This has really gotten to be a GREAT American label.
Their original artists and reissues are uniformly tasteful
(and, tasty, for that matter).
The one that got me to write this note is...
Rhythm & Noise: Chasm's Accord
Asphodel 0965
Its an old LP from 1983 that originally came out on Ralph. I have
an old vinyl LP, but I haven't listened to it in 10 years until I
got the reissue. Its a cut-up and collage album of some noisy
stuff, some nice beaty stuff, and a few ambient soundscapey
thing-a-ma-doodles. The weird Ralph cover art is preserved, and a
20-page-or-so booklet details the history of the group. Apparently
they mutated into most recently Sound Traffic Control???
This is clearly not commercial, yet Asphodel gives it a ceremonial
release with fancy packaging. I'm delighted! While the music is
more industrial at times than I now like, this stuff was ahead of its
time. The group has been around in some form since 1969!
The other stuff on Asphodel including the new DJ Spooky are all "well
done" too.
While not strictly ambient or IDM, I wanted to thank Asphodel for
electronic music lovers of all types.
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