re:mote voices

the forgotten fish memory orchestra - our tin tribe - i have been rather enjoying this 12" over the last few days. apparently a remix collection of their first album, which i haven't heard, so can't comment on. there are a mix of influences here, taking in gypsy folk to chinese strings, in particular there is a track or two which reminds me of yo-yo ma's cello work on the crouching tiger, hidden dragon soundtrack.

202 project. urban shaman - on the same label i've also been listening to this 12", which is a lot more understated. tool box monkey records, judging by their site are french, with both these 12"s limited to 500 copies. this disc features 7 tracks and is about 50 minutes long. from memory there were comparisons made to vromb with this release in the catalogue, something which can perhaps be heard in the rhythm layers of the material.

[multer] - 'kopenhagener deutung' - it actually occurs to me as i look up the website details of this 12" that i didn't actually know what the release was called - the record has no text, other than slight engraving to indicate A and B, while the sleeve has loads of text, where i'm not sure what is what. the last time i heard [multer] would have been the drone 7" they did. this on whole is quite a minimal record, moody in the drone and bass style, with occasional clips of dialogue.