Boy Is Fiction offers up one of the best albums we've heard in recent memory. Previously available on the UK's List Records and now licensed for distribution worldwide, you'll be sorry if you pass this one up -- it is absolutely stunning.
Sentient has gone through many mutations since their inception in 2004 in Lawrence, KS. Determined to find the perfect line-up, Sentient endured frequent step backs but they are stronger than ever thanks to the addition of Mike Quillin (Theta) on vocals. James Sizelove and Troy Richardson are well known from some of their previous bands such as Jumbo's Killcrane, Filthy Jim, and Lafayette. Every member of Sentient is determined and driven to explore the realms of modern music. Sentient's objective is to bring a fresh aural and visual assault to the senses of the masses. With terror comes beauty. With life comes fear of the unknown.
Formerly only available as a CDr release on Lawrence Grover's (aka Boc Scadet) own microlabel clickclickdrone, "Temporary Oceans" has been completely re-mastered and features new packaging and artwork by Liam Frankland. This folks, is a hallmark IDM and electronica album.
Boc Scadet's "Yleptic" [EP] was originally a CDr release on Lawrence Grover's (aka Boc Scadet) own microlabel clickclickdonedrone. "Sel Alterat" was also featured as a standout track on Toytronic's "Everything Is Green" compilation.
The recording has been completely re-mastered and features new artwork by Liam Frankland, also responsible for Boc Scadet's "Temporary Oceans" artwork. This release will be digitally exclusive.
"Moitessier" is the brand new single off of Northcape's upcoming full-length, inspired by the French yachtsman Bernhard Moitessier, who took part in the first solo, non-stop round-the-world yacht race in 1968, and the film "Deep Water" (which comes highly recommended if you haven't seen it). Moitessier abandoned the race to continue around the world a second time.
Clocking in at nearly 65 mins, "Broadcasts In Colour" delivers over an hour of music that explores new sonic territory for the artist, including but not limited to vocals on selected tracks. A six-panel digipak featuring artwork and illustration by Paul Nolan round out this hauntingly beautiful package.
Ships On Fire is Lawrence Grover's (aka Boc Scadet) minimalist side project featuring drone, soundscape, and beatless electronics. Originally released as a free download on the now-defunct Protoplazma label, this recording quickly became an office favorite. Completely enveloping and amniotic, "The Sleeper Must Awaken" is the aural equivalent of being in a lucid state of weightlessness or suspended animation. Pure ambient bliss.
The cover art for Ohrca's "s/t" album is a picture of an old chimney shoot cleaning brush that had been sitting in a backyard for years. The brush had been collecting rust, spiders, seeds and anything that fell into it's trap. Ohrca's music came together in a similar fashion. Lawrence Grover (Boc Scadet, Ships On Fire) and Billy Sprague (Galena) collaborated, sharing ideas and sketches with one another to see what stuck and what forms the music manifested into. Boc Scadet's melody and beat making skills combined with Galena's structure, fluidity, and love for organic textures.
Taking breaks in-between sessions and waiting for each respective party to make additions was key to the project. This allowed time for the work to breathe and the artists to contemplate whether the pieces were shaping to each other’s liking or not. Thankfully, Ohrca is now sharing their work with us some six years after it's creation.
Music written and produced by Antonis Haniotakis Mastered at Audible Oddities audibleoddities.com Vocal samples by Helen Photography and Artwork by Matt Wagner wgnrdsgn.com
An accompanying 5-song digital [EP] released in conjunction with Melorman's full-length "After Noon". "You Became A Memory" features classic Melorman tracks as well as new-and-previously-unreleased material by the artist.
All songs written, arranged, and played by William's Rite Recorded at Normal Productions by Brad Boeck and Nick Cline Mastered at The Boiler Room by Collin Jordan Cover Art and Design by Royce Heitsch
Signal Hill's debut release on the label, "Chase the Ghost" (or CTG) is an elegantly restrained instrumental post-rock gem that continues to be met with positive reviews as the band increasingly garners more and more fans across the globe each consecutive release.
One of the most critically acclaimed releases in the Sun Sea Sky catalog, Northcape's "Exploration and Ascent" provides a compelling argument that music has the ability to take us places both familiar and far.
Melorman's breakout release on Sun Sea Sky Productions was met with much critical acclaim by the electronic music community, and was also featured as Echoes Radio CD of the Month in August 2013. For those wanting to explore the melodious sounds of this artist, look no further than "Waves" as a rightful introduction.
This collection of Mokhov remixes features eight hand-picked selections from Melorman's catalog, breathing new life into tracks both new and old alike. Enjoy!
Original recordings appear on and courtesy of the following Melorman releases:
You Are - Expressing Thoughts, Archaic Horizon, 2009 archaichorizon.com 5’O Clock Spring Time - Out In A Field, Symbolic Interaction, 2009 symbolicinteraction.net Open Your Eyes - After Noon, Sun Sea Sky, 2011 sunseasky.com Inside Your Dream - After Noon, Sun Sea Sky, 2011 sunseasky.com Ten - Drawing Circles Through An Empty Sky, Summer Rain Recordings, 2008 summerrainrecordings.net Heights - Waves, Sun Sea Sky, 2013 sunseasky.com Girls In The 70’s - Waves, Sun Sea Sky, 2013 sunseasky.com Lights - Waves, Sun Sea Sky, 2013 sunseasky.com
Album originally released on Symbolic Interaction (SIC024) www.symbolicinteraction.net , and reissued on CD and made available for the first time digitally courtesy of Sun Sea Sky Productions.
Northcape's third release on Sun Sea Sky Productions, this time a shorter more concise affair featuring six tracks of deliberately uncomplicated downtempo electronica with an analogue-inspired melodic sound. The focus is on detailed, atmospheric leads, deep underlying bass, and gently textured distortion.
Originally released on the now-defunct Laidback Electronica netlabel, this classic release has been reissued and made available for the first time in the high-quality format of your choice (MP3, FLAC, and more).
Originally released on the now-defunct Laidback Electronica netlabel, this classic release has been reissued and made available for the first time in the high-quality format of your choice (MP3, FLAC, and more).
The 'Alluvial' EP is inspired by geology, human prehistory and the idea of 'deep time' - how incredibly long it has taken the planet to evolve.
I have therefore tried to express a sense of scale, which is in contrast to the more personal landscapes that inspire much of Northcape's material.
The result is this EP which contains four slow-building but still melodic tracks with a more ambient feel.
Some of the tracks are inspired by the idea of human habitation in the distant past, and others by geological space - the release image is pretty much a landscape I was imagining when I was writing the tracks.
Although they are different from my normal approach to melodic electronica (which continues to develop), I think these tracks still keep a recognizable Northcape sound.
Originally released as a CDr on Unlabel (un52006/16) www.unlabel.net/un52006-16.htm, "Nightfall in Gentle Waters" has been lovingly remastered for digital re-release on Sun Sea Sky Productions.
'The Chip' was never reworked for the "What Cheer" full-length released through Anodyne Records. An alternate and acoustic version of 'Still Proud' appeared on that very same release, with this version being decidedly more rock-oriented. The songs feature the *classic* and orginal lineup for the band (with Mike Myers on drums, minus Wade Williamson on guitar).
Andrew Ashby :: voice and guitar Matt "Auggie" Wolber :: guitar Dan Weber :: bass Mike Myers. :: drums
Recorded and mixed at Woodland Music in Olathe, KS by Jason Hall in Summer 2002.
PLAY DUMB // NEW RED
Destined for a 7" that never was.
Andrew Ashby :: voice and guitar Wade Williamson :: guitar, keys Matt "Auggie" Wolber :: guitar Dan Weber :: bass Billy Brimblecom Jr. :: drums
Engineered and Recorded at Static Studios in Chicago, IL by Steven Vandeven in late 2001. Mastered at Colossal Studios in 2002
'Temples' is the artist's second full-length album, following up the excellent 'Ways to Travel' released on Archaic Horizon in 2014.
Warm, immersive, flowing, laid-back, harmonious, mellow and feel-good are words that can be used to describe Portugal-based Michaël Bijker’s music. Full of chillout, IDM , ambient and chillstep influences, Bijker's music chronicles his many journeys around the globe, featuring field samples and recordings from his travels to locations near and far.
The first installment in a sampler series from the label. Enjoy, share with others, and please visit and support the artists who took the time out of their busy schedules to contribute to this project and craft music that allows you to slow down in yours.
2015 is proving to be a busy year for George Papadopoulos (aka Hior Chronik), whose third full-length album ‘Taking The Vail’ (Kitchen. Label) and collaborative double-vinyl project with Arovane ‘In-between’ (A Strangely Isolated Place) are due to be released within the year. ‘The First Ray’ (Sun Sea Sky Productions) sees Hior Chronik collaborating with prolific Grecian electronica artist Mikaël Delta, and kicks off a semi-regular series of collaborations from the artist on the imprint.
Drones and ambient fields drench this release with an emotional frequency full of strength, inner treasures and awakening - creating an exquisite recording that attempts to transcend the temporal or physical, replacing these instead with the light of consciousness.
