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	Protestant Work Ethic - Turned, and Turning EP - Simon Usaty Protestant Work Ethic is Simon Usaty. Simon is songwriter and one quarter of KES (alongside Bernard Bauch ),eventually Vienna's finest alternative Rock- and Country-outfit and long-time inside tip (listen to "Nordwaggon" on 12rec.032). According to the name of his solo-project, Simon stripped of every superfluous knick-knack, focussing on a few acoustic instruments and his juvenile voice. But as a /protestant work ethic/ might imply a success-orientated, rather rational concept for life, Simon d... Keywords: Protestant Work Ethic; Folk; Indiepop; Alt Country; Singer Songwriter; Acoustic; 12rec Downloads: 7,213 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Various Artists - Through the Mirror: adcBicycle Revisioned [12rec.051] - Matt Chisholm & others adcBicycle is Matt Chisholm from Ottawa, Canada. Matt had an EP on Kikapu (RIP) back in 2006 which was on heavy rotation in my player. After finishing his new album one year later, Matt decided not to release it. He got in contact with a bunch of artists he is friends with or fan of, asking them to revisionize his tunes. We are proud to publish this versatile compilation album of boundless and blissful Pop music! Keywords: adcBicycle; Matt Chisholm; 12rec; 12rec.net; electronic; glitchpop; remix Downloads: 4,922 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	acp029 koen park - pastoral pioneer Koen Park is the work of Ian D Hawgood. Working between his small apartment in Tokyo and his mum's garage in south London, he makes washed out electro-hip-hop -pop-folk-shoegaze music. Pastoral Pioneer was made with circuit bent casios, drums, piano, field recordings, melodica, harmonium, warbly old tape recorders and musical smarts. The results are both unique and wonderful. Keywords: electronica; melodic; minimal; piano; casio; circuit-bent; koen park; hip-hop; abstract Downloads: 751 Average rating: (1 review)
	arch030 "Besides I Rest Now" - Social System Archipel reaches it's 30th net-release and is proud to present another heady outing from Social System (Pheek and Offthesky) who are in top form as always with "Besides I Rest Now". The release begins with "Tried and True" which is anything but tried with its cascading blend of woven crystalline pleasure and effortlessly gliding nature. "Oh Slow Crickets" continues gliding into a warmer territory which fizzes with rhythmic liveliness and creamy wisps of wonderfully executed melody... Keywords: Minimal; ambient Downloads: 4,065 Average rating: (1 review)
	If This Is Your Best Shot Okra? - truCulentEnigma Keywords: headphonica, truCulentEnigma, Paul Hawkins Downloads: 418 Average rating: (1 review)
	Nowhere Home - Koen Park [Ian D. Hawgood] Koen Park is the work of Ian D Hawgood. Working between his small apartment in Tokyo and his mum's garage in south London, he makes washed out electro-hip-hop-pop-folk-shoegaze music, singing into his laptop mic or OD-2. He plays drum machines, samplers, glockenspiels, broken and warped guitars, various old keyboards, circuit-bent stuff, an atari or two, an omnichord, drums like a kid, field recordings, and runs it all through a bunch of distortion pedals, into his old, slightly broken Fostex ca... Keywords: Koen Park; Ian D. Hawgood; headphonica; Electronica; hpcd033 Downloads: 9,092 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	My Log: August 2008 - Koen Park All music written and produced by Ian Hawgood 9pm 31/07/08 to 01:28am 02/08/08 UK. A log is written down events in a journey. The journey I am on is an odd one and one I rarely verbalise as I have little to say. All I am left to do is to write songs. www.koenmusic.com Keywords: Koen Park; My Log: August 2008; Ian D. Hawgood; hpcd060; headphonica Downloads: 1,453 Average rating: (1 review)
	Foundry Solo Triptych - Noel Taylor Noel Taylor: Foundry Solo Triptych I had played in the Foundry once before. It's a pub in the Hoxton area of London that hosts a lot of art events, sometimes with music or dance. The pub is housed in a building that used to be a bank, and the basement area was once a vault where the money was kept. The natural reverberation in the room is astounding, and as a clarinet player you feel, when you play there, as if the sound of your instrument has been sent back to you from the walls, freshly coated... Keywords: Noel Taylor; Foundry Solo Triptych; headphonica; hplive007; Experimental Downloads: 524 Average rating: (1 review)
	ich liebe es - Jan Grünfeld this works you are listening are actually recorded in the nice tourist town Dresden where I lived for 4 years and on several places in germany/thuringia and denmark/sjaeland +++ I recorded all with an old 4-track, one old minidisc-recorder, two old guitars and some old pedals and a brand new notebook+++Enrico Wuttke aka Flim www.flimmusic.com helped me out with some Fieldrecordings and beautiful Piano Pieces+++ new tracks are growing every day on my minidisc-walkman I record woods, highways/auto... Keywords: jan grünfeld, headphonica, hpcd032 Downloads: 2,895 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	All the Things Which I See - Ryonkt As I listen to All the Things Which I See by Ryonkt, I see a snowflake from its origin of up in the clouds slowly drifting through a light gray sky to finally resting in a pure white blanket of untouched snow. I see an unmanned sailboat floating gently across a calm ocean. I see the faint heartbeat of a newborn chic. I see a tiny waterfall on a lost city street from a gentle rain shower. I see a drifting cloud, not a dark one, but one of a light gray... Keywords: Ryonkt; Lunar Flower; Ambient; beauty; drone Downloads: 1,027 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Gardens From Light - Birds Of Joy And Sorrow Vol. 1 - Sparke / Illidge Gardens from Light are an ambient drone duo from the North of England. They formed during 2006 and consist of individuals I. Sparke and S. Illidge. Their release "Birds Of Joy And Sorrow" is a massive work in two pieces. Both together two hours long. They create 12 conceptual pieces around figures from the russian and east european mythology, 12 deep and dark sonic landscapes of drones, walls of strings and field recordings... Keywords: Gardens From Light; Ambient; Drone Downloads: 1,302 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Gardens From Light - Birds Of Joy And Sorrow Vol. 2 - Sparke / Illidge Gardens from Light are an ambient drone duo from the North of England. They formed during 2006 and consist of individuals I. Sparke and S. Illidge. Their release "Birds Of Joy And Sorrow" is a massive work in two pieces. Both together two hours long. They create 12 conceptual pieces around figures from the russian and east european mythology, 12 deep and dark sonic landscapes of drones, walls of strings and field recordings... Keywords: Gardens From Light; Ambient; Drone Downloads: 1,333 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	HameloH - Innervibes - HameloH HameloH is a one-man project from Macomer, Sardinia. On "Innervibes" he presents 7 pieces of experimental drone sounds layered with strings, keyboards and voices. According to the title "Innervibes" this release could be described as an inner journey. Mostly dark with some sparks of shining light. In some parts mysterious, in some parts disturbing or rough and sometimes peaceful and meditative. But in all parts a great sonical experiment. Keywords: HameloH; experimental; drone Downloads: 1,009 Average rating: (1 review)
	ryonkt - the world that was surrounded by a deep forest and warm light - ryonkt ryonkt is Ryo Nakata, well-known for his great releases on Dog Eared Netlabel, Noise Joy and Mandorla. Equipped with guitar and notebook, Ryo creates dreamy and relaxed music between minimal folk and ambient. "the world that was surrounded by a deep forest and warm light" is a peaceful and easeful place. It is a kind of arcane space in everday life, but easy to find with a bit of relaxing. Listen to the repetitive guitar chords, slightly moving in each passage... Keywords: ryonkt; ambient; minimal folk Downloads: 8,800 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	jeremy bible & jason henry - glare - jeremy bible & jason henry Jeremy Bible and Jason Henry are two productive artists based in Canton, Ohio, an area of the United States referred to as 'the rust belt' due to its rapid industrial decline. Similar to their surroundings which contrast rural farmland against decaying industrial landscapes, the duo contrast various sounds and styles in ways that can be compared to the elegant and subtle color contrasts created by painters of fine abstract-expressionist art... Keywords: Jeremy Bible; Jason Henry; Ambient; Experimental; Soundscape Downloads: 3,078 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Glenn Ryszko - 4.0 subtle distorted guitar drones - Glenn Ryszko Glenn Ryszko is a student at the academy of visual arts Maastricht. After having played several instruments in various musical groups, he decided to start a more experimental project on his own. Glenn creates sound by manipulating instrumentation and environmental recordings, using electric guitar, fieldrecordings and custom software. On "4.0 subtle distorted guitar drones" Glenn presents 4 superb minimal tracks based on distorted guitar tones... Keywords: Glenn Ryszko; guitar; drone; ambient; experimental Downloads: 1,884 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Mensa - The Clifts - Eduard Comelles Allue (aka Mensa) After the album released on summer 2008 at Resting Bell, Southern Recordings. Edu Comelles aka Mensa moved to Scotland where he is studying sound design. From the ashes of Southern recording arosed an extended mix of one of the track of this mini album. The Clifts it's another turning point on the concrete approach of Mensa in issues like soundscapism and composition. The piece it's almost 17 minutes long and goes on like a changing landscape that evolves in different shapes keeping a slow pace ... Keywords: mensa audiotalaia netlabel experimental drone soundscape Downloads: 227 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	LF-009 Band Reject - Dimitri Barnias - Dimitri Barnias For his first Lunar Flower release, Dimitri Barnias has crafted perhaps the most quietly unsettling album ever recorded. With Band Reject, he has not created music in the traditional sense - instead, he has fashioned a set of subtle, complex sound environments. Dimitri teaches and works as an electronic musician in Crete, and both his knowledge and skill within the genre are evident in Band Reject... Keywords: Ambient, lunarflower, lunar flower, experimental, electronic Downloads: 594 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Adrian Juarez - Caleta uno - Adrian Juarez Adrian Juarez was born in La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina). He studied piano for seven years and then he got close to other musical instuments in an intuitive way. Besides his role as an artist he's in charge of Frigida Records netlabel where he edits music by artists from all over the world. In his large output he comes near a long genre list, but on the two "Caleta"-Volumes he celebrates 4 calm, tranquil ambient tunes... Keywords: Adrian Juarez; ambient; minimal Downloads: 752 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	offthesky - rare decay - Jason Corder What an enormous output this year by Jason Corder aka offthesky. He has given us two great releases on term and autoplate. Now he returns with a 4-track-EP on Resting Bell. Musically related to the "Du Soleil ep" on atmoworks, "rare decay" presents four careful though stunning pieces. The entire release from beginning to end is a perfect compliment to lying down and watching the clouds lilt by. Or like listlessly gazing on a silent snow fall... Keywords: offthesky; off the sky; ambient Downloads: 2,724 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Moabi - Hanami - Moabi Moabi from Toulouse, France, collected three own pieces and two remixes for this fantastic release called "Hanami" (japanese for "enjoying the beauty of flowers"). Set up between Electronica, IDM, Experimental music and Ambient, all five pieces have a very unique, deep feeling. An impressive mix of beautiful melodies, intense atmosphere and twinkle-toed beats. Starting with the more beat-orientated "Hey You" the EP gets calmer with every following track, finding it's end in the quiet and subtle ... Keywords: Moabi; Hanami; Electronica; Experimental; Ambient Downloads: 3,294 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Lost Lanterns - Polar Living - Hawgood / Jones Lost Lanterns is the project of Ian Hawgood and Ben Jones. Both met at university and worked together in different bands, now teamed up to work alone on their music using live instrumentation, field recordings and computers. The first result of their work is "Polar Living", a 60-minute long, very atmospheric release with six tracks. It's a gentle combination of deep melodic keyboard elements with field recordings (made entirely in the UK countryside during autumn/winter time)... Keywords: Lost Lanterns; Ambient; Electronica; Experimental Downloads: 1,549 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Ian Hawgood - Enfants Ruraux [12rec.053] - Ian Hawgood Ian Hawgood, international man of mystery. Mr. Hawgood is a hard-working musician, with an impressive oeuvre spread over a dozen of quality record labels. While his Koen Park moniker is about IDM- and Hip Hop influenced Electronica, the music he publishes under his civil name can roughly be classified as Ambient, Drone and Noise. His "The Fires Will Die At Night" at Resting Bell Netlabel is legend already... Keywords: Ian Hawgood; 12rec; 12rec.net; Ambient; Analog; Fieldrecording Downloads: 2,565 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Nic Bommarito - Taciturn [12rec.037] - Nic Bommarito Nic Bommarito comes off like the all-American college boy. He's from a small city in the near distance to Detroit, Michigan. He studied philosophy in Ann Harbor and changed to Albuquerque, New Mexico to expand his Sanskrit-studies. This trip took him across 2/3 of the US, but the next relocation was even more thoroughgoing . In 2006, Nic moved to Lhasa in Tibet, Republic of China. Nic is the unresting type... Keywords: Nic Bommarito; 12rec; 12rec.net; Instrumental,Guitar,Shoegaze; Indie; Electronic; Atmospheric; Introspective; Dreampop Downloads: 27,257 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Various Artists - life in the desktop [bump008] - zucchini / project 5 / tatsu After 3 months break in bump side, here comes the 2nd compilation. Including 2 tracks of a new artist "project 5" (both containing "5" in the title). Shuffle beat house and minimal / ambient techno from our regular artists, and fresh dancing tunes from new comer. Keywords: House; Minimal House; Techno; Minimal Techno; Ambient; Ambient Techno; Dance Downloads: 13,937 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	LF-010 Urban Holiday, Ian D. Hawgood - Ian D. Hawgood On Urban Holiday, Ian D. Hawgood's first of two Lunar Flower releases, Hawgood employs simple effect manipulations and turns them into striking compositional tools. Double tracking and quick delays provide Hawgood with an endless array of unique patterns for his instrumental voices, and with them, he plays upon the listener's emotions and psychology to stunning effect. Hawgood opens the album with a meditative, permeating digital drone that dominates the sonic landscape in "Green is the Field We... Keywords: Ambient, lunarflower, Ian D. Hawgood, Lunar Flower Downloads: 2,170 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Ian D Hawgood - Spiral Into Somewhere - Ian D Hawgood "I close my eyes, earmuffs blocking out the city noise. I have known sadness and I have known hate. I have stared at the darkness and it has just stared right back, knowing a compatriot. I close my eyes a little tighter and start feeling my way blindly back." Ian D Hawgood Compared with it's predecessor "The Fire Will Die At Night" Ian's new EP comes with a lighter, less dense atmosphere. Soft piano-spots, little melodies from far away and sometimes slightly moving beats find their way to your e... Keywords: Ian D Hawgood; Ambient; Electronica Downloads: 2,904 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	V.A. - So Much Achieved. So Much Left To Do. - 12rec.net Welcome to 12rec.050! For our 50th release, we decided to go for a compilation. All exclusive. All free. All for you. We drummed up the whole bunch and asked them to deliver the best they have. They did. Seventeen chosen songs from recent and future 12rec. artists. You can download the compilation for free. You should do so! But if you really really want to support 12rec. and our artists, make sure to take a look at the fine digipak CD we got done. Keywords: 12rec; 12rec.net; compilation; 050; discoversary; sampler Downloads: 1,703 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Ian D Hawgood - The Fire Will Die At Night - Ian D Hawgood "Fire rushes across the mountain. Its beautiful, and its all around me now. But the fire will die at night and I will realise that I am alone, remembering the way things used to be. This night has come too soon." Ian D Hawgood 03/11/07 00:45 4 tracks of enormous beauty are presented by Ian D Hawgood on "The Fire Will Die At Night". With great soundscapes and multiple layers of different soundsources, this EP catches you and leaves you with a soft shiver over your back... Keywords: Ian D Hawgood; Ambient; Electronica Downloads: 2,312 Average rating: (7 reviews)