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Jahrtal - William Blake ~ Lieder von Unschuld und Widerfahren
(Ahnstern: Ahnstern39)
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This is the second album by the Austrian Psychedelic-Folk artist Jahrtal. The man behind Jahrtal is Ewald Spiss, a artist from Tyrol, who already started doing electro-acoustic music and sound-installations in the early 80ies. Jahrtal today is authentic psychedelic Folk music, maybe only compareable with In Gowan Ring. The lyrics of the second album are poems of "Songs Of Innocence and Of Experience" by the english poet William Blake (1757-1827), translated by Ewald Spiss, as near as possible to the original Blake-texts.. $5.00
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Jahrtal - Zwei Lieder mCD
(Steinklang Distro: ES-AW01)
We know little about Jahrtal except to say it consists of Ewald Spiss from Austria. This is a two track EP of bucolic, introspective acoustic folk. It reminds of Stone Breath with guitar, banjo and flute on the first track and of In Gowan Ring on the second. It's a lovely little release. As the second track progresses over its nearly ten minute length a restrained ambient clarinet plays and the piece moves from song to spectral instrumental. At such a low price, we encourage all fans of strange or wyrd folk to have a listen.. $7.00
Jannerwein - Abendlauten
(Heimatfolk: HF04)
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Jännerwein is a brilliant new Folkband from the breathtaking Salzburg countryside around the holy mount Untersberg, the myserious home of Sturmpercht. They play their very own style; a mix of old school Folkmusic and Neofolk with some Martial rhythms, Alpine-Folk and even some medieval elements. Jännerwein use many traditional alpine instruments, but they also use some electronics, creating a warm and heimish atmosphere in all their songs. Jännerwein are solemn with their ancient, sad lyrics about holy (often christian) rituals and mysteries from the central European Alps. But the feeling you get from listening to their tunes is similar to the sad songs of the Perchten. For fans of Sturmpercht! Digipak. $14.99
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Jarl - Breaking Point Syndrome
(Autarkeia: ACD021)
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The ninth album by Jarl, following in the footsteps of previous releases (though maybe his strongest to date)
cold, isolationist soundscapes, full of icy textures, deep wavelengths, and metallic drones. Sparse and minamlistic, but so grim and penetrating as is pulsates and throbs in slow, hypnotic patterns. Succeeds on all levels. Recommended.. $13.50
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Jarl - Out of Balance
(Malignant: TumorCD14)
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Side project of Erik Jarl, member of the revered and immensely powerful heavy electronics outfit IRM. Jarl doesnt come with the aggression of that project, but it does evoke similar feelings of instability and dementia via more atmospheric means. The disc consists of 17 tracks in total, each flowing into each other, with the early pieces having an almost cosmic heaviness (a la Inade)
pulsing and weighty, the sounds of winds sweeping across a barren and distant orb. As it progresses however, the seeds of profound sickness and decay are planted and begin to blossom
the tones and textures becoming more surreal and unsettling, the drones a bit more persistent and penetrating, abandoning listeners in a white walled room to confront their inner demons and degenerating psyche as it spirals, out of balance. SALE!. $5.00
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Jarl - Parallel/Collapsing
(Segerhuva: Seger9)
Third disc in quick succession from Jarl, and a fine addition, stylistically closest to Out of Balance. From Vital Weekly: The sound is captured in an endless line of reverb and delay units. Like bacteria these sounds become living organism, eating their way through ones and zeros of these digital lines. The seven pieces flow right into eachother and the sound doesn't seem to change that much throughout this CD. It's a monochrome painting in sound - a whole bunch of endless variations in blue. Too loud and too present to be called ambient, so maybe ambient industrial is the term that comes close to this. Science fiction music to a movie in which human life does no longer exist and the machines fight eachother - cold, alien, gruesome pictures of a world to come. Alienated but captivating. Disorienting waves of cold electronics, penetrating drones and collapsing sounds.. $4.00
Jarl - Vertigo Border
(Autarkeia: ACD048)
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Not to be confused with the recently released Vertigo Emission CD, though this can certainly be seen as a logical extension of that release, as Erik remains loyal to his credo to mind fuck the audience with wave after wave of hypnotically monotone pulsations and cold, burrowing frequencies. Lmtd 200 copies.. $14.33
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Jarl - Vertigo Emission
(Autarkeia: ACD045)
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The 12th (!) album from Erik Jarl, Vertigo Emission is a logical and fine continuation of past works. Penetrating and heavy sound waves and pulsating power drones- seemingly monolithic and sterile at first, but upon closer inspection, wildly hypnotic and intense. Staring at the cover and listening to track three will practically have you hallucinating. Matted digipack and an embossed glossy digipack.. $14.50
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Jarl - Wound Profile
(Autarkeia: ACD024)
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Previously released only as a cassette, this has been re-mastered and digitalizedThe album consists of two record sessions: one of them (6 tracks) was recorded by Erik in 1999, while the other (one track) was recorded 18 months later. Those closely following the music of the Scandinavian master may recognise the early sound of Eriks compositions in Wound Profile, an album that at certain points is remiscent of the first IRM records. Analogue driven slabs of sound comprised of large scale, shifting drones with a cold, sterile feel. Much heavier and thicker than more recent works
unsettling transmissions that border on the sinister and malovlent, never getting noisy per se, just with more more acerbic, agitating elements.. $13.50
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Jason Crumer - Ottoman Black
(Hospital Productions: HOS215)
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"Fresh off his solo breakthrough LP Future Without A Chance on the legendary RRR label, Jason Crumer returns with Ottoman Black, an album of midnight drones and true noise. Using powerfully clear electronics as a base for declarative noise bursts, Crumer manipulates the sounds with a resounding animosity. In the vein of past Hospital releases from Pedestrian Deposit and Air Conditioning, Crumer yields a mean streak and an array of silences over the course of the album. The theme here is personal relations with tracks like 'Betrayal After Betrayal' which has an almost conversational quality, both the screams and the muffles, the physicality. 'Pissed Off Response' is an actionist-influenced piece of torture. There's nothing not painful here, especially the quiet -- the peaks are almost a relief. Ottoman Black is a stern and unforgiving universe.". $11.33
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JDG - Living Underground
(Cohort: Cohort128CD)
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New release from John D. Gore (thus JDG), the man behind Kirchenkampf and Cohort Records. Comprised from source material provided by Robert Carlberg's Anode Urban Soundscape Series, it's a bit difficult to say exactly what was done to the original sounds, as this sounds pretty much like the title suggests: cavernous washes of sound, the distant drone of 'street ambiance', and the echoed noise of being in a really big warehouse. Think being just under street level while a steady flow of traffic roars overhead and you sort of get the idea. It is infinitely more interesting than I hopefully made that sound, with a lot of nuances you may not pick up right away, which is maybe why John recommends headphones. I wouldn't disagree.. $10.00
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Jeff Greinke - Places of Motility
(Hypnos: Hyp1809)
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Not new by any means, but a seminal ambient recording and a personal fave, so I thought it necessary to bring it on board. I like this review from the Ambient Mailing List, so thought I'd throw that up here as a good description:"Jeff Greinke's Places of Motility is a re-issue on Hypnos, previously only available on a German imprint and long out of print. This new, remastered release includes three previously unreleased tracks from 1988, complementing the 12 originals from 1985-86. The mood here is dark, indeed quite menacing at times. Some use is made of strangled, gutteral voice samples. The opening track, "Uprising", sets the tone with busy percussive patterns and whoops - a mock tribal rebellion brewing? The rest of the original tracks present assorted drones, groans and muffled rhythmic patterns. On the whole, it feels like a collection of stylistic studies of various shades of darkness and dissonance - Robert Rich territory - before the artist gained the headier heights of his near-perfect, airier work _Changing Skies_ in 1990. The three bonus tracks from 1988 attached to this re-release seem indicative of this change in course. Be that as it may, _Places of Motility_ will surely please both fans of Greinke´s work and lovers of dark ambient alike." --Stephen Fruitman, Ambient Mailing List. $9.99
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Jeff Greinke - Wide View
(Hypnos: Hyp2240)
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This beautiful work represents a change both from his earlier nocturnal ambience, and his later jazz-tinged and rock-influenced, more structured music, though it is closer to the former. Classic Greinke recordings like Cities in Fog, In Another Place, and Lost Terrain were characterized by a murky, almost subterranean depth and solidity. Wide View, as one might take from the title, is more open and direct without being in any way "light." Call it a more open and musical ambience. Comparisons with Harold Budd might still be made to Wide View, for its gentleness, restraint and poetic mode of expression, though the instrumentation is wider than just piano. This is a most noteworthy recording, a welcome return to the genre for one of its truly vital artists. It is certain to change what people think Greinke is capable of, and will doubtless give new ambient music fans an introduction to one of the great names who has been inactive for a while. $6.00
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John Zewizz - 2012
(Old Europa Café: OECD130)
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John Zewizz' first solo album in almost 30 years, though I'm not entirely sure what distinguishes it from most Sleep Chamber releases per se. It does seem to harken back to more mid era Sleep Chamber though, and is not as "slick" as their recent releases. Alternating between rhythmic, fetish and sleaze inspired songs and those of a darker, more mystical or apocalyptic nature. I woudl think this will find appeal among fans of the more traditional SC sound than their more recent work.. $14.50
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Josh Lay - True Mask
(Small Doses: Dose66)
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A four track, nearly 40 minute meditation on the masks people wear to make their way in the world. Elements of black metal, harsh noise, power electronics and dark ambient combine to create a dark, twisted environment built from electronics, guitar, and some of the most gutteral vocals I've heard him spew. The accompanying art was hand-made by the artist. Edition of 200 copies packaged in jewel cases with 4-panel inserts and double sided jewel cases. www.myspace.com/joshlaynoise. $9.00
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