microphones in the trees: dekorder
Showing posts with label dekorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dekorder. Show all posts

Monday, November 02, 2009

wooden veil

"...Inspired by the shared hauntedness of their respective homelands, they combine elements from forgotten and misremembered traditions to create a microcosmic world which only Wooden Veil inhabits, complete with its own symbols, clothing, food and shelters. Performances, installations and videos are characterized by an expansive wardrobe of ritual dress, and the creation of shrines, relics and talismans used to create music.
to understand:
Hold right hand, cupped near right ear; turn hand back and forth slightly with wrist. Bring left hand to opposite eye with the second finger pointing in the direction one is looking. With index and thumb of right hand, form an incomplete circle, space of one inch between tips; hold hand towards the earth, then move it in a curve across the heavens and back toward the horizon" dekorder

Sunday, September 20, 2009

iibiis rouge

"Superastral team, iibiis rooge is the proof that the famous 1+1=3 equation is correct. Modern psychedelic High Wolf jams + Astral Social Club fucked up improv electronics = something we don't have a name for. Better than a one shot collab this duo is made to last. Forthcoming debut LP on Dekorder." winged sun

foto: marie ek

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

kuupuu

..y de nuevo Kuupuu. el año pasado el sello alemán Dekorder editaba 'Yökehrä', primer recopilatorio con demos y canciones inéditas, esparcidas en cdr's y cassettes, de la incansable Jonna Karanka (fotógrafa, pintora y componente de Hertta Lussu Assa junto a Islaja y Lau Nau). este año vuelve a hacer los mismo con 'Unilintu', segundo volumen que reúne el resto de canciones editadas entre el 2002 y el 2005. como ocurre con Es, Sala-Arhimo o Kemialliset Ystavat, siempre faltan las palabras a la hora de definir su música. un bellísimo folk sensual y pausado en el que Jonna utiliza su voz como un arma llena de recovecos, despejando el camino, eliminando barreras y dejando que los instrumentos planeen con total libertad. parte de su encanto es esa voz que parece irreal, y esa sencillez que desarma por su ingenuidad y despreocupación, llena de miniaturas juguetonas, de nanas asilvestradas e imaginativas, de pianos, pío píos, flautas desafinadas y campanillas de baratillo, de grabaciones de campo, de alegrías y contraluces, de superficies mullidas, de notas y melodías trenzadas una y otra vez con una disciplina indisciplinada, y un talento tan evidente que pone los pelos de punta. como dice Stephan Bauer, cada vez es más obvia la necesidad de que estas grabaciones no caigan en el olvido, y lo único que se echa de menos ahora es material nuevo de Kuupuu.

filed under: portadas que te alegran la vida y canciones por las cuales existe este blog



"...pieces like “Myrskylaulu” which was taken from the most recent cdr “Kulta Sulta” are pretty spooky. You hear some thunder in the background and Karanka´s double-tracked voice over a picked guitar melody, and the mood seems not as positive as on some of her other tracks. The same goes for the instantly following piano piece “Onnenkuelaa”. It´s a good thing that there are also tracks like the nature sound filled “Linnut”, the deeply meditative “Lintupolku” or the acapella track “Taivaankotiin” that are more soothing for the soul.
Overall, it´s impossible to say that either “Yökehrä” or “Unilintu” is the better of the two releases. Both LPs taken together can definitely considered classic releases from the Finnish underground that seems to have slown down a bit regarding the speed with which releases had been put out in 2005 and the first half of 2006. While listening to “Unilintu”, it becomes more and more obvious that those lo-fi cdr's and the cassette with Kuupuu tracks just had to be saved from being forgotten. The only thing that´s missing now is new material by Kuupuu. 9/10" foxy digitalis

linnut (mp3 sample)
myrskylaulu (mp3 sample)
lintupolku (mp3 sample)
piupiu (mp3 sample)

Saturday, August 26, 2006

kuupuu

recopilatorio de algunas canciones de sus primeras grabaciones: "Sateen Suutelemat" en Nidnod, "I Can Walk the Earth" en Foxglove y los 3 cdr's autoeditados. otra portada mágica de Jonna Karanka...

'Jonna Karanka aka Kuupuu is one of the main movers of the (deservedly) much hyped Finnish Psychedelic Free Folk scene. Originally hailing from Tampere she is known as a core member of Avarus, Anaksimandros, Kukkkiva Poliisi and Maniacs Dream. Additionally, she has recently started Hertta Lussu Ässä with Lau Nau and Islaja and has collaborated with Tomutonttu (aka Jan Anderzen of Kemialliset Ystävät) and Paavi (as Lussu ja Paavi).
"Yökehrä" is the first of two vinyl-only LP's on Dekorder compiling the best material from her first four CD-R and cassette releases, all of which immediately became sought after collector's items, fetching ridiculous prices on eBay.

This LP is a beautiful collection of haunting (sometimes spooky) home baked freeform folk songs, incorporating strange lo-fi loops, vocal drones and psychedelic cut-ups, made using weirdly tuned plucked and strummed strings, bells, clattery percussion, unidentifiable wind instruments, backwards tape loops and a ton of other noisemakers all played and recorded by herself; accompanied by her distinctive voice (often looped and layered) with vocals sung and whispered in her native Finnish language, making the whole atmosphere even more haunting and mysterious. Jonna Karanka creates an intimate space where the listener feels like sitting next to her in a small chamber or outside in the woods where Kuupuu sings a lullaby just for them.'

sounds like: 'late night lullabies for forest folk'

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

guido möbius

'Compara “Twark” de Möbius con “Djed” de Tortoise. Los dos son impresionantes, pero Möbius necesita 15 minutos menos'
(un disco que lo tiene absolutamente todo..)