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January 2012 Short Reviews

Akhet

Akhet – Akhet [discogs]

There are rare impromptu recording sessions where everything just comes together. Akhet is a result of one of those, an incedental collaboration by Paul van den Berg, Marc Verhaeghen, and Dirk Serries. The four long tracks on this LP released by Tonefloat clock to almost an hour, filled with quirky [...]

2011: A Retrospective

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We’re joining in the list fever this year – though not before the year is more or less through – with the favourite 2011 records from Evening of Light HQ. Of course we missed tons of good releases out there, but these at least are things we particularly enjoyed. Thanks to all the artists and [...]

Interview: Dirk Serries

Photo by Sjugge

 

Photo by Sjugge

This interview was mainly conducted in February 2009, on the night of the Tonefloat festival in Paradiso, Amsterdam. It was corrected and supplemented with some additional material in March 2011, to roughly coincide with the release of the Chasing the Odyssey retrospective box set on Tonefloat. [...]

Review: Vidna Obmana – 1987 – 2007 Chasing the Odyssee (2011)

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artist: Vidna Obmana release: 1987 – 2007 Chasing the Odyssee format: 8x LP year of release: 2011 label: Tonefloat duration: 5:18:30

detailed info: discogs.com

It’s been a few years in the making, but this winter, the grand retrospective Vidna Obmana box was finally finished and released. It contains a representative selection of the music Dirk [...]

Review: (tf100) – tf100 (2011)

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artist: (tf100) release: tf100 format: book, 2x 10″ vinyl year of release: 2011 label: tonefloat duration: 42:39

To celebrate its 100th anniversary (i.e. 100 releases), Dutch Tonefloat Records organised a festival and created a book chronicling the history of the label. Over the years, the label has come to be known for its unique philosophy [...]

Review: Premonition Factory - 59 Airplanes Waiting for New York (2010)

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artist: Premonition Factory release: 59 Airplanes Waiting for New York format: CD year of release: 2010 label: Longstreet duration: 50:58

detailed info: discogs.com

59 Airplanes Waiting for New York is the debut album by Premonition Factory, the project of Sjaak Overgaauw, based in Antwerp. He self-released this album in a stylish digifile with modern design [...]

Review: 3 Seconds of Air - The Flight of Song (2009)

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artist: 3 Seconds of Air release: The Flight of Song format: CD, LP year of release: 2009 label: tonefloat duration: 74:25

detailed info: discogs.com.

Released in June 2009, this debut album by 3 Seconds of Air is a new addition to the roster of tonefloat records. On second thought, [...]