Really enjoying the new batch of (K-raa-k)³-related releases. Plenty of
experimental ambient, glitch, post-rock, and idm for all! Here are the press
blurbs on all. If you've been tuning into inaudible then you've already
heard me play these.
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Kristian Peters...
Adlib is another moniker from the young Kristian Petters, a.k.a. Novisad. He
lives in Rostock, Germany and studies informatics. Petters combines perfectly
the software computer culture with intensity. His music reflects so much
emotion through electronic wires -- you start wondering why more electronica
people don't succeed in the same way. Everything is done with a detailed precision
which makes it difficult to relegate this to the background. Even if its 'ambient',
it still turns your brain around and hits you. Here are the release particulars:
. Kristian Peters: Adlib cd (K-raa-k)³
Tracks:
- weich
- feld
- deconstruction
- winter
- einöde (wilderness)
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Es...
Second release in the guitar improv series (the first was Shifts). This Finnish
guy is pretty young, but has a distinctive feel towards his guitar play.
Excerpts from his talents can be found on the Kila 7"s, but here he is
operating alone on his self-built guitar and other 'soundlabs'. Its dark
and quiet with lots of floating, hissing and inspired constructions. Every
now and then a melody pops up which brings together the harmony
between improv and a 'listenable' experience. Difficult to point out
references, but try mixing labels like Mike Droner and Corpus Hermeticum
-- or even Kranky -- into one melting pot, and you'll come close. As for guitar
technique -- he's got his own way of 'sweeping' the strings. You'll get the
same feeling as Richard Youngs' or even Alastair Galbraith's records. Es
quickly becomes something very personal and introspective in each individual
life he touches. Here are the release particulars:
. Es: flick cd (K-raa-k)³
- rainpipe
- clink
- kemialliset häät
- flick
- signal to god
- klink
- baureuth-ulvila in 16 h
- vertex
- wormhole
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Pimmon...
Paul Gough is an Australian audio addict who has been creating sounds for
many years, but only recently stopped hiding his creations. Kinetica is the
fluttering yes/no state of his sounds rendered via PC. Pimmon manipulates
a variety of sound sources on PC, but enjoys assembling the final creation
on analog tape, creating a warmth that he desires. That's just one example
of how Gough attains originality and a personal feel in his music. Kinetica
is a reflection of the state of mind Pimmon finds himself in when he creates
sounds, the flickering state of possibilities wherin the pendulum swings
between chaos and order, collapse and coherence. Pimmon released his debut
CD last year on the Japanese label Meme, as well as an LP on the Dutch
label ERS, and a 7" on the UK's Static Caravan. The three labels are quite
different in their approach to releasing music, and its this diverse and kinetic
state of Pimmon that allows him to transcend musical genres. The sound of
Pimmon? Pimmon manages to combine sounds and emotions without
sounding unfocused. Buzzes and blips, distorted rumbles, ghosts of melody,
radar pulses, and glitched ambience are all melted into an unpredictable slab
of sound that fluctuates on and off. Minimal and maximized sounds weave
without sounding unfocused. Microscopic worlds that are zoom-lensed into
grainy focus, alien and yet vaguely familiar, an emotive call from the distance
-- all combine to form Kinetica. Here are the release particulars:
. Pimmon: kinetica cd (K-raa-k)³
- hexham scent
- between the heart
- circumlocation
- emapanar : redactar
- froda
- lime pow
- directory is empty
- buzz like blue children
- indigo_upper
- west spaghetti west
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Ktp.michi.gan...
After the excellent ep by Kerne (aka Dilemma), the Trim label returns with
a full album by Michael from Schneider tm under his new Ktp.michi.gan
guise. The album, entitled Hey Love, features eight tracks that combine
an alluring (albiet deconstructed) melodic pop sound with post-glitch
experimentations. If you're familiar with his Schneider TM work, then
imagine an experimental and somewhat minimal twist to get an idea of
the sound of this album. Very nice indeed. Here are the release
particulars:
. Kpt.michi.gan: hey love lp (Trim)
Tracks:
- pikt cheri
- tusche
- re.
- testton
- fur dick (4you)
- hey love
- wut u 2 do 2 me
- sister re.i
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Dont forget that (K-raa-k)³ is also now in charge of the manufacturing
and distribution of the Suction & Outward Music Company vinyl
releases as well. The most recent of which:
. Lowfish: eliminator lp (Suction)
. Assorted Pieces comp 10" (Suction)
. Nudge/If.then.else split 12" (Outward Music Co)
For more info on any of these releases contact (K-raa-k)³ via
http://www.kraak.net/ or info@kraak.net or inquire at your
local record shop like Bent Crayon (where I got mine).
-->-Lance---
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westlake, ohio 44145
united states
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