mmpsuf : Retina [Sutemos031]

mmpsuf could be plainly labelled as an electro-acoustic project. It is made of layers of vocals, harmony, electronic off-beat and steady rhythms, all of which strangely make sense. But the beauty behind this lies in the imagery, spaces and stories, which emerge with it – all so simple but so real.”

Release page here
Direct download (MP3) here
Direct download (Flac) here

Format: 5 x File, MP3, 320 kbps; 5 x File, Flac
Released: 1 Feb 2012
Style: Acoustic, IDM

NIC BOMMARITO :: Taciturn [12rec.037]

“The Taciturn LP fuses instrumental Rockmusic with moments of Alt. Country and epic Indiepop, keeping an eye on melody and structure. Imagine a mixture of Canadian GY!BE, the Americana Avant-Garde of Chicago’s Brokeback and the huge melodies of Italian Postrockers Giardini di Mirò. Nic Bommarito might not be the perfect musician, but he knows how to build up a song. For example, Taciturn I lasts nearly 10 minutes but you won’t regret any single second. There’s a strong sense of yearning throughout the whole LP that invokes a lot of pictures. Badly Asbestos-Covered sounds like desert and sea at the same time, bringing together slide guitar and accordion. The heavy string-arrangement for the final track I Never Listen is among the most touching I’ve ever heard.”

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Direct download (MP3) here

Format: 8 x File, Album, MP3, 256 kbps
Released: 28 Jan 2007
Style: Acoustic, Post Rock, Ambient

JAN GRÜNFELD :: Summerfugl [hpcd089]

“Talk, noise, voices, guitars. Beauty is everywhere. Your hand touches my hand. I ask you for the time. I’ll pick you up from school today. Thou headphones plugged into his ears. Everything is the same. All is well. I improvise on the doorstep, in the woods, on the field. Music comes out of the car radio, from the ICE seat, from the computer to the I-pod, the TV, mobile phones, the street, the room next door and my guitar. Fragments of my soul. Or yours? Random is a uniformly active principle. The butterfly principle. No principle.”

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Direct download (MP3) here
Direct download (FLAC) here

Format: 5 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: May 2011
Style: Acoustic, Experimental, Ambient