Swiss Dark Nights: Hapax – Stream of Consciousness

Stream of Consciousness

Hapax is a postpunk synth wave project from Naples (Italy) that combines 80’s dark-wave sounds with modern experimental /industrial arrangements. The duo was formed in 2014 and consists of Michele Mozzillo (vocals, bass, synth, lyrics) and Diego Cardone (guitar, synth, programming, artwork).

The debut album was released on December 2014 for the label Swiss Dark Nights and is a 11 tracks concept inspired to the narrative device employed by some writers of the early XXth Century, the “Stream of consciousness”, which seeks to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which like a flow pass through the mind before they could be logically organized in sentences. A dramatic and exhausting introspection into human soul.

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Posted on February 20th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Evawyna: Bad News From Cosmos – Pearl for Guttiere

Bad News From Cosmos - Pearl for Guttiere

We are pleased to announce the release of “Pearl for Guttiere” by Ukrainien band Bad News from Cosmos on Evawyna.

This 7 tracks album conducts its narrative line trough radically different textures, alterning folk songs, drone experiments, pop melodies and haunting synths.

Bad News from Cosmos is a Ukrainian band (Andrii Hrachov and Iryna Bodnar), active since 2010. The duo is mostly focused on creating songs and freeform improvisations narrating of love and death.

“We are devotees of mathematical polyphonies, sequences and improvisations based on pure feeling and dark romantic world vision. We fuel our passion for composing by the inspiration we get from vibrant and harsh sound textures, as well as from the flexibility of the music piece form. We search our style in the area where classical composition form and vitalizing freedom of avant-approach are intercrossed. An eternal experiment is the way we’ve chosen to lead us to what we call a musical perfection.”

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Posted on February 18th, 2015 under Releases, , ,

0.5: Zarkoff – EP

Zarkoff - EP

EP is the latest release from Zarkoff, also known for running Sensorium Studio in Zagreb, Croatia, and being involved in Sumerian Fleet, Florence Foster Fan Club and Popsimonova & Zarkoff.

CD-R edition limited to 50 copies (just a few copies left).

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Posted on February 15th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Stellar Kinematics: Hante – Her Fall And Rise

Hante - Her Fall And Rise

After her previous noteworthy projects Phosphor and Minuit Machine, Hélène de Thoury offers, through her first solo project, a cold and synthetic music mixing nagging cold wave and striking electronics.

« Her Fall And Rise » depicts these moments in life when you swing between dark melancholia and bright hope. The EP spreads all its complexity through 7 tracks and a limited edition vinyl, offered as a real art object with several interpretations.

7″ vynil limited to 35 copies (already sold out).

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Posted on February 13th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Visage Musique: Liz & László – Rien à Paris

Liz & László - Rien à Paris

VM is proud to present its last release of 2014. Liz & László’s debut single “Rien à Paris”, finally on 7” vinyl ! Liz & László is a duo comprised of Automelodi’s Xavier Paradis and Xeno & Oaklander’s Liz Wendelbo. Previously released on Wierd Records in 2012 as a digital single, the title track takes inspiration from the 1970’s French surrealist film Céline et Julie vont en bateau while the B-side is a cover of Françoise Hardy’s “Je ne suis là pour personne”.

This is a limited edition vinyl pressing of 300 copies.

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Posted on February 10th, 2015 under Releases, ,