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A new double album by one of my favourite discoveries of the past couple of years, made available as a free download at this link right here. Looking forward to giving this a listen tonight.
This release comes from Vulpiano Records, who announce it here (with further details):
VULP-0013 is Natural Snow Buildings’ first release of 2010, the free-for-download double LP The Centauri Agent! On part one, the 41 minute “Our man from Centauri†sets the stage, a cosmic, sprawling opener with themes that continue on into “The accidental remote viewerâ€, before fizzling out into static. Part two is comprised of nine beautiful and intense tracks (particular stand-outs including “The Psychic Circle/Uchroniaâ€, “The storm of resurrectionâ€, and “Solar flaresâ€). Lovely and intricately woven as ever, while frequently heading off into new and challenging sonic territory, Mehdi and Solange have created yet another very special work of musical art with The Centauri Agent!
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Thank you.
rev sully- March 19th, 2010 at 5:00 pmI’m digging it…disc 1 sounds like what the inside of Clarke/Kubrick’s Monolith should sound like. I’m going to listen to that first song while I meditate during my lunchbreak, if only to hypnotically drown out the rabble. Then “Solar Flares” comes in and sounds a bit like side 3 of Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin.
Thanks!
Random FlashBang- March 20th, 2010 at 1:45 pmWell this goes in the same album as the Black Heart Procession for stuff to listen to after 1am and drawing.
alex- March 27th, 2010 at 11:40 pmIs there anyway to get in contact with this band, or to find out which releases are available to buy and where. Specifically wondering if the 3xLP/2xCD/Comic version of Shadow Kingdom was still available to order anywhere.
-alex
Dave Novacat- April 4th, 2010 at 5:23 pmNatural Snow Buildings are the best discovery of this century. Their amazing reputation, built through the inspired medium of micro edition releases, made with immense attention to detail, in terms of both sounds and packaging, should be an inspiration to artists in both music and the disciplines beyond.
Alex – Shadow Kingdom turns up on ebay frequently and also, don’t forget the NSB offshoots, Isengrind and Twinsistermoon. Twinsistermoon have a release on Blackest Rainbow records which is a CD re-release of the impossible to find LP, Hollow Mountain. Again, this is done with the usual attention to detail and is well worth the investment.