tim coster

tim coster ~ a moment's ornament (room40, 2013)

"Tim Coster’s A Moment’s Ornament is music experienced in miniature. A collection of 20 short vignette style modular synthesis works ~ the edition gently stakes out his claim in the realm of contemporary electronics. Informed by a rich tonal base Coster ~ who originally hails from Auckland ~ creates spacious sonic motions that flutter and arc with what can only be described as ‘casual intent’. Never fastidious or overwhelming, he seeks a more understated quality to his compositions ~ interested in subtle variation and uneasy coalescence. Recorded at his current home in Melbourne, the work draws its title from an alternative name for Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth; (the manuscript had originally been titled "A Moment's Ornament), a reference to the Wordsworth's poem 'She was a Phantom of Delight'. It also draws heavily on Coster’s approaches to his current live performances, dwelling on the temporal nature of his output to date."

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tim coster

tim coster ~ a place in the sun (fictitious sighs, 2011)

"this c32 cassette (factory dubbed & printed chrome, dolby B) collects five tracks which more or less reflect pieces I was working on as recordings and in live performances over the last year. recorded mainly with Eurorack modular synthesizer, endless "answer-phone" cassettes, effects and a few other gadgets, this is my first long-ish solo release since Star Mill in 2007." tim coster

"this is spiritualist, purposeful drone. side A uses clear, bell-like tones and a flute that sounds oddly like a calliope as well, giving the opener the feel of both desert and riverside. side B is lower in pitch, contains some careful guitar tones, and gives the impression of drifting in a beautiful, serene way. lovely work." foxy digitalis

"five new tracks recorded using Eurorack modular synth, answer phone cassettes, F/X and gadgets. beautiful, spectral drone and eerie late night atmospherics, with the odd sculptural appeal of Harry Bertoia’s invented instruments crossed with deep cosmo tones and the feel of a more nocturnal, early electro take on the more personal/diaristic Mirror/Christoph Heemann sides. Tim Coster should appeal to fans of Ian Middleton, Asmus Tietchens, Scott Foust et al. very beautiful and recommended." volcanic tongue

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tim coster ~ mediterranean years (no kings, 2012)

"had the great pleasure of witnessing this Auckland/Melbourne charmer play a show at my house earlier this year while on his US tour. With a background in fine art sculpture, his suitcase set with tiny modular synthesizer, looping pedals, keyboard, and accoutrements laid out on the floor looked sufficiently feng shui as the sound drifted slowly out into the room and enveloped the crowd in a lulling cloud that was imbued with folk sensibility and fervor, in addition to restraint. Mediterranean Years includes material he recorded in Echo Park on that trip, and it’s as if he bottled that luminescent cloud and transferred it to tape, still moving, slowly dissipating." no kings

minimalismo cálido y acogedor, música celestial. más que un trabajo, un método de trabajo: 'we'. un sintetizador modular, teclados, loops y cintas manipuladas que, como sin querer, dan forma a dos de los discos más bonitos y relajantes, puro buen feng shui. todo suena a creación en libertad e intimidad, a trabajador artesano en su día a día. para escuchar de noche y despertarse en la casita del árbol que todos querríamos tener.

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landscape vol. I: the forest

va - landscape I the forest (centre of wood 2008)

"Forestes, the most important influence for "Centre of Wood" label, of every kind and in every part of the world, are a magic place where to get lost and then find our deep relation with the nature. 14 bands from the acoustic, drone, lo-fi and free folk underground called to rappresent through music their relation with these places. The result is this cd-r that contains more than 60 minutes of weird music. The projects and the bands involved are : Tim Coster; Donato Epiro; Nebelung; Vapaa; Chora; Aalto; throuRoof; Eyes like Saucers; The Katie Winter; Belly Boat; Prague; Es; Las Vegas Club; We Wait for the Snow. Listening to this compilation is like getting lost in a immense green forest, walking through its trees, meet the eyes of its creatures...The packaging is composed of a brown and green heavy cardboard, closed with a small branch and a brown cotton thread, with an insert in perfect d.i.y. old style. limited to 120 numbered copies" centre of wood

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