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December 14, 2010
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SC MAKES DUAL INFILTRATION OF THE EMJ TOP 20!

The Prince & His Madness

For the past three years Einstein Music Journal has put together an End Of Year Top 20 list based entirely on the votes of New Zealand musicians. We are happy to see two Sonorous Circle releases make the list for 2010 – Glass Vaults, ‘Glass EP’ at #7 and Seth Frightening, ‘The Prince and His Madness’ at #1 album of the year! Big thanks to EMJ and all the lovely folks who voted!

Check out the full list and crank some free track downloads here > http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/12/01/end-of-year-list-2010/

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November 12, 2010
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WELCOME MINNELLI!

Today we officially welcome the dude-ranger extraordinaire Caleb McKenzie, a.k.a Minnelli, to the Sonorous Circle. I’ve been listening to his musical creations through the wall for a few years now but at last we have his excellent second release, the aptly titled ‘2’, to feast our ears upon in slightly higher definition.

Minnelli 2

SCR008 – Minnelli, ‘2’
‘2’ moves cinematically from a restrained but powerful synth-laden epic through hints of dark 80’s, glacial pop and intergalactic dreams of psychedelic bliss while fractured rhythms send a downbeat danceability over swirling, shimmering ambience that flows compellingly towards territory DJ Shadow might have roamed had he been enthused by ancient transcendentalism.

This is a highly varied but coherent and well contoured half hour – an intricately layered and innovative sample-based construction well worth a listen and freely downloadable below for your own convenience.

Click here for free download.

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November 12, 2010
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GLASS VAULTS 12″ COLOUR VINYL NOW IN STOCK!

This beautiful 2-colour 12″ vinyl has at last arrived on our shores thanks to US label Jukboxr, and you can order it from us right hurrrr!

New Zealand and Australian orders below but the rest of the world best acquire from Jukboxr! Also, if anyone in Wellington would like to save some bucks you can avoid the horrendous cost of posting this thing and pick it up from us in Mt Vic (just send us an email to arrange) or grab a copy at the next Glass Vaults show for a mere $20. And if you still haven’t even heard this lovely EP click Click here for the free download!


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November 10, 2010
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SETH FRIGHTENING @ SCHQ

Seth Frightening at SCHQ
Photo thanks to Amalia Louisson aka Malzy Babes

Here’s a freely downloadable live recording of Seth Frightening’s, ‘Seth Frightening (Live) – Do Horses Grin When They Go To The Beach?’ (Right-click and Save-As) from the pictured bedroom show on Saturday. Thanks to James from Papaiti for the recording and to all who came – twas good times! I decided to put on at least one show a month over summer so stay tuned.

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October 4, 2010
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GLASS VAULTS EP ON VINYL!

GLASS VAULTS ON VINYL

WOOO! A physical manifestation of the Glass EP at last! The debut 12-inch vinyl release from Glass Vaults and also the first release on the American ‘Jukboxr’ label. This release features packaging and artwork designed by Glass Vaults. Limited edition of 500, hand numbered, colored vinyl, in a high quality, full color cover, with full color insert. Pre-orders are available now from http://jukboxr.com/shop and hopefully we can get our hands on some asap!

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September 29, 2010
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SC ARTICLE IN SALIENT

Article thanks to James Beavis of VUW’s Salient Magazine.

From smaller beginnings in 2006, Thomas Lambert and close friend Matt Faisandier began the label as a logical step from their furious creative output.“[We] were in three or four bands or projects each at the time (In the Interest of the Convoy, Akaname, Ornithologist, 100 Suns, A Flight to Blackout, The Enright House and i.ryoko), and it was obvious that we would be making music for the rest of our lives, so it just made sense to start a label,” Lambert says. The label has been an evolving process, one which now consists of core members Lambert, Faisander and Sean Kelly (of Seth Frightening)—“close friends who I know will be obsessed with music and general good times until we die.”

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September 17, 2010
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WELCOME PAPERGHOST!

Today we welcome the prodigiously talented Zach Webber, a.k.a Paperghost, to the Sonorous Circle. He brings with him his debut album, The Teledermatologist Handbook: possibly one of the most unique, detailed and imaginative (yet still somehow understated) albums I have ever heard. Get your listen on if you’re at all into bands like The Books, Kid A-styles Radiohead or I-don’t-know-what-the-hell-this-really-sounds-like.

 

SCR007 – Paperghost, ‘The Teledermatologist Handbook’
Veils of dust gather on layers of jostling sonic dimensions teetering on the edge of intelligibility like crumbling electroacoustic concrete, but dressed up as the most imaginative, fragile, ornate and paranormal pop music to be made in the 1940s. Macro, meso and micro-sound magic! 15 tracks, 41 minutes.

Take a listen >here.

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