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This is good news. No CD: sad news. “The ONLY solo Laura Cannell on vinyl,” which I understand will be a big deal for vinyl lovers, and I am happy for members of that cult. But you can stream-listen three tracks now, best news.
I greatly enjoy Cannell’s work, and am glad that more of it is out in the world.
“ALISON COTTON live at Tor Beers, The Golden Lion, Todmorden, Sunday 15 December, 2019: an audience recording by Francis Comyn.”
Man, Todmorden sounds like the place to be, lately.
“DISK 1 is lab-tested and proven as suitable for humans of all ages, sexes and backgrounds. DISK 1 is lab-tested and proven to activate and improve endogenous rhythms as well as decrease fatigue within users after two weeks of use.
“SLEEP CENTER is a global scientific company specializing in the field of cognitive audio during sleep. SLEEP CENTER uses advanced research methods to create the latest in audio-induced relaxation techniques.”
“An eremitic composition for strings, piano and electronics, exploring atmospheric phenomena of the 13th century, as documented by the Augustinian canonry.”
A remarkable 37-minute journey.
“Whitelabrecs’ Home Diaries is an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album or EP to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions that are upon us, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release. We also interview each artist and this is included as a bonus PDF with the download.”
SPEKTRMODULE 57
36 minutes and 32 seconds
This is an ambient / haunted music podcast curated by Warren Ellis, who is a writer from England.
I am at @warrenellis / warrenellis@gmail.com
and
http://warrenellis.ltd & http://orbitaloperations.com
We are #SPEKTRMODULE on social media.
It lives at spkmdl.libsyn.com
1) logotone by Dirty Knobs
2) “Lullaby” – S.E.T.I. (from: Sleep Environments for Interplanetary Travel – http://loki-found.bandcamp.com )
3) “Regenerative Being” – Eluvium (from: False Readings On – http://eluvium.bandcamp.com )
4) “ex” – kj (from: ex – http://dronarivm.bandcamp.com )
5) “Forest Ghosts” – Less Bells (from: Solifuge – http://lessbells.bandcamp.com )
6) “Floating into Infinity” – Benjamin Louis Brody (from: Far Away Music – http://preservedsound.bandcamp.com )
7) logotone
“A post-apocalyptic soundtrack to the New Stone Age after civilization. Nyckelharpa strings, drum, and bullroarer come together as the hunter gatherer survivors of the collapse of society stagger out into nature on an epic journey of scavenging from Scandinavia to the Atlantic coast of Belgium to build a new humanity on the flooded ruins of modernity.”
Seems almost quaint, now, doesn’t it? Nice record, though.
Newly released on the excellent Pyramid Blood label. I’ve talked about Pool Of Light here before, and I’m glad to report that this is another superb offering from the artist that is fitting a quiet spring Sunday evening very well.
The eternal river flows shimmering and deep through the gently swaying and tangled labyrinth of green, its immaterial undercurrents running parallel to the sublime and empty voids of the cosmos.
Eighty minutes of divine soundscapes. This is what you need today.