//Quick Post - Netherworld_Alchemy of Ice

Good friend of mine, Alessandro Tedeschi (Netherworld) has recently released his latest album Alchemy of Ice on his own label, Glacial Movements.

Glacial Movements is a well known and very highly respected label which uses glacial or ice sounds and soundscapes in its roots. Artists such as Netherworld himself, Pjusk and Francisco Lopez havell all appeared on its roster in the past and are all worth taking a listen to.

Alchemy of Ice is Netherworlds third release on Glacial Movements and has been spectacualarly mastered by the great Denis Blackman (Fennesz, Biosphere, William Basinski).

Buy here: www.glacialmovements.com/gmcat7.htm

// Newsletter 001 - 18th June 2013

First-Stage Experimental Newsletter 001

18th June 2013

Since I havent added anything for a long time I thought id better write up a new post about some actual music. Although these wont be reviews I thought id make some short observations in a short "newsletter" style update. 

If you like these newsletter ideas let me know what you would like to see in them, until then I will carry on posting in this format. 

Thanks.

Chris Pegg, First-Stage Experimental

New Artist: ((( Witxes )))

This artist has come to my attention with the recently announced re-release of his Sorcery / Geography. An interesting blend of ambience/electronic/acoustic and sometimes classical, Witxes is well worth taking a listen to to if you want to listen to something similar to SaffronKeira with a Rock/Metal edge. Intriguing stuff.

Find more information @ www.denovali.com/witxes/

New Album: Pixel - Mantel

I first came across Pixel when I found Alva Noto and Byetone. I was taken by his rhythmical use of the minimalist sound sample and found myself listening to his Set Your Centre Between Your Parts In Order To album over and over. 

Find more information @ www.shop.raster-noton.net/?pid=285

In Other News: Aoki Takamasa, Kangding Ray and Diamond Version

Lastly, just to upadte you with news of releases from Aoki Takamasa "RV8" and Kangding Ray "The Pentaki Slopes". Both of these releases can be found over at Raster-Noton (which you will know by now is one of my favorite labels). There has also been quite a lot of activity from Diamond Version (the collaboration between Alva Noto and Byetone) in that they have now released 1-5 of their EP's, all of which are well worth listening to. Absolutely sublime aural works.

// An Apology & Update

I am writing this post as an apology to the people who have been enjoying reading my blog posts about minimalist music around the world.

I am trying my hardest to find time to write more blog updates about the latest minimalist music that I have enjoyed listening to and reading reviews of. I am trying to get back into the swing of things as things have been getting a little more hectic for me in the last few weeks/months.

As many of you will know, I compose minimalist ambient electronic music under the moniker, Sleep Orchestra. Well good things have been happening and I am finding myself in the middle of a few projects that are expected this year and some more projects that may be released a little further afield. The things I can tell you is that these are truly exciting projects that I am working on, but most of them I can't tell you anything about. That's how exciting all this is!

The other thing I can tell you about is that I am hoping to get my first full length Sleep Orchestra release out later this year. I have been in my "studio" for a few months making some new sounds and loops and effect chains for this project. I can't tell you much about this, as, we'll I'm still working on it. Ill let you know the further details in the coming weeks/months.

I have also recently found some files that didn't make the cut for the first Endless Forms EP but I have been thinking that I may release them as the next instalment. They are similar to the Ossiir EP in rhythmic details etc but fit in after the experimentations I was working on at the time of Endless Forms [exhibit A]. Ill let you know!

Well that's how things stand at the moment, so please keep visiting my blog, I hope to get some more updates and review posts up on here again very soon.

Chris,

First-Stage Experimental