Dutch artist Fomatic started making music in the early nineties. Using C64-trackers at that time, he's grown up with computers to make music. Fomatic's music is best described as beautiful easy listening IDM, inspired by artists like Telefon Tel Aviv, Plaid, Secede, Boards of Canada, Autechre, Klute, Kettel.
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Strom noir comes from Slovakia and was formed in the beginning of 2007 by Emil Matko. In 1998 he established tape/cd-r label called black orchid productions focused on ambient, industrial and experimental music with almost 60 releases out today. The music of Strom noir flows between slow ambient and minimal electronic sound with using of electric and acoustic guitar loops and synths as a basis integrated with field recordings and various abstract sounds. Result of this mixture are the minimalistic atmospheric soundscapes strongly touched by the melancholy.
This release comes with a 15 minute long remix by u-cover's home-act Ontayso.
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Phasen is Ryan Parmer, a 19 years old musician from Orlando, Florida, USA. He already released 5 albums on the I/O Netlabel. This self-titled album is his official CDr debut and is heavily influenced by Boards of Canada and Milieu. Filled with dreamy, soothing pads, light melodies, and catchy rhythms, makes this album full good vibrations.
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Goro Watari from Tokyo, Japan is been active in music since the 80's. With his background as guitar player in several HardCore and Metal bands he started to created experimental and minimal electronic music sinec the 90's. "Hinode Tracks" are a selection of his most ambient and tranquillo minded tracks. From minimal percusive rhytmics to dark drownings.
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Oubys is a one man ambientproject from Hasselt, Belgium. The force behind Oubys is a 28 year old einzelgänger called Wannes Kolf. Kolf's music is made with live improvisations, electronic treatment and fieldrecordings. Paths is Oubys his debut album and influenced by early kraut legends Faust, Can and ambient guru Brain Eno. His music has a nice sense of subterrenean depth and a pulsating progression.
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Marihiko Hara is from Kyoto, Japan creates minimal sound sculptures build around drones and white noise. Sparely layered with low-key digital processed piano and subtle melodies hidden underneath. Clicks and silences painted into thin soundscapes. Most of his tracks reminds us to the better work of Japanese minimalist electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda. 'Reflexion, und dann, Metamorphose' is maximum minimalism and pure zen! !
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Koen Daigaku is Shimizu Kei from Japan and he creates a deep ambient sound that reminds us to the darkest moments of Gas. Rumbling basssounds under distorted and rework loops of classical music. Minimal experimental soundscapes from Tokyo's sub-culture including an epic remix by U-cover's home-act Ontayso.
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The Belgium Greenhouse CDr label has been closed down after three releases and yhe last year released Somni451 album Probes and Prisms has been barely distribute so we decide to give this excellent release another go on U-cover. Sonmi451 brings on another high profiled 9 track album. From dubby ambient to loop-based spheric textured waves, spiced with some voices, field recordings and ones in a while mininal rhytmics. A nice album to dream on. Recommended.
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New Japanese signing on U-cover and the last release of 2007! Shunichiro Fujimoto from Tokyo has a solo project called fjordne. Here he process only acoustic instruments as piano and guitars into some exicting experimental minded ambient. Resulting in something that comes close between the typical Fennesz and Oval sound but still with his own original sign. Unmoving is another well made debut from an artists we will hear a lot more soon...
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dirac is an austrian trio by Peter Kutin, Daniel Lercher and Florian Kindlinger. Bringin a kind of 21st century's chamber music that reminds us to the quite parts of Godspeed You Black Empire. They use and play electric and acoustic guitars, organ, harmonica, various flutes, cymbals, laptops, vibraphone, effects, piano, radio, trumpet, bells, saxophone, clocks, various toyinstruments, ebows, singing bowls, voices, bows, piezzos, microphones, feedbacks, fieldrecordings, kalimba, maultrommel, glockenspiel, glasses, klangoliven, vocals, floortom, snare drum. Ivana Primorac lend her voice and played cello, David Knauer played his e-viola. They recorded and released their nameless debut demo in 2006 and this is now offical released with an extra Ontayso remix on U-cover Cdr label. An beautiful dark ambient album of a superb quality!
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Ambidextrous is Moscow resident Nick Zavriev and together with Novel 23, Fizzarum and EU one of the better known Russian electronic artists. He is known for his contributions on Toytronic (A Multiplex remix on Pinghaus Frequencies), Merck (Squadron) and Neo Ouija (Annexe Cottage Industries 2). Since 1997 Ambidextrous create high skilled electronic music that is based on rhythmic IDM and warm beautiful melodies.Rocket Mind» is his new album and on this record Nick brings back the classic IDM-sound of late 90s that one can hear on early Ambidextrous albums. «Rocket Mind» is inspired by the trip to Baikonur cosmodrome that Nick made in summer 2005. The record is full of retro-futuristic space romantics. In the recording process Nick used vintage analog synths such as Korg Poly 800, Roland Juno 106 and the famous soviet midi-less monster "Elektonika EM25".
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Second release from Joseph Auer on U-cover. This time a full lenght Cdr release with excellent ambient and minimal Detroit techno-minded tracks. Beautiful layered tracks build around 4/4 beats and shivering melodic synths and deep bass riffs. Well produced relaxing ambient techno with traces of Dub that reminds you to some early Warp Records albums and contains the same intelligence of a Black Dog Production. Indeed highly recommended!
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U-cover records is proud to present the work of the 19 years old Quosp AKA Colin Kay. 'Soundscapes I' is a selection from his MP3 Ep's on Metanoia Media and one track taken (Quosp) from the split MP3 album with Milieu on Rope Swing Cities. On this CDr debut release are four previous unreleased tracks include. This selection of his best ambient tracks made over the period of two years comes close to the best ambient work of Milieu and Brian Eno. 'Soundscapes I' is ambient music on his very best and a prove that real talent finds his way fast. Highly, highly recommended!
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Number 44 on our acclaimed limited Cdr label is a collaboration between Remote_ (Mike Oliver) and Ontayso. Remote_'s Celestion ones released on a re-edited 8 minutes version on UK's Meanwhile label in 2005. And early this year in the over 40 minute original full length version limited on 100 and directly sold-out on his own Smallfish Records. Now again available on U-cover and this version is been extended by an 30 minutes interpretation of Ontayso. Taking the Remote's hypnotic, dub techno version to a different direction, by adding some field recordings, Nasa communication and floating synths and the typical Ontayso interpretations of driven dubby Berlin styled rhythmics.
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András Jakab aka Cooler finally release his second album on U-cover CDr. This young Hungarian artist still makes beautiful and strong IDM electronica. He worked for two years to complete this emotional 'Details for Gloomy People' album. Overall this release is very well balanced and create on a very personal level. Cooler proves that he deserves a place in todays european electronic scene. On top of this release Ontayso made an epic remix of Blue-eyed Harp that goes over 11 minutes.
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Hakobune is Japanese artist Takahiro Yorifuji who creates soundscapes by using guitar drone and a few field recordings. The result is from an extremely beautiful level. Sweet droning ambient that will touch everyones listeners soul. Hakobune keeps his approuch very minimal, based on only his guitar and some effects. Just sublime!
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Autralian James McDougall aka Entia Non comes already with a second release on U-cover. After the just released 'Zero comma zero' on the U-cover minidisc label now he bring a nine track full lenght. Again he creates excellent ambient music by using samples, records, cds, tapes, shortwave radio, contact microphones, field recordings, vsti's plugs, toy instruments, a bass guitar, etc.... Entia Non delivers a high standard ambient release full of emotive and personal tracks. Don't miss this one!
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After his last year limited Matters release on Benbecula, London based Michael Santos joins the U-cover rooster with his excellent follow up called 'Soft Pocket'. This release is a collection of structured tracks based around carefully controlled swells of sound and textured harmonics. Michael Santos collates processed guitar recordings and laces them with static, hiss and ground failure noises to create a dynamic flow of sound. The nine tracks on offer exhibit unusually rigid arrangements, building and reworking phrases to keep the flow moving and ensuring it doesn't get swamped in endless loops. Principally, however, Santos's approach zooms in on melody, as 'Soft Pocket' showcases a diverse mix, ranging from melancholy and introvreted to warm and bouncy.
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Forrest is Warren Kroll who lives in Canton, Ohio in the USA. On this nine track release he recorded 5 of the tracks by using a guitar, effects pedals, amps and a Ge Taperecorder. All the tracks were recorded in a one take action, without using any overdubs. The result of these recordings are a drowing monotone ambient in a very beautiful trancy state of mind. Inbetween the five tracks four remixes are placed, these are made by Orlando Copping, Dorosoto, Ontayso and Milieu.
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Caduceus is comprised of United States-based husband and wife duo, Christian and Joanne Althoff. They use sounds from our daily lives as source material for all compositions, balancing a more organic process against the inherent structure of computer-based music. Specifically, "Home" is an amalgamation of home recording and raw data manipulation. Influences include jazz, ebm of the late 80's/early 90's, abstract techno and punk rock in all its myriad forms. The songs on "Home" represent a move away from our earlier, more dance floor oriented work, towards a more personal exploration of sound and environment. We incorporated minimalist reduction with unexpected sound interaction. Our goal was to find a balance between the worlds of musique concrete and glitch.
For fans of early minimal techno ala Pan Sonic and Raster-Noton. It's nice to be at home.
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Coming with an 2007 update design the 37th release on our acclaimed limited cdr label. 21 year old Reza Nugraha born and raised in Indonesia delivers as Renu an album that easily can be compaired to the out of print Ten and Tracer debut. Since he moved to United States, now 5 years ago Reza Nugraha started to make electronic music. 'Into the skyland' is his beautiful and emotional debut. Tracks build around melodic manipulated synths and slow hiphop based beats. All nicely filled with suttle background fieldrecordings. Warm and deep basslines combined with gentle guitar play. Indeed very Board of Canada style...
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Utom Alla are David Gülich and Johan Lenason from Malmö in Sweden. Raised from the ashes of 'Yind' this duo produced one of the most extreme releases on U-cover ever. With their own recording studio in the deep woods of southern Sweden they create basic tracks from acoustic instruments, gadgets and equipment found all over the world. 'Älskade sjukdom', their stumming debut, contains thirteen tracks of multiple organic styles layered, processed and manipulated through computer software. With the vocal input from Elin Almered (aka Little Death) and Janina Frank the music has a complex horrorish air that comes very close to the beauty of Deaf Center and contains traces of Earth and Sonic Youth. Because of the lack of beats and the unconventional tuning of their instruments Utom Alla sounds like the perfect ambient soundtrack for the cold and dark winter nights yet to come. An absolute tip!
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Flax Harmonade has been the ongoing collaboration between Brian Grainger (Milieu) and Lee Batchelor since 2004. On this, their self-titled debut album, they have created 17 tracks, shifting between the strange and dramatic, ambient and up-beat. Brian Grainger and Lee Batchelor create a more obscure and experimental sound than most Milieu tracks found on Aurora Borealis and Night Currents. While clearly a different approach, Milieu's unmistakable style is present in a new way—meshed with the ruthlessly ambivalent, somewhat sardonic character of unknown origin. Flax Harmonade is far from your typical one-off collaborative effort, and stands alone as an oddly morose yet playful album. Influences include Mike & Rich and the early days of braindance.
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Peter Kutin is 23 year old musician living and working in Vienna, Austria. His solo-debut Panora is dark and psychedelic. The eight tracks are created by sounds coming from different analogue instruments and field recordings being transformed by computersoftware. Very detailed parts collide with organic, dark drones. Panora is a captivating journey through different soundscapes, very unique and rich but still effective and minimal. Probably one of the darkest releases on u-cover!
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Claudio Cisterna aka Flipper works closely with Danieto and share similar ideas about the procces of making music. They have a mutual love for minimal techno, and express it on a very different and personal way. Flipper's sound comes very close to the early Kompakt sound, which is well known for their excellent minimal techno releases. This 14 track release is Flipper's debut after the very well received cooparation release with Danieto on our transparente label. Minimal, elegant and intelligent beats. Subtle basslines and spare ambient scapes all layered with exact placed clicks and cracks. Subliem minimal technoid music.
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'Solar Terrestrial Activity' is the latest release from Ontayso on U-Cover's cdr sublabel. Here, Ontayso keeps on exploring different subworlds of ambient music and takes a more adventurous and experimental way. On 'Solar Terrestrial Activity' Ontayso brings some minimal compositions not to compare on their work they bring on Procesamiento Digital Uno and Procesamiento Digital Dos which had a strong influence of the Basic Channel's sound. This time the 5 tracks (in total over 53 minutes) on 'Solar Terrestrial Activity' are slowly build up around loops that delicately flow into the ears and mind, submerging and bringing the listener into some kind of meditation. Ontayso captivates your attention in this work beginning very gentle and beautiful and carefully bringing the rhythms for the last pieces. We can hear some influences of William Basinski, Alva Noto, Scanner and Brian Eno.
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Paradigm is a Japanese duo formed two years ago. Tomohiro Kimura works on the programming and Yuki Takahashi sings, plays accordion and also does some programming. Both have been influenced by the fine electronic and lo-fi acts around. In their sound you can find some influences from Mum and Björk as well as Sense and Tim Koch. All worked out in their personal way into a characteristic Paradigm sound full of emotions and experimentation. This youngster debut is their first step to a good looking future, u-cover is proud to deliver this fine work to you.
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-Scaldis- are a Belgium duo formed by Jef Aerts and Maarten Voeten. They worked for four years on their debut album 'For starters'. The result is a very mature record with ten tracks of excellent IDM tunes. All these tracks are woven around layers of beautiful melody and strong hip-hop minded rhythms. Their sound can be compared to the better known IDM acts around but still you can feel that it goes about their personal life, influences and their dreams. An album full of soft melodies combined with strong beats without any weak moment. –Scaldis- took their time to let their talent and music grow and with 'For starters' they will soon be recognised as one of Belgium's most interesting electronic acts of today, so do not miss out this debut!
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Second release by Japanese act Yamaoka on U-cover's CDr label. Build On Water has a more ambient approuch than Hokkaido loops 1. althought some of the tracks still contains driven synths lines and pulsing basslines. These dark ambient tracks mixed by amazing field recordings brings the sound of Yamaoka to another level and the nine tracks shows their talent for producing a soundtrack for an alternative movie. Build on water will please your ears and mind.
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Biotron Shelf are Wil Bolton and Murray Fisher both owner of one Uk's upcoming electronic label and release both solo as Cheju or Mint. Biotron Shelf brings the best of both artists together. '33 Minutes North' brings 10 tracks of sweet electronic landscapes with strong and well programmed beats pattrens. Tracks build around crafted melodies, complex textures and warm synthesizer tones. Driven by strong stuttering beats, layered with distance voice samples and lost sounds. This release delivers high quality music and is a first introduction of Biotron Shelf at U-cover Records. More good to follow…
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Zool.'s first album Vadem expands the musical universe that made his two previous ep's, zoolepone & zooleptwo, released on his own Hidden Pleasure Recordings, stand out from the electronica crowd. This album emphasizes the harmonic and organic melancholy that makes his work more human than most other computer-orientated artists. Most of the tracks are not merely based upon computer-generated sounds, but are made using a lot of real-world sounds as banjo, guitar, cello, piano and voice, sometimes digitally treated in a way beyond recognition. Vadem blends diverse influences, ranging from dub to idm, over postrock to ambient, resulting in a very personal style of his own. As U-cover likes to stand for a high quality label, Zool.'s music fits perfect in their roster. For those who are not familiar with Zool.'s music it is now time to discover this musical talent.
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Danieto is already one of the acts that always has found his spot on U-cover Records. With his debut as Skipsapiens in 2001 and later in 2004 the sold out second U-cover CDr limited release and last year the very well received Cirugia Casual solo album (U-cover 022CD). Now Daniel Nieto comes with his most experimental minded release but as always very well produced and enjoyable to listen to. Danieto stays loyal to his own sound and has improves his skills to the max with this eight superb tracks.
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MOTORO FAAM is hailed from Tokyo, Japan and is an act made by three 23 years old musicians. Mizukami Ryuta takes care of the electronic side of this unique project (samples and programming) while Kobara Daisuke (violin) and Kato Ayumi (piano) both classical educate have a main input in the musical part. MOTORO FAAM brings a perfect blending of weird electronica with beautiful played violin and piano. The general sound can be described as Murcof or Donato Wharton in a very experimental state of mind. U-cover is pleased to have this act on their roster and a follow up release on the new U-cover transparente label is already planned for this year. With Fragments these three Japanese youngsters brings their European debut, seven tracks full of emotions, strange sounds and touching melodies. MOTORO FAAM is an act with some great future and Fragments can be seen as a big musical statement.
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LAN Formatique is a new arrival on the Scottish electronica scene. Following a smattering of compilation appearances, he now presents his debut release, "Goodnight Noises Everywhere" - a marriage of crunching contemporary electronics and delicately emotional melodicism. LAN Formatique is a combination of shoegazing indie rock mixed with emotionally loaded electronics. Reflecting Ennio Morricone's likeminded melodies with gentle suggestions of My Bloody Valentine's electrified minimalism. These are balanced with influences from Europe's best known electronic acts, such as Ulrich Schnauss, Xela, Quench and Styrofoam. The music revolves around a diaphanous, twilight world of second-hand paperbacks, forgotten languages and the depression of post-industrial Scotland. Expressed through digital percussion, haunting minimalist piano and atmospheric strings, it is a wholly personal sound geared to tingle the synapses and heartstrings in equal measure. "Goodnight Noises Everywhere" also features remixes from Jeye, Scrap.edx and Liar's Rosebush.
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Tim Jackiw has been composing electronic music for about 12 years. Living in Adelaide, Australia and important player of the local electronic music scene together with Tim Koch and Sense it seems strange that he didn't have that many releases made in the past. The music for Criogenesis was written in 2001 as an audio diary from a time when he was living alone in a small apartment situated in a noisy semi industrial environment. Hence they are fragments of memories, or composite memories from that time in his life. The instruments used were all outboard gear from a previous studio he had set up, a couple of Akai samplers, synth modules and effects. He is intent on extracting emotion from his analogue music machines, and seems to strive for an obvious depth in his 'sound' launching the listener on a sonic journey that doesn't have any apparent destination. Criogenesis contains playful slices of atmosphere, complimented by spare soft rhythms and gentle, yet moving shades of melody. Tim Jackiw created here a wonderful lovely ambient release.
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Pyratek is Yasuhiro Matsuki solo project. Living and working in as producer in Tokyo, Japan. With 'Half Asleep' he delivers an album that easily can stand against the best work of DJ Shadow. Eight tracks that shows a high standard mix of contempory music, concrete sounds, some jazz, krautrock and etnic music all perfectly blended with warm emotive electronic and well recorded field recordings. 'Half asleep' starts with Pyratek's ideology that sounds are equal worthed and with all these sounds he can produce his music. For everyone who loves music, check it out!
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The first Ontayso release in 2006 is a rework version from limited CDR release that was only available at the U-cover live tour end 2004. This time the same settings have been reconstructed in Ableton live 5 and some percussive rhythmic parts and floating synth lines are added to this dark track. Over 45 minutes long build around spacy ambient music that gentle flows above rumbling deep subs, sweet sax melodies, strange guitar sounds and creepy icy synths. In 2004 Esther Santoyo, Steven Lambrechts, Dave Vanderplas and Koen Lybaert constructed their most experimental minded basic, now almost 2 year later Koen Lybaert created herewith 'The long river run 2'. Overall an extravagant music piece that has a sublime combination of minimal music and dark driven ambient. This Ontayso release will appeal for fans of their 'Magical tone tricks' release as well to those who likes their 'Score of an imaginary Iceland' debut.
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With 'Ard Nev' Gagarin has produced an extremely nice and beautiful record that is build around atmospheric melodies and moody filmic soundscapes. Going from warm analogue layered ambient to hard driven edgy percussive electronica. Deep bass sounds and perfect drum programming makes this release full of rich and skilled tracks all perfectly blended into his haunted style. Gagarin plays in the super league of the British electronic music scene and deserves the full attention of everyone who cares about music. All sounds and beats, all crackles and melodies are placed with the right intentions. Gagarin is about instrumental songs bringing emotions to the front with the skills of a real musician. Gagarin is beyond the moon!
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"Haarp" is Rudi Gottsberger who lives and works in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. He is a video designer, audio engineer and musician and with Haarp he brings his talent into non-commercial electronic music that shows his professional knowledge. He combines breakbeats, grim soundscapes and melancholic melodies with animal sounds such as frogs and grasshoppers (provided by Brigitte Gottsberger who works at the Department of Zoology at the University of Erlangen), bats (the Department of Zoology at the University of Ulm provided the bat sounds and the 'Bat Detector' from "Peterson Electronic AB" recorded ultrasonic sounds and transposed them into a human range of audibility). Rudi combines electronic music with voice samples that refer to artistic (Dennis Hopper, George C Scott), moralistic (Charles Manson) and political (Erich Honecker) phenomenons. Check it out and enjoy!
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Yamaoka are a Japanese act formed by Yoshinori Yamazaki and Kenichi Oka. Since 1991 they have been very active and have several releases out in Europe and Japan. Most of them are mainly hard driven techno but for the U-cover CDr label they have especially created tracks with a more atmospheric sound. Living in the high north of Japan, Hokkaido who is the second largest of Japan's four main islands, where the winters are long and very cold and nature is pure and impressive they are devote to their music. Creating loop based tracks in a very skilled and unique way they will continue to build up their already massive discography. Hokkaido Loops 1 is the first of more to come soon.
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Milieu's second album on U-cover's CDr label comes over as a cold blue companion to the winter weather. Reminding us of clear nights, skeletal trees and the comforts of a warm place inside, Brian Grainger's 'Night currents' doesn't let you fall asleep. A dark, restless and even hopeful album over a long 79 minute trip, the tracks take you on an emotional ride, with a sense of experimenting in the sound and mix, with not just a gentle passing by but a strong statement. Sometimes energetic while other times melancholic, Milieu's music sounds worried and full of desire to catch the spare light. Night Currents is Milieu's album of sadness, solitude and hope. Closing with over 24 minutes of fireworks fizzling out in a deep sea of white noise and feedback tones, driven but with a gentle touchdown, 2006 couldn't start in a more perfect way.
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Our U-cover cdr label has the intention to present or more experimental minded music from connected artists or to present young talent from all over the world. And sometimes the world can be very small as Bernard Zwijzen is living less than an hour driving from the U-cover headquarter. And what a talent this Belgium artist shows here with Sonmi451. He creates his own blend of minimal techno with beautiful and warm sounds. The Sonmi451-sound bears resemblance to the more atmospheric stuff that is released through labels like Mille Plateaux, Scape, Kompakt, etc... Sonmi451's work reminds us of Jan Jelinek, Biosphere, Shuttle 358, Thilman Ehrhorn, Twerk/Shawn Hatfield, Aeroc/Geoff White and Akufen/Marc Leclair..
The name Sonmi451 is a character from David Mitchell's novel "Cloud Altas" who works as a slave-robot in an underground diner place, in a society called Nea So Copros in the distant future. It's quite a sympathetic humanoïd, who's aspiring efforts to become enlightened are brutally oppressed by a totalitarian, consumer-driven regime. And with Sonmi451, Bernard Zwijzen delivers his first 50 minutes of creative and top quality atmospheric electronic for U-cover records. Lovely!
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On Saturday 16th of October 2004 Ontayso, Tim Koch, Kettel and Ten and Tracer played live at Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal in Antwerp. This is one of our most liked places to play live at. The perfect conditions on stage and the technical help from the well skilled technicians at this cultural temple made it possible that this live document is from such a high quality. Over 50 minutes of intense and unique electro-acoustic music featuring Esther Santoyo on synths, Steven Lambrechts on guitar, Dave Vanderplas on sax and percusion and Koen Lybaert on guitar and laptop. A night to remember...for those who missed it here is an opportunity to catch by.
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Tomcats in Tokyo are France IDM act that have released their debut on UK's Static Caravan label. Tomcats in Tokyo and U-cover offer you a limited CDR of 39 minutes of very well IDM tunes. All tracks written and produced by Tomcats in Tokyo in 2004 & 2005 and includes two live tracks and a very nice rework of turbid Liquor.
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András Jakab is the 20 year old Hungarian artist and makes beautiful strong IDM electronica under the name Cooler. Since his childhood he is been obsessed with computers and synths and that shows in 'Do aliens cry?' his debut for U-cover. Think about the best of Funckarma and Bauri, with the swing and groove of Lusine Icl and Loess all blended in his magical Cooler system with a use of sublime samples of acoustic music to give the overall sound a personal and unique result.
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Brian Grainger has been making music for over 8 years and has explored all kinds of styles, from acoustic guitar music to chaotic noise and experimental electronica, to end up as Milieu making beautiful, sensitive and very well produced ambient, mixed with IDM-related moments. On his first output for U-cover he delivers 16 tracks, and all excellent in our honest opinion. A total time over 78 minutes that must convince everyone of the huge talent from this hidden American star. Milieu lives in the outskirts of Columbia, South Carolina where pure nature is the center of attention. Milieu's Aurora Borealis handles as pure music.
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Octavcat are Rich, Matt and Jamie who have already established their name in todays UK electronic scene. On this CDR release they combine their two previous EP releases plus an extra unreleased track. This release would fit in well with the early Warp style mixed with some Detroit and Electro influences. A sound built around deep space atmospherics and glitch processed IDM breaks. Octavcat are bound to be another highlight on the acclaimed U-cover CDR label.
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For the 10th release on the U-cover CDr label we have something special. Ambient meets Jazz meets Dub become a very unique but nevertheless excellent combination and the result is pretty amazing...Gizmo Cosmos (Gert Wyninckx, Tim Coenen, Steven Van Gool and Juul Lemmens) is an Antwerp jazz combo who has been playing in jazz clubs for longer than a halve decade. Joel Tammik reworked some of the unreleased Ontayso (Esther Santoyo, Koen Lybaert, Dave vanderplas and Steven lambrechts) tracks into his world of Dub. Koen Lybaert worked out a final mix of the three different styles into 5 tracks for a total of 45 minutes. Theme from planet Space do reminds us to a David lynch soundtrack...lovely!
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aus second Cdr release from the 21 year old Yasuhiko Fukuzono from Tokyo, Japan on U-cover. Again he shows his skills and unique approch to todays IDM music. aus keeps a very natural feel to his music and these 8 tracks sounds very complimentory to his last years debut release on U-cover CDr limited.
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Joel Tammik, Estonia's electronic talent delivers here a second full length of 12 tracks that continue to show his excellent skills for electronic dub and ambient music. All tracks are build up in his own and unique way of processing sounds and percussion into beautiful and warm music that can stand next to the better work of Vladislav Delay and Kit Clayton. In 2005 will U-cover bring you more of this future electronic star.
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Shreber Harber Mole Flying Wheel is a Japanese trio formed by Saitoh Tomohiro, Yamamoto Shinichiro, Kohno Nagahiro. With this debut album on the U-cover CDR label they shows how to combine a perfect mix of dark ambient, catchy rhythms, IDM structures and electronic-pop oriented songs. All nice mixed and layered by warm and soft sounds, bright melodies, hidden guitars. Overall a melancholic feel that reminds us to Isan or Manual. Shreber Harber Mole Flying Wheel rules!
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Great compilation from the people behind ISIS and Cosmic Connection. Featuring tracks from Being Vs. INKlings, Cosmic Connection, INKlings, Asparagine referent Blink, Dogon, Alkaloid Desperado, Goorty Fachseben, Cosmic Being of Gadgie and Clamshell Courageous. 14 sublieme tracks that brings another highlighter to the U-cover CDr serie.
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aus is the 21 year old Yasuhiko Fukuzono from Tokyo, Japan. With these 11 tracks aus shows us his fresh and open mind and gives a personal interpretation to today's IDM style and 21th century ambient music. Strong and dark release for the fifth instalment of this year started CDr label.
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U-cover Records CDR sub-label is proud to release Joel Tammik debut. Born and raised in Estonia, he deliver a very high quality release that sounds in the vain of Vladislav Delay, Kit Clayton and Gas. Slowly build up tracks, that takes your attention from the very start and will not let you loose over the entire 9 tracks. Don't miss out this extra-ordinary debut.
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Insanic4 is Wouter Van Beek from Holland and this 10 track cdr release brings minimal and ambient minded IDM in a pure and subtle way. With this release Insanic4 brings you back to the essence of today's electronic music.
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Danieto is one halve of Skipsapiens and brings on this limited cdr release an overview of his best seven tracks created between 1999 and 2003. In his well worked out IDM and Dub style his tracks are showing his talent for bringing old analogue sounds in a very modern and high tech form.
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First release on U-cover cdr limited by UK's talented
'Shortwave'. Their 'First Broadcast' is a 5 track 3"CDR of 18 minutes with very nice ambient music. Comes in a clear 3" box.
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