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Alexandr Vatagin: ...
Just in time for valeot records 5th anniversary, co-founder and label head alexandr vatagin presents his third solo album “serza”. in combining the analogue and tender atmosphere of “valeot” (2006) with the harsh, yet subtle digital electronics of “shards” (2008), “serza” is attesting to a consequent and traceable development towards maturity in sound and structure. featuring a huge spectrum of common as well as unusual instruments, it takes you on a thirty minute trip full of delicate melodies, pushing drums, gentle noise, swirling celli, warm vibraphone chimes and sweet piano tunes. The album features friends from all over the world …
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Mark Templeton: Je...
Mark Templeton presents Jealous Heart, an album which reimagines the story of his sound in an approach that is both staid and deeply emotional, re-orienting what is offered and what is held back through a myriad of smeared stringed instruments, fragmented horn phrases, tape loops, and found-sound-driven explorations. Templeton’s music is always difficult to truly classify, which is part of its charm. It is way too dense and detailed to qualify as ambient in a traditional sense – instead developing itself into a highly organized, spacious clutter. It is electro-acoustic music that hearkens to tape machines and misused instruments of …
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Betacicadae: Mouna...
Clear vinyl in handmade printed sleeve and insert. Individually numbered edition of 100, each one-of-a-kind. Includes download code for bonus material. Painstakingly constructed by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Scott Davis during more than two years of spiritual struggle and rebirth, ‘betacicadae: mouna’ is a lush, transcendental narrative in sound. It is a cohesive whole that employs a broad spectrum of textures and extends far beyond formula like “drone” or “field recordings.” The sounds absorb, project, embrace, and comfort the listener in imaginary geography—surreal, dreamlike spaces beween earth and otherworldliness. ‘mouna’ is an intimate personal statement, but also a universal musical narrative of …
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The Mistys: Stalki...
This little baby comes in a super limited 7″ pressing (200 copies) and we have a feeling they will not be around for long! Comes with a Japanese style ‘Wrap around’ cover and black/white photo booklets. Mistys are the first signing to The Boats new label Other Ideas and ‘Stalking / Drawers’ will be it’s debut release! We want more Mistys music please Andrew. This stuff gets me and Jess moving around the room!
Latest CD’s
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Opitope: A colony ...
“A colony of kuala mute geeks” is made up of 6 songs. Many guest electronic musicians are involved including… Asuna, Carl Stone, Christophe Charles, Christopher Willits, Hans Reichel, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Tagomago, Taylor Deupree, Tetsuro Yasunaga and Toshimaru Nakamura. １．Askococo and Opitope ２．Christophe Charles, Tamaru and Opitope ３．Christophe Charles, Christopher Willits, Taylor Deupree, Tetsuro Yasunaga, Toshimaru Nakamura and Opitope ４．Carl Stone, Hans Reichel, Kazuhisa Uchihashi and Opitope ５．Tagomago and Opitope ６．Asuna, Yusuke Date and Opitope
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Chihei Hatakeyama:...
Chihei Hatakeyama was influenced by Fudaraku-tokai. It is a form of the ascetic practice of sacrifice performed in medieval Japan. A monk undertaking this practice would set out to sea in a small, single-sailed (but oar-less and rudderless) boat in the hope of arriving at the southern paradise of the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokitesvara; Guanyin; Kannon). The fudaraku tokai was carried out over twenty times between the eleventh and seventeenth centuries. Chihei Hatakeyama used only one sound file for making this album.
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Sindre Bjerga and ...
Limited edition 4 panel digipak…
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Monolyth and Cobal...
Limited edition of 100 copies presented in 4 panel digipak…
Latest Tapes
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Stenorette: Cyan (...
Limited cassette edition packaged in hand-stamped, 100% recycled chipboard packaging – includes tape, and vellum printed insert (with extra download code)… 02 [Cyan] is the second of a planned six-part series of cassettes documenting the Stenorette recording sessions in 2013. The tracks included are edited versions of two 45 minute pieces originally recorded in February 2013. Edits were to shorten the pieces only, no additional sounds were added. 02 [Cyan] by Stenorette
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Stenorette: After ...
Limited cassette edition packaged in hand-stamped, 100% recycled chipboard packaging – includes tape, and vellum printed insert (with extra download code)… 01 [Red] by Stenorette
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Ed Hamilton: Sketc...
Limited to 50 copies, these tapes come in white with a matt heavyweight stock inlay… Ed Hamilton is a talented experimental artist based in London. Sketches for Skomer is a personal account of a specific place in Pembrokeshire where Hamilton has spent much time over the course of his life. An exploration of faded memories; childhood, family, friendships and relationships (both found and lost), all bound by this unique bay on the west Pembrokeshire coastline. Hamilton’s considered approach to sound design creates a intimate persona, enveloping the listener in loops of minimal electronic tones, and gentle ambient backdrops carefully aligned …
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Moon Zero: Tombs (...
Black cassette in clear cases with cover art inlay, limited to 50 copies… Recorded onto an 8-track at St George In The East Church in Shadwell, London last October, ‘Tombs’ is the debut release for Tim Garratt under his Moon Zero moniker. This four track EP introduces Tim’s approach to noise-drone, incorporating melody and structure, delivered through processed instrumentation and filtered electronics. ‘Tombs’ is, especially for a debut, a bold and confident musical statement, which reimagines the possibilities of processed organ and laptop sounds in a live context. EP-opener ‘Dalyan’ builds from slowly wavering layers of sound into a crumbling, …
Latest Books
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Various: Sound By ...
This seminal title is considered by many to be one of the most important books about sound art ever published and is now finally back in print with this handsome new edition via Charivari Press. Originally published in 1990, the book was part of Art Metropole’s “…by Artists” series and includes essays written by John Cage, Christina Kubisch, Alvin Lucier, Annea Lockwood, Christian Marclay and many others, covering historical overviews, surveys of recent work, discussions of copyright and even some recipes for reproducing works of sound art. The book includes John Cage analysing the use of noise and perucssion in …
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Marihiko Hara and ...
Wistbook 009 / Edition series. 100 / Format. 3″cd and novella… A murder mystery by one of today’s finest crime writers, “Jigokuhen” takes place in a declining coastal city whose once thriving harbours and shipyards now house a shadowy criminal underworld. Drawn into this world when the son of the city’s mayor is killed, a jaded middle-aged detective finds himself distracted by a beautiful unemployed dockworker who spends each day walking aimlessly along the shore, and whose mysterious past may just hold the key to solving the crime. Throughout the novella, these two characters act as allegories of the dingy …
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David Newlyn: Cano...
Wistbook 008 / Edition series. 100 / Format. 3″cd and novella… This botano-philosophical treatise is a classic of Renaissance scientific literature. Delicate, minutely detailed sketches of flora and fauna litter the pages, attesting in their exquisiteness to the wonder and beauty of a world viewed under the microscope for the first time. Accompanying the drawings are Alberic’s handwritten notes on taxonomies and classifications, designations of anatomical parts, therapeutic and practical uses, and allegorical meanings. A sober yet reverential tone is retained throughout, and the book ends with a sublime canticle praising the Divine Creator “who deigned in His Infinite Wisdom …
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Gareth Davies and ...
Wistbook 007 / Edition series. 100 / Format. 3″cd and novella… Terra Incognita” tells the tale of a fictional nineteenth century attempt to find the Northwest Passage, a proposed sea route along the northern coast of Canada and Alaska that hitherto lay undiscovered. The novella opens in the midst of a vast wasteland, frozen and empty, the creak of wood or ice only emphasising rather than breaking the silence. During the journey, there are moments of mortal danger as the crew do battle with the occasional squall or manoeuvre round looming icebergs, but for the most part they are in …
Nils Quak: Long Forgotten Days Under A Dust Covered Sky (CD)
Nils Quak is a sound artist, writer & journalist living in Cologne, Germany. Under his own name as well as under various other monikers he releases music on labels such as Progressive Form, Kitty Yo, Distance Recordings, Audiobulb, Clothbound Recordings and many more.
‘Long Forgotten Days Under A Dust Covered Sky’ is the first of two wonderfully dusty sounding albums by Nils for NKR. The second will be released in July.
Nils Quak: Long Forgotten Days Under A Dust Covered Sky (CD):
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Opitope: A colony ...
“A colony of kuala mute geeks” is made up of 6 songs. Many guest electronic musicians are involved including… Asuna, Carl Stone, Christophe Charles, Christopher Willits, Hans Reichel, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Tagomago, Taylor Deupree, Tetsuro Yasunaga and Toshimaru Nakamura. １．Askococo and Opitope ２．Christophe Charles, Tamaru and Opitope ３．Christophe Charles, Christopher Willits, Taylor Deupree, Tetsuro Yasunaga, Toshimaru Nakamura and Opitope ４．Carl Stone, Hans Reichel, Kazuhisa Uchihashi and Opitope ５．Tagomago and Opitope ６．Asuna, Yusuke Date and Opitope
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Alexandr Vatagin: ...
Just in time for valeot records 5th anniversary, co-founder and label head alexandr vatagin presents his third solo album “serza”. in combining the analogue and tender atmosphere of “valeot” (2006) with the harsh, yet subtle digital electronics of “shards” (2008), “serza” is attesting to a consequent and traceable development towards maturity in sound and structure. featuring a huge spectrum of common as well as unusual instruments, it takes you on a thirty minute trip full of delicate melodies, pushing drums, gentle noise, swirling celli, warm vibraphone chimes and sweet piano tunes. The album features friends from all over the world …
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Zen Lu: River (Lim...
Physical edition of the “River” EP limited to only 50 copies. Handmade, numbered cardboard ekopack, handpainted by artist Ben Bojanek… Zen Lu is an experimental electronic musician, sound artist, new media artist, events curator living in Shenzhen (Guangdong, China). Zen Lu’s minute, meticulous and minimalist digital music style as well as events organized by him and his label have played a major role in bringing a new wave of artistic activities to Shenzhen and changing the cultural landscape of the city which has been long considered a cultural desert. During the whole 2012 he was busy coorganising the biggest autumn …
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Virlyn: Man Asleep...
Limited Edition run digipak of 100 copies… “Man Asleep” is an electronic experiment with a wide variety of instruments. The idea is to deform and reform the classic sounds of various instruments and vocals and to reuse them in an electronic and atmospheric setting. With an emphasis on experimentation the original musical output of the instrument is reshaped and distorted beyond recognition. A second constant is the use of housemade sounds and field recordings, varying from recordings from nature (rain, fire, footsteps in snow) to the use of selfmade wooden and plastic sound reproducing equipment. These field recordings and homemade …
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An Moku: Mononocle...
Comes in a beautiful high quality DigiPack. Limited edition: only 100 pieces with bookmarks of Botanical Prints 73 x 162 mm… “Mononocle” is about transforming sounds and wooden noise. Hum, thunk and clunk. It is like listening to repeating sounds in different ways. Dominik Grenzler (aka An Moku) is a musician and sound artist with a spot for experimental and ambient soundscapes. Born in 1977 in Gdynia. Raised on a soundtrack of bubbly 80’s synth pop and early 90’s guitar music. Playing e-bass in several bands in Germany’s former coal-mining hub, the Ruhr district, from 1993 to 1995, he gained …
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ChoP Vol. 5: Krzys...
Limited edition digipak of 100 copies: Comes with original hand painted pictures. All pictures are painted by Grzegorz Bojanek on Chinese rice paper with ink and watercolour paints. Nice! ETA label presents the 5th studio album of Polish and Chinese artists working as a part of the ChoP Project. This time, Krzysztof Orluk [PL] and Bai Tian [CN] were invited by the founders of the ChoP Project, i.e. Grzegorz Bojanek and Zen Lu, to joint this transnational initiative. Bai Tian about the project: In 2009, I had made some music samples which could form a new album. In that period …
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Noiko – Hone...
Limited edition digipak run of 100… Noiko – “Honey” is a debut album with ten instrumental electroacoustic lo-fi compositions created from various samples, sounds of a clarinet, guitar, drums, glockenspiel, piano and different electronic virtual instruments. The material consists of productions created within 4 years. The author recorded most of the sounds in his own house. Some productions were recorded with the help of Łukasz Maciejewski (turntable). The inspiration for the album came from the birth of the artist’s daughter, who was usually nearby during the sound recording. This album was carefully mastered by Krzysztof Orluk using analogue equipment which …