Released: ECHOES SOUNDS
Catalog: WAS-ES-006-2013
Release date: April 2013
Country: Russia
Recorded: January-March 2013
Style: Avant-garde Post-Rock, Sound-Art, Soundscapes, Sound Design
Total time: 62:33
Release Format: Digital - FLAC and MP3 (320 kbps)
All Sounds, Music, Performed, Produced by Mikhail lezin and Evgenij V. Kharitonov.
Album Cover by Mikhail Lezin.
Original Artwork: Gerard Ter Borch "The Music Lesson" (1668)
Tracklist:
1. Hop And Hoorah! (4:58)
(Mikhail lezin)
2. Field Of Noise (Part 1) (13:00)
(Evgenij V. Kharitonov)
3. I Think This (4:06)
(Mikhail lezin)
4. Field Of Noise (Part 2) (6:23)
(Evgenij V. Kharitonov)
5. Parkway (5:18)
(Mikhail Lezin)
6. Song Of Square Plums (8:43)
(Evgenij V. Kharitonov)
7. Selected (4:28)
(Mikhail lezin)
8. Field Of Noise (Part 3) (9:41)
(Evgenij V. Kharitonov)
9. Updated (2:29)
(Mikhail lezin)
10. Taste Of Martian Rabbits (3:27)
(Evgenij V. Kharitonov)
Copyright [c] 2013, Released a Creative Commons License For Free Non-Commercial Use As Long As Certain Condition Are met
Personal Copyright:
2013 [c] Evgenij V. Kharitonov
2013 [c] Mikhail lezin
2013 [c] Publisher and distributor by Echoes Sounds
Track-listing: 1. Aus Sperrholz (5:38) 2. Jack (5:27) 3. Der Shaumgummi (5:43) 4. Polyrhythmica-2011 (9:10) 5. Der Teer (2:54) 6. Yoko Droning (7:31) 7. Personal Life (3:28) 8. Who Are You, Mr. Fandorin? (6:16) 9. Noise Oil Money (4:26) 10. Line Of Winter (6:12) 11. Prya Rai (9:46) 12. Dolphins In An Interstellar Dust (8:12)
MUSEUM OF MODERN CHAOS Label: Clinical Archives / Catalog #: CA362 Style: Psychedelic Avantgarde rock, Free Jazz, Post-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Space Rock, Shoegazing Time 39:04 Recorded: Sept.-Dec. 2009 Released: 28 Feb. 2010 Digital quality: 320 kbps / size 84 mb
Track-listing: 1. Museum Opening (2:12) 2. King Of Surf 1 (4:51) 3. Another Hemisphere (4:32) 4. King Of Surf 2 (2:33) 5. Free Future (4:04) 6. Museum Of Modern Chaos # 00 (3:50) 7. YA Psycode (3:25) 8. Museum Of Modern Chaos (Script Type) (7:16) 9. Beauty Don't Let Go (4:09) 10. Evening In A Museum Of Modern Chaos (2:12)
Music by and performed by Evgenij V. Kharitonov and Mikhail Lezin
This russian band named Yoko Absorbing has made a crazy wonderful album...mostly xprmntl with some guitar plays and electronic sounds... Yoko absorbing est un groupe russe de jazz experimental et leur album est une veritable reussite. Un hymne a la liberte/une arme anti-conformite. Donne toi la chance au moins une fois dans ta vie d'essayer autre chose, telecharge !!!!
Yoko Abosorbing is Evgenij V. Kharitonov (Moscow) – music, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, programming, sounds and Mikhail Lezin (Togliatti) – music, guitars, bass, keyboards, Synth “Rhythm 2″, percussion, programming, sounds. Museum of Modern Chaos was recorded in 2009 in Togliatti and Moscow and also features Konstantin Guro – sax, drums and Alexey Karmanov – rhythm guitar. The album begins with a recording of a piano playing an almost childlike melody which sounds as if it was recorded on a portable tape recorder setting at a distance, perhaps held amongst a group of people. You hear the shuffle of ambience: paper rustles, people talking. It gives way at one point to a short, intricate guitar coda, but returns again. The next piece is a jumble of percussion, echoing; and the next piece is a combination of backwards guitar, feedback and atmospheric drones. We shift into lurching washes of noise that teeter and totter a strange rhythm an alternate symphony. And after journey’s span we come back to entryway and wonder at where we’ve been.
Mihhail Lezin ning Jevgeni Haritonov on tagasi trikitamas. Ka seekord ei olda päris kahekesi - kaasatud on Konstantin Guro saksofonil ja trummidel ning Aleksei Karmanov rütmikitarril. Kui nende eelmise aasta albumi "Vinyl" märksõnaks oli teravalõikeline fragmentaarsus, siis "Museum Of Modern Chaos" keskendub stiihiale. Seda püütakse kujutada nii otse, st visuaalseid kujutlusi esile manades kui ka kaudselt piire stiilide vahel ähmastades. Kitarriimprovisatsioon/eksperimentaalrock on üksik kalju keset elektroonilisi tõmbetuuli, mille arenguid on põnev jälgida. Vahele on pistetud ka natuke piaanomuusikat (Museum Opening) ning jazz-elemente (Free Future). Helikeel paisub vahetevahel ka masinlikuks (King Of Surf 1) ja elektrooniliseks õuduseks (Museum Of Modern Chaos (Script Type) või kriipivatel kitarr-riffidel ratsutavaks metalseks ambientmuusikaks (Another Hemisphere).
Igatahes - põnev album. Samuti kuulake kontrastiks käesolevale Yoko Absorbing`i üht väljapeetuimat üllitist "Roughly & Gently Special Lowbit Release "(2008, Microbit-Records).
VINYL Label: Clinical Archives (Rus.) Catalog #: [CA295] Style: Avant-garde, Progressive Rock, Shoegazing, Free-jazz, Minimalism, Concrete, Indie rock, Blues-Jazz-Rock Time 47:26 Recorded: 2009 Release date: 7 August 2009 Digital quality: 320 kbps / size 113 mb NOTE: Это очень странный альбом. Наверное, самый странный из всех альбомов проекта и самый дадаистский по духу, учитывая, что оба соавтора дуэта активные участники авангардного арт- и литературного процессов в России и Европе. В основе творчества Yoko Absorbing абсолютная спонтанность в написании музыки. Мы пытаемся подчинить этот процесс жесткой драматурги, но лишь на финальной стадии работы – в период сведения всего материала. В записи данного альбома, помимо работы с инструментами в студиях и сэмплами на компьютерах, мы во множестве использовали обрывки старых пленочных записей с репетиций наших прошлых рок-проектов (80-90-х годов), а так же звуки виниловых пластинок. Это альбом-ностальгия, поэтому и назвали просто и незатейливо “Vinyl”. Стиль сложно определить. Весь 47-минутный альбом - этакий коллаж из киномузыки, поп-фанка, блюза, фри-джаза, музыки "конкрет" и минималистских пост-панк выкрутасов. В итоге – некий абсолют Дадаизма, организованная эклектика.
Track-listing: 1. Intro (0:23) 2. Vinyl Blues Part 1 (6:50) 3. Lady GaGa And Miroslav Tichy (0:53) 4. Mina-Mi-Ra (1:49) 5. Beats-Beats (1:23) 6. Dirty Indie Sound (2:54) 7. Solar Nail (2:07) 8. Mirskontsa (2:16) 9. Hobo Blues (7:04) 10. Lo-Fi Concept (1:41) 11. On A Tree (0:58) 12. Vinyl Blues Intro (1:17) 13. Saucepan (4:04) 14. Hoffnung (2:11) 15. To Be More Specific (1:03) 16. Lo-Fo Theory (3:26) 17. The Enigma Theories (2:26) 18. Vinyl Blues Part 2 (2:40) 19. We Encourage (2:01)
Music by and performed by Evgenij V. Kharitonov and Mikhail Lezin
Yoko Absorbing are the minds of Evgenij V. Kharitonov (music, samples, guitars, keyboards, percussion, sounds) and Mikhail Lezin (music, samples, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, sounds), who combine their own creations and unite with other musicians to create something where the fine line between real instrumentation and samples are blurred. Vinyl (Clinical Archives) couldn’t be a more appropriate titles, for this is the kind of music that is perfect for the sample-included and funk driven music fan who love to hear loops upon loops upon samples upon chops upon who knows what. Some songs move on in a place that might work on the dance floor of the lunatic, while others move as if it was progressive rock, but without the rock. Okay, so there are guitars but it sounds more like Mike Oldfield than anything of the Clapton/Page/Beck variety. Sounds begin, stop, suspend itself, and curl over each other, starting out gentle before throwing pelican drats in a mutated metal delivery. Don’t expect to feel spirited as if this music will save you, but perhaps it will. Instead, take the music as it comes and be prepared to slip off the wagon whenever it feels like pushing you. When it’s on a rhythmic adventure, it takes itself to all new levels, but it takes a liking to itself when it moves into corners unknown. This is when Yoko Absorbing are taking in everything through their pores, eyes wide open, nowhere to hide. Experimental electronic music isn’t for everyone, but if it is for you, soak in its fermented warmth.
These all, however, remain hushed and unobtrusive. As one recent snapshot of the ensemble in the Russian press noted, this is - again - music designed for slumber or a mood that’s “peaceful, quiet, calming, thoughtful, and [on occasion, even completely] silent.” So as not to wake the animals. Our third - and most disorderly - release comes from the amazingly productive Evgenii Kharitonov, aka Eughene Kha, who heads Moscow’s Microbit Project. One of his many endeavors involves Togliatti’s Mikhail Lezin; together they refer to themselves as Yoko Absorbing. The duo’s list of suggested tags is even longer: “Sound art, abstract music, concrete, prog-jazz, prog-rock, noise, ambient, electro acoustic, audio collage etc.” This may seem silly, but the new album from Yoko Absorbing - “Vinyl” - is all over the shop. In essence it’s built upon three jazz-funk tracks, which - again a la Hancock - appear at the album’s opening, mid-section, and close, but all the other instrumentals dabble in a huge range of musical areas: glitch, ironic drone, clanking, acoustic strumming… Most are short and would no doubt have been dropped from an old-school, commercial release. Given the free and digital format of this album, however, experimentation is not only possible but actively encouraged. Things “intriguing” are allowed to take the place of those “marketable.” Kharitonov himself admits that “Vinyl” is stylistically schizophrenic. “This is a really strange album. Probably the strangest one we’ve put out and the most ‘dadaist,’ too… At the basis of the band’s work is an absolute insistence upon spontaneous composition… Over and above the studio instrumentals, there are lots of snippets from rehearsal-tapes by rock bands we used to be in. Those come from the ’80s and ’90s. On top of all that, there are even sounds taken from old LPs, too. It’s an album full of nostalgia, and that’s where the title comes from. It’s hard to define the overall style. It’s a 47-minute collage of movie soundtracks, free-jazz, concrete music, decorated with elements of minimalist post-punk. Summing it all up, it’s all in the real Dadaist spirit I mentioned. A kind of organized eclecticism.” Dadaism arose as a response to the “benefits” of logical, Western culture before WWI. The sense of pleasantly illogical behavior offered by our three new Russian works is nothing like the willful epatage of that original movement - and heaven knows how far it is from the nation’s most famous instrumentals, mentioned above and fashioned ten years ago in better economic climes. The new “movie soundtracks” that Kharitonov refers to are designed for personal downloading, not public performance. So what kind of respite do they offer from the outside world? What better narrative or personal story do they score? Nailer, “Tree, Bosier,” and Yoko Absorbing work hand in hand to accompany desirable thoughts of sentimental retrospection to one’s childhood - and slumber. Nailer’s cover art shows a boy pondering adult effort at a distance - with no apparent desire to join in; Kharitonov’s profoundly Russian cover displays a homeless cat doing absolutely nothing on a ramshackle dacha fence. Both evoke silence, simplicity, and solitude. All three of these instrumentals look lovingly at that state of peace and quiet, because it’s currently in short supply. Which leaves us with the conclusion that these new albums are designed as IPod soundtracks for slow, quiet walks in no particular direction, just before bed. Better still, take an umbrella when it’s not raining. Just because. Dadaism for beginners.
My first experience with the Clinical Archives netlabel has been through the group Yoko Absorbing, a duo of multi-instrumentalists. Their Vinyl album is an intriguing collection of songs that explore the push and pull between electronic and acoustic sounds, loops and live instrumentation. Their more abrasive side is on display with tunes like "Hoffnung" and "To Be More Specific," almost industrial in discipline. "Vinyl Blues Part 1" lies in stark contrast, sounding like a live house band steeped in disco and funk that occasionally gets in touch with their inner Sonic Youth and feels the need to throw some feedback into the mix. Admittedly, it's the latter that has held me captive all week long...to the point of where I found myself dancing around my kitchen. And while my first impulse is to offer up all seven minutes of Part 1, "Vinyl Blues Part 2" makes for an even better teaser: funky, loopy, and just long enough to make you curious...
EUROPEAN SEA LEVEL Label: Proc-Records (US) Catalog#: Proc-293 Style: Avant-garde rock, Dream Pop, Shoegazing , Blues Time 27:04 Recorded: January – March 2009 Released: 23 Apr. 2009
Track-listing: 1. Photos 2222 (0:46) 2. Old Futuro Blues (1:29) 3. Local Exhibitions (0:43) 4. Electric Poetry (2:34) 5. Aquarell und Kreide auf Packpapier (1:00) 6. World Componentis (1:37) 7. Konzentration von Energie (2:00) 8. White Square (YoAb rmx) (3:53) 9. Olio Su Tela (1:12) 10. Noise Compost (0:41) 11. Tecnica Mista Su Tela (6:59) 12. Radio Yoko (4:10)
Music by and performed by Evgenij V. Kharitonov and Mikhail Lezin
as far as duo's are concerned, a few in particular seem to standout in my mind. Autechre, Boards of Canada, Orbital and Daft punk are just a few examples of sound projects that have combined the unique thought processes of two individuals. proc has been a label which has, thankfully, been fortunate enough to regularly release albums from one of the nicest duo projects in the underground today.
Mikhail Lezin and Evgenij V. Kharitonov, both of whom hail from Russia recently sent over this breathtaking avant-garde release using their alias of Yoko Absorbing. As is typical with most of their work, they regularly are attempting something new and unique, making every attempt to let their creativity flourish and thrive by using un-inhibited methods of prodction and distribution :) And, while they both also have very strong solo projects on and off the music scene (poetry, visual art, label operating, etc), their project as yoko absorbing have caught the obvious attention of many people at proc-records.
I wont describe this album in very much detail, though it deserves as much attention as you can give it. I have found that it works best as a deep-listening experience as opposed to simply letting it play in the background. As far as experimental albums go, this one certainly climbs to the top and is sure to quench the seemingly undying thirst of many experimental fans on the music scene.
So, my friends, pull out your best headphones, adjust the equalizer on your sound system (if it has one) and make sure you can devote ample time to some quality electronica.
this album has the proc-records seal of approval ;)
VISUAL VIBRATIONS Label: Proc-Records (US) Catalog#: Proc-243 Style: avant-gard, experimental, progressive rock, noise pop Time: 50:08 Recorded: August – December 2008 Released: January 01th 2009
Track-listing: 1. 010noiZe (0:10) 2. Non-Objective Print (7:25) 3. Shaman XXI (5:07) 4. Future Fluxus Artists (2:23) 5. Aerophobia 002 (0:52) 6. Based On Futurist Ideas (2:29) 7. The Dancing Hugo Ball (2:31) 8. Concrete Art (2:44) 9. Electric Hunger Of The Dadaist (6:56) 10. Kazimir Malevich II (8:44) 11. A.Kruchenyh's travel to the XXI-st century (6:32) 12. Visual Vibrations (4:15)
Music by and performed by Evgenij V. Kharitonov and Mikhail Lezin
Without a doubt, Yoko Absorbing is one of the busiest sound projects that we have seen here at proc-rec. many, many quality releases varying in lengths and styles, featured on a few of our compilations, and still has time to release on other labels while remaing highly productive for future releases. Upon their request, I was asked to postpone the release of this album until the new year, so I decided to make it the very first release of 2009!
What can you expect to hear from this album?? Very nice ambient/noise fused with granulated melodic textures. The majority of these pieces seem to have at least some sort of rhythm to them, which works suprisingly well with the heavy distortion, loud static and gorgeous melodies that fill your speakers! Each track is unique from one another and are easily distinctive from each other. The title piece, which also happens to be the final piece, was eloquently produced and has a fantastic sound and feel to it. a very calming melody and rhythm section are spread out over bursts of heavy-noise, spuraticly placed in various sections of the piece.
The bottom line, this is a release that will not let you down. If you are a fan of Yoko Absorbing, noise, or simply just craving some great music, I welcome you to download ...
Yoko Absorbing is back with ANOTHER release!! this guy is producing music at such a rapid rate, its hard to keep up. fortunately, he has let proc-rec release some more of his music, and for that I am very grateful.
A brand new full length release from (yep!! you guessed it!!) Russia!! I'm serious, people. If you are looking for the country with the most talent in regards to electronic music, that is the place to check out. The majority of our releases and artists have come from Russia!!
Anyway, this brand new release from YoAb is a cornocopia of killer tracks with an intense variety of styles ranging from rock, IDM, jungle and even experimental noise. While YoAb's great ability to cross genre's with such simplicity is apparent throughout this entire release, it still retains his unrivled soulful sound and once again takes us in a completely unexpected direction.
Yoko Absorbing is exactly the type of artist we like to have releasing with proc-records and I hope he will continue to do so. Even though his previous release with us is still HOT HOT HOT, this new one is the perfect way to give even your portable media device something to smile about! :)
messing you up soooo rough and gently... we present to you YoAb's newest rough and gentle release....
while proc-records is based out of the USA, its seems as though the majority of our artists, and certainly some of the most talented have come from Russia.
This time we have a highly experimental + noise release that also focuses on a very concrete and progressive-noise style. What is especially interesting about this release is that it also could be considered to branch off into ambient or even minimalism genre's (as you'll notice upon listening). The album opens with some loud static, pulsating textures, and even some chilling laughter.
The second piece is a prime example of the minimalistic sounds I was reffering to. Very granulated yet soft sounds pan from left to right as white noise fills both speakers in the same manner. The third and my personal favorite track on this release is extremely chilling and dark. Deeply rooted in a very ambient/landscape style, this track offers the listener (especially those who are unfamiliar with this particuler genre) an oppurtunity to live deeply in the present, letting the cares of the world slip through their fingers and allowing them to reach an un-paralelled state of conciousness, one that is certainly not easy to obtain!!
From here, I shall leave you to enjoy the release for yourself. If you happen to like this release, please dont hesitate to tell Yoko Absorbing how you feel! Drop him a line on myspace and congradulate him on such an impressive collection of works!!
proc-records is pleased to introduce for the first time in our catalog... a debut release from...
Okay people, mark this on your calenders... August 15, 2008 . because this is the day that one of proc-records's most notoriously strong musicians has laid to waste everything you may have thought you knew about harsh-noise and non-rhythmic art music.
This album is the second of a two-part series with us from Yoko Absorbing and is (in my opinon) his best release with us so far... Even though i hate reffering to it as "noise", there just doesnt seem to be any other appropriate way of labeling it. Either way, my interest in noise music is very strong and I love to listen to it and compose it as often as I can.
Fortunately, this time around, I've had the oppurtunity to sit comfortably in my chair with a fresh cup of coffee and listen to this awesome little digital gem! Yoko has certainly outdone himself with production and equalizing these tracks. They flow from track to track beautifully and are so diverse from each other that this album sounds like a bunch of little ep's put together. more bang for your buck!!!
I give alot of credit and props to Yoko Absorbing not only for this release but for everything from Yoko that I've laid my ears on. Please, I shall speak to you as though you were truly dedicated listeners of music... give this album your full attention! It would be an absolute shame not to...
Russia. the one country that seems to just be FULL of electronic music talent. proc-records has had countless artists from the massive nation release within its borders, and we are once again proud to have another debut artist from that location!!
Yoko Absorbing recently sent us this LP (along with one other), and from the time I recieved it until now, it has been on my mind. Very much a noise release (in the strongest sense of the word), it has a very strong classical-music feel to it. By that, I mean that one minute sounds are fading away, though still audible, and then suddenly erupt into a loud barrage that continues briefly then quiets down again.
(does that make any sense?)
Anyway, even if you dont know how to speak or read Russian, music is the universal language and this release is sure to be understood by many people, especially those who enjoy a good sound-art release such as this!
However, What immediately caught my attention about this release (aside from the obvious) is how smoothly and seamlessly the tracks flow from one to another, and how crisp and clear these pieces sound even at 128kbps.
All in all, this is a great little debut release. Yoko Absorbing is a fresh face around proc-rec, and im sure we will be having the honor and privilage to release much more music of his .
dim the lights and get comfortable. you're about to enjoy...
Release: OLD FUTURO BLUES / KONZENTRATION VON ENERGIE (45rpm single) Promo Single from album European Sea Lebel Album Label: 45RPM-RECORDS Catalog#: 45rpm005/2009 Release date: 11 Apr. 2009
