Samstag, 27. Aug 2011, 19:20
An update from Split Notes - the microtonal-with-a-beat record label.
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Fature - The Gathering EP
Our latest release is an EP of xenharmonic dnb from the animal kingdom. Once untamed, but now held captive for your amusement. The hyper drum 'n' bass vibe which permeates this EP is worlds away from the chilled sound Fature showed us on the Crack My Pitch Up compilation and still a fair distance from his nu-jazz works.
In The Gathering EP, enchanting and mysterious moods collide with frenetic and intense rhythm. You would expect the scurrying of a hornet, a rat and a salamander to differ, and so too do the sounds on The Gathering EP. First we found that the Hornet inspired the most dreamy, warm sounds from Fature. The Rat reveals the power of slyness and misdirection. Meanwhile, the Salamander is sparkly and dementedly upbeat, showing he is perhaps the most colourful critter of all.
Fature has been oh-so-kind and made this a free download - grab your copy from last.fm – or head to The Gathering EP's release page for your choice of format: mp3, ogg, and flac.
On to the classic releases…
knowsur - NANA WODORI
Japanese musician knowsur amazed us when we discovered his experiments with microtonal pop and house on youtube. A few months later he brought out NANA WODORI, an album so vibrant, so catchy and so danceable that it is still one of the most popular releases on the label.
It is very close to the 1-year anniversary of NANA WODORI's release (September 8th to be exact) so there's no better time to go back and give this one a re-listen! Stream and download from last.fm or grab it from our website.
HAIIRO NO UMI NO SOKO DE HANERU SUNERU
Various Artists - Crack My Pitch Up
In early 2010 we made a risky move and invited anyone from the worldwide community of microtonal musicians to send in tracks for a compilation album. By that July we had an album we were ready to show the world. We were surprised that between the 10 acts who were featured, the album had wide scope and showed how different these acts composed. Plus it had some real FUNKY moments!
Crack My Pitch Up was a genre bender for sure. It went from dark electronic to dub to world music to acid techno to breakbeat to chillout to some avant garde and experimental sounds and even touched on opera - naturally this is an ideal album for those who want to quickly explore many kinds of microtonal intonations - and we recommend it as such.
As usual, grab from last.fm or from our website!
Kelt Seven Diamonds Chameleons in the Sun
That's it for now…
The next release will be from Skiks, coming in the next few months. Peace :)