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Eric La Casa & Cédric Peyronnet, La Creuse (Herbal International)

Innovative sound manipulators Cédric Peyronnet (who usually trades as Toy Bizarre) and Éric La Casa (who indeed does sport an accent over the first letter of his name, despite appearing without one on the cover) travel to La Creuse, one of the internationally least well-known departements in... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:14, 09 Feb 2010

Doc Wör Mirran, Doc Wör Mirran (Historical Obscurity, Vol 1) (CDR Miss Management)

To celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, Doc Wör Mirran has re-recorded its very first production, a self-titled cassette, featuring original members Joseph B. Raimond, BH Worrick, the late Frank Abendroth and latter-day additions Ralf Lexis and Peter Schuster. Inside the striking new cover is a... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:03, 07 Feb 2010

Dronæment, Fieldbox (3 CDR Fieldmuzick)

Packed in a snazzy metal box with stuffed with goodies, in an edition of a mere fifty copies, comes this triple CDR set by Dronæment, the ongoing field music/electronica project of Marcus Obst. "Fields 1" has been released before under a triple billing with Andrea Marutti and Aidan Baker. It... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 01:48, 06 Feb 2010

William Gardiner, Onliving (self-released)

Raised by Early Music enthusiasts and trained by conservatory professionals, Australian composer William Gardiner (b. 1987) debuts with an optimistic-sounding, self-released twenty-minute EP. Througout his apprenticeship, he has been influenced by a very wide range of musical personalities,... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 02:43, 01 Feb 2010

Leyland Kirby, Sadly, The Future is No Longer What it Was (3 CD History Always Favours the Winners)

This work was almost universally celebrated as an artistic triumph and the zenith of its genre upon its release. But for its creator, it came out of reaching the nadir of his existence. After a tough year, James Leyland Kirby set about to create something of ”substance”, something personal as... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 06:32, 31 Jan 2010

Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek, Glisten (Low Point)

The extended family of Machinefabriek collaborators continues to grow, as English label Low Point announces Rutger Zuydervelt´s first duet with Australian guitarist Tim Catlin with a bold red cover. In execution, it is a sort of remix project, with Catlin recording roughly half a dozen guitar... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 06:33, 30 Jan 2010

Banabila, Precious Images (Steamin´ Soundworks)

Unfolding Michel Banabila´s Precious Memories is like opening up an old chest filled with old wind-up toys and brightly-wrapped candies. You want to bury both arms up to the elbow, pulling out one trinket after the other to play with, admire, or slowly savour before moving on to the next. ... [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:54, 24 Jan 2010