VàVà Vol’s Vavaland - News, Videos, Music and Art from around the world: April 2018

Saturday, 28 April 2018

Open Strum's new instrumental "Rising Eagle" Featuring Jared Scharff - April 29, 2018

Open Strum features Michel Goguen, a multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He writes rock and world music using open tunings on guitar which allow him to create multi-layered sounds. Open tunings were made popular by artists like Jimi Page, Joni Mitchell and Keith Richards. Michel loves to collaborate with local and international artists and teams up with other musicians for his songs.

For example, the new single “Lover’s Lane”, produced by Sebastien Michaud (les Païens), features a duet with Rosie Laricchiuta (la Voix). His recently released single “Rising Eagle” features Jared Scharff (lead guitarist on Saturday Night Live) and Danny Bourgeois on drums.

A recent honor for Open Strum happened when the song “Amour en majuscule” reached the semi-finals in the Canadian Songwriting Competition. It is a great example of the uplifting and strong music that Open Strum creates.

Recent honors:

*Amour en majuscule –Semi-Finalist in the Canadian Songwriting Competition

*Lion’s Drum – Finalist in the Canadian Songwriting Competition

https://openstrum.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/openstrum

https://www.facebook.com/OpenStrum/

Copyrights to any photos remain vested with the original creator
with permission from the artist Michel Goguen (Open Strum)

Deserted Buildings in Montreal - April 14, 2017

This is the second installation of my photographs of deserted manufacturing and other disused buildings which I took while cycling in and around the southwest district of Montreal and the Old Port a few summers ago. I hope you enjoy as much as I did photographing them.

https://plus.google.com/communities/107275569702964014391

Montreal's 1950s Conveyor Quay - April 09, 2018

These are photos I took a few years ago of Montreal's now deserted Conveyor Quay in the Old Port.

"Transshipment of Grains - Montréal handled more grain in the 1920s than any other North American port. Grain arriving from Western Canada was unloaded from ships and railcars to be cleaned, weighed, divided and temporarily stored. Wheat, buckwheat, barley rye, oats, corn and flax were then loaded onto ships headed for Europe or onto trains bound for the U.S.

Conveyor Quay - Built in the 1950s, Montreal’s Conveyor Quay was the last port facility built in the former port area. Its two mobile towers, of which only one remains, moved along rails. The towers were connected to grain Elevator 1 by an underground conveyor used to remove grain from newly arrived ships. The Conveyor Tower is an outstanding monument to the Old Port’s industrial past. While many of the original components remain (marine leg, buckets, hopper, vacuum pipe) it has been out of service for decades." - Public Post

Maudie Michelle and Jimmie Manueva's "Stonerpop" - April 7, 2018

Stonerpop are a synthpop/electropsych duo from Louisiana. The act is comprised of Jimmie Maneuva, from Shreveport and Maudie Michelle, from Idaho, - a couple who weave sounds as diverse as the cultures they represent. Maudie Michelle provides thought-provoking lyrics with her calming voice and quirky synth melodies. Her compositions interlock with the sonic assault of Jimmie Manueva's haunting backing vocals and groovy instrumentation. - Official Bio

With the recent digital and CD releases of their new album "Physical Business", followed-up by their official video "Headglow", Stonerpop are on a roll!

"Headglow" opens with a strong drum and bass beat, gliding its way through the song on Maudie's melodic keys and beautiful voice and ending with a cool guitar solo that grabs you when you least expect it. The Lego stop motion animation video and overlays are effective and work well with Maudie's straight-forward lyrics.

It looks like Stonerpop are making good on their promise to make the world a better place and I thank you for that!

with permission from the artists Stonerpop

Take a look and have a listen:

www.stonerpopculture.com

https://stonerpop.bandcamp.com/album/physical-business

https://soundcloud.com/stonerpop
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKeu2cMs2yYhURbo_kLm88w

Powerplant IM - Once Upon A Crime Pt. 1, 2 & 3 - April 08, 2018

Shot, Edited, Composed & Sound Design by Vanwetswinkel Vincent Once Upon a Crime Parts 1, 2 & 3 Powerplant IM Special Thanks to Robin Decay

https://www.flickr.com/photos/94951940@N04/

Merci à Ork Wurzel

“Former member of Swedish industrial cult band Njurmännen, Lina Baby Doll (real name Peter Andersson) set up his own musical project in 1991. Inspired by the classic Amon Düül II song of the same name, Deutsch Nepal started with a deep and fascinating industrial ambient sound, enriched by hypnotic rhythms, voice samples and repetitive structures. Debut came in 1992 with the "Deflagration Of Hell" tape on Sound Source, sublabel of Cold Meat Industry, which was later reprinted on CD by Staalplaat. First CD release was "Benevolence" in 1993. Through various releases on Staalplaat, Cold Meat Industry and Old Europa Cafe, Deutsch Nepal has evolved his sound into a deep dark ambient music. Lina Baby Doll is active with lots of other projects, such as Frozen Faces, Janitor and Bocksholm. He has his own record label called Entartete Musikk.” - Discogs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch_Nepal

https://www.discogs.com/artist/39352-Deutsch-Nepal

Copyrights to any photos remain vested with the original creator.

Merci Ork Wurzel

GodHatesGodRecords Anti f:Orm Compilation volume 4 - April 5, 2018

https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/album/anti-f-orm-volume-4

Please welcome GodHatesGod Records Anti f:Orm volume 4, a 25-track compilation from the free underground music netabel GodHates God Records. Enjoy this intense and diverse experimental album curated and compiled by the Sylphides' Pat Masson, masterized by Hell Seb and artwork cover designed by Vdwig22.

Have a listen to my track "Antithéque" on GHGR Anti f:Orm volume 4. Thanks to Pat Masson for inviting me to participate on this exciting project.

https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/track/vava-vol-antith-tique

More links:
https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/album/anti-f-orm-compilation-volume-1
https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/album/anti-f-orm-compilation-volume-2
https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/album/anti-f-orm-compilation-volume-3
http://sylphidesblog.blogspot.ca/2018/04/anti-form-vol4-les-5-ans-de-ghgr.html

with permission from God Hates God Records

Vava Vol and Eisenlager "Mitte Kreuzberg" on Studio 4632 Netlabel - April 04, 2018

https://studio4632.bandcamp.com/album/mitte-kreuzberg

Please welcome our second collaboration album "Mitte Kreuzberg" hosted by the prestigious Studio 4632 Netlabel. While Eisenlager and I recorded our tracks in our respective studios, we communicated regularly on the progress being made. While working on a blank aural canvas, we discussed our ideas and vision for the album and one day he asked me where I had lived while in West Berlin in the 80s. I responded with "somewhere in the Mitte Kreuzberg district" and thus the tracks, album title and cover art collage came to life.

It's such a pleasure to work with Eisenlager. He's a fearless futurist, is beyond musically talented and is not lacking in the creative department. Over the years we have worked together on numerous collaborations, developing a close friendship and professional relationship. The plan is to continue on this journey. I'd like to thank you, Eisenlager, for being you.

I am very pleased to be a part of the Studio 4632 Netlabel family and would also like to thank Candy L for her warm review of our album and for graciously hosting "Mitte Kreuzberg".

Talks are underway for a fall album, so please stay tuned.

Review

"This collaboration from Eisenlager and Vava Vol is some of the best experimental ambient electronic I have heard. Eisenlager has been on an incredibly creative roll. He and Vava Vol have totally complementary styles on this one. An excellent example of where music can go and still have us eagerly in tow.

This album is about movement, and people, and time, and memory. A synaesthetic journey, done in a magical experimental style. A chronology, maybe. I would say that the tracks are carefully placed in order, maintaining a nice balance between the tones and tempos. The album also incorporates threads of different styles nicely. The overall feeling is mellow. A great listen. A great album. Enjoy Mitte Kreuzberg!" - Candy L for Studio 4632

https://studio4632.bandcamp.com/

A fond memory of 1984 West Berlin

“I remember the moment I stepped off the train that late October night with my ten suitcases and entered Berlin’s Zoo Station. The decades-old fluorescent lights cast an eerie yellow glow throughout the building and their constant, low electrical hum filled the air. I could see, hear and feel the history in this place and little did I know this moment would stay with me forever. This was my welcome to 1984 West Berlin.” - Vava Vol’s 1980s Archives

Vava Vol & Eisenlager all compositions and music
Cover by Eisenlager

Eisenlager - Experimental sound artist since 2000
www.eisenlager.net
eisenlager.bandcamp.com
www.blauhauch.de

Vava Vol - Electronic music composer and musician
vavavol.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/vava-vol
www.youtube.com/channel/UCc5tdEzaGT26K9zZbZAZF4g
https://hearthis.at/vava-vol/?l=en

Craig Leon - American Composer and Producer - April 2, 2018

'American composer and producer, who was responsible for the discovery and early development of such bands as the Talking Heads and the Ramones. He runs the label Atlas Realisations - Discogs'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Leon

https://www.discogs.com/artist/108095-Craig-Leon

Copyrights to any photos remain vested with the original creator.

Rolf Trostel - Norwegian Synthesist - April 2, 2018

'Brilliant, overlooked Norwegian synthesist whose 1982 albums Two Faces and Der Prophet were right up there with the likes of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Michael Hoenig and the best of the Berlin school. Two Faces, like his 1981 debut Inselmusik, was released on the German RP label and because of its undoubted excellence, Der Prophet was then picked up by noted Norwegian label Uniton (who also released Mark Shreeve's seminal Thoughts of War album). - YouTube '