Cloudscape #5: August 2010 by Evening Of Light on Mixcloud

Playlist with starting times in parentheses:

1. (00:00) novemthree – Ashes from: From These Ashes (2010)

2. (05:55) Nihil Project – Weaving Wheat from: Plough Plays [...]]]>

Cloudscape #5: August 2010 by Evening Of Light on Mixcloud

Playlist with starting times in parentheses:

1. (00:00)
novemthree – Ashes
from: From These Ashes (2010)

2. (05:55)
Nihil Project – Weaving Wheat
from: Plough Plays (2006)

3. (10:44)
Twelve Thousand Days – All in the May
from: The Devil in the Grain (2001)

4. (13:12)
Locrian – Between Barrows
from: Territories (2010)

5. (18:58)
Maarten van der Vleuten – Thymatron DG
from: ECT for Piano (2009)

6. (22:14)
The Gray Field Recordings – Stars Fall to Earth
from: Hypnagogia (2005)

7. (25:15)
English Heretic - Don’t Let Them Immanentise the Eschaton
from: 2006 Annual (2006)

8. (26:53)
Von Thronstahl - Sturmzeit [Schachmatt Mix]
from: Conscriptum (2010)

9. (29:55)
Kris Force / Jarboe – Woodsman Wolf
from: The Path (2010)

10. (32:50)
Visions – In the Midst of Infinity
from: Summoning the Void (2010)

11. (42:00)
Children of the Stones – Fog on the Womb Road
from: The Bright Day Is Gone (2006)

12. (48:28)
Duo Noir - Recessional
from: Sintra (2010)

13. (55:28)
Primordial – Hosting of the Sidhe
from: Storm Before Calm (2002)

The second Evening of Light release is the new full-length album by Dutch producer Maarten van der Vleuten. Maarten has been active for over two decades as a producer, DJ, and composer of various forms of electronic music, ranging from techno to house, experimental, and ambient. On this latest album, he [...]]]>

The second Evening of Light release is the new full-length album by Dutch producer Maarten van der Vleuten. Maarten has been active for over two decades as a producer, DJ, and composer of various forms of electronic music, ranging from techno to house, experimental, and ambient. On this latest album, he combines upbeat ritualistic ambient tracks in the vein of his album on Tonefloat records, High Intolerance Towards Low Energies, with calmer compositions, obscure drones and vocal samples. The final result reaches different levels of intensity, from the strong pace of the opening track, to the entrancing drone of “The Lamentation Over The Destruction Of Mortlake”, through the techno-like beats of the penultimate track, and ending with a soothing and reflective piano-based piece. At the center of it all is the massive “The Magus”, a bright and open piece of esoteric ambient.

The album was inspired by the works of John Dee, court consultant to Queen Elizabeth I, and one of the most prominent magi of the Elizabethan Renaissance. The esoteric theme is reflected in the music, as well as the artwork and design, which features original images from Dee’s work, as well as handmade linocuts in 39 different colour schemes of Dee’s Monas Hieroglyphica, handmade by Phil Legard of Xenis Emputae Travelling Band and Larkfall Recordings.

The first edition of the release is limited to 113 handmade copies, featuring artwork and notes on ivory paper, and the general packaging on black paper. Of this edition, 15 copies are part of a special edition, entirely on ivory paper, with special lyric sheet and a phial of rose leaves and scented oil.

artist: Maarten van der Vleuten
release: A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits
layout: Phil Legard
duration: 7 tracks, 77:42
format: CDr
release date: May 1st 2010
catalogue number: :EOL02:
detailed info: discogs.com
availability: Limited edition of 113 unnumbered copies. Still available. See our order page to order this release, or for more info.

Use the player below for a sample preview of this release, containing snippets from 6 of the 7 tracks:

Reviews & Press:

-Played on KinkFM, X-rated
-Played on KX Radio, La Vie en Roose
-Featured on VPRO Radio 6, Cafe Sonore

Links:

Maarten van der Vleuten (Official Site)
Maarten van der Vleuten (MySpace)

Phil Legard / Larkfall

detailed info: discogs.com.

Maarten van der Vleuten has had been a producer and DJ of electronic and dance music for many years, and under various names, altogether [...]]]> artist: Maarten van der Vleuten
release: High Intolerance Towards Low Energies
format: LP
year of release: 2008
label: tonefloat
duration: 37:14

detailed info: discogs.com.

Maarten van der Vleuten has had been a producer and DJ of electronic and dance music for many years, and under various names, altogether making for an impressive CV spanning over twenty years of activity. He now records exclusively under his own name, and this LP on tonefloat is one of his latest works, full of inspiring and evocative droning ambient.

Tons of records in the area of drone and dark ambient get produced each year, and I often find it difficult to pick out the ones which are truly interesting. High Tolerance Towards Low Energies is pleasant exception though, one of those records that shows a true master’s touch already on the first listen, but which continues to amaze me after many more sessions. The music on this album is very layeres, using a plethora of different sounds – melodies, drones, percussion, samples – at all times, but everything is woven together so deftly that it never becomes overcrowded. Instead, it ensures that the album stays interesting and keeps a continuous flow.

The album has a spiritual atmosphere, utilising photography from the Regina Coeli (‘Queen of Heaven‘) church in Vught, also accented by vocal samples which lend a multi-ethnic religious timbre to many of the parts. All this makes explicit what is one of the true strengths of ambient music: the creation of mystical and spiritual sounds through unorthodox musical means.

In this respect, this album is practically perfect. It seems almost too mundane to mention at this point, but the gatefold cover and heavy vinyl make the presentation of this release equally appealing. In short, there’s no excuse for not owning this record if you love obscure and mystical drone and ambient music. Except maybe if you read this too late, and all the 500 copies are sold out, but that’s luckily not the case at the time of writing.

Reviewed by O.S.

Tracklist:

A1. Genade Oord (8:22)
A2. Regina Coeli (9:34)

B1. Rituale Romanum (12:25)
B2. Limbus Infantium (6:53)