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PHCH014

Language of Landscape - 'Memories Fade Under A Shallow Autumn Snow'

Languange of Landscape is Chris Tenz and Cory Zaradur, two Calgary-based friends whose relationship was borne from a mutual fascination with the music of Last Days, Keith Kenniff, Max Richter and other prominent members of the electroacoustic alumni. 'Memories Fade Under A Shallow Autumn Snow' was initially concepted as a severely-limited monthly series. Just fifteen hard copies of these beautiful sounds exist and Phantom Channel is delighted to dedicate its innaugral 2010 release to this highly talented pair..

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PHCH013

Inverz - 'Slow'

Inverz is Thessaloniki-born Savvas Metaxas, who runs the excellent Granny Records stable. 'Slow' is the third Inverz release to date, a suite of four meticulously crafted long-form compositions that transcend the standard notions of Ambient/Drone.

'Everything In Order' bathes in dreamy reverb, like Labradford or Chihei Hatakeyama at their most thoughtful. The title track tantalizingly weaves fretboard scratches, human breath and flickers of static round cut and spliced guitar recalling Fridge at their most experimental. The slide-rule attention to detail of both book ending pieces ('Home End' & 'New Found Lands, New Found Sounds', on the other hand, shows why Metaxas was hand-picked to collaborate with Greg Haines and perform with Machinefabriek.

A very fine piece of work indeed..

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PHCH012

Ian Hawgood - 'Before I Let The Sunshine Rot'

"It's about the memory... As always..." Recorded in numerous locations, from Seoul to Lecce & Paris to Pennsylvania, multi-instrumentalist Ian Hawgood returns to his roots to capture the memories of these places; the sights, the smells, the sounds but, most importantly, the people he considers friends. A deeply personal journey, but one in which Ian invites you to join him in remembering the good times as he basks in the draping, folk guitar, ethereal, hazy drones and poignant nostalgia encapsulated in this release.

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PHCH011

Pastaklubben - 'Asperger '

'Asperger', recorded in just one take, paints a fascinating, futuristic world, mirroring that of Ridley Scott�s bleak, dystopian and rainswept vision of Los Angeles in 2019 in his outstanding Bladerunner motion picture. A dizzying amalgam of pitch-black ambience, dismembered electronics and static-drenched, particle-sized beats, Pastaklubben is a must for fans of Murcof, Autechre and, of course the Vangelis score that so enhanced Scott's film. 'Asperger' is spacious yet claustrophobic, an alchemy of contradictions, much like its creators. Please listen to the uncut, uncensored facts.

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PHCH010

Sleeping Me - 'Lamenter Ep'

Thick, melancholic and evocatively haunting soundscapes created entirely by guitar, the music of Sleeping Me employs a balance of delicacy, power and gentle reverb to present an affecting sound that's resplendent in its warmth and fiery beauty. 'Lamenter', closely following stunning debut full-length 'Cradlesongs' on celebrated Australian imprint Hidden Shoal, proves that Sleeping Me's sound finds peace in even the most heartbreaking of circumstances, rarely has the devil's instrument of choice sounded so heavenly. '

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PHCH009

EL Heath - 'Reflecting (Ambient and Loop Tracks, Autumn 2006) [Reprise]'

'Based around the unique howl of the Martenot (one of the scarcest instruments on the planet) and his choice of recording equipment - namely a 20 year old tape recorder, 'Reflecting' was once described as Basinksi's decomposing symphonies laced with the expansive nature of Vangelis' 'Bladerunner' score. Certainly, EL Heath's cavernous compositions, especially when he layers cascading drones, with obscured voices, piano, muffled guitar, the Ondes and violin, create warped, dream-like sequences of woozy melody and other-worldly peculiarity. 'Reflecting...' is an invigorating antidote to over-bearing digital manipulation and a celebration of nostalgia..

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PHCH008

Konntinent - 'If I Could Buy A Map of Hope - Volume 2'

'If I Could Buy A Map of Hope - Volume 2' appropriately acts as an extension to the inaugural record found on ace German boutique imprint Sonic Pieces. Like its predecesor 'MOHv2' is an exploration of organic, free range melody and process moulded textures - an argument of stasis and free form. In the palette this time around are some glockenspiels, some vocals, some splicing, some dicing and some dancing. Across 8 compositions 'MOHv2' touches various musical bases including Post-Rock, Soundscapes, Drone, Broken Vocal Songwriting and even Techno.

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PHCH007

Eyes Flutter Beneath - 'Inside The Dream Laboratory'

'Inside The Dream Laboratory' is designed for low-volume consumption, when sleep isn't necessary but, instead a natural, unhurried occurrence. It's this psyche Eyes Flutter Beneath intends to tap into, coiling deeply personal field recordings of a biological nature round peaceful, unpolished ambient textures to reveal a pure human element towards a genre that often strays in the other direction.

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PHCH006

Wo0 - 'With The Flowered Mind'

Utilising his guitar as a receiver of signals, Belgrade-based Wo0 captures the frequencies from radios, computers, media players, remote controls, phones and other inventive mobile devices to create a very subtle, harmonic, deep and oscillating sound..

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PHCH005

Stray Ghost - 'A House of Gold and Oak'

A House of Gold and Oak' unfurls majestically over almost twenty minutes, touching on cornerstones including Tangerine Dream and Godspeed You Black Emperor and finds Stray Ghost operating in a Symphonic-Drone stratosphere all to his own.

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PHCH004

Mosca - 'The Blue Sunshine (One)'

Scottish-based Ambient Terrorist Mosca presents "The Blue Sunshine (One)". A one-hour long piece of the deepest of deep ambient sounds. Intended as the first part of the quadrilogy, this release has trance-inducing qualities, sit back, relax, set your controls for the heart of the sun and immerse yourself in the sounds of Mosca.

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PHCH003

Chaz Knapp - 'Vie comme un Parasite Faisant la fete'

Chaz Knapp of Our Brother The Native has taken time out to record six tracks of piano led brilliance for Phantom Channel. Fans of Peter Broderick, Max Richter and Ralf Zurmhule will likely revel in the classical orchestration and subtle hints of electronics prevalent throughout

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PHCH002

Elisa Luu - 'Floating Sounds'

Working alone Elisa creates a unique hybrid of mostly instrumental electronic music with subtle elements of jazz. The final track 'Starry Night' features treated vocals by Chinese singer MousoN which perfectly use her breathy tones purely as an instrument rather than a device for language.

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PHCH001-2

PHANTOM CHANNEL PRESENTS - PART 2