*Limited edition of 350 copies in a vacuum packed metallic foil packaged with embossed lettering* Giuseppe Ielasi - sound artist, mastering engineer, label owner, half of Bellows - presents his most substantial solo release since 2009s 'Aix' for 12k with this untitled collection for London's Entr'acte. The eight unmarked tracks were produced in Spring/Summer 2011 and, much like his other work, would appear to be concerned with the minutiae and textured infidelities of the recording process as much as they are with quietly reflective melody and tiny, fractured rhythms. We're not given any hints to the provenance of the source material; it may be vintage shellac, guitars, synths, and/or field recordings - at a guess all of the above and more - and that's probably, purposefully, part of this sound's enigmatic appeal. But what really gets us about Giuseppe's work, and this one in particular, is the way he renders those sounds, creating nano-fine layers of dusty space in their cracks and allowing the detritus to organically seep forth, enriching the atmosphere with an almost supernatural presence. And for all the experimental techniques and minimalist aesthetic, there's a real warmth and soul to his music which is far from academic and while certainly not pop, it's got evolving structures and arrangements which spell out hypnotic tales more intriguing and involving than most folk who operate at this depth and quietude.
Gramm – Personal Rock Label: Source Records Genre: Glitch, Techno
Tracklist: 1 Legends / Nugroove™ 6:20 2 St. Moritz 6:32 3 Type Zwei 7:02 4 Non-Relations 6:02 5 Ment 6:46 6 70gr 6:14 7 Type Eins 8:12 8 Siemens.Bioport 7:23
Tracklist: A1 Rhythm & Sound w/ Willi Williams – See Mi Yah Vocals – Willi Williams A2 Rhythm & Sound w/ Jah Cotton – Dem Never Know Vocals – Jah Cotton A3 Rhythm & Sound w/ Koki – Rise And Praise Vocals – Koki A4 Rhythm & Sound w/ Freddy Mellow – Truly Vocals – Freddy Mellow A5 Rhythm & Sound w/ Rod Of Iron – Lightning Storm Vocals – Rod Of Iron B1 Rhythm & Sound w/ Sugar Minott – Let Jah Love Come Vocals – Sugar Minott B2 Rhythm & Sound w/ Walda Gabriel – Boss Man Vocals – Walda Gabriel B3 Rhythm & Sound w/ Bobbo Shanti – Poor People Must Work Vocals – Bobbo Shanti B4 Rhythm & Sound w/ Ras Donovan & Ras Perez – Let We Go Vocals – Ras Donovan, Ras Perez B5 Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – Free For All Vocals – Paul St. Hilaire B6 Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Version
Steve Stoll - Supernatural Label: Proper N.Y.C. Genre: Techno
Tracklist: First Impulse 3:49 Speaking My Mind 7:05 Goodbye Eternal 6:03 Supernatural 6:14 Broken Sky 8:37 Tomorrow May Never Come 5:28 October Winds 4:25 Prime Element 4:39 A Stone In The Hand 3:54 Chutes And Ladders 2:47
James Ruskin – Point 2 Label: Tresor Genre: Techno
Tracklist: 1 Before The Calling 2:48 2 If 5:16 3 Subject 5:39 4 Detatched 7:27 5 Version 4:18 6 Eight 3 5:06 7 Connected 5:38 8 From Over The Edge 5:35 9 Coda 4:46 10 If (Loft Mix) 4:30
Jeff Mills – Metropolis Label: Tresor Genre: Techno, Ambient
Tracklist: 1 Entrance To Metropolis 3:18 2 Perfecture: Somewhere Around Now 5:54 3 They Who Lay Beneath 3:15 4 Convicted To Paradise / Maria (Bridgette Helm) 4:45 5 The Keeping Of The Kept 5:07 6 Landscape (Utopian Dream) 3:28 7 Blue Print 4:06 8 Transformation A 4:19 9 Transformation B (Rotwang's Revenge) 3:09 10 Robot Replica 4:57 11 Revolt 5:07 12 Flood 5:12 13 The Storm Among Us 2:29 14 Silence 1:25 15 New Beginning 3:13
Robert Hood – Wire To Wire Label: Peaceforg Records Genre: Detroit
Tracklist: 1 Make A Wish 5:30 2 The Game 5:49 3 Upon A Millenial Moment 6:02 4 Interior Suspect 7:39 5 Slightly 4:20 6 Fragile Moments 6:19 7 High Plains Drifter 5:37 8 The Age Of Eleven 4:48 9 The Wire 6:31 10 Aural 512 7:04