Sonomu Reviews

From Sonomu:

The Floatation Project, Sounds From The Solar System (Viper)
The future – as envisioned by the seventies – now! From the very first, very Kraftwerkian, synth line to the Apollo 14 soundbytes, The Floatation Project´s influences are worn on the sleeve of its bulky space-walking suit. Paul Hemmings normally spends his time in Liverpool releasing wonderfully… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 10:25, 22 Jan 2007

Greg Haines, Slumber Tides (Miasmah)
Greg Haine´s debuts with Slumber Tides, a collection of five works created in the last two years. Apparently composed while backpacking his way through Europe, making musician friends along the way (the most significant of whom would proved to be Erik Skodvin, on whose label this can be found),… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 10:05, 22 Jan 2007

Encre, Plexus II (Miasmah)
Miasmah is a new label curated by Erik Skodvin, one-half of the singular Norwegian duo Deaf Center. The label seems to be intended as a showcase – or a refuge? – for slightly unfashionable composers from outside the (academic) mainstream; artists who share a love of patient, looped acoustic… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 10:00, 22 Jan 2007

Norscq – 5 Streams CD
[ review of: Norscq ]

‘5 Streams’, the newest offering from French musician/producer Norscq on the Optical Sound label (http://www.optical-sound.com), is a world away from its dance-drenched predecessor, ‘Lavatronic’. Or more precisely, it’s a few thousand miles away — borrowing, remixing, and adding to his soundtrack… [read]
Posted by Mike W. at 02:01, 22 Jan 2007

Neon Brown’s new disc: TROUBLE
Neon Brown – Trouble self-released, 2007 Adrian Woods – torgo 3000 and galvanator percussion stations, the human voice Andrew Woods – the plank and various other plank-tuned guitars, the human voice

Wait, I can’t hear you… Roll down your window.

Ping! Plink! Squeeeek… [read]
Posted by 5-Track at 22:35, 20 Jan 2007