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  • Specimens - VI.VI.MMXV
    Exclusive track from ambient experimentalist Specimens' debut album 'Sculptures'...
    ‘Sculptures’ is Alex Ives (AKA Specimens) most ambitious and daring project to date, following on from releases on underground imprint A Giant Fern, Amsterdam-based Shimmering Moods Records & the collaborative Specimens x Daniel Wiesmayr release, ‘Water & Concrete’ on London’s Tenderly Surrender - the title track of which soundtracked a short from film maker & director, Sophie Littman, premiered via Nowness.
    Wearing his influences on his sleeve and with a nod to past and present noise pioneers such as Throbbing Gristle, Leyland Kirby, K.Leimer and Ben Frost, ‘Sculptures’ sonically pans between the dream-like fog heard on the track’s ethereal closer, ‘French Morning’, as well as, ‘Cerulean Forest’, and cold industrial textures prevalent on tracks such as ‘A Marble Hallway’ or ‘Thuvian’.
    The lighter, more melodic passages perfectly hold together the record’s jagged, abrasive undertones, occasionally leaning towards a more classical feel in a way the likes of William Basinski and Sean McCann display with regular expertise - best illustrated on the tracks ‘Piano Loops’ and ‘VI.VI.MMXV’.
    Ives, who also holds a monthly residency on London’s Radar Radio, said of this release “I didn’t want to make a record intentionally difficult to listen to, but I wanted uncomfortable moments. It was important for me to try and make the record sound as human as possible and in some places distinctly live"
    This ‘human’ feel discussed by Specimens is partly achieved through utilising samples of Sudanese wrestling & Tuvan Throat Singing, adding a charm that prevents the record from ever feeling too slick.
    'Sculptures' was mastered by iconic sound artist and Room 40 label boss, Lawrence English – a man who also was a key influence in the sonic palette harnessed by Specimens.
    “I've been a huge fan of his for a while now, he was probably my first introduction into the ambient/drone world. I wanted to have it mastered by someone I know not only specialises in this music, but someone artistically I looked up to.”
    Over the past 18 months Specimens has been collaborating and releasing singles and EPs at a pace that hints at an artist never fully satisfied with sitting on a project. It’s through this process the ambitious producer has not only broadened his creative sphere, but honed in on a sound that is unmistakably his own. The result is a record distinctly individual and unapologetically enjoyable to engage with.
    ‘Sculptures’ will be available on 13th January via First Terrace Records.
    Norman Records: http://smarturl.it/sculptures-norman
    Bleep: http://smarturl.it/sculptures-bleep
    Juno Records: http://smarturl.it/sculptures-juno
    6 min
  • Gideon Wolf - Falling
    Taken from the upcoming album 'Year Zero'...
    Audio/Field Recordings: Gideon Wolf
    Mastering: James Plotkin
    Photography: Daniel Crossley
    www.fluidaudio.bigcartel.com/mailing-list
    5 min
  • Message To Bears - Blossom
    We are extremely excited to bring you an exclusive track from the upcoming Message To Bears album 'Carved From Tides'...
    On Message To Bears’ fourth LP Carved From Tides Jerome Alexander throws all caution to the wind and delivers an experience emotive enough to tug at every fibre in a heartstring. Released on 1st July, Carved From Tides sees Jerome eschew the arbitrary boundaries that have been erected between synthetic music and music made on more traditional instruments. Lead single ‘I’ll Lead You There’ is exemplary. Starting with a gloomy acoustic arpeggio that wouldn’t be out of place in the hands of Elliott Smith or Nick Drake, its folk-like textures are soon penetrated by a thudding beat over which collaborator Will Samson lends his tender reverberating vocals. The heart-wrenching mood of the arrangement lends it a depth of feeling that characterises the whole LP. 
    Jerome’s love of ambient music is highlighted in the opener ‘Never Be’. It’s a cinematic start to the album, replete with sweeping synths and strings. The muffled piano lends some rhythmic shape to its openness. It ends tempestuously, with thunderous bass raging against the dying synths as it refuses to go gently into the night. 
    Read more here:
    www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2016/06/message-to-bears-carved-from-tides
    Pre-Order here:
    www.messagetobears.com/album/carved-from-tides
    4 min
  • Ouvala - Psychology of Colour
    "Reels of music left to rot and decay sporadically, using the most random of recording methods and developments. It was free and without regard; absolutely without over-control..." - Ouvala
    All music by Ouvala
    Mastered by Antony Ryan (ISAN) at RedRedPaw
    Label: Fluid Audio
    www.fluidaudio.co.uk
    16 min
  • Solo Andata - Left
    Like everything, 'In The Lens' has been shaped by its past, the music recovered from the garbled intestines of a decades-old hard drive and previously lost emails that were, over the years, left to wallow in discontinued, withering accounts. Forlorn and forgotten samples that were recorded on cassette dictaphones shed a gentle light on Solo Andata’s musical lineage, but in this new era fresh elements appear alongside these re-worked sounds. As a result, the music has both a contemporary and a lightly dated feel to it, like memories shrouded in orbs of present moment dust...
    Full review:
    http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2016/05/solo-andata-in-the-lens/
    Pre-Order:
    https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-lens
    3 min
  • Off-Key Sessions: Home
    We haven't done one of these mixes for a long old time!
    A collection of tracks forthcoming on the record label and a few personal favs from the past 12 months.
    Headphones advisable...
    Enjoy
    1 hr 17 min

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