Friday, January 31, 2014

Good (FREE) music laying around the interwebs.. Pt. 1


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Monday, January 27, 2014

REVIEW: Moskitoo - Mitosis

8.25 out of 10
Find it here. 

'Mitosis' is my first experience with Moskitoo's sound. Although I am a bit behind, (I believe) this is only Sanae's (Moskitoo) second official full length since her debut in 2007 (She's kept herself quite busy with lots of side projects). Like most Experimental-Electronic/Dream Pop (J-Pop) sounds that I love Moskitoo delivers a fresh breath of air via audio waves.

Glitchy Fragment Pop floats and glistens over & in-between mesmerizing waves of twinkly synths, warm drones, laid back acoustic landscapes, and Sanae's pacifying vocals. Or.. (for comparison purposes) "Caroline meets Miko with a touch of Múm". 'Mitosis' is a shimmering example of how you can mold Electronic music into sincere divine charm. From beginning to end your ear heart will melt for Moskitoo's 'Mitosis' ..which (I believe) is (in someway) cell division at it's finest;]

I would highly recommend Moskitoo to any fan of (good) music.. In-fact; I did (#41).

Standout Tracks: Wonder Particle, Trajectory, Mint Mitosis, Who Lives In The Skin Burn? (here's an earlier demo), Fragments Of Journey

EIC's 10Q's w/ Moskitoo

"..a shimmering example of how you can mold Electronic music into sincere divine charm.." 


Moskitoo
Musing Graceful Glitch

Moskitoo Bio:
  Born in 1978, and raised in Sapporo, Japan, Moskitoo is a sound and graphic designer and vocalist now based in Tokyo. Her debut album, Drape, was released on 12k in 2007. Moskitoo creates her own musical world using everyday instruments and objects like guitars, xylophones, and toys, to produce a style where electronic sounds and the harmonic layer of her unique voice meet. Thanks to the great success of “Drape”, especially overseas, Moskitoo has toured Japan as well as the world, playing shows in France, Belgium, Switzerland, New York, Boston, Canada and an Australian tour in 2011. She was invited to various events including art festivals such as the Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Send + Receive in Winnipeg, Canada, and a live studio session for Dutch National Radio. Subsequently, Moskitoo released Drape (Remixes) a CD-EP with remixes by Taylor Deupree (12k), Frank Bretschneider (raster-noton) and Mark Fell (SND), and Si Sol E.P., a 7 inch record in collaboration with Sanae Nishio, Japanese painter who contributed her work for the sleeve art. Other Moskitoo work has ranged from music for the iPhone/iPad app Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa: a Music Picture-book to remix work worldwide. Apart from her own project as Moskitoo, she has participated in three albums by FilFla and works by domestic and international musicians, as well as performing vocals for music used in advertisements. In September 2013, for the first time in 6 years, Moskitoo releases her new album, Mitosis.


Hello, how are you?
Ms. Nishio forgot to answer this one, we'll assume she's peachy;]

What are you currently listening to?
Recently, I've been listening to the latest work of Tim Hecker as well as a Japanese Folk band named Eddie Marcon.

What or whom inspired you the most to begin this project?
At the root of inspiration for my solo project Moskitoo, is Japanese [Haco's] project 'After Dinner', as well as the solo work of each member from Soft Machine, Brigitte Fontaine, and Areski too... I feel/hear strong personalities from these individuals in their music...

Is there a story behind the name?
Most people imagine a mosquito when they hear "Moskitoo". But Moskitoo is not a mosquito:) It's more of a "symbol". I can find a lot of favorite words in it. Moss = Mosque, Ski (Ski means "love/like" in Japanese), oo (= ∞) etc... It's possible to interpret in a variety of ways, and has a strange sense of language, I actually feel the uniqueness that a lot of people will think of mosquito is a tiny presence… Also I'm interested in mosquito sound, which means a frequency inaudible to children only.

Care to shed some light on your latest release; theme, favorite track(s), etc?
The inspiration for the album came from cells, molecules, atoms, and all of the other particles that make up the smallest parts of animals; tiny dots that turn into something visible. The title of the album "Mitosis" means the proccess of cell division. The idea came from the phenomenon in which numerous small dots that are organically connected and interwoven separate and multiply to form a matrix. The album was created with a focus on such a subtle but important phenomenon, imaging that a small fraction of sound multiplies and changes little by little, eventually to fill up the room.

Will you be touring extensively for said release?
I just had a few shows scheduled in Japan. Overseas, ..I am waiting for an offer!!

Got any other projects we should know about?
I participated in the project FilFla [Keiichi Sugimoto], as well as Vegpher (as a vocalist).

What movie would work best on mute while listening to you music?
I recommend 'Powers Of Ten' by Charles and Ray Eames.:)

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
That's a difficult question… I cannot choose:)

Are you living your dream?
I have not lived my dream yet!!

Thanks Sanae!

Moskitoo recently released 'Mitosis', which happened to end up on this list..;]

Sunday, January 26, 2014

EICV7" No. 61 - Ssleeping Desiress ..coming soon!

EverythingIsChemical Virtual 7" No. 61 - Ssleeping Desiress comes out February 2nd!
  
"We have art in order not to die of the truth." ~Friedrich Nietzsche
 
(hopefully you checked out the last v7"?)
 

Saturday, January 25, 2014

[[EIC Mixtape: № 21 - February '14]]

http://www.mixcloud.com/EverythingIsChemical/eic-mixtape-no-21/

[[EIC Mixtape: № 21 - February '14]]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
1. Blade Runner - Beautiful Place
FIND IT HERE.
2. OOO - Jungle Adventure
FIND IT HERE.
3. Blade Runner - Slowly, Nowhere
FIND IT HERE.
4. Limalo - Blurry Mood
FIND IT HERE.
5. Mr. Bill & Gruff - Pretty Sick, But
FIND IT HERE.
6. Aligning Minds - Folk Lore (Push/Pull Remix)
FIND IT HERE.
7. Ricky Eat Acid - I Can Hear The Heart Breaking As One
FIND IT HERE.
8. Cairn Elan - Burn With Me
FIND IT HERE.
9. Ultrademon - The Bayou (Extended Mix)
FIND IT HERE.
10. Mr. Bill & Stickybuds - Porn Funk
FIND IT HERE.
11. Gorgeous Children - Grassnlean Dreams
FIND IT HERE.
12. Intimatchine - Sore Feel
FIND IT HERE.
13. All These Fingers - Lovenote
FIND IT HERE.
14. Taydevenny x ฬเןl - Satin
FIND IT HERE.
15. Tev'n - Chasing Storms
FIND IT HERE.
16. Homeshake - Moon Woman
FIND IT HERE.
17. Kazimier - B.G.N.
FIND IT HERE.
18. Ernest Duffoo - OSR
FIND IT HERE.
19. Ahnnu - Receiver
FIND IT HERE.
20. Paul J Fox - The Lonesome Land Beyond
FIND IT HERE.
21. WMD - Another Song About Rudy
FIND IT HERE.
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Thanx for listenin';]

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Good (FREE) music laying around the interwebs.. Pt. 1


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Monday, January 20, 2014

REVIEW: Yöri - In Dreams EP

8 out of 10
Find it here. 

I've only just recently begun my adventure into Yöri's audial dream world. In-fact, since September I have been listening to Yöri's music on repeat. The first release 'Capsule' (a name your own price album;) was something I found very hard to put down. The wait in-between that release and this one; 'In Dreams', was very short, I found it nearly impossible to give either release all the full attention and time they really deserve. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I just feel like if the rest of the music world could just pause for one moment while we let Yöri do her thing amongst the silence..something magical would happen.

My previous comparison of "Bjork does Witch House" still stands, only on this release however Yöri focuses on even stronger (Electronic infused) compositions that almost lean toward (a familiar-sounding) Trip Hop territory (think early-mid 90's) which makes 'In Dreams EP' sound more about the mystical than the sinister. A proper follow up indeed though, between this release and her last I'd say Yöri has her sound down, and it definitely doesn't hurt that H3X3N produces. I'm eagerly anticipating the first official LP.

One day (soon maybe) lots of people will be talking about Yöri's music. Why not just start your obsession from the beginning? Highly Recommended.

Standout Tracks: Indigo, Bad Wolf, Limbo Lounge

EIC's 10Q's w/ Yöri

"..amongst the silence..something magical would happen.."


Yöri
Trip Hop's Orphic Eulogy

Yöri Bio:
Yöri is an electronic musician from Kópavogur, Iceland. With no greater beauty, no greater purity first martyr in war for the new reality..


Hello, how are you?
I'm great! Feeling very fluffy as a matter of fact and I'm about to go ice skating.

What are you currently listening to?
Beyonce, as usual.

What or whom inspired you the most when you began writing music? Did you have a specific sound/genre in-mind that you wanted to tackle?
Nature has always inspired me the most. The most natural way I can make music visual for me was to compare it to elements in nature. Sound is pretty abstract and sometimes hard to explain it and talk about it, unless you compare it to something visual that everyone knows. Like comparing arpeggios to lighting bolts, choruses to viruses, etc.

Care to shed some light on your latest release; theme, favorite track(s), etc?
The theme is to stare into the abyss and have it stare back at you. It's a very personal record. I had so many songs inside me and the only way to get them out was to put myself in extremely dangeorus, vulnerable positions. So I fell in love but I couldn't help it. And that brought out a very sensitive and emotional side in me which I think comes through in the record. Ocean shifting, continent moving passion. It's about relfecting on your past and starting over. Letting go of what's gone very gracefully and moving on. The album is just one flavour, just me, here, now.

Do you plan on doing any national touring for said release?
No but I am going to start playing live soon!

Got any other projects we should know about?
Not yet but I'm working on my live set! I knew that this release would be directly what I'm about, and it's very hard to start from complete scratch with not tradition as to what you're doing. Although there were some pioneers who were trying to look at the landscape of their country and try to change what they saw and what they felt into audio, to try and translate it. And to find that voice is very challenging, it's almost like you have to invent your own roots. And that's what I'm still working on, creating my own roots.

What movie would work best on mute while listening to you music?

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Mariah Carey's 'Daydream'

Are you living your dream?
I dream more while I'm awake.

Thanx Yöri!

Yöri is too "under-the-radar" if you ask me, let's change that..spread the word.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

EICV7" No. 60 - Downstate


Next #EICV7inch comes out February 2nd
 

Friday, January 17, 2014

Good (FREE) music laying around the interwebs.. Pt. 1


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Monday, January 13, 2014

EIC's 10Q's w/ Bavaria

".. sway between elemets of Shoegaze, Trip Hop, Dark Electronica, and even a few Gothic undertones.." 


Bavaria
 Murky-Cathodic Discord

Bavaria Bio:
Bavaria are John Tejada and Kimi Recor.  The name "Bavaria" comes from both artists sharing a commonality of similar childhoods that tie them to the Bavarian region in Germany. John Tejada, son of an Austrian father and American mother, came to the United States from Vienna, Austria at age eight. While Kimi Recor, daughter of a German mother and an American father, moved to the United States at age twelve from Bad Aibling, Bavaria. The two flourished in the musical arts, developing extensive backgrounds in musicianship, songwriting, and live performance.  John Tejada is an electronic musician, producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist with an acclaimed resume of releases to his credit. Having founded his own Los Angeles based record label Palette Recordings, he has produced a multitude of catalogue hits since the label's early beginnings in 1996. His most recent accomplishments include the single "Somewhere" (2013, Kompakt), a full-length album entitled "The Predicting Machine" (2012, Kompakt), and a series of collaborative EPs.  Kimi Recor is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has recorded and toured with numerous bands over the years. Draemings, her current solo project, illustrates her immense talent, both sonically and vocally, for astonishing listeners by defying expectations. Her voice is of a singularizing purity that remains untainted by most associated trends heard in contemporary vocalism, and it has an emotional drive that resonates with honesty.  Tejada and Recor have a musical partnership that spans over a decade. Their first project was on John's album "Logic Memory Center" (2004, Plug Research) where Recor provided vocals on the track "Strange Creatures." Recor also appeared on "Stabilizer" from Tejada's "The Predicting Machine." Over the years, they have recorded numerous pieces together between their own primary projects and finally realized that it was time for them to commit their efforts to a serious collaboration for a full-length release.  Bavaria's sound is a highly crafted experience that pushes minimalism beyond its limits by blending Tejada's use of his modular synth and Recor's vocals. Although both could have easily layered their recordings with multiple instruments, they decided to omit live drums and guitars altogether and allow the uncertainty of modular synth patches to evolve and guide Recor's voice. The result is a colorful journey that captivates listeners upon first exposure and sets itself above an otherwise grey musical landscape so commonly traveled by today's releases.


Hello, how are you?
JT: Doing pretty good.
KR: I'm cold.

What are you currently listening to?
JT: I'm Listening to the Charles Cohen reissues. Got 1 and 2 and looking forward to 3. Quite ahead of its time.
KR: I've been listening to the Smashing Pumpkins in my car a lot, mostly because I'm too lazy to switch out the CD, but also because it feels really good to listen to the SP full volume while driving fast. Other than that I've been giving my ears a lot of spacious pretty music (Andrew Chalk, Deaf Center) and Modern Classical composers like Nils Frahm (#19).

What or whom inspired you the most when you began writing music? Did you have a specific sound/genre in-mind that you wanted to tackle?
JT: We've been working together for 10 years now in some capacity (Kimi appearing on my album "Logic Memory Center" 10 years ago). Being inspired by music and sharing that is a big part of our friendship, however I think in the past every time we've said "yeah something like this!" its just completely gone bad and was left for dead. In this case I really can't remember how it actually started. It was the most natural process and quite quickly we had the rough versions of the first half of the album. The first track on the album was the first track we did. Kimi writes the lyrics as I'm patching together a modular patch and getting some sort of structure to the music. Once the machines were sort of running on their own Kimi did that in one take and all of a sudden we had a song. I think it was a happy accident but it was instantly recognizable to us that we were going to keep doing this for a long time to come.
Genre wise there was nothing in mind at all which is my favorite part of our sound. The only thing in mind was that this would be modular electronics with Kimi's vocal. We both play instruments but decided to leave that out.
 KR: Yeah, it happened pretty naturally. John is one of my favorite people to spend time with, and music is one of my favorite ways to spend my time...so it kind of makes sense that we finally started a project together.

Care to shed some light on your latest release; theme, favorite track(s), etc?
JT: For my part, musically there is that theme of raw modular synths/drums and nothing else. I did break that rule on "Everywhere" letting a tiny bit of piano sneak in. Lyric and story wise Kimi tells a great story throughout that I'm still discovering every time I listen to it which is great. My favorite tracks change a bit week to week.
 KR: The vocal melodies and rhythms I ended up doing for Bavaria, are quite unlike anything I've really done before. I tried to compliment John's cool modular rhythms, and a lot of the time John would have me sing over something and then build the rest of the song around it. As much as the vocals tell a story, I consider them more of another instrument, rather than the "main feature" of the song. Thematically, it's a pretty dark record- my favorite track right now is "Delicate Destroyer". I wrote that song on a super heavy, dark day. I came into the studio being like  "I'M FUCKING PISSED", and voila.... there's a song.

Do you plan on doing any national touring for said release?
JT: We both have full time projects so it would depend on our time and if there was actually demand for us to do any shows once the album is out.
KR: Yeah, it definitely depends, but never say never..

Got any other projects we should know about?
JT: I've got a new single on Kompakt titled "We Can Pretend," out Jan 13th and features Kimi on vocals!
KR: I'm releasing a full-length next year under my solo project 'Draemings', and I play noise guitar in a girl band called Tete which will be releasing an EP early next year.

What movie would work best on mute while listening to you music?
JT: Oh I'm drawing a blank here. If there's a good movie I think I'd just much rather watch it. I haven't done the Wizard Of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon thing since I was 10 years old.

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
JT: That's an impossible question to answer for me.
KR: 'Loveless'.

Are you living your dream?
JT: That's what they keep telling me.
KR: I'm living SOMEBODY's dream.

Thanx Bavaria and Mike!

(If you haven't indulged) Bavaria deserve your attention right now...