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artista : My Cat Is An Alien | |
| titolo : Mort Aux Vaches | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. mav061 | ||
 | 2009 | |
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| Prezzo : € 18,90 |
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artista : Yellow Swans | |
| titolo : Mort Aux Vaches | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. mav060 | ||
| 2009 | |
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| Prezzo : € 18,90 |
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artista : Muslimgauze | |
| titolo : Sycophant of Purdah | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. archive9 | ||
| 2009 | |
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"Part of Staalplaat's ongoing Muslimgauze archive series, Sycophant of Purdah was submitted in 1994 then "replaced" by another master Bryn Jones felt more fit for release. Sycophant then languished in the vaults until present, nearly a decade after Jones' passing. It is no secret that Jones was a prolific artist and that numerous labels combined could not keep up with his output and will take several more years more for them to do so.
Sycophant opens with a radio broadcast on the on-going Palestinian crisis set to breakbeats and marmalade-thick bass lines; the forward to another sonic treatise on struggles of the Muslim world. Tracks that follow are more consistent with Industrial stylings of the Muslimgauze oeuvre including Zealot, Blue Mosque, Silknoose and Izlamaphobia. Industrial, in the context of Muslimgauze, is often characterized by tightly woven percussion loops with scant variance while melodies hover. Additionally, tracks like "Radif, Avaz And Dastgah" and "Mossad Evil" are another facet of Industrial, Industrial in the classic sense of the word meaning, 'mechanical', 'machine like', with little in the way of melodic overtones. The commonality is rigorous, dogmatic structure that are nonetheless hypnotic and engaging. Because the above albums vary, despite being of the same sub-genre, Sycophant could be considered a 'missing link' that ties them together—with ethno-breaks added for variance. None of the track listings, handwritten by Jones, are repeated on any other release hence Sycophant of Purdah is a 'must have' for fans and collectors." Text by Ibrahim Khider, author of "Muslimgauze: Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones" Track List: 1. Jerico Loop-Bin Duplicator. 2. Enzyme Bangalore. 3. Sycophant Of Purdah. 4. Mehmet Quarter. 5. Radif, Avaz and Dastgah. 6. 7. For Muntaz. 8. Dupatta. 9. Jerico Loop-Bin Duplicator. 10. 11. Cairo Mercedes. 12. Enzyme Bangalore. 13. Mossad Evil. 14. |
| Prezzo : € 18,60 |
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artista : Muslimgauze | |
| titolo : Sulaymaniyah | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. archive7 | ||
| 2009 | |
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"Sulaymaniyah is part of Staalplaat's ongoing Muslimgauze archive series, masters originally submitted in 1997, then “replaced” by what became Vampire of Tehran released early in 1998. It was not uncommon for the prolific Bryn Jones to replace masters with what he believed to be a more fit release. Short of two tracks, “Fez Tishan” and “Hamas Pulse of Revenge”, this is Vampire of Tehran with nine additional, unreleased tracks. Because Sulaymaniyah was “replaced”, it was stored in Staalplaat's vault's until a decade after Jones' passing and it will take several more years before they have completely caught up with additional “replaced” and unreleased masters.
Sulaymaniyah is stylistically varied and has ethno-electro, ethno-breakbeat along with several dub cuts. Ethno-electro/breaks are analogous to urban dance/hip hop with catchy, distortion ridden breaks and heavily edited ethnic music, cut-up and reassembled into Frankenstein hybrids—sometimes further complicated with dub elements. Wanton mixtures of styles are one of many defining qualities of Muslimgauze music. Like “replaced” masters, versions of tracks such as “Arabs Improved Zpain” and “Arabs Return Zpain” demonstrate Jones' near obsessive search for the right sound. For those who appreciate the latter, rhythmic ethno-breaks and dub phase of Muslimgauze circa Tandoori Dog, or completists, Sulaymaniyah is a “must have”. Text by Ibrahim Khider, author of “Muslimgauze: Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones" Track List: 1. Full Metal Yashmak. 2. Disinfekt. 3. Nadir. 4. Satsuma Tablet. 5. Arabs Improved Zpain. 6. Fez Tishan. 7. Arabs Return Zpain. 8. Black Izlamic Garb. 9. North Africa Is Not So Far Away. 10. The Fly That Constantly Bites. 11. Terracotta Bowl. 12. Zealot Box. 13. Strap Sticks of Dynamite Around Her Body. 14. Enchanté, Monsieur. 15. Clamour. 16. Come Inside Lahore. 17. Full Metal Yeshmak. |
| Prezzo : € 18,60 |
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artista : Staalplaat Soundsystem | |
| titolo : Yokomono 2 | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : LP | ||
| cod. nr. stlp010 | ||
| 2005 | |
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This is the second Staalplaat Soundsystem LP made for Yokomono. One side of this record the Staalplaat Soundsystem has made 55 loops of digital silence The deterioration and damaging will generate the sound. Vinyl live so to say. For the other side we have invited 11 other artist to make 5 loops: Anton NikkilŠ, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Charlemagne Palestine, Christian Fennesz, fm3, Ignaz Schick, Ilpo Vaisanen, Justin Bennett, Phill Niblock, Radian and Tim Hecker. Yokomono is the Staalplaat Mono Erosive Surround Sound Installation. The present setup consists of 10 vinyl killers - toy car record players, each customised with its own fm transmitter. The sound will come through a set of radios that receives the signal transmitted by the vinyl killers You might think Yokomono is just a DJ set with 10 turntables, and in a way that is correct but in many more ways Yokomono is completely different. First of all; each killer is mono and has poor sound quality, but much more Yokomono is very hard to handle, you can not really select a track or make it stop when you want to, its more putting the needle down blindfolded. The real difference starts when you realise each killer runs on batteries, meaning the speed is unstable and it will slow down during the concert, the fact that the batteries run out will not only effect the speed but it will effect the fm frequency that the killer is transmitting too, making Yokomono unstable on different levels. The fact that we transmit with 10 fm transmitters at the same time means that each transmitter is effecting the other. These interferences and the unstable media that are transmitting makes the whole set unpredictable and hard to control, making Yokomono unique and adventures. Yokomono exists in two main versions: For the installation: we bring over two hundred radios. As each killer will play its own record (locked groove records made by us for the installation) it opens up a separate audio stream. We thereby generate and control a 10-channel sound system. By arranging the radios in 10 groups it becomes possible to explore the architectural dimensions of the space. Some radios are tuned to the same frequency, here we use small battery operated radios on sets of the train models to map the transmission in the space, for it will drive in and out the interfering frequencies. |
| Prezzo : € 15,00 |
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artista : Zoviet*France | |
| titolo : Just An Illusion | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd005 | ||
| 1990-2005 | |
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| "Third edition comes in jewel case. It was originally packaged in an elegant wooden box. Just An Illusion represents a continuation of the "electronic" style of the late 80s / early 90s.Together, Acend A Fall and Caught In The Square comprise a hypnotic masterpiece. A combination of industrial grinding, modified guitar and electronics. Other tracks apply synthesizers and tape loops with far more sophistication and impact than on the earlier albums. With longer mood pieces and shorter works that highlight the Middle Eastern and Asian influences which have often lingered in the background." |
| Prezzo : € 13,80 |
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artista : Akuvido | |
| titolo : Nebeneinander 1.3 | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD extra | ||
| cod. nr. stcd164 | ||
| 2004 | |
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This release does not look like a staalplaat release, it is in a jewelcase with a black and white booklet. But it is very much a staalplaat release for it is our first artist software release don't listen to it: Play it! The audio software is enclosed on the CDRom part of this CD. It consists of some thirty lines which you can switch on or off at random and thus create your own soundpiece. Rhythmic patterns or more linear sounds can be choosen. It's quite funny to play around with and create your thing. Alternatively you can choose to listen to three tracks which Akuvido created themselves, all by matter of improvisation. Nice for sure, but playing around with the software is much more fun. I believe this can be used freely for any kind of work, which I am sure many will do. |
| Prezzo : € 16,20 |
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artista : Radboud Mens | |
| titolo : Pulse | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd161 | ||
| 2004 | |
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| Prezzo : € 16,20 |
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artista : Zoviet*France | |
| titolo : Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD x 3 | ||
| cod. nr. stcd024 | ||
| 1994-2004 | |
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Zoviet*France are one of the most important collectives in the 'post-industrial' era. Their swirling, repetitive music changes shape each time it is listened to and has been, as much as the elaborate packaging, of great inspiration to the current ambient music. Originally released as a double cassette in a ceramic container. The whole package is held together by stolen badges from the Russian Army, and eats like a hamburger for Apparatsjiks. confezione speciale con i 3 cd racchiusi in 2 dischi di feltro tenuti assieme da un distintivo dell'esercito russo. |
| Prezzo : € 30,00 |
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artista : Nerve Net Noise | |
| titolo : Radio Life | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd163 | ||
| 2003 | |
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| Prezzo : € 18,60 |
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artista : Edwin Van Der Heide | |
| titolo : Wavescape | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : miniCD | ||
| cod. nr. stmcd025 | ||
| 2003 | |
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Edwin van der Heide (1970) studied Sonologie at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He graduated in 1992. He is a composer and performer primary of electronic music and designer of sound installations. He is working continuously on developing new musical instruments, new techniques for performance and new methods of sound generation/production to develop his own new musical language. Van der Heide has worked extensively in the group Sensorband, together with Atau Tanaka and Zbigniew Karkowski (the latter with whom he also recorded various duo CD's, under which is one for Bake Records) and has a trio with Florentijn Boddedijk and Anne Welmer. His installations were shown at V2 and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam among other places in the Netherlands. Since 1995 he is teaching at Interfaculty Sound & Image from the Royal Conservatory & Royal Arts academy in the Hague, Holland. 'Wavescape' is his first major release under his own name. From the linernotes: Wavesacpe is a soundinstallation inspired by the sound of underwater environments. I was approached by CELL Iniators of incidents to make a contribution to their Homeport project focusing on Rotterdam as a harbour city. Homeport was part of Rotterdam Cultural Capital of Europe 2001. There are many boats traversing Rotterdam on the Nieuwe Maas going inwards Europe and back. One of the beautiful locations to experience this within the city is the Wilhelmina Kade. I became fascinated by the fact that the boats pass by with almost no audible sound. In the past I had been doing some experiments with underwater sound and I became interested in researching the sounds which boats produce. Wavescape is an installation which makes the underwater sound audible at the waterside. The goal was not to just make the sound from underwater acoustically audible but also to translate the underwater space into a perceivable acoustic space. I've been reseraching acoustic and electronic wave front recording, synthesis and reproduction with the installations 'a World beyond the Loud-speaker' and 'Impuls #6'. These installations use a surface of forty independent loudspeakers. Wavescape is using the wavefront technique as well but in the shape of a line array. Twenty-four hydrophones (underwater microphones) are placed over a horizontal line in the water along the waterside. Each hydrophone is connected to its own amplifier and speaker. There are twenty-four speakers placed in a line on the waterside. Together the 24 speakers make an acoustic reproduction of the spatial shape of the waves from the underwater sound. This creates a live reproduction of the underwater sound space. The result is very preceivable and almost touchable. From the waterside you listen into the underwater space. You hear an incredible depth and width. The speed of sound underwater is about four and half times faster then the speed of sound through the air. The sound underwater reaches you gaster than the pure acoustic sound. This creates a possibility for interesting interferences between both of them. Wavescape establishes the sound which belongs to the view of the passing boats |
| Prezzo : € 9,60 |
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artista : Rob Mullender | |
| titolo : Metro Magnetics | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : miniCD | ||
| cod. nr. stmcd024 | ||
| 2003 | |
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sample | mp3 Metro Magnetics is the first commercial release of material by London based sound artist and sculptor Rob Mullender. It consists of magnetic field recordings of metro stations in Moscow, London and Vancouver. The three pieces are edited down from hours of material and multitlayered, but the sound on the recordings is otherwise unaltered. A longstanding fascination with environmental sound and energy has informed Rob's recordings and sculptures, and his work centres on making the inaudible audible, or revealing through sound. Current work includes a laser to sound variation on the Michelson Interferometer, a film soundtrack composition using tha Soviet A.N.S synthesizer, a collaboration with Russian composer Stanislav Kreichi, a photoelectric visual environment to sound transcription device and an ultrasonic survey of central London. Rob has exhibited at the Dom in Moscow, The Royal Society of British Sculptors in London and the London Foundry, and has performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Jazz Cafe in London. He has also made sound recordings on programmes for BBC Radio 4 and Resonance FM, and regularly co-organises improvised sound events and d.j's. |
| Prezzo : € 9,60 |
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artista : [The User] | |
| titolo : Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd159 | ||
| 2002 | |
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sample | mp3 The second recording by this well-regarded Montreal duo reknown for their use of dot matrix printer sounds to generate compelling minimal techno. Previous 3" on Staalplaat and extensive touring in Europe. Record release party to take place in Paris on October 5th. Stay tuned for venue details. Created by composer Emmanuel Madan and architect Thomas Macintosh, using samples taken from the sounds of midi-controlled dot matrix printers, Symphony #2 is the kind of recording that reminds us how easy it is to reappropriate office machinery for purposes of cultural production. If that doesn't make you find moments of aesthetic pleasure at your temp job, nothing will. DJs take note of the special vinyl edition of this release due to the unique, User-brand booty shaking edits performed by the band for the purposes of turntable assimiliation. |
| Prezzo : € 16,20 |
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artista : [The User] | |
| titolo : Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : LP | ||
| cod. nr. stlp154 | ||
| 2002 | |
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vinyl edition different mixes then on the cd, but the cover is identical, the old floppy disc, blown up to 12 size. created by composer emmanuel madan and architect thomas macintosh, using samples taken from the sounds of midi-controlled dot matrix printers, symphony #2 is the kind of recording that reminds us how easy it is to reappropriate office machinery for purposes of cultural production. if that doesn't make you find moments of aesthetic pleasure at your temp job, nothing will. djs take note of the special vinyl edition of this release due to the unique, user-brand booty shaking edits performed by the band for the purposes of turntable assimiliation. |
| Prezzo : € 16,20 |
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artista : Roel Meelkop | |
| titolo : 7 (Perceptions) | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd136 | ||
| 1999 | |
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sample | mp3 Roel Meelkop's second full length CD, following 1996's '9 (Holes In The Head'). Meelkop plays music since 1984, first solo as Happy Halloween, after that a member of the electro-acoustic ensemble THU20 (with whom he made recentely a third CD for Staalplaat). Early nineties he gave up arts altogether (being a trained painter and self-taught musician) and worked in several jobs, such as cook and constructionworker. In 1995 new developments in music technology lead him back to making music. With computers and samplers he is now fully capable of realizing what he wants. His music are movies for the ears, painting/filming with sound, and constantely discussing the relation "time-space-sound". Although he has been compared to Bernard Guenther (who released his first solo CD), his work is more open, joyful and above all more audible. Besides his solo work, he is also a member of the Kapotte Muziek live line up and founding member of minimal techno group Goem. He also is the artistic director of the Audio.NL record label, and organises sound exhibitions. |
| Prezzo : € 16,20 |
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artista : Esplendor Geometrico | |
| titolo : 1980-1982 | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD x 2 | ||
| cod. nr. stcd061 | ||
| 1994 | |
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sample | mp3 repressed. Esplendor Geometrico was the leading industrial ensemble out of Spain. They began with a rather derivative style, best represented by the cassette Muerte A Escala Industrial (1981) and the single Necrosis en la poya (1981), but achieved with Mekano-Turbo (1988) the link between the harsh wall of noise of early "industrialists" and the electronic body music of their descendants. 1980-1982 (Staalplaat, 1994) collects the first cassette and the first self-released album: this is Esplendor Geometrico at their most cacophonous, specializing in electronic distortions and drones. This is still an impressive piece of soundwork. This double CD permits finally to accede to EG early stuff to all those that we did not had the opportunity of making it previously. It contains the full "EG 1" tape, "Heroe del trabajo / El acero del partido" LP and "Necrosis en la poya" EP. |
| Prezzo : € 21,00 |
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artista : Jim O'Rourke | |
| titolo : Disengage | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD x 2 | ||
| cod. nr. stcd048 | ||
| 1992 | |
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sample | mp3 Jim O'Rourke has acquired international acclaim for his work, which combines elements of contemporary music and a more autodidactic approach. 'Disengage' is an experimental work with electro-acoustic music. One of Jim O'Rourke's early avant electroacoustic compositional works on the Staalplaat label which is a collision of sounds from acoustic instruments, field recordings, and shortwave radio while also adding unique mixing and editing techniques to transform the sounds from the instruments to sounds that usually couldn't be idientified to them. Its very low volume, slow moving (...). The ideas here stem from his first work ('Tamper') while he was still in college studying music composition and conclude on the Tzadik release 'Terminal Pharmacy' where since he has stated his departure from making "tape-music". This album takes from a few of his influences including Morton Feldman, Luc Ferrari, and The Hafler Trio. Amazon Review |
| Prezzo : € 21,00 |
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artista : Zoviet*France | |
| titolo : Loh Land | ||
| etichetta : Staalplaat | ||
| formato : CD | ||
| cod. nr. stcd018 | ||
| 1992 | |
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"While Post Modernity and its malcontent little brother Punk effectively deconstucted and ridiculed religious institutions by pointed out their hypocrisies and inconsistancies with rational thought, the two have been wholly unconcerned in addressing the possibilities of transcendence or the notions of the sublime. Zoviet France is an anonymous collective of British sound artists who have been clearly educated with the halls of Post Modernity and inspired by Punk's self-sufficiency; yet, the lack of an existential awe in the face of the Divine never settled easily with the group. Beginning back in the early '80s, Zoviet France developed a musical aesthetic for private rituals built from the artifacts and residues from what they saw as a cultural disintegration (both physically and existentially). To a certain extent, Zoviet France was making liturgical music to a religion that never existed, but offered resemblences to what transcendent music should sound like. The hypnosis from a drone, the relentlessness of a tribal drum circle, and dub's etherial references to various nether regions are all part of Zoviet France's arsenal of quiet noise making devices. Originally released as a cassette back in 1988, "Loh Land" is one of the few albums from Zoviet France's early days that is still in print, and encapsulates many of their ideas for a fictional music rich with amorphously spiritual connotations. The aforementioned drones, dubs, and drums alongside distanced vocal chants with have been thoroughly abstracted through a series of delay effects boxes, tape loop machines, and multi-track studio tricks, to create the album's murky atmopshere. Zoviet France's "Loh Land" succeeds in being beautifully but indeterminantly holy." |
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