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Anois – “Tree House Whispers” (Aerotone Netlabel)

Christian Grasse — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:59:18 +0000

Lovely Aero-Pop | It's been more than half a year ago that german melancholy netlabel aerotone put out a full length album. But your precious time was absolutely worth waiting for their new release. If you like folky pop music with a little electronica here and there, you should not miss "Tree House Whispers" by the creative multiinstrumental duo Anois.

Anois - Beds And Dishes (MP3)

Anois - Waltz Of Wolfs (MP3)

Anois - Homecall (MP3)

Anois is Lars Kranholdt and Anne Baier from northern Germany. Lars is not a newbie to aerotone and the netaudioscene and neither is Anne. As This Mess Is Mine Lars already put out two bedroom folktronica EPs at aerotone. Together with his brother Daniel, he appeared on two compilations of the aerotone netlabel. As Leander they drift towards a slightly more electronica style, that can still be coined folktronica, but with less folk in it. Anne does not seem to be as busy, but hey, she doesn't have to - as long as she keeps teaming up with Lars to create such lovely songs as they do as Anois.

"Tree House Whispers" is not the first Anois-Release. They have had a few appearances at the mexican netlabel poni republic. "Tracery On A Frosted Window" was their debut and they also did a split EP with Sunday Parlours. Now, more than one year after their release at the poni republic, they are back with new material, that is a diverse mix of original folkpoptronica. Some songs sound surprisingly happy ("Beds and Dishes), while others are full of cloudy moods and melodies that offer you quite a big sip of a sweet drink called melancholy ("November").

There is one thing about this album that makes it difficult to make up an opinion. Diversity. The 13 songs on "Tree House Whispers" somehow don't seem to fit on this album. On the other hand it is the diversity that makes this album even more interesting to my ears. You get handclapping popsongs that make you sing along, folky tunes that have been added up with some electronic bits and pieces and sometimes there is a noisy atmosphere and experimental glitch hidden in between some bedroom-folk that comes along with lovely instruments like strings, trumpets, glockenspiel and other kling-klang stuff.

This is definitely an album with a lot to discover. Enjoy your journey!

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MP3 Folk Pop Music Download

Download: Anois - "Tree House Whispers" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/anois
Release: Anois - "Tree House Whispers"
Netlabel: www.aerotone.net

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Cantaloup – “On A Hill Not Far Away” (Aerotone)

Bettina Rhymes — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:37:58 +0000

Lovely Guitar Pop Impressions | Cantaloup is the one man shoegaze Pop outfit of German guitarist Thomas Peters. He released his first EP "Tonight It Shows" via Aerotone and it soon became one of the Netlabel's most successful records. Naturally, hopes for the successor were high. While the ingredients are roughly the same, "On A Hill Not Far Away" beats the debut with ease.

The first Cantaloup EP never really got me. The sound was right, all the ideas were there. But somehow Thomas Peters didn't manage to make his melodies stick and consequently buried them in reverb. For "On A Hill Not Far Away" , Peters cleaned up sound and songwriting a lot. The reverb is still there but guitars and especially Eva Paul's vocals don't drown within it anymore. The programmed beats are crisp, glockenspiel and piano accomplish the musical line up and work fine for the songs.

The sentiment changes from lovely to lugubrious, and i like the lovely songs better. The first half of the album is formidable without a doubt, most notably "When My Girl Walks Through This Garden". The eight minute "Crooked Rain" (with buddy Hoodwink) at the end is worth a mention as well (I was excepting a Pavement cover version!). More experimental, closer to his old Postrock band Item maybe, with a impulsive bass guitar, moog flutes and chimes, this tune makes me impatiently await Cantaloup's next moves. High hopes, once again.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: Cantaloup - "On A Hill Not Far Away" ZIP
Release: Cantaloup - "On A Hill Not Far Away"
Netlabel: www.aerotone.de
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/cantaloup

Le Mépris – “Le Mépris” (Aerotone)

Bettina Rhymes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:56:06 +0000

Pianotronics | I think most of our readers know the Munich-based Aerotone-Netlabel for at least one of their handpicked releases. But to make sure not a single one of you misses their latest gift, I'm writing about the self-titled debut album of Japanese piano-player Reiko Matane. Right between introvert Pop, Chamber Music and traces of Electronica, Reiko creates her manifold vision of postmodern piano music.

The ultimate richness of the piano has been documented throughout the history of music. Just lately the instrument re-gained attention by contemporary artists like Hauschka, Gonzales or Polly-Jean Harvey. The idea to feature the piano in all it's diversified aspects is also evident in Reiko Matane's compositions. You can hear her cloth rustle, nails on the keys, you can follow the hammers beat the strings in a delicate, intimate manner. Reiko's songs draw influences from Ambient and Electronica ("Kodo"), Shoegaze Pop ("Susu", "Hashirihaki Suru") and all along film music, and she manages to make all these sound like fresh and unused. Bewitching. Unmissable.

MP3 Piano Music Download

Release-Site: Le Mépris - "Le Mépris"
Direct Download: Le Mépris - "Le Mépris" ZIP
Netlabel: www.aerotone.net
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/lmprs

Jan/Aerotone Free Music Charts 2007

mo. — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:00:22 +0000

As the founder of aerotone netlabel Jan is constantly trying to spread beautiful music. He is husband, father, hard worker and eventually heavy music consumer. Aerotone became this year one of the most prolific netlabels to spread folk-orientated indietronica. Not only Aerotone-music is a pleasure also the beautiful artwork and artistic webdesign supports a feeling, that the people over at aerotone are a bunch of music lovers who just enjoy themselves sharing true music. Check out his charts he made for Phlow-Magazine!