my country of illusion - majmua music - cdr - 8$
My Country of Illusion is back, hovering in the sonic stratosphere with Jambient Excursions! Now split between Rome & New Mexico, the duo here stretches out their high desert “jambience” to new peaks.
First coming to the attention of discerning listeners with their contribution to Azadi!,their debut release ”American Dreamlife” was hailed by Don Poe of EAR/Rational thusly:
"This is surreal music, swirling around your head like a dream that makes you wake up on the underside of the bed. What is going on? I feel sick and keenly aware that I am very excited about this music. Guitars, drums and the usual done in a very unique way that chills me and makes my skin crawl. It isn't evil music, just very demented. A perfect soundtrack to the weirdest Spaghetti Western ever.”
This time out, they have largely jettisoned the samples of their debut to concentrate their efforts on a pure, enveloping sound. If one were to consider this record the logical extension of their first, perhaps it could be said they have aimed for the heart of the “Dreamlife” while leaving “American” soundbites behind.
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alan sondheim - boojum - majmua music - cdr - 8$
Boojum was our cat, who died recently at 18, and is missed terribly. Most tracks are recorded mono directly from a Yamaha keyboard output. This is the 'pure' sounding of the machine; there's no stereo enhancement or graphic equalization. I determine the state of the machine, that's called playing it. The accompaniment is automated but its figuration is not. The keyboard is touch-sensitive, but as you know, touch on an acoustic keyboard translates not only into volume, but also harmonic structures and envelope. Here touch is volume only. Note that all playing is live.
Think of the real. Track 8 is recorded live on the same keyboard acoustically; you can hear breathing, key and nail sounds, and so forth. The recording is stereo. Here the machine gives way to the periphery of the human player One might place this configuration in the symbolic.
The Cluster track is recorded from a very large Beowulf computer cluster which generates considerable electromagnetic radiation in the radio spectrum. These are recorded acoustically from a Realistic Patrolman SW-60 radio slowly tuned across various SW, VHF, and UHF bands. This is the sound of the machine in air, transformed into audio signals within the range of human hearing. Machine-states and machine exist in the imaginary. Emanents exist within and without the machine..
Think of the true world in all its glory.
For Boojum. – Alan Sondheim
susan alcorn - curandera - majmua music - cdr - 8$
A curandera is a Latin American traditional folk healer or shaman, dedicated to healing physical and spiritual ailments. The musical balm to be found here offers a similar result for those who will listen and surrender themselves to its deep well of sound.
Susan Alcorn is a composer, improvisor, and pedal steel guitarist active in contemporary music and free improvisation. She combines the techniques of country-western pedal steel with her own extended techniques to form a personal style influenced by free jazz, avant-garde classical music, Indian ragas, Indigenous traditions, and various folk musics of the world.
Though mostly a solo performer, she has collaborated with numerous artists including Pauline Oliveros, Eugene Chadbourne, Peter Kowald, Chris Cutler, Joe Giardullo, Caroline Kraabel, Le Quan Ninh, Sean Meehan, Joe McPhee, LaDonna Smith, Mike Cooper, Misha Feigin, Ellen Fullman, and Johanna Varner. She currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
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rhythm kingz of bushel finland - s/t - majmua music - cdr - 8$
The Rhythm Kingz of Bushel Finland are a new trio of Keijo Virtanen (best known as Keijo to those familiar with the Finnish underground music world), Hanu Pelkonen & Jarmo Saarti (with special guest Tero Nieminen on the song "Down Home").
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solar dynasty - arrows in the quiver - majmua music - cdr - 8$
Here's some fire music for ya - music for the Kali Yuga, sounds to scorch the earth clean! This is the first release for the quartet of Micah O' Malley (tenor saxophone), Mark Brumwell (alto clarinet), Joseph Burke (electric bass) and Nathan Collins (drums).
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kihlstedt/robair/sperry trio - sonarchy 1998 - majmua music - cdr - 8$
In November of 1998, the trio of Carla Kihlstedt (violin), Gino Robair (percussion/piano) & Matthew Sperry (contrabass) recorded a session for Sonarchy Radio in Seattle. Coming up on a decade later, you now have the chance to listen to this incredible session - sounding as if it could have been recorded yesterday or forty years ago, existing on a plane of living music as it does.
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george korein - another corpse - majmua music - cdr - 8$
A study in Grey Metal ambience, noise and texture, George Korein brings us a meditation of varied mood, instrumentation and intensity with Another Corpse. Joined by Helena Espvall (Espers, et al) on cello for Singsong Corpse, Keith Abrams (Time of Orchids, PAK) on drums for Pulsing Corpse and Liz Walsh on keys for Rotodrone Encroaching; this release brings you a different sound of Philadelphia, some Black Eyed Soul(s) music!
A split release with BatHotAxe Records.
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various - indian sonic omnibus - majmua music - cdr - 8$
Recorded over three trips to India (2002, 2003 & 2004/2005) using inexpensive recording media (minidisk and cassette recorders). Granted, it is not a journey for the audiophile purist out there, but you'll want to hop aboard this omnibus to hear examples of street and temple music, as well as field recordings and incidential sounds and more from many corners of this vast country! From the brass marching bands of Mysore's famed Dasara parade to recordings from the Joydev Mela that you won't find on a "proper" world music sampler, we have strived to present a work that touches on our sonic experiences - yes the experiences of outsiders but a fascinating experience nevertheless.
Our primary interest in this release is to present that which might usually get pushed into the margins, the joy of sound as it appears in a part of the world, as it really manifests - not prettied up for the sake of presentability. Serene bhajans and festival party bands exist in the same place, isn't it time they share the same disc?
From a boat ride down the Ganges with dueling rituals vying for your attention to impassioned nadaswaram/saxophone/percussion music from a Jain holy site to a mandolin/tabla duo that conjure up images of surf guitar, we bring you some amazing sounds that you won't even have to catch a train (although to relive that there's track 13) to experience in the course of an hour!
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(((vlubä))) - eternal magical music for the high king from the high spheres - majmua music - cdr - 8$
Born on the lovely chrome moon and currently residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina; (((vlubä))) come down from the High Spheres to bring you some of their Eternal Magical Music.
Weird psychedelica, drone rock, free(ak) rock, no music, harsh acid noise, long distant folk, electronic noise; cosmic kingdom music, conceptual art music, free improvisation… all these labels have been used in an attempt to convey what it is that (((vlubä))) are bringing out in their spirited onslaught of sound . Never staying in one place for too long, let’s say that this release is indeed eternal magical music and leave it at that shall we?
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