In The Loop : Episode 24

Episode 24 of In The Loop sees us round up the latest from the Bricolage advent calendar over on our Facebook page.

DEC 9th
Colab - "2018"

A playful, glitchy track that encapsulates an optimistic mood as we prepare to move into the new year soon.



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DEC 10th
Suncastle - "Kompromat"

A short but deep electronic journey from the Manchester native. Available as part of his latest 5 track ‘Scorpio’ EP.



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DEC 11th
Hiramatsu Toshiyuki - "Mountain Call"

Seeing as the 11th of December was “International Mountain Day” we decided to head all the way back to August 2015 and this stunning piece of glitch minimalism and vocal manipulation from the Japanese producer. Available, exclusively, on Bricolage as part of our first ever release, Volume 1.



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DEC 12th
Arran Trax - "They Met At The Pier"

A bright, positive and nostalgia laced analogue composition from the German based Scottish producer. Martin Grafton, the man behind the name, is known for his ability to consistently churn out catchy earworms and melodic hooks. This particularly upbeat little ditty is full of them.



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DEC 13th
Dark Fidelity Hi-Fi - "Pebble To Sleeping Water"

Waves of synths and ambient sequences come together on an enchanting journey from the Manchester sound design expert.


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DEC 14th
Bricolage VA - "The Longest Night"

A special throwback to 2015 and our winter solstice themed compilation release where we asked some of the artists on the label to portray what the 'Longest Night' of the year feels like to them personally. This album was released 2 years ago to the day and includes exclusive tracks written specifically for the album. 



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DEC 15th
The Oscilloscope - "Crooked Waves"

A chunk of ‘hefty acid’ and precision finger drumming from the Swiss/Chilean analogue mastermind.



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DEC 16th
Emigr - Brigadier (Sunn Boo remix)

The first official release from our friends across the channel at Collectif Sympa sees the Bricolage affiliated, Sunn Boo, provide a smooth remix of his stablemate, Emigr, as part of the Brigadier EP.



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Keep up to date with our daily advent calendar and all our other goings on at our Facebook page @ facebook.com/thebricolagecollective

Bricolage Showcase

Last week we posted about our friend and label supporter Mark Shields reaching 100 episodes of his Monday Graveyard radio show/podcast. A real milestone and a gem of a show to go with it. Episode 101 of the Monday Graveyard is also a very special episode as far as Bricolage is concerned. Mark very kindly gave us the opportunity to have a full hour to ourselves....

We're proud to be able to present a mix made up exclusively of music from our members. It's an hour that consists of just some of the unique music that we've released in our first 6 months. It manages to encapsulate what the label and collective is all about. A diverse selection spanning the electronic genres. The hour long show was curated and mixed by, label head, Fragile X and features some of his own music alongside Subsequent, Kure, Intl. Debris, Hiramatsu Toshiyuki, Slow Deep Breath, get-effect, The Next Commuter, Roy Or Bison?, Oscurito and H.ICH. There's ambient, vaporwave, some dub, shoegazed tinged electronics, glitch, drones, darkness, guitars and, of course, what better way to round it off then some techno. 

Thanks go to Mark for allowing us the chance to showcase some of our sounds on his show. Be sure to check out his blog and the shows Twitter account for more info on future shows and his general online escapades. Stream the mix in full below or at The Monday Graveyard mixcloud.



Tracklisting in full is as follows:

1. Subsequent - Smallbatch 
2. Kure - Moon Acid 
3. Intl. Debris - Thursday Morning, Taylor Swift Part 1 
4. Hiramatsu Toshiyuki - Mountain Call 
5. Slow Deep Breath - The Crow Pheasant 
6. get-effect - No One Leaves Here Empty Handed 
7. Fragile X - Amygdala (Lo-Jacker remix) 
8. The Next Commuter - A Dozen Paces 
9. Roy Or Bison? - Night Vision 
10. Oscurito - Octopus 
11. H.ICH - Ladyland Part II (Mental Mix) 
12. Alan Watts
13. Fragile X - Theory Of Colour
    
    And don't forget, you can download the majority of the music featured in this mix from the Bricolage bandcamp site free of charge.
    
    Stay tuned next weekend for a special blog post that details the beginnings of Bricolage.

In The Loop : Episode 9 (Advent Calendar Part 4)

The penultimate round up of our digital advent calendar over on facebook means more audio surprises.

December 16th

Mute Branches - Crappy Hissmas

A beautifully drowsy and blurry sounding unorthodox lo-fi Christmas track from Mute Branches. It's his entry for the Drowned in Sound "Official Christmas Song Challenge 2015".


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December 17th

Sleep Maps - The Sword Beyond The Veil

A recent posting of an old track from Sleep Maps. "The Sword Beyond The Veil" is an epic post-rock excursion that's more than worth retracing over.


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December 18th

Gabriel Simao - Misty Mountains Cold

A simply stunning violin cover of The Hobbit theme "Misty Mountains Cold" by Gabriel Simão.


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December 19th

Akwalek - Kesselse Pauwen (The Next Commuter remix)

A very unique and personal remix from The Next Commuter which featured on a collaborative release through Xtraplex Records. Click the link and read a bit more about the track. It's got field recordings, a live jam and peacocks. All good!


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December 20th

Hiramatsu Toshiyuki - Flag EP

The "Flag" EP from Hiramatsu Toshiyuki on Hz-records is an outstanding collection of his glitch inspired electronica and just a glimpse of what he's capable of creating. We'll hopefully bring you something new from him next year.



Stream and download "Flag" in it's entirety here

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Our final 4 day countdown to Christmas continues on our Facebook at 10am until Thursday, be sure to catch it....

Volume 1 VA: A Colourful Storm (Part 2)

This is the second batch of visual interpretations of our compilation. The pastel drawings come courtesy of Emma Kempsell.

To see the first 8 sketches and read about how the sketches came about then check the first part of the "Colourful Storm" post here.

9. HIRAMATSU TOSHIYUKI - MOUNTAIN CALL




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10. INTERNATIONAL DEBRIS - HYPOGEUM




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11. MUTE BRANCHES - RIVER + CARPARK




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12. CHAIRMAN COW - MOKUSATSU




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13, MERRIMANS GHOST - OWL




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14. JAZZ DEFECTOR - WE MOVE TOWARDS A FADING LIGHT (HORIZONS EDGE MIX)




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15, MICROVOLT - A TOUCH OF THE VAPOURS




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16, LIAPEI - WHEN WE WERE ALL SO VERY DIFFERENT




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I'm looking into making a digital PDF booklet containing all the sketches and updating the compilation on Bandcamp to include the drawings as part of the download.

Stay posted.

BRICOLAGE: VA: Volume 1 (bc001)

Yesterday saw the release of our first compilation. Various Artists Volume 1. Major thanks go out to all the artists who contributed for making this release happen so quickly.

Volume 1 more than represents what the collective is all about. It's full to the brim with a wealth of music from the world over. Sounds from Japan, Denmark, Scotland, England, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Holland, France and Sweden are all on show here. There's no bias against genre. Just a collection of quality and eclectic music for your listening pleasure.

The compilation covers a diverse range of ambient, glitch, techno, house, drone and experimental sounds. Hopefully there's something for everybody among the 16 tracks. As will always be the case, the compilation is a free to stream and download from the Bricolage bandcamp page.

Introducing The Collective: 7 - 10

Here is Part 3 of our introductions to our artists.

7. HIRAMATSU TOSHIYUKI



Hiramatsu Toshiyuki is a Japanese electronic artist. In pursuit of his own style Hiramatsu uses computer software to create music influenced by Techno, Electronica and Post Rock. In 2012, Hiramatsu's first album "CHASM" was released on "shrine.jp", a leading Japanese Electronica and Experimental music label. 2014 saw the release of his new EP "FLAG" on Hz_records. Hiramatsu also organizes "OWL", a series of outdoor events usually set on lakesides or near mountains.

http://www.hiramatsutoshiyuki.com/

https://soundcloud.com/hiramatsu_toshiyuki

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8. LO-JACKER



Lo-jacker is a unique music mind from Northern Ireland. His brand of electronica defies easy categorisation, neither raucous enough to be straight up dance nor chilled out enough to be downtempo. His production style is experimental and as such, he is less concerned with audio clarity than he is with capturing weird sounds. He has spent well over a decade staring at computer screens and clumsily breaking headphones while developing a grubby, melodic sound with dark and often playful undercurrents.

http://lo-jacker.com

https://soundcloud.com/lo-jacker

https://twitter.com/lo_jacker

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9. CHAIRMAN COW

Chairman Cow is a restless genre-defying soul, from Glasgow, who makes music because he has to and not just because it's fun and cathartic. He has been making albums since the mid 90s under many different names and with various collaborators. In his spare time he enjoys beer, biscuits and Dr Who though not necessarily in that order.


www.chairmancow.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/chairmancow
www.soundcloud.com/chairman-cow
www.youtube.com/user/gengchef

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10. MERRIMANS GHOST

Merriman's Ghost is the music project of Stephen Boyd Merriman. A London native who now resides in Spain. It's a project that has been running for 3 years now and it covers everything from experimental, folk and new wave. Many of his tracks are created through memories of his life in London. He uses memories of places and people as the catalysts for his creativity.


https://soundcloud.com/merriman-s-ghost

https://www.facebook.com/stephen.merriman1

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And that concludes our latest introductions. More to come over the weekend.....