Stuntd Growth

Rabbits - Lower Forms (2011)

2011-04-20T02:20:00.000-07:00

There's something special about Rabbits. Is it the lo-fi tone? Is it the driving force of the barbaric mid-paced sludge riffing? Is it the vocalist's unhinged, slightly mad anger? Or is it the vicious combination of all these elements? Check last box.

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Stuntd Growth Returns

2011-04-18T22:47:00.000-07:00

Long time no speak, to yall who came for return visits.
After two years, I've finally set myself up with a PC in my new home in South-East Asia, and despite the brutal exile of one of our contributors, Stuntdgrowth will be returning soon, bringing back the Internet's most diverse range of music that kicks arse. First upload will be tonight. I'm not going to re-up any links that are down, not yet anyway, as internet connection here is far from fast, unfortunately, but hey what do you expect in the third world?

Also check out my new blog if you're interested in reading some absurdist superhero comedy. First chapter available.
http://newborntales.blogspot.com/

Shackleton & Appleblim - Skull Disco Soundboy Punishments

2010-06-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

This percussion just doped my goat.

fear

Biosphere - Substrata

2010-06-13T08:57:00.000-07:00

Biosphere, Geir Jenssenm, is well known for his "arctic ambient" style, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources.

His 1997 album Substrata, mixing chilling atmospheric tones with ambient samples of ice, snow, forests and Norwegian radio broadcasts from the artist's homeland, is generally seen as one of the all time classic ambient albums.

chill

Ulver - Blood Inside

2010-06-13T08:54:00.001-07:00

Ulver (Norwegian for “wolves”) is a multi-disciplinary musical trio from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release in 1993, Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres from avant-garde rock and trip hop through symphonic and chamber traditions, right to noise and experimental music, with heavy reliance on electronic and ambient techniques.

Their influences are endless, but the way they combine them on this album is masterful. Black metal, Synth-Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical, Industrial, Ambient, Religious Chant, Folk, and quite possibly every genre in between.

seriously

Amanaz - Africa

2010-06-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

From Zambia, Africa, 1975. LP in an edition of 450 numbered copies, with glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing. Amanaz was formed in 1973. Three songs are in the native language Bemba, and 9 songs in English, recorded in Kitwe, the 3rd biggest city in Zambia up north. Musically, it goes in the same direction as Blo, The Witch and Question Mark, but this album is way cooler and stoned with amazing fuzz guitar all over which sounds like an African version of early Cream. The cover makes it look very traditional but after a few spins, you are aware that this one is very special. It's so cool, so tightly-produced and easily compares with UK underground albums with a touch of African beats. Still completely unknown, so this album has not been scored yet by the collectors' scene.

A real surprise

Glenn Branca - Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven)

2010-06-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

This is one demonic album. The pure evil conjured by the walls of micro-tuned electric guitars. will make you bow .

power

Urfaust - Verraterischer, Nichtswurdiger Geist

2010-06-13T08:35:00.000-07:00

Another Urfaust classic. Black metal at its most supreme. So much evil from such an unstopable two-piece.

Ragnarök Mystiker

Forgotten Silence - Bya Bahame Neem

2010-06-13T08:31:00.000-07:00

My latest upload is the sixth album by Forgottent Silence, an experimental death metal band from the Czech Republic founded in 1993. While their earlier albums are mostly death metal with a progressive/art rock overtone. Their later music is much more mystical, with a strong middle eastern influence.

This album is awesome

Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves

2010-06-13T08:21:00.000-07:00

Legendary industrial rockers Chrome. Science-fiction, alienation, cynicism and paranoia wrapped up in some absolutely amazing grooves. Genre-less really, but cited as being one of the earliest industrial bands (sound more like psychedelic rock to me).

Dig this music

13

2010-06-13T08:17:00.001-07:00

Today I’m gonna go doom on your asses. Here with what is, to the best of my knowledge, every single recording ever made by short-lived and mostly-female NY doom/crust quartet, 13. During their relatively short tenure they did split 7″s with Eyehategod and Grief and appeared on a few comps. The guitarist Liz Buckingham went on to join the masters of psychedelic stoner doom Electric Wizard!

Women have never rocked out so hard and so fucking heavy.

Destroy yourselves

Daedelus - Love To Make Music To

2010-06-13T08:12:00.001-07:00

Daedelus is a proponent of Edwardian dandyism for the Internet age, and his electronic whimsy has been influenced equally by Coldcut's chopped-up beats and Bernard Herrmann's orchestral Vertigo. But on Love to Make Music To, the L.A. producer unveils a nocturnal soundtrack toughened up by booty bass, hardcore techno, and coked-out club rap. Daedelus' furious stylistic shifts are engrossing. I can't believe I've only just found out about this guy.

Deadly!

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter & The Wolf

2010-06-13T08:10:00.001-07:00

This is the earliest classical composition I remember hearing as I little child, and an absolute classic.

the duck

Various Artists - Proibidao C.V: Forbidden Gang Funk From Rio de Janeiro

2010-06-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

PROIBIDÃO is the name given to a certain kind of electronic funk music produced in Brazilian favelas, especially in Rio de Janeiro where it started to appear in the beginning of the 90’s as a parallel phenomenon to the growth of drug gangs along the city’s more than 600 slums. A raw mix of live funk vocals and Miami bass structures, these anonymous funk tracks are spread illegally by DJs and gang sponsored parties. Proibidão is a raw musical genre that captures the dark side of Brazilian favelas. The explicit lyrics of apology to drug gangs and the violent content makes them illegal to broadcast through radio or as live public events. Proibidão can only be heard in the bailes or dances that the gangs organize and that run every day of the week in different locations in the slums around Rio. The production of a Proibidão occurs in different ways. A DJ spins Miami bass rhythms straight from sample CDs, and an MC talks on top of it, mainly live in street bailes and then recorded through a simple multichannel to a minidisk or simply straight. No mix is done and only sometimes an extra production is done. The gang leaders, to spread the respect and love for the gang as well as hate to the other gangs, finance the bailes and hire the DJs and sound systems. At most parties this is recorded live and spread then as an mp3 or CD to different other DJs and bailes. Its life runs a minimum of 6 months and depending on it’s popularity it can go on for more than one year.

The selection featured on this CD compiles music recorded live during the beginning of 2003 in different favelas from Zona Sul, South Rio de Janeiro, a zone once controlled by the drug gang called Comando Vermelho, mainly responsible for the city’s growing rates of homicides and power corruption, as well as Rio’s and Brazil’s growing drug consumption. C.V Comando Vermelho (Red Command) is a criminal organization that was founded in 1979 in the prison Cândido Mendes, on the island Ilha Grande (RJ), as a connection of common prisoners and militants of the Falange Vermelha (Red Phalanx), which fought the military dictatorship. During the entire 1990's the criminal organization was the strongest in all of Rio de Janeiro, but today the principal leaders have been arrested or are dead, and the organization is not as strong. The Comando Vermelho still control parts of the city and seeing streets tagged with "CV" is common in many favelas in Rio de Janeiro. This CD is in no way an apology for these groups but a document to portray a moment in time in Rio de Janeiro musical and social history. All audio imperfections are left as they were when collected as these tracks are the only remaining documents of this music. Recorded and assembled by filmmaker Carlos Casas courtesy of some anonymous MCs and DJs in different bailes along the favelas of Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro during March-April 2003.

Forbidden Gang Funk

Kousokuya - Ray Night 1991-1992 Live

2010-06-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

the legendary and ultra-obscure Japanese psychedelic rock group Kousokuya. Hailing from Tokyo, they have donated some spectacular tracks to the first two volumes of the Tokyo Flashback compilation series on the PSF label, and self-released an extremely limited LP in 1991. An early press release for the band describes them well (in comical broken English):

Quote:

"The band name Kousokuya means 'a ray night.' Since 1984 they have been playing their own high volume heavy driven avant-garde psychedelic music. Kaneko, he always plays guitar with full of feedback. One of the outstanding guitar players in the underground scene. No one can play guitar like him. Mick, she plays bass and is also main vocalist. She sings like an angle flying from the other side of the this world. Takahashi, he plays drums and percussion. He had previously played many other free formed rock music."

Humour aside their album Ray Night 1991-1992 Live is 69 minutes of pure expansive psychedelic nirvana (sorry it's live so I don't have the track listing).

Öde - Schimmenwoud

2010-06-13T08:01:00.001-07:00

I've really been feeling the black metal lately.

Anyone for some dutch satanism?

Excellent album by this "new" band from holland, raw melancholic black metal with excellent composition, piercing vocals and dark atmosphere; one of the best releases I heard from this country in a while.

Nurse With Wound - A Sucked Orange

2010-06-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

Recorded between 1979-1988 this recording is an excellent introduction for the new listener and an entry into the world of brilliance.

suck it

Jr. and His Soulettes - Psychodelic Sounds

2009-10-21T08:33:00.000-07:00

Led by Harold Moore, Jr. (age 10) & helped-out by his sisters, Vinita Marie (9), on bass and organ, Denise Marshall (7), on drums, and Jacqueln Carol (6), on waw-waw organ- Jr. and his Soulettes be one epic Kiddie Funk jam extravaganza. Legend says that approximately 300 copies of the 'original' 1970 issue of Psychodelic Sounds were pressed up but most were damaged (beyond saving) from being shrink wrapped on a meat packing machine.

You'll be listening to this one flat on your back screaming because these four kids were all a shitload cooler at the ages of 6, 7, 9 and 10 than you will ever be in you entire life...

pimp!

China? - A Noise Compilation

2009-09-23T23:22:00.001-07:00

Released on the eDogm netlabel This CD showcases some of the leaders in the experimental music explosion, booming out of China's underground. Heavy destructive and textural, everything you could ask for in an eargasm and more. This is some of the most interestingly composed and orchestrated noise music I have ever heard and as China has only recently opened it's musical borders to the west, quite a rare album.

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Konono No. 1 - Congotronics

2009-06-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

Konono No. 1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (thumb piano). The band's line-up includes three electric likembés (bass, medium and treble), equipped with hand-made microphones built from magnets salvaged from old car parts, and plugged into amplifiers. There's also a rhythm section which uses traditional as well as makeshift percussion (pans, pots and car parts), three singers, three dancers and a sound system featuring archaic megaphones.

The musicians come from an area which sits right across the border between Congo and Angola. Their repertoire draws largely on Bazombo trance music, but they've had to incorporate the originally-unwanted distorsions of their sound system. This has made them develop a unique style which, from a sonic viewpoint, has accidentally connected them with the aesthetics of the most experimental forms of rock and electronic music, as much through their sounds than through their sheer volume (they play in front of a wall of speakers) and their merciless grooves.

Bazombo

Kollektiv Turmstrasse

2009-06-06T19:46:00.001-07:00

Two DJ's from Germany who combined forces to pioneer some Minimal Techno.
I'm really digging their approach to an often boring and mass-produced genre.
Simple beats combined with lots of space in their mixing makes for some great minimal tracks.

Holunderbaum EP (2008) (61.47 MB)
4 versions of the same song - the last track is a personal favourite.

Verrueckte Welt (2005)
Part 1 (70.54 MB)
Part 2 (61.37 MB)
Full length album.

Blutsbraeder (55.27 MB)
3 mixes of the one track.

Musik Gewinnt Freunde (25.57 MB)
Promo Vinyl.

2009-05-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

The photos have been moved to my new blog, kh2009.

kh2009project.blogspot.com

V.A - 1st Decade In The Machines

2009-03-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

1st Decade In The Machines' is a party platter, the celebration of Ulver's first 10 years of metamorphosis. Finding it hard to amass a coherent Best Of from their volatile history, the pack has invited cutting edge doctors from audio research labs worldwide to operate on the catalogue. The result is a full 79 minutes of full throttle awesome in every direction!

Trackinglist:
ULVER: Crack bug
ALEXANDER RISHAUG: A little wiser than the monkey, much wiser than seven men
INFORMATION: Track slow snow
THE THIRD EYE FOUNDATION: Lyckantropen remix
UPLAND: Lost in moments remix
BOGDAN RACZYNSKI: Bog's basil & curry powder potatos recipe
MARTIN HORNTVETH: Der Alte
NEOTROPIC: He said - she said
A. WILTZIE vs. STARS OF THE LID: I love you, but I prefer Trondheim
FENNESZ: Only the poor have to travel
PITA: Ulvrmxsw
JAZZKAMMER: Wolf rotorvator
V/Vm: The descent of men
MERZBOW: Vow me lbrzu.

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part 2

13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of...

2009-03-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is a 1966 album by the 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of folk, garage, blues and, of course, Psychedelic rock, is notable for its use of the electric jug - WHICH IS FUCKING AWESOME. The November 1966 album title is purported to be the first written use of the word "psychedelic" in reference to the music within.

Trippp

2009-03-04T23:11:00.000-08:00

KICKING ASIA'S ASS:

....and getting my ass kicked by asia.

35007 - Liquid

2009-01-19T22:49:00.000-08:00

              I'm almost speechless when trying to review this.
                                       The band rarely performs live
and is a type of post-psychedelic-space-rock explosion of the
      heaviest funk bass lines and soaring synth trails...
check this fucking album out,
holy crap
.

download it, go! go!

THROATFISTER

2009-01-15T18:12:00.000-08:00

Alright one last post before I go. All the contributors to this blog recently did a couple of performances under the band name Throatfister. We're fucking heavy. It really is a live thing only at the moment, but I was so pleased with the whole thing I decided to post a little taste.

throatfister jam excerpt

Thanks for reading the blog guys, I'll keep you updated and be posting again before you know it.

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2009-01-10T22:11:00.000-08:00

Okay people... (if there's anyone out there)
Story is: I'm going traveling around Asia for 6 months starting this weekend, so unfortunately this will be the last post I make until I settle down in Berlin some time in the second half of this year. The fortunate news is: It's a good one! or I think it is, anyway, but I might just be biased, seeing as it is my first completed album! :D
7 tracks, 37 minutes and 52 seconds long, and completely untitled, and, of course, totally free. I figure I will title it after my journey around Asia, something ought to come to me during that time..

In the meantime I hope you enjoy it, and have a nice year.

download untitled album

If you like it please comment, and if you have a suggestion for a name (for either my moniker or the album itself), that would be fantastic.

Farlung - The Belief Module (1998)

2008-12-27T20:30:00.000-08:00

Supersonic Space Rock in its own field. This band wears its influences well, while still managing to create its own cosmos.

If you've never heard of Farflung then you have been missing out on some of the most pleasurable space-rock around. The Belief Module was played and recorded using vintage instruments and equipment, which reveals the bands dedication and attitude towards their music. This album excels at combining layers of simple guitar and synth lines to create a wall of blistering Krautrock influenced space rock. The distinct infiltration of 60s acid rock (both mainstream and more cutting edge) is evident through the entire album, but is perhaps most evident in Fingers Of The Sky Catcher, parts of which which almost beckon you to recall the earliest Syd Barrett led Pink Floyd glittering gems. Gleam adds a more 60s pop style to the mix, yet that manages not to be detrimental to the song. The systematic and purposeful fusion of classical acid rock and modern synth space rock makes this album appealing at many levels, and to a wide audience. Despite the fact that both Hawkwind and acid rock inspiration are quite evident through out, this album forges a cosmic path all it's own.

Loud, noisy & out-of-control-psychedelic-never-ending-tracks? Absolutely!

This album is rare and out-of-print, but you can still get it here.

Spark - Blow On It (2008)

2008-12-27T20:16:00.000-08:00

Spark is Matt Willox, the prolific Vancouver British Columbia-based n5MD artist had his start on mp3.com where he debuted the first real Spark track, “Are We Happy People?” It was at this point in his life that he discovered his true sound; to create uniquely mangled yet melodically destructive electronics. Always one to break preconceived notions of music production techniques, Spark manages to reinvent himself with each release by realizing the differences between conventional musical approaches and significantly unique arrangements of sound. Currently working on songs based on thousands of different sounds and rhythms, played by hand, Spark’s relationship with his music is one that is personalized to reflect what is currently happening in his life. By crystallizing new ideas and venturing beyond wandering experimentation, expect to hear a new chapter in Spark’s library of fractured sounds.

His latest album Blow On It is an incredible masterwork of bass, time and electrical impulses.
get it right now

Gnaw Their Tongues

2008-12-12T16:52:00.000-08:00

Gnaw Their Tongues make some of the best new underground black metal around. A one man project alternatively atmospheric-punishing-dirty-experimental and always with bottomless darkness, this is extreme stuff that not everyone is going to be able to appreciate, but for those with the right ears (and balls), there has been some real treasures released since his first release in 2006. I recommend going to his myspace page and downloading the three free albums available there.

http://www.myspace.com/gnawtheirtongues

2008-12-11T18:33:00.000-08:00

Where Lake Te Anau lies among the lofty mountains of the South Island there was once a long gully that was the home of a section of the Waitaha tribe. In the middle of the village was a spring that was said to be bottomless. No one dared go near it except the tohunga and his wife, who were its guardians. There was an old saying that if a common mortal gazed on the water, disaster would befall the village. It was safe from prying eyes, and the tohunga drew from it enough fish to supply everyone in the village.
Rumours of war on the coast reached the remote kainga, and came to the ears of Te Horo, the tohunga. As some of his friends were likely to be involved, he decided to go to the coast to find out what was happening. After warning his wife to keep everyone away from the tapu spring during his abscence, he set off.
The tohunga's wife was young and beautiful, and had a clandestine lover among the villagers. As soon as her husband was out of sight she called her lover. Like two mischievious children, they crept through the grove of trees and peered into the clear water of the spring.
To their horror the water rose in a smooth tide. In a moment it was ankle deep, and before the sun had travelled far across the sky, the valley was covered by a sheet of water that stood high above the flooded valley.
Far away the tohunga rounded a bluff and looked back at his home. When he saw the lake lying between the brooding hills, he knew that his trust had been betrayed. He was homeless and alone. Long years of loneliness were all that lay before him.

- Maori folk legend

Doormouse - I Heart Rap (2004)

2008-12-09T05:24:00.000-08:00

This is some fucked up genius, only to be pulled out when you're ready to get down hard.

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Tokyo Flashbacks

2008-12-09T03:23:00.000-08:00

Great work from adorable P.S.F. label, a series of psychedelic/experimental/improve compilations presenting the contemporary tendencies of these Japanese bands. This is a good place to start with the Poor Strong Factory (P.S.F. -- originally stood for Psychedelic Speed Freaks, which was the name High Rise first used for their group) label -- unquestionably the best, weirdest, wildest currently ongoing label in Japan.

Exclusive tracks by Ghost, Fushitsusha, White Heaven, High Rise, Yura Yura, Kingdom, Marble Sheep, Shizuka, Overhang Party, Haino, Musica Transonic, Shizuka, Broomdusters, Pukapuka Brians, On-na Kodomo, Akiyama-Sugimoto, Kakashi, Construction, Psychedelic Crazy Horse, Hikyo String Quintet, Onna, Ainotamenishis, Kinky Pigeon, Genshi...AND MORE

The overloaded superbly psychedelic distortion and simple, modern, psych-underground destruction going on here is honestly breathtaking.

volume 1

volume 2

volume 3

volume 4

volume 5

volume 6

AKA - Forever in Rock

2008-12-09T03:10:00.000-08:00

This is a great album from the late 70's by the great prog gods from Indonesia, AKA. Afro-powered heavy distortion meets mathematic funky beats and undead anti-stoner vocals of Ucok AKA will easily bring your house down to the very bits. Sober jams but not for the weak hearts.

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Dub Tractor - Faster EP (2004)

2008-12-08T05:18:00.000-08:00

My favourite Dub Tractor release.

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Harkonen & These Arms Are Snakes - Like a Virgin (2005)

2008-12-07T03:45:00.000-08:00

In just 18 minutes, 'Like a Virgin' manages to be one of the finest post-hardcore releases ever made.

Needle Sharing - My Kind Came First (2001)

2008-12-05T18:03:00.000-08:00

This is one of the darkest, fiercest, dirtiest dance records I've ever heard.

Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule + Budd EP (1988)

2008-12-05T14:07:00.000-08:00

A dirty noise rock classic.

Melvins - Nude With Boots (2008)

2008-12-05T08:43:00.000-08:00

Melvins completely catchy new album proves they haven't lost any of their flair over the years.

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Coil - The New Backwards (2008)

2008-12-03T21:45:00.000-08:00

Coil have given us backward folk a new template and it measures up pretty damn good. Another great album in a long line, from a truly experimental group. I found this to be an album worth many repeated listenings.

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Distance - Repercussions (2008)

2008-12-03T10:06:00.000-08:00

New double album from Distance!!

part1
part2

The Third Eye Foundation - Semtex (1996)

2008-12-02T10:36:00.000-08:00

Almost impossibly class DnB gives way into mesmerizing waves of static-swathed ambiance on this classic record. I love Matt Elliot.

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The Third Eye Foundation - Fear of a Wack Planet (1998)

2008-12-02T04:24:00.000-08:00

Dark and experimental drum n bass. They just don't make it like this anymore...

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Spoonbill - Megafauna (2005)

2008-12-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

I reckon this is probably the most characteristically Australian electronic dance record ever made.

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Sickboy - Time To Play (2008)

2008-12-01T13:30:00.000-08:00

Belgian producer Sickboy provides more than enough gabber destruction for even the hardest ravers on his latest effort. Quality breakcore breaks provide moments of respite from the devastating hardcore pulse of the record, and Sickboy's sense of humour is unrestrained here, incorporating some of the most ridiculous samples I've heard in a while. This is definitely his catchiest, and in my opinion best work yet. For me, gabber is still one of those genres that surprises me that it can actually be good, and here, it certainly is.

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Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds (2008)

2008-12-01T08:08:00.000-08:00

Pocahaunted are a female duo who make... dubby drones fused with tripped out hippy/shaman chanting?
Correct. Quite a combination, and it requires your hearing.

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Hot Chip - Coming On Strong (2004)

2008-12-01T06:56:00.000-08:00

It's just such a great album...

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Manes - [view] (2006)

2008-12-01T06:23:00.000-08:00

Interesting avant-rock/metal EP from the transformed Manes, composed partly of remixes.

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RAKSHA MANCHAM X3

2008-11-24T14:30:00.000-08:00

Here are three album by the amazing tribal/post-industrial band Raksha Mancham. This Belgian group's music is strongly derived from the music of indigenous peoples worldwide, and is played on native instruments from Tibet, Egypt, Brazil, Morocco, Mali, Nepal and the Cameroon, along with many other acoustic percussion, wind and string instruments.

PHYIDAR 1992

About: ""Phyidar" may be defined as the "second broadcasting" of the (Buddhist) "doctrine" in Tibet. It has deep connections with the history of Buddhism - as Buddhism was initially introduced in Tibet during the VIIth century and was eclipsed during the late IXth, the Xth and the early XIth century. There was a second "broadcasting" of the (Buddhist) doctrine in Tibet in the early XIth century.
This first CD of Raksha Mancham is a compilation of the first three vynil albums of the band, plus several new tracks."

here

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CHOS KHOR 1993

About: ""Chös Khor" refers to a Tibetan concept, that can be translated as "the holy circle", "the holy enclosure" or "the holy enclave". "Chös Khor" represents the universe in which the human beings live, the world they inhabit. The musical themes developed in these recordings refer to human populations and their natural environment. "Chös Khor" offers visions of different parts of the World. So by creating that music, the aim of Raksha Mancham is to produce that vision of the World by suggesting images in the mind of the listener."

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GHAZELS 1994

About: "The titles "Ghazels" (also "Ghazal" or "Ghzali") refers to beautiful girls" ("beauties") as well as lyrical poems, love poems or love chants and comes from the great Persian lyrical poet Shemseddin Hafiz who described his "ghazels" in such a way : "At the hour of parting, by going away from you, my eyes came emplty of light by dint of weeping"."

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T.O.M.B. - Macabre Noize Royale (2008)

2008-11-24T14:24:00.001-08:00

New full length Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemy album. A fucking electronic, percussive, black-metal, head rush!

die

iTALtEK - cYCLiCAL (2008)

2008-11-23T00:25:00.000-08:00

This record is so lush, so smooth and so full of expression, and from such a young talent...could this be the dubstep album of the year?

find out for yourself

Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine - Rampton (2002)

2008-11-22T22:22:00.000-08:00

Phenomenally dirty and atmospheric doom drones from the famed O'Malley and Anderson. This album is totally crushing!

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Math Head - Turn the Music Up (2008)

2008-11-21T18:44:00.000-08:00

Well, let me say first that I think it's a damn shame about the vocal sample on the title track of 'Turn the Music Up'.
Okay, now that that's out of the way, the other track on the EP, 'Get Hype' is so immensely motherfucking huge its not funny, being simultaneously dead-heavy dubstep and accessible headbangin' electro. Turn it up LOUD, press 'Repeat', and go nuts!

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Benn Jordan - Pale Blue Dot (2008)

2008-11-21T14:08:00.000-08:00

Benn Jordan's (The Flashbulb etc) new project is blissful space-ambiance. Some of his best work, I think.

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Titan - A Raining Sun of Light & Love, For You & You & You (2007)

2008-11-20T14:43:00.000-08:00

This is such a feel-good psychedelic rock album, prog as hell. These guys already have a big sound and one day their popularity is gonna be almost as big!

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Cardopusher - Unity Means Power (2008)

2008-11-19T13:40:00.000-08:00

I was under the impression that we would see no more raggacore madness (only dubstep) from mentalman Cardopusher. All I can say is: There are times when you have to love being wrong.
Another 80 minutes of catchy, hyper, entertainingly unhinged party music. UNMISSABLE.

part1
part2

Bogdan Raczynski - Thinking Of You (1999)

2008-11-19T13:10:00.000-08:00

This is the only music I have so far by renowned braindance producer Bogdan Raczynski and I like it! Jarring math beats and eclectic application make this an intense listen, but it still remains catchy.

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Autechre - Quaristice (2008)

2008-11-18T15:06:00.000-08:00

Another fantastically trippy and unconventional album from the great Autchre.

part1
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The Octopus Project - One Ten Hundred Thousand Million (2005)

2008-11-15T00:16:00.000-08:00

'...as genre lines blur, bend, and break in the digital age, artists are no longer afraid to push the boundaries of what we've heard before. This of course doesn't make my job any easier. How does one categorize The Octopus Project, for instance? One Ten Hundred Thousand Million, the second release from this Austin instrumental trio (with the help of an assortment of guest musician friends), is an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink concoction of various acoustic instruments, keyboards, digital effects, and samples. At its most effective, the production is so seamless that it's almost difficult to discern the live instrumentation from the loops. Is The Octopus Project a symbiosis of man and machine, or does it exist in some fluid limbo in between?

The record alternates between high energy drum-n-bass grooves and slower cuts of subdued moodiness. Throughout, however, there is a sense of urgent unease. Every beat is purposeful, tight, and determined. When listening, I can't help feeling that there is some task that I have yet to accomplish, and that time is running out for me. I think this is due in large part to drummer Toto Miranda, who rips out dance beats so quickly that you can see why most DJs stick to sampling. The irony is that with a DJ, you get the impression of the calm and collected Wizard of Oz, pulling the strings behind the scenes -- always in complete control. The image of a live drummer, however, is one of exhausting work and flailing arms. Even though the drummer technically has more control over tempo than a DJ, it's he who resembles the slave to rhythm.

This is most evident than on boisterous opener "Exit Counselor", where Miranda lays down a furious beat, booming and fuzzy, while an amalgam of staccato jangles, echoes, phase-effect keyboards, and guitar noise breakdowns create a thick landscape of sound. This and other upbeat tracks, such as "Music is Happiness" and "Tuxedo Hat", are the quickest to please.

The real heart and soul of this record, however, exists in the quieter moments, when the noise and effects are pushed to the background, allowing a simple hook or bass line to establish an atmosphere. "Adjustor" is the standout track here. It doesn't seem possible that the to-and-fro simplicity of its primary hook could be so engaging, but it is. "All of the Champs That Ever Lived" moves with more urgency but still manages to keep up the eerie quietude over Miranda's lightning chops. "Bruise" is one of the more minimalist pieces here, beginning with an ambient keyboard and slowly building with a gorgeous melody. "Malaria Codes", which could be confused for a Groove Armada track if the sound wasn't so organic, is propelled from good to great by the jazzy horn accompaniment that enters halfway through.

If there were a real negative to this record, it would be that the music cannot exist at any time or place. Don't throw it on for the first time unless you plan on giving it your full attention. The music is almost dependent on the listener's concentration, and I won't lie -- at times, this can be a struggle. The clicks, blips, beeps and noise occasionally come too far forward, resulting in an aural overload that can subvert your interest if you're not careful. Fight through it, though, and you will be rewarded. A good imagination helps. Because there are no lyrics, you are free to invent your own visual representation of what this music is trying to say. For me, it tells me to keep…driving…faster. And that's indicative of good rock and roll.'

Oh, fuck yes.

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Cornelius - Gum (2007)

2008-11-14T16:26:00.000-08:00

I like the way that Keigo Oyamada has crudely bypassed all transitional subtleties in this 53 minute long 'EP' (cough): 3 quirky yet incredibly catchy electronic pop-rock tunes followed by (what seems in comparison a looming brick wall) a minimalist ringing of bells that goes for 19 and a half minutes, entitled 'Kling Klang', followed again by 3 phenomenal experimental pop tracks. One has to laugh. This album is a lot of fun, I recommend it. Includes collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Prefuse 73, and others.

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The Album Leaf - Into the Blue Again (2006)

2008-11-14T15:28:00.000-08:00

'When Jimmy LaValle isn't contributing to Tristeza, San Diego's artful torrent of noise, he is composing more introspective works as The Album Leaf. A veteran of such esteemed San Diego hardcore outfits as Swing Kids, The Locust, and Gogogo Airheart, LaValle shows his calm, quiet side with these mostly instrumental songs built from soothing, shimmering layers of synthesizer, guitar, strings, and percussion that fall over each other like waterfalls tumbling into murky, rippling pools. Sometimes the songs sound like they're moving backwards and forwards at the same time. This is music to fuel beautiful melancholy, the kind of songs you turn to when you want to wallow in your feelings. These pieces are less momentous in scale than Tristeza's, but equally dynamic; here, LaValle explores similar melodies and emotions, expanding small jazzy motifs into grander statements.'

Silmilar to Boards of Canada, decent listen.

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El Guincho - Alegranza! (2008)

2008-11-14T09:02:00.000-08:00

'El Guincho is the recording alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa. Also a member of Coconot, Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, Alegranza!. His musical style, which often finds him compared to artists like Animal Collective and Os Mutantes^[1], relies heavily on the use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália and rock and roll^[2] as Díaz-Reixa toils to arrive at what he's described himself as a kind of "space-age exotica".^[3] He utilizes a Roland SP-404. He is also known as El Guincho de Tortilla.'

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White Rainbow - Sky Drips Drifts (2007)

2008-11-14T03:05:00.000-08:00

Hypnotic and super-chilled psych-jams. Mmmm...

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Zombie Nation - Leichenschmaus

2008-11-11T05:23:00.000-08:00

Zombie Nation is the German techno and electro project of Florian Senfter and Emanuel Guenther. Thier debut album containes the classic song Kernkraft 400, which was based on part of David Whittaker's music from the 1984 Commodore 64 game Lazy Jones.

C'mon the album art alone is worth the download. This record is mad fun

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SUPREME NINJA

2008-11-01T18:15:00.000-07:00

Anyone that has been following this blog and digs my taste, check out the music I've been making recently.

Operating under the trial moniker In Exile, I present to you 'Supreme Ninja'.

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Please check out my song and tell me what you think.

Fleshpress - Pillars (2007)

2008-10-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

Fleshpress's most recent release is certainly their most stunning. An epic venture that ebbs and flows cohesively through various foreboding territories from murky atmospheric ambience to crushing ultra-slow doom to dirty, strangled sludge and haunted black metal. A skillfully crafted and thoroughly punishing album, given the test of time, 'Pillars' may end up being classified a masterpiece.

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V.A. - InDepthMelodics: an idm forums project (2008)

2008-10-29T15:38:00.000-07:00

Absolutely excellent IDM/crossover electronic album, featuring tracks from 16 previously unheard-of resident artists from www.idmforums.com. This is genuinely excellent professional-quality material, from an obviously talent-laden online community. Two thumbs up!

Free download available.
http://www.indepthmelodics.com/IDMForums001_-_InDepthMelodics.zip

Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves (1980)

2008-10-29T11:34:00.000-07:00

My favourite jazz pianist and the most relaxing music ever made.

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Grails - Doomsdayer's Holiday (2008)

2008-10-29T04:46:00.000-07:00

This is a good one that's been floating around recently. Grails' darkest, heaviest and most accomplished work.

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Gipsy Kings - Mosaique (1989)

2008-10-29T04:40:00.000-07:00

This needs no introduction!! Classic!

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Drums of Death: Field Recordings in Ghana (1998)

2008-10-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

"The rhythms of the Ghanaian Ewe tribe was transported to the New World and we can hear those same rhythms in the drumming that accompanies spiritual rites in Haiti. The religion of the Ewe is Vaudou. Circular and hypnotic, this is music thst induces trances and altered states of consciousness. Recorded in the field at their magical religious ceremonies by Mark Seidenfeld, founder of the Center for Shamanistic Studies, Drums Of Death is a powerful document of the roots of Voodoo. Absolutely one of the best examples of Ghanaian drumming. This recording is a textbook that should be studied by anyone interested in African percussion." - Milford Graves

Ghanaian funeral music, produced by John Zorn.

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Bowery Electric - Lushlife (1999)

2008-10-27T17:29:00.000-07:00

This is one of my personal favourite trip hop albums.

Japanische Kampfhörspiele

2008-10-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

Japanische Kampfhörspiele are one of the best deathgrind bands around these days. They play in a rough, brutal and frenetic yet still catchy style and show mild experimental tendencies. Here is three of their early demos, sporting a 'Take On Me' cover and a grindcore/free jazz hybrid.

Gott ist Satt (1999)

Transportbox für Menschen (2000)

Nostradamus In Echtzeit (2001)

20th Century Masters Chinese Classics Collection - Masterpieces of Dizi

2008-10-27T02:50:00.000-07:00

'The dizi (Chinese: 笛子; pinyin: dízi), is a Chinese transverse flute. It is also sometimes known as the di (笛) or hengdi (橫笛), and has varieties including the qudi (曲笛) and bangdi (梆笛).

The dizi is a major Chinese musical instrument, and is widely used in many genres of Chinese folk music, as well as Chinese opera, and the modern Chinese orchestra. Traditionally, the dizi has also been popular among the Chinese common people, and it is simple to make and easy to carry.

Most dizi are made of bamboo, which explains why dizi are sometimes known by simple names such as "Chinese bamboo flute." However, "bamboo" is perhaps more of a Chinese instrument classification like "woodwind" in the West.'

More fantastic traditional Chinese stuff.

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The Silk String Quartet - Contemporary & Traditional Chinese Music (2007)

2008-10-27T01:42:00.000-07:00

"New in its style and unique in its instrumentation, the Silk String Quartet is an exciting professional Chinese string group based in the UK. The Quartet profiles four classically trained virtuosi rich in Chinese and Western musical experience and with international reputations. The Silk String Quartet plays new music – some specially commissioned – as well as their own interpretations of traditional pieces. They also enjoy experimental and collaborative projects across a range of musical cultures."

Incredible musicianship, stunningly beautiful arrangements - art of the highest order.

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Ahkmed - Chicxulub (2007)

2008-10-27T00:10:00.000-07:00

Ahkmed are big, bad and bound to kick your arse.

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Nervous Gender/Beelzebub Youth - Music From Hell LP

2008-10-25T03:43:00.000-07:00

The true originators of Synthpunk, Nervous Gender's, amazing split album with Beelzebub Youth. (Both bands actually share identical band members just in different configorations).

This is the most amazing No-Wave album I have heard in a LONG times.

Wreck yourself

Gluecifer - Basement Apes (2002)

2008-10-21T05:37:00.000-07:00

Great rock album!!!

Oren Ambarchi - Grapes From the Estate

2008-10-19T23:18:00.001-07:00

Standing pretty close to the edge of the ambient avant-garde, Oren Ambarchi displays his skills as a master sound painter on this album. He works primarily with electric guitars, but after the strange treatments, edits, and feedback orbs that make up this album, even Brian Eno would have trouble figuring out how a six-stringed instrument made these sounds.

The album opens with the ten minute "Corkscrew." According to the liner notes, the very ambient track was made exclusively with guitar, but it's difficult to rationalize that with the overlapping, brain narcoticizing carrier tones that make up the track. It comes across as an even more primal version of Coil's drones on Time Machines, which I would not previously have imagined possible.

On "Remedios the Beauty," which logs in as side C on my record, we get to hear a few more instruments as Ambarchi further extends his sonic world. There's a bit of percussion and bells added in, which serve to suggest abstract hints of world music and jazz. This is a very relaxing album, but I'd hesitate to label it new age as the sounds are likely to...

hold your mind hostage.

Coil - Time Machines

2008-10-19T23:08:00.001-07:00

This isn't so much music as an experience. I wouldn't recommend listening to this album while working, driving or even while standing. It's really a mind-warping experience of its own and may very well throw off your balance, especially on headphones. I'm actually making lots of typos while listening and typing.

The entire album consists of analog synthesizer drones pulsing at various oscillating rates. At its heart, this album is best used for trance inducing, chemical free psychedelic experiences. It is music that has the strange side effect of turning your brain into jelly. If you're familiar with the construction of analog synths, you may want to try and pay attention as the band knob twirling is impressively controlled and effective.

It's well worth noting that the songs are all titled after synthetic chemical compounds of the mind bending variety. They're not named lightly as these tracks will indeed perform some sonic surgery on your brain. Time Machines comes across as a slightly dangerous album.

This is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea. If I haven't scared you off already, I think you'll find that this disc contains something a little different than what is generally found on a CD or a piece of vinyl (or an mp3).

Let Coil reprogram your mind if you dare.

Yppah - You Are Beautiful At All Times (2006)

2008-10-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

discogs.com lists this album as being a downtempo/trip hop/IDM/future jazz hybrid, and while I suppose this is roughly accurate, I prefer to look at this album as just a little bit of everything nice.

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Dirge - Wings of Lead Over Dormant Seas (2007)

2008-10-11T23:48:00.000-07:00

Extremely epic, rather cool album by this French sludge/doom band.

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Kid606 & Xanopticon - $ Vol. 10

2008-10-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

Lesser known release of Xanopticon's, including only one track - 'Bizarre'. Not really into Kid606 myself, but, as always, Xanopticon's work is brilliant.

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Mathias Grassow

2008-09-28T18:12:00.000-07:00

Mathias Grassow is by far my favourite of the ambient-drone circle artists. He has released a ridiculous plethora of records since 1986 and has honed his sound into some of the lushest most beautiful drones I have ever heard. If you're going to try one of these posts only, definitely make it Grassow. I'm going to post two of his albums here, and so conclude my ambient drone posts.

The Spheres of Lucid Dreaming (2000)

Elixir (2005)
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Alio Die - Le Stanze Della Transcendenza (1999)

2008-09-28T17:13:00.000-07:00

'Stefano Musso studied art and electronics in his home town of Milan, Italy, and began performing ambient-electronic music under the name Alio Die in 1989. Characterized by evocative acoustic sounds manipulated and tendered electronically, Alio Die's work builds intimate soundscapes tied to the mystery and majesty of life and nature. His CD "Under an Holy Ritual", released on Projekt in 1992, was received with international acclaim. He subsequently released more than 20 CDs, and collaborated with many well-known artists such as Robert Rich, Vidna Obmana, Mathias Grassow, Nick Parkin, Yannick Dauby, Amelia Cuni, Raffaele Serra, Ora, Antonio Testa.'

Second in the ambient-drone uploads is another fantastic Italian producer.

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Oöphoi - Athlit (2002)

2008-09-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

This is the first of 3 posts I'm going to make showcasing some of the key players in the rather interesting European ambient-drone scene. First up is Italy's Oöphoi, bringing us deep-space aquatic drones. All of these artists release many albums a year, constantly honing their tones by creating loads of incredibly invariable music. I find it an interesting, if somewhat monotonous niche of music. For drone and ambient fans its definitely worth checking out a few albums.

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Fleshpress - III - The Art of Losing All (2005)

2008-09-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

Fleshpress is an experimental sludge/doom project from Mikko Aspo, who some of you metalheads out there will know from Clandestine Blaze and Deathspell Omega. Bar Deathspell, this is his best work, although it is kind of incomparable seeing how utterly different from DsO it is. Slow, dark, dreary blackened sludge with really quite excellent song-writing. I really like this band and will be posting a lot of their stuff in the future. Enjoy.

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Dub Tractor - More or Less Mono (2003)

2008-09-28T07:21:00.000-07:00

More lovely IDM/downtempo material. Yay! This stuff is very low-key, but intensely emotional.
Note: This particular dub tractor release has absolutely nothing to do with dub. His earlier stuff does.

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Mrs. Qeada - The Supercomputor EP (2008)

2008-09-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

Debut release from Swedish producer Mrs. Qeada. High quality skweee, and something a little bit different, although personally I'm not a fan of the vocals on the last track. The 'Supercomputor' tracks are superb though.

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Shit and Shine - Cigarette Sequence

2008-09-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

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Girl Talk - Night Ripper (2006)

2008-09-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

Girl Talk makes some of the best use of samples I've ever heard. Erratically mashing pop and rap samples into a variety of catchy hip hop beats, rock tunes, funk rhythms and more, it's a frequently transforming and totally frenetic work that keeps you guessing at and picking samples at all times. It also sounds ten times better than every artist whose samples he uses. This stuff would really smash a party to shit. Fantastic music.

treat yourself

Also for those of you who don't know, you can get the new Girl Talk album, 'Feed the Animals' for whatever price you name (including $0.00, if you so choose) here. I suggest doing so.

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)

2008-09-23T15:14:00.000-07:00

This is one of the best rap albums to come out in recent years. Highly recommended. Produced by The Neptunes, so you know the beats are going to be totally killer, if nothing else.

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Jazzsteppa - Five (2008)

2008-09-23T00:23:00.000-07:00

These guys, in my opinion, are the best new dubsteppers around this year, fusing heavy dubstep bass with hip jazz trombone. The two tracks on this release are top notch, but judging from the new songs posted on their myspace page, they have some even greater stuff being prepared for us in the near future.

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Blind Willie McTell Complete Recorded Works

2008-09-22T22:59:00.001-07:00

Here is the amazing blues artist Blind Willie McTell's Complete Recorded Works in 3 volumes.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Digital Mystikz feat. Sgt Pokes & Silkie - Shake Up Your Demons / Cyber Dub (2008)

2008-09-22T04:55:00.000-07:00

Newest Digital Mystikz dubplate.

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Kiln - Sunbox (2004)

2008-09-22T03:01:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favourite Kiln albums.

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Kiln - Holo [Re/Lux] (2007)

2008-09-22T01:29:00.000-07:00

More Kiln... I really have a soft spot for these guys.
This is a re-release of their 1998 album Holo, that comes with one extra track, 'Sunsculpture.Two'.

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Kiln - Vaporbend (2007)

2008-09-21T21:57:00.000-07:00

Kiln's latest EP. Too short!

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Kiln - Dusker (2007)

2008-09-21T05:28:00.000-07:00

Kiln... Pure beauty...
320 kb/s too! A+

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