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*200 copies limited edition* Tokyo-born recorder player/improviser Eiko Yamada has lived in Germany since 1984 and currently resides in Heidelberg. Yamada performs in formations ranging from solo to large ensemble, as well as with a variety of artists including dancers and poets. She returns to Japan once or twice a year and appears in a small number of concerts in Tokyo.During her stay in Japan in summer 2023, Yamada performed with pianist Fumi Endo at Ftarri on August 13. In addition to their …
Amplified Resonances
*200 copies limited edition* Born in 1973, Sergio Merce is a saxophone player/sound artist based in Buenos Aires. Known for his use of microtone sax, Merce has released CDs on the experimental/improvised/contemporary music labels Potlatch (France), Edition Wandelweiser (Germany) and Marginal Frequency (U.S.). In August 2023, he released the solo album "Traslasierra (expanded landscape)" on the Hitorri label. His second solo album, "Amplified Resonances," is set for release on Hitorri just four m…
Just Another Day
*200 copies limited edition* Leo Okagawa has recently been known for performing improvised music on electronics at venues in the Tokyo area. On the other hand, he has long been creating “composed” works using environmental sounds, analog noises and electronics. This CD consists of pieces in the latter category. Okagawa made 43 tracks from his direct recordings (each a few minutes long) of sounds he encountered in various locations between June and August 2023, then put them together without edit…
Live At Ftarri
*200 copies limited edition* Miki Yui is a musician and artist who was born in Tokyo and now lives in Dusseldorf, Germany. Since her 1999 debut album "Small Sounds," she has been creating a delicate, unique world of sound through the skillful manipulation of field recordings, faint noises and electronic sound and, more recently, the use of a modular synthesizer. In parallel with her solo performance activities, Yui has released collaborative works with Rolf Julius and Asumus Tietchens, and she i…
Play
*250 copies limited edition* "Play" is a set of 100 cards with instructions for ensembles of any size and instrumentation. The individual instructions vary from precise (two contrasting sounds, a very long sound) to vague (something funny, thinking of something you smell), sometimes requiring a high degree of interpretation. The release combines two excellent recordings of the piece: one including the composer himself with a group of Israeli musicians, the other introducing an ensemble around th…
The House I Live In
2024 Stock. Modern Silence present the first ever reissue of Archie Shepp/Lars Gullin Quintet's The House I Live In, originally released in 1980. An incredible live album featuring saxophonists Archie Shepp and Lars Gullin, recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 21, 1963. 180 gram, virgin vinyl; Edition of 500."This is a fascinating release. Tenor-saxophonist Archie Shepp would not burst upon the U.S. avant-garde scene until 1964-65 but here he is featured at a Dan…
Zeder
*2024 stock. 28 copies limited edition* Industrial dark electronics inspired by the Italian cult horror movie Zeder of Pupi Avati, year 1983. Each copy has a test tube with a sample of Terreno K
The disc develops the theme of a tribute soundtrack for the masterwok of Italian horror movie Zeder, dated 1983 of Pupi Avati.The two mini-CDs are contained within a package measuring 20x10 cm. approximately (closed) and 20x30 cm. about (developed), printed on high quality paper 200 grams thick. The pack…
Untitled Split 2023
*40 copies limited edition* The CDR is contained in a black cardboard envelope measuring 13x13 cm. about (250 grams thick) with a 10x10 cm sticker on the front. The cdr has a small sticker, and inside the envelope there is a photocopied insert in the format of miniposter of the dimensions of 40x20 cm. approximately (paper 100 gr. thick)
Fatal Event
*2024 stock. 42 copies limited edition* Power electronics and noise from the Italian master. The CDR is contained in a black cardboard envelope measuring 13x13 cm. about (250 grams thick) with a 10x10 cm sticker on the front. The cdr has a small sticker, and inside the envelope there is a photocopied insert printed on front and back in the format of miniposter of the dimensions of 22x44 cm. approximately (paper 100 gr. thick). Composed and performed by N. with feedback, space echo, analog filter…
Euroticon
*45 copies limited edition* Porno industrial power electronics from Italy. Edition with a real 1 cent Euro coin. The mini CD-R is contained in a high quality (300 gram) handmade red cardboard box. A figure printed in black and white on polyester (300 grams) is attached to the front of the package. A real 1 euro cent coin is attached to this figure.
Inside the package are contained:-a small polyester tag with the copy number-the mini CDR (with a sticker on it) placed in a paper bag on which a sti…
Strani Messaggi Erotici
*2024 stock. 27 copies limited edition* Industrial power electronics from Italy, based on Moana Pozzi the most famous Italian pornostar. Special package in a love letter with cards.
The card is contained in a black envelope measuring 12x9 cm. about. The black envelope is in embossed cardboard (300 grams) with a leather-like effect, and is closed by a red ribbon on which the coupon with the copy number is inserted. The figure on the coupon is a tribute to the historic International Press publishi…
Tavola Anatomica XIV
*2024 stock. 36 copies limited edition* A soundtrack for a dissection of a boby, made in pure industrial and noise from the famous Italian act part of Teatro Satanico.
The series of Tavole Anatomiche (anatomic tables) is mainly based on the engravings of Giulio Casseri and Andrea Vesalio. Each Tavola Anatomica (anatomica table) is entrusted to a different artist, which provides his particular vision of the theme. Each Tavola, belonging to a series, has a common part (the cover face and the back …
Memento, Tributo A Rainer Maria Rilke
*36 copies limited edition* Seventh chapter in the serie Memento.This one is dedicated to Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926
Completely handmade packaging. The card is contained in a black envelope measuring 12x9 cm. about. The black envelope is in embossed cardboard (300 grams) with a leather-like effect, and is closed by a withe ribbon on which the coupon with the copy number is inserted, and a small plastic flower. Rectangular-shaped 3"CDr. The figure on the coupon is an Image of Rainer Maria Rilk…
Memento, Tributo a François Villon
*2024 stock. 36 copies limited edition* Second chapter in the serie Memento. This time dedicated to La Ballade Des Pendus of French poet François Villon. Experimental dark ambient.
Completely handmade packaging. The card is contained in a black envelope measuring 12x9 cm. about. The black envelope is in embossed cardboard (300 grams) with a leather-like effect, and is closed by a withe ribbon on which the coupon with the copy number is inserted, and a small plastic flower. The figure on the coup…
Dancing The Line
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Steve Beresford's highly sought-after album "Dancing the Line", released in France in 1985 on the French label Nato. The album, taking its inspiration from French designer Anne Marie Beretta's fashion, features his Alterations acolyte David Toop plus Alan Hacker and Kazuko Hohki (Frank Chickens) with lyrics by Andrew Brenner. The music mixes sophisticated ambient pop powered by a RX11 drum machine with elements synth funk and experimental musi…
Memento, Tributo A Cesare Pavese
*2024 stock. 36 copies limited edition* the fourth chapter in the serie Memento. This one is dedicated to Memento of the Italian poet Cesare Pavese. Industrial, power electronics and noise from the Italian project Uncodified.
Completely handmade packaging. The card is contained in a black envelope measuring 12x9 cm. about. The black envelope is in embossed cardboard (300 grams) with a leather-like effect, and is closed by a withe ribbon on which the coupon with the copy number is inserted, and a…
Memento, Tributo A Giuseppe Ungaretti
*2024 stock. 36 copies limited edition* A dark industrial track made by Omicidio underlines one of the most intense poem of Italian poet Ungaretti: Inno Alla Morte (Hymn To Death)
Completely handmade packaging. The card is contained in a black envelope measuring 12x9 cm. about. The black envelope is in embossed cardboard (300 grams) with a leather-like effect, and is closed by a withe ribbon on which the coupon with the copy number is inserted, and a small plastic flower.
The figure on the coupo…
Landmarks
Following its release in the winter of 2018, "Landmarks", a collaboration between veteran ambient artists Celer and Forest Management, initially drew quiet accolades and a steadfast listenership that has since swelled to unimagined proportions (~20 Mil. streams), resonating with listeners perhaps now more than ever and cementing its status as an experimental classic.
Inspired by Paul Theroux's novel "The Mosquito Coast" and Peter Weir's 1986 film adaptation of that book, "Landmarks" sets out 14…
Iniquitous
"With 2021’s ‘Mystery Fields’, Phil Heeks delivered a stunning homage to 1970s library LPs and soundtrack compilations, in his debut record as The British Stereo Collective. Like ‘Mystery Fields’ before it, the long-awaited sequel ‘Iniquitous’ brings together two-decades-worth of TV music from an alternate reality. Says Phil: “I feel that Volume 2 nails the concept of the TV themes compilation much more successfully, being more varied and more expansive, and with greater authenticity.”
Once agai…
Atoms
When a story sees its own ending. Atoms shows the Hamburg grown friends and instrumentalists taking a steep descent into the unmarked. Crushed arpeggios, hand layered drums and the afterthought of a nightly piano allude to an early dawn still at midnight. All six tracks are ultimately cast towards loss, since Charly Schöppner, the trio's rhythmic enigma, passed before the record was finished in 2023. But they do this unwillingly, each alone, and they materialise the persistence of beauty in diff…