Dakota Suite & Emanuele Errante The North Green Down

Dakota Suite & Emanuele Errante The North Green Down
Genre : Classic, Ambient, Electronic

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01 - the north green down I
02 - leegte
03 - a hymn to haruki murakami
04 - le viti del mondo
05 - the north green down II
06 - the north green down III
07 - a worn out life (with cello)
08 - away from this silence
09 - the north green down IV
10 - they could feel the end of all thing
11 - nobody is ever safe
12 - a loveless moment
13 - no greater pain
14 - the north green down V
15 - the north green down VI
16 - a worn out life
17 - wat we kwijt zijn
18 - the north green down VII

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After collaborating on Dakota Suite's remix project (The Night Just Keeps Coming In) Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite asked Emanuele Errante to collaborate with him on a project composed for the death of his sister-in-law called 'The North Green Down'.
Chris had composed a series of themes around the loss of his sister-in-law and in Emanuele found a partner to create the sounds which would evoke loss, the temporary nature of life and the stillness to get through. 'The North Green Down' also features the marvellous cello of David Darling who creates textures and waves of melancholy unlike anyone else.
Almost 80 minutes of fragile pianos, guitars, cello & subtle electronic elements...cinematic, hypnotic & simply beautiful! "In August 2009, Johanna and I took what we didn't know then would be our last holiday with our sister-in-law, Hannah. We knew that Hannah had cancer and that it was most likely going to take her from us and that moment was something we could feel draw ever closer. We all went to a place loved by our family for many years, Southwold in Suffolk. It was clear that Hannah was in pain. We were walking back from the ocean, for Southwold lies on the sea, through a part of Southwold called 'the north green'. I was overwhelmed by what I could feel being taken from us, every step we took represented a small death. I knew then that I would miss her. 
During that walk with Hannah through the north green I felt there the beginnings of the music you hear on this record as the main 'north green down' theme and knew I had to keep going with this tribute to her. I sent the basic piano and guitar pieces I had recorded at home to Emanuele. I had previously bought his records and felt in him a sympathetic soul who would feel the weight of this music and make it more fitting for the purpose I had in mind, namely a suite of hymnal pieces for Hannah.
Hannah was a beautiful, selfless and nurturing woman. This record is for her."


Federico Monti ::: Sorolls

Federico Monti ::: Sorolls
Genre : Ambient, Electronic, Drone

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1. Perfil 1
2. Perfil 2

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The field recordings for 'Sorolls' were taken on the sea and mountains between March and June of 2010. Sorolls' two pieces were processed with granular synthesis. This release was put together for a deep listening.

VA ::: Forma.3.10

VA ::: Forma.3.10
Genre : Ambient, Electronic

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01. Yuanyuan / Alarmist
02. Seiji Takahashi / Gion
03. Nakagawa Takuma a.k.a. Nobi / Smoke
04. Jun Nishimura / Falcon
05. Caelum / Kyrie
06. Tessei Tojo / Blue Fog
07. Miyauchi Yuri / bdq_
08. eater / Rhythm of Japanese Garden
09. Pawn / Morning Tone
10. Marei Suyama / Pidgin op.1
11. Minus Lex / Minus Lex
12. Junichi Akagawa / Flus
13. Sooner / Barely Confine
14. Serph / Scenery
15. Sabi / Loose Contruulled
16. Geskia! / Viola
17. Taishin Inoue / Voices in Cells
18. Chisato Ohori / Caitokali

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青木孝允、徳井直生、半野喜弘ほか錚々たる顔ぶれが輩出、近年も若き才能Ametsubを世に送り出し、日本を代表するエレクトロニック・ミュージック・レーベルとして活動を続けるPROGRESSIVE FOrM。同レーベルのコンピレーション・シリーズ“Forma.”に、2003年の『Forma.2.03』以来実に7年ぶりの第3弾『Forma.3.10』（PFCD-21 税込2,310円）が登場！8月11日発売. Marei Suyama（NGATARI）、miyauchi yuri、 Sabi、Soonerなど、注目アーティストを多数収録の『Forma.3.10』。フロア・ライク、フォーキー、クラシカルと想起される言葉はあれど、エレクトロニック / クラブ・ミュージックや“○○トロニカ”といった枠に収めることのできない個性的な面々が集結。強いて共通点を挙げるとすれば、美しいサウンドとメロディ、確かな作曲センス。幅広いファン層の心に響くであろう珠玉の書き下ろし楽曲群が詰まった、今を知るにうってつけのインストゥルメンタル・コンピレーションとなっています。

d_rradio ::: parts

d_rradio ::: parts
Genre : Classic, Ambient, Electronic

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1. Fading Stars I
2. Better Left Alone
3. Midnight On A Moonless Night
4. Still In A Storm
5. Through Broken Rushes
6. Drawing In The Dark
7. Fading Stars II
8. Parts
9. Death Of The Fair Green Veil
10. See For The Last Time
11. Easy To Fall
12. Ruins Of A Wall Of Sound
13. End Of A Wild Life
14. Up By The Roots
15. Under The Lake Bed
16. The Immense Quiet Of The Dark Blue
17. The Right Way To Lie
18. Rain On The Rocks
19. Returns

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South Shields electronic trio d_rradio return for a brand new album on Distraction Records, and it marks a bit of a change in style. The unassumingly titled Parts takes on a kind of vintage, ghostly ambient feel that at various points brings to mind the likes of Philip Jeck, Leyland Kirby, Janek Schaefer and Klimek. The mention of those sorts of names instantly summons up images of old 78s, cinematic orchestral plunderings and buzzwords that already feel a little past-it and overused like 'hauntology'. In all fairness though, these are all pretty apt points of reference. With this latest long-player d_rradio have masterfully taken hold of that particular sub-section of the ambient genre, drawing you into a sepia-tinted, slightly out of focus musical universe that's full of crackle, surface noise and eerie romance. As Parts unfolds it becomes fairly clear that this is a more immediately listenable and accessible outing than anything you'd encounter by most of those artists mentioned above, but it is a vividly coherent and atmospheric record that's easy to recommend - even to listeners who don't normally find themselves drawn to ambient music.

Monokle ::: Brittle

Monokle ::: Brittle
Genre : Ambient, Electronic

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01/ Floes 05:39
02/ Gray Sparks 05:17
03/ Ferry 06:18
04/ Brook

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A pack of truly emotional ambient tracks, the depth of which is complemented by live instruments filtering through the limpid synthetic atmosphere.

Marcus Fischer ::: Monocoastal

Marcus Fischer ::: Monocoastal
Genre : Classic, Ambient, Electronic

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01. Wave Atlas
02. Mossbank
03. Monocoastal 1
04. Cascadia Obscura
05. Wind and Wake
06. Shape To Shore
07. Between Narrow and Small
08. Monocoastal 2

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Markus Fischer joins the illustrious ranks who've appeared on Taylor Deupree's excellent 12k label, presenting a supremely delicate solo debut. He cites his movements up and down the West coast of America during the last two decades as a major influence on his sound, infusing frayed, fractured and quietly restrained compositions with field recordings and allowing lo-fi noise textures to creep and grow around both the artificial and natural sounds like tiny little organisms which slowly catalyse the whole thing into life. Fischer uses an array of battered, salvaged pianos, a xylophone made of wrenches and other unnamed physical ephemera to create harmonic blurs and the kind of gaseous tones you can almost taste on the tip of the tongue. Like Taylor Deupree's 'Shoals', Solo Andata's s/t album or Seaworthy + Matt Rösner's latest, DSP and obvious use of synthesis are shunned in favour of a warmer, more organic sensation and use of actual physical space and reverb settings to shape his faded polaroid environments.

Yasushi Yoshida ::: Grateful Goodbye

Yasushi Yoshida ::: Grateful Goodbye
Genre : Classic, Ambient, Electronic

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1. Let Go (01:21)
2. Grateful Goodbye (06:52)
3. Staircase (05:39)
4. Embrace Calm Music (05:42)
5. Remembering (00:27)
6. Pieces Of Last Scene Brilliance (03:37)
7. Departure Music (01:29)
8. Round And Chord (01:30)
9. Slow Bird Wonder Words (07:36)
10. Chromatic Chronicle (06:20)
11. For Everything Calm Embrace (03:39)

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Two and a half years from his previous album, “Little Grace”, a breathtakingly beautiful shower of instrumental music with ringing sounds of live instruments performed with film-like eloquence, Yasushi Yoshida will release his newest album, “Grateful Goodbye” from noble label.

Yasushi Yoshida’s music style like a storybook that breathes life into the images of the scene in the listener’s mind has led the way to many collaborations in the area of visual arts including dance, theater, and film. In his third album, “Grateful Goodbye”, each of the tracks have been composed around the concept, “stories of farewell.” A story unfolds in every song, coming together like a puzzle to form one grand story in the end. “Farewells” are captured from different angles and the flowing, three dimensional execution of the stories speak well of the artist’s talent as a story teller.

In orchestration, the style of the previous album has evolved further and now features a vast lineup of live instruments such as guitar, bass, flute, and trumpet composed around the piano, cello, and violin. Approaches like chamber music, dynamic orchestra ensembles, and their emotional melody are not only inspiring but the level of completion and the superior power of expression together prove the sure evolution of Yoshida’s music. Though tranquil and melancholy in mood, the album brings to mind positive images of dynamism and life. It is not a film score. It is not classical music. It is not post-rock. It is pure and beautiful music at its best. A “Grateful Goodbye” to all those living. A masterpiece by Yasushi Yoshida.