Lona_Releases

Locd15r - Sin:Ned - 60 Seconds: A Schizophrenic Manual for Eternity

2006-09-12T16:21:00.000+08:00

Release Date : 7 September 2006

Description :

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What shall we do with 60 seconds? If 60 seconds is all that is left, what shall we do with such short period of time? How significant can 60 seconds be? How do we value something? Do we count, simply by the length of its existence?

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These are the questions underlying the original audio/visual internet project “60 Seconds” organized by Sleepatwork.

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“60 Seconds: A Schizophrenic Manual for Eternity” consists of 18 audio works each in the length of 60 seconds, as inspired by the original “60 Seconds” project. It is an irrational rhetoric of extreme mood swing and boundaries crossing: from high-speed digital-hardcore-like mutation, ill-logical audio collage/cut-up, microsound-like tones/bleeps/crackles, defective audio deconstruction, pseudo-post-rock movement, and brutal harsh noise to melodic sonic expression. Re-visioning of our ideas (illusions) on ego, unity, reality and eternity through a gestalt of sonic polytheism.

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One may consider this as a philosophical quest not unlike “Uroborus: A Study on No-Input Device”. The only difference is that, this time, an extreme opposite path has been chosen.
Or simply, consider this as an illogical self-portrait, or a schizophrenic quest for ultimate reality. Assuming that, the difference between madman and artist is that, the former dives into the world of unconscious and seldom comes back, while the latter, is an expert traveler between the “mad” world and the “normal” world…

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相對於“Uroborus: A Study on No-Input Device”那介乎微模主義及壞聲學的漫長探索，“60 Seconds: A Schizophrenic Manual for Eternity”是出發自另一極端的概念實驗。十八首形態極異偏離的六十秒作品，所組成的，是一個近乎精分裂的聲響世界。瘋狂的高速電子崩音、理念曲歪的聲像拼貼、微聲電學似的壞音殘響、崩壞的聲像解構、類後搖滾的展示形態、狂亂的狂暴噪音以至旋律化的短編小品。極端變化之間，所挑戰的，是我們有關於自我、統一性、現實及永恆的概念/假像。

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發自由Sleepatwork所策動的網路計劃”60 Seconds”，“60 Seconds: A Schizophrenic Manual for Eternity”進一步以支離及多元焦點的思考狀態，繪畫出一幅扭曲、有關於追遂終極現實的精神病患自畫像。
如果精神病患及藝術家的分別在於，前者深入無意識界後不能自救，而後者，則是往返瘋狂與理性世界的犯險者…

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Composition and instrumentation by Sin:Ned (www.maitreyana.com)
Piano improvisation by Jennifer Lee (12 & 15)
Additional loops by the Tapegerm collective (05 & 06)
Track 14 contains sonic elements extracted from “Pentalog” by Sin:Ned + Chainsaw Riot
Original concept by Sleepatwork (www.sleepatwork.com)
Cover art by Sleepatwork (www.sleepatwork.com)
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Tracklisting :
01. the 1st sign (0:60)
02. fraction (0:60)
03. dead child flying (0:60)
04. conspiracy (0:60)
05. transmission (0:60)
06. destroyer (0:60)
07. infraction part 1 (0:60)
08. infraction part 2 (0:60)
09. infraction part 3 (0:60)
10. lost in the park (0:60)
11. there is no one here (0:60)
12. someone is here (0:60)
13. secret signs (0:60)
14. interlog (0:60)
15. something is here (0:60)
16. maitreya’s shadow (0:60)
17. refraction (0:60)
18. treasure (0:60)

Locd14r - Sherman - Politely We Grow Old

2006-09-12T16:16:00.000+08:00

Release date : August 2006
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Bio:
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"Sherman, 22, a quiet boy with poor bass guitar playing skills who wanted to be a leader of his former indie rock band but failed to, went solo in 2006. Making noises that make him feel like dreaming, he thinks he's never happier now." 　
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Tracklisting :
01. I Saw You
02. Same Place, Same Time
03. Sweetbitter
04. We Laugh The Days
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Locd12 - FM3 + Dou Wei 竇唯 - Hou Guan Yin 后觀音

2006-07-22T13:15:00.000+08:00

Release date : 31 July 2006
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Bio:
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FM3, one of China’s most progressive sound art groups, with their latest release, “Hou Guan Yin” marks the rise of a new Chinese sonic art form.

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The “Buddha Machine” is their phenomenal release that breaks down the limits of music format. Teaming up with legendary Chinese rock singer/musician Dou Wei in their latest release “Hou Guan Yin”, once again they go beyond the boundary by creating a new sonic map of its own. With additional sound input from well-known Chinese experimental music icon, Yan Jun, the release is a project that brings together remarkable musical talents that shape the Chinese music scene.

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Converging two lineages of Chinese underground music: the microsound/noise ambience of FM3 and the ever evolving rock experiment of Dou Wei, “Hou Guan Yin” is showcasing a new sonic activity that blends both the western and eastern mentality into a system of its own. 　

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While the sonic appearance of FM3 + Dou Wei is apparently western in nature, the poetic thoughts and emotions that flow through their sounds show a deep appreciation of eastern thinking and sensibility. It is like a group of avant-garde musicians, meditating on the classic Chinese ink painting or an abstract expressionist painting, translating ancient eastern philosophy into landscapes and free-form brush strokes. 　

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The most impressive part of “Hou Guan Yin” is the chemical interaction between FM3 and Dou Wei. FM3 with their microsound gestures trigger the ambient undercurrent of Dou Wei’s drumming and turn it into a new pulsating energy; Dou Wei at the same time reveals the hidden motions and shifting patterns in FM3’s ambience. The result is a unique poetic beauty that lies within the rhizomatic presentation and interaction of their sounds and instrumentations.
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Produced by FM3.Zhang Jian plays organ, piano and electronics. Dou Wei plays drums. Christiaan Virant plays guitar and drones.Recorded live in Beijing March 2004.Mixed April 2006 at the Dutch Art Institute, Enschede.Special thanks to Yan Jun for additional bleeps and blips.

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製作：FM3

樂器：張薦竇唯老趙

聲音助興：顏峻

錄製於北京後海無名完成於荷蘭恩紳格得

感謝王磊授權使用他的作品採樣。

Tracklisting :
02. 烏
05. 無
09. 吾
11. 悟

Locd13r - PostOff - Psyche and Science (limited 50 cdr)

2006-07-22T13:05:00.000+08:00

Release date : 11 July 2006
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Bio:
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POSTOFF began a regular live activity, apart from these contests. An activity unfortunately but often stopped by many changes in the line-up. The opening show at the “Comunicativo” Festival, with the group playing before Rutili-Becker duo ( Califone) is a very important step. The Summer of 2005 is the turning point of POSTOFF career; a line-up reduction, only three members ( guitar,bass,drums ) is done with the intention to add new elements after a short period. But every musician of the band choosed an evolution towards a rude sound, without embellishments or strange musical stratums. This istinctive sound abandoned the musical quotes of the indie world, (that penalized the old works), but not abandoned indie approach, and band increased their influences: new wave, noise, garage rock, punk and many others.

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TRACKLISTING :
1.Sunday Afternoon

2.Napalm Son(g)

3.Blowjob is Better Than Blow-Up

4.Regulary enrolled to the electoral list

5.Fire of aims

6.Poisoned to my rotten core

Demo Submissions
http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd11r - Alok - Stalemate (limited 50 cdr)

2006-04-04T13:34:00.000+08:00

Release date : 24 April 2006

Bio:
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Alok was a self-taught guitarist and bassist who formed his first band Pillow early in 1996. After they disbanded in mid 98, he formed Slow Tech Riddim with Kim, when they started combining electronic music with live instruments. Together they had published two albums--Greatest Hits Vol.6 and On/Off under PMPS, contributed in numerous compilation releases. Since 2001, Alok appeared as a solo artist. He published the first 3" mini album OK Karaoke with The Pancakes in 2001. From the end of 2002 to 2005, he released 3 albums: Wahoo!, 31 Minutes to Midnight and 29 Minutes from the End.

The most experimental work ever of Alok's, Stalemate is his 2nd release in this 3"cdr series.

File Under : Electronic, Clicks n' cuts, Avant Garde

TRACKLISTING :
01. Stalemate re-configured (5:35)
02. Hard reset (6:42)
03. Discarding your White Napkin Records (0:43)
04. Digital dweller (2:02)
05. Now is as good a time as any to listen again (3:26)

Demo Submissions

http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd10r - Torturing Nurse - S.A.R.S. (limited 50 cdr)

2006-04-04T13:30:00.000+08:00

Release date : 24 April 2006

Bio:

A noise group dedicated to noise art and performance, Torturing Nurse was founded by Isuzu and Junky (both from the Shanghai No Wave/noise band Junkyard) in April 2004, the group's current line-up includes: Youki, Misuzu, Miriam & Junky.

TRACKLISTING :
01. S.A.R.S. (18:00)

Their other releases :

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Junkyisuzu cdr shasha china 2004
Rock Torturing Miriam cdr shasha china 2004
Do Not Put In Direct Sunlight For A Prolonged Period mini cdr shasha china 2005
split w/PNF - Splittail cdr shasha china 2005
split w/BSOD - Swing Strigent Brain mini cdr shasha china 2005
V.A. - A Tribute Koji Tano web steinklang europe 2005
NanaNanaNanaNanaNanaNana cdr obscurica usa 2005
split w//Coco and Fiend Friend - Unrechtmelodien 1 mini cdr turgid animal uk 2005
split w/Stimbox - Cowfish Plus Vermilion cdr shasha china 2005
Hai Shangnurse cdr harshnoise usa 2005
split w/Armenia cdr bizarre audio arts usa 2005
V.A. - Emotions:From Somewhere To Nowhere doufu china 2005
split w/English,Stimbox,Redglare - 4x3"CDR Comp (5" edition) Vol. II cdr obscurica usa 2005
split w/ YelloWhore cdr barfing dagger re-recordings usa 2005
Nontacky cdr ultra eczema belgium 2005
V.A. - La vita e meravigliosa biz card cdr turgid animal uk 2005
AB c20 stentorian tapes usa 2005
Three's A Crowd cdr seven sermones ad mortuos italy 2006
V.A, - NOIShanghai I cdr shasha china 2006
V.A. - NOIShanghai II - Moral Attack cdr shasha china 2006
split w/Directbrainstimulation - DirecTorture Split Ep c20 si records usa 2006
split w/Sparkle Girl cdr soccer mon ebonics usa 2006
Does utmost cdr roilnoise usa 2006
update:2006.03.27

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http://torturingtortur.blogdriver.com

Demo Submissions
http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd09r - Fourth Culture + The Lovesong - Collusion (limited 50 cdr)

2006-04-04T13:22:00.000+08:00

Release date : 24 April 2006

Bio :
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These 5 songs are a collaboration between 2 of Hong Kong’s artists: the electronic beat-based indie of FOURTH CULTURE, and the guitar-driven spoken rock of THE LOVESONG. FOURTH CULTURE was formed in 2005, and THE LOVESONG was formed in 1999.

About this release:

Like a journey through changing and evolving attitudes, textures, responses, and genres, these 5 songs explore different styles but convey a sense of familiarity and freedom often found in true independent music.
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Members :

FOURTH CULTURE is Jo Tat
THE LOVESONG is Ben, Nic, Ephraim, Suhail
All songs were written, performed, and recorded by FOURTH CULTURE and THE LOVESONG between 2005 and 2006.

Tracks 1 – 5 recorded at TOUCH STUDIO. Track 6 recorded at TOUCH STUDIO and SHANGHAI-306.

THE LOVESONG appears courtesy of BOAT TRIP RECORDS.
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TRACKLISTING :
01. evenings and fades
02. the kids have yet to learn
03. loop full of waves
04. springs from this side of dawn
05. panda’s dream
06. irina

http://band.thelovesong.org/main

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Demo Submissions

http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd08r - Monitors - Buller (limited 50 cdr)

2006-02-13T23:08:00.000+08:00

Release Date: 21 March 2006

Bio :

Monitors hail from the forests and fields of the rural Midwest. Drawing cues from Messiaen's utilization of bird songs, Sun Ra's theories on collective improvisation, US Maple's control of time and space, and Ex Models' fundustrialism, they seek to create compositions that evolve from a process much akin to the way in which primitive ritual dramas developed in prehistoric tribal cultures. Monitors formed in the spring of 2004 as a reactionary response to their disappointing local music scene. They self-released Geology in 2005 and will release Buller in 2006 on Lona Records as part of their 3" CDR series.

About this release :

Buller explodes with the intensity of a billion somersaulting shards of noise rock shrapnel fired from the cracked barrel of a double-loaded, short-fused black powder cannon that targets the very center of your being with a crosshair made from the jawbones of racehorses. It never misses and the blast pattern from the shot engraves your inner ear with your new mantra: "MONITORS + YOU = TRULUV4EVA." Joe whoops and pounds his guitar as though his animal spirit has just been baptized inside the curl of a tsunami wave and is psychically speed-dialing you to communicate the revelation of its experience through caterwauled chirps, howls, and other modes of forest speech. Kevin discovers fire on guitar for the first time again and teaches it new tricks. Paul's bass playing is more beautiful than a mushroom cloud on the horizon seen in the reflection of a bathroom mirror while shaving in a dream from which you can't wake unless it's already happened. Andrew only uses drumheads made from the hides of woolly mammoths felled by his own hands and booms with the force of giant lazer hammers launched out of deep space by alien warships from the future. Highly recommended.

Members :
Joseph Post - Guitar, Piano
Kevin Foresman - Guitar
Paul Joyner - Bass
Andrew Chitwood - Drums, Vibraphone
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Recorded live at CMSU studios on December 22, 2005. Recorded and mixed by Joseph Post
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TRACKLISTING :
01. Exploding Racehorses
02. Theme From Tremors
03. Conduction
04. Improvisation
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askmonitors.com

Demo Submissions
http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd07r - Sin:Ned - Uroborus: A Study on No-Input Device (limited 50 cdr)

2006-02-08T15:00:00.000+08:00

Release Date : 28 February 2006

Bio / Description :

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Sin:Ned, an idiosyncratic writer and a sonic junkie from Hong Kong, hacks and twists anything he can put his hands on. While not writing as a pseudo-music journalist elaborating his esoteric worldview, in the same idiosyncratic fashion, he spends much of his time hacking and sculpting sonic materials with his laptop and various electronic gears. Used to be a member of the internet-based music collective Tapegerm, and had also performed as a sonic improviser in the Media Jam of 03 HK Sound And Vision Festival, while some of his other sound works can be found in various compilations such as “mondisk”, “MCB200” and Alok's “29 minutes from the end”.
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Uroborus (also known as Ouroboros) literally means "tail swallower" in Greek. It is an ancient alchemical symbol depicting a snake or dragon swallowing its own tail, forming a circle and constantly creating/re-creating itself. In Alchemy, it represents the spirit of Mercury (the substance that permeates all matter), and symbolizes continuous renewal, the cycle of life and death, and the interplay/interdependence of the opposites. It also represents eternal return, and the cyclical nature of all things that begin anew as soon as they end. One might also consider Uroborus as a symbolic representation of Nietzsche's Eternal Return and Jung's Enatiodromia.
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“Uroborus” is a sonic exploration created within such symbolic framework. On the other hand, it is also inspired by Toshimaru Nakamura’s “No-input Mixing Board” and Sachiko M's “No-sample Sampler”. Ross Bencina's AudioMulch is being used as a self-contained apparatus without the use of any audio input or signal generator (i.e. no samples, synthesizers, instruments…etc), to create a slow evolving mass of sonic textures that endlessly unfolds over time.

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The result is this almost transpersonal-like, self-referencing sonic life form.
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Sin:Ned，有人稱為樂評人，亦有人形容為音樂文字工作者。實質上，是一位文字痴及聲響迷徒。曾是香港另類音樂雜誌MCB (音樂殖民地) 之主力寫手之一，擅長以艱深險要之手法扭曲樂評，把所謂樂評帶進自身神秘詭異的理論深淵。同時間，又沉迷電腦軟體及另類電子工具的聲響創作，曾一度是網上創作共同體Tapegerm之成員。其聲響作品，散見於"mondisk"、"MCB200"及Alok的"29 minutes from the end"等專輯。此外，亦曾參與03香港視野音樂節中Media Jam項目之現場演出。

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第一次接觸Uroborus (或Ouroboros)是從Carl Jung有關鍊金術的學說。其後又得知，德國化學家Kekule夢見Uroborus的意像而想通了有關苯的化學結構。那時想，很利害的一個精神原型。蛇自吞其尾而蜷圈成一個永恆地輪迴死滅重生的自我迴路。這樣自我指向、自我毀滅、自我轉化衍生的精神系統，實在非理性所能拆解馭駕。

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尼釆的Eternal Return。Carl Jung的Enatiodromia。張系國於長篇三部曲小說”城”所暗藏的非直線歷史觀。藏傳佛學的生命之輪。

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第一次嘗試從無聲中發聲是三年前的事。當時聽到Toshimaru Nakamura以無音源之混音器作為演奏工具，感覺驚為天人。還有Sachiko M那無樣本的取樣器演奏，同樣不可思議。兩者演奏技法當中所蘊含的禪宗佛學意念，給予人強大的關於音樂色相根源之衝擊。於是，自己便開始以Ross Bencina的音樂軟體AudioMulch，套以那種無音源之演奏技法進行實驗。剛巧當時正參與03 香港視野音樂節的Media Jam項目，部份實驗品於是便拿進去試煉。然而，因當時所製造出的聲像音響隨機性太高，感覺難以馭駕，於是其後便丟低了。

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不久前，突然想起Uroborus，於是又再重拾這未完實驗。很奇怪地，是次很快便重新找到與這些奇詭聲像共存的觀視角度。突然間，一切都變得理所當然。看著Laptop螢幕上那堆以虛擬線路自我纏繞回輸的軟體組件，心想，這根本就是一個Uroborus。

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先前不以為意的種種，都豁然連接起來。
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結果，就是這首命名為"Uroborus: A Study on No-input Device"的漫長樂章。

TRACKLISTING :

01. Uroborus: A Study on No-Input Device (20:00)
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All audio perceived and sonic-fied by Sin:Ned (www.maitreyana.com)
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Cover Art by Sin:Ned

-Demo Submissions

http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd06r - Wilson Tsang - Night Suite : Music for the Tales (limited 50 cdr)

2005-12-17T13:53:00.000+08:00

Release date: 10 February 2006
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Bio:
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I first learned music in my early childhood from my mother. Influence started from early 80's pop sound including rock, electronic and Jazz. Later by chance I was exposed to the more alternative world of music including John Zorn, Tom Waits as well as the disbanded local group The Box, that opened up my ear to a greater music language. For the last 10 years I had been more inclined in exploring sound for media such as theatres and video art until early 2003, with the help of a friend, I released my first solo CD "Stuck in Traffic" and since then I became more focused on making songs and music that I could "play on stage". The 2nd album "Little Cold Red", released with Harbour Records, was a more in-depth collection of such effort. Recently I start shifting my focus back to theatre music to discover the possiblities and roles of music, particularly as a minimalistic expession as well as story-teller.

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About this release :
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This is a mini-collection resulted from various projects with friends from other media including theatre and animation art over the past year. The presence of the music here is in a different role yet it's not taking a back seat. It manifests a wider, wilder, more abstract and unseen world underneath it. Part of the idea begins from my intention to extend the coldness left behind in my last album and I hope it can go further down like an undying echoes. In some case I try to capture the unspeakable loneliness or rapture that felt only through sheer simplistic notes rather than lyrics or words. In other, music is transformed and distorted like an ongoing torment of extreme and chaotic mental reflections: madness, fear, sense of danger and death, until it falls back into a realm of silent awareness. This is music that depicts many dark and sleepless nights and only belongs to the night.
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TRACKLISTING :
01. Prelude
02. Asleep & awaited
03. Ghost town
04. There's no moon in hell
05. Jungle
06. Memory of body
07. Midnight sun

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Demo Submissions
http://lona-records.blogspot.com/2006/01/demo-submissions.html

Locd05r - Dive - Deconstructed Piano (limited 50 cdr)

2005-12-17T13:52:00.000+08:00

Release date : 11 January 2006

(SOLD OUT !!!)
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Bio

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Dive is a Hong Kong born musician who put forth his dedication in making music to embracing the simplicity of minimalism. Having based his work station in Washington DC, USA, Dive makes his music a communication tool that interconnects the world and his surroundings together. His new series of work, accented with a variety of acoustic elements and glitch work, is released under the title of "Deconstructed Piano". Like many other minimalists, Dive's work is simple yet emotional. "Deconstructed Piano" is an experimental piece of broken melodies meeting futuristic yet not too otherworldly ambiance. Dive strives for proportion and balance in his constant musical experiments. Recently, he is focusing on the searches for the new possibilities of virtual instruments and lo-fi field recording.

TRACKLISTING :
01 Drop 01:57
02 Indolence 02:43
03 False notes 03:22
04 Lull 03:40
05 / 01:06
06 My daily electronic love letters 05:00

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http://cliveleung.hk.st/

Locd04r - L W T V - Put on the Headphone and Turn to 10 (limited 50 cdr)

2005-12-17T13:49:00.000+08:00

Release date : 11 January 2006

Bio:

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Music sounded like shit until I first heard the Velvets in my 15th year of existence. At the time I was living alone in Vancouver, Canada, sitting in a snowed apartment with one light and a crackling Fisher-price record player, and ever since I had been making irritable electric noise for my neighbours and friends to endure.
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Growing up listening to Bob Dylan and The Beatles' records of my dad, they never truly resonate with me. From the Velvet Underground, the education went on from Suicide to Jesus and The Marychain; from P J Harvey to The Kills. What I found was the ever-present drone. Years later I finally and accidentally found Tony Conrad, the electric Violinist who first started it all along with The Velvets' John Cale. I could never leave amplified strings then, and there is no going back.

Currently I am Human Head Horse's Guitar noise maker.

在我第十五年的存在，The Velvet Underground改變了我對音樂的看法。當時我正一個人住在溫哥華，坐在暴風雪中、只亮著一顆電燈泡的公寓裡，聆聽著快要報廢的Fisher-price玩具唱盤。從那時起，我開始不停地為我的鄰居和朋友帶來自家製造的刺耳的電氣噪音。
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幼年時我爹給我播放Bob Dylan和The Beatles的唱片，可是統統沒有帶來甚麼共鳴。從The Velvet Under-ground，我的自行教育繼續往Drone的方向發展：由Suicide到Jesus and The Marychain；由P J Harvey到The Kills。多年後我終於意外地找到電子小提琴家Tony Conrad的音樂記錄。這位大師當年與John Cale一起把電子弦樂發揚光大，從而深深地把我擄著。沒有回頭路了，沒有回頭路了。

我現在是人頭馬的（噪音）結他手。

About this release :

Put on the Headphone and Turn to 10 was recorded in Mid-Feburary 2005. Mr. Bob Brown and I were comrades in Industrial-noise-sound explorations for about three years at the time, and we had been performing at various venues from art gallery openings to opening spots for a country band at a dive bar on a Saturday night under various names such as The Tonal Syndicate, //num, and The SARS. Bob makes most of his own instruments out of factories' junk and discarded vintage gears found on the road side. His home-made low frequency instrument called the Discordia was made out of a piece of long maple wood with various metallic machinaries attached to both ends, holding an E bass string that used to be tuned to the hum of his cabinet speaker, on the right side of the piece he attached an adjustible arm that carries a Fender bass pickup. Towards the beginning of 2005 he incorporated a Yamaha electric keyboard with sampling functions. The Discordia is set on a broken floor tom, which also serves as a cymbal stand. The cymbal is also a broken one. He would use the Discordia for sustained drone notes using an old violin bow, and adjust the timbre and tone through an equaliser.

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My second guitar was an unplayable 50's Japanese-made Guyatone/Kent four pick-ups guitar I bought for $65 Cdn. The intonation was terrible and so was the action, the pick ups were superb though. I ran my guitar through a custom-made mid-range booster, a custom-made fuzz pedal, a Garnet reverb unit, and a 1968 Sears Silvertone twin-twelve amplifier with built-in reverb and tremolo unit, a solid state version of the same amp used by the Velvet Underground. Prior to the recording, the neck has been broken off the guitar twice during our travellings on the road, and it seemed with each accident, the guitar gotten to sound better everytime. The electric viola was factory-made from China, and I also ran it through the same set up as the guitar.

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The drone. Tony Conrad mentioned a lack of rhythm in his minimalism stands for a lack of political stance. Bob and I went from there, and shortly after we realised that although that was the ideal, him and I had a stand and we could not escape rhythm. We are anarchists. Each bit of sound we make we strived for freedom and primal passion. We aimed to make the most violent and ugliest sound, in which tranquility and beauty is hoped to be found. We sought to experience the full spectrum of emotions, and sometimes we went beyond our knowledge of all that we feel.

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We were aware of the alienation felt in a capitalists' social structure, and it was our hope to agitate people's dull emotional life with our music, to make people feel alive through the threat of life with our decibles of joy.

TRACKLISTING :

01.Beast of the east rises with fall of the west 10:55

02.We'll do another drone 09:34

Locd03r - Alok - All the Colors of the Dark / Electrosuite (limited 50 cdr)

2005-12-16T19:00:00.000+08:00

(SOLD OUT !!!)

This is the first 3"CDR singles series produced by Lona Records. As an attempt to explore the aesthetic boundaries of Hong Kong experimental sound, each 3" CDR or 3" DVDR will feature musical/multi-media works by individual artists. Each volume will be released in a limited numbered edition of 50.

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這是Lona Records推出的第一個3"CDR系列，旨在探索香港實驗性聲音的藝術疆域。每一張3"CDR或3"DVDR 皆印有編號，限量50張發售。

Bio:

Alok was a self-taught guitarist and bassist who formed his first band Pillow early in 1996. After they disbanded in mid 98, he formed Slow Tech Riddim with Kim, when they started combining electronic music with live instruments. Together they had published two albums--Greatest Hits Vol.6 and On/Off under PMPS, contributed in numerous compilation releases. Since 2001, Alok appeared as a solo artist. He published the first 3" mini album OK Karaoke with The Pancakes in 2001. From the end of 2002 to 2005, he released 3 albums: Wahoo!, 31 Minutes to Midnight and 29 Minutes from the End.

All the Colors of the Dark is his 1st release in his own records label Lona's 3" cdr series.

Review :

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All the colors of the dark - "The ultimate tribute to avant-garde/electro-acoustic/free-jazz in the last century."----Yuen Chi Chung (MCB Online)

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「向上世紀avant-garde / electro-acoustic / free-jazz 音樂的終極致敬。」---袁智聰 (MCB Online)

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TRACKLISTING :
01. All the colors of the dark 16:15 (featuring piano by Wilson Tsang)
02. Electrosuite 01:16

Locd02 - Alok - 29 Minutes From the End 29。跋 (cd+dvd)

2005-12-16T13:44:00.000+08:00

One of Hong Kong’s leading independent musicians will be celebrating his world-class new album at a revolutionary show at the end of May. He is known as Alok, and his new work 29 Minutes from the End sets his standing in stone – as one of the most remarkable songwriters and creative talents of the Hong Kong band scene. This is a continuation of his former work 31 Minutes from the End. The album shows the artist really coming into his own with an engaging, hypnotic and rocking journey into the consciousness of Hong Kong. Through the work we are introduced to a cast of some of Hong Kong’s most inspired musicians. In 29 Minutes from The End no less than five of Hong Kong’s most exciting vocalists collaborate on the work. These include the likes of rapper Ghoststyle , Lawwaiyip , Sean@Unixx & Mable@在草地上(Joytrendysound)

香港獨立音樂人Alok的最新作品 29 Minutes from the End是上一張大碟的延續，除碟附送100多分鐘(8個MV + 50分鐘獨立電影) 的音樂錄像DVD。29 Minutes from the End將繼續發揮音樂說書人的角色，讓你的視覺及聽覺同時進入一個傷感故事的迷幻搖滾旅程！這次Alok找來的音樂伙伴都是些有趣的人物，包括Mable@在草地上, Sean@UNiXX, GhostStyle, Lawwaiyip等，各展所長，互補互動。特別值得一提的是MV中負責"Logan'sRun", "Digging my own grave"及"7 years to wait for"的導演乃曾獲香港電影金像奬的最佳美術指導——潘燚森。

TRACKLISTING :

01. You are always in my prayers (Just Tell Me When You’ve Forgotten Me) 如果上帝祈禱

02. Harsh hash (feat.Lawwaiyip) 核

03. Digging my own grave (feat. Sean@Unixx) 屈落下

04. Letting me off the happiness 我冇笑

05. Like an angel, the role model 光明的未來

06. 窗廉背面 (feat. Mable@在草地上) Shade shades

07. All the lovebirds are dead silent 死靜愛鳥

08. Dead poet’s society (feat. Ghost Style) 暴雨驕陽 / 死亡詩社 / 春風化雨

09. Logan’s run (feat. Justin) 廿三世紀大逃亡 (盧根跟)

10. Goodbye

DVDVideos

01. Logan's run (feat. Justin) 廿三世紀大逃亡 (盧根跟) (directed by潘燚森) - featuring My Little Airport and False Alarm

02. Digging my own grave (feat. Sean@UNiXX) 屈落下 (directed by潘燚森)

03. Letting me off the happiness (Alok’s 31G) 我冇笑 (directed by domting)

04. Blur the shot of the beach 彼岸失焦 (directed by divine)

05. We were just leaving in a park 離棄好年華 (directed by domting)

06. Shadow of your soul 暗角邃念 (directed by 關勁松 / axe wong)

07. 7 years to wait for 七載冀待 (directed by潘燚森)

08. Remember to forget 憶記以懷忘 (directed by myself)

*Remixes (audio)

01. Wahaha – Robotca

02. 7 years to wait for 七載冀待 - Mike Meguire

03. What if we die @ 00:05 若我們死在零時五分 – Sin:ned

*Bonus features (50分鐘獨立影片)

奴婢訓 Slavery Teachings : a short film by Domting and music by Alok

Locd01 - Alok - 31 Minutes To Midnight 夜寂31往還 (enchanced cd)

2005-12-16T13:40:00.000+08:00

繼上張Wahoo!大碟大受好評後(音樂殖民地2002年全年最佳中港台大碟第二位)，第二張個人大碟 <夜寂31往還 > 由之前人山人海( 黃耀明/ At17 )後自家廠牌Lona Records 推出。這次走回以結他為主導路線，較傾向post rock 、 shoegazer 、psychedelic rock ，比以往的作品來得更旋律化，同時亦為一部獨立電影之配樂。除了13首作品外，這張大碟還附有enchanced cd工能，包括五個全長25分鐘的MV ，以及一首mp3 曲目。

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TRACKLISTING :
01.Blur the shot of the beach 彼岸失焦
02.We were just leaving in the park 離棄好年華
03.Moon blindness (from here to eternity) 月盲 (從此處到永恆)
04.Cut to shreds 碎盡。沉歿
05.Speed is gone 殆速
06.Take me free , free my mind 逃逸
07.7 years to wait for 七載冀待
08.Double ice bar and pure incense stick 孖條與香薰
09.Remember to forget 憶記以懷忘
10.Shadow of your soul 暗角邃念
11.Ache of smile 微痛。ㄧ燦
12.Nothing now nova 訣滅
13.Prelude ~ fin

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enchanced cd includes 5 videos

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01. 彼岸失焦 directed by divine
02. 離棄好年華 directed by domting
03. 七載冀待directed by潘燚森
04. 憶記以懷忘 directed by alok
05. 暗角邃念 directed by 關勁松 / axe wong

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mp3

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01.離棄好年華 remixed by Ehra kwok