From http://www.miga-label.org/esp/miga30.htm
“Integral: dicho de cada una de las partes de un todo / Que entra en su composición sin serle esencial, de manera que el todo puede subsistir, aunque incompleto, sin ella.”
This is the last compilation released by Miga Netlabel. Long and strong. Get in!
From http://www.de-bug.de/pod/archives/4295.html
The founder of Miniatura Records, Argentina-based artist Grau, has come out with his Betty Loop EP for release no. 24 on the pentagonik netlabel. Minimal techno in its very classic style, the EP has straigt-forward, to-the-point dry beat arrangements, which lay the groundwork for his noisy reverbarated rythmic textures. A much needed daily dose.
From http://www.monocromatica.com/netlabel/releases/tube153.htm
If frailty is the source of all things, then we ought to go back to it. All the abundant arrogance and destructive strength present in human beings has brought us to irreversible situation, into a mood that swings like the weather, each time faster and more bipolar. I believe "Her name was frailty" implies The Earth. Whenever we observe The Earth from a distance, in this case from an astronaut’s point of view, we can understand how far from reality we have strayed. The construction and sounds of this album allows me to, not only returning to a point of frailness, but also to activate a particular type of mental stimulation that empowers my psyche conceding me thoughts about restoration. Now, restoration implies an active participation in bringing the past back to life, in this case from broken to whole. This release definitely modifies my tiny rat heart.
Listen to the whole album at: http://www.archive.org/details/foot096 Some of netlabel freaks know Renzu, who released Reiha EP from Monotonik. When I received his works, I was waiting for the time of this release. And now I’m delighted it has come finally! Here comes my review, one by one : Inn - You can hear a female say "koko wa doko deshouka?" ("where do you think this place is?) Where does she take us? Where is here? Pictures of the Floating World - This could be the answer to the previous question. Ethnic and oriental, like Japanese, but it would be other than Japan. Kuda-gitsune (管狐 : pipe-fox) - It seamlessly succeeds the mood of this mysterious "World". Kuda-gitsune is a creature from legends : one of Yōkai (妖怪). Omamori (御守り : amulet) - A mixture with Japanese sounds and rhythmic sequences. As we move towards the end, our minds get uplifted, higher and higher… Amasawa - The title refers 天沢勇子 (Amasawa Yūko) from TV series, 電脳コイル (Dennō Coil). "The idea to use an arpeggiated glockenspiel in the song was inspired by series’ music", Renzu said. Zashiki-warashi (座敷童子) - It is a spiritual being, a kind of Yōkai, too. With this flowing 4-beats tune, it makes me feel like they are playing a trick. Daifuku (大福) - We met unexpectedly. It was white, it was sweet. The wonderful time we spent together, but it didn’t last so long. I can’t forget you. I miss you. I want to see you again. My dear Daifuku… Joke. Nakoruru (ナコルル) - You know her, if you are familiar with サムライスピリッツ (Samurai Spirits / Samurai Shodown). Slower, chilling and relaxing tune, with Japanese traditional elements. Miku Acid - Well-processed tracks feature girlish vocal. This is especially for Japanese listeners. Who is Miku? Come on, you know it? Yes, she is, the one and only, 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku). Stage - It may be night, but it changes suddenly. It takes us to somewhere another. Across the Threshold - Here is the title track, purely electronic. Now we are far away from "the Floating World". Memories of Earth - We are leaving from, or going back to where we live? I can’t figure it out. All fades away…