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Hollydrift
Peachfuzz EP
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29'29'' |
«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 |
NEW MIXED-MEDIA RELEASE:
«'20:51' is the first release in a new series here at test tube. David challenged me several months ago in doing some kind of book release, and then I though to myself: 'why not starting a new mixed-media series of work?'. The idea started to materialize slowly and now we proudly present this new work from David Vélez.
In the future, expect a different kind of mixed-media works: text and audio, video and text, audio and video, audio and photo, etc. We want that artists feel completely free in aesthetics and form. This is their naked canvas here at test tube.» - Pedro Leitão
«'20:51' is a publication composed of 1) a series of photographs I took and put together as a PDF publication, and 2) a sound piece titled 'Polvo'. This is the first sound work I finish and publish in almost 9 months, a period where I looked around for inspiration and slowed down.
The word 'Polvo' in spanish means 'Dust' but also refers to the sexual act of reproduction: the origin of this meaning is unclear.
Celebrities like Woddy Allen, God, John Lennon, David Bowie and even Pablo Picasso have used the word 'Polvo'/'Dust' on their creations and/or on their quotes and titles.
"...quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris... ".
("...for dust you are, and to dust shall you return...").
...is a quote taken from Genesis 3:19 in the Bible. Some intellectuals claim that this Bible quote is the origin of the use of the word 'Polvo' to refer to the sexual act.
The cyclic and finite/infinite notion that are found on the use of the word 'Polvo' are quite inspiring and probably influenced the way the piece sounds and feels, since the title 'Polvo' was assigned to the piece before I composed it.
Dust was here before us, dust will remain here after us. That fact makes everything else simple, ephemeral and harmless.
There is not a manifest connection between the piece and the photos.»
- David Vélez |
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Mannequin Blood
Concussion Dreamer
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20'32'' |
«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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Out Level
sx guitar EP
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24'49'' |
«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 |
«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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