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Chang Fo Ji - Buddha loops from China & Tibet
Chang Fo Ji are small, plastic, battery-powered soundboxes, available throughout China and Tibet, that play a variety of Buddhist loops, from poppy modern Chinese Buddhist prayers to ancient recordings of famous Tibetan Buddhist masters. They can …
New Kiribati
Discrepant presents the first ever vinyl release of Kiribati, the very first instalment in the acclaimed Ambient Exotica Soundscapes by veteran English experimentalist Mike Cooper. ''This was the first release on my Hipshot c.d.r label in 1999. I w…
A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics
Much of the discussion around unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is directed toward its capabilities of surveillance and attack. However for those living in areas of conflict, it is the engine sound of the drones that has devastating psychological eff…
Romperayo
Romperayo reunites percussion heavyweights Pedro Ojeda from projects such as Los Pirañas, Frente Cumbiero, Ondatrópica and Chupame El Dedo (also on discrepant), on drums, percussion and timbales; Eblis Alvarez from worldwide acclaimed bands Meridian …
Johnny Kafta Anti Vegetarian Orchestra
Initially a combination of two of Lebanon's most active and longest standing groups, JKAVO was founded when Scrambled Eggs (punk-rock band founded in 1998) & 'A' Trio (free improv trio founded in 2002) joined forces and mixed styles to record 'Beach …
Ghost Tapes
The haunting collages of Turkey resident El Mahdy Jr come to discrepant with the appropriately named Ghost Tapes LP. Born in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, El Mahdy Jr. and his family fled the Civil war of his native Algeria in the 90's, relocating to Turk…
Tanzania
Discrepant presents another unique document of Kink Gong's electronic deconstructions this time stepping away from his usual South East Asia area of expertise and releasing some of his first re-interpretations and field recordings made in the late 90…
The Growth of Artefacts
Presenting a brand new composition from Taiwan based sound artist, YannickDauby, The Growth of Artefacts is a rich atmospheric soundscape based on british anthropologist Tim Engold's 'On Weaving a Basket'.'The world of our experience is, indeed, cont…
Gongs
Since the end of the '90s, Laurent Jeanneau aka Kink Gong has been recording the music of mostly endangered minorities of South East Asia. Alongside his relentless pursuit of remote exotic and unpublished musical traditions, he also creates electro…
Tsiit lau tsui - Penghu Experimental Sound Studio Vol.1
Yannick Dauby is a french sound artist based in Taiwan since 2007. He relentless explores the soundscapes of his adopted island through field recording, audio documentaries and community projects. He also composes electroacoustic music and he's often…
Xinjiang
Kink Gong aka Laurent Jeanneau is a field recording artist based in Dali, China. He spends his time recording ethnic minority music, mostly in Southeast Asia, and releasing the results on his own CDr label, Kink Gong Recordings, as well as occasio…
Symbols Follow
FILE UNDER: AfrabiroQ.+Martial MelanQ.+Qubti FunQ.+... Mutamassik aka Giulia Loli: producer, musician, improviser, artist, synesthete. The follow-up to 2012's Rekkez (ini.itu). "...uneasy... uncompromising... unapologetic" --Sam Davies, The Wire. "D…
Art Is A Tear Of Noise And Infinite Silence
Clandestine auteurs the Opalio Brothers, Roberto and Maurizio Opalio (aka My Cat Is An Alien) have deftly sprinkled our solar system with their beautifully fragile, arcane soundscapes, as well as multimedia collaborations with vanguards such as Sonic…