January 7, 2009

Tiny Mix Tapes

EUREKA!

Eureka is our attempt to reflect a sensibility that is not so common in the music world, one that emphasizes looking at ruptures in music, finding disjunctions while locating traditions, pointing to new forms and ways of receiving music. While many of these musics can potentially function as a reflection of personal mood, pure entertainment, or escapism (depending on the listener), others outwardly defy these conventional ways of receiving music and test the boundaries of what exactly discerns music from noise. It’s music appreciation for sounds not already bloated with cultural meaning. Because of this semiotic ambiguity, these albums may require more ’effort’ on your part to find any personal worth. There has been a rich history of experimentation, and these albums either compliment or continue the tradition, in the most general, far-reaching sense of the word. Due to the vastness of this realm of music, the following list is very much specific to our tastes, and in no way should it be understood as a one-stop shop for ’experimental’ or ’avant-garde’ music. Enjoy!

Uton
We’re Only In It For The Spirit OOOO/

Ryoji Ikeda
Test Pattern
by Mangoon
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Valerio Cosi
Heavy Electronic Pacific Rock
by Jspicer
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Daniel Menche / Zbigniew Karkowski
Unleash OOOOx

MoHa!
One-Way Ticket to Candyland OOOO/

Hair Police
Certainty of Swarms
by Mangoon
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Castanets
City of Refuge OOOOx

Monument of Urns
Absence OOOO/

Josephine Foster
This Coming Gladness OOOOx
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