So that was July then. But here at Submarine Broadcasting Spires we’ve had no time for the World Cup, Love Island or lounging about in hammocks sipping banana daiquiris, no sirree Clive. No, we’re committed to the making of music, sweet music, and we have served up a summer smorgasbord of aural treats.
We’ve had a fantastic new single from Manipulant, ‘What Good Are The Stars?’. It’s a sweet, down-tempo, romantic number which was been picking up some airplay on the internet radio circuit. There’s also a version with an alternative vocal take by Jennifer Doll which takes the song in a different direction altogether. But if all this is too melodic and accessible for you, don’t worry; we have an album of remixes, re-purposings and re-imaginings coming out in August that will tread the path less travelled.
July also saw our first release from Ippu Mitsui who we have on loan until the end of the season from our friends at Bearsuit Records. Ippu’s delivered a brilliant four-song EP called ‘Shift Down’ and as the title suggests it contains some mellower numbers than on last year’s ‘L + R’. Ippu’s music doesn’t fit any genre easily – he describes himself simply as an electronic musician – and this EP encompasses a number of styles, but if you like your electronic music melodic, with elements of synthwave, synthpop, DnB and everything between, do check it out.
Our final release of July is the third and – as is the convention with trilogies – final part of Martin Neuhold & Friends’ Dialogue series. The music of Dialogue started life as solo improvisations recorded by Martin as part of February Album Writing Month (FAWM); these were then added to, remixed and generally re-jigged by a number of leading ambient and experimental musicians. Artists on this album include Cousin Silas, Volker Lankow, Randy Pytel, Norbert Kutz, Gareth Farmer, Guy Mauseth, Colin Powell, Wilfried Hanrath, Allen Pitts, Siegfried Grundmann amongst others.
All three volumes are available as download or CD, and all proceeds go to Médecins Sans Frontières.
We have lots of new releases slated for August and September, and in order to free up some space for new stock we are attempting to clear some of our existing inventory, so do check the Bandcamp store for reductions on CDs from Manipulant, Crayon Angels, the Klang and Post:Soc compilations and more. We’ve also reduced the price of some downloads – even though these don’t occupy any physical space – just because we’re nice.
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