So I'm An Islander - So I'm An Islander

So I'm An Islander - So I'm An Islander

Genre: Piano/Instrumental/Alternative/Experimental
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Country: Denmark
Size: 110 Mb
Label: Hidden Vibes

Tracklist:

01. Perl' I Æ Osearn (Pearl in the Ocean)

02. Æ'mel (Between)

03. Goj Tie (Good Times)

04. Hæmle Staj (Secret Place)

05. Jen Rainful' Syn'de Morn (One Rainy Sunday Morning)

06. Om Bach Æ Larij (Behind The Barn)

07. Blant Jungs (Among Friends)

08. …O Di Haij Ret (…And They Were Right)

09. Det Vi Plajet O Lyt Te' (What We Used To Listen To)

10. Han Fo'toel' Mæ Om Æ Haw (He Told Me About the Sea)

11. Als

12. Home of the Wondrous Spirits (Part II)

13. Di Si'st, Eve Ollt (The Last Ones, Everywhere) (bonus track)

Description: This self-titled album is the fifth release by Danish recording artist So I'm An Islander. The island of weird, beautiful and magical atmospheres is again explored through a melting put of genres spanning from the neoclassical to the alternative/experimental. Inspired by the Southern Jutlandic culture, this album exposes the listener to a variety of small bits of histories and momements told through instrumental tracks. Three different visual artists from three different places on the planet were asked to contribute with some artwork to this album, and they had no limits nor guidance whatsoever; just the music as inspiration. The front and back cover (plus bonus artwork #1) are the works of Danish artist Liv Kira Seitzberg.

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Ett Abigail - Five Tales

Ett Abigail - Five Tales

Genre: Avant-Garde/Experimental/Ambient/Noise/Fusion
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Country: Costa Rica
Size: 111 Mb

Tracklist:

01. Tale One - Part I 

02. Tale One - Part II 

03. Tale One - Part III 

04. Tale One - Part IV 

05. Tale One - Part V 

06. Tale One - Part VI 

07. Tale One - Part VII 

08. Tale Two - Part I 

09. Tale Two - Part II 

10. Tale Two - Part III 

11. Tale Two - Part IV 

12. Tale Three - Part I 

13. Tale Three - Part II 

14. Tale Three - Part III 

15. Tale Three - Part IV 

16. Tale Three - Part V 

17. Tale Four - Part I 

18. Tale Four - Part II 

19. Tale Four - Part III 

20. Tale Four - Part IV 

21. Tale Five - Part I 

22. Tale Five - Part II 

23. Tale Five - Part III

24. Tale Five - Part IV 

25. Tale Five - Part V 

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A Veil Of Water - Reminder

A Veil Of Water - Reminder

Genre: Piano/Modern Classical/Post-Rock
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Country: Norway
Size: 135 Mb
Label: Hidden Vibes

Tracklist:

01. Estrela 

02. Nostalgia 

03. Echoes

04. A Promise Of Hope 

05. Remember 

06. Aeons 

07. Stepping Stones 

08. Innocence Kept Still 

09. Retrouvailles 

10. The Rose Quartz 

11. Fall 

12. Vanishing Stars 

13. Ad Infinitum (bonus track)

Description: "Reminder" is the debut album by multi-instrumentalist Rune Trelvik, under the moniker A Veil Of Water. 

"Reminder" represents the culmination of a two year long journey through a tumultuous relationship. This album travels through the feelings of initial attraction, infatuation, love, hope, nostalgia, and the subsequent loss of the entire bond. 

Self-taught in piano, drums, guitar, and bass, Rune has drawn inspiration from a wide array of musical styles utilizing essences rather than direct influences by the bands and genres he appreciates. Experimental in nature, A Veil Of Water has been mostly associated with post-rock and neoclassical styles, yet remains faithful to its re-occuring melancholic theme. 

In short, A Veil Of Water tries to capture fleeting sensations, momentary glimpses, and feelings of longing, producing a musical representation of his internal world. 

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Various Artists - Hidden Vibes Vol. 5

Various Artists - Hidden Vibes Vol. 5

Genre: Ambient, Piano, Post-Rock
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Size: 147 Mb
Label: Hidden Vibes

Tracklist:
01. Vru Patel - Psychosis
02. Felixdroid - Approaching Silence
03. Bengalfuel - Ames
04. Skye's Diamond - Constricted
05. Dayin - Please, Don't
06. Linear Bells - In Case You Miss Me
07. Myosotis - The Robed Stone Revealed
08. fydhws - Dream Interlude
09. Mealann - Der Aufgang
10. the Picturesque Episodes - Flower From the Asteroids
11. Blurry Lights - Let's Fly Away
12. So I'm An Islander - Symfoni A' Rændråfe (Symphony of Raindrops)
13. Vitaly Beskrovny - Sad Song
14. Lights Dim - Love of Trains
15. Saisa - This Empty Space Returns Your Solitude

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Plamen Vecne Zime - Per Aspera Ad Astra

Plamen Vecne Zime - Per Aspera Ad Astra

Genre: Ambient

Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps

Country: Serbia

Size: 86 Mb

Tracklist:

01. Hram Plamena

02. Odsjaj
03. Neonska Kisa
04. Klatno
05. Anima Mikrokosmos
06. Od Zvezda Satkana
07. Silueta
08. Venerino Treperenje
09. Mrak Izmedju Zvezda
10. Αιώνια Ψυχή
11. Interioris Stellata

Description: If we look upon PVZ’s work in 2012. (album ’Izvan Sopstva’) we can see that ’Per Aspera Ad Astra’ is a logical continueum. Those of you who followed PVZ from the beggining will realise that this album, ’Per Aspera Ad Astra’, is something new. Still, there is well known atmosphere that Plamen creates, but something more is hidden beneth the surface of every single note. Deep inside the core of the album is the ultimate silence, beauty and something unknown. This unknown fields, manifested as darkness, are touched by the tourch of Sifr (Slavnik), and that was the moment when the music started to write, literary, itself. We won’t be wrong if we say that the sound of album comes from the inside, this dark and wonderes place, lighted up just a little, enough for the beauty to manifest itself and transform intro the notes. The light is shining, showing the path. The first step has been made, Per Aspera Ad Astra.

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Saåad - Orbs & Channels

Saåad - Orbs & Channels

Genre: Drone/Ambient
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Country: France
Size: 102 Mb

Tracklist:
01. Hieronimus 

02. Au-Delà

03. Savarà

04. Potsdamer Platz

05. Cavalcade

06. Forever Late

07. Hangover #8

08. Lure Of Conquests

09. Cross Organ

10. Soft Drug

Description: Hailing from Toulouse in the South of France, SAÅAD is composed of Romain Barbot and Greg Buffier. The prolific pair have been spending the dark hours of night-time exploring the realms of sound for a few years now with a combination of epic, abstract drone and ambient improvisations, new concepts, elaborate murky atmospheres, and a strong visual identity as the trademark of their collaboration. 

This new full-length album "Orbs & Channels" immerses listeners into the maze of a haunted and shadowy invisible world where superstition plays a key role. Making audible that which cannot be uttered, it is an ode to the beyond, the expression of the inexpressible that is associated to it, and an echo of unfathomable grief. After a handful of fascinating albums and appearances on various compilations - most of them released on tape or digital format through their own record label BLWBCK - we're delighted to have these fellow sound experimentalists carrying out their intriguing research in the Hands in the Dark lab. 

(c) Hands In The Dark Records

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Endless Melancholy - Five Songs

Endless Melancholy - Five Songs

Genre: Piano/Contemporary Instrumental/Modern Composition
Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps
Country: Ukraine
Size: 30 Mb

Tracklist:

01. We Have Met Before

02. A Place Called Home

03. Leave

04. Nowhere, Never

05. Nostalgia

Description: "Five Songs" is a small, semi-improvised EP, recorded in one week. Please, find some time to take a listen while having your morning cup of tea or coffee. Don't forget to think of the ones you love and where do your roots come from. Don't forget to think of a place you were born. And remember one very important thing: this is not the end.

Titles of tracks 1 and 4 are inspired by a poem of Ukrainian poet Ivan Androschuk:

Мы с Вами где-то встречались

(розмінна фраза)

А ми зустрічались. Не тут і не в цьому столітті –

В наступному кадрі, чи може, в минулому світі,

Можливо, були ми квітками в одному суцвітті,

Чи просто – сусідніми днями в спекотному літі.

А ми зустрічались. Лиш спогад у пам'яті стерся.

Можливо, були ми двома половинками серця,

Луною і криком, чи змістом одного мовчання –

Ніде і ніколи, та все- таки ми зустрічались.

Ніде і ніколи, та все-таки ми зустрічались…

Два промені зірки в холодному просторі мчали,

Два промені зірки на мить перетнулись в дзеркалах:

А ми зустрічались…

А ми зустрічались…

А ми зустрічались…

© Copyright: Іван Андрощук, 2011

Photography by Fairiegoodmother (fairiegoodmother.deviantart.com)

Artwork by Oleksiy Sakevych

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