tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003699828376856752024-03-14T03:07:28.512-07:00SpheruleusHarry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-82131677324647516382012-11-10T09:16:00.005-08:002012-11-10T09:17:56.574-08:00Hawk Moon Records Volume III<br />
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<i>Spheruleus piece 'Under Respite Vision' is featured on Hawk Moon's third compilation installment:</i><br />
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For our third Hawk Moon compilation, we charged a small band of selected artists with the brief of creating ‘music to sleep to’. If you look right back to the very roots of ambient and drone music, this idea is something that’s been explored many times over the years. Not striving for mere cliché, we wanted to give a current crop of artists the chance to express themselves with this oft-explored theme. We wondered what new techniques and textures might crop up and if our chosen few would draw influence from sounds explored previously for this conceptual venture.<br />
Often in works such as these, the sound is drawn out to allow the subtle nuances of a drone to develop and activate the subconscious; an ideal state of mind for drifting off to sleep. So to avoid any timeframe issues in the curating process, we kept the list of artists approach to an absolute minimum, thus allowing them the time to work on something a little longer, if necessary. Most selected mid length pieces, some put a shorter slant on their work and somehow, the compilation has turned out to be exactly CD length.<br />
We hope you enjoy listening to this collection of sleepy soundscapes, whether subconsciously or otherwise…</div>
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Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-39846842745592060372012-11-10T09:01:00.005-08:002012-11-10T09:02:28.563-08:00Ekca Liena and Spheruleus - Mapping The Boundary Layer [Home Normal]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mapping the Boundary Layer is the fruits of a collaboration between Ekca Liena and I, first established back in 2009. It took place after I remixed a piece of his work for a planned remix album which never came to be. Dan of Ekca Liena liked my remix so much that we spent the following two years talking about a possible collaboration album of our combined sounds. For one reason or another, nothing took place until eventually, things started to click and we started creating atmospheric tracks influenced by the weather.<br />
It was released on the mighty Home Normal label in a run of 500 digipack copies, still available to purchase from some places, if you do a bit of searching. Digital copies can also be obtained from various distributors including iTunes.<br />
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<i>We all agreed to do something different for the press release and presented it as a sort of interview, conducted by Home Normal boss Ian Hawgood:</i><br />
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">DAN:</strong> Good morning Ian…</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">HARRY:</strong> Good morrow sir.</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">DAN:</strong> Well in atmospheric terms it’s basically the bottom, the section closest to the earth… essentially the part of the atmosphere in which we live and experience the different weather systems first hand. The inspiration for the music and textures on the album came from the concept of exploring or tracing a thread through these weather systems, through the turbulence and serenity of the air around us. As well as the environmental field recordings, a direct and blatant link to the subject matter at hand, the music plays a significant part in representing the abstract sense of drama some associate with the changing weather. That strange, oppressive tension of a gathering storm; the contented lushness of a spring breeze rolling through the willows…</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">HARRY:</strong> Absolutely on the nose Dan - there’s really not a lot to add to that!</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">HARRY:</strong> It began after Dan had approached me about doing a remix/collaborating with him 3 years ago. The eventual piece became what is now Summing Elements and formed the start of our project. We did leave it though for an awfully long time - I guess we picked it back up in early 2011 and from there it all came together from nowhere, it seemed. Although we never wanted to rush it and were prepared to take as long a necessary, we managed to strike a natural flow and bounced off one another really well. I’m sure I can speak for us both in saying that some collaborations can be difficult to establish and carry through but this, it just seemed to happen. And smoothly, at that!</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">HARRY:</strong> I always use my collection of acoustic instruments as the main ingredient in my work and it was no different here. When I received work from Dan, I’d add zither, violin, harmonica, ukulele, voice, glockenspiel etc - whatever worked. Then on the most part, I’d use some effects to get them sounding how I wanted and then passed the whole thing back to Dan. So it was literally just cheap or second hand acoustic instruments, a mic and a laptop from my end. I’m also well into using radio static, tape hiss and vinyl crackle too. I’ve a lot of samples recorded from real sources on my hard-drive and I’m always recycling them or adding to the collection. So this is also a prominent feature in the album.</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">DAN: </strong>Harry sourced this image from an artist friend of his I believe, it’s exactly what I’d imagined when we were creating the album.</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">HARRY:</strong> Yeah, at around the time Dan and I re-established this project last year, I got an email from a Swedish artist called Johan who expressed an interest in working with me. He sent just a couple of images and this one just fit with our vision perfectly. It’s a painting that he made late one night when struggling to sleep. It kept him up for hours and was a real labour of love - it’s a special picture that really gets our concept of atmospheric weather conditions across, with its textured stormy aesthetic.</div>
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<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">It can be viewed in two ways, from what I get from it. You can either imagine that it is a stormy sea, with a big sweeping wave or it looks like an overhead view of mountain-tops during a heavy storm.</span></div>
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01 Apparatus and Installation<br />
02 Enclosed Low<br />
03 Windwards<br />
04 Advection<br />
05 Landspouts<br />
06 Scrambling Radiosonde<br />
07 Fog Bound<br />
08 Summing Elements<br />
09 Derecho Belt<br />
10 Storm Waning / Calm Warning</div>
Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-78864710029853257602012-11-10T08:48:00.000-08:002012-11-10T08:48:47.154-08:00Spheruleus - Revolving Fields [Rural Colours]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was on a particularly crisp blue day, the sort that would have had Saussore engaged, cyanometer at the ready when Harry Towell (Spheruleus) happened upon the concept for his latest project. He embarked on a long walk through the surrounding countryside in Lincolnshire, UK with the intention of drawing inspiration for a new body of work.<br />He had hoped that the quiet farmland, trees, fields and electricity pylons would provide the spark required to propell his work with sound yet on that day, it was the sky that fixated him and thus Cyanometry was born.<br /><br /><br />Back in the studio, Harry set about weaving his collection of acoustic instruments into his usual style of rustic melancholy. Inspired and fresh from his walk with a theme in mind, he allowed the resulting lo-fi sounds to retain their melodic properties and set them against a backdrop of noise, radio interference and vinyl crackle.<br />Field recordings taken during the walk and at other locations filter into the mix; an old lady pushes her trolley through the backstreets of a sleepy village, ice cracks under foot on a cold morning and the cogs and gears of a bicycle turn, all the while permeated by fragments of forgotten radio broadcasts.<br />The final stage of the recording process saw Harry team up with work colleague and piano owner Neil Winning to round off this set of short recordings with an additional element.<br />After a short period of tweaking, the final outcome was married with track titles to reflect the varying moods of the sky.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></i><br />
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released 12 July 2012<br />
Recorded and produced by Harry Towell<br />
Piano by Neil Winning<br />
Cover photo by Paul Randall<br />
Artwork by Harry Towell<br />
Additional photography by Harry and Baz Towell<br />
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Piano, classical guitar, violin, duduk, ukulele, harmonica, glockenspiel, trumpet, bugel and keyboard<br />
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Bonus remixes by Tom Honey, Hummingbird and Harry Towell. Remix photography by Harry Towell and Hummingbird<br />
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CD print design by: Christian Roth</div>
Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-57361679104535554452012-11-10T08:29:00.003-08:002012-11-10T08:29:37.132-08:00Pleq & Spheruleus - Quietus Gradualis [Time Released Sound]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this year I had the pleasure of collaborating with Pleq again, as we had done on the 'A Silent Swaying Breath' album. We were invited by Time Released Sound to create work to spread across two 3" CDRs as part of their special chocolate box series, with Colin from the label creating unique artworks for packaging. There were two editions on offer in limited supply, the primary being an insane and elaborate edition of 80 which have since sold out. The took the form of a pop-art inspired game, complete with pieces, also housing both discs containing our contribution to the series.<br />
The second version of pairs both tracks onto a 5" CD, contained within a wallet. This is still available to order (at the time of writing) from Time Released Sound:<br />
http://timereleasedsound.com/shop/releases/pleqspheruleus-picture-sleeve/<br />
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Sound wise, Pleq and I worked hard to create two slowly developing soundscapes, full of subtle detail and accompanied by a helping of tape hiss. The theme for the project and concept behind the titling is centred around the slow and gradual process of decay and disintegration. The sounds condense this lengthy journey that all objects, buildings and people are subjected to as a simple existence is slowly warped and changed by the hands of time. The two individual tracks are titled to reflect the different angles of this process. Apologue refers to the stories, legends and folklore that rise from the passing of something. The folky feel to the track swells and falls to indicate the changes that the story carries with it. Slowly with time, it becomes diluted.<br />
Vestiges refers to the physical evidence that remains; things that are left behind and refuse to disappear completely. This piece is consequently much deeper and contains a gritty power to it. You can listen to a sample here:<br />
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Some of you may be familiar with the Escala netlabel and others may have noticed the Sismografo Spanish national radio program that regularly hosts shows featuring top quality experimental music. I was honoured to be invited to get in on the action and teamed up with American artist Jared Smyth, whose recent work on new Japanese label ANALOGPATH has been one of my personal year highlights from 2012. Our short piece is called Transignal and is the starting point for a collaboration EP that will be available for free on Audio Gourmet later this year.</div>
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<strong>escala 2.3</strong> is a joint project between <a href="http://escalared.com/">Escala netlabel</a> and <a href="http://www.rtve.es/podcast/radio-3/sismografo/">Sismógrafo Radio3</a>. A massive release divided into three volumes which brings together many of the best ambient, drone, soundscape and electroacustic music producers.<br />
A unique compilation to keep abreast of the latest proposals in advanced music that presents a matchless quality among the experimental scene, both because of the artists who make it up and of the included unreleased tracks.Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-92090906360702009322012-05-07T13:20:00.001-07:002012-05-07T13:20:05.532-07:00Recent Spheruleus remixesOver the last twelve months I've managed to make a few remix appearances that have as yet gone unmentioned on here. I thought it would be worth bunching them together on a post so that you can check them out and also get yourself acquainted with the rest of the albums that they appear on.<br />
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I'm always keen to remix material so if anyone out there needs something reworking for a release, please get in touch here:<br />
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So to kick this post off, most recently I had a remix go out on Somehow Recordings, as part of this remix album for Josco's 0611 EP out last year on the same label. It has been <span style="font-family: inherit;">renamed Khan Tam -<wbr></wbr> ngan -<wbr></wbr> Roum Kan and has only just been released this week.</span> For now, without an available digital copy, you'll have to act fast to get a copy of the CD from the label:<br />
<a href="http://www.somehowrecordings.co.uk/page16.html">http://www.somehowrecordings.co.uk/page16.html</a><br />
Other remixers include Shaula, Alessio Ballerini, Nobuto Suda, Joshua Carro, Damian Valles, Mushy and Fernando Carvalho<br />
<strong>PLEQ AND LAUKI - XII (Spheruleus Remix)</strong><br />
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Also on Somehow Recordings and out earlier this year, I was invited by my friends Pleq and Mikel Lauki to remix a piece from their The Anatomy Of Melancholy album. I'm in good company, with other remixes from Offthesky, Antonymes and Maps and Diagrams. The disc sold out fast, but you can still get yourself a full digital version at the above link.<br />
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<strong>y0t0 - URIARRA ROAD (Spheruleus Remix)</strong><br />
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I'm also delighted to join a roster of remixers consisting of Jasper TX, Seaworthy, Field Rotation, Relmic Statute, Ghosting Season, Downliners Sekt
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The album is still available for all at a measly £2 and if you still can't stretch to that, my remix is on offer for just 30p.Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-38550657742391492742012-05-07T12:53:00.003-07:002012-05-07T12:53:49.306-07:00A preview of what's to come...<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F43668475&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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Here's a sneak preview of a new project for 2012, that will mark the first release on my new label Tessellate Recordings. The first album is a lo-fi Spheruleus record that pits ten melodic pieces on a bed of noise and static. It is themed around the Cyanometer, which is an instrumnt designed to measure the level blueness of the sky. The album will be available this July in a highly limited edition run of 50, plus a digital version.</div>
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The cyanometer is a circular measuring instrument made from graduating shades of blue, originally created as means to measure the blueness of the sky. It was invented in the late 1700s by Horace Benedict de Saussore to assist his studies and fascination with the sky. He correctly supposed that the level of blueness visible in the sky was as a result of the amount of suspended particles present in the atmosphere.<br /> In recent times, not much has been written about cyanometry and a quick scour of the internet will yield you little in the way of further reading.<br /><br />It was on a particularly crisp blue day, the sort that would have had Saussore engaged, cyanometer at the ready when Harry Towell (Spheruleus) happened upon the concept for his latest project. He embarked on a long walk through the surrounding countryside in Lincolnshire, UK with the intention of drawing inspiration for a new body of work.<br /> He had hoped that the quiet farmland, trees, fields and electricity pylons would provide the spark required to propell his work with sound yet on that day, it was the sky that fixated him and thus Cyanometry was born.<br /><br />Back in the studio, Harry set about weaving his collection of acoustic instruments into his usual style of rustic melancholy. Inspired and fresh from his walk with a theme in mind, he allowed the resulting lo-fi sounds to retain their melodic properties and set them against a backdrop of noise, radio interference and vinyl crackle.<br /> Field recordings taken during the walk and at other locations filter into the mix; an old lady pushes her trolley through the backstreets of a sleepy village, ice cracks under foot on a cold morning and the cogs and gears of a bicycle turn, all the while permeated by fragments of forgotten radio broadcasts.<br /> The final stage of the recording process saw Harry team up with work colleague and piano owner Neil Winning to round off this set of short recordings with an additional element.<br /> After a short period of tweaking, the final outcome was married with track titles to reflect the varying moods of the sky.<br /><br />For those new to the Spheruleus sound, Lincolnshire (UK) based artist Harry Towell has been releasing experimental material since 2008 on labels such as Hibernate, Under The Spire, Time Released Sound and most recently a collaboration with Ekca Liena on Home Normal.<br /> When he is not manipulating frequencies whether acoustic or otherwise, Harry spends his spare time curating netlabel Audio Gourmet and now its new sister label Tessellate Recordings.<br /><br />Tessellate Recordings specialises in issuing hand-made limited edition CDrs and accompanying digital versions, releasing albums just a few times a year.<br /> 'Cyanometry' is available in a limited run of just 50 copies, with the first 20 sold featuring a hand-stamped tessellating hexagonal pattern in different shades of sky tones. The remaining copies are plain recycled card with hand-stamped titling. Inside is a disc containing the album with printed artwork designed by Christian Roth of Resting Bell, the album tracklist and credits, a 4x4 photographic print of the album artwork as well as a unique image taken just for you.<br /> Also, there will be a handwritten thankyou note. </div>
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<em><span style="color: #073763;">TSR01 Spheruleus - Cyanometry will be released on 12th July 2012. It will be available to pre-order 2-4 weeks before the release date.</span></em><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">TESSELLATE RECORDINGS </span></strong><a href="http://www.tessellate-recordings.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">www.tessellate-recordings.com</span></strong></a> </div>
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released 12 July 2012 <br />Recorded and produced by Harry Towell <br />Piano by Neil Winning <br />Cover photo by Paul Randall <br />Artwork by Harry Towell <br />Additional photography by Harry and Baz Towell </div>
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Instruments used: <br />Piano, classical guitar, violin, duduk, ukulele, harmonica, glockenspiel, trumpet, bugel and keyboard </div>
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<strong>PREVIEW TRACKLIST:<br />01 Blue Cast<br />02 Sky's The Limit<br />03 Blueprints<br />04 Horizon<br />05 Inhibition<br />06 Scattered Light<br />07 Suspended Particles<br />08 Lined With Silver<br />09 White<br />10 A Grey End To A Blue Day</strong></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-28462165718496626822012-05-07T12:45:00.005-07:002012-05-07T12:45:39.013-07:00Pleq / Hiroki Sasajima / Spheruleus - Time and Language [Felt]<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm proud and honoured to have my very first vinyl release, courtesy of Felt, a label run by my friend Byron. It is a long distance collaborative project between Pleq, Hiroki Sasajima and I, called 'Time and Language' mastered by Taylor Deupree.</div>
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The third instalment of Felt welcome's three upcoming artists on a really special collaboration project. Pleq, Hiroki Sasajima and Spheruleus manage to overcome the sheer geographic distance that lies between them to produce a really wonderful studio album.<br /><br />Pleq and Hiroki Sasajima are from bustling capital cities; Warsaw and Tokyo respectively, which has naturally had an impact on their sound.Whilst Spheruleus is from a quiet Lincolnshire town in the UK,surrounded by farmland. As a result of the inspiration drawn from<br />their different environments, the solo output from these three artists is all quite different, with Pleq exploring glitch, drone and sometimes downtempo styles, Hiroki working mainly with field recordings and digital processes and Spheruleus focussing on acoustic instruments.<br /><br />Whilst it took several months for the three artists to<br />craft the final outcome, the listener gets a sense of not a studio album but rather a live improvised session. The sound is compound as if they were all in the same room performing together and yet you can clearly distinguish the three different approaches of sound design, overlapping and yet never barricade each other. The tracks are inspired by the language barrier and obviously the physical distance between the artists, and are named after a certain time of day that everybody in the world experiences, irrespective of timezone or language differences. Almost as if they are trying to capture various everyday life emotions and transcode them to a non-language, universal and appealing form. The oneness and<br />togetherness of music.<br /><br />Throughout this record, Hiroki Sasajima's field recordings and drones are carefully adapted by Pleq with the addition of gentle drones and glitching textures, with Spheruleus weaving in subtle acoustic sounds using his instrument collection. Together, three far-flung sound artists have created a short and beautifully cohesive selection of moods, designed for the turntable and beyond.</div>
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All tracks written & produced by Bartosz Dziadosz,Hiroki Sasajima & Harry Towell<br /><br />Mastering by Taylor Deupree<br />Album cover by Nefelie Pd<br />Drawing by Ioannis Fanariotis<br /><br />Felt / 3 </div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-86302239396002914192012-02-24T08:01:00.002-08:002012-02-24T08:14:21.210-08:00Spheruleus - Dissolve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7d35J_HBx2U6f7jKr8NfzHvwOQnqVyIkjAFxwSEp10tC5N3VuSEb8dvSeNbhuZux6oXAAna2KkdQVqa-ufvfInhgm30RvMD1HVHKXB2oQZ6QTU9Lc0BRfU3qre-cP_n8kaVIZQwAJkYb/s1600/Spheruleus.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 200px; height: 200px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712733556659349314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7d35J_HBx2U6f7jKr8NfzHvwOQnqVyIkjAFxwSEp10tC5N3VuSEb8dvSeNbhuZux6oXAAna2KkdQVqa-ufvfInhgm30RvMD1HVHKXB2oQZ6QTU9Lc0BRfU3qre-cP_n8kaVIZQwAJkYb/s200/Spheruleus.jpg.jpg" /></a><div align="center"><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/dissolve">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/dissolve</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">SIDE A: Retreat (21:31)</div><div align="center">SIDE B: Dissolve (20.19)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">In his first solo release since last year's 'Voyage' album on Hibernate, Spheruleus gets the year up and running with this pair of longform pieces called 'Dissolve'.Dissolve is currently a digital only release, presented as a vinyl or tape set with two 'sides'.Both pieces are continuous longform tracks, culled from a wide pool of instruments including guitar, violin, cello, harmonica, vibraphone, french horn, piano and voice. The instrument sounds are blurred into a swirling collage, accompanied by light shards of noise, radio static and field recordings.The cover artwork was provided by photographer Richard Outram, (who also did the artwork for Voyage) and then treated with a canvas effect to make it look like a painting of what would (at first) be the artist's ideal home.</div><div align="center"> <iframe style="width: 400px; height: 100px; display: block; position: relative;" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2330843802/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" frameborder="0" width="400" allowtransparency="true"><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/dissolve">Dissolve by Spheruleus</a></iframe></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Harry Towell, the man behind the Spheruleus moniker has recently been residing in a living space for a short time, which has for some unknown reason been less than inspiring. He is due to move soon, which got him thinking about the time he has spent living in his current home and how his musical creativity has been hindered by it. He pondered upon what would be the most ideal place to live in terms of inspiring creativity and immediately recalled Richard Outram's beautiful photograph of an isolated house against a backdrop of mountains on the Llyn Peninsula in Wales.The area is very much untouched and the houses are scattered sparsely.Soon, thoughts turned to how such a place of isolation may eventually induce a despairing loneliness despite its obvious beauty. In turn, this gave Harry the inspiration to make the most of his current living space and overcome his hindered productivity with one last creative surge before he moves to pastures new.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Aside from this, the rest is left wide open for individual interpretation and it is hoped that the imagery and titles evoke thoughts that each listener can relate to themselves.There are currently no plans for a physical issue of 'Dissolve'. However, if you're a label interested in releasing it then please get in touch here <a href="mailto:audiogourmet@gmail.com">audiogourmet@gmail.com</a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Credits </strong></div><div align="center">released 24 February 2012 </div><div align="center">All sounds recorded and arranged by Harry Towell</div><div align="center">Photography by Richard Outram</div><div align="center">Photo editing by Harry Towell</div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-4487664648418587522011-11-03T12:30:00.000-07:002011-11-03T12:57:00.358-07:00Spheruleus - Voyage [Hibernate Records]<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF68fpVftKayJx4pboMKMqUs0BA4yGb9tnOKzZ5MYqGT1xNo9wa6RnNe7-s78-DDDhqY6FWC2Fqt_TrmxS8N0Wre3o6udNy7t6Zeejq8eipGKkeSpb2RypC3BeyBOXxiFvP_rYz7cWFJ2/s1600/R-3167832-1318836985.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 451px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 382px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670855043850171378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF68fpVftKayJx4pboMKMqUs0BA4yGb9tnOKzZ5MYqGT1xNo9wa6RnNe7-s78-DDDhqY6FWC2Fqt_TrmxS8N0Wre3o6udNy7t6Zeejq8eipGKkeSpb2RypC3BeyBOXxiFvP_rYz7cWFJ2/s320/R-3167832-1318836985.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://store.hibernate-recs.co.uk/products/12687">http://store.hibernate-recs.co.uk/products/12687</a></div><br /><br /><iframe style="POSITION: relative; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2965255327/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" frameborder="0" width="400"><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/voyage">Voyage by Spheruleus</a></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center">'Voyage' is the latest album from Lincolnshire based sound designer Harry Towell. Released under his Spheruleus guise, this album utimately provides a soundtrack to a doomed sea-voyage. Through eight different movements, 'Voyage' chronicles everything from the immense pride felt as the ship sets sail to depicting the horror and heartache of its sinking. The album then closes with detailed passages that portray the decomposition of the ship as it begins to rot deep under sea.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />This album is well researched with Harry having explored his chosen subject thoroughly. For the two years in which the album has been in the making, the young sound designer studied the history of great sea disasters and also took inspiration from soundtracks such as Gavin Bryars’ ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’ and Gareth Hardwick's 'Of The Sea And Shore'. Although the Titantic's infamous fate was naturally a strong influence on the project, 'Voyage', does not refer to any particular sinking ship. Instead, its purpose is to sonically depict the various emotional aspects that lie within a failed sea voyage, as felt by all those who are affected by it.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Once the concept for 'Voyage' had been born, Harry revisited one of his old demos from early 2010 and decided to make this the spine of the album. He then used his instrument collection including; guitar, violin, trumpet, bugle, zither and keyboard to add several layers to the demo. In doing so Harry has been able to develop his chosen theme and create the character required to turn this forgotten treasure into the album it is today. As a poignant exaggeration of the events that unfold through the track 'She Sinks', there is a contribution from Russian pianist Alex Tiuniaev that opens and closes this dramatic track. He also performs on the track 'Clouds Swarm', as it heads into a crescendo.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Aside from his solo production work, Harry also records with brother Stuart under the name Paper Relics and runs the Audio Gourmet netlabel, which specialises in 15 minute EPs designed for shorter 'tea-break' listening. His work as Spheruleus has seen him release through netlabels such as Test Tube, Resting Bell, Earth Mantra, Audio Gourmet and in March 2010, his first physical album 'Frozen Quarters' was released on CD format by the Under The Spire imprint.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Mastered by Rudi Arapahoe at Purgatory Mastering<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Photography by Richard Outram and Daniel Crossley<br />Design by Jonathan Lees</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Limited edition CD pressing of 200. Released 07/10/11</div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong>INTERVIEW:</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.tokafi.com/15questions/interview-spheruleus/">http://www.tokafi.com/15questions/interview-spheruleus/</a><br /></p><br /><p align="center">You can find out a lot more about this album through this interview on Tokafi. It covers the thoughts behind the project, the sounds and ideas that helped create it and lots more...</p><br /><div align="center"><strong>REVIEWS:</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">The Silent Ballet:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4496/Default.aspx">http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4496/Default.aspx</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Fluid Radio: <a href="http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/09/spheruleus-voyage/">http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/09/spheruleus-voyage/</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Was Ist Das?:<a href="http://www.wasistdas.co.uk/voyage.htm">http://www.wasistdas.co.uk/voyage.htm</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Beach Sloth: <a href="http://beachsloth.blogspot.com/2011/11/spheruleus-voyage-71.html">http://beachsloth.blogspot.com/2011/11/spheruleus-voyage-71.html</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">To Eleven: <a href="http://toeleven.net/tag/spheruleus/">http://toeleven.net/tag/spheruleus/</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Zen Effects: <a href="http://zeneffects.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/spheruleus-voyage/">http://zeneffects.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/spheruleus-voyage/</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>MIX:</strong></div><br /><br /><p>In conjunction with the release of Voyage, Spheruleus has made a mix featuring some of his favourite nautical themed tracks. You can stream it here:<br /></p><br /><br /><object width="480" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fspheruleus%2Fmarine-broadcast%2F&embed_uuid=38bcab5b-c7e4-45e4-b403-f9f98c47143e&embed_type=widget_standard"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fspheruleus%2Fmarine-broadcast%2F&embed_uuid=38bcab5b-c7e4-45e4-b403-f9f98c47143e&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="HEIGHT: 3px; CLEAR: both"></div><br /><br /><p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #999; FONT-SIZE: 12px; PADDING-TOP: 3px"><a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/spheruleus/marine-broadcast/#utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank">Marine Broadcast</a><span style="font-size:0;"> by </span><a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/spheruleus/#utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank">Spheruleus</a><span style="font-size:0;"> on </span><a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/#utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank">Mixcloud</a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-24890439871915174022011-10-05T00:21:00.000-07:002011-11-03T12:30:21.072-07:00Various Artists - Just A Moment<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659906340965911794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TAyaFjVQGJRBOLIwv4zq4xXN_8s7aX_vCWkeL94kaVBTdNjkcAMVaOudmX6qwXpijD7U7FL7aI3AIZ2WIkLrb3ZBzQ9SJYFThJ4kYYpVQB32c3o1haLxURjOO-ByTopj0uxz9cf6sBPe/s320/luxembourg4_draft2.jpg" /><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment</a></div><br /><div align="center"><br />Following March's earthquake in Japan, there has been great progress in the on-going rebuilding project but still, much work remains. So Bartosz Dziadosz (Pleq) and I (Harry Towell) decided that we would put together something special to be released through Audio Gourmet to raise money for the cause and donations will be sent via Ian Hawgood, who's wife is currently working directly with some of the people affected.<br /><br />There have already been some excellent compilations put together that have raised hundreds of pounds for Japan, including Kanshin, For Nihon and 31 Songs For Japan to name but a few.<br />We wanted to try and do something too and between the two of us, we invited 60 artists to each put together a short track of roughly a minute in length.<br />As a result, we've collected a global effort of short pieces spanning many of the sub-genres that make up what some might call ambient music. It fits perfectly in line with the Audio Gourmet aesthetic and is perhaps a shining example of the sorts of sounds we seek to release within our 15 minute EP section.<br /><br />Conceptually, the sixty 'moments' that make up this hour-long compilation album fit together neatly with the intention of stretching out your recess periods from 15 minutes to an hour. The netlabel section of Audio Gourmet is specifically for short 'working' tea breaks, when time is of the essence. The Just A Moment compilation has been put together for when you have the time to enjoy a longer tea break and the quick changes of the many tracks should see that your listening experience remains a conscious one throughout the hour...</div><br /><div align="center"><br />released 29 July 2011<br />Curated and compiled by Harry Towell (Spheruleus) and Bartosz Dziadosz (Pleq)<br /><br />Mastered by Byron Felt (Felt Collective)<br /><br />Artwork by Gerry McDermott </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">1 Marihiko Hara And PolarM – Forgotten Constellation<br />2 Fraqsea – Crayon<br />3 Alvari Lume – Untitled<br /><strong>4 Spheruleus – Untitled #1</strong><br />5 Darren Harper – A Moment For You<br />6 Damian Valles – Old Sol<br />7 Elintseeker – Reja<br />8 Flica – Don't Weep</div><br /><div align="center">9 Tone Color - Less Than A Minute<br />10 The Green Kingdom – Rashida<br />11 Offthesky – All Not Said<br />12 Duncan Ó Ceallaigh – Scapa Flow<br />13 Paper Relics – Kindling<br />14 Jacaszek – Window<br />15 Bartosz Dziadosz And Shintaro Aoki – Wake Up<br />16 Talvihorros – Hallowed</div><br /><div align="center">17 Lauki – Form<br />18 Widesky – Zephyr Studies<br />19 Antonymes – Alone And Adrift<br />20 Lights Dim – *</div><br /><div align="center">21 Strom Noir – Milk Dream<br />22 Alex Tiuniaev – Even If<br />23 Visionary Hours – The Return Of Basho<br />24 Segue – An Open Space<br />25 Silencio – The Escapist</div><br /><div align="center">26 Gimu – Oboe<br />27 Mark Harris – Lost<br />28 Listening Mirror – Guitar Improv No.2 (Excerpt)<br />29 Hakobune – A Lamppost<br />30 Philippe Lamy – The Photo I Took </div><br /><div align="center">31 Félicia Atkinson – Poings Serrés </div><br /><div align="center">32 Specta Ciera – Scattered Papers<br />33 Josco – Fluxus<br />34 Leonardo Rosado – Passing By<br />35 Shotahirama – Self Reference Engine<br />36 Philippe Petit – Coffea Cymbalum </div><br /><div align="center">37 Hiroki Sasajima And Ami Yamasaki – A Dream The Vapor Have<br />38 Nicolas Bernier – Untitled </div><br /><div align="center">39 Quinn Walker – Iceboxes<br />40 Hior Chronik – Your Inner<br />41 Monolyth & Cobalt – Estampes<br />42 Szymon Kaliski – Of A Fraction<br />43 Byron Felt – Repeat<br />44 Wil Bolton – Charcoal<br />45 Deep Into Perspectives – Flickering Lights<br />46 Julien Demoulin – Inertia<br />47 The Inventors Of Aircraft – Before Light<br />48 Bengalfuel – Snakes<br />49 Raül Fuentes – Les Partícules Magnètiques<br />50 Spyweirdos – A Track With Small Duration But Not Small Title<br />51 Field Rotation – April<br />52 Dentist – Metals<br />53 Pjusk – Dieseldyr<br />54 Danny Clay – Nocturne<br />55 Tim Noble – A Symphony Of Exit Signs: Adagio<br />56 Yukitomo Hamasaki - Abstr P No03<br />57 David Velez – 3600<br />58 Alex Durlak – Architectural Boat Tour<br />59 Autistici – Type G (Edit)<br />60 Hajimeinoue – Permeation</div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-19252697034786726262011-06-26T16:23:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:55:27.590-07:00Various Artists - Kanshin<div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AaxOmJj1-MUveU_adrOymA14uPecZl7Q2c5_fj3fFOtTDUfvF6Lxmfe4yEPNvd144Jm0dcB18bLUTHJLGm7ArVO8B6AgmuBKn9JTZ_9JzTnlrRqPuZwr82lzIXLNWts7uUQbr-fHzA0g/s1600/Kanshin.jpg"><font color="#000000"></font><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 230px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659785778046292210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AaxOmJj1-MUveU_adrOymA14uPecZl7Q2c5_fj3fFOtTDUfvF6Lxmfe4yEPNvd144Jm0dcB18bLUTHJLGm7ArVO8B6AgmuBKn9JTZ_9JzTnlrRqPuZwr82lzIXLNWts7uUQbr-fHzA0g/s320/Kanshin.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.KANSHIN.CO.UK"><strong>WWW.KANSHIN.CO.UK</strong></a></div><br /><br />Kanshin is a two CD compilation album that presents a collection of sound design work from some of the scene's finest artists from across the globe. It has been put together to raise money for the current recovery in Japan following March's earthquake.<br /><br />As the sensationalist media broadcasters find other things to talk about in the news, a huge recovery operation is still on-going as we speak. Many people have lost everything. So we decided to put together Kanshin so that via Ian Hawgood, 100% of profit from compilation sales will go directly towards the Japan recovery and on-going relief efforts. Ian lives in Japan and his wife is currently working with both the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support organisation (JEARS)<br /> in Sendai and surrounding areas, as well as the Direct Help for Victims and Animals Rejected from Shelters in Japan group who are going up to areas which are not receiving government support for food, water, basic<br /> supplies, as well as rebuilding and cleaning up. By this means they are able to transport food, clothing and aid directly almost every other weekend and during holidays to areas which are not getting enough or any support.<br /> Ian's wife has also arranged a house as a base in Sendai for volunteers and a temporary home for found animals who are then moved on through JEARS either to foster homes or animal centres. We felt that any funds we can send this way would probably have more of an immediate impact than donating via one of the larger UK charities.<br /><br />Ian himself has contributed to the compilation in a collaboration with Peter Jørgensen and through 3 hours and some 30 tracks, the line up that comprises this album is surely as exciting as it gets...<br /><br />Kanshin is curated by Daniel Crossley (Fluid Radio/Fluid<br />Audio/Facture) and Jonathan Lees (Hibernate/Rural Colours), with invaluable assistance from Ian Hazeldine (Cover art), Wil Bolton (Mastering) and Damian Valles (Digital distribution). This release is made possible by the generosity of all of the artists involved.<br /><br /><strong>TRACKLIST</strong>:<br /><br />1. Clem Leek: Light Passage II (Grief)<br /> 2. Hummingbird: Dancing Shadows<br /> 3. Relmic Statute: Lopery<br /> 4. Scissors and Sellotape: Heal<br /> 5. P Jørgensen & Ian Hawgood: Isles<br /> 6. Wil Bolton: Lost In Transit<br /> 7. Field Rotation: A Pondering Silence<br /> 8. Caught In The Wake Forever: LiaFail (At Dawn)<br /> 9. Damian Valles: Clime<br /> 10. Library Tapes: May (Variation)<br /> 11. Yellow6: Repeat<br /> 12. Maps & Diagrams with Yvat: Again<br /> 13. Felicia Atkinson: Chaleur Vacante<br /> 14. Hessien: Flightless And Nocturnal<br /> 15. Yann Novak: 3 Surfaces Excerpt<br /> 16. Offthesky With Ten And Tracer: Therapy Refuge<br /> 17. Orla Wren With Katie English: Swallowtail Yellow<br /> 18. The Moving Dawn Orchestra: We’re Here<br /> <strong>19. Spheruleus: Residue</strong><br /> 20. The Silence Set: So Will Everything We Love<br /> 21. Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek: Utsutsu<br /> 22. Szymon Kaliski: And Longing<br /> 23. Jeremy Bible & Jason Henry: Grainslip<br /> 24. Bengalfuel: Gorgon<br /> 25. David Newlyn: Landscape (III)<br /> 26. Tom White: Bright Rooms<br /> 27. Listening Mirror: The Cause Of It All<br /> 28. Talvihorros – Perigee<br /> 29. Alex Durlak: Bellows<br /> 30. Antonymes: Kiotsuketene<br /> 31. Kyle Bobby Dunn: Britannia Into Morning<br /><br /></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-14063378008657931402011-05-20T03:23:00.000-07:002011-05-20T03:32:13.933-07:00"In The Bleak Wilderness Of Sleep" (Compilation featuring a Spheruleus track)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViZnF_h32SErgO6Bv_3mOMfleurJO1Dd08cInRBXjS_zjwdq_k8qh5lwvfhJD0SUY3umtrspIdeK-sfmgDzLp1ohitwn_M1f-iz5273Fshyphenhyphen-r8U1hac_mCbGC0jHxc7YEXeD3JSIYNtnH/s1600/R-2884152-1305585413.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608742381550716402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViZnF_h32SErgO6Bv_3mOMfleurJO1Dd08cInRBXjS_zjwdq_k8qh5lwvfhJD0SUY3umtrspIdeK-sfmgDzLp1ohitwn_M1f-iz5273Fshyphenhyphen-r8U1hac_mCbGC0jHxc7YEXeD3JSIYNtnH/s320/R-2884152-1305585413.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep</a></div><br /><br /><div>1. Michael Trommer - Pushing Through Gray </div><br /><div>2. Simon Whetham - Cold Shoulder (Part 1.2)</div><br /><div>3. D'Incise - Octobre-Septembre </div><br /><div>4. James McDougall - Scarborough</div><br /><div>5. Specta Ciera - Under Cool Air </div><br /><div>6. Deep Into Perspectives - Home</div><br /><div>7. Francisco Lopez - Untitled #264</div><br /><div>8. <strong>Spheruleus - Overcast</strong> </div><br /><div>9. Small Things On Sundays - Harbour </div><br /><div>10. Philip Sulidae - Aher </div><br /><div>11. Natalia Noelia Siebuła & Bartosz Dziadosz - Ótta og kvíða</div><br /><div>12. Julien Demoulin - Dull Ache </div><br />"As well as curating and putting together this compilation album to celebrate Audio Gourmet's first birthday, I've taken the time to put together a Spheruleus track for it. It's pretty intense; dark and brooding. It was recorded using guitar, violin, radio and vinyl static and voice."<br /><br /><strong>BLURB:</strong><br /><br /><div>On the 17th of May 2011, Audio Gourmet is precisely a year old. To celebrate this, we have been busy putting together a couple of compilation albums. One of which is 'In The Bleak Wilderness Of Sleep' available for purchase here as either a multi-format digital album or as a limited edition CDr. The compilation features 12 tracks from some of the globe's most talented sound-designers. It is a subtly rewarding headphone listen from start to finish; curated and ordered to purposefully induce a state of sleep. Starting off minimally, gradually gathering tone and atmosphere, the experience goes on without ever boiling over or reaching a crescendo. Parts of the album are light and restful whereas traces of it tread darker territory. All in all, the imagery that the album conjurs sits perfectly as a soundtrack to the dreams one experiences during a nights sleep. </div><br /><br /><div>The artwork was put together by French artist Eric Lacombe (Monstror) who some may remember for his cover art collaborations for Spheruleus releases in the past. Here for 'In The Bleak Wilderness Of Sleep', his surreal imagery lends itself perfectly to this mysterious dream invoking soundtrack. </div><br /><br /><div>The limited edition CDr release comes housed inside a recycled card case with the cover artwork slipped inside and printed to photographic paper. Along with a CDr copy of the album itself, the tracklist will be printed to high quality salmon coloured paper/card. On the front, the album title will be rubber stamped in brown ink and on the back, the Audio Gourmet logo will be cut out by lazers. It will be hand-numbered in brown pen and limited to 200 copies. </div><br /><br /><div>*The first 50 copies will include a second bonus image, taken by select friends and photographers. These include: Gerry McDermott, Harry Towell, James McDougall, Peter Nejedly, Seth Chrisman, Simon Whetham and Stuart Towell.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Everyone who purchases the CD version will be entitled to a free and instant digital copy of the album. For those that wish to purchase a digital only version, this can be obtained as usual through the Audio Gourmet Bandcamp account. </div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-58054819892185341862011-02-25T07:51:00.000-08:002011-02-25T08:08:40.148-08:00Spheruleus - Forgotten Outland (Resting Bell)<div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577656929226195554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7wR1-C2YU3ywpYugqLsEV1etXVDls3iL1NoDcG2NGf_uJILgpPyRV9KCvYO7BDo7KsHptCln91LulWdZpyb-J6zYjHkUW9ys-zEP1ud0dzyskcoG6FjT4HBBKPkMTmbpug_kprJ1ORTB/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_front_big.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577657103244233362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXmJek_WMLnOSl15h9oTFmaKhmhgaatT8aLO1AKu2LRjP3HhFCG9ZS1rRS3qKb4YMHBfDuhSIDXcPlym0_riuvRf52iWRcu5JNhCJPLe2qBTWdhvMKegOPR68OCVQ-w1kK5EkTFU0KQrC/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_back_big.jpg" /><strong>SPHERULEUS - FORGOTTEN OUTLAND</strong></div><div align="center">Resting Bell, February 2011<br /><br /><strong>Description<br /></strong>The sound-art of Spheruleus is produced by British artist Harry Towell with a previous discography including releases on the likes of Under The Spire, Earth Mantra and Test Tube as well as his own label Audio Gourmet. Intrigued by all things old and rustic, his music is often inspired by the rural Lincolnshire surroundings in which he lives and his first outing of 2011, here on Resting Bell, is intended to really captured this.<br /><br />A short collection of deliberately loose and degraded instrument samples and field recordings, ‘Forgotten Outland’ is presented as if it were an old record found discarded inside a derelict farm building on disused land.<br />It comprises of blurred melodic passages and offers a faded insight into times gone by when the farmland thrived. Just like the physical state of the farm itself, the record sounds timeworn, warped and a shadow of its former self.<br /><br />The instrument leads and various sounds climb over one another as if fighting for a voice. Nothing seems structured or in order, although amidst the deluge of disjointed melody, subtle detail can be focused upon to reveal parts of this purposefully concealed soundtrack.<br /><br /><strong>Release Date </strong><br />25.02.2011<br /><br />All sounds performed, recorded and arranged by Harry Towell between spring 2010 and winter 2011<br />Instruments used: Guitar, Vibraphone, Zither, Bugle, Keyboard, Harmonica, Trumpet and Violin<br /><br /><strong>Artwork </strong><br />Photography by Jonathan Lees, Cragg Vale Photography<br />(<a href="http://www.craggvalephotography.co.uk/">http://www.craggvalephotography.co.uk/</a>) </div><br /><div align="center">Additional Photography, by Harry Towell:<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577658007437409954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePy4zXWpBEj2eMMBYCXlgUf17XeWfSheBDkhJzsTa6yiWyf8fnLYBRoc7vidh6tWK4XTFClV0KAzHvsV4P77xc2HshXJvouLYxYus9SqzMj5RmS1BjavOElhtVdSHLrpakXeGcOq3rPCq/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_01_extra.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577658461738642994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVHK39nh62TYEHcJlolQYuh98UB-nXI99oLRUv0OK6gDysbws7D7_w6v1scTXKCm5KpP2rK3RjRVSsDpDSZyZ2_PkgI6Xtb1WxVODaIjWbXUgT8SvrCk6cxzpF31rogPa97hJdHottxvb/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_02_extra.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577658710868237122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ieEVI2c9xBVhSmtfhhQxXaIIGm-5g7T0pvzmgqg_77CnlSPMR3r5kaIOOiRFWQFVk2oTFNE88S4LMrY7bpAzwvdmEU4xINiJOMWLqmM5djrGGctWZMva4AfFLFYw75ExG9GyBhw8SymI/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_03_extra.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577659057197917378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWcA1kWi-ln55CB4vjRjdVlINx3-CgA0eRxobo40l7iJytB08UVQh5OHru8HH6Er93BCD1B1Y2GxDFHnY2xYr4w8q-MHoreKDOK7GuVYdxSLQ-txg0TJPamCzct_jGUD1zMpRvzYsuGyW/s320/rb094_Forgotten_Outland_04_extra.jpg" /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-15125415565033590192011-02-18T07:00:00.000-08:002011-02-25T07:51:11.795-08:0018/02/2011 Spheruleus - Debris [Audio Gourmet]<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbEvlit3lgzKGOX-hTFcbdRM0RhZvoUq6-0L3HkjRQskCIHV8mzG5eD3VH3eIFgwXupNO6sZWmMCvy61VTWNvjzcLgpw_uYABmGZnITBvOc1kD5MxyIixq-vyNG_CYDIhbVVD6OvTWccq/s1600/DSCF1245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577655103192442018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbEvlit3lgzKGOX-hTFcbdRM0RhZvoUq6-0L3HkjRQskCIHV8mzG5eD3VH3eIFgwXupNO6sZWmMCvy61VTWNvjzcLgpw_uYABmGZnITBvOc1kD5MxyIixq-vyNG_CYDIhbVVD6OvTWccq/s320/DSCF1245.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/debris">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/debris</a><br /><br /><strong>AG004: SPHERULEUS - DEBRIS<br /></strong>Audio Gourmet, February 2011<br /><br />For the first Spheruleus outing of 2011, Audio Gourmet label curator Harry Towell has scoured his hard-drive to put together a collection of tracks that are born out of unfinished samples and discarded parts of previous projects. They have been presented as a four track EP which is aptly titled 'Debris'.<br /><br />The source material was drawn from the usual collection of instrument samples that Towell's work typically comprises of, although heavily processed with 'vintage' style ambient production techniques. The resulting soundtrack is loose and drifting with moments of hiss and static - a production style that you might not always associate with the work of Spheruleus.<br />The aim was to draw out the near 24 minute duration as long as possible, giving the impression of time standing still and allowing these otherwise unused sounds a chance to have their 'day'.<br /><br />2011 is to be a big year for Spheruleus, with CD album 'Voyage' scheduled for release on Hibernate this summer and another short album coming out on Resting Bell at the end of February. Not to mention the debut Paper Relics album recorded with brother Stuart due out in March/April...<br /><br />spheruleus.blogspot.com<br />creditsreleased 18 February 2011<br />Recorded and produced by Harry Towell<br />Photography by Stuart Towell<br /><br /></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-81806794705534911722011-02-18T06:14:00.001-08:002011-02-18T06:17:23.359-08:00Hibernate Records/Rural Colours forecast mix...<p align="center"><object width="300" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?v=106"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="flashVars" value="feed=http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/FluidRadio/hibernaterural-colours-selection.json&embed_uuid=e700a878-0447-4ab4-88c7-f641d9826b3d&embed_type=widget_standard"><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?v=106" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="feed=http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/FluidRadio/hibernaterural-colours-selection.json&embed_uuid=e700a878-0447-4ab4-88c7-f641d9826b3d&embed_type=widget_standard" width="300" height="300"></embed></object></p><div style="HEIGHT: 3px; CLEAR: both"></div><p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #999; FONT-SIZE: 12px; PADDING-TOP: 3px"> <a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/FluidRadio/hibernaterural-colours-selection/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=cloudcast_link">Hibernate/Rural Colours Selection</a> by <a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/FluidRadio/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link">Fluid Radio</a> on <a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link">Mixcloud</a></p><div style="HEIGHT: 3px; CLEAR: both"></div>Jonathan from Hibernate and Rural Colours has put together a mix for Fluid Radio that delves through the catalog of forthcoming releases on both labels.<br />I've an album coming out on Hibernate myself this summer called 'Voyage'. An unmastered and un-final edit of a track from this called 'Submerged' is included in this forecast - click play to hear for yourself....Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-33640370243442780612011-02-01T07:17:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:21:05.197-08:0015 questions to Harry Towell/Spheruleus | Interview on Tokafi<strong>INTRO (Tobias Fischer, Tokafi)</strong><br />There's nothing inherently mysterious about working with sound. Sometimes, in fact, it simply means giving in to the simple pleasures in life: Not all too long ago, at a time when most of Britain was hiding from an unexpected bout of „snow of considerable proportion“, Lincolnshire's Harry Towell put the extreme climatic conditions to good use by spending the entire day roaming the countryside with childlike curiosity, trudging through the white with his portable recorder and listening to the soles of his shoes creating gnashing, grating and gritting little patterns in the snow. Back home, most likely over a hot, steaming cup of coffee, he then arranged his found sonic objects into what would become the 2009 debut album of his Spheruleus project, The Disguised Familiar. It is telling that Towell didn't just degrade the field recordings resulting from the hike as a backdrop to his drones and ambient textures, but rather respectfully treated them as music in their own right, aiming for his melodies and harmonies to bring out the beauty of the sounds and not the other way round. The episode, recounted in more depth on the artist's MySpace site, may seem trivial. But it goes a long way in defining the territory which has served as a home for Spheruleus ever since: Perhaps due to Towell growing up in a rural surrounding, nature plays an essential role in his oeuvre, its quietude, moods and beauty extolled by the covers of his releases, its sounds seamlessly integrated into the textures of the compositions, its shapes mimicked by their organic architecture and flowing arrangements. Rather than seeking to conceptually translate physical landscapes to the world of sound, Towell is creating his own, personalised environments, equally intimate and mysterious spaces marked by „blurred perspectives“ and „silent collisions“, by rot and decay – in short, by the eternal cycle of life and death. It is a kind of music which doesn't just re-attune the senses of the listener, but effectively makes them perceptive to the seemingly imperceptible hidden underneath the surface: On the follow-up to The Disguised Familiar, A Vision Obscurred, time first stands still and then it fades away completely, leaving nothing but an infinite horizon over a solitary landscape of absolute forms and objects across which, with spectre-like weightlessness, the dreamy guitar lines of his brother Stuart sail like blood red clouds. This time, propelled by „deeply personal reflections“, the path was leading inwards, to the subconscious as a place of unworked-through emotions. As in a surrealist painting, one can still clearly identify the multitude of metaphors and references – anyone who's read Towell's list of favourites knows the eclecticism of his taste as well as his insatiable appetite for new and fresh sounds – but their meaning has been strangely deformed. If these scenes should occasionally seem to take on Freud'ean qualities, then that is by no means a coincidence: Towell's only release so far under the guise of Eyes Flutter Beneath wasn't called Inside the Dream Laboratory for nothing after all, and quite a few of the fifteen-minute EPs of his Audio Gourmet label are marked by a similar feeling of spinning out into the fantastical. This, of course, is the real reason for the outwardly mysterious facade of working with sound in general and Spheruleus's oeuvre in particular: The mere act of juxtaposition and re-contextualising can turn even the simplest, every-day items into spiritual symbols. <br /><br /><strong>INTERVIEW: (Tobias Fischer, Tokafi with Harry Towell, Spheruleus)</strong><br />VISIT http://www.tokafi.com/15questions/15-questions-harry-towell-spheruleus to read the full interviewHarry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-69910254777142840352011-01-30T08:44:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:22:51.721-08:00Spheruleus 'Forgotten Outland' coming soon on Resting Bell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatr5ItehkN0I8MfDj7ndkWWPWBsqzYW2ylpRacDRJ1oQO200oRmaHjwR-8iNXstNbKgZgbn4S7ZZcNgQOoKzUZW2DiSWtZYBfcqkYmzS0-LPoX866cW1qE3FwaGewLS1Wsw3g345yV3OB/s1600/DSC_5802.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568741832041211794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatr5ItehkN0I8MfDj7ndkWWPWBsqzYW2ylpRacDRJ1oQO200oRmaHjwR-8iNXstNbKgZgbn4S7ZZcNgQOoKzUZW2DiSWtZYBfcqkYmzS0-LPoX866cW1qE3FwaGewLS1Wsw3g345yV3OB/s200/DSC_5802.jpg" /></a><br /><object width="100%" height="81"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9740118"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9740118" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><span style="font-size:+0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/audiogourmet/wilting-bounds">Wilting Bounds</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/audiogourmet">Spheruleus</a></span>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-48258304875823765902011-01-26T23:36:00.001-08:002011-01-27T04:36:10.173-08:00Spheruleus mix on Futuresequence<p align="center"><object width="300" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?v=104"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="flashVars" value="feed=http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/futuresequence/mix-spheruleus.json&embed_uuid=89916746-c657-4798-94b7-987d5dd5adfc&embed_type=widget_standard"><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?v=104" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="feed=http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/futuresequence/mix-spheruleus.json&embed_uuid=89916746-c657-4798-94b7-987d5dd5adfc&embed_type=widget_standard" width="300" height="300"></embed></object></p><div style="HEIGHT: 3px; CLEAR: both"></div><p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #999; FONT-SIZE: 12px; PADDING-TOP: 3px"><a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/futuresequence/mix-spheruleus/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=cloudcast_link">Mix - Spheruleus</a> by <a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/futuresequence/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link">Futuresequence</a> on <a style="COLOR: #02a0c7; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link">Mixcloud</a></p><div style="HEIGHT: 3px; CLEAR: both"></div>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500369982837685675.post-70266024417188235982011-01-26T10:10:00.000-08:002012-11-10T09:39:28.419-08:00Spheruleus DiscographySEPTEMBER '12<b> Various - Hawk Moon Volume III</b> <i>digital only compilation album</i><br />
<b>(8. Spheruleus - Under Respite Vision)</b> [Hawk Moon]<br />
<a href="http://hawkmoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hawk-moon-records-volume-iii">http://hawkmoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hawk-moon-records-volume-iii</a><br />
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AUGUST '12 <b>Spheruleus - The Late Surge Of Gold</b> <i>100 limited edition CDr album</i> [Analogpath]<br />
<a href="http://analogpath.com/main/spheruleus-2/">http://analogpath.com/main/spheruleus-2/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/09/spheruleus-the-late-surge-of-gold-limited-edition-cd/">http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/09/spheruleus-the-late-surge-of-gold-limited-edition-cd/</a><br />
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JULY '12 <b>Spheruleus - Revolving Fields</b> <i>75 limited edition 3" CDr</i> [Rural Colours]<br />
<a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/track/revolving-fields">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/track/revolving-fields</a><br />
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JULY '12 <b>Spheruleus - Cyanometry</b> <i>100 limited edition CDr album, digital album</i> [Tessellate]<br />
<a href="http://tessellaterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/cyanometry">http://tessellaterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/cyanometry</a><br />
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JUNE '12 <b>Ekca Liena and Spheruleus - Mapping The Boundary Layer</b> <i>500 limited edition CD album, digital album</i> [Home Normal]<br />
<a href="http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/07/ekca-liena-spheruleus-mapping-the-boundary-layer-cd/">http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/07/ekca-liena-spheruleus-mapping-the-boundary-layer-cd/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.normanrecords.com/records/134486-ekca-liena--mapping-the">http://www.normanrecords.com/records/134486-ekca-liena--mapping-the</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mapping-The-Boundary-Layer/dp/B008C2G71O">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mapping-The-Boundary-Layer/dp/B008C2G71O</a><br />
<a href="http://www.experimedia.net/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=6016">http://www.experimedia.net/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=6016</a><br />
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JUNE '12 <b>Pleq and Spheruleus - Quietus Gradualis</b> <i>80 limited edition deluxe 2 x 3" CDr edition, 150 limited edition CDr edition</i> [Time Released Sound]<br />
<a href="http://timereleasedsound.com/shop/releases/pleqspheruleus-picture-sleeve/">http://timereleasedsound.com/shop/releases/pleqspheruleus-picture-sleeve/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/06/pleq-spheruleus-quietus-gradualis-cd/">http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/06/pleq-spheruleus-quietus-gradualis-cd/</a><br />
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MARCH '12 <b>Pleq, Hiroki Sasajima and Spheruleus - Time & Language</b> <i>300 limited edition 12" Vinyl, digital album</i> [Felt]<br />
<a href="http://digital.feltcollective.com/album/time-language">http://digital.feltcollective.com/album/time-language</a><br />
<a href="http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/03/pleq-hiroki-sasajima-spheruleus-time-language-vinyl/">http://www.store.fluid-radio.co.uk/2012/03/pleq-hiroki-sasajima-spheruleus-time-language-vinyl/</a><br />
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FEBRUARY '12 <b>Spheruleus - Dissolve</b> <i>digital only album</i> [Audio Gourmet]<br />
<a href="http://audiogourmet.bandcamp.com/album/dissolve">http://audiogourmet.bandcamp.com/album/dissolve</a><br />
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OCTOBER '11 <strong>Various - A Silent Swaying Breath</strong> <em>digital only fundraising collaboration album </em>[Audio Gourmet]<br />
<a href="http://audiogourmet.bandcamp.com/album/a-silent-swaying-breath">http://audiogourmet.bandcamp.com/album/a-silent-swaying-breath</a><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670863672484654834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn-vO5G1PArrdqs9PiN5VOmStXJ08uXRdkvwqtgnaq8KKHRzF7Nk7Tvg0bWPhathTlYWggdN07tVCYaKyOo_RLzpEOALbwack7i3fT6Xj_He7yt84h_dsa6uz5bDJtWVNmOV3Otg2XFLs/s200/R-3167832-1318836985.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /><br />
OCTOBER '11 <strong>Spheruleus - Voyage</strong> <em>200 Limited edition CD album, digital album</em> [Hibernate] <a href="http://store.hibernate-recs.co.uk/products/12687">http://store.hibernate-recs.co.uk/products/12687</a> CD<br />
<a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/voyage">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/voyage</a> CD and Digital<br />
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AUGUST '11 <strong>Various Artists - Sequence 1</strong> <em>free digital only compilation album</em> <strong>(9. Pleq and Spheruleus - A Journey Through Unfamiliar Places)</strong> [Futuresequence] <a href="http://www.futuresequence.com/sequence1/">http://www.futuresequence.com/sequence1/</a><br />
JULY '11 <strong>Various Artists - Just A Moment </strong><em>digital only fundraising compilation </em><strong>(Spheruleus - Untitled #1) </strong>[Audio Gourmet]<br />
<a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment</a><br />
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MAY '11 <strong>Various Artists - Kanshin</strong> <em>Limited edition 2 x CD compilation and digital version</em>[Fluid Audio/Hibernate]<br />
<a href="http://www.kanshin.co.uk/">http://www.kanshin.co.uk/</a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dDZf5-2TT1QK6ktwtqxlsArYNdyKG4nUEUzrd2AXouFux1m9yLULYTuglhedR266j61ExbrY_PRuHMP3qHR14rPOm-RNUEM3dSQfthajKcdHfGBLtIgUQgd3sZUrJ6xUIkn2czWsqyCz/s1600/R-2884152-1305585413.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608747307921833794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dDZf5-2TT1QK6ktwtqxlsArYNdyKG4nUEUzrd2AXouFux1m9yLULYTuglhedR266j61ExbrY_PRuHMP3qHR14rPOm-RNUEM3dSQfthajKcdHfGBLtIgUQgd3sZUrJ6xUIkn2czWsqyCz/s200/R-2884152-1305585413.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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MAY'11 <strong>Various Artists - In The Bleak Wilderness Of Sleep</strong> <em>200 limited edition CDrs/digital version</em> <strong>(Spheruleus - Overcast)</strong> [Audio Gourmet]</div>
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<a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep</a></div>
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FEB'11 <strong>Spheruleus - Forgotten Outland</strong> <em>free digital netlabel album</em> [Resting Bell]<br />
<a href="http://www.restingbell.net/releases/rb094-forgotten-outland">http://www.restingbell.net/releases/rb094-forgotten-outland</a><br />
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FEB'11<strong> Spheruleus - Debris</strong> <em>digital album</em> [Audio Gourmet]<br />
<a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/debris">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/debris</a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKI3KafrB4XIZPOJC7WQf4i5EJXnO9nUm4_bm69wFzYb9m3xddh2c31K2YmuKO67ts3efAKdXL5tYrz8w58smVYKIX0Q-NWMSoylx27Yw_xqEaFP-bMtOEhsqcyww9YJXq3DCfxdbuADN/s1600/165210_184822518203230_100000264483981_612287_3491990_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566574142260692482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKI3KafrB4XIZPOJC7WQf4i5EJXnO9nUm4_bm69wFzYb9m3xddh2c31K2YmuKO67ts3efAKdXL5tYrz8w58smVYKIX0Q-NWMSoylx27Yw_xqEaFP-bMtOEhsqcyww9YJXq3DCfxdbuADN/s200/165210_184822518203230_100000264483981_612287_3491990_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 186px;" /></a>JAN'11 <strong>Various Artists - Hidden Landscapes</strong> <em>200 limited edition CDs/digital version</em> (<strong>Spheruleus - Frost</strong>) [Audio Gourmet/Hibernate]<br /><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/hidden-landscapes">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/hidden-landscapes</a><br /><br />SEPT'10:<strong> Spheruleus - Frozen Quarters</strong> <em>digital re-issue</em> [Audio Gourmet]<br /><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/frozen-quarters">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/frozen-quarters</a><br /><br />AUG '10: <strong>Spheruleus - Driftwood/Seafoam EP</strong> <em>free digital netlabel EP</em> [Audio Gourmet Netlabel] <a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/driftwood-seafoam">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/driftwood-seafoam</a><br /><br />JUL '10 <strong>Spheruleus - Decompose</strong> <em>digital album</em> [Audio Gourmet]<br /><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/decompose">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/decompose</a><br /><br />MAY '10 <strong>Spheruleus - Rust EP</strong> <em>free digital netlabel EP </em>[Audio Gourmet Netlabel]<br /><a href="http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/rust">http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/rust</a><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566941332119874034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl3QxYwGlC2DBe0JNqO3-V8Pftnj63OCO-ph5hSdXhRzFwAbJY7lb63EMjAGCxFJiJsXvh1FowpyLkPfk1Uq0RXL1qezSuYq02xcfa5h5mhwvaATA1bp5hqKRfUdh8A6X1eW6u-wCyKGy/s200/R-2198342-1276548714.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" />MAR' 10 <strong>Spheruleus - Frozen Quarters </strong><em>150 limited edition CDs </em>[Under The Spire]<br /><a href="http://www.underthespire.co.uk/">http://www.underthespire.co.uk/</a><br /><br />SEP '09 <strong>Spheruleus - A Vision Obscured</strong> <em>free digital netlabel album</em> [Earth Mantra]<br /><a href="http://www.earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=96">www.earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=96</a><br /><br />JUL '09 <strong>Spheruleus - Tales From The Labyrinth</strong> <em>free digital netlabel album</em> [Test Tube]<br /><a href="http://www.monocromatica.com/netlabel/releases/tube178.htm">http://www.monocromatica.com/netlabel/releases/tube178.htm</a><br /><br />MAR'09 <strong>Spheruleus - The Disguised Familiar</strong> <em>free digital netlabel album</em> [Earth Mantra]<br /><a href="http://www.earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=76">www.earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=76</a>Harry Towellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991949938137058351noreply@blogger.com0