That's
right, we shit thee not. 'Somnambulist',
the opening song on Small Sails excellent 'Similar
Anniversaries' album (RESCD025) is being
used as the soundtrack music to the very first
ABSOLUT VODKA advert in the UK! And here it is
...
The
advert starts airing today (May 10th)
OUR
SLEEPLESS FOREST & PORT-ROYAL UPDATE :
The
official release dates have now been set as
follows.
PORT-ROYAL
'Flared Up - Port-Royal Remixed' (RESCD027) May
19th 2008
OUR
SLEEPLESS FOREST 'Our Sleepless Forest'
(RESCD028) May 26th 2008
Mailorder
copies of the 2 new resonant releases have now
begun shipping. Cheers for your support as
always!
PORT-ROYAL
'Flared Up - Port-Royal Remixed' (RESCD027) ORDER
NOW
OUR
SLEEPLESS FOREST 'Our Sleepless Forest'
(RESCD028) ORDER
NOW
We've
also uploaded two tracks from each album on the
resonant myspace site. Please check them out here
Details
of digital/download versions to follow.
OUR
SLEEPLESS FOREST ON THE NEW WIRE TAPPER CD
An
edited version of the album track 'Nomads'
from Our Sleepless Forest is featured
(track #1 no less) on the latest Wire Tapper CD
that comes free with issue # 290 of Wire
Magazine. Also appearing on the CD is our old
mate Yellow6 with a track from his new
album 'When The Leaves Fall Like Snow' due out
on Make Mine Music next month. Check it out!
We're
happy to announce details of what 'could' be the
last 2 resonant releases. And what's more, we're
thrilled to be able to bow out on the back of
two truly excellent albums.
You
can listen to and download tracks from the two
upcoming releases via our myspace site now
Artist
: PORT-ROYAL
Title : Flared Up - Port-Royal Remixed
Cat# RESCD027 click
here for more info
Label : Resonant
Barcode # 0666017179520
Release Date : May 19th 2008
The much-delayed remix project finally
surfaces, with a stellar line-up of remixers
taking apart tracks from 'Flares', the
much-loved debut album from the Italian
post-space-rock quartet.
'Flared Up' follows last year's sophomore
longplayer 'Afraid To Dance' and was put
together between June 2005 and December 2006,
with finishing touches and fine-tuning
preparing it for a Spring 2008 release.
The album will be released in a limited
edition one-off pressing of 1000 copies for
the world.
CD Tracklisting :
1.
Mohn f/r port-royal (F.S. Blumm remix)
(previously unreleased track)
2. Jeka (Fizzarum remix)
3. Spetsnaz (destroyed by Stafraenn
Hakon)
4. Karola Bloch (Manual remix)
5. Jeka (Judith Juillerat remix)
6. Flares pt.2 (d_rradio remix)
7. Flares pt.3 (Televise remix)
8. Karola Bloch (Dialect remix)
9. Spetsnaz (Skyphone remix)
10. Flares On The Water (Minamo remix)
11. Karola Bloch (OPN remix)
12. Stimmung (Ulrich Schnauss remix)
Artist
: OUR SLEEPLESS FOREST
Title : Our Sleepless Forest
Cat# RESCD028 click
here for more info
Label : Resonant
Barcode # 0666017179629
Release Date : May 26th 2008
Absolutely stunning debut album of ambient
electronic space rock from a
frighteningly young three-piece from South
London - their first full
release, having had an early version of album
track 'The Tinderbox' included
on the Type Records 'Free The Future'
compilation.
Having met at school, Sam Purcell, Josh
Rothberger and Karl Jawara started
experimenting with various musical instruments
and sounds using software and
basic recording equipment, inspired by the music
they were into and with the
aim of creating their own wall of sound. After
14 months they emerged with
something they were sufficiently happy with to
allow it to be heard by
others, and ultimately that brings us to the
present day - an eight-track,
45-minute debut that is comparable to any in
this field in recent times.
Our Sleepless Forest's music is multi-layered,
complex and dense, yet
dedication and attention are rewarded as the
intricate slow-build melodies
are revealed beneath the feedback, crackle and
hiss. Reminiscent at times of
the likes of Loscil or even Radiohead's more
out-there moments but on the
whole avoiding the predictable comparisons
associated with music of this
genre, this is an album that simply has to be
heard.
Press to follow; opening track 'Nomads' was
played by Mary Anne Hobbs a
couple of months back, and influential
Manchester-based website Angry Ape
have lined up an interview with the band.
CD Tracklisting :
1. Nomads
2. The Tinderbox
3. Doors In Limbo
4. White Bird
5. Aircastles
6. Afraid of You
7. The Clarion
8. Haze
In
preparation for the upcoming remix version, the
royals have placed their debut album 'Flares'
for free download from their website : http://www.port-royal.it
As an extra bonus you can listen to their second
and current album 'Afraid To Dance' in
full via the site too. Don't let it stop you
buying either though obviously!
RESONANT
NEWS UPDATE : NOV 30TH 2007
Hello
all...
We have some news. The two of us have been
considering something for a little while,
prompted by recent events, and have reached the
decision (after much soul-searching) to call it
a day - for the time being, at least.
In short, we're happy to break even and release
great records, but when Resonant makes very
little actual profit and we're not enjoying it
there seems little point in continuing. We're
very proud of our back catalogue and feel we
achieved whatever it was we set out to achieve
eight years ago, but, as I say, if it's no
longer rewarding on any level it's a no-brainer.
I guess that in a year or so we'll reconvene and
see how we feel, but as it stands we need a
break - which may or may not turn out to be
permanent.
The port-royal remix album and the Our Sleepless
Forest album will still be released as planned
in early 2008 (Feb/March) and there's a chance
we'll do a label sampler, but that will almost
certainly be it for a while.
Reactions welcomed.
Thanks to everyone who's ever helped us along
the way in any manner. It's been massively
appreciated!
