Relative Q – Small Craft Exercise Caution {[one030]}

Artist: Relative Q
Title:
Small Craft Exercise Caution
Label:
 One
Catalog #:
[one030]
Release Date:
2007/06/08


Just over three years ago, Relative Q (Paul Zyla) was the first solo artist at One, so it is very befitting for us to present his latest work as our milestone 30th release. We have been sitting on this release for quite some time now and are excited to finally bring it to fruition.

Composed during the majority of 2006, ‘Small Craft Exercise Caution’ is a heady, personal affair with moods seeming to play with optimisim and inspiration through, well, troubled waters. Paul has crafted a wide and lush sound combining the worlds of smokey lounge, electronica and etheral shoegaze with lively instrumentation, rhythmic interplay, driving synths, and a certain melodic finesse.


Tracklist:
01 – pittsburgh winters have killed better men than i
02 – sun rises over the underserved
03 – fairer shores
04 – the ghosts came quickly
05 – no sympathy
06 – farewells and goodbyes
07 – man your battle stations

Artwork:
Front Cover
Front Page
CD Tray

Additional Files:
one030_Relative-Q_-_Small_Craft_Exercise_Caution [TXT]


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)


African aka ctrl – My Gift To You {RFA002}

Artist: African aka ctrl
Title:
My Gift To You
Label:
 Retrofuturism
Catalog #:
RFA002
Release Date:
2007/06/03


It has been a while since African´s last album called “the folder album”.
But now waiting for new stuff has an end!
“My gift for you” starts where “the folder album” ended. Deeply chilled, jazzy music from South Africa.


Tracklist:
01 – IntoEnergy
02 – The Next Episode
03 – Dedication to the Buena Vista Social Club
04 – Alive as you feel
05 – Forward To The Light
06 – Free Energy
07 – Interlude
08 – Give Love and Thanks
09 – Just Embrace The Music
10 – Progression
11 – Where It all Started, Actually

Artwork:
Front Cover
Tracklisting


License:
Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)


unknown artist – memories {ansi032}

Artist: unknown artist
Title:
memories
Label:
Ansiform
Catalog #:
ansi032
Release Date:
2007/06/02


our first release in far too long is typically atypical – a four-track suite of organic textures recast in digital – cold nibbling at the ear, but paradoxically soothing the soul with warmth.


Tracklist:
01 – reflections
02 – diary
03 – innocence
04 – dreams


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)


Pinkler & Reche – Bruma Videos {NM008}

Artist: Pinkler & Reche
Title:
Bruma Videos
Label:
 Natural Media
Catalog #:
 NM008
Release Date:
2007/06/??


Videos:
01 – camino – Video by Gisella Faure
02 – nubes – Video by Video_TeKhnë
03 – riel – Video by Federico Lastra
04 – vapor – Video by Nicolas Mastracchio

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)


gert 3000 – disco hitler {m3d,048}

Artist: gert 3000
Title:
disco hitler
Label:
 mp3death
Catalog #:
m3d,048
Release Date:
2007/05/29


a particularly virulent cross-burner
conviction of you with compassion
a piece of emotional distress
stripped down for and environment.

The mood changes in small print
a parody, stated that the yard
could be 2-dimensional to lose oneself.

a solid concept behind it,
prepare for distinguishing the faint hearted.
The result of the driving out nuggets
Clocking itself in red.

This EP offers the Supreme Court
The tracks you’ll hear are sounding old
hat and techno.
out from cold
Bring back acrilic colors.


Tracklist:
01 – Krieg Total
02 – Deutsche Volksmusik
03 – Deutschland Hat Euch Lieb
04 – Schoner Und Grosser
05 – I Am a Disco Hitler

Artwork:
disco hitler


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)


V/A – Histeresis {[FILTRO.020]}

Artist: V/A
Title:
Histeresis
Label:
 Filtro
Catalog #:
[FILTRO.020]
Release Date:
2007/05/28


Nuestro lanzamiento número veinte es similar al primero: plantea una panorámica del estado de las cosas en la electrónica minimalista y glitchy. Histéresis es una trayectoria trazada desde planteamientos intimistas y atmosféricos hasta llegar a beats urbanos, sin dejar de flirtear por momentos con un dancefloor alternativo, con la participación de doce artistas de México, Chile, Japón y Estados Unidos.

We have come to our 20th release in a similar way as in our beginning like a label: establishing a panoramic view of things in minimalistic and glitchy electronics produced in an independent context. Histeresis is a drawn trajectory framing intimist and atmospheric set ups to urban beats, flirting in some moments with an alternative dance floor. Twelve artists from México, Chile, Japan and USA are represented here.

Llegamos a nuestro lanzamiento número veinte de una manera parecida a nuestro inicio como sello: planteando una panorámica del estado de las cosas en la electrónica minimalista y glitchy producida de manera independiente. El tiempo ha pasado, y en esta música, algunos recursos sonoros que fueron fines, ahora son medios. Histéresis es una trayectoria trazada desde planteamientos intimistas y atmosféricos hasta llegar a beats urbanos, sin dejar de flirtear por momentos con un dancefloor alternativo.

El disco arranca con los susurros postdigitales de “Ella hablaba en RGB”, de El Lazo Invisible: …”ella solo hablaba RGB, a tres canales, frente a un monitor continuamente disponible. -Tus opciones son 3-, me decía, la mañana es un lindo vector de color”… En un continuo que parece darse de manera natural, Meiker colorea de atardecer el camino con “Naranja (That Nostalgic Feeling)” para llegar a la textura sónica de los últimos pensamientos del día con “Sinking downwards in dire ruin (f.ss)” de Bifidus, quien continúa asignándole un sonido al estado intermedio entre el sueño y la vigía. Insecto, desde Chile, nos pone en “Miternu” dentro una arena compleja llena de colapsos rítmicos, texturas y melodías microscópicas.

Rivel, con “Back Again” nos ha dado uno de sus mejores tracks: un jardín dubby submarino de senderos que se bifurcan al unísono dentro de su propia lógica. “Dodecafucked” de Subnor es ese idm cinematográfico que construye un cortometraje imaginario con el timing perfecto. Emmerichk en “Maquiventa”, forma también una verdadera narrativa de aires contemplativos y complejidades en tránsito constante hacia nuevas formas. “Photon”, de Absolut Time es una pieza que busca alejarse del minimal tal como lo conocemos hoy en día y nos hace suspirar un poco por los noventa. Antiguo Autómata Mexicano en “Bad Japanese Movie” nos coloca en medio de un cluster de texturas que sirve de camuflaje a ritmos que fluyen por debajo de un denso entramado residual. Zofa, en “Cycles” hace gala de su habilidad para dejarnos en medio de un campo de tensiones irresolutas que inquietan al oído.

El fin de Histéresis se aproxima con nuestros amigos chilenos de Manziping, “Despuésde usted señor” esconde, detrás de su título amable, una tormenta de beats, asaltos de bajo y problemas con la recepción de una señal de radio, todo esto tendido sobre una atmósfera que al igual que ciertas variaciones climáticas, parece avisarnos sutilmente sobre lo que se aproxima desde el inicio. Kampión, el hombre que le ha dado la vuelta de tuerca más reciente al hip hop en México, cierra con Dreamy Snapshot, una impresionante colaboración entre MC Domer y el campeón del hip hop digitalmente corrompido.

Filtro está de vuelta.

We have come to our 20th release in a similar way as in our beginning like a label: establishing a panoramic view of things in minimalistic and glitchy electronics produced in an independent context. Histeresis is a drawn trajectory framing intimist and atmospheric set ups to urban beats, flirting in some moments with an alternative dance floor.

Our Release begins with the post digital whisperings from “Ella hablaba en RGB”, of El Lazo Invisible:..”she only speaks RGB, in 3 channels, infront of a screen continuosly available.-You have 3 options –she used to tell me, morning is a nice colourfull vector”.. Like a natural flow, Meiker paints this release with the colors of a warm evening with his track “Naranja (That Nostalgic Feeling)”. We arribe to last thoughts of the day sonic textures with “Sinking downwards in dire ruin (f.ss)” a Bifidus’ track that like his previous work, gives a sound to that state between being awake and being asleep. Insecto from Chile, situate us inside an arena where rhythmic collapses, textures and microscopic melodies clash between themselves.

Rivel, with “Back again” gave us one of his best tracks to date: an undersea dubby garden with paths that bifurcates at unison into his own very logic. “Dodecafuced” by Subnor is a very cinematographic IDM that constructs an imaginary short-film with perfect timing. Emmerichk with “Maquiventa” also forms a narrative with true contemplative thoughts in constant transitions to new forms. AAM with “Bad japanese movie” place us in the middle of a cluster of textures that works as a camouflage to rhythms floating under a dense residual scheme. zofa in cycles makes display of his ability to leave us in the middle of a field of unsolved tensions that unease the listener. “Photon” by Absolute time is a piece that searches getting away from the minimal as we know it and make us sigh a little bit for the nineties.

Histéresis nearly finishes with Manziping, our friends from Chile. “Después de usted señor” hides within its gentle title a store formed with beats, bass assaults and some problems with catching a radio signal, all of this over an atmosphere which, like some climatic variations, warns us from things to come. Kampión, the man that has changad the FACE of mexican hip hop forever, closes with “Dreamy Snapshot” an impressive collaboration between MC Domer and digitally corrupted hip hop champion.

Filtro is back!


Tracklist:
01 – El Lazo invisibleElla hablabla en rgb
02 – MeikerNaranja (That Nostalgic feeling)
03 – BifidusSinking downwards in dire ruin (f.ss)
04 – InsectoMiternu
05 – RivelBack again
06 – SubnorDodekafucked
07 – EmmerichkMaquiventa
08 – Absolute timePhoton
09 – AAMBad Japanese movie
10 – ZofaCycles
11 – ManzipingDespues de usted señor
12 – kampionDreamy Snapshot

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)


Chromatic Flights – Memories From The Audible Color Wheel {mtk184}

Artist: Chromatic Flights
Title:
Memories From The Audible Color Wheel
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
mtk184
Release Date:
2007/05/19


A debut, then, for Florida-based Kyle Wyss, under his electronic music alias Chromatic Flights, with the floating, serene indietronica of ‘Memories From The Audible Colour Wheel EP’ – some of the lusher, more indie-influenced instrumental grooves we’ve run across in a while.

Wyss is just 17 years old, and we’ll let him explain: “This is my first solo EP (Memories from the Audible Colour Wheel), but I’ve been playing in an indie/experimental rock band for about 4 years. I decided over the past year or so that i wanted to make some even more experimental/acoustic organic indie with the advantages of electronic music while still using my own live samples of guitar, keyboard and vocals throughout.”

So, for starters we have ‘What Came To Life When The Toy Store Closed’, all kinds of lush tinkly indie-ish grooves that reminds of Transient vs. some of the more expansive indie organgrinding oddities of recent years, before ‘Trip To Wipilon’ pops up, casually strummed guitar tailing off into ambient airwaves. From there, there’s the radio tune-in of ‘Dripped’ before we end out with ‘A Cold Drift By The Reef’, which is happy and triumphant and reveals itself in carefully choreographed stages. An auspicious start, for sure.


Credits:
pic by chromatic flights


Tracklist:
01 – What Came To Life When The Toy Store Closed
02 – Trip To Wipilon
03 – Nado Con El Pulpo
04 – Dripped
05 – A Cold Drift By The Reef

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)


Various Artists – Inside : Part One {KNOB007}

Artist: Various Artists
Title:
Inside : Part One
Label:
Knobs
Catalog #:
KNOB007
Release Date:
2007/05/17


This release is a showcase for brightest Lithuanian underground. Three fresh artists joined the label with debut tracks ranging from minimal techno to deep tech. “Inside : Part One” will catch your ears for sure. No proper dancefloor shaking promised, but satisfaction is guaranteed. While “Xomatik” is based on legendary TB 808 rhythmic lines with massive bassline and spacey soundscapes, Mookid’s track “Nod” finds the middle between mainstream techno and dub techno. Few Nolder is checkin’ out what does it mean less BPM and strict conceptual atmosphere. Finally release is hammered with fantastic deep techno track “Ball” by Detoxion … Enjoy!


Tracklist:
01 – C.o.s.i.n.eXomatik
02 – MookidNod
03 – Few NolderLess
04 – DetoxionBall

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


Alex Mauer – Blast 2 {FF-001}

Artist: Alex Mauer
Title:
Blast 2
Label:
File Freakout
Catalog #:
FF-001
Release Date:
2007/05/11


Credits:
released 5.11.07
art and music: alex mauer


Tracklist:
01 – level 1
02 – level 2
03 – level 3
04 – level 4
05 – level 5
06 – level 6
07 – level 7
08 – level 8
09 – bonus stage

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)


FUTURISTS part ONE {RFA001}

Artist: Various Artists
Title:
FUTURISTS part ONE
Label:
 Retrofuturism
Catalog #:
RFA001
Release Date:
2007/04/30


Our first label sampler.
Featuring all artists. Except Solemn.
Nice & chilled music for y´all.


Tracklist:
01 – airnino & dreamcastjust in time
02 – B-JuHiccups At Night
03 – monophonicremember
04 – asupreturntowhatever
05 – airninophonemic phonetics
06 – african / controlhorn life
07 – Ozmatic & D-LammaIncredible
08 – nolrambroken

Artwork:
Front Cover

FULL DOWNLOAD


License:
Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)