Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier - “Fever Dunes”.

10 Mar 2012 — Tonje Thilesen

It isn't exactly a small amount of digital or physical releases our Paris-born girl Felicia Atkinson has been putting out on her Bandcamp the past four years, both "solo" in addition to her other project Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, born in upstate New York in the summer of 2010. On An Age Of Wonder, the newest vinyl release of Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, miss Atkinson continues to float in her peculiar borderland between ambient and drone, darker and more hideous than what we remember from, for instance, Green & Grey. An Age Of Wonder contains the tracks "Fever Dunes" (below) and "The First Forest", and can be pre-ordered on 12 inch green vinyl via La Station Radar/Shelter Press. Read more → It isn't exactly a small amount of digital or physical releases our Paris-born girl Felicia Atkinson has been putting out on her Bandcamp the past four years, both "solo" in addition to her other project Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, born in upstate New York in the summer of 2010. On An Age Of Wonder, the newest vinyl release of Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, miss Atkinson continues to float in her peculiar borderland between ambient and drone, darker and more hideous than what we remember from, for instance, Green & Grey. An Age Of Wonder contains the tracks "Fever Dunes" (below) and "The First Forest", and can be pre-ordered on 12 inch green vinyl via La Station Radar/Shelter Press.

Video: Piotr Kurek - “Coda”.

10 Mar 2012 — Henning Lahmann

Absolutely intriguing animation for Piotr Kurek's "Coda", taken from the Polish experimentalist's recent cassette release Heat on Digitalis, about which we'd reported a little while ago. The deeply entrancing visuals that perfectly accompany Kurek's playful, organ-dominated arrangement were made by Magdalena Syboń. Read more → Absolutely intriguing animation for Piotr Kurek's "Coda", taken from the Polish experimentalist's recent cassette release Heat on Digitalis, about which we'd reported a little while ago. The deeply entrancing visuals that perfectly accompany Kurek's playful, organ-dominated arrangement were made by Magdalena Syboń.

Meadowlands: “Heaven”.

09 Mar 2012 — Henning Lahmann

Finally new transmissions from Michael McGregor's delightful Meadowlands project, some gentle ambient musings that were inspired by the last, unseasonably warm late winter days in NYC with apparently 63 degrees yesterday: "Made this jam last night and sitting here at work with the window open and the sun shining in, felt it kinda summed up the present atmosphere in the Big Apple so I figured I'd upload it." Well I've just made the transition into Celsius and had to realize that I can't really say the same thing about Berlin, though Spring definitely is on its way on both sides of the Atlantic, and in any case I'm glad he sent over these soothing minutes of heavenly contemplation, perfect to alleviate the pain after another week of hard work. Have a nice weekend folks. Read more → Finally new transmissions from Michael McGregor's delightful Meadowlands project, some gentle ambient musings that were inspired by the last, unseasonably warm late winter days in NYC with apparently 63 degrees yesterday: "Made this jam last night and sitting here at work with the window open and the sun shining in, felt it kinda summed up the present atmosphere in the Big Apple so I figured I'd upload it." Well I've just made the transition into Celsius and had to realize that I can't really say the same thing about Berlin, though Spring definitely is on its way on both sides of the Atlantic, and in any case I'm glad he sent over these soothing minutes of heavenly contemplation, perfect to alleviate the pain after another week of hard work. Have a nice weekend folks.

Black to Comm: “Water”.

08 Mar 2012 — Jesse Thompson

This past Tuesday De Stijl Records released EARTH by Black to Comm (a.k.a. Mark Richter). As TMT notes, the album is the soundtrack to the 2009 silent film of the same name by Ho Tzu Nyen, which is, according to Richter, "a post-apocalyptic collage based on paintings by classical European painters…[and my] music tries to translate that concept." With whispered samples that slither about the space between dark imagery, sparse acoustic guitar, and ominous vocals that are delivered like a chanted, high-church ritual, the video for "Water" works with a restrained sort of bustle that slowly draws you toward a heightened sense of your mortality. Watch the video for "Water" below, and order your copy of EARTH over at De Stijl. Read more → This past Tuesday De Stijl Records released EARTH by Black to Comm (a.k.a. Mark Richter). As TMT notes, the album is the soundtrack to the 2009 silent film of the same name by Ho Tzu Nyen, which is, according to Richter, "a post-apocalyptic collage based on paintings by classical European painters…[and my] music tries to translate that concept." With whispered samples that slither about the space between dark imagery, sparse acoustic guitar, and ominous vocals that are delivered like a chanted, high-church ritual, the video for "Water" works with a restrained sort of bustle that slowly draws you toward a heightened sense of your mortality. Watch the video for "Water" below, and order your copy of EARTH over at De Stijl.

Bon Chat, Bon Rat: “Dust Proud (feat Pepepiano)”.

08 Mar 2012 — Tonje Thilesen

As Sydney's (and Australia in general) has finally set international roots in the ever-growing electronic scene, the former trio-now-duo Bon Chat, Bon Rat have grown fast after NFOP's own monthly contributor Holly introduced us to them quite exactly a year ago. On their brand new single "Dust Proud" below, they also brought another East To West regular, Pepepiano into their dancy mess, and the result can be enjoyed exclusively below. An excellent quirky dance tune, if you prefer.

Their upcoming EP will be out on Future Classic in early June.

Bon Chat, Bon Rat - Dust Proud (featuring Pepepiano)

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As Sydney's (and Australia in general) has finally set international roots in the ever-growing electronic scene, the former trio-now-duo Bon Chat, Bon Rat have grown fast after NFOP's own monthly contributor Holly introduced us to them quite exactly a year ago. On their brand new single "Dust Proud" below, they also brought another East To West regular, Pepepiano into their dancy mess, and the result can be enjoyed exclusively below. An excellent quirky dance tune, if you prefer.

Their upcoming EP will be out on Future Classic in early June.

Bon Chat, Bon Rat - Dust Proud (featuring Pepepiano)

Video: Leno Lovecraft feat. Greatest Hits - “Scandalous”.

08 Mar 2012 — Henning Lahmann

Excellent animated video coming to you from the Gunk TV family, totally futuresque dance pop vibes performed by a bunch of free-spirited neon weirdos with some support from outer space on the drums. "Scandalous" is the latest, well, scandalously amusing tune by Leno Lovecraft, realized with the help of the fine dudes of Greatest Hits. There's new stuff coming from both projects sometime later this year, and you know it's gonna be a hell lotta fun. The video was directed and produced by Simon Ward & Leno Lovecraft. Read more → Excellent animated video coming to you from the Gunk TV family, totally futuresque dance pop vibes performed by a bunch of free-spirited neon weirdos with some support from outer space on the drums. "Scandalous" is the latest, well, scandalously amusing tune by Leno Lovecraft, realized with the help of the fine dudes of Greatest Hits. There's new stuff coming from both projects sometime later this year, and you know it's gonna be a hell lotta fun. The video was directed and produced by Simon Ward & Leno Lovecraft.

Premiere: Digits - “So Cold”.

07 Mar 2012 — Tonje Thilesen

This brand new tune of Toronto local, but currently London based Digits (aka Alt Altman) dropped in our inbox the other day, barely a week after I had personally met up with him in London over beer and ginger wine, shared together with a bunch of drunk Norwegians. That aside — "So Cold" is a freezing and sophisticated piece of electronica that might as well remind us of Alt's side project Bad Passion, if you happen to remember the splendid "Liquid Fire" from their last year's Doin' It Slow EP.  A new mixtape entitled Death and Desire featuring original Digits and Bad Passion tracks will drop on April 2, and will also include a remix of none other than Nite Jewel, so stay tuned. You can still download his last year's EP Lost Dream for free here. Digits - So Cold Read more → This brand new tune of Toronto local, but currently London based Digits (aka Alt Altman) dropped in our inbox the other day, barely a week after I had personally met up with him in London over beer and ginger wine, shared together with a bunch of drunk Norwegians. That aside — "So Cold" is a freezing and sophisticated piece of electronica that might as well remind us of Alt's side project Bad Passion, if you happen to remember the splendid "Liquid Fire" from their last year's Doin' It Slow EP.  A new mixtape entitled Death and Desire featuring original Digits and Bad Passion tracks will drop on April 2, and will also include a remix of none other than Nite Jewel, so stay tuned. You can still download his last year's EP Lost Dream for free here. Digits - So Cold