. A bit more abstract and less song structured than other Goslings works with an angling towards a droning approach, none the less the quality of the audio is extremely high.

Samples:
http://www.archivecd.com/image/GOSLINGS%20HOA%20SAMPLE%201.mp3
http://www.archivecd.com/image/GOSLINGS%20HOA%20SAMPLE%202.mp3

Order: www.archivecd.com

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 18:37 CET:

Benoît Pioulard European Tour 2009:

31. Okt. 2009 20:00: Museum d’Histoire Naturelle Nantes
03. Nov. 2009 20:00: Planet Claire (Radio Session) Paris
04. Nov. 2009 20:00: The Lexington London
06. Nov. 2009 20:00: Compilotheque Brussels
08. Nov. 2009 20:00: Cave 12 Geneva
09. Nov. 2009 20:00; Hans Wurst Berlin
12. Nov. 2009 20:00: Comptoir Général Paris
13. Nov. 2009 20:00: Les Musicophages Toulouse
14. Nov. 2009 20:00: Musée Fenaille Rodez

http://www.myspace.com/pioulard

Sunday, October 11, 2009, 19:29 CET:

JODIS "Secret House":

Great & interesting new project. Release info:

Jodis, an entirely new outfit involving James Plotkin (Khanate, Khlyst, Phantomsmasher, O.L.D.) Aaron Turner (ISIS, Old Man Gloom, Lotus Eaters, House of Low Culture, Greymachine) and Tim Wyskida (Khanate, Blind Idiot God), is a modern exploration of restrained sonic minimalism and tonal/textural density. Jodis' "Secret House," as a whole, recalls a void, a shoreless pit, a slow nihilistic decent into absolute blankness... The vocals emote a deviating distress, one that the listener will walk away from also knowing. The guitars loom with an almost inconceivable image of stillness. The percussion possesses an irregular circularity facilitating the general disorientation encapsulating the mood of the record. In summation, a thorough listen would kick the living shit out of your aptitude for co-habituation with other humans.

www.myspace.com/timwyskida

Friday, October 09, 2009, 13:37 CET:

THIS IMMORTAL COIL "The Dark Age of Love":

"On November the thirteenth 2004, Jhonn Balance passed away. He was, along with Peter Christopherson, the founding member of the band Coil. His brutal death marked the end of over twenty years of activism and musical genius. I have then decided to work on a project that would pay tribute to them.

I didn't want another compilation that would pile up pieces, without any link. My wish was to transpose this unique musical mood to another one, more classical and more accessible to everyone. The whole idea was to pay tribute to the music for what was beyond it, just the way Coil underlined it: "Coil is more than music".

I got my inspiration from the project This Mortal Coil, started in the eighties by the English label 4AD. Its label manager had then grouped some of its own artists together in order to play some standards of rock and pop music. Most of those who participated in this work hardly knew Coil. My purpose wasn't to go towards those artists who had a conscious connection with the music of the group, let alone musicians who claimed to be the heirs to this seminal work. My aim was to play with the discovery and take Coil's pieces towards new interpretations, rid of all influences.
The respect and the admiration that I have for Coil's work led me to surround myself with talented artists also admired for their brilliant writing. I needed strong personalities who would show a maybe unconscious will to put all their soul, with great humility and maturity, in their participation. The interpretation of Bonnie Prince Billy being certainly the most poignant testimony.

Each artist that was hired for this project was utterly fascinated by the depth of the repertory. They have all been motivated and glad to bring their know how and share it with the others.
Members of DAAU from Anvers, the virtuoso Christine Ott, Yann Tiersen and Matt Elliott have lived productive, strong and passionate meetings, which made Yann Tiersen offer Matt Elliott to participate to his new album Dust Lane. To finish and in order to strenghten this team spirit, the whole album was mixed by Oktopus (Dälek) who knew better than anyone how to put each member of the project's contribution forward.

Peter Christopherson, who since has gone back to working on his first two groups Throbbing Gristle and P.TV, has written about the titles of This Immortal Coil: "I LOVE THEM. It is the first time somebody with musical sensibility and talent has put so much time and effort into covering Coil songs. It totally passes my "hairs on the back of your neck standing up" test for the whole running time of the album. I was awe-struck."

After four years spent managing this project, I could not ask for more."

Stéphane Grégoire

This Immortal Coil is
Yaël Naim, Bonnie Prince Billy, Yann Tiersen, Matt Elliott, DAAU, Chapelier Fou, Sylvain Chauveau, Christine Ott, Oktopus, Nightwood, David Donatien, Nicolas Jorio

http://thresholdhouse.greedbag.com/release/~this-immortal-coil/

Thursday, October 01, 2009, 10:13 CET:

Thomas Köner "La Barca":

German media artist Thomas Köner has been absent from the music scene for 5 years.
For his numerous audio-visual performances and installations, he has travelled the world and crossed many flows of sound. La barca, named from one of his latest performances, is a record of brand new pieces where we can hear the landmarks of the unchallenged master of arctic soundscapes: rumbling basses and drapes of melancholic harmonics. La barca is also a world-crossing drift where Thomas Köner adds the experience of the blurred sounds he collected all over the continents (each track has a longitude / latitude title which refers to a different town): voices and field recordings are integrated from place to place, mirroring and disappearing, born from a dream or a souvenir.

http://www.feardrop.net/fario#9

"La Barca" Video: http://www.koener.de/labarcavideo.htm

Thursday, October 01, 2009, 09:07 CET:

ZOMBI - A.E. Paterra solo project Majeure debut 2xLP "Timespan":

Majeure is the alter ego of Zombi drummer A.E. Paterra, and Timespan is its debut release. Taking the term "full-length" quite literally, the album is made up of three epic side-long journeys through time and space. Merging the darkness of Vangelis' Blade Runner-era Moog-driven scores and the stately minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass with the relentless drive of Can and Silver Apples, Timespan delivers inspiring sci-fi disco of the highest caliber. Written, recorded and painstakingly produced by Paterra over an 18-month period, Majeure is unique in its careful collaboration of live and electronic sounds. Anchored by Paterra's sturdy, propulsive live drums, each song uses layers of analogue synthesizers to masterfully craft extended compositions that virtually stop time before speeding it up, culminating in countless moments of genuine majesty.

Tracks:
1. The Dresden Codex
2. Teleforce
3. Timespan

Sample: http://temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/majeure-teleforce.mp3

http://www.myspace.com/aepaterra
www.temporaryresidence.com

Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 15:53 CET:

Troum, Solar Skeletons, Luna Dopa and Bex live in Berlin:

TROUM
(Germany, Drone Records/Transgredient Records, www.troum.com, www.myspace.com/troum)

SOLAR SKELETONS
(Antarktis, Radon Uropa/Night On Earth, www.solarskeletons.com, www.myspace.com/solarskeletons)

LUNA DOPA
(Italy, Neue Kultur, www.myspace.com/lunadopa)

BEX
(France, Le Saut Du Tigre/Le Dernier Cri, www.benjaminbex.com, www.myspace.com/fruitybex)

Monday, September 07, 2009, 09:25 CET:

Fabio Orsi & Seaworthy "Near and Faraway":

Italian ambient maestro Fabio Orsi reaches out for yet another collaboration on this, his latest project, teaming up with Antipodean 12k types Seaworthy.

There are three individual pieces on the disc: the first is Orsi alone and the last is solely Seaworthy, while the middle track is a collaboration between the two parties. Orsi's 'Evening By Evening' is a luscious quarter-hour of drifting synth strings and effulgent major-key timbres - a typically masterful and immersive exercise from the composer - although Seaworthy are keen to tackle their piece from a different angle, embarking upon a more minimal trajectory with 'Branch And Stone', using the guitar as a drone-sculpting machine, quietly emitting digitally processed tones over a lovely, very patient piece of music. The collaboration is most consistent with Orsi's sound, taking on a nebulous, densely packed sound that seems to hover enigmatically over the course of its seventeen minutes, brought to life through symphonic minor chords and breakdowns that reveal heavily treated, downbeat guitar fragments. You get a rare sense of cogency from this creative partnership, and the album's three long-form compositions make for rewarding, cohesive listening.

Samples:
http://www.low-point.com/mp3s/LP026%20tk1%20excerpt.mp3
http://www.low-point.com/mp3s/LP026%20tk2%20excerpt.mp3
http://www.low-point.com/mp3s/LP026%20tk3%20excerpt.mp3
Order: www.low-point.com

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