| February 2008 news
February 29, 2008
ZAGREB'S FUSION
• tube'|113 - TrianguliZona - Flossy
«Under the media hype-fueled turmoil, in deeper underground zones lives a multitude of organisms, which discreetly threads its way seeking the opportunity to call our attention. Such is the case of the Croatian collective TrianguliZona. Ivan Kapec (electric guitar and electronics), Andrej Jakuš (trumpet, flugelhorn and electronics), Janko Novoselić (drums) and Vladimir Končar (video), have been working in the confluence of different languages in modern music, a complex reality which, pointing at several directions, blurs the borders between genres and styles. From electro-jazz with distant references to 70’s electric Miles Davis, to ambient-flavored experimentalism, to Steve Reich’s minimalism, going through dub and loop techniques, all framed with a live improvisation setting, there are recognizable signs in the music of TrianguliZona. This blend results in a homogenous sound, with an experimental flavor. Instant composition as a result of the sound-image interaction, in which sound and vision acquires a special place in live performances. The main impression is jazz-fusion, based on progressive electric guitar, trumpet with pedal and electronic effects, and this mighty groove, balanced with creativity and good taste. Melodic and hypnotic, delicate and subtle, the TrianguliZona sound is likely to become the soundtrack to that special road trip. It grabs us, sooner or later.» - Eduardo Chagas
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February 21, 2008
AT LIGHT SPEED
• tube'|112 - Lee Rosevere - Light Years
«The dazzling state before the magnanimous perspective of space is something that affects most people. The infinite, the fascinating void… the senses numbed by the impossibility to explain everything that surrounds us… these are the first images that ‘Light Years’ - a new release by Lee Rosevere – awake in our mind. Lee has been releasing his works mostly through his own label Happy Puppy Records and a few others like my good friend Adam’s Proc-Records.
The beginning of this work starts with a drone that moves around within minimal frequencies, as if it was the soundtrack of a voyage through space and everything it represents – the emptiness and the fullness. Micro-tonalities gravitate and leave us in static before the sound waves that fill the universe. The cosmos, nebulae and aurora borealis saw through a sonic telescope made of abstract frequencies, that could prolong into eternity like a Buddha Machine. In ‘Onyx’, time advances at light speed only to land in a future inhabited by machines, cold magnetic sounds that collide with the dirty steel of robots. All the speeches are strange, indefinite, leaving behind only minimalisms which end up dominating us in an almost hypnotic manner. An invasion with license to travel (to dream)…» - Pedro Nunes
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February 15, 2008
SILENT FILM
• tube'|111 - Petr Drkula - Two Trips down Market Street
«Our Czech friend Petr Drkula is back with another healthy dose of minimalism for all you loop addicted fans out there. Inspired by the amazing photo taken two centuries ago by photographer Geo. R. Lawrence over San Francisco in ruins - after the earthquake, 'Two Trips down Market Street' illustrates what our imagination builds while listening to the frantic piano-keying and looping.
Imagine a silent film of old San Francisco, where people run around working their way out of the disaster, rebuilding the city and their own lifes in an unstoppable frenzy, expanding the city. Imagine the buildings rise up in fast-forward style, workers running back and forth like tireless ants hoarding off for the winter. Imagine a black-and-white, scratchy old movie showing all this. How would the soundtrack of this movie sound like? Well, 'Two Trips' is the perfect soundtrack to this silent film that your mind had just pictured.
Just press play and close your eyes.» - Pedro Leitão
* Trip one and Trip two inspiration
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February 14, 2008
FEATURED
The nice people at StillStream - an ambient net radio station (and a good one, I might add) - have picked test tube to their website's most recent feature. They wrote: «Test Tube doesn't focus on any one genre, but rather focuses on presenting new artists who are exploring new sounds. But the ambient genre features strongly amongst Test Tube's many releases, and we heartily encourage our listeners to check out this beautifully executed netlabel.»
Thanks for the nice words, guys. It means a lot! Happy Valentine's!
Peace,
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February 07, 2008
SAD LOVE STORIES
• tube'|110 - Shelter - Sleepyhead falls off the edge of the world
«'Sleepyhead falls off the edge of the world' is a hip-hop mini-epic for all the broken hearts out there. Love stories gone wrong... not your typical theme for an hip-hop release, I guess... but Shelter makes it work really really well. 'Sleepyhead...' is a small gem of an EP, in fact, it's a reissue of the original which came out on Shelter's old weblog more or less an year ago. I kind of bumped into it by accident and almost immediately 'Sleepyhead...' became a regular on my winamp playlist since then. Musically, think of BoC-style nostalgia keyboards and electronics and Marshall Mather's style vocals and flow, but Swedish pop way - Shelter is from Sweden, and you're there. Excellent production, very good lyrics and an awesome sense of narrative throughout. This is the most perfect 20 minutes of hip-hop I've listened in a long time.
This release is also a good excuse to show off our new standard design for the cover artwork. Hope you dig it!
Furthermore, keep your eyes peeled for a new EP to be released very soon on Shelter's own website.» - Pedro Leitão
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February 04, 2008
LINK ADDI(C)TIONS
Added some new labels to the 'links' section which was being shamelessly overlooked over the last months. No time to go one-on-one with each label but they're all good and they're all worth several good minutes of your time.
Some of them are (alphabetically): 8bitpeoples, Archaic Horizon, Cyan Recs, ElectroSound, Frozen Elephants, Insubordinations, Proc-Records, Resting Bell, Share My Wings and Upitup. Mmmm... guess I listed them all :)
Peace,
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