The "classical" music you buy from Boomkat (2010): a thread to discuss Sylvain Chauveau, Johann Johannsson, Peter Broderick, Olafur Arnalds and others

The new Greg Haines is getting good reviews:
http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2010/03/greg-haines-until-the-point-of-hushed-support-sonic-pieces/

Hauschka, the prepared piano dude i mentioned upthread slightly, is in the latest morr mailout as gigging soon.

10.05.2010 — London (GB) — Barbican ( http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=10071 )
12.05.2010 — Cambridge (GB) — Junction
13.05.2010 — Bristol (GB) — St George
14.05.2010 — Oxford (GB) — Holywell Music Room
15.05.2010 — Manchester (GB) — Band On The Wall
16.05.2010 — Edinburgh (GB) — Roxy

also, isan's half of the Bubbly Blue And Green gig is available from their website: www.isan.co.uk (which is a bit off topic but...)

Nils Frahm in Oxford tomorrow!

So I can't make the Johann Johannson show in London on May 27, anyone want a ticket? £12.50, wot a bargain.

what's worth exploring on kning disk?

and were broderick and frahm the only "solo piano" releases on the label?

Hauschka very entertaining live.

bunch of stuff on Type Recordings, including Broderick's Float in the boomkat summer sale for £3.95:

http://www.boomkat.com/labels/?id=2582&format=cd

Have I missed anything?

Looking for suggestions for more stuff like Olafur Arnalds or like, say, Peter Broderick's Float - stuff that is maybe a touch less dissonant than stuff like Landings can be at times (though I love it too). Really need some more stuff that won't jangle the nerves at random intervals!

(Caveat: still want to stay away from new age cheeseorama.)

I have never heard of these composers. I assume they sound something like Satie informed by minimalism with subtle O'Rourke-ish electronic touches, with higher production values and lower standards of performance technique than most 'new music'? Which could be great or not, depending.

OTM

Pondering spending my Xmas Boomkat voucher on Third Eye Foundation's "The Dark" and Philip Jeck's "An Ark For The Listener" but do feel free to persuade me otherwise . . .

Those are both really great listens tbh.

does the Akira Rabeilas' Caduceus album go here? nobody seems to have talked about it much. severely processed guitar w/ traces of field recordings and delicate AM radio interference. so nice

Should start a 2011 thread but uncertain on what classical music is being bought from Boomkat this year . . . .

Had forgotten how much I enjoyed Richard Skelton's Landings (prompted to replay by The Wire).

Has anyone gone for Skura, the 20 disc box set?

a bunch of the Type Recordings releases are in the winter sale, for the next week anyway.

also, here's a link to the Home Listening recommendations

http://boomkat.com/genres/32/recommendations

Go for it if you want to start a new thread, but I would say make it modern classical / ambient / field recordings of rolling tumbleweed cos there's obviously lots of blurring between these things.

New Nils Frahm.

Can't listen to it on headphones (as recommended on the sleeve) as the scrape of pedals etc gets on my nerves too much.

Hasn't moved me as much as previous releases, so far, but it may grow on me.

This is lovely:

http://drownedinsound.com/news/4143522-listen--stream-a-winged-victory-for-the-sullens-self-titled-debut

agree..... my thoughts here

I picked up a dozen or so releases in the recent (1 mo. or so ago?) Boomkat sale... biggest winner is probably Sylvain Chauveau's The Black Book of Capitalism...... gorgeous record all around.

I do hope the ongoing Boomkat sales keeps the Type label ticking over.

http://www.livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com/

Came here to post that link. Nice catch. Day 2 is wonderful. Will be ordering the cd/dvd combo, myself.

The thing with announcing that this is going to be released ... what if this week's recordings are rubbish?

Enjoying Johannsson's Fordlandia.

I suppose I'm having difficulty discerning whether some of this music is intentionally difficult or whether it is aiming for pleasure. Not that it matters either way.

Well, the one time I saw him he and the ensemble seemed exceptionally dour. Not sure whether they were just having a day or whether they were trying to be Serious Musicians™, but it didn't exactly project an aura of pleasure. Which doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, however.

er, having a BAD day...

On the recordings, I like the "whole thing" - the strings, the processing, the production, the electronic bits. When I saw him live, I just kind of thought I'd rather just hear the strings and that the other sounds felt too incongruous.

... Actually, I didn't enjoy it live to a point that it *slightly* put me off the records.

Had forgotten how much I enjoyed Richard Skelton's Landings

― djh, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:36 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark

Man... just discovered this today and it's jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Fantastic, meditative and ethereal music. Shoots straight to my heart.

Anyone else heard the Le Lendemain album called Fires? Got turned onto it by the guy at Penguin who knows I'm into Johannsson etc, and it certainly fits into that whole vein.

Have really learned to love the Winged Victory album - it's also put me onto the solo Dustin O'Halloran albums and all of the Stars of the Lid stuff, too - all of them are on Rdio thankfully!

For my birthday last year my wife got me one of Richard Skelton's special editions - a CD of exclusive tracks and a beautiful box containing various cool things. I don't have physical copies of any other music these days, but all of his stuff is so gorgeously packaged that I have them all out on display.

We're definitely moving into the time of year where I listen to Skelton every weekend morning around dawn.

Have really learned to love the Winged Victory album - it's also put me onto the solo Dustin O'Halloran albums and all of the Stars of the Lid stuff, too - all of them are on Rdio thankfully!

awesome!

Anyone else heard the Le Lendemain album called Fires? Got turned onto it by the guy at Penguin who knows I'm into Johannsson etc, and it certainly fits into that whole vein.

― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, November 5, 2011

This is a great record. I'm going to put it on right now in fact...

I've been revisiting Rachel's Systems/Layers a lot lately. I wish this was available on vinyl.

I'd like to recommend this band also: http://hedia.bandcamp.com/

'Systems/Layers' is an ultimate winter album for me

This sounds like it has potential:

http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/jacaszek-glimmer?utm_source=tgs-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TGS111611

A new Jacaszek always has potential! Thanks for the link.

Ah, surprised I'd not heard of him before:

http://soundcloud.com/miasmah/sets/jacaszek-treny/

A Winged Victory For The Sullen play Manchester, Glasgow and London in January: https://www.facebook.com/awvfts

London tickets here: http://bit.ly/rEacMQ

Happy to see that Sleepingdog are supporting as I missed them at Cafe Oto this week.

Their record is worth mentioning in this thread:
http://www.gizehrecords.com/gzh31.html

In the same vein as A Winged Victory, the Christina Vantzou album is worth a listen on Spotify. She's the other half of The Dead Texan btw in case the name's not familiar.

can someone give me guidance on these Sylvain Chauveau albums (all on Type)? i have "The Black Book of Capitalism" already, it kills, just want to know what else is really good vs. skippable

right now i could get:

- S
- Nuage
- Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated)

??? thanks

all(?) the cds are in the boomkat winter sale btw (which might be why you're asking). lots of other Type bargains too.

actually, boomkat has samples (more samples if you click on the mp3 version)

Syvain Chauveau-related: I recommend the Deathprod-mixed On album.

On is great yes.

As for Sylvain Chauveau, I think you should get Nuage and/or S. And if you dare also try and find 'Down to the Bone: An Acoustic Tribute to Depeche Mode', which is fantastic. Cover album of DM tracks with Sylvain singing. Hauntingly beautiful