CODES: - Drone Records

Herbstlaub und es ist schön, in Zeiten wie diesen mit solchen Platten
durch diese Jahreszeit getragen zu werden.“ [Grau Online]
With her second album Jessica Bailiff has expanded and defined the
ravishing sound that typified Even In Silence. Hour of the Trace can
entrance with Bailiff's delicate and alluring vocals, overwhelm with
waves of guitar feedback, stumble along in molasses slow rhythms,
evoke country gatherings around the pump organ, or puzzle with a
clackety-clack that sounds like an old kinetoscope. It is not only an
incredible personal statement from Jessica Bailiff but a work that invites
complete immersion. Unlike so many post-rockers content to coast on a
few effects pedals, Jessica Bailiff combines serious sonic research with
songwriting. It's the familiar aspects of the pop song and Jessica's
beautiful vocals that lure the listener in." [label description]
Aidan BAKER – An intricate course of deception (Angle Records
A.R.05.01, 2004) [lim. 300] € 13.00
“...This album is released by the small label Angle. It's made of 4
pieces, the first one being the longest with it's 25 minutes and it's a
blissful drone ambience, extremely calm and kinda warm, like
something from Windy & Carl. The common peaceful atmosphere goes
on but also some gentle noises appear later, not disturbing at all but
adding more intensity, and also the mood gets darker at the end. Aidan
knows how to make good and interesting droney music, he's developing
the sound with lots of patience, realizing the ideas in a very proper way
and without much unnecessary improvising, 'cause this is still drone
music and there's not much space there for typical improvisations, one
should have an idea what to do. And Aidan knows what to do to keep it
interesting even when the pieces are longer than 20 minutes. So it's not
a surprise Drone Records have noticed this and he's releasing a 7" for
them soon. Excellent.” [BR/Vital Weekly]
Address: http:// www.angle-rec.net and http://listen.to/aidan
Back in stock last copies, comes in nice 7”-sleeve!!
* Aidan BAKER – The Sea swells a bit... CD (A Silent Place
ASP06, 2006) € 13.00
AIDAN BAKER besingt die tiefe See, den Ozean, sterbende
Seemänner. Dicht und undurchdringlich, dunkel gefärbt & geheimnisumwebt
sind seine drei langen Stücke auf dieser CD für den SMALL
VOICES-Ableger. Wie so oft arbeitet BAKER mit urlangen
Gitarrenloops, schichtet Zirkel auf Zirkel und sich allmählich
aufbauenden Crescendos.... ab dem zweiten Stück durchziehen sanfte
Perkussion und Bass-Grooves die Flächen, und das ganze erhält einen
leichten Psychedelic-Touch....
“A Silent Place proudly presents the new AIDAN BAKER cd album!
Aidan Baker is one of the most important emergent artist of the last
years...! Probably this is the most important "musical" Aidan Baker
release..., in fact here the sound is comparable to the best (obscure)
psychedelic post-rock releases including great droning, hypnotic and
honeiric atmospheres. Spontaneously composed by Aidan, who plays
guitar (electric & acoustic), bass, tapeloops, drum machine and
percussion in his droning 'fashion soup'. In this album Aidan uses (as
usual) his guitar but also other instruments and tools like tapeloops and
sampled dialogue. The result is the three long and beautiful tracks that
constructs this album. 44 minutes of hypnotic ambient drone textures in
a deep psychedelic & post-rock attitude. His guitar treatments and
amazing looping work get more and more marvellous, as the droning
increasing percussions take the listener to a peaceful state of mind. The
sound rises all around as the stream floods to the seaside, giving refuge
to emotions through numbing clouds of murmuring electric voices.
Aidan's performances high standards and his instantly recognizable
style are here well confirmed, adding to the excellent level of his
discography!” [label description]
* Aidan BAKER – Oneiromancer CD (Die Stadt DS90, 2006)
[ed. of 600] € 15.00
New work on the prolific DIE STADT-label, as spacious and
experimental as you could imagine.... one of his best works definitely !
“Aidan Baker is a musician & writer currently based in Toronto,
Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums &
various other instruments. He has released numerous CDs on
independent labels from around the world. He is author of two books of
poetry, two poetry chapbooks, & has published poetry, fiction, &
criticism in various international & scholary journals.
As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of
the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that
ranges from experimental to post-rock to contemporary classical. He
performs the experimental collective ARC & the ambient/doom metal
project Nadja. He has also composed work for the The Penderecki
String Quartet & The Uxbridge Chamber Choir. This is his first album for
Die Stadt, using electric/bass guitars, drum machines, tapeloops,
vocals. The CD comes in a full colour four-panel digisleeve with artwork
by Aidan Baker.” [label info]
* Aidan BAKER – Oneiromancer do-CD (Die Stadt DS90*, 2006)
[ed. of 300 with bonus CD] € 19.00
New work on the prolific DIE STADT-label, as spacious and
experimental as you could imagine.... one of his best works definitely !
Special version with bonus-CD, act fast !!
“Aidan Baker is a musician & writer currently based in Toronto, Canada.
Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums & various
other instruments. He has released numerous CDs on independent
labels from around the world. He is author of two books of poetry, two
poetry chapbooks, & has published poetry, fiction, & criticism in various
international & scholary journals.
As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of
the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that
ranges from experimental to post-rock to contemporary classical. He
performs the experimental collective ARC & the ambient/doom metal
project Nadja. He has also composed work for the The Penderecki
String Quartet & The Uxbridge Chamber Choir. This is his first album for
Die Stadt, using electric/bass guitars, drum machines, tapeloops,
vocals. The CD comes in a full colour four-panel digisleeve with artwork
by Aidan Baker.
The first 300 copies include a bonus CD featuring a live performance
recorded in April 2005 Toronto, Canada, using electric guitar sounds
only. Edition of 600 copies.“ [label info]
* BAND OF PAIN – Through the Past darkly do-CD (Fin de Siecle
FDS16, 2006) € 14.00
Eine Art Retrospektive mit reichlich rarem Material des neo-klassisch
angehauchten britischen dark ambient–Projekts von STEVE PITTIS,
der auch Mitglied der SKULLFLOWER-Konkurrenten SPLINTERED
war, und inzwischen recht erfolgreich das DIRTER PROMOTIONS
Label betreibt.
“In 1994 Steve Pittis of Splintered started the side project Band of Pain,
creating both beautiful and disturbing avant garde electronics. Since
then he has released numerous records and CDs on labels like Dirter
Promotions and Cold Spring Records, and many of them has now
become very rare. "Through the Past Darkly" is a double album which
contains a "best of" as well as rare singles and previously unreleased
recordings. All in all twenty track of dark cinematic ambience - with
broad sweeps of gloomy drones set upon a muttering bed of noise and
disconcerting vocals.” [label press release]
* BARADELAN – Infrasonic Cathedral CD (L.White Records LW-
035, 2006) [lim. 300] € 13.50
Endlich was neues von BARADELAN, dem Sci-Fi-ambient Industrial-
Projekt mit Hang zur Psychophysik. Die einnehmenden dunklen
Soundscapes verbreiten eine klinisch-wissenschaftliche Atmosphäre &
verweisen auf die unterschwellige Bewusstseinseffekte von Klang.
“CD lim. 300 / special package (DVD case). new album from
BARADELAN / 9 intelligent dark ambient tracks / infrasonic sounds,
dark frequencies and psychoacoustic elements” [label info]
9 tracks, 67+ minutes
* BARDOSENETICCUBE – Deadhead CD (Steinklang Industries
SKD10, 2006) [lim.500] € 13.50
Überraschung für BARDOSENETICCUBE: “Deadhead” ist ein
durchkomponiertes, neo-klassisch-orchestrales Werk voller Bombast
und dunkler russischer Choräle, martial-industriell & düster-elegisch
hämmernd, aber auch ruhige, eher elektronische Stücke kommen vor,
viele Gastmusiker (Saxophon, Gitarre)... am höre und staune !
“New album of Bardoseneticcube is the whole surrealistic musical
performance which is impossible to squeeze into the boundaries of any
genre. Six untitled pieces reveal the labyrynth of sonic cobwebs born in
the depths of subconscious mind of Igor Potsukailo and his brothers in
arms (several guest musicians took part in recording sessions - two
guitarists, saxophonist, etc.). The basis for the most tracks is formed by
the hybryd of orchestral-ethno-electronic rhythmics and it's layered over
with melodic lines walking from composition to composition and
completely unexpected samples hardly rationally coordinated
with musical context. For sure, this time Igor's talent has beaten all the
stylistical limitations - the album sounds very organic and energetic.”
[Zhelezobeton]
“first of all: DEADHEAD is totally different to all other releases from this
great Russian experimental-ambient artist. DEADHEAD is simply
brilliant electronic music, mixed with Neoclassical elements and
Russian samples and hymns. some tracks appear with Martial drums
and trumpets, others feel more like the finnish cult-label Sähkö.
DEADHEAD is without doubt the most musical work of
Bardoseneticcube. listen to the mp3s; you will be surprised!” [label info]
* BATES, MARTYN / ANNE CLARK – Just after Sunset. The Poetry
of Rainer Maria Rilke CD (NetMusicZone Records nMZ 040242,
1998/2002) € 16.50