fennesz : seven stars

fennesz
seven stars
tone 44v
touch
10" vinyl ep

image:©japanese forms

 
 Latest offering from the ever-impeccable Christian  Fennesz. This new solo vinyl EP is his first release on Touch since the "Black Sea" album in 2008.
Playing acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synths, and computers Fennesz comes up with some pleasant, somewhat placid, distorted and phased sounds that remind me very much of the stuff he was doing on the "Endless Summer" album way back in 2001. Like most of his production, "Seven Stars" focuses on digitally manipulated sounds, layers of effects. Very dark and dreamy. Highly recommended. Beautiful artwork as usual from Jon Wozencroft. one2zero
 
fennesz / touch / editions mego



A CD version of this release will be available sometime in September.


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frame.sync / raster-noton

on my turntable

raster-noton
offf lisbon '09
frame.sync

Not Available

image: ©japanese forms

A very rare and exclusive compilation CD released to coincide with Frame.Sync ; a one-time installation project at Offf '09 (an International festival for post-digital creation and culture)which took place in Lisbon, Portugal in May this year. Beautifully designed and packaged; the CD features most of the label's artists. Given away free to anyone who bought a ticket for the festival. one2zero

This copy; courtesy of GMA.

"In cooperation with Derivative's TouchDesigner, Raster-Noton and Offf'09 present:
FRAME.SYNC, a multi-visual space + exclusive cd compilation featuring tracks
by all participating artists: COH, alva noto, atom™, byetone, Frank Bretschneider,
Kangding Ray, nibo, pixel, Pomassl, senking, signal, SND and special guests
Fennesz and Vladislav Delay. Free with ticket for offf festival in Lisbon." (© raster-noton )

Web:
frame.sync raster-noton

fennesz - black sea

on the turntable:

fennesz
black sea
TOUCH # TO:76


image: japanese forms


While I'm a bit disappointed with this release ( - I'll probably get to like it more after a few more listens - ) the new Fennesz album is still one of the best discs I've invested in recently. I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point for those who are not aware of his recordings or haven't heard any of his stuff (-try Endless Summer or Venice-) but I'd say some of the tracks are up to his usual high standard; The Colour of Three and Saffron Revolution being, in my opinion, the standout tracks. You can get a full rundown on the album at the ever-reliable Boomkat site. (one2zero)


Buy Black Sea at: Boomkat / Touch

Download Black Sea :
from Boomkat

fennesz - safron revolution

on the turntable:

fennesz
saffron revolution
TOUCH # TO:76D

While we patiently wait for the release of the new album from Fennesz (Black Sea), Touch have released a rather tasty sampler from it entitled Saffron Revolution. Only available as a one-track digital download and with the new album not being released for another couple of weeks; Saffron Revolution is a highly recommended download. (one2zero)

image: touch records

Download Saffron Revolution :

from Boomkat or Bleep in the UK
from Thrill Jockey in the US via Fina-Music.

fennesz - on a desolate shore...

Available from Boomkat & iTunes now!

fennesz
on a desolate shore a shadow passes by
TS04D

MP3 only release

Download@: Boomkat, iTunes





Also available:

Transition Touch # TS04

7" vinyl only - no legal downloads of these tracks are available
Side A: On a desolate shore [5:14]
Side B: A shadow passes by [3:21]

This is the sister release to the digital-only On A Desolate Shore A Shadow Passes By. These three tracks are based on 8 different guitar recordings made at Amann Studios, Vienna, between 2005-07. The acoustic guitar was recorded with an AK c12 microphone. Other sounds were made using a Fender Stratocaster and a Vox ac15 amp.

The 7" is part of the Touch Sevens 7" vinyl-only series, which began with Oceanus Pacificus by Chris Watson [TS02].

Fennesz's new album for Touch follows in Spring 2008... ( © Touch)