mh.t029 - Tiny Concept - Proof of Concept

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C'est avec un plaisir sans mesure que myhand.thanx vous offre le dernier album de Tiny Concept, 2 ans après un album eponyme (mh.t007).
"Proof of Concept" propose 6 morceaux intenses et hypnotiques : de "Goodnight Blue Moon", berceuse démoniaque, à "Something is coming your way", love-song punk et aride, Letty ne prend aucun détour avec l'auditeur, ne fait aucun compromis avec le son, et reste minimale, animale... On va de la poésie nostalgique avec "Dreamland" à l'éloge hardcore de "Henry Barnes" ode à l'artiste noise de Man is the Bastard et Amps for Christ. La reprise de "Mongoloid" de Devo, suivie de "Allez tous crever" forment le coeur de ce court album, un coeur froid et ténébreux qui bat vite, de plus en plus vite...

It is with a huge pleasure that myhand.thanx releases Tiny Concept's last album, 2 years after her self-titled album (mh.t007). "Proof of Concept" consists in 6 intense and hypnotic tracks : from "Goodnight Blue Moon", a devilish lullaby, to "something is coming your way", a punk and dry love-song, Letty goes straight to the point, her sounds are uncompromised, and she remains minimal, animal... From the poetic nostalgia of "Dreamland" to a hardcore praise of "Henry Barnes" ode to the noise artist of Man is the Bastard and Amps for Christ. The cover of Devo's "Mongoloid", followed by "Allez tous crever", make the heart of this short album, a cold and dark heart taht beats fast, faster and faster...

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mh.t028 - ThOmas.W - the to.w years

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 En 1999, ThOmas.W décide de publier ses créations solo sous forme de CD-r qui seront distribués de façon assez aléatoire, au rythme des rencontres faites et des lieux visités. Jusqu'en 2005, plusieurs albums / EP seront réalisés, sous le pseudonyme "to.w". Voici 11 titres retraçant la chronologie de ces créations, ainsi que l'évolution musicale de ThOmas.W, jusqu'au EP "How to Contain Violence", qui annonce sans équivoque les albums suivants sortis sous le nom de "ThOmas.W".
 Cette compilation contient une version inédite live de "a story..." enregistrée en 2003 à Nancy avec à la voix .kbfrau, qui a dernièrement rejoint ThOmas.W sur le morceau "Peace" de son dernier EP (mh.t025).

In 1999, ThOmas.W decided to release his solo creations on CD-rs which would be given away depending on the people he would meet and the places he would visit. Until 2005, some albums / EP will be published under the name of "to.w". 11 tracks that will tell you more about the chronology and the musical evolution of ThOmas.W, until the release of "How to Contain Violence", which utterly announces the next albums released under the name of "ThOmas.W". This compilation contains a never-released live version of "a story..." recorded in 2003 in Nancy, with a voice performance by .kbfrau, who has lately joined ThOmas.W on "Peace" from his last EP (mh.t025).

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mh.t027 - DRUNkEN C - Whisper

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DRUNkEN C revient pour la 3ème fois chez myhand.thanx et nous offre un nouvel EP, "Whisper".5 titres magnifiques, ancrés dans l'univers très personnel de DRUNkEN C,  à la fois mélodieux, mélancolique, énervé ou encore gothique. Déjà sorti en début d'année sur le label Zorch Factory,  "Whisper" propose 5 titres très rock, arides et sans concession, dont une reprise, "Only Shallow" de My Bloody Valentine, enregistré avec Stolearm. Le format EP ajoute encore plus au côté percutant de la musique de DRUNkEN C, en nous embarquant sans précaution dans un spirale infernale et en nous éjectant tout aussi rapidement, la tête et les oreilles emplies de bruits et d'images étranges, le front ruisselant, mais avec une seule idée en tête : recommencer!!!

Et petit bonus, DRUNkEN C propose également toute une série collages et de photographies sur sa page facebook : C'EST ICI!!! Ses créations visuelles vont de paire avec ses créations sonores, et vous retrouverez l'univers si particulier de cette artiste hors du commun, et qui mérité toute notre attention et notre plus haute estime!

DRUNkEN C is back for a third release at myhand.thanx and she offers us a new EP, "Whisper." 5 wonderful tracks, deeply rooted in DRUNkEN C's private universe, melodious, melancholy, nervous or gothic. "Whisper", which has originally been released earlier this year on Zorch Factory, proposes 4 rock, raw and uncompromised tracks, and a cover, "Only Shallow" by My Bloody Valentine, recorded with Stolearm. The EP format adds even more energy to DRUNkEN C's music, it takes us without any warning into an infernal spiral and then kicks us out quickly, with our head and ears full of noise and strange pictures, sweating, but with only one idea : again!!!

BONUS!!! DRUNkEN C  also offers a series of collages and photographs on her facebook page : C'EST ICI!!!

Her visual creations are linked to her musical creations, and you will find on this page the universe of this uncommon artist who deserves all our attention and our highest esteem!

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mh.t026 - Zoomonk & Zelig Concrete - On Time

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 Si vous avez aimé "Milkdrops" sorti sur myhand.thanx l'an dernier, alors vous ne serez pas déçus par "On Time", nouvel opus de Zoomonk, duo finlandais (récemment devenu un projet solo, mené par Petri Parkkali) pour le moins surprenant. 6 nouveaux titres composés en collaboration avec Zelig Concrete. Pour la petite histoire, Zelig Concrete est le chanteur et guitariste du groupe finlandais Mother Goose, actif depuis 1989 sur la scène alternative (de nombreux albums sont sortis notamment sur Blast First, et le dernier en date "Anna Lumena" sur Verdura Records). Voilà donc une collaoration très prometteuse! Et dès le premier titre "Bunny & Turtle" on est embarqué dans un monde à part, où Syd Barret et Nick Cave sont égarés au milieu d'un champs d'amplis crachant feedback et harmoniques, un océan électronique houleux et capricieux... Un voyage sans fin, chaotique et poétique, enragé et sans compromis. "Rights of Youth" et "English Finglish" sont deux petits bijoux incontournables, "hiding under water" a la forme d'une spirale dans laquelle on plonge sans hésiter, "Mudslide on Bombay" est un concentré pop addictif, et "On Time" marque une pause quasi-mystique dans cet album parfaitement écrit, cohérent et tout simplement essentiel.

If you liked "Milkdrops" released on myhand.thanx last year, you won't be deceived by "On Time" by Zoomonk, a rather surprising Finnish duet (which recently became a solo project by Petri Parkkali). 6 new tracks composed in collaboration with Zelig Concrete. For the record, Zelig Concrete is the singer / guitar player of Finland alternative band Mother Goose, who's been playing since 1989(many albums have been released, for instance on Blast First, and the most recent is called "Anna Lumena" released on Verdura Records). This is such a promising collaboration! And right from the first track "Bunny & Turtle" we are taken to an untypical world, where Syd Barret and Nick Cave got lost in the middle of a field of amps spitting feedback and harmonics, in the middle of a rough and wild electronic ocean... An endless trip, chaotic and poetic, enraged and and uncompromised. "Rights of Youth" and "English Finglish" are two essential jewels, "hiding under water" has the shape of a spiral in which we dive immediately, "Mudslide on Bombay" is an addictive pop tune, and "On Time" is an almost mystical break in this coherent and perfectly written album. A must listen!

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mh.t025 - ThOmas.W - Dancing Troubles Away EP

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Plus d'un an après "Memories of a Dog" ThOmas.W revient avec un EP à double visage : 5 nouveaux morceaux à écouter indépendamment, ou bien sous forme d'un long collage de 27 minutes. Ces deux versions sont présentes dans le fichier téléchargeable gratuitement, et le seront également dans la version CD-r à paraître prochainement. L'auditeur peut alors moduler / modifier / personnaliser son écoute de "Dancing Troubles Away"! L'idée est finalement assez fortuite selon Thomas : "Les 5 morceaux ont été composés dans un ordre différent de celui proposé, et ce n'est qu'en écrivant les textes que la notion de chronologie m'est apparue. Une histoire qui se tient en 5 parties, comparables au déroulement d'une vie, à l'évolution du sentiment amoureux, aux étapes d'une révolte, le tout lié à la danse comme exutoire, comme moyen d'exacerber les sensations et les passions. Un ordre s'est alors imposé, et les transitions improvisées sont venues naturellement."
La version "collage" est en fait une boucle ("loop" caractérisant la musique de ThOmas.W), mais sûrement pas un cercle parfait, plutôt un chemin sinueux et chaotique dont on ne sort jamais. L'intro donne le ton, avec la voix d'Adrienne Rich s'interrogeant : "What kind of beast would turn its life into words?" et le "performer" devient alors un animal mû par son instinct, un poête bestial dont les sons / les mots raconte l'histoire de tous.

More than a year after "Memories of a Dog" ThOmas.W is back with a double-face EP : 5 new tracks to listen to separately, or as a long 27-minute collage. These two versions are included in the file as a free download, and will also be on the forthcoming CD-r version. Thus, the listener can modulate / modify / personalize his listening of "Dancing Troubles Away"! The idea came naturally, incidentally according to ThOmas.W : "The 5 tracks were composed in a different order as the one on the EP, and when I wrote the texts, the idea of a chronology came to me. A story made of 5 parts, like the progress of a life, the evolution of a love feeling, the stages of a revolution, all this linked to the notion of dancing as an outlet, as a way of intensifying sensations and passions. Then the order came, and the improvised transitions came naturally."
The "collage" version is actually a loop (emblematic of ThOmas.W's music), but it's certainly not a perfect circle, rather a sinuous and chaotic path from which you never escape. The intro sets the pace, with the voice of Adrienne Rich, questioning : "What kind of beast would turn its life into words?" and thus the "performer" becomes an animal driven by its instinct, a beastly poet whose sounds / words tell everyone's story.

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mh.t024 - Jeremy Gluck/Dave Fuglewicz/Noise Research - Visual EP

Here is a super great Xmas present for myhand.thanx records! We are so proud to count Jeremy Gluck as an mh.t artist! "Visual" is a collaboration with Dave Fuglewicz (who took part in the "Manifesto" EP, released last summer), and Noise Research (an experimental noise artist from the UK, see link below!).

"Sleepy Awake" is the central piece of this 3-track EP : a 16-minute experience that catches the ear and mind. The two mixes of "Visual" complete the EP with smartness. "Visual" EP is a clever mix of noise, electronics, collage and spoken word that is really worth discovering. Play it loud, and let yourself go!

Voici un superbe cadeau de Noël pour myhand.thanx records! Nous sommes vraiment fier de compter Jeremy Gluck parmi les artists mh.t! "Visual"est une collaboration avec Dave Fuglewicz (qui a participé à "Manifesto", publié l'été dernier) et Noise Research (un artiste experimental britannique, voir le lien plus bas!).
"Sleepy Awake" est la pièce centrale ce 3 titres : une expérience de 16 minutes qui attise l'oreille et l'esprit. Les deux mixes de "Visual" complètent brillamment cet EP. "Visual" EP est un savant mélange de noise, d'électronique, de collage et de spoken word qu'il faut absolument découvrir. Montez le volume, et laissez-vous aller!

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NOTES :

"Visual" is the second major collaboration between Noise Research (UK), Dave Fuglewicz (USA)  and Jeremy Gluck (UK).

Visual (Vocal Mix): Words, vocals: Jeremy Gluck, sounds: Noise Research, sounds, production & mix: Dave Fuglewicz

Visual (Extended Instrumental Mix): Inspiration: Jeremy Gluck, sounds: Noise Research, sounds, production & mix: Dave Fuglewicz

Visual (Sleepy Awake Mix): sounds: Noise Research and Dave Fuglewicz, voice and words: Jeremy Gluck; mix: Noise Research

Noise Research http://noiseresearch.tumblr.com/

Dave Fuglewicz www.davefuglewicz.com/

Jeremy Gluck http://www.myspace.com/jsgluck

mh.t023 - Jeremy Gluck and Dave Fuglewicz - Manifesto (EP)

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Jeremy Gluck revient sur myhand.thanx avec un nouvel EP, "Manifesto" en collaboration avec Dave Fuglewicz. Les 3 mixes présents témoignent d'un travail du son radical, sans compromis. Sur sa collaboration avec Dave Fuglewicz, voici ce que Jeremy écrit (l'occasion aussi de (re)découvrir Tapegerm) :

Jeremy Gluck is back on myhand.thanx with a new EP, "Manifesto" in collaboration with Dave Fuglewicz. The 3 mixes consist in a radical, uncompromised work on sound. About his collaboration with Dave Fuglewicz, here is what Jeremy writes (at the same time, discover Tapegerm!) :

Dave Fuglewicz's Manifesto: Modesty and Mastery

I don't recall when exactly I joined Tapegerm, a loop collective now past its ten anniversary. It was about that time I was neck deep in mixing 'Div Joyvision', the album I made for and with Toronto spoken word ace Michael Dent and which comprised in the end mixes made from material provided by Tapegerm.

Having plundered Tapegerm for everything I needed, I turned finally to putting something back, in the form of spoken word recordings – grainy at best thanks to my poor equipment and technique – I archived and sent up to be shared amongst the many mixers.

The standard of work at Tapegerm is always high; artists such as Mental Anguish, Omnitechnomatrix and others cut the mustard with a machete. But it was one mix in particular that one day captivated me. “Sleep On the Edge”, a dispeptic reflection in what-for? Time, created by Dave Fuglewicz. Amidst the quality out of control across the 'germ, Atlanta-based boffin Dave's mix stood out, a raw, tilted and highly intuitive reading of my slanted, surly text.

So began years of collaboration, mix upon mix, bringing us lately to a trilogy, Saneworld, and a set of radical sound adventures with Dave in complete control: Manifesto. Working with Dave is a joy. As is the case with numbers of online electronica creators, Dave is mostly unsung but revered and treasured by a handful of fellow artists and aware aficionados. I can take little credit for the work we do together; my contribution is a trigger, but Dave does ninety per cent of the hard thinking and hard work, and without him I would not have done some of the most accomplished music of my zigzag career. Vision and precision ever his watchwords, meticulous in execution and with an empathy for my words that has unfolded with a natural and extraordinary ease, Dave's making of Manifesto is yet more evidence of a great artist lost in (cyber)space. Find him here now.


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