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small color - In Light
A couple of months back 12k gave us a preview of this album via the single release of 'Hikari No Hana'. The version of the song that appears on this album is a different mix, side-stepping the single release's skipping electronic beats in favour of more plainly articulated acoustic material. For the most part however, this Japanese duo thrive in an electrified soundworld, concocting such fluttering J-pop delights as 'Life', which combines filtered synths with worn-out drum machines for a muted, more organic feel than the kind of material Taylor Deupree released via his old Happy sub-label, or the 12k output of fellow Japanese popsters like Moskitoo. There's an almost folksy simplicity to the arrangements and recording style here, resulting in atmospheric acoustic tracts such as the lovely 'Heaven Knows', while elsewhere, only the very lightest of electronic touches is detectable, as on tracks like the beat-puntuated, accordion-driven 'Daisy' and the Wechsel Garland-like 'Amaoto'. 'In Light' must rank as one of 12k's most resoundingly successful forays into music of this ilk, and that's largely attributable to the comparatively diminutive role played by digital production. Here the songs succeed because there's no unnecessarily flashy post-production interfering with their effective and simple construction. Another excellent transmission from 12k - highly recommended.
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3CD // £15.99
Incredible triple CD set, over 4 hours of music housed in a custom outer card slipcase - ESSENTIAL PURCHASE.
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2CD // £9.99
Hauntological hip-hop variations on the up-and-coming Home Assembly Music
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CD // £12.99
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CD // £7.99
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CD // £7.99
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CD // £7.99
Amazing new album from Richard Skelton, his first new album since the classic 'Marking Time'.
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CD // £9.99
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CD // £13.99
Deep and immersive live material from Biosphere on the Touch label.
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MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
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CD // £8.99
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CD // £7.99
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CD // £8.99
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12K
CD // £8.99
Arguably the most hushed and delicate record in the 12k catalog.
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ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.99
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ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.99
Gorgeous 39 minute score penned for award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
SPEKK
CD // £13.99
Sleep-themed microsound brilliance from the consistently impressive Spekk imprint
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CD // £12.49
Keith Kenniff - best known as Goldmund / Helios - ventures out under his own name for the 2nd time.
The Bells (Erased Tapes Reissue)
ERASED TAPES
CD // £12.99
Sublime modern classical works from Nils Frahm - made available again by Erased Tapes
Western Vinyl
CD // £11.99
A new album from the superb modern classical / post-rock quintet Balmorhea
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CD // £10.99
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EFTERKLANG & THE DANISH NATIONAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
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CD + DVD // £13.99
Excellent new live album / concert DVD from the Danish post-rocker.
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CD // £7.99
Peter Broderick's earliest work now compiled on this amazing 25-track album for the Type label.
