Some nice, atmospheric ambient music.
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January 29, 2015 • 4:15 pm 0
svarte fjell- Tuss og troll [treetrunk 320]
January 28, 2015 • 2:08 am 2
Ayato- Ad Dukhan [treetrunk 219]
January 24, 2015 • 12:22 pm 0
Christian Doil- Goldregen [treetrunk 319]
“Rain noises are comparable to a cheering audience – the cheers of nature. sounds of rain have a sensual engulfing effective. I have taken several rain sounded units at my apartment window and processed following. The rain noise on take the next creation spaces of atmosphere and the task of solo pieces within the sound. melodies I have newly composed from sound fragments of various musical box. emerged is a light ambient album, embedded in field recordings.”-Christian Doil
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January 24, 2015 • 1:20 am 0
RetroFuture Emission Compilation Announcement
Treetrunk Records is proud to announce a new compilation opportunity. This compilation will be a tribute to Nocturnal Emissions’ groundbreaking drum and bass classic, “Futurist Antiquarianism”.
Participants are asked to listen to this album, and to create tracks reminiscent of the original. This tribute is unofficial, and will not be for money. Hopefully it will gain exposure for the artists involved, and bring some attention to the work of Nigel Ayers (Nocturnal Emissions), an incredible artist.
Never heard this album? Stream it for free here:
https://nocturnalemissions.bandcamp.com/album/futurist-antiquarianism
Then, create a track mindful of the originals (not a cover or remix, please). The track should be unreleased and contain no illegal samples. Please send a lossless version of your submission to mystifiedthomas (at) gmail (dot) com. Wetransfer, Dropbox, or Soundcloud are acceptable means of transfer. Submission deadline is February 15th.
Thomas of Treetrunk will review your submissions and inform you of his reaction.
Let’s work together to bring some nice vibes to the great Nigel Ayers of Nocturnal Emissions!
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January 17, 2015 • 11:03 am 1
Various Artists- Loop Messiah [treetrunk 317]
AN UNAUTHORIZED TRIBUTE TO RAPOON BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
Why pay tribute to Robin Storey’s Rapoon? As a listener, Robin’s music was immediately interesting to me, because drone music as a genre was something I hadn’t yet heard. Soon, I became captivated by this conversation between sounds– samples interacting, some looped, others making unique or shorter appearances.
Technically, then, this was musique concrete– or largely that. It was also listenable– very “musical” in a traditional sense. Like with Zoviet France, Robin’s Rapoon tracks pulsed along with the best of the minimalists. They also showed me that world sounds and “Western” sounds could interact, and that beats did not have to be mathematically regular.
In creating new songs, Rapoon broke a lot of rules I thought existed for music. But this was done in such a compelling and pleasing way. I was very fortunate to collaborate with Robin briefly in the early oughts, and his remix of the samples I chose, the “Robin Storey Transit Remix”, remains a favorite.
What could be more fitting than a tribute to Rapoon? It is unauthorized, as Robin is busy and I did not want to bother him or ride his coattails unnecessarily. I did want to see what my musical peers would come up with in regards to songs resembling, or more generally, paying tribute to, Robin’s. Here we have these tracks.
Some sound quite like Rapoon. Others use the artists’ own techniques to capture the spirit evoked by Rapoon. There are loop constructions, industrial sounds, ambient sounds, world samples, and songs with a more typical song structure. All remind me of Robin in some way, and are of a quality that I find acceptable.
I hope that you will enjoy these diverse tribute songs as I have, and that they will provide a vehicle for further appreciating Rapoon’s work.
Special thanks go out to T.G. Mondalf for his support throughout this project, and for his outstanding work on the cover art.
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January 16, 2015 • 2:10 pm 0
Ajna with Mystified- Presence (The Ajna Reworks)- Treetrunk 316
Ajna has reworked Mystified’s epic 40 minute piece “Presence” in three parts. Ajna applies a heavy form of granular synthesis, reverb and odd time signatures to ensure three hypnotic and unique dronescapes using Mystified’s original textures.
Presence (The Ajna Reworks) at archive.org
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January 16, 2015 • 1:34 am 0
“Loop Messiah” Compilation Shaping Up
The “Loop Messiah” tribute to Rapoon has closed to submissions. 25 excellent tracks have been accepted. The label is busy mastering the tracks and preparing them for release.
Be on the lookout!
Here are the accepted tracks:
Mawingu- Yaliyo
M.Nomized Michel- Bayaka
nobodisoundz- LO
Martyn Schmidt- Death Is Sweet, Life Is Sweet
Bunk Data- Distal Pulse
Christopher Alvarado- Ancient Landform
Plexus Instruments- The Border
Shane Morris- The Witching Hour
Mean Flow- Transient Escape
Airworld- The Malala Rapoon Mystery
Dali’s Aardvark- Spires In The Sky
Skincage- Solunar Invocation
Gregory Wildes- Drifts And Remains
Numina- The Gatherers Descend
Dr. NoiseM- Mechanized
Kecap Tuyul- Written On Smoke
Grove Of Whispers- Danza del Agua
Matthew Bambas- Oore Te
Etheocles Stephens- dormphace
Unune- Lorem Holoserica
saint de l’ abime- sinkinto
Black Egg- Sign And Sigil
Ajna- Fading Blue Tundra (reworked)
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January 7, 2015 • 2:08 am 0
Mystified- Otto’s Approach [treetrunk 315]
This mid-length drone piece is inspired by the writings of Rudolph Otto, concerning especially his thoughts on the “numen”. Numenous experience is common to all religions, according to Otto, and the experience’s evolution can be traced across the centuries.
Otto’s Approach at archive.org.
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