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ADPC (Arszyn / Duda & Paper Cuts) – ‘There is no conclusion’
Once again Krzysztof “Arszyn” Topolski and Tomasz Duda are guests at Pawlacz Perski premises. This time they are accompanied by Wojtek Kurek and Łukasz Kacperczyk, who previously – as Paper Cuts – released two cassettes in a befriended label called Wounded Knife. ‘There is no conclusion’ is a meeting of two duets improvising with each other on a daily basis, which results in multiplication of different levels of communication. For a demanding listener, it might be one of the great pathways to perceiving this material. Yet the content of the cassette is not only a series of abstract meetings. Thanks to the richness of sonoristic details the music on this album stimulates our imagination, and moreover its warm sound perfectly sticks to the tape record.

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Crown of Eternity – ‘Dream Architecture’ C51
The dream of duality, the seasonal shifts, and the planet revealed to the sun and the farther reaches each day. Warmth and glow give way to a reflective dim, but to return again. These frequencies and vibrations are tuned to something more comprehensive and express a vaster array of physicality. Thunderclouds and trickling rain drops resound from the struck metal. There are caverns and skies that swell into being, if only for a moment, before fading into the next vista, the next radiant pulse. Experience shimmering harmonics and meditative tones as Crown of Eternity gently invite you to immerse yourself in your most subtle listening space. ‘Dream Architecture’ contains the deep and complex harmonics of 11 gongs, as well as the sonorous tones of more than 60 bells, sound plates, sound triangles, tuned metals and singing bowls. Crown of Eternity carefully and patiently blend and orchestrate their instruments to create harmonic fields that invite the listener to dive in and not only explore the nature of the sound current, but also their inner landscape.

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Korablove ‎– ‘Singular Plankter’ CS €7
Silhouette Tapes presents it’s third release featuring Korablove (Studio R, Elusive, Pro-Tez,), available on tape and as a digital download on label’s bandcamp. This tape, in which Korablove shows his rather unknown side, is about well thought, aesthetic ambient music. White tape, double-sided inlay, and a unique x-ray cover.

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Restive Plaggona – ‘Committed To The Truth’
Restive Plaggona is Dimitris Doukas, Corfu-based young techno/industrial producer. Active in just one year, he has been putting out quite a few tapes on Haraam’s Moral Defeat, french Collapsing Market and his own Several Minor Promises. With Committed To The Truth Plaggona continues his path with seven new tracks of dark cinematic techno hybrids, ranging from ambient melancholia to pulsating Industrial soundscapes. This is the sound of the dark side of the Mediterranean. Committed To The Truth is out Feb 20 on black tape cassette limited to 100.

RM – ‘The Hierarchy of Being’
RM is acronym for talented Italian electronic musician Riccardo Mazza, also half of the noise duo Lettera 22. With his solo project RM released a few tapes (Second Sleep, 8mm) until 2016’s Unfit LP on Joachim Nordwall’s iDEAL, a murky, harsh-edged journey to a scary club environment. The Hierarchy Of Being is his latest effort and RM first release for Yerevan Tapes. The previous rhythmic noise approach seems gone here and more variegated perspectives are examined. Just listen to H.b.t. and its kraut-jungle progression, or the disco-ambient of The Hierarchy Of Command and eventually the cosmic free-jazz vibes of the title-track. One deep study on contemporary electronic music. The Hierarchy Of Being is out Feb 22 on white tape cassette limited to 100.

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Mr. Mom – ‘ContemplationMeditation&Aftermath’
Mr. Mom is back! Tinkering with delay pedal jams and inspired piano drones, MM has five brand new compositions to share. As the slow vibrations of chords and noise wash & tumble over the listener, one senses sunrise/sunset and calming darkness. These are troubled times and MM’s new music is set squarely in the now. There is hope however…one must have hope.

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Life Education – ‘Acid Owl’
Debut album by Life Education, a side-project of Kösmonaut. Released February 3, 2017 on limited edition cassette from Grabbing Clouds Records & Tapes. Two cassette versions were made: the first 20 cassettes were hand-painted and numbered in edition of 100. Released by Grabbing Clouds Records & Tapes. Includes digital download code.

The Pinc Lincolns – ‘Joy To The World’ CS $7(CAD)
Joy To The World is the third album by The Pinc Lincolns, aka Daniel Colussi, who writes, performs and records the tunes. The album is 9 songs of perfectly unfinished damaged ballads, written and recorded with a heavy nod to the burnt out spirit of all the 90s New Zealand greats. There is a sustained vibe of weariness, exhaustion and psychic dislocation, expressed through voice, guitar, piano and the odd snare drum. The album was recorded in a series of bedrooms and hotel rooms across Canada during a nomadic stretch of 2016. However, the utmost attention was paid to fidelity and mixing so as to bring the listener as close as possible to the prevailing vibe of the album’s creation.

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TORBA – ‘Ggràn’ CS
Mauro Diciocia has been working, releasing and performing under his TORBA moniker for several years now, delivering some of the finest examples of crude and dirty electroacoustics and chopped up tape music. „Ggràn“ consists of two new pieces made in spring of 2016 and is probably his most focused and elaborate work to date. 20 minutes of gripping, modern noise and concrete music, carrying Torba‘s very own thumbprint, undoubtedly making „Ggràn“ a highlight in his impressive body of work. Diciocia is based in Berlin, DE. 20 minutes, high-grade chrome cassettes, first edition of 60 copies.

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Adrian Knight – ‘On the Prowl Again’ $7.5
“On the prowl again” actually refers to death going around calling people home… and not something else…………… but maybe it’s also about something else. – AK. Have you heard the good news? Released Christmas Day, 2016, “On the Prowl Again” is Adrian Knight’s 4th solo record released on Galtta. Fans of Adrian Knight know him as a prolific composer spanning classical music, ambient music, and pop. Listen to Adrian’s recent 50 minute piece for solo piano, “Obsessions” which was commissioned and recorded by R. Andrew Lee in 2016. It’s absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful. Check out his various collaborations such as Blue Jazz TV, Private Elevators, and Synthetic Love Dream. And, of course, don’t miss his previous 3 solo pop records on Galtta, which are all gems. Far from being optimistic, his compositions and songs on this latest release take in all that life can muster up, and somehow breathe out a breath of fresh air full of humor, synth bells, warm analog synths, jazzy arrangements, drum machines, thick vocal harmonies, and of course, good old fashioned songwriting. This latest album shines a light on some of the music community here in Brooklyn, as many friends and collaborators tiptoe around the tracks from lapsteel to sax to viola to vibes and gongs. A highlight is legendary songwriter and singer Alice Cohen’s vocal contributions to “Alice,” “Waiting for Mary,” and “No Gentleman.” “On the Prowl Again” is a step further into Adrian’s hi-fi bedroom recording world, Skymall Studio, which comes with such amenities as dimmed red/blue mood lighting and a lonely fake palm tree in the corner. The music of Adrian Knight is a bright light that shines from the inside out, shooting through Skymall, into the streets, rivers, lakes, oceans, and fancy hotel lobbies all over the world. Written and performed by Adrian Knight except “Soul Searching” by Adrian Knight & David Lackner. Recorded in Skymall at the Horse Hotelle. Artwork by Tom Henry.

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ICR27: Kay Hill – ‘Anarak’ C30 £4
Two electronic textural studies from Benjamin Hallat of the KIKS/GIRLFRIEND label. Stark, minimalist static and crackle. A small glimpse into a sketchbook exploring the beauty of detail and nuance. Hand dubbed black C30 cassette. Black and white artwork on 200gsm silk stock. Limited to 50 copies.

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