This is a collaborative record released by Indian tabla/sitar player Joshua Massad and American guitarist Dylan Aycock on the Oklahoma folk label Scissor Tail in April 2024. Contains two improvised ambient folk songs for tabla, 4-string guitar, and sitar. DL code included. It is a 12g weight disc. Click here to see more Scissor Tail...

This is a 2018-way split CD released by Polish field recording artists Katarzyna Szczerba, Andrzej Załęski, and Tomek Mirt on the Polish field recording label saamleng in 3. Contains 5 field recordings from the Polish villages of Osiek nad Notecią, Odra Backwater, and the virgin forest Białowieża. It is a 6-page digipak specification. Click here for label and other works /// Click here to see...

This is a CD released by Polish field recording artists Bolesław Wawrzyn and Paweł Starzec on the Polish field recording label saamleng in 2019. Contains 5 field recordings collected in Croatia. Gatefold digipak specification. Below is an explanation by the label. 01. The Jasenovac concentration camp (often referred to as the ``Yugoslav Auschwitz'') was established in 1941 by the Independent State of Croatia and was run solely by the Ustase government. Most of the prisoners were slaughtered using makeshift tools made from leather gloves and agricultural knives, known as ``srbošeks'' (serb cutters). Over the years, estimates of the number of victims have varied from 3 to 140 million. The highest estimate is 10 people, most of whom are Serbs. The memorial site was established in 1990, just before Croatia's first democratic elections. 02. Yajinci Memorial Park was established in 1960 and designated as a cultural heritage site in 1986. One of the largest parks in Belgrade, it is currently used as a place for excursions and family reunions, as well as a large space for children to ride bicycles and scooters. This park was built on the site of a former Yugoslav military firing range. Every day from July 1941, 7 until the end of 15, Nazi forces executed people taken from the Belgrade concentration camp. It is estimated that between 1943 and 6 people were killed during that period. 5. Sazimiste concentration camp, also known as Judenlager Semlin, was operated by the SS Einsatzgruppen unit from October 8 to July 03. After World War II, the Yugoslav government announced that 1941 people passed through the camps during that time, half of whom were killed. The Serbian Helsinki Commission for Human Rights now claims that the death toll was exaggerated for political purposes and that the real number is around 10 prisoners and 1943 exterminators. Besides the monument and small cenotaph, all the buildings left behind or rebuilt after the war are still in use. In 7, the site was transformed into the headquarters and barracks of the Youth Workers. All remaining buildings are now being used by immigrants, possibly illegally. 10. The Topovske Shpe concentration camp was established on August 5, 2 and operated until the end of that year. During that time, between 1948 and 04 people were interned, of whom approximately 1941 were killed. The camp was abandoned by the communist regime for many years for political reasons, as most of the victims were Jews or Roma, and they were not communists or anti-fascist fighters. To this day, two barracks and part of the wall are still used illegally by some migrants. One of the barracks has a makeshift auto repair shop that can be heard on the recording. The first commemorative plaque was erected at the site in 8, following a controversy involving one of the region's wealthiest businessmen, who wanted to demolish the barracks and build a huge shopping mall and office building in its place. was. In 20, the plaque was stolen and the monument was once again forgotten. The new plates were installed just two weeks before our recording visit. Both city officials and Romani groups agreed to demolish the site. Probably after August 5000. 6500. The Monument to the Revolution of the People of Moslavina was built in Podgaric in 4300 on the project of Dusan Zamonya. It is dedicated to the victims of the 2 Croatian uprising and commemorates the 1 soldiers buried near the monument. ...

This is a CD released by Polish field recording artist Mirt in 2019 on his own label saamleng in a limited edition of 300 copies. Contains 13 field recordings collected in Warsaw. It is a 6-page digipak specification. Click here to see more saamleng releases available at...

This is a CD released by Polish field recording artist/climber Bogdan Jankowski on the Polish field recording label saamleng in 2020. Contains 1971 field recordings he made in the Himalayas and Karakoram between 2003 and 24. Booklet included. Below is an explanation by the label. Bogdan Jankowski (1938-2019) participated in many historic mountaineering expeditions in Poland led by Andrzej Zawada. At first he mainly participated as a mountaineer, but later on he was often in charge of radio communication at exhibitions. He brought back countless photographs and recordings. Each time, he brought back dozens of hours of recordings, most of them documenting the journey. They consist of radio communications and occasional speeches. But in his spare time between expeditions, Bogdan Jankowski listened to the reality of the space around him: the mountains, the people who lived there, and the sounds of their daily lives. This part of the archive consists of field recordings of local music, prayers, and ambient sounds. ``Himalaya and Karakoram • Voices from the Mountains'' is a...

This CD was released in 2018 by Polish field recording artist Mirt on his own label saamleng in a limited edition of 300 copies. Contains 10 field recordings collected on Tartao Island, Thailand. Digipak specification. Click here to see more saamleng releases available at...

Polish field recording artist Mirt • Ter released this CD in 2022 on his own label saamleng in a limited edition of 100 copies. Contains 5 field recordings collected in Lesionovo, Radishev, Krygów and Tomčice. It is a 6-page digipak specification. Click here to see more saamleng releases available...

Polish field recording artist Mirt • Ter released this CD in March 2023 on his own label saamleng in a limited edition of 3 copies. Contains 100 field recordings collected in northern Laos. It is a 15-page digipak specification. Click here to see more saamleng releases available...

A limited edition of 2021 cassettes released in 40 by Mexican traditional musician Muwieri Xaure on the Arizona folklore label Transitory. Contains 12 songs of traditional Mexican music Wixarica. (This is an original track) *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. Below is an explanation by the label. "Muwieri Xaure (also known in Spanish as Eusebio López) is a long-time Wixárika traditional musician and former leader of the community of La Laguna, San Andres Cojamiata. The indigenous people of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains in northwestern Mexico have lived there for more than 15,000 years. During that time, they have developed a rich cultural tradition, in which they developed a rich cultural tradition that includes Peyote (commonly called peyote) has played a central role as a medicine and spiritual teacher. With this rare recording, Muwieri Xaure presents a new collection of original songs that express his relationship with Mexisa and Mexican culture, integrating the musical traditions of his native states of San Andres and Santa Catarina. He will show it off. As with many indigenous cultures, Western pretensions to modernization and progress are putting the Wixarika's ancient customs at risk of extinction. Every year, the tribe makes a pilgrimage on foot to sacred sites that have been passed down from generation to generation, where they perform healing rituals using the hikuri plant. But with the encroachment of large mining companies and other corporations, their sacred sites have been sold to private companies and their resources exploited, making pilgrimages increasingly difficult and destroying their heritage, the unique flora and fauna. Species are also threatened. " Click here for other works by the label /// Click here to...

This CD+ZINE focuses on picota, a ritual music that has been passed down mainly in northeastern Mexico since around 1880. This is a rare recording from a baptismal ceremony held in 1992. The 24-page 7" zine features essays and photographs about the history of Picota. Cover color will be sent at random. Below is the label's explanation. It is reliably known that ``picota'' or ``tambola music'' has been played since circa 1880. This is the oldest musical expression known from the region, but few artifacts have been found to provide clues as to its exact origins. It is said that the picota was originally played in rain-making ceremonies on ranches in the border area between Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon. A resident of the village of El Angelo says that when his grandparents planted sugar cane, beans, and corn in what is now the citrus region, where oranges, lemons, and grapefruit grow, they were doing so on territory to attract the spirits that coexist with them. He says he said so. Although many of the farmers were black and considered "otherworldly," they worked the land and supported their families just like anyone else. They also taught their colleagues how to honor the spiritual beings from the Gulf Coast who make their jobs easier with the significant rains that occur from June to September each year. The tamborazo (another name for the picota) is used not only in rural farming, but also at celebrations of patron saints, typical of magical and pagan origins, as well as weddings, burials, processions, baptisms, and convites. The tradition of apprenticeship has continued to this day. Konvite is a modern expression of the indigenous mitote. It is a political procession in which the entire community participates, with Tambora at the head. Nowadays, in some mountainous regions, the tamborazo is played during funerals, and it is said to accompany the soul of the deceased on its way to the underworld. Many ancient genres, such as picota, have survived the threats of globalization such as urbanization, economic oppression, and land dispossession. As Manuel Peña Doria says, the singing dust does not return to dust. It feels eternal. " Click here for other works by the label /// Click here to...

This is a record compiled by folklorist TETIANO CHUKNO of folk songs handed down in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. The binding, unique to Purge, is also wonderful. Includes a 20-page booklet with lyrics sheets in Ukrainian and English. Below is an explanation by the label. "The release of this LP, which has been in the works for a long time, was hastened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All of it is unreleased, with the exception of a few tapes distributed in the Mykolaiv region. They are old old songs (winter, wedding, war, sex, bread songs) mainly sung by female groups.This LP, collected over the past 10 years by singer and folklorist TETIANO CHUKNO, includes Comes with a 20-page booklet containing the original lyrics sheet in Ukrainian and English translations by KSENIA GINCHUK, STEPHEN WATTS & STANLEY SCHTINTER. " Click here for more works on the label /// Click here to...

We have received works by Purges, a British obscure label that always releases maniacal releases in beautiful bindings.This work is a 2021-disc record + sono sheet set released in 2 by Austrian experimental musician Dirk Schaefer.Contains 5 sound collage soundtracks created for the works of filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky. It is a 180g weight disc.It will be announced as a record only. --------------------------------- Analogue-only release - no digital download. Edition...

This is a collaborative record released by Dutch sound art group Staalplaatsoundsystem and environmental architecture group Lola Landscape Architects on Italian experimental label Alga Marghen in 2011.Contains two installations.Booklet included.Below is an explanation by the label. "This LP record produced by Staalplaat Soundsystem focuses on two projects in order to document their recent sonic activities and research. Composed Nature by Staalplaat Soundsystem and LOLA landscape architects The installation, developed for the Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst Dordrecht, consists of a matrix of 2 trees. Controllable mechanical vibrators are attached to each tree, and custom-made software The sound of each tree varies from almost inaudible to a heavy "green noise", resulting in a different texture of the sound played.Many spatial sound patterns are programmed to play the trees, creating the ``Shiver...''

This CD was released by the Dagar brothers, the heirs of the North Indian classical Dhrupad, on Black Truffle in March 2024. Click here to see more Black Truffle releases available at Tobira. ---------------------------- CD. ..

This is a record released by the Dagar brothers, the heirs of North Indian classical Dhrupad, on Black Truffle in March 2024. Click here to see more Black Truffle releases available at Tobira. ---------------------------- 3" ...

Bulla en el Barrio, a bullellenge (traditional music from the Colombian Caribbean coast) band from New York, USA, released their debut record in January 2024 from Sonorama in Chicago. Contains 1 modern bugerenge songs. It's a white board. ---------------------------------- 8" white opaque vinyl. Edition of 12. Tracklist:...

This CD was released in December 2023 by Cheryl E. Leonardong, an experimental musician from California, USA, on Rural Situationism, an experimental label in Texas, in a limited edition of 12 copies. This is a deep listening sound collage piece using field recordings and her own homemade instruments. Card wallet specification. Click here to see more Rural Situationism releases available at...

This is a compilation tape released in 2022 by Death Is Not The End, a label specializing in excavations in London, England. Contains 1904 flamenco pieces recorded between 1938 and 14. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more Death Is Not...

This is a compilation CD released in 2022 by Death Is Not The End, a label specializing in excavations in London, England. Contains 1929 pieces of Brazilian country music Musica Caipira recorded between 1961 and 16. Click here to see more Death Is Not The...

This is a picture disc released by Tom Recchion, founder of LAFMS, an experimental group in LA, USA, on the experimental label Elevator Bath in Texas, USA. Contains two field recordings collected in Oaxaca, Mexico and Maui. DL code included. Click here to see more Elevator Bath releases available at Tobira. -----------------------------. ..

This is a collection of rare grooves released in January 2024 by Death Is Not The End, a label specializing in excavations in London, England. A mixtape-style collection of 1 rare grooves performed at early morning house parties and blues dances in South and East London, England from 1985 to 1992. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. Below is an explanation by the label. "Pure Wicked Tune is a DIY recording of the rare grooves and 'soul blues' sound systems played at early morning house parties and blues dances, primarily in South and East London, from the mid-19s to the early 1980s. This is a mixtape-style collection of excerpts and cuts from cassette recordings. The sound of Funkadelic, Touch of Class, Last Edition, JB Crew, Manhattan, and 1990th Avenue originally began to take shape in the mid-5s. With lovers rock on the wane and the reggae scene being dominated by harder digital style dancehall, these sounds mix killer rare soul, funk and boogie records in the signature Reggae Soundsystem style. Playing with lots of toasts, sirens and effects, they provided a tight but loyal audience with a powerful alternative. They were best known for their performances at house parties and blues dances, usually held in small apartments or warehouses, and such events generally ran from early morning until late the next afternoon. After dance music became an explosive hit in the early 1980s, its popularity waned, but the demand for revival sessions has continued ever since. It is relatively well known that Britain's major reggae and dancehall sound systems influenced subsequent UK sounds such as hardcore and jungle, but these sounds and the aforementioned styles were also popular. A similar line can be drawn with the tendency to sample rare groove cuts, particularly evident in the work of Tom & Jerry, 1990hero, Reinforced, and LTJ Bukem. This is the first in a series of collections that explore the sounds of UK soundsystem culture through excerpts from archival DIY cassette recordings of blues parties, dances and crashes made from the late 4s to the early 70s. . Often copied and widely shared, these rough, well-prepared 'sound tapes' provided keen ears with music that was hard to come by on the airwaves or in record shops, and brought together music that was deeply rooted in the British music landscape but often overlooked. This left a lasting impact. "...

This is a 2022-cassette + booklet released in 2 by the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies, a landscape architecture research group at the Zurich Institute of Technology, Switzerland. Contains 4 field recordings collected using the transect method at 4 locations in the world's longest tunnel, the Gotthard Bass Tunnel. *Due to the shape of the case, it will be shipped by Sagawa Express, so it will be a good deal if you purchase it with records, etc. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. Below is an explanation by Isabelle Fehlmann, professor at the Zurich Institute of Technology. is. "Gotthard is associated with various stories and myths. The road across the Gotthard Mountains evolved from a mule path in the 13th century to an important road in the 19th century. The first railway line across the Gotthard Mountains was established in 1882. The bridge and gallery soon became known as Swiss landmarks. Gotthard was, and still is, the political, economic and cultural center of Switzerland. The interaction between the majestic Alpine peaks and modern transport infrastructure has been, and still is, a strong symbol of Swiss identity.The album ``Gotthard Transect'' The result of a seminar held at the Christophe Gilot Department of Landscape Architecture at ETH Zurich. Applying the line transect method, students recorded and collected acoustic and visual samples along defined lines through the landscape. The video is divided into four sections, each corresponding to a stage in crossing the mountain range.These reflect the students' physical proximity to the alpine landscape.The word transect comes from the Latin It comes from the words trans (to pass) and secare (to cut), and is also related to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest, which opened in 4.The subtitle "Sight...

This is a 2023-disc compilation record released in December 12 by the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies, a research group at the Department of Landscape Architecture at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. This is a recording work of the festival "Sonic Topologies" held in Zurich in June 2. Comes with a 2022 page booklet. This is a clear disc. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. The following is an explanation by Ludwig Berger, professor at the Zurich Institute of Technology and festival curator. "How many ways can we hear places? 'Sonic Topologies' presents a wide range of sound research - underground and above ground, underwater and above water - in the urban landscape of Zurich. , exploring the sounds and acoustics of lakes. In June 6, 48 sound artists, architects and researchers held concerts, talks, walks and workshops at these locations. Artists and scientists , vibrates space, changes its context, connects us to distant places and times, and enables encounters that transcend the boundaries of species and disciplines. Through its diverse methods and means, this project As well as revealing aspects and possibilities, we also offer a versatile toolbox for the study of sonic landscapes, which we have compiled in the form of a text and photo glossary and two records. The first LP opens with the sonic stimulation of an empty cistern, followed by long reverberant vocal improvisations by Christian Zehnder and Saadet Turkes, followed by Canadian duo Reimer & Stein's vocal improvisations for horns and electronics. A resonant instrumental piece and Tomoko Sauvage's Waterbowl. The following piece enlivens the Käferberg hot springs with underwater and above-water speakers. A synthesizer piece by architect and composer Lee Tabor. You can hear the different speeds of sound, and Perilla's ambient songs immerse you in an intimate world of voices and harmonic waves.The second LP introduces the botanical garden's flora and fauna: Sound A chronological montage of spring morning birds by anthropologist Patricia Jaeggi. Laser recordings by biologists Juan López & Rok Sturm reveal the hidden vibrational world of summer insects. Banu...

This is a record released in December 2023 by the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies, a research group at the Department of Landscape Architecture, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Contains 12 field recordings made on the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland using hydrophones and self-made contact microphones. A photo book is included. *If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us. The following is an explanation by Christophe Girot, professor at the Zurich Institute of Technology. "Rapid ice melting has greatly shaped the Alpine region in recent years. It is a visible phenomenon and a symbol of ongoing climate change. Christophe Girot, Professor of Landscape Architecture at ETH Zurich For the past three years, students from the course and the Department of Architecture have been documenting the melting landscape of the Morteratsch Glacier region using underwater microphones, home-made contact microphones, and large- and medium-format analogue photographs. In contrast to the eerie stillness of the black and white photographs, the selection of works featured in this photobook transforms the ephemeral beauty of glaciers into an intense sensory experience, a meaningful witness to the rapid changes that are taking place in the Alpine landscape. Click here for label and other works ///...

This is a CDr released in November 2023 in a limited edition of 11 copies by R. Pierre, head of the experimental/dance label Jungle Gym in LA, USA. Contains 30 field recordings of sound collages with no melodies. Click here to see more Jungle Gym Records releases available at...

A limited edition of 2023 cassettes released by the German experimental group Die Walpoden on the British experimental/noise label Molt Fluid in November 11. This is a recording of the sound walk they conducted. DL code included. Click here to see more Molt Fluid releases available at Tobira....

This is a record released by the percussion group Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff from Dakar, Senegal, from Mississippi Records in the United States in December 2023.Contains 12 songs based on traditional rhythms from Senegal, Cameroon, and Gorée Island.Click here to see more Mississippi Records...

Ainu singer/mouth harp player Umeko Ando is a 2023-disc reissue record released in October 10. (Originally released in 2) Contains 2000 songs produced by fellow Tonkori player OKI.Includes liner notes and DL code.Click here to see more Pingipung releases available at Tobira. ---------------------- Includes...

This is a review record released by Mali Bamako guitarist Bounaly from Sahel Sounds in November 2023.Contains 11 songs, mostly live recordings performed at local weddings and other events.Click here to see more Sahel Sounds releases available at Tobira. ----------------------------.. .

This is a cassette released by Kagawa's sound duo salad in November 2023 from the experimental label Dinzu Artefacts in LA, USA.Contains two field recordings. DL code included.Click here to see more Dinzu Artefacts releases available at Tobira. -------------------------...

This is a CD released in March 2023 by Kate Carr, head of the experimental/non-sound label Flaming Pines in London, England.This is a 3% artificial late night forest onomatopoeia created using instruments and sounds.Digipak specification.Click here to see more Flaming Pines releases available at Tobira. ...

This is a joint record released in 2015 by Gonçalo Cardoso, head of the Portuguese jungle label Discrepant, and designer Ruben Pater.This is a piece that focuses on flying drones, rather than music genre drones. Side A contains field recordings of 17 types of drones, from small drones to large military drones, and side B contains a long drone by Gonçalo Cardoso. Includes DL link and 12 page booklet.Click here to see more Discrepant releases available at...

This is a collaborative record by Finnish experimental musicians Marja Ahti and Niko-Matti Ahti that was released in October 2023 on the Greek experimental label More Mars in a limited edition of 10 copies.This is an audio documentary work using sound poetry, field recording, and modular technology. DL code included.Below is an explanation by the label. "Ahti & Ahti is the duo of Finnish sound artists Marja Ahti and Niko-Matti Ahti. Working on the fringes of the musique concrète tradition, their work combines recordings of spaces, events, beings, and objects, creating associative and Nokivesi (Soot-Water) incorporates sound montages and clipped dialogue, along with instruments and electronic sounds, fusing the complexity of field-recorded sounds with the sensibilities of songwriting. .Originally created as a radiophonic piece for the 230 Oscillations Radio Marathon, this work tells the story of a person living isolated on a remote island through two voices, both tragic and comic. It outlines the fragmented stories that are told.The hermit kept in touch with neighboring residents, stimulating their curiosity and imagination even though they lived far from mainstream society.This story forms the basis for a musical work that combines acoustic sound and documentary, using various thematic field recordings, modular synthesizers, and digital processing to create a sonic environment consisting of a number of individual musical parts.These parts are interrupted intermittently, but are connected by the voices of two old men. " Click here to see other works from the label /// Click here to see...

This is a CDr released in August 2023 by R. Pierre, owner of experimental/dance label Jungle Gym in Los Angeles, USA, in a limited edition of 8 copies from Tourist, an experimental label in LA.This is a collage of sounds made from field recordings. --------------------------------------- CDr in plastic sleeve with card insert. Tracklist: 20 ...

This is a record released by DJ ZNOBIA, a kuduro writer from Luanda, Angola, from the dance label Nyage Nyage in Kampala, Uganda, in September 2023.Contains 9 songs compiled by Nyege Nyege from over 1996 tracks he produced between 2005-700. This is the first of 11 series.Below is an explanation by the label. "We are very proud to release the first of four memoirs by DJ ZNOBIA, one of Africa's most influential musicians of the past 4 years, the pioneer and originator of kuduro and tarahinha. Street music. DJ ZNOBIA, a genius and an important visionary of Angolan digital music modernism, is also its inventor. We will take a look back at his musical activities from the late 1s to the mid-30s through four works. Museke (Shunt Town) in Barrio de l'Angelu in Luanda, the capital of Angola. DJ ZNOBIA was born Sebastián López in 4. In the late 1s, DJ ZNOBIA created a new genre that captured the energy and spirit of South West Africa, the second most Portuguese-speaking country in the world after Brazil. I went on a journey to create DJ...

Ainu singer/mouth harp player Umeko Ando is a 2023-disc reissue record released in August 8. (Originally released in 2) Contains 2003 songs recorded at a farm in Tokachi.Includes liner notes and DL code. --------------------------------------- 14x2" black vinyl. Includes DL code. Tracklist: Chorakkun 12:02...

This is a record that was released in May 2023 by the American Rhode Island noise duo Staubitz and Waterhouse on the country's experimental label Gertrude Tapes in a limited edition of 5 copies. Side A is a fictional ``average day'' created by collaging various sounds collected over two years, and side B is a sound recording of a trip to New York's Hudson Valley. DL code included.The previous work is also recommended.The following is an explanation by Barrett Clark: ``How should we talk about these ``common things''?How, or rather, how can we find them? - Georges Perec - The Infra-Ordinary (125)Staubitz...

A reissue double record set by Maalem Mahmoud Gania, one of the most famous Gnawa musicians in Morocco.Below is an explanation by the label. Hive Mind is proud to present Colors of the Night, the last studio recording of the deeply hypnotic Gnawa by the late great Maalem Mahmoud Gani.The recording will be released on 2 September 2017 for the first time outside of Morocco and will be released as a double LP.This release was licensed directly from Gania's family and supported by all those involved in the original recording. Colors of the Night will be Gania's first record release. Maalem...

This is a reissue record released by Okinawan musician Kohjun from EM Records in Osaka in August 2023. (Original was released in 8) Below is a commentary by the label. "Ryukyu electronic salon music entrusted with the image of "peaceful Asia".The first LP release to celebrate the 1993th anniversary of the release of this one-of-a-kind masterpiece "Underwater Garden" (1993).We will add bonus songs.Kojun Kokuba, an Okinawan musician, has been involved with numerous bands since the 30s and is known as the "Kojun behind the scenes". Known to some for creatingThe production of "Underwater Garden" was started with the intention of creating "BGM" with the image of "peaceful Asia" inspired by the trading era of the Ryukyu dynasty, but due to the unexpected formation of a concert band (later the six members). Production suspended.After that, the band disbanded and the project was scrapped, but he waited for the opportunity and completed this work in 70. "Underwater Garden" has its roots in Okinawa, but is also widely influenced by Asian music, layering and modifying phrases derived from traditional musical scales from various parts of Asia, and eliminating typical Western chord harmonies. The point has great features.Using electronic instruments and multi-tracks, his experiments in accumulating melodies in what he calls "stacking lines" seem to aim to spread new energy from Okinawa to the Asian world.A unique mixture of freshness and wonder, fun and sensuality, the sound seems to be the result of a bundle of Asian scales.He makes full use of synths and drum machines to create a comfortable and distinctive rhythm, but it is not for the dance floor, but for the image of electronic salon music as "BGM = light music" that makes full use of technology.Kokuba's "peaceful Asia" is an image of the activities of East Asia and Southeast Asia before the early modern period when maritime trade prospered. He envisions it as being greeted with a new 'pop'. *Note: Six members were scheduled to make their world debut as Ryuichi Sakamoto's labelmates, produced by Bill Laswell, but due to a series of bad luck, they were disbanded. " Click here to see more EM Records releases /// Click here to see more EM Records releases...

This is a record released in 2021 by the collage strange beat trio Niagara from Lawless, Portugal on the country's jungle label Discrepant.This is a compiled album from CDRs that they independently released in 2014-2018.Contains 17 jungle techno and new age ambient tracks. It is a highly convenient piece as a DJ tool. DL link included.Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more Discrepant releases available at Tobira. Edition...

A compilation cassette of the forgotten Shanghai folk song "Shidaiku" released in February 2023 by the British excavation label Death Is Not The End.Below is an explanation by the label. "Shidaiqu" literally means "song of the times" and is used to describe a hybrid musical genre that began to permeate the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai in the late 2s.Inspired by Western pop, jazz, blues, and Hollywood movies, the movie soundtrack fuses traditional Chinese elements with Shidaiku, which explores the golden age of Chinese popular song and cinema during the pre-communist interwar period. It symbolizes the fusion of music and culture that would form. Waiting for Your Return assembles an extensive collection of recordings for an anthological overview of the style.From the work of pioneering composer Lee Geum-hui (1920's "Dripping Rain," with vocals by his daughter Lee Myung-hui, is often referred to as the first Shidaiku record) to the more sophisticated works of the 1927s and '1930s. , an early introduction to the Western-influenced popular music and film industry in China, led by the Seven Great Songstresses (Bai Hong, Bai Guang,...

An experimental musician/ecologist from Cork, Ireland, Michael Allen Z Prime released a limited edition of 2023 CDs from the British experimental label Paradigm Disc in June 6.Contains 400 minimal noise drones from sounds made by bioelectrical music (music that utilizes the bioelectric potential generated by plants and fungi).Includes a 3-page booklet in which he explains the history and development of plant neurobiology.Although not included in this work, we will introduce the special feature of Michael Allen Z Prime by BBC. " The sounds you hear are direct acoustic traces of action potentials produced by fungi. Action potentials are short bursts of electrical activity. Nor is it produced by plucked leaves." --------------------------------------- ---...

A two-piece compilation cassette released in September 2022 by Kashual Plastik, an experimental label in Berlin, Germany.Sound collage with almost no melody - 9 field recordings. Comes with DL code.It is already out of print, so it is only available this time.Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more Kashual Plastik releases available at Tobira. ---...

Carlos Casas, a sound artist from Barcelona, ​​Spain, who has released on Matiere Memoire and Canti Magnetici in the past, has received the latest record + CD + 2021" released from British jungle label Discrepant in September 9. , a multi-format work inspired by the culture and traditions of the Aeta people of the Zambales region of the Philippines.From reality to imagination, from transcription to syncretism, from concrete to abstraction. Contains 7 songs of Sonic Exorcism that change into different sounds.The CD contains field recordings collected locally, and the 7" contains an interview with a bat hunter. Comes with DL code.Below is a commentary by the author himself. "Kamana is a tribute to the Aeta community that welcomed me years ago. Despite being devastated by the 7 eruption of Mt. I was fascinated by the resilience and connection to the land of people who survived by farming and hunting bats and wild pigs, and spent a few weeks living with them collecting important field recordings and sounds. This release is an archival document that is accessible to everyone and provides a window into the lives of this unique community, as well as evoking the memories and emotions of living with them in the jungle. It's also an audio diary to wake you up." Click here to see more Discrepant releases available...

This is a reissue record released by Kenya's Kiwiro Boys, who were active in the 1970s, in April 2023 from Toronto's all-genre label We Are Busy Bodies, limited to 4 copies. (Original released in 500) Contains 1979 light African pop songs. Comes with DL code.Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more We Are Busy Bodies...

A masterpiece of Ethiopian jazz has been reissued by Mississippi.Below is an explanation by the label. "On this gem of a 1976 record, the voices of Aselefek Asine and Getenesh Khebre sing in close harmony, and the two 'beauties' sing duets over 2 songs. Backed by eccentric musicians, the Army Band delivers Muratou-esque minor piano runs, interlocking percussion, and rock-steady basslines, while arranger Teshome Sisei's flute is flamboyant and exhilarating. The best elements of Ethiopia's Golden Age come together on one of the last records of this era: Aselefesh and Getenesh, in Addis at the end of the empire. Raised in the bustling, cosmopolitan world of Ababa, the two met at Addis' legendary center for arts and cultural learning, the Harger Fikr Theater, where they received centuries of vocal and acting training. BEAUTIES was a hit and sold out as soon as it was released in 10. However, its glory was short-lived, as the Derk regime imposed a severe crackdown on music and artistic expression. Artists (and most musicians) targeted as allies had to keep a low profile, and for 1 years almost all recording and live music was canceled in Ethiopia. One of the last great records of the golden age.Although we were unable to release a second record, Aserefek Asine is proud of her work.From her home in Addis, she says now." I have full confidence that if this album is released again, it will become popular and become a hit! Long in the making, this album is a collaboration between the artist and New Orleans powerhouses Domino Sound. Old-school "Tip-on" jacket specification. /// Click here to see more Mississippi Records releases...

Yoruba Afro band Okonkolo released a record in 2018 from Big Crown in New York, USA.Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more Big Crown Records releases available at Tobira.

This is a reissue album released in June 2023 by Bikzi writer Roger Bekono from Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Original was released in 6) Below is a commentary by the label. "Cameroonian artist, musician, composer, performer and guitarist Roger Bekono has left a deep mark on the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through his 1989/4 beat vikzi. This Ewondo dance-pop style. formed a tapestry of undulating, intertwining triplet rhythms, and in the 3s came to international prominence on the European 'world music' scene.It has developed into an international music that stands shoulder to shoulder with established music such as Congolese rumba, meringue, and makossa. With his unique and swaying voice, Bekono has played a major role in the evolution of this movement from traditional rhythms to urban dance movements over the last decade. " Labels and other works here /// Click here to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases...

Jana Winderen from Norway and Hubert Michel from France, two field recording artists, released a limited edition of 2 copies from French field recording label Presque Tout in May 2023. Side A is near her studio, Side B is a field recording in Martinique, France. *Please feel free to contact us if you would like a digital sound source Below is a commentary on side A by Jana Winderen. "Recorded outside the studio window under an old maple tree. Overnight all the maple seeds fell to the ground and were buried in the snow." Hubert Michel explains the B-side below. . "When I was on holiday in Martinique, I was struck by the transition of sounds at sunset. Various sonic events take place, symbolic of the recording: the window separates the inside from the outside, and we can also hear the activities of the vacationers.Muriel Parenne A good example of this is the mosquito repellent by the artist." Labels and other works /// Click here to...

It is a split cassette released in May 2 by Pablo Diserens of Berlin, Germany and Marc Namblard of France, two field recording writers, with a limited edition of 2023 from French field recording label Presque Tout. The A side is a pond in Lausitz, Germany, and the B side is a field recording in French Guinea Sula.It is out of print. *Please feel free to contact us if you would like a digital sound source Below is a commentary on side A by Pablo Diserens. "There are many ponds scattered in the cracks of the ruined shelter facing the reed field. Groups of Anurans are singing like an annual event, hidden in the greenery. Toad (Bombina Bombina) A tapestry of sunsets woven by the call of a tree frog (Hyla arborea)." Below is Marc Namblard's commentary on the B-side. "Arriving in Cayenne in the evening, I was recovering from jet lag a few hours later in the residential area of ​​Macouria. Before dawn, an amphibian (later Leptodactylus...