New Faces...

Coming soon... and in no particular order...

I. Sindre Bjerga - Live in Warsaw
II. Clutter - Live At The Bombed Out Church
III. Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine - It's Gonna DISCO (tape)
IV. ILK - Orchestral Works (vinyl)
V. Sky Station Z4: The Second Coming - Andrew Paine (3")
VI. A Band - tbc (3")
VII. Zero Map - tbc
VIII. Astral Social Club - tbc

The Retirement Home

The following items will be 'retired' from the 1st January 2011...

I. Lambent - Brian Lavelle
II. Guide to Music - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
III. Tokyo Garden Suite - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
IV. Earthrod - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
V. The Great Level - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
VI. Panegyric Territories; Volume I - ILK
VII. English Channel - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
VIII. Snapshots of Rural England - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
IX. Hot Canyon Butter - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
X. Collodion Positives: Volume 3 - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
XI. Treenails - Alistair Crosbie & Andrew Paine
XII. Collodion Positives: Volume 2 - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
XIII. Mekonium Reaktor - Andrew Paine
XIV. The Starling Post - Andrew Paine
XV. Roman Concrete: Volume I - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine

XII for MMX

The music that moved me or just made me smile. I salute them all...

1. Alistair Crosbie - I've Never Had A Face
2. Autechre - Oversteps
3. Boris & Ian Astbury - BXI
4. Buddha on the Moon - Between Seasons
5. Fougou - Atlantis (for John Michell)
6. IEM - Complete Box Set
7. Susan Matthews & Clint Newton - Harme
8. Toshimaru Nakamua - Egrets
9. Suckle - Against Nature
10. Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - Songphase
11. Richard Youngs - Atlas of Hearts
12. Sorley Youngs - I Am The Music Guy (e.p. 1/1)

Corner of the Season

Over a period of six years (2000 - 2006, I think), Andrew Paine & Richard Youngs would meet in October / November and record a xmas single.

The a-side would be an original composition, the b-side a take on a traditional English carol or 'folk' song.

Each single was released in a very limited edition to family and friends.

'Corner of the Season' was the first and I think the best of our original compositions and is still a favorite with the 'kids' at the holiday season.

It appeared on the 'Glasgow Wassail' compilation (Sonic Oyster Records (SOR15) in 2007, in a limited release of 100 cdrs.

All proceeds from sales of the CD went to the Yorkhill Children's Hospital in Glasgow.

Download and enjoy.

http://andrewpaine.bandcamp.com/track/corner-of-the-season

And Here's Norman With The Weather...

"I like the name Space Weather. If nothing else 'cos it reminds me of the weather guy from Family Guy who shouts "space weather" in one of the Star Wars episodes. If you've not seen it there's possibly nothing funnier than watching a large black man shout space weather at you really loudly. Anyhoo Space Weather are a bunch of Scottish experimentalists who knock about with the Sonic Oyster lot, Richard Youngs etc. from what I can tell. On this cutesy 3" CD you get bass and electric guitar and the now obligitory synth. This is kinda spacey sounding as well... Bits of it remind me of Plight & Premonition (Holger Czukay & David Sylvian) with its weird sounding radio noises and occasional melodic tones. I reckon if you lived in space and took loads of drugs this would be what you'd hear all day and that's a good thing!" Phil from Norman Records

Space Weather - The Weather's Maiden - SOLD OUT

Apollolaan Recordings have just released 'The Weather's Maiden' by Space Weather.

Matthew writes:

"As we approach the Solstice, and are faced with frosts and snow, a wonderful display of the bright moon and stars lighting up the night sky we give you Space Weather as your soundtrack.

The Weather's Maiden" comes in the format of a 3"cdr with original hand painted covers on all 60 hand numbered and assembled copies.

Space Weather are;

Alistair Crosbie - electric guitar
Brian Lavelle - synthesizer
Andrew Paine - electric bass guitar

Scott McKeating has previously described the Space weather sound...

"With Space Weather’s music you can either choose to descend into the gentle flicker patterns of Lakia’s cabin or float above the nightscapes of Scotland’s glittering and smoky towns."

"Keep watching the skies...." x

Please visit http://apollolaan.blogspot.com/ for information on how to pick up your copy of 'The Weather's Maiden'.

Soliloquy Sun

Soliloquy Sun is an ambient and experimental outfit comprised of varying members and instruments. It was created out of an idea Will Klingenmeier (Burning Shutter, Still Light) had to gather various musicians to play improvised music based around simple chord progressions and/or spontaneously create music.

These recordings drift out into the room: sombre, reflective, nocturnal, deeply personal: this is a highly original work, owing much to the techniques of jazz improvisation and the early pioneering minimalist composers.

Recorded in Spring 2010, this is simply one of the most evocative recordings Sonic Oyster has put out to date.



STRICTLY limited to 50 copies, 'Soliloquy Sun' is available from 29 November 2010. The CDR release costs 5GBP and is available for pre-order now.

POSTAGE & PAYPAL INFORMATION - CDRS - In the UK, please add 50p towards p&p for one disc, £1 for 2 or more. Outside the UK, please add £1 towards p&p for one disc, £2 for 2 or more. Paypal is preferred - the address is sonicoysterrecords (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk.

'From the Sun', which features on 'Soliloquy Sun' can be heard by visiting www.soliloquysun.com