--ps. a review of 11 & 12 is featured at www.igloomag.com REVIEWS
section.--pietro.
----from awkward silence::
hi,
to those of you new to this, welcome to the latest newsletter from awkward
silence recordings, and to those who haven't heard from us for a while,
welcome back to the land of the limited split 7".
there's several things to tell you about...
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latest releases:
awkward 11:
LUSINE ICL: 'vacate' / THE BUDDY SYSTEM: 'missing you much'
split 7"
600 copies
available now
info: continuing our run of limited 7" only releases is this fine split
single from lusine icl and the buddy system, as usual, featuring new and
totally exclusive tracks from two of the best modern electronic composers
out there.
this paring of two texan friends, jeff mcilwain (lusine icl / l'usine) and
kurt korthals (the buddy system) shows the calmest side of awkward silence.
lusine icl's 'vacate' gently ponders and evolves, twisting, scraping and
clicking into shape - imagine arovane playing around with aphex's 'selected
ambient works volume II'. 'missing you much' shows a very different take on
things for the buddy system - quiet guitars, vocals and some gentle
electronic pings and glitches come together to form a truly unique
crossover piece.
the lusine track follows the same style as his recent 'iron city' lp on the
hymen label, which has already attracted great critical acclaim, and
follows on from his previous releases, which include two albums for
u-cover, 'a pseudo steady state' and 'coalition 2000' and the self titled
'l'usine' for isophlux, together with many singles and ep releases with the
likes of isophlux, hymen, u-cover, delikatessen and zeal.
this is the debut single release for the buddy system, but follows on from
his delightful full length album 'application', released on u-cover last
year. this album was described as 'evoking percussive, moody, groovy and
rhythmic tonalities blended with an urban feeling' - a great description,
and kurt has previously worked with a number of other bands in the us
including gandhi's lunchbox and array gun!
at the present time, jeff lusine is writing and preparing for a series of
live shows and kurt is spending a few months in berlin, picking up on the
strong local electronic music scene and chilling out with like-minded folks.
this is another very special record from two of the most exciting artists
in the modern electronica scene and is also one of awkward silence's most
interesting releases so far.
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awkward 12:
BAURI: 'teddymx' / NOVEL 23: 'moony girl'
split 7"
600 copies
available now
info: bauri and novel 23 are brought together on this very limited release,
which features exclusive tracks and some very nice artwork from two of the
best modern, innovative idm artists around.
sweden's bauri aka twenty-three year old martin abrahamsson brings us
another delightful slice of his amazingly intricate melody-driven
electronica in the shape of 'teddymx', a track which grows and evolves from
some simple bleeps and scrapes into a fully-formed piece of timeless
electronic listening music. already receiving comparisons to the likes of
warp's legendary 'artifical intelligence' series of releases, this is one
of bauri's strongest tracks, no question.
the b-side is occupied by 'moony girl', the latest offering from roman
belousov of moscow, russia, who is better known as novel 23. as is usual
with this artist, melody is at the core of the track, which is a gently
building analogue-based soundtrack for a trip into outer space, not unlike
some of isan's early work...
both artists have built up a very strong underground following over the
past couple of years and bauri has released some very well received singles
and eps with the likes of the pitchcadet, de:bug, english muffin and neo
ouija labels and his stunning debut album 'the slacker journal' has just
been released to critical accliam on neo ouija. bauri has undertaken
remixes for yellow6, metamatics, geiom, tim koch and lackluster amongst
others, and has also appeared on numerous other releases on labels
including city centre offices, benbecula and his own saundart recordings
label, alongside plod and arovane.
novel 23 has previously released one of the strongest electronic debut
albums of recent years in 'melodies of childhood for advanced imagination'
on pitchcadet - a joyous affair full of catchy, upbeat 'instrumental
nursery rhymes for grown-ups' - comparisons to the uber-melodic side of
plaid are often made... as well as this great album, novel 23 has also
released the 'cross split ep', a shared project with ambidextrous, and has
appeared on releases for labels including toytronic, merck, art-tek and bip
hop amongst others.
this is a very special record from two of the most exciting artists
currently rising up through the ranks of the 'idm' scene and is undoubtedly
one of awkward silence's strongest electronic releases so far. by our
calculations, it's sure to follow the pattern of previous releases from
bauri and novel 23 by selling out in record time... don't miss out (and
don't say we didn't warn you)!
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awkward 13:
awkward silence recordings t-shirt
edition of 60
due: 9th september 2002 ( from
http://www.normanrecords.com )
info: just back from the suppliers are our brand new awkward silence t-shirts.
they are made from top quality ash-grey cotton and are available in medium,
large and extra large sizes. all include the design of our 'computer logo'
on the front breast with the label name and website address on the back,
and are finished off with 'is t-shirt' on the lower front left-hand side.
each shirt also comes with it's own id tag attached showing the catalogue
number.
they will be available NEXT WEEK (september 9th) from our mail order
outlet, norman records; contact: phil@normanrecords.com and they will
also be going out to some shops very soon.
the quality is excellent and these shirts feature heavy duty vinyl
lettering throughout with the detailed logo made from a lovely high
resolution transfer print, not just a single colour screen print :)
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distribution:
all of our releases are primarily distributed by CARGO of london, england.
mail order:
our releases are available by mail order from NORMAN RECORDS:
http://www.normanrecords.com
go there and simply search on 'awkward silence'.
for more info, pictures and reviews of the above releases please have a
look at:
http://www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com
or e-mail us at:
info@awkwardsilencerecordings.com
more split 7"s are being finalised at the moment for release over the next
few months - coming next is a split for: '_cathode' / 'ojn' (aka
landshipping).
i think that's all for now. hope you're still having a nice summer...
by by,
john_awkward_silence :o)
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