Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Make Mine, Macaw (Discrepant)
Spencer Clark created a sound phantasy with Skaters and after that he pursued a new alchemy under various aliases (Charles Berlitz, Fourth World Magazine, Monopoly Child, Typhonian Highlife, etc.) and projects (like Egyptian Sports Network, Tarzana or The Temple Defectors). Make Mine, Macaw (previously released in 2010 as a limited CDR on Pacific City label) references a large long-tailed parrot, common in Central and South America. Make Mine, Macaw is part of a trilogy about birds, Spencer's “Tropical Bird Romance Audio”, which also includes, Bamboo For Two (Olde English Spelling Bee, 2010) and The Garnet Toucan (Underwater Peoples Records, 2012). Spencer’s chaotic and mysterious approach to releases, made some really hard to find or listen to due to the nature of them and how they were made available. Despite his career not being very long and that the internet has made it easier to trace most of his back catalogue, in order to understand Spencer's work some archaeology needs to be done.
Nur Jaber - If Only - A State of Peace (OSF)
Nur Jaber’s debut Album If Only - A State of Peace tends to diverge from the typical club-focused EPs that we've already seen on her label. Focusing mainly on the Nord Lead 4, TR-09 & her vocals, the Berlin-based producer delivers 9 tracks influenced by IDM, Ambient music & a touch of Classical, showcasing a wide range of influences that has come her way along the years. The LP is paired with a remix package, out in June, featuring Dax J, UVB, Claudio Prc & P.E.A.R.L., some of the artists who have most inspired and supported her music.
Pali Meursault - Stridulations (Discrepant)
Pali Meursault is a sound artist, composer and sound designer. His electroacoustic and sound art research takes different shapes: compositions for records, radio works, installations or performances. Environmental sound recording is central in his work, which takes from Musique Concrète and the sonic exploration of soundscapes. For Stridulations, Meursault confronts recorded and performed sounds, composition and improvisation: field- recordings of animal communication (insects, birds and bats recorded in France, Japan and South America over almost ten years) mix and dialog with the ‘sonification’ of fluorescents tubes.
Peshay – Reflections (De:tuned)
De:tuned presents the return of one of the UK’s pioneering drum & bass producers, Peshay. ‘Reflections’ is Peshay’s first new drum & bass album in more than 10 years that looks back while pressing forward. Jazzy and acoustic flavours combined with deep bass and rolling drums will have you grooving from the get go. It’s that classic fusion sound that Peshay does so well, fully updated for present times and 100% future proof.