| June 2009 news
June 29, 2009
FUZZY FUZZY FUZZY
• tube'|175 - Hollydrift - Peachfuzz EP
«Hailing from Wisconsin, USA, comes Mathyas Anderson aka Hollydrift, with an extremely interesting work called 'Peachfuzz EP'.
Anderson concocts heavy drone populated
synth lines, deliberately fuzzy and vintage sounding. This could be a nineties-parallel-universe post-rock, if it ever went the cheap synth and shoegaze way instead of the clean electronica-like one.
Or whatever. 'Peachfuzz EP' is full of hypnotic and slighly danceable tunes, like a mantra made of old broken keybaords that no one uses anymore. Nostalgic yet extremely straightforward stuff. Anderson hits the right spot between vintage electronica and future-proof keyboard rock of the 00's.
'Abygayle Surrey' and 'Grounded' are my favorites. The first one because of its subtle oriental tempo and background drones, and the second one because of the BoC-like children voices and cavernous drones that abound. 'Peachfuzz' is almost pure eighties shoegaze... told you so.
This shit is dope.» - Pedro Leitão
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June 22, 2009
GUITAR LAKE
• tube'|174 - Mannequin Blood - Concussion Dreamer
«Mannequin Blood is a one-person music project from Chicago, Illinois and bases his work on experimental guitar ambient.
Taking influences that range from doom metal to pop, from shoegaze to krautrock, Mannequin Blood experiments with his guitar to create short narratives rich in analogue density and warmth. Previous works and more on the artist can be found here.
'Concussion Dreamer'
is his new work and comes perfectly into view after Out Level's latest release here on test tube. In a way, both releases kind of complement each other even if the musicians don't know about each other's work. Enjoy!»
- Pedro Leitão
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June 19, 2009
WE NEED THE CMS DEVELOPER IN YOU!
That's right folks. This stone-age HTML-only website is giving me more work than it should. I need to create a new page for every release, and if I happen
to need to change something sitewide for all release pages, I need to change every one of them, one at a time!!! I can't afford to let this grow into a monster that I can not tame. I also have to upload all the pages again and again, you know, like old-time site uploads. That's pretty much the limitations I have on this subject.
Also, I really think this website needs more functionalities, like a search box so anyone can find an artist, a release or anything related to them. This is one the most important things a Netlabel should have, especially when it has released in excess of 170 releases!
So, here's the idea: I don't have the time or the money to make a nice CMS system for test tube, so I'm asking for volunteer(s) who are willing to make one for test tube, pro-bono. I cannot pay because I don't make money with this, but I will offer my undying and eternal gratitude plus free publicity for the chosen developer/designer + a lifetime supply of test tube physical releases (DVDs and future releases we may do) + a pack of the old label CDs I still have in stock + some freebies. I know it's not much, but it's all I can spare.
Guys, test tube really needs this to pickup speed again.
Any ideas/suggestions will be much appreciated too.
Whoever's interested in this can contact me using the usual contacts found here in this website, or you can add me to your IM client (messenger only) using this e-mail: aeriolabehaviour AT msn DOT com.
Thanks in advance!
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June 12, 2009
GUITAR LAB
• tube'|173 - Out Level - sx guitar EP
«Out Level (aka Luís Antero) is a portuguese artist best known for his Field Recordings works, which he has released on a couple of Netlabels around the world. This time, Luís approached me with a different kind of material: a collection of improv. tracks all made with just his SX prepared guitar.
This short EP spans over 11 tracks of landscape-style guitar solos, presented sometimes in loops, sometimes in short dialogues to one another. At times, it seems that you're hearing something else than a guitar.
Introspective, melodic and experimental, the 'sx guitar EP' experience will surely appeal to both the rocker and the ambient freak inside you.
Highly recommended.»
- Pedro Leitão
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June 06, 2009
CERVICAL DRONES
• tube'|172 - mon0 - Multifidus
«Nearly six months after 'Beyond', mon0 comes forward with this behemoth of an album, called 'Multifidus'. Once more, the formula repeats itself: layers and layers of drones and heavy atmospherics together with occasional bells and whistles.
For this album, mon0 did a special bonus mix track, which contains all the 5 original tracks mixed seamlessly
together, which is in fact, the best way to experience 'Multifidus'.
Taking each track separately or going for the mix, It's your choice. Either way, you are in for a great experience in ambient music.»
- Pedro Leitão
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