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Date of release: 20.06.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Lenght: 27:42 min Artwork: Audiotalaia _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ At the dawn of summer we are glad to present once more the work by Jaume Muntsant. Under its ambient project Nigul, Muntsant walks one step more on his approach on ambient music. Since Maya (his last instalment on Audiotalaia) many things have changed on the creative level of this artist from Barcelona. A few months ago Muntsant self-released "De Sobte Tot Canvia" that translated from the Catalan means, Suddenly, Everything Changes. That seemed some sort of premonition of what was starting to happen. Effectively, "De Sobte Tot Canvia" was already a shift, a change of perspective a breath of fresh air for a project that seems to not have an end. On this self-released album we could hear what was changing, and now, we can confirm that there has been a turning point. With this, I don...

Date of release: 10.05.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Lenght: 20:30 min Artwork: Audiotalaia _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ “A universe full of light and motion, gave birth to another point of view of the common things, the shadow, that strange silhouette behind the elements. This phenomenon is the basis of this project, with whom you can interact with the not so known side of the things, that dark, dense and blurry side.” Santiago Merino. In Audiotalaia we are always glad to receive new projects from new artists. This time we have the honor of hosting the work by Santiago Merino’s debut as Reverse Projection. Ceniza its an EP that points out the interests of this artists. Through dense atmospheres splattered by complex sound objects, Merino builds a story that talks about spaces, and times. It seems that inside Ceniza you can find many rooms, open spaces and dark corridors. All compositions had a special room tone th...

Date of release: 12.04.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Lenght: 36:32 min Artwork: Avelino Saavedra _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ Avelino Saavedra is a multidisciplinary artist currently living in Valencia, Spain. His work ranges from ink drawings to sound performance, video and painting. Musically trained as a drummer, Saavedra has been involved since many years in various projects of free improvisation, jazz, performance arts, noise, experimentation and hardcore. Collaborations include pieces with well known spanish performer Bartolomé Ferrando, Truna and Martí Guillem (AttA). Currently he is involved in the improvisation ensemble created at La Clinica Mundana, La Orquesta Mundana, a joint of various experimental musicians from Valencia. The very specificity of Saavedra’s sound is based on the usage of infinite variety of instruments, objects and materials. He builds his own flutes and collects anything that can produce...

Date of release: 03.03.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Length: 24:02 min Artwork: Agustín Medina _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ Agustín Medina is a sound artist from Seville (Spain). Previously he was known as Medinadifez. Now a days he’s best known by its collaboration with ambient project Carrier To Noise Ratio based in Seville as well. Medina has a minimalistic and abstract way to understand sound and composition. Medina focus its interest on creating complex sound structures in which we can hear a deep understanding of sound synthesis. As well Medina pays special attention on graving sound samples extracted from many sources as well as soundscapes. His works have been part of different projects ranging from art to theatre working hand by hand with Cirque Du Soleil and with Atalaya TNT, 2008’s National Prize of Theatre. Fascination For Seeing The Invisible is a short EP that runs for 24 minutes. Nevertheless, with this...

Date of release: 05.02.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Length: 46:08 min Artwork: Jan Marcin Szancer _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ Arturas Bumšteinas is a well regarded musician and visual artist from Vilnius, Lithuania. He is involved in many projects in the fields of contemporary and experimental music. His compositions have been published by many labels as physical and online releases. Bumšteinas also has a prolific career as visual artist, working on techniques ranging from video to drawings, sound installations or photography. Eterniday News (Vol. 1) is a compilation of four compositions centred on many aspects of soundscape composition, sampling and recombination. Composer has prepared quite a long oeuvre that portraits different moments during his touring around Europe. In general the whole release is a tour around different aspects of Bumšteinas interest in contemporary composition. A tour that generates an imagi...

Date of release: 14.01.11 Format: FILE - MP3 Lenght: 33:50 min Artwork: Javier Bejarano, Juanjo Palacios _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) hosted at:  archive.org _ I personally met Juanjo Palacios a few months ago. We had the opportunity to gather in Madrid for a gig organized by our friends of Latimeria (Juan Antonio Nieto and Almudena Villar). I had been chatting on the net with him since I found it’s release as Blezna, released at Alg-a Netlabel. Since always we had in mind a future collaboration and I wanted him to work on a project for Audiotalaia. Finally after a wait that was worth here we have Portuario. The new installment of Juanjo Palacios is a four track EP that combines all the interests of this particular artist. Palacios defines himself as a phonographer and sound artist and he has been involved in many projects regarding Soundscapism. He combines the materials and soundscapes that he captures on field trips with processed drones and ambient textu...

Date of release: 24.12.10 Format: FILE - MP3 Length: 38:35 min Artwork: Edu Comelles _ DOWNLOAD FULL RELEASE (MP3) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (JPG) DOWNLOAD ARTWORK (PDF) hosted at:  archive.org _ Cello + Laptop is an experimental ensemble exploring the sound dialogues between classical instrumentation with electronic sound. The project was born in Valencia (Spain) and consists in a series of experimental compositions mixing the ambient sonorities of Mensa project and the textures and acoustic of the cello. _ Tracklist: 01. Live at El Niu, Barcelona _ Credits: Produced and arranged by Sara Galán and Edu Comelles. 2010. The following release is a live recording done at El Niu in Barcelona the past 3th of December 2010. _ Live at El Niu, Barcelona by Sara Galán, Edu Comelles is licensed under a  Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Unported License.  Based on a work at www.archive.org.  Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at ht...