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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 [...] 
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 [...] 
artist: Sand Snowman release: The World’s Not Worth It format: LP, 2xCD year of release: 2011 label: Tonefloat duration: 43:09 detailed info: discogs.com It’s always a great pleasure to be able to follow an artist from humble beginnings to a wonderful present. Sand Snowman is one of those artists who I’ve been lucky enough to [...] 
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. [...] 
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 [...] 
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 [...] 
The latest album by ‘our very own’ Maarten van der Vleuten, entitled The Scars Remain, will be released on tonefloat this month, February 27th. It is a very fine work on 2LP, combining Maarten’s usual intricate ambient synth compositions with some newer elements. On the one hand, we can hear a continuous line [...] 
CDr Cover artist: Still Light release: Lything format: CDr, LP year of release: 2009, 2010 label: Apollolaan, Tonefloat duration: 37:45 detailed info: discogs.com As I’ve said before: hidden gems are one thing that make the reviewing business fun. Well, here’s another one. Still Light‘s debut album Lything has seen only a 150 copies so [...] artist: The Use of Ashes release: White Nights: Glowing Lights format: LP, CD year of release: 2009 label: tonefloat duration: 45:37 From Nijmegen in the Netherlands hails The Use of Ashes, a band consisting of the brothers Peter and Simon van Vliet, and Maarten Scherrenburg. The first two were active in [...] 
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, [...] |
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