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Au Nom Deus Asos
Elizabeth Vogler sings in Occitan and other South-West dialects to harmonium alone in the church of Lescun, in the Pyrénées: six songs between ancient folk and experimental music, first time on vinyl, 100 copies.
Martine Joste, Piano Solo
The complete works for ordinary piano by microtonal pioneer Ivan Wyschnegradsky, mostly unpublished, from the late Étude sur le carré magique sonore back to preludes written in Petrograd in 1916. Played by Martine Joste, who knew him well.
Occam Ocean Vol. 2
Second instalment of Éliane Radigue's Occam Ocean, a long suite for the 30-piece ONCEIM orchestra conducted by Frédéric Blondy: accordion, guitars, clarinets, saxophones, strings and brass merged into one slowly breathing tone.
Du Noir Tout Autour
Armando Balice’s triptych of inner gardens from 2018 to 2021, three acousmatic pieces in eight movements each built from ravens, forest recordings, analogue synthesizers and the cello of Lola Malique, starting with an Ina-GRM commission inspired by J…
Lointain Intérieur
Four acousmatic works by the Belgian composer Ingrid Drese from 2013 to 2020, after Henri Michaux, Rilke and Jung, including Treize virgule huit, a history of the universe made with the astrophysicist Marc Moniez for Ina-GRM. CD-R.
Limaçon
Five works by Léa Boudreau from 2017 to 2022: a sonic portrait of Alzheimer's, a bestiary of species adapted to life after the Anthropocene, and four machines to save the world imagined by Montréal schoolchildren.
Docu-Fictions
Yves Daoust's documentary fictions from 1995 to 2021: Lily, built on a courtesan's confidences, in acousmatic and violin-accordion versions, a Chopin-based Impromptu 2, and Calme chaos, recorded at its 2012 premiere by the Nouvel ensemble moderne.
Remembering Japan
Hans Tutschku’s hour-long five-part cycle from 2016-22, built from recordings of daily life, ceremonies, nature and improvisations gathered during three months in Japan in 2014, composed for 16 channels and heard here in stereo.
Bridges Towards Open Spaces: Circadian Rhythms 1967-2025
A record-shop memoir in sound from Two-Piers, moving between ambient, balearic and dub: Brian Eno with Moebius and Roedelius, Kuniyuki Takahashi, The Durutti Column, Meat Beat Manifesto, Daniel Avery and Spectrum.
Music for the Stars (Celestial Music 1960-1979)
Two-Piers' late-night compilation of 1960s and 70s songs for stargazing: Skip Spence, Fred Neil, John Fahey, Roedelius, Captain Beefheart, Eden Ahbez, Nina Simone, Lonnie Liston Smith, Tim Buckley, Bill Fay and Gene Clark.
Ananta: Spirit of Coltrane
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson marks John Coltrane's centennial on Impulse! with a 21-piece collective (Brandee Younger, Shabaka Hutchings, Flying Lotus, Jeff Parker, Azar Lawrence), recasting Naima, Giant Steps and A Love Supreme as cosmic, spiritual music.
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (Original Score & Variations)
Composed for Werner Herzog's documentary The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner, 1974), this previously unreleased score by the German musical collective Popol Vuh accompanies the extraordinary flights o…
Wildweeds Vol. II
Loren Connors' second art book: 108 full-color pages of fragile flower paintings, drawings and haiku, gathered over a year of mailed envelopes, with a preface by Yuko Otomo. Hardbound, 8.5 x 11 inches, first edition of 150.
Live Improvisations
Two long ambient improvisations facing each other: a 2014 session by Chihei Hatakeyama and Hakobune in rural Japan, answered by zakè and From Overseas in a single take. 160g black vinyl, edition of 400.
Crow on the Dark Side of Gloss
First recordings of two long microtonal works by Kraig Grady, The Molten Wind and Crow on the Dark Side of Gloss, built from individually recorded single notes played by an international group of soloists in Grady's just-intonation tunings.
The Oak Of The Golden Dreams
The Lost Genesis of Ambient Minimalism: Harold Budd's Seminal The Oak Of The Golden Dreams Returns to Vinyl
Medicine Compilation From The Quiet Lodge
Double LP edition. A classic from Haruomi Hosono’s late ’80s and ’90s abstract electronica period, Medicine Compilation From The Quiet Lodge is a sublimely inviting ambient album with touches of acid house, downtempo pop, and ethereal trip-hop. Stand…
Beginner's Mind
First reissue of Walter Zimmermann's solo piano work Beginner's Mind, played by Herbert Henck and first released in 1978 on Beginner Records. The CD adds Abgeschiedenheit, after Meister Eckhart, released for the first time.
Héliophonie
Two first recordings of electroacoustic works by Gerard Pape for 8-channel tape: Vers la lumière II, dedicated to Ana-Maria Avram, and Héliophonie, written for the solar eclipse of 29 March 2006. Binaural release, stereo compatible.
Maraccaba
German ambient musician.He was briefly a member of the krautrock band Popol Vuh in the early 1970s where he played on the albums Hosianna Mantra and Seligpreisung. Comes in jewel case with slipcase.