Mark E - Stone Wall Mix (GhostlyCast 43)

Mark E - Stone Wall Mix (GhostlyCast 43)

Artwork by Michael Cina

Tracklist:
Agoria - Heartbeating (Mark E Un-Released Version)
Chicken Lips - For Ava (Mark E Remix)
Dressvn - Sex Tags
Blagger - Strange Beahviour (Koze Mix)
The Untouchables - Something Bugged
Naomi Daniel - Stars
Pascal Bongo Massive - Pere Cochon
John Swing - Rollin
Edward - Maxa
Relative - Vinylog
Function - Immolare
Skatebard - Ta Ta Arr
James T. Cotton - On Time
Mark E - Oranges
Miles Sagnia - Relativity
Edward - Naxa
Ghost Town - Motor Booty

GhostlyCast #43: Mark E - Stone Wall Mix by ghostly

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Com Truise - Pyragony Tripyra

Com Truise - Pyragony Tripyra
Ghostly International
futuresequence

Tracklisting:
1. Pyragony
2. Tripyra

Com Truise - Pyragony/Tripya by futuresequence

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http://www.futuresequence.com/article/interview-com-truise/

Mux Mool - Drum EP 2

Mux Mool - Drum EP 2
Label: Moodgadget
Catalog#: none
Format: File, MP3, Donation-Only EP
Country: UK
Released: 21 Jan 2010
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Instrumental, Hip Hop, Synth-pop
Artwork by: Hydro74

From Mux Mool:
I made the first Drum EP in 2007. At that time I wasn't sure if I was going to continue making beats at all. I had only released one song, and despite how well "Lost and Found" had done, I just wasn't sure if this was the path I was going on. A good friend of mine, Medium Zach from Big Quarters suggested I challenge myself to make one beat every day for a week. I took him up on his challenge and did just that. 7 lo fi hip hop beats.

In 2010 I found myself in a similar funk, only this time I was traveling quite a bit. I decided that I wanted to challenge myself again. This time, I couldn't really do 7 songs in 7 days, and I wanted to improve in quality from the songs on the first Drum EP, but stay true to the nature of beat-making challenges. So, this EP is all songs I made while on a plane.

Mux Mool - Drum EP 2 by Moodgadget

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[GI-119] Shigeto - What We Held On To

Shigeto - What We Held On To
Label: Ghostly International
Catalog#: GI-119
Format: 5 x File, MP3
Country:
Released: 20 Jul 2010
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Abstract, IDM, Experimental
Credits: Artwork By - Mike Cina

Zach Saginaw’s releases as Shigeto are more than just pieces of music—they’re chapters, carefully laid building blocks of a narrative that spans the artist’s increasingly impressive body of work. Building a sonic bridge between the Semi-Circle EP and the upcoming Full Circle full-length, Shigeto’s What We Held On To EP is the next installment in the artist’s ongoing treatise on his family’s troubled history, as well as a free taste of what’s to come from the prolific Brooklyn producer.
What We Held On To is both simpler and heavier than its predecessor, with Shigeto paring his tracks down to their essentials and adding a dollop of blown-speaker low end; it’s also a bit more melancholy, owing to the addition of a few elegantly disheveled vocal samples and liberal use of piano. “After She Smokes” matches a sinister metallic “shhhing!” (Swords colliding? Knives sharpening?) to an elegiac singing voice and a series of swelling synths—certainly one of Shigeto’s prettiest moments—while “Bitter Sweet”’s stuttering boom-clap and machine-like hums alternate with more doe-eyed vocals and a touch of understated bossa-nova cool. The EP’s second half is darker than the first, as the overdriven digital menace of “What We Held On To” leads into “Grandma’s Words / Rise Out of the Stone”, a two-part invocation of Saginaw’s grandmother’s experience as a Japanese-American during the horrors of WWII.
The central mystery with What We Held On To, of course, is the title’s unspecified “what”: what exactly, we’re meant to wonder, did they hold on to? As Shigeto moves steadily toward his full-length debut, he’s been holding on to his family history, bringing that chapter of his musical mission to a close; he’s also holding on to his grandmother’s upright piano (the moody chords of which appear throughout the EP), her last remaining worldly possession after her internment in the US. What We Held On To represents the final piece of Shigeto’s longstanding obsession; on Full Circle, his upcoming full-length, the young producer finally lets go.

Tracklist:
1 Spring Textures 3:21
2 After The Smoke 3:10
3 Bitter Sweet 2:18
4 What We Held On To 4:07
5 Grandma's Words / Rise Out Of The Stone 8:09

RootMusic BandPage by SHIGETO

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GhostlyCast #35: Soundmurderer - Variable Information Processing

GhostlyCast #35: Soundmurderer - Variable Information Processing

Soundmurderer (aka Todd Osborn/Osborne) unfurls a selection of modern
bass at the Detroitdubstep.com Launch Party

GhostlyCast #35: Soundmurderer - Variable Information Processing by ghostly


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GhostlyCast #34 Solvent - Shift Work Mix

GhostlyCast #34 Solvent - Shift Work Mix

A selection of raw analog-synthesizer music, from noisy lo-fi industrial to melodic synthpop, courtesy of Ghostly's resident expert on the subject. Art By Michael Cina.

Tracklist:
1. "Attack Warning Red" [excerpt] - Civil Defence Program
2. "Entry" - November Növelet
3. "Open & Shut" - Martial Canterel
4. "Blank Clocks" - The Future
5. "Riot Squad" - Vice Versa
6. "Step in Time" - Psychic Youth
7. "Rabies" - Naked Lunch
8. "Speed" - Daily Fauli
9. "F.U. Klaxon" - Beau Wanzer
10. "The Tale of Bernie Woodstein" - Legowelt
11. "Attack Warning Red" [transition] - Civil Defence Program
12. "Wellengenerator" - Im Namen Des Volkes
13. "Protect and Survive" - Civil Defence Program
14. "Automation" - Robert Lawrence & Mark Phillips
15. "33a1" [edit] - John Bender
16. "Television Set" - Television Set
17. "Solarize" - The Rorschach Garden
18. "U?berbeast" - Medio Mutante
19. "It's About Now" [excerpt] - Cabaret Voltaire

GhostlyCast #34 Solvent - Shift Work Mix by ghostly

[GI-106] Shigeto - Semi Circle EP

Shigeto - Semi Circle EP
Label: Ghostly International
Catalog#: GI-106
Format: 3 x File, MP3, 192 kbps, EP
Country: US
Released: 19 Apr 2010
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Instrumental, IDM, Downtempo, Funk, Experimental

Ann Arbor's Zach Saginaw aka Shigeto is the latest young beat hypnotist to make the friendly jump from Moodgadget to Ghostly, where he'll release a new full-length, Full Circle, later this year. To grease the introductory palm, Ghostly's letting go of Semi Circle, a five-song primer on the marshy, headspinning rhythm jungle this dude so obviously thrives in. He's a monster behind a traditional drum kit, too.

Tracklisting:
1 Beginnings 01:17
2 There Is Always Hope 03:21
3 Eternal Life 02:36
4 Baker Blunt Basics 03:23
5 Embrace The Cold 06:21



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the sight below - process part 200 (live at the seattle art museum)

The Sight Below - Process Part 200 (live at the seattle art museum) 
modyfier

Live sets are usually tricky to translate into a recording. Most likely when any artist is mixing live electronic music, the tendency is to adjust the sound and balance of instruments according to the acoustics of the room, the speakers available and setup (stereo, quad, etc) and multiple other factors (like the number of people in the room). Ultimately, what sounds great live might not sound that interesting when you record straight from the main soundboard and play it back at home, in headphones or home stereo system. It is one of the main reasons I seldom record live sets – they just rarely translate well into the recorded format. I remember last year somebody recorded a bootleg of our set at Sonar festival in Barcelona. It’s been floating on the Internet for a while and I must say it’s a pity, as it is definitely not representative of what we sound like in a live setting. Part of the beauty of live performance is the physicality of it –like when listening to a very dense, textured wall of guitar noise with sub frequencies at 120db’s…ah, beauty! Read more...

the sight below - process part 200 (live at the seattle art museum) by modyfier

Various - Ghostly Essentials: Music for Creatives

Various - Ghostly Essentials: Music for Creatives
Label: Ghostly International
Catalog: none
Format: 8 x File, MP3, 320 kbps, Free Download
Released: Apr 2010


A 40-minute exploration of Ghostly's "SMM" artists, whose mysterious, home-grown sound was inspired by Brian Eno's original concept of ambient music. The style is exemplified by contemplative instrumental textures and sweeping melodic gestures. The Music for Creatives compilation is a joint effort between longtime admirers Ghostly International and Behance; its release coincides with The 99% Conference, Behance's yearly summit on creativity and productivity. Music for Creatives is built to inspire deep dives into the dark waters of creative flow.

Tracklisting:

1. AEROC - PLEASE GO WRONG

Electro-acoustic textures from Aeroc's 2004 debut Viscous Solid.

2. THE SIGHT BELOW - AT FIRST TOUCH

A slice of downbeat gloom from The Sight Below's 2008 debut Glider.

3. KILN - HONG

A gauzy treat, first appearing on Kiln's 2004 Sunbox EP.

4. SYNTAKS - PHANTASMOGORIA

From the Danish electro-shoegaze duo's 2009 debut Ylajali.

5. CHRISTOPHER WILLITS - BREATHE (Fountain)

A selection from the guitarist/producer's ambient cycle, 2004's Breathe (In Seven Sections). Taken from 2004's SMM, Vol. 2 compilation.

6. CEPIA - RAMP

Cool, foggy atmospherics from 2006's Idol Tryouts Two compilation.

7. TYCHO - COASTAL BRAKE (Hatchback's Cosmic Caviar Dub)

A surf-inspired dance track from the producer / designer's 2009 "Coastal Brake" single.

8. LUSINE - EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN

Beat-heavy ambient from the Seattle producer's 2004 classic Serial Hodgepodge.

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GhostlyCast #33: Hot Helmet Touch - Mux Mool

Ghostly International

GhostlyCast #33: Hot Helmet Touch - Mux Mool

Mashing together classic hip-hop a cappellas and his own bitcrushed, synthesized mayhem, Mux Mool evokes the sound of his full-length Skulltaste in an effortless live mix.

Tracklisting:
1. Robot Koch vs Cerebral Vortex (fLako Rmx instrumental - Vortex Cookies w/ Outkast - Bombs Over Bagdahd acapella
2. Mos Def - Beef
3. Latyrx - Latryx
4. MDSGN w Devonwho - Trance Dance
5. B-JU - Soja Extra - w Longmont Potion Castle medley
6. Qwerty Musique - Troublanc - w Wu Tang acapella
7. Beautiful Bells - Needles - Shigeto Remix w Busta Rhymes acapella
8. Mux Mool - untitled
9. Al B. Sure - Night and Day - Onra Edit
10. Alex B - You and I Both Know w Too Short acapella
11. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker - DJ Dials edit - Mux Mool edit
12. Mux Mool - untitled
13. Arrested Development - Tennessee
14. Average White Band - Pick up the Pieces - w 50 Cent - In the Club acapella
15. Freestyle - - - Mux Mool Edit
16. Dark Party - Patrol Patrol - Mux Mool remix.

GhostlyCast#33: Hot Helmet Touch - Mux Mool by ghostly

GhostlyCast#32: Just One Night - Brass & Wax Live

Ghostly International

GhostlyCast #32: Just One Night (Gadi Mizrahi and Greg Paulus) - Brass  and Wax Live

Gadi Mizrahi and collaborator Greg Paulus from No Regular Play (Wolf + Lamb, Double Standard Records) perform as "Just One Night", Gadi's on wax; Greg plays trumpet. Art By Michael Cina.

Tracklist:
Moodymann - Heavan - Mahogony Music
Larry Heard - 25 Yeard From Alpha - Alleviated Records
Levon Vincent - I Owe You Everything - Novel Sound
Alex Smith - Here With Me Feat. Diviniti - FXHE Records
G. Marcell - Breathe (inhale Mix) - Bearatone Records
No Regular Play - Ladyluck - Wolf + Lamb Records
Rick Poppa Howard - About Fourteen (Remix) - Rush Hour

GhostlyCast#32: Just One Night - Brass & Wax Live by ghostly

Various - Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One

 

Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One

Ghostly International

A compilation of rare, unreleased, and hard-to-find music from our vaults. Highlights include Matthew Dear's "Don't Go This Way", a tasty leftover from the Asa Breed sessions; Michna's "Quadruple Gold Dipped", an alternate version of the Magic Monday album-opener; and The Sight Below's "Blown", another piece of perfect melancholia from the prolific producer.


Tracklisting:
1. AEROC - DAISY CHAINS
Made during the sessions of his debut, Viscous Solid (GI-30), this track was featured on a limited XLR8R magazine compilation.
2. AUDION - BEND HER
A never-before-released track from the 2009 Hecatomb sessions, used to great effect in his live sets.
3. BEN BENJAMIN - DESK HAS BEEN TABLED
Ben Benjamin (formerly of Midwest Product and PostPrior) lays down a nice slice of hypnotic pop from 2008.
4. MATTHEW DEAR - DON'T GO THIS WAY
From the 2007 Asa Breed (GI-65) sessions, this track was originally issued as a download at Ghostly's RCRD LBL blog.
5. MICHNA - QUADRUPLE GOLD DIPPED
Unreleased version of 2008's "Triple Chrome Dipped" form his Magic Monday (GI-73) debut.
6. MIDWEST PRODUCT - BELGIAN
Japan-only track from the now-defunct electronic rock trio.
7. MOBIUS BAND - THE LOVING SOUNDS OF STATIC (JUNIOR BOYS REMIX INSTRUMENTAL)
Unreleased instrumental version of Junior Boys' remix from 2006's Idol Tryouts 2 (GI-51) compilation.
8. OUTPUTMESSAGE - METTLE
Outputmessage was an early Ghostly artist; his track "Mettle" never saw release, until now.
9. THE SIGHT BELOW - BLOWN
Another gloomy gem from the prolific producer's vaults.

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XLR8R: Mux Mool - Lady Linda

XLR8R

Mux Mool - Lady Linda

Be it dirty, sampled breaks or shimmery, electronic loops, the mark of a great hip-hop producer usually lies more in the bang-and-slap than notable melodies. Yet Brian Lindgren (a.k.a. Mux Mool) has no need to worry, as the Brooklyn producer is strong in both categories. His new single, "Lady Linda," makes use of all his talents as it oscillates focus between a few Boards of Canada-esque synthlines and a shuffling beat that could make FlyLo jealous. The track precedes Mux Mool's forthcoming Viking Funeral EP and his debut full-length for Ghostly, entitled Skulltaste.

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Osborne: "Afrika (Bullion Remix)"

Osborne: "Afrika (Bullion Remix)"

Detroit's Osborne released his self-titled debut album in 2008 and he returns next month with The Ghostly Remixes, an album of re-workings of tracks from that first LP. The opening cut, UK producer Bullion's re-imagining of "Afrika", drifts easily on a playful bass line and a subtly engaging beat.


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(GI-98) Mux Mool - Viking Funeral EP

Mux Mool - Viking Funeral EP
Label: Ghostly International
Catalog#: GI-98
Format: 5 x File, MP3, EP, 320kbps
Country: US
Released: 02 Feb 2010
Genre: Electronic
Style: Instrumental, Hip Hop, Wonky

Culled from Mux Mool’s EPs, mixtapes, and beat vaults, the Viking Funeral EP collects five choice Mux cuts into one concentrated blast of music, an introduction to Brian Lindgren’s dazzling take on homespun electro hip-hop and a preamble to his upcoming full-length opus, Skulltaste.
Viking Funeral contains everything that Mux Mool does best, making it a fine road map to Lindgren’s cracked universe. “Teal Trim” starts things off right with a tight, incisive beat, mixed to cut through a fog of hard-panned synths and distorted melody lines. Mux’s live edit of “Ladies Know” is a hard-to-find instrumental version which foregrounds the track’s bitcrushed drums and dirt-crusted vocal samples. Next up is “Drum Babylon”, a highlight from Mux’s song-a-day project Drum EP, and “Goblin Town”, a mischievous interlude featuring a choir of deep-voiced goblins, singing about their hometown. The Viking Funeral EP closes with its lone track with vocals, “Death 9000 (Prof & POS Broadcasting Version)”, in which the MCs have their way with one of Mux’s more sinister beatscapes.
Five tracks, five different shades of Mux; but the Viking Funeral EP is just the tip of the iceberg. Skulltaste is lurking below the waterline, and it goes down for miles.

Tracklisting:
1 Teal Trim [Edit]
2 Ladies Know [Live Edit]
3 Drum Babylon
4 Goblin Town
5 Death 9000 (Prof & P.O.S. Broadcasting Version)

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Lusine MUTEKLIVE031

MUTEK

Lusine MUTEKLIVE031
09 Dec 2009 

Lusine performed in the intimate Savoy room of the Metropolis, as part of a Decibel festival showcase. Producing music for over 10 years now, with steady releases on Ghostly International as well as on numerous compilations, Lusine's style embodies warm, melodic as well as abstract compositions. His last MUTEK performance came right before the release of his fantastic new full-length, A Certain Distance, in September 2009, and concordantly gives you a nice taste of what the producer's latest offering is all about.

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GhostlyCast #29: Clark Warner - The Warm Up

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GhostlyCast #29: Clark Warner -  The Warm Up

Clark Warner is Ghostly's secret weapon.  With GhostlyCast 29 he weaves together subtle, textured tracks with slow-mo grace.
A slow painting approach featuring colors by DJ Food, Popnoname, SEN, Mount Kimbie, John Roberts and Harold Budd.

Tracklist:
1. Harmonic 33 - The Shapeshifter - Warp
2. DJ Food - All Covered In Darkness (Mr P Remix In3) - Ninja Tune
3. Popnoname - Nightliner - Kompakt
4. Pascal Schafer - L'homme Oiseau - Karaoke Kalk
5. Grandadbob - Pictures (Quiet Village Dub) - Southern Fried
6. Robin Guthrie - Little Big Fish - Rocket Girl
7. Mount Kimbie - Serged - Hotflush
8. King Midas Sound - One Ting (Dabrye Remix) - Hyperdub
9. Jogger - Nice Tights (Nosaj Thing Remix) - FoF Music
10. Contriva - 8 Eyes (Tom Thiel Mix) - Monika Enterprise
11. Lukid - Fela - Werk Discs
12. John Roberts - Maroon - Dial
13. SEN - Satnav - Statik
14. Ytre Rymden Dansskola - Afterski - Full Pupp
15. Harold Budd - Agnes Martin - All Saints

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GhostlyCast #28: Philip Sherburne - Samhain

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GhostlyCast #28: Philip Sherburne - Samhain
Date: 01 Nov 2009

A mix made on October 31st in the aftermath of a foggy week in Krakow, tapping into the dark side of ambient and post-classical.

Tracklisting:
Chris Watson, "Elephants, Family Group Asleep in Rough Grassland, Maasai Mara, Kenya" (Touch, 1998)
Demdike Stare, "All Hallows Eve" (Modern Love, 2009)
Efzeg, "Intron" (HATology, 2006)
September Collective, "Terzian" (Mosz, 2009)
Steve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses" (Nonesuch, 1976/1997)
Ekkehard Ehlers, "Plays Cornelius Cardew" (Staubgold, 2002)
Ethernet, "Summer Insects" (Kranky, 2009)
Per Giöbel, "Codex: Midlothian/Sluss→Hek" (DK, 1984)
Emeralds, "Alive in the Sea of Information" (No Fun, 2009)
Stars of the Lid, "Inarticulate Silences, Part 2" (Kranky, 2007)
Klimek, "Exploding Unbearable Desires" (Anticipate, 2009)
Black to Comm, "Trapez" (Type, 2009)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, "Bibo No Aozora/Engless Flight/Babel" (Concord, 2006)
Labradford, "Air Lubricated Free Axis Trainer" (Virgin, 1994)
Area C, "Of Set Purpose, No Arrangement" (Students of Decay, 2009)
Jim O'Rourke, "Mere, Part 3" (Staalplaat, 1992)
Seefeel, "As Link" (Warp, 2009)
Henri Texier, "Quand Tout S'arrete" (Eurodisc, 1974)

GhostlyCast #28 Philip Sherburne - Samhain by ghostly

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(GI-95) Syntaks - Mistral Moon

Syntaks - Mistral Moon
Label: Ghostly International
Catalog#: GI-95
Format: 2 x File, MP3, EP, 320kbps
Country: US
Released: 06 Oct 2009
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Shoegaze, Ambient
Notes: Released as a free download from the record label website.

Syntaks’ Mistral Moon EP is a free taste of the Danish duo’s full-length Ylajali, comprising two tracks of Syntaks’ densely layered ambient pop. Syntaks’ songs are textural epics in miniature, meticulously detailed shoegaze symphonies built from Anna Cecilia’s wordless vocalizations and Jakob Skott’s breathtaking production. “Sudden Dream” grows from a puddle of Cecilia’s molten coos to a towering climax worthy of M83’s overdriven majesty; “Mistral Moon (Illuminated Version)” presents a slightly sweetened rendition of the Ylajali standout, matching a triumphant melody and heavy-footed beat with distant stutters of distortion and oceans of atmospheric rumblings. To call Syntaks’ music “cinematic” would be an understatement—with the Mistral Moon EP, the experience is as visceral and surreal as a slow-motion sunrise.

Tracklist:
1 Sudden Dream 3:00
2 Mistral Moon (Illuminated Version) 5:24

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GhostlyCast #27: Slow Hands - Live From Autobrennt

GhostlyCast #27: Slow Hands - Live From Autobrennt

Wolf + Lamb / Moodgadget artist Slow Hands (aka Ryan Cavanagh) goes deep at NYC's Autobrennt night.

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