[Microsound-announce] foxglove release

[roberth]

hey all,

hope everyone's having a good easter weekend.  and i hope everyone has
more days off from work than i do (zero).  anyway, rather than
celebrating easter with eggs, i offer up these goodies:

foxglove116: robert horton/keijo "50" split 2x cd-r
to celebrate robert horton's 50th birthday (4/15/06), he has joined
forces with finland's mighty keijo virtanen. each artist offers up an
entire album (over 100 minutes of music in total).  these two are
kindred spirits without even knowing it.  these two discs find each
participant circling amongst the harmony of the spheres.  horton's
disjointed, shambolic compositions rain like acid from the blackened
skies.  heavy doses of acoustic wreckage litter the cosmos like the
heavens have been oblitterated and turned into sawdust and smoke. 
horton is a flightless bird soaring through the air.

keeping all of this grounded is jyväskylä resident keijo.  these five
tracks were recorded at his 50th birthday celebration with a host of
collaborators and friends.  scattered woodwinds and percussion sound
like they're floating in a water chamber.  various asian stringed
instruments line the aural streets the ensemble creates, giving this a
completely unique sound.  while there are numerous free jazz
inclinations here with hints at a more subdued rauhan orkesteri,
keijo's hand keeps these songs from reaching full-fledged chaos. 
everything here is under control.

this two disc set is packaged in silkscreened covers by nathan young.
100 copies

foxglove117: seht "christian jesus, i will determine a suicide" cd-r
sailing on seas of light, seht's (aka stephen clover) latest journey
begins as a damaged boat heading toward the edges of oblivion.  even
as it sinks into its icy grave, the victorian-inspired sounds of
whimsy and celebration echo through the caustic waves.  this music is
ghostly and soothing.  but everything takes a turn for the worse as
clover heads into the home stretch.  metallic sludge rises and falls,
churning up everything in its path like a tornado destined to find the
gates of hell.  these dark and murky drones leave everything to the
imagination, but you have to jump in headfirst, as seht is not here to
hold your hand.  as usual, stephen clover produces another mesmerzing,
ambient masterpiece. 100 copies

comp006: "wailing bones volume 5" cd-r 
this is the fourth installment of an ongoing series of cd-r releases,
split between four artists, each contributing longform tracks. volume
5 features exclusive smack from the clear spots, heavy winged,
wolfskull, and the lost domain. 150 copies

http://www.digitalisindustries.com/catalog4.html &
http://www.digitalisindustries.com/catalogcomp.html

yummy yummy... up next will be the tom carter CD reissue and a brand
new CD (first non-CDR release) from keijo & the free players.  after
that, all sorts of goodies...

much love,
-brad

sorry for x-posting
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