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the boats - Ballads Of The Research Department
'Ballads Of The Research Department' might well be The Boats' highest profile release to date. For 12k the trio of Andrew Hargreaves, Craig Tattersall and Danny Norbury have crafted one of their most exquisite albums, working with new vocalists Chris Stewart and Cuushe to realise a sensitive and tenderly intimate suite of sounds. 'Ballads…' breaks down as four extended compositions, rendering quiet pop gems as somnambulant drifts of rich strings, slowly effervescent tape effects and electro-acoustic detail which simply sound like nobody else. Two of the ballads are purely instrumental, '…For Achievement' sweeping from desolate widescreen ambience thru warbly, tape-worn texture descending to heartbreaking strings and tinkered electronics with a breathless, frictionless grace, while '…For the Girl On The Moon' is informed by a mixture of neo-classical and burnished midnight jazz modes arranged with a blink and miss sleight-of-hand. Working with Chris Stewart on '…For Failure' the atmosphere is tangibly rich with smoky tape delay, drifting in-and-out of consciousness with a duvet-diving quality, while Japanese vocalist Cuushe is placed against a ghostly backdrop of almost Burial-esque atmopsheres, plangent keys and padded bass, before swooning into Danny Norbury's cello reverie.
Kompakt
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Kompakt's annual ambient round-up lands with lovely offerings from Wolfgang Voigt, BVDub and more...
Kranky
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A very welcome return for Carl Huntgren and Windy Weber, with their first album proper since 2008.
EXPERIMEDIA
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New album from Dag Rosenqvist aka Jasper TX and Aaron Martin.
Ideologic Organ
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Ghostly chamber music and occult minimalism on Stephen O'Malley's Ideologic Organ imprint.
Serein
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A rare and typically beautiful outing from Nest, aka Deaf Center's Otto Totland and Huw Roberts.
DESIRE PATH RECORDINGS
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Beautiful suite of neo-classical choral ambience from Brooklyn-based Kyle Bobby Dunn.
MIASMAH
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Gloriously troubled drone-folk and avant-ambient investigations from Gultskra Artikler.
Flau
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**Suite of beautifully fragile, minimal solo piano compositions released on Japan's Flau imprint**
OLIVERAY (NILS FRAHM & PETER BRODERICK)
ERASED TAPES
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Lovely stuff from longtime sparring partners Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm.
MIASMAH
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Slowdive drummer Simon Scott delivers an exquisite drone-gazing opus for Erik Skodvin's Miasmah label.
Spectrum Spools
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Reissue of the debut 1981 album by revered multi-instrumentalist/avant-garde operator Robert Turman.
Home Normal
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Career highlight from the magnificent 'The Boats' - pure layered micropop/shoegaze/electronic bliss.
Home Normal
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A career-spanning collection of previously unreleased and rare tracks from the prolific electronica group
LACIES
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A truly beguiling release from Andrew Hargreaves, best known as one half of The Boats.
LACIES
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You're Going To Love Our Defeatist Attitude
City Centre Offices
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City Centre Offices
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City Centre Offices
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12K
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Classic, cyclical folk-rock structures, with a finger-picking style openly indebted to Nick Drake.
12K
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Three track EP addendum for Gareth Dickson's recent album for 12k.
12K
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Arguably the most hushed and delicate record in the 12k catalog.
12K
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64 minutes of advanced electro-acoustic vibrations - new on Taylor Deupree's esteemed 12k imprint.
12K
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Sublime new EP from Taylor Deupree for synthesizer, field recordings and voice.
12K
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Unique collaboration by sound artists/musicians Molly Berg, Olivia Block, Steve Roden and Stephen Vitiello.
12K
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Stephan Mathieu presents his long awaited new album, this time for 12k. Highly Recommended.
TAYLOR DEUPREE / SAWAKO / MINAMO / VARIOUS
12K
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Beautiful collection of live recordings from 12k's core artists.
SOFTWARE
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New on the label curated by Dan 'Oneohtrix' Lopatin and Joel Ford.
ERASED TAPES
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Absolutely heartbreaking improvisations on piano and strings from Ólafur Arnalds - highly recommended.
Persistent Repetition Of Phrases
History Always Favours The Winners
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At long last - here it is for digital, beautifully mastered with brand new artwork to boot...
Touch
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Haunting, weighty new offering on Touch from Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
ROOM 40
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Pimmon makes an overdue and excellent contribution to Lawrence English's Room 40 imprint.
ERASED TAPES
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*Upfront Exclusive* Beautiful synth explorations with an almost Aphexian quality. Highly recommended.
ERASED TAPES
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A close, confessional, nocturnal album that's beautifully wrought and expertly recorded.
LOW POINT
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Achingly gorgeous Stars Of The Lid style drones and instrumental treatments from Low Point
