Adversarial dissonance vibrating amidst mutinous syncopation...
Another masterful, stripped-down performance from this Australian trio. Enjoy! :)
Piano by Chris Abrahams.
Upright bass by Lloyd Swanton.
Drums & percussion by Tony Buck.
http://www.thenecks.com
https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com
CDLA 03053
Long Arms Records, 2003
Klaus Wiese – Klangschalen Meditation [Full album]
Rest in peace, Klaus Wiese (1943-2013).
There's nothing quite like the stark resonance of Tibetan singing bowls. The bowls would not only be struck but also continuously rubbed with a soft, padded mallet or similar.
Also, there's some sort of synth interlude from 25:34 until 28:43. I don't remember that section ever being there, haha xD
Anyway, I hope you enjoy! :)
0:00 Klangschalen Meditation I
29:00 Klangschalen Meditation II
Released on Edition Akasha in 1987.
There's nothing quite like the stark resonance of Tibetan singing bowls. The bowls would not only be struck but also continuously rubbed with a soft, padded mallet or similar.
Also, there's some sort of synth interlude from 25:34 until 28:43. I don't remember that section ever being there, haha xD
Anyway, I hope you enjoy! :)
0:00 Klangschalen Meditation I
29:00 Klangschalen Meditation II
Released on Edition Akasha in 1987.
Klaus Wiese – Samarkand [Full album]
Rest in peace, Klaus Wiese (1942-2013).
Rotary-organ-esque synthesizers dominate the proceedings here.
"Fergana II" is extra special in my humble opinion. It somehow epitomises Klaus' musical ethos and methodology. Enjoy! :)
0:00 Intro I
1:56 Déjà Vû
30:16 Intro II
31:39 The Dream
48:33 Fergana I
53:49 Fergana II
Released on Aquamarin Verlag in 1987.
Rotary-organ-esque synthesizers dominate the proceedings here.
"Fergana II" is extra special in my humble opinion. It somehow epitomises Klaus' musical ethos and methodology. Enjoy! :)
0:00 Intro I
1:56 Déjà Vû
30:16 Intro II
31:39 The Dream
48:33 Fergana I
53:49 Fergana II
Released on Aquamarin Verlag in 1987.
Klaus Weise – Perfume [Full album]
Rest in peace, Klaus Wiese (1942-2013).
A bit of an oddity amongst Klaus' discography. It's similar to "KW" in that it largely consists of shorter tracks that often include digital percussion (with a smattering of acoustic percussion presumably provided by Ted de Jong). Like KW, it's rather extraordinary among latter-day Wiese albums in that most of the pieces are unique to this release, with a few notable exceptions - eg, "Velvet Octaves" is identical to "Canyon I" from the eponymous album.
Hope you enjoy! :)
0:00 Velvet Octaves
15:38 Deer's Gate
19:40 Overland-Express
22:52 Handkerchief of Chopin
25:45 Drunken Leg
28:10 Tabla-Ballet
30:34 7 Up
33:18 Chandeliers
39:52 Insect Ride
46:36 The Canyon
49:10 Mungo Trail
54:25 Sweet Lemon
ERA 102-2
Nextera, 2006
A bit of an oddity amongst Klaus' discography. It's similar to "KW" in that it largely consists of shorter tracks that often include digital percussion (with a smattering of acoustic percussion presumably provided by Ted de Jong). Like KW, it's rather extraordinary among latter-day Wiese albums in that most of the pieces are unique to this release, with a few notable exceptions - eg, "Velvet Octaves" is identical to "Canyon I" from the eponymous album.
Hope you enjoy! :)
0:00 Velvet Octaves
15:38 Deer's Gate
19:40 Overland-Express
22:52 Handkerchief of Chopin
25:45 Drunken Leg
28:10 Tabla-Ballet
30:34 7 Up
33:18 Chandeliers
39:52 Insect Ride
46:36 The Canyon
49:10 Mungo Trail
54:25 Sweet Lemon
ERA 102-2
Nextera, 2006
Klaus Wiese – Gnosis [Full album]
Rest in peace, Klaus Wiese (1942-2013).
Uploaded primarily for completionist's sake. As was often the case with his releases on the Umbra label, many of these pieces have already appeared on prior albums in various forms - e.g. they may be mixed differently, or instrumental/textural layers may be added or removed.
Enjoy! :)
0:00 Gnosis I
13:02 Gnosis II
19:20 Gnosis III
25:10 Gnosis IV
30:28 Gnosis V
38:34 Gnosis VI
47:49 Gnosis VII
56:02 Gnosis VIII
KW 009
Umbra, 2004
Uploaded primarily for completionist's sake. As was often the case with his releases on the Umbra label, many of these pieces have already appeared on prior albums in various forms - e.g. they may be mixed differently, or instrumental/textural layers may be added or removed.
Enjoy! :)
0:00 Gnosis I
13:02 Gnosis II
19:20 Gnosis III
25:10 Gnosis IV
30:28 Gnosis V
38:34 Gnosis VI
47:49 Gnosis VII
56:02 Gnosis VIII
KW 009
Umbra, 2004
Josh Burke – Sense Palace [Full album]
One for the restless nocturnal brooders...
A heavenly blanket of neo-kosmische enlightenment from one of the finest drone musicians I know of... relax and enjoy! :)
All music by Josh Burke.
Most albums of his are available at a very low price here:
https://midnightstarmedia.bandcamp.com
0:00 Side A
15:32 Side B
NNA014
NNA Tapes, 2010
A heavenly blanket of neo-kosmische enlightenment from one of the finest drone musicians I know of... relax and enjoy! :)
All music by Josh Burke.
Most albums of his are available at a very low price here:
https://midnightstarmedia.bandcamp.com
0:00 Side A
15:32 Side B
NNA014
NNA Tapes, 2010
Nicholas Dodd – Starlands 3 [Full album]
Arcane certainties veiled by the incomprehensible core...
The third and final cassette in Dodd's epic "Starlands" series. It's just as gorgeous and spellbinding as the first. Sadly, the second tape continues to elude me despite over two years of scouring the internet - but I won't give up, rest assured.
Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Nicholas Dodd.
0:00 Om
10:16 Bridge of Light
21:20 Mercurial Shores
34:53 Acceptance
39:27 Pegasus
DA018
Dawn Awakening, 1988
The third and final cassette in Dodd's epic "Starlands" series. It's just as gorgeous and spellbinding as the first. Sadly, the second tape continues to elude me despite over two years of scouring the internet - but I won't give up, rest assured.
Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Nicholas Dodd.
0:00 Om
10:16 Bridge of Light
21:20 Mercurial Shores
34:53 Acceptance
39:27 Pegasus
DA018
Dawn Awakening, 1988
Viridian Sun – Solar Noise [Full album]
The incandescence of ionizing particles, sparkling in coronal choreography...
Abyssal cosmic atmospheres. I'm not a huge fan of labels, but this would seem to qualify as "space music" - though I don't see that subgenre mentioned often nowadays for some reason!
Headphone listening recommended. The mood here is hard to pinpoint... it's neither happy nor sad, it merely is. Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Michael Griffin and David Tollefson.
http://www.hypnos.com
0:00 Solan Solar N Sol
18:31 Voxuua Soexis
26:31 Serere
39:02 Nervous Eclipse
59:27 Radiat
1:11:44 Artia
hyp1703
Hynpos, 1997
Abyssal cosmic atmospheres. I'm not a huge fan of labels, but this would seem to qualify as "space music" - though I don't see that subgenre mentioned often nowadays for some reason!
Headphone listening recommended. The mood here is hard to pinpoint... it's neither happy nor sad, it merely is. Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Michael Griffin and David Tollefson.
http://www.hypnos.com
0:00 Solan Solar N Sol
18:31 Voxuua Soexis
26:31 Serere
39:02 Nervous Eclipse
59:27 Radiat
1:11:44 Artia
hyp1703
Hynpos, 1997
The Necks – Quay/Raab
Three virtuosos at the height of their powers come together to express the ineffable...
The Necks combine jazz and ambient in a way that few others have attempted. These two live performances are among their best work from their early minimalist period - before they began adding synths and various other instrumental layers to liven up the pieces. Enjoy! :)
Taken from the quadruple album "Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab".
Piano by Chris Abrahams.
Bass by Lloyd Swanton.
Drums by Tony Buck.
http://www.thenecks.com
https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com
0:00 Quay
53:36 Raab
FOM 0008
Fish of Milk, 2002
The Necks combine jazz and ambient in a way that few others have attempted. These two live performances are among their best work from their early minimalist period - before they began adding synths and various other instrumental layers to liven up the pieces. Enjoy! :)
Taken from the quadruple album "Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab".
Piano by Chris Abrahams.
Bass by Lloyd Swanton.
Drums by Tony Buck.
http://www.thenecks.com
https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com
0:00 Quay
53:36 Raab
FOM 0008
Fish of Milk, 2002
White Fir - Lake Seeds Vol. 1: Whistling Lichen Morn [Full album]
Evanescent carillons ring out on an oneiric afternoon...
Dreamlike, psychedelic guitar and electric violin drone with a distinctly improvised feel to it. Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Jordan Spencer.
https://cabinflooresoterica.bandcamp.com
https://www.cabin-floor-esoterica.com
0:00 Plank Press Porch Growth
4:58 Death is like a Beautiful Car Parked only on a Street Lined with Trees whose Branches are like the Intestines of an Emerald
8:14 It Runs like Melting Snow
11:05 Her Juniper Tea
17:34 Forgotten Works
19:39 Tin Slide Shallows
28:22 Catfish/Floors Digest into Trees
38:37 In the River Down There
CFE#21
Cabin Floor Esoterica, 2010
Dreamlike, psychedelic guitar and electric violin drone with a distinctly improvised feel to it. Enjoy! :)
All music composed, performed, arranged & produced by Jordan Spencer.
https://cabinflooresoterica.bandcamp.com
https://www.cabin-floor-esoterica.com
0:00 Plank Press Porch Growth
4:58 Death is like a Beautiful Car Parked only on a Street Lined with Trees whose Branches are like the Intestines of an Emerald
8:14 It Runs like Melting Snow
11:05 Her Juniper Tea
17:34 Forgotten Works
19:39 Tin Slide Shallows
28:22 Catfish/Floors Digest into Trees
38:37 In the River Down There
CFE#21
Cabin Floor Esoterica, 2010