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Tracklisting:
1. The Amidons - It's Good To Be Kind (Mangled By Nico Muhly)
2. Nico Muhly - The Only Tune (Son Lux Remix)
3. Ben Frost - The Gravity Of Numbers
4. Valgeir Sigurðsson - Focal Point (Kippi Kanínus Remix)
5. Sam Amidon - Kedron (Acoustic)
6. Puzzle Muteson - Parachute
7. Daníel Bjarnason - Night Music
8. Valgeir Sigurðsson - Vetur
9. Nico Muhly - Wonders (MaJiKer Remix)
10. Valgeir Sigurðsson - Dark Christmas
11. Daníel Bjarnason - Stars
12. Ben Frost - There Are No Others, There Is Only Us
13. Nico Muhly - Bells For Zach
14. Valgeir Sigurðsson - Air

Too bad I already own everything offered. ..I guess I'll just have to buy another copy of "Theory Of Machines" (..I was going to anyways..)

Everyone needs this:

Remeber that Ben Frost/Eno collab?

Here's a lil' more info:

With the 50th anniversary of the publication of Krakow writer Stanislaw Lem’s novel Solaris in 2011, Ben Frost and Daníel Bjarnasson are creating an ambitious project with Sinfonietta Cracovia, one of Poland’s leading orchestras. Created for 29 string players, 2 percussionists, prepared piano, guitars and electronics, Music For Solaris has its beginnings in both Lem’s original novel and the 1972 film adaptation by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. It is a re-imagined soundtrack for a film so still as to become almost absent, a story in sound, and an exploration of an interior cosmos. It is music written by human beings, removed and mutated by machine intelligence, then translated once more by human beings. It is strange and unique, filled with and borne of concepts. Integral to the project are a series of "film manipulations" by Brian Eno and Nick Robertson, drawing on moments from the original Tarkowsky film to create a visual parallel to the music composition process.

The seed of Music For Solaris began simply enough with Ben Frost’s dissatisfaction with the original score for the Tarkovsky film.“I always felt that Russian composer Eduard Artemyev's score compounded the external, science fiction elements of the story rather than exploring the internal, the human,” he says. With a commission from Krakow’s Unsound Festival – based in the very birthplace of Stanislaw Lem’s novel – Frost found himself with the opportunity of working with Sinfonietta Cracovia. Soon enough, he had also recruited his friend and Bedroom Community labelmate, Icelandic composer / conductor Daníel Bjarnason.

A visual element created by Brian Eno and Nick Robertson has now become a crucial part of the whole. The work will recorded in Krakow, for release as an album on the Icelandic label Bedroom Community. The North American premiere of the piece and launch of the album will take place at Unsound Festival New York at the start of April 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Lem’s novel.

I don't wannaCAN NOT wait for this to come out..

Did you know Nico Muhly's new album is out?

Less experimental than "Mothertongue" (my fav of his), but stronger compositions than "Speaks Volumes". Philip Glass fans you know what to do..

REVIEW: Valgeir Sigurðsson - Draumalandið

7.5 out of 10

Find it here.

Valgeir Sigurðsson is one of the staple acts on Bedroom Community, Ben Frost's label. The music he creates is Classical music meshed with crunchy electronic samples (much like Ben Frost's music, only a little more organic/Classical). He's worked with Bjork, Mum, Kronos Quartet, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, and Nico Muhly to name a few. And for his latest release (2nd full length) he was asked to score an Icelandic film titled "Draumalandið", which is a documentary about the exploitation of Iceland's natural resources. Yes, his resume is indeed quite impressive, but he is only just beginning.

The overall mood for the film seems to be dreary, and somewhat "dream like" as the title suggests however "Draumalandið" is more than just a score, it is warning to future/parallel societies. For the film's score Valgeir Sigurðsson has chosen the path of abase, dark, and ominous sounds accompanied by strings, horns, piano, minimal electronics, and a few drum pieces that sort of bring to mind Steve Reich. The whole composition is very forward moving, with a "slowly melting" feel to it. Is it contradictory to be fast and slow at the same time? Maybe. But I think that is the point Mr. Sigurðsson is trying to make with this piece.. All of our forward/fast thinking decisions are slowly corrupting and decaying environments around us. We never take a moment to look at our surroundings because we are so focused on our monetary goals. And it's because of these decisions that are world may be doomed. Classical music can be a hard thing to review/explain. There are so many sounds/moods/ambiances within that will give each listener their own personal experience. I do feel with this piece the message seems pretty obvious and it's something we should all take a moment to sit back and think about. I love the music, I love the message, and I love that Valgeir Sigurðsson was chosen to create such a dramatic "environment" as only he could. If you're at all a fan of the genre consider this a must.

If you're a sucker for serene/quiet string pieces that swell and buckle over and under forward thinking electronic atmospheres you're in for a treat. Recommended.

Standout Tracks: Dreamland, Laxness, Hot Ground Cold, Draumaland (love the piano on this track -- kind of reminds me of Philip Glass), Nowhere Land, Helter Smelter