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Browse by Label: WESTERN VINYL
Artist:
SIX TWILIGHTS
Title:
Six Twilights
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD/DVD
Price:
$13.50
Catalog #:
OWN 035CD
"Six Twilights' music is a collection of carefully recorded bits of hushed, delicate male and female vocals, warm acoustic guitars and melancholy piano all rearranged in non-repetitive patterns which sometimes resemble songs in the traditional sense and sometimes veer more towards ambient electronic atmospheres. The accompanying DVD is a visual counterpoint to the music: tiny moments of nostalgic, essentialized forms swaying and bending to the warm rushes of sound. RIYL: Fennesz, Sigur Rós, Carissa's Wierd, Marcus Pop, Múm, Hood." DVD is NTSC format.
Artist:
LIPPOK, ROBERT
Title:
Robot
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$8.50
Catalog #:
WEST 022CD
"We've all felt like robots, working alienating jobs, engaging in scripted conversations with others, and even at home, with our repetitive daily rituals. Robert Lippok, successfully captures the experience of robotic life on his
Robot EP
. As the album begins we hear the distant sound of a robot at work, sounding both mechanical and lonely. This sets the tone for the rest of the portrait. With the fluttering ambient tones and gently repetitive bass patterns of 'Unexpected Behavior No. 7' and the arpeggiating synthesizers of 'Silent Movement (No Serva),' Lippok continues to develop the feelings of isolation and solace found in a predictable existence."
Artist:
HASUNUMA, SHUTA
Title:
Shuta Hasunuma
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.50
Catalog #:
WEST 042CD
"Like broken and incomplete memories of dreams, Shuta Hasunuma's compositions string together erratic electronic textures and field recordings from the streets and countryside of Japan with emotive guitar and piano melodies. Throughout the album, he does an amazing job of using simple, sometimes child-like melodies to evoke a feeling of melancholy that's both cinematic and intimate. In the end we get something akin to an audio diary, shifting from deeply moody with tracks like 'Prelude' and 'Double Navaho' to playful and whimsical on tracks like 'Long Road Home' and 'Eurikago Afternoon.'"
Artist:
AMBARCHI, OREN
Title:
Stacte Motors
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
12"
Price:
$9.00
Catalog #:
WEST 043EP
"Oren Ambarchi's
Stacte Motors
is the most recent addition to the Western Vinyl portrait series. Additionally, these pieces continue the Stacte series started in 1998 with Ambarchi's first self-released solo recordings. Similar to the 4 previous editions of the series, which explored one idea at length,
Stacte Motors
is an experiment in exciting instruments with a spinning motor with strings attached. The resulting recordings are metallic walls of minimalist drones, both fearless and dreamy."
Artist:
SOKOLOW, JULIE
Title:
Something About Violins
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.50
Catalog #:
WEST 044CD
"Julie Sokolow doesn't need much to express herself. To record
Something About Violins
, she used nothing more than her voice, an acoustic guitar purchased for $28.99, and the built-in microphone on her Macintosh G4 Powerbook. In doing so, she has turned on its head the old adage that lo-fi is the provenance of analog fetishists. She has also created a work of great and unusual beauty."
Artist:
MADAGASCAR
Title:
Goodbye East, Goodbye West
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
WEST 045CD
"
Goodbye East, Goodbye West
is a refinement and growth of Madagascar's unique sound. Each track uses crisscrossing accordion, saw, and glockenspiel melodies; anchored by bass, acoustic guitar, and percussion. These instrumental elements are perfectly punctuated with beautiful wordless vocals. From playful waltzes and clanky dirges, to minimalist scrapes and drones, to their arrangement of the Chanukah staple 'S'vivon,'
Goodbye East, Goodbye West
is a uniquely satisfying and mystifying collection of songs."
Artist:
HASUNUMA, SHUTA
Title:
OK Bamboo
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
WEST 046CD
"Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape, Shuta Hasunuma's piano work on his new album
OK Bamboo
has an enduring, simple elegance. Each track flits and twitters, growing and changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous details. This perfectly-executed collage of digital and organic sounds immediately feels familiar and intimate, as it demands your attention. R.I.Y.L Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz, The Books, Colleen, Eluvium."
Artist:
GOLDMUND
Title:
Two Point Discrimination
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
WEST 048CD
"
Two Point Discrimination
marks Goldmund (aka Keith Kenniff)'s third release after his highly-praised debut
Corduroy Road
and followup 7"
The Heart of High Places
for Type Records. Part of Western Vinyl's 'Portrait Series,' this collection features 11 short pieces for solo piano focusing on the sensation of touch and its relationship to sound. In the spirit of composers such as Howard Skempton and Morton Feldman, composition and sound culminate together as space is something that is dealt with directly. And interpretation along with improvisation are both tools that blur the lines between composer, performer and listener."
Artist:
AKIYAMA, TETUZI
Title:
The Ancient Battle to Control Death
Label:
WESTERN VINYL
Format:
CD
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
WEST 049CD
"Tetuzi Akiyama's contribution to the Western Vinyl portrait series is a departure in a career of departures. In addition to Akiyama's trademark improvised, blues-infused, guitar work,
The Ancient Balance to Control Death
also features intense multi-layered vocals. Much like his guitar work, the vocals flow with a sharp primal urgency. The end result is a collection of unique and tense Japanese blues that could only have come from one of Japan's most distinct and creative improvisers."
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