OJP030 : Sanpin / Handmade Instruments Duo

cover art by Yuichi Onoue

OJP030 : Sanpin / Handmade Instruments Duo 

Another project by prolific Tokyoiste Yuchi Onoue (see OJP003, OJP017, OJP019, and OJP026) is Sanpin. 
This duo sees him again with his two favorite house made instruments and add Yuzo Hisada who plays handmade percussions.

The band plays original songs as well as traditional songs from different countries.
They play live extensively all over Tokyo.

Yuichi Onoue and Yuzo Hisada

Yuzo Hisada:
Handmade Darbuka on 1, 3, 6, 9
16" frame drum 2, 9 / handmade frame drum on 4, 7
Riq on 4, 8 / Jew's Harp (made by Norimitsu Metsugi) on 5
Frame'd Lapos (frame drum with spring) on 4
Bell, bird whistle and more... on 8.

Yuichi Onoue :
” Kaisatsuko on 1, 2, 5 (1st half) ,6, 8
Ribbon Controller on 1 (partly), 3, 4, 5 ( 2nd half), 7, 9
Bass on 1, 3, 4, 7

Operator and advisor - Natsuki Ishikura(Otolab)

Recorded at Shin-Koenji Otolab Studio, Torigoya Sound
between February and June 2017

Digital release on the 26th of October 2018.

Track listing:

1. Kara-Age (Yuichi Onoue)

2. Still Life (Yuichi Onoue)

3. Rice Ball Vender (Old Taiwanese song)

4. Floating Clouds (Yuichi Onoue)

5. Contrail (Jo Kitsukawa)

6. Within You Without You (George Harrison)

7. Shepherd Woman (Uyghur Trad.)

8. Three Penny Circus (Yuichi Onoue)

9. Rumeli Karsilama (Turkish Trad.)

And in Bandcamp:

Pierre Vervloesem Bandcamp page

There is now a dedicated Bandcamp page with all the music Pierre Vervloesem has ever composed. This includes a number of bonus tracs, never released album or songs and free downloads!

Just press here: 

ODG093 : Boxface / Intermission Pieces, Vol. 2

ODG093 : Boxface / Intermission Pieces, Vol. 2

Volume 2 of the Intermission Pieces (see Vol. 1 here) brings us again on a mixture of field recordings, ambient or industrial noise and drones, but after the intensity of the 2 first tracks, the music starts incorporating more bright and peaceful atmospheres, acoustic guitar and pop elements as well in a piece like 'El Sol' and the following tracks.

The album culminates with the beautiful songs 'Oh Love, Pt.2'.

Digitally released on the 19th of October 2018.

Track listing:

1: I Dreamt of Utopia in Prisms

2: Scraping the Interior

3: El Sol

4: Waves of Ambition / Waves of Ambivalence

5: Vehicle Fire of the Mind

6: Oh Love, Pt. 2

And on Bandcamp:

ODG092 : Boxface / Intermission Pieces, Vol. 1

The artwork is an edited version of Black Lines by Vasily Kandinsky

ODG092 : Boxface / Intermission Pieces, Vol. 1

Volume 1 of 2 from American musician Boxface (see also the magnificent ODG066 'Life is Fluid' and the subtil ODG076 'Doors'), 'Intermission' is a collection of different moods and genres. No better one than Boxface himself to talk about his album:

"Intermission Pieces is the result of a lack of time in a busy portion in my life to sit down and work over every detail of a track. The music created here is 100% improvisational and combines drone music, noise, and field recordings to create an environment filled with many microsounds to explore. The acoustic parts found on Oh Love and Love Returning were created without forethought, as in I hit record before even picking up the guitar. Everything put onto the canvas of my music software is a first-take. I went in trusting myself with every sound I created, allowing the moment to control the pieces. In doing so I managed to capture the mood of the room and the emotions I put into it. I highly suggest giving this a listen in headphones as there are many details to uncover. I have named it Volume One as I plan to return to this space one day and capture another moment of my life. Until next time. -Boxface"

Volume 2 will be available on the 19/10/2018.

Digital release on the 12th of October 2018.

Track listing:

1: Smattering

2: Blown Out

3: Oh Love

4: Stardust

5: Let the Capitalists Run to Their Bunkers in Fear

6: Morphine

7: Pink

8: Love Returning​ / ​the Abyss

And on Bandcamp:

ODG087 : Terretektorh / 11:11

Cover art by Zouan Kourtis

ODG087 : Terretektorh / 11:11

Terretektorh is a Greek experimental noise band by Zouan Kourtis. 

The name comes from one of the famous Greek composer Xenakis music composition. 

Zouan Kourtis is a movie director and an animation graphic designer. 

11:11 is his first album under the name of Terretektorh and the whole album was composed like it was for a movie soundtrack based on a story taking place in the near future under a new order. 

Zouan Kourtis

a video for Vision:

Zouan Kourtis : composition, vocals / Nadia G. : vocals

Digital release on the 5th of October 2018.

Track listing:

1: Prologue

2: Vison

3: Under Construction

4: The Game Is On

5: Welcome To The New Order

6: Iron & Steel

7: The Age of Machinery

8: Sound of Arctic

9: Escaping the Nightmare

10: It's Raining

11: Sunset Highway / We're Going Home

OUC014 : Adam Matlock / Solo Piano

Cover art by Adam Matlock

OUC014 : Adam Matlock / Solo Piano

Adam Matlock is a trained classical accordion player (see his marvelous album Lungfiddle ODG050) who constituency tries to engage in various modern styles such as jazz, pop, contemporary classical or avant-garde. 

He also spend quite a lot of time on the piano, improvising music on the spot either in his place or on stage. 

Adam explains: "Solo Piano is the first evidence of the barriers between worlds dissolving. Let me explain: for many years as an artist, I tried to keep things separate - electronic music under one name, songs under another, experimental music under still another. At some point the pressures of keeping these things separate began to mount, and I began to try and combine some of these elements - improvising within songs, lending compositions from one project to another and seeing what was left after the inevitable combustion. 

“Improvisation 32517” is a meditation using themes from “Longest Night” by Nahadoth, a project of lo-fi electronic keyboard music. It would’ve been impossible to accurately capture the original composition on solo piano, and, using piano preparations and channeling the melancholy of the spring morning during which this was recorded, the journey very quickly left the intended path. I don’t think I will see this path again soon..."

'Improvisation 32517' a 26,34 minutes thrill for the listener!

Digital release on the 28 of September 2018.

Track listing:

1: Solo Piano - Improvisation 32517

And in Bandcamp:

OPV013 : Pierre Vervloesem & Alinovsky / Invisible Quality

Cover art by Djeromebosch, pics by Pierre Vervloesem 

OPV013 : Pierre Vervloesem & Alinovsky / Invisible Quality

From September 2017 to December, Pierre Vervloesem (Flat Eart Society, Orchestra Exotica, XLegged-Sally…see his Off collections here for the physical and here for the digital) spent 3 months editing, mixing adding guitars and basses, keys and noises,spices and magic to a few recording sessions he did with Alinovsky (see ODG004, ODG059 and OR002) who provided on command or improvised beats, percussions and keys.

The album features also Caroline Lumia, an electro acoustic artist who gave a full range of field recordings and house noises that Pierre used on most of the tracks.

The results is the album ‘ Invisible Quality’ which is a versatile mix of country - blues and Vervloesemesque guitars, dub basses, fantomatic or funky keyboards, experimental avant pop and even disco!

Take your time to listen as there are so many little variations in each songs that you’ll need at least ten hearings before enjoying the invisible quality of the album! Enjoy!

A beautiful teaser:

 Caroline Lumia

The cover

Pierre Vervloesem: guitars, basses, keys, editing, mixing and mastering.
Alinovsky: beats, keys, percussions.
Featuring Caroline Lumia on tracks 1/3/4/5/7/9: field recordings, house noises.
Recorded and produced at Studio Fiasco 2 between September and December 2017.

Physical and digital release on the 21st of September 2018.

Track listing:

1: Disque Oh

2: En Trois Temps

3: Blouse Normale

4: Le Prince

5: Le Premier

6: V’la Au’t Chose

7: Loupe

8: Blouse Longue

9: Eddy Merckx

digital only bonus track:

10: Truc 1

Price

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