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26-01-12
24-01-12
Go hug a tree
A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset very differently.
23-01-12
Hands To "Do Not Touch Them"
Forthcoming cassette release on FN.
Recorded December 1986 - April 1987 at the Hovel, Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Originally released as cassette on Big Body Parts, BBP015, 1987.
21-01-12
So what ?!
We at Plague wish Mr MegaChinLoad all the best.
11-01-12
Loren Nerell "Point Of Arrival"
One of our all-time fav synth releases (featuring Steve Roach).
Planned as LP on Forced Nostalgia.
09-01-12
07-01-12
Pelican Daughters "Bliss"
Free of charge or pay. Up to you! With thx to Andy Rantzen & Adrian Elmer.
31-12-11
New WM album
The upcoming Wicked Messenger album, entitled 'Dreamer/Redeemer', is ready and waiting to be released. 'Dreamer/Redeemer' is a continuation and a further development of what has been achieved with 'Officium Nocturnum', an exploration of the realms where the within and the without coincide. It consists of two movements and an interlude and will be released on CD.
Supreme critic BEFORE listening to Dreamer/Redeemer.
Supreme critic AFTER listening to Dreamer/Redeemer.
28-12-11
WM Infinite Presence
The WM anthology 'Infinite Presence' featuring old and rare WM material from the years 2006-2008, will be released as cassette including lossless download voucher. Don't blame the tape-hype! The fantastic rectangular artwork by J Dread made us do it. Infinite Presence includes three tracks from the 'Three-Eyed Fox Lurking In The Serpent's Throat', the 'Ascension' track from the 'Phoenix' EP and 'Goatride' from the 'Faces Trilogy' EP, plus two unreleased works. All tracks have been remixed, remastered and reworked. Check'm out on bandcamp! Limited to 100 professionally manufactured units only, we strongly recommend to reserve your copy/ies. You can do so by mailing us: "I want WM tape". Once the goodies are available (please be patient) you will get a paypal invoice. Neat and simple. Price is 10 euro + P&P. No wholesale.
27-12-11
Hands To "Cicuye"
Field recordings, tape from '93 available as flac.
"The raw material for the tape was recorded during a car trip through the four corners area of the Southwestern United States. All of the sounds were recorded in or around Anasazi indians ruins, some inside national parks or monuments, others on public land. I have always been interested in what the world sounded like before the advent of modern technology, before mechanized transportation, industrial machinery, mass-media. It was my hope at the time that this tape might give some sense of what it was like." (Jeph Jerman)
"The raw material for the tape was recorded during a car trip through the four corners area of the Southwestern United States. All of the sounds were recorded in or around Anasazi indians ruins, some inside national parks or monuments, others on public land. I have always been interested in what the world sounded like before the advent of modern technology, before mechanized transportation, industrial machinery, mass-media. It was my hope at the time that this tape might give some sense of what it was like." (Jeph Jerman)
14-12-11
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