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In the Open
**90copies** "More than five years after Federico Durand (12K, Spekk) released his solo record Adormidera through Dauw, the label announces his first collaborative full album together with Tomoyoshi Date (Home Normal, Baskaru) and Asuna Arashi (Faitiche, Home Normal): In the Open.When Durand, Date and Arashi were touring together during the Spring of 2017 in Japan, they decided to visit the old city of Kanazawa. On one hand they wanted to wander through the streets, visit the castles and the gar…
Flues of Disappearing Sand
**90copies** When Dylan Henners debut EP A Reason for Living was released through Phantom Limb in February 2019, it became quite clear that there was more to discover than what the record made us listen to. Electronic Sound Magazine described it as “an ambient delight” and in September that same year he returned with his second EP Stormbird Brother in the Dusk, featuring the Trinidadian steel pan maestro Fimber Bravo. Besides his own work, Dylan Henner remixed other musicians such as Oliver Coat…
I Suppose I'm Your Future
**200 copies on 180g black vinyl, silk-screened artwork** After having released several solo works of both artists, Dauw announce the first collaborative full album by The Humble Bee and Benoît Pioulard, I Suppose I'm Your Future.Both artists hold a very special place in the history of the label. The Humble Bee was already present from the very beginning and, in hindsight, definitely has put an important mark on the musical aesthetics we've been developing throughout the years. On the other hand…
Slow Spark, Soft Spoke
**200 copies on heavyweight clear vinyl, silk-screened artwork** Shortly after releasing his highly acclaimed The Benoît Pioulard Listening Matter (Kranky), Pioulard left on tour to Europe in order to promote the album. This tour took him to several distinctive places ranging from urban Brussels to rural France and the mystic capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik.Once returned to Seattle, these new impressions and memories formed the inspiration to make Slow Spark, Soft Spoke. Not surprisingly, the…
When
**135 copies** The Frankfurt-based Jogging House is a relatively new name in the scene of minimal electronic music. However, within a short period of only two years he was able to attrack substantial attention from the (modular) synth community with numerous video’s in which he portrayed his music with a central focus on the instruments being used. The culmination of these endeavours were presented in the form of several well-received releases on his own Seil Records imprint. His new album When …
Tomodachi
On Tomodachi, Stijn Hüwels gives us the best of his two worlds by combining his solo studio work with his collaborative efforts: “The starting point for this album was simple. I sent out a question to fellow musicians I deeply respect and whose work I especially like. I know all of them for some time, and they all have a significant influence on my work. I asked them to send me 'something', a sample, melody or field recording I could use to create a new piece of music. This exchange of inspirati…
Make We Here Our Camp of Winter
**200 copies on heavyweight clear vinyl, silk-screened artwork** Dauw welcome the Helsinki based band The Gentleman Losers to the label for a vinyl issue of Make We Here Our Camp of Winter which was initially released late 2018 on Sound in Silence. Make We Here Our Camp of Winter is The Gentleman Losers’ fourth full-length album, featuring eight new compositions, most part of which was written during the summer of 2018 at a cabin by a lake in southern Finland. All in all, this is a much more spo…
Echo's Verse
**300 copies on heavyweight clear vinyl, silk-screened artwork** A few years ago, the California based musician R Beny came on the radar with numerous videos on YouTube and Instagram in which he explored the world of tape and sound synthesis. You could easily see his music growing and pretty soon he came to the fore as a master in modular synthesis. This culminated in several solo releases (2018's Saudade was selected as one of the best ambient albums of the year by Fact Magazine) and live shows…