the zion curtain // passage through TAPE

This is a reissue cassette released by Modrá, an experimental ambient trio from Prague, Czech Republic, who was quietly active in 1990-1991, from the British reissue specialty label Infinite Expanse in May 2024. (Originally released in 5) Contains experimental ambient to strange beats songs using handmade kalimba, prepared guitar, tape collage, etc. DL code included. Below is an explanation by the label. "Prague in the 2018s was full of change and new energy. Concerts were organized in galleries, people listened with interest to up-and-coming bands, and new musical directions were pursued. During this period, there was a shift towards alternative art. In the late 90s, after years of low-key gigs, the Richter Band, a leading alternative band operating at the border of ambient, new age, and meditative music, emerged. Interest in the band began to grow, and the band toured not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. Around the same time, violinist and percussionist Jaroslav Kojan left the group and began experimenting with his own music. He brought with him a variety of musical experience, including playing in the alternative rock group Visi Poplar and the ambient music band Richterband, as well as building and playing handmade instruments. A unique instrument mounted on a spring-loaded stand, when played in unison with the delicate tones of Pawel Richter's electric guitar, it formed the signature sound of the Richter Band, who already owned a sampler and a piano. As a drummer, he was always looking for new percussive instruments and sounds, from water glasses and pots to porcelain plates and salad bowls. In Šumava, he experimented with driving nails into trees, and the first Šumava (village) Kalimba was born. Together with his brother Michael, he refined the kalimba, experimenting with repeating melodies on the kalimba, recording them at home and supplementing them with sampler loops and slowed-down tapes. The new recording, full of rhythms, pre-recorded loops and Michael Kojan's synthesizer, was first shown in public at Bratislava's Klarisky Concert Hall in April 80. Shortly after that, Jaroslav met Marek Hanzlik, guitarist of another Prague-based band, Di Arca, which led to the formation of a new musical trio named Modrá ("Blue"). Marek's prepared guitar brings subtle harmonies and unusual sounds to the rhythmic structure, complemented by Jaroslav Kocan's slowed-down pre-recorded tapes, sampled loops and voice. From November 1990 to June 1990, Modrá made a number of recordings at his home studio in Jaroslav. Bohemian Blue selects the most interesting works from this period and includes two songs recorded live at a home concert in February 4. The group disbanded in late 1990 and was short-lived, but it marked a significant period of musical experimentation, and the beginning of the new Orloj Snivči (The Dream Chaser's Clock), with whom Yaroslav Kozhan still performs. It was the beginning. "Click here to see more...

This is a cassette released by Los Angeles percussionist Carlos Niño in December 2022 from LA's Leaving Records. Contains 12 ambient spiritual jazz songs. *We will send you the digital sound source free of charge, so please feel free to contact us. Click here for his label and other works /// Click here to see more Leaving Records / Stones Throw ...

This is a record released by the post-new age duo Green-House from LA, USA, on the long-established LA label Stones Throw in 2021. Contains 6 gentle post-new age ambient songs. *We will send you the digital sound source free of charge, so please feel free to contact us. Click here to see more Leaving Records/Stones Throw releases available at...

This is an album released by the American LA ambient duo Green-House from LA's all-genre label Leaving Records in October 2023.Contains 10 gentle post-new age synth ambient songs. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. Below is an explanation by the label. In an age of widespread chaos caused by anthropogenic climate change, ``solastalgia'' (the longing and suffering experienced by individuals in response to environmental change/deterioration) has emerged as a convenient, semi-fashionable concept.But for many of us, there is a problem, a trap, an indescribable emptiness at the heart of this concept/premise.Especially for lifelong city dwellers who have become estranged from nature and yet understand the seriousness and complexity of the problem.How do we grieve?Founded by Olive Ardizzoni and now officially a duo project with long-time collaborator and close friend Michael Flanagan, Green-House is perhaps indirectly known for its exploratory, non-dogmatic nature. We are trying to address this gap in understanding in a new way. Released in 10, Green-House's debut EP, Six Songs for Invisible Gardens, coincides with the depths of the Covid-2020 "lockdown" and responds to the human and plant worries prevalent especially in non-rural areas. It was something.The cassette release packaging famously included wildflower seeds for listeners to sow.This gesture is proof of Ardizzoni's sincere and serious beliefs. Music for Living further refines the formula that established Six Songs as a cult eco-ambient hit.