Deutscsh Nepal - Entartete Musikk - April 08, 2018

“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

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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.

Photo © Vava Vol 2018

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

Photo by Vortex © 2017

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

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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 '

    https://www.discogs.com/artist/268325-Rolf-Trostel

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Sven Grünberg (Estonia, 1981) - March 28, 2018

'Sven Grünberg (born November 24, 1956) is an Estonian ambient and progressive rock composer and musician most known for his meditative organ and electronic works involving the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism.  He has collaborated with the film director Olav Neuland and written the soundtracks for the most of his films.

In the 1970s, Sven Grünberg was the leader of the progressive rock band Mess, which was founded by him in January 1974 together with Härmo Härm.  Despite the years of the band's existence and many live performances, Mess didn't release a sing studio album because of the contradictions of the musical style with the Soviet ideology:  only in 1996 Grünberg released a compilation from several survived Mess recordings and a full remastered album in 2004.  

Sven Grünberg is also the Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Institute of Buddhism. - Discogs'

Thanks to Ork Wurzel for this gem!

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Eisenlager’s Compilation/Co-operation 7 on Petroglyph - March 11, 2018

Have a listen to Eisenlager’s Compilation/Co-operation 7 released on Petroglyph March 8^th featuring 22 tracks of compilation collabs with Wolfgang Gsell, Cousin Silas, nobodisounz, Kiew Aspirin and many others.  Enjoy!

https://petroglyphmusic.bandcamp.com/album/603-eisenlager-compilation-cooperation-7

Here's “Ley Lines”, my track with Eisenlager for Midnight Radio Compilation 82 on this new compilation.  

https://petroglyphmusic.bandcamp.com/track/vava-vol-and-eisenlager-leylines-midnight-radio-compilation-82