Friday 16th March saw the publication of our latest release, 'Somacopia DeFacto' by experimental artists Anthony Donovan and {AN} EeL (Neale D. Retke). By turns playful and brutal, Somacopia DeFacto is an uncompromising journey into the psyche and is strictly for the adventurous. Fiercely experimental, the album comprises three parts, each made up of multiple …
Review: The Modul 303 Benefit Album Vol 2
One of the revelations of operating in the world of netlabels was when I realised there is no huge gulf between the big name successful acts and the independent artists; there is quality to be found at every level of fame and accomplishment, you just need to know where to look. I mention this because …
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News from the Conning Tower: Exhibition
So much news, so few typing fingers! OK, Exhibition. Exhibition is the name of our 2018 'open' compilation. There are three strands to the compilation, Red, Green and Blue: Red is the most experimental and challenging, Green is predominantly instrumental or ambient, and Blue is rock, post-rock, pop, electronica and so on. We're accepting entries …
Keeps Me Alive review of our Manipulant – Perspective EP
Keeps Me Alive gave some very positive feedback on the forthcoming Manipulant EP:
New release from Cousin Silas
We are delighted to announce that we have today released our first album from Cousin Silas. 'Sketches, Rough Drafts and Early Ideas' is a collection of previously unreleased material, curated by the man himself, dating back to David's first adoption of the Cousin Silas name. Despite being early material, the pieces are remarkably mature and …
News from the Conning Tower: “No Port Of Call: Songs From The Flying Dutchman”
This promises to be a great compilation from my friends at Argali Records…
[TEMPORARY ARTWORK, FINAL ARTWORK SUBJECT TO CHANGE]
Experimental music/noise compilation, focusing on the themes of ghost ships, including The Flying Dutchman, and others, including more contemporary examples, such as the dimension-shifting USS Eldridge. Current submission window is from now until the end of March, with a tentative release in mid April.
Thanks again! 🙂
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES;
I. Tracks submitted need to be exclusive to this compilation.
NO remixes or tracks released previously on other compilations.
II. Audio files need to conform to Bandcamp uploading standards. WAV/FLAC only.
III. ONE submission per band/musician please.
IV. Tracks should ideally be between one to ten minutes in length (if it’s a little bit longer than that, that should be OK too).
V. Please include your project name and website/Bandcamp with your submission email.
VI. Be sure music file is titled in “Band name – track name” format.
VII. Please use WeTransfer or similar…
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Klang Kickstarter now live
Today we launch our Kickstarter for our biggest release yet, Klang. The vinyl edition contains tracks from: Six By Seven Unimother 27 Oulu Space Jam Collective Dynamo Snackbar Peri Esvultras t.r. hand Beltism Don't do vinyl? That's OK, we have extended editions with 6 extra tracks on CD and digital download. We've got tee shirts, …
News from the conning tower – Kickstarter
We're delighted to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for our Klang krautrock extravaganza will launch on Tuesday 27th February. We'll be making a bit of a song and dance about it at the time, so it's unlikely you'll miss it, but we thought you'd appreciate the advance notice, just in case you were thinking of …
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Out Today: t.r. hand ‘Folke Meditation’
We are really excited to present the debut album from t.r. hand, 'Folke Meditation'. Relatively little is known about t.r. hand; we received a somewhat cryptic press release from his (?) intermediaries at Glove of Bones, which had the (presumably intentional) effect of leaving us knowing less about t.r. than before we'd read it. Frowning …
Of krautrock and Klang
So, krautrock. I suspect most of us have a mental image of what krautrock should sound like, but it's odd because as Stuart Maconie succinctly pointed out "in truth, no two Krautrock acts sound remotely alike". The very term krautrock itself sticks in my craw, but for whatever reason, the alternative - less offensive - …
Submarine Broadcasting Company 