| October 2010 news
October 31, 2010
MORE DEEP SPACE TRAVELLING
• tube'|221 - Lee Rosevere - The Vela Companion (Light Years Book II)
«Canadian musician Lee Rosevere returns to test tube after a long - nearly three years - hiatus. 'The Vela Companion (Light Years Book II)' is the conceptual follow up to his previous release 'Light Years'.
Assuming that the previous three pieces on 'Light Years' were 'Chapters One to Three', the current release picks up at 'Chapter Four - An Actual Infinite'
and goes from there on.
Enjoy the same space-epic nostalgia of Lee's experimental ambient compositions as before, sounds that send spikes through your spine cord while you close your eyes and imagine a one-way trip to the boundaries of our galaxy, and beyond, in glorious 'star trek style'. It's also amazing how Lee sculpts the raw drone and turns it into a round-shaped and smooth sound artifact, a totally desirable and soothing artifact (Chapter Seven - Re-entry).
Lee also draws the mysterious and the obscure with
his design ambient, like in 'Chapter Six - Haumea', one of his most accomplished (although short) pieces, where the urge to discover and explore the cosmos is just palpable, almost visible in every direction your attention is focused.
There's plenty of different moods throughout each piece, a genuine proof that Lee is a well experienced ambient composer. He should be writing independent sci-fi film scores by now... it's amazing how much talent is lying around here.
Keep it up, Lee!» - Pedro Leitão
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October 17, 2010
DREAMSTREAMING
• tube'|220 - Subterminal - Bitstreams
«'Bitstreams' is a very interesting album, as it crosses references between several languages and aesthetics: Some of the most obscure industrial music from the nineties, modern electronic music based in experimental sounds and drones, and contemporary jazz and modern classical and similar languages. Leonardo Rosado a.k.a. Subterminal, the man in charge of everything is also behind the very recommendable label Feedback Loop.
In 'Bitstreams', Leonardo uses his own voice as a connection agent between all the tracks. In singing or spoken word style, his words and poems work as the humanizing link in an otherwise dehumanized and synthetic music universe. Most of the times 'Bitstreams' remind me of a work I really like: 'A Lake of Teardrops', a one time collaboration between Spectrum's Pete Kember and Silver Apples' Simeon Coxe III.
Curiously, 'Bitstreams's track titles appear to form some kind of a sad love poem, which can be a clue as to what's behind the concept of the album... or not.
With you,
We are no more without each other.
Simultaneaously I float,
Filled with light.
Embracing you for the first time,
For the last time.
This is my interpretation of the tracks' titles, but I'm sure there can be others.
I highly recommend this album.»
- Pedro Leitão
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October 07, 2010
ROGUE INSTRUMENTS
• tube'|219 - Beverlin Draper Glenn - Rogues
"Rogues" is a freely improvised performance by Bryce Beverlin II (percussion, voice), Elizabeth Draper (contra bass), and Timothy Glenn (electronics, laptop) at the iQuit music series on January 15 2006 at the Rogue Buddha. The free improvisation community in Minneapolis, Minnesota is thriving with a solid base of quality performers and enthusiasts. Several regular performance series have been exploring experimental sonic palettes and journeys within a free context for over 4 decades. Milo Fine's ensembles have been active since the 1960s, while more recent series such as the Tuesday Night and iQuit series have been regularly scheduled for nearly a decade.
Bryce Beverlin II is a multidisciplinary artist residing in Minneapolis where he explores various forms of art, most notably free improvisational percussion music.
He runs Insides Music and performs in various ensembles in the Twin Cities such as Squid Fist, Scaphe, Swine Wave, and ICE VOLT.
Liz Draper lives in Minneapolis where she plays bass and music.
Tim Glenn is a Minneapolis musician who can be heard with Squid Fist, HeatdeatH, Celestiial, and in collaborations like this one.» - Bryce Beverlin II
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