Atsushi Arakawa // narrow 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 record released by Celia Hollander, a multi-instrumentalist from LA, USA, from Leaving Records in July 2021. Contains 7 songs from ambient to ambient jazz to strange beats. *Please feel free to contact us if you would like digital sound sources Click here to see more Leaving Records/Stones Throw releases available...

A reissue by the industrial obscure noise duo Delta-Sleep-Inducing-Peptide, composed of German experimental musicians Siegmar Fricke (Bestattungsinstitut) and Dieter Mauson (Nostalgie Eternelle), released on London, England's experimental/noise label Infinite Expanse in June 2023. This is a cassette (originally released in 6) Contains 1992 Lo-Fi industrial ambient to strange beats songs. The previous work is also recommended. *Please feel free to contact us as we will send you the digital sound source free of charge --------------------------------- ------------ C12 cassette in...

This is a reissue record released by Michael Atherton, a musician/educator from Sydney, Australia, on the British experimental label Infinite Expanse in November 2023. (Originally released in 11) Contains 1990 songs ranging from spiritual jazz to ambient folk to new age strange beats that make full use of ethnic instruments such as the hurdy gurdy, didgeridoo, jaw harp, and kulintang. DL cord and insert included. Below is an explanation by the label. "Writer, composer, and educator from Sydney, Australia. Born in Liverpool, England, to Welsh-Irish and German parents, the family immigrated to Australia in 14. They moved to the suburb of La Pérouse, where they became multicultural. He grew up in a mixed community, fostering friendships with indigenous people and Iberian immigrants. His formative experiences as an immigrant and his curiosity about vernacular music, not just notated music, led him to formally study music. From a self-taught guitarist to an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Michael's recording career spans a variety of genres and styles.Early Music Group As a member of the Renaissance Players, the pioneering cross-cultural folk group Scirocco, and the innovative ethno-classical ensemble Southern Crossings, in 1965 he moved beyond his previous musical activities. , announced ``Windshift,'' which left Australia and leveraged resources from Asia-Pacific and Europe. Michael plays an impressive array of instruments, including didgeridoo, hurdy-gurdy, culintang, sarong, and jaw harp, and uses samplers, synths, and modulation effects to add intense color to his recordings. Recently remastered by fellow Australian-based musician and engineer Mikey Young and visually reimagined by Glasgow-based artist Jamie Johnson, 'Windshift' has been re-released by Infinite Expanse. First reissue on record. " Click here to see more Infinite Expanse releases available...