Timber Timbre — Black Water (2011)

Biosphere — The Shield (1993)

M. de Sainte Colombe — Les Pleurs (1640-1700)

Painting : La Madeleine à la veilleuse by Georges de La Tour (1642-1644)

Bohren und der Club of Gore — Piano Nights (2014)

Just discovered Bohren und der Club of Gore will be releasing a new album titled Piano Nights at the end of january 2014. Can't wait to listen to it ! Here's a teaser from their Vimeo page. Sounds as good as their previous albums.

Swans — No Words / No Thoughts (Live 2012)

The KVB — Dayzed (2013)

The KVB
Dayzed
Album: Immaterial Visions (2013)

Kontravoid — Silent Visions (2012)

Tim Hecker — Black Refraction (2013)

Tim Hecker
Black Refraction
Album: Virgins (2013)

Emptyset — Fragment (2013)

Amazing video for the track Fragment featured on the album Recur by the noise / electro band Emptyset. Here is the explanaion from their Vimeo page: "The video mirrors Recur's production approach, applying greater layers of detail and complexity into a signal chain, and continues from our previous moving image work exploring aspects of analogue video, broadcasting and electromagnetic induction. Fragment follows on from this line of research, integrating more physical processes by using reflective surfaces as a means of reshaping the transmitted image."

Ben Frost — After Death, Nothing Is (2013)

Wim Mertens — Struggle for Pleasure (1988)

Klaus Nomi — The Cold Song (Live in Germany - 1982)

I'm not very fond of Klaus Nomi's synth-opera music, some of it dosen't age very well. But there is a song by him I think is just timeless. It's his interpretation of The Cold Song taken from Henry Purcell's King Arthur opera. The fact that Nomi knew he was dying of AIDS while giving this show (and that it was certainly his last visit in the country where he grew up) makes his performance all the more intense and troubling.

Coil — Rosa Decidua (1998) [Featuring Rose McDowall]

Rose, I hear your voice near to me

I've put away the poisoned chalice, for now
And lie down amongst the flowerbeds

Whichever stars we walk among
We both seek out the darkest red
The wine was turned to blood again
Without this blood we'd both be dead

I've wound myself tight into the hedgerows
Let's see which way the winter wind blows

(You are my shadow)

Painting: Georgia O'Keefe — Abstraction White Rose (1927)

Myrninerest — Journey to Avebury

Journey to Avebury (The Spheres Five) is Myrninerest’s soundtrack to Derek Jarman’s movie of the same name. Myrninerest is a side project of David Tibet (Current 93) and pianist/composer Michael Cashmore. You can buy this song on Boomkat.

Tropic of Cancer — A Color (2011)

Agnes Obel — The Curse (2013)

Move from the underground down by the shore,

How cruel for you to live in the dark before...

Tomonari Nozaki — Soleil II (2013)

Lavinia Meijer — Metamorphosis (2012)

Excellent harp rendition of Metamorphosis by Philip Glass. The album is called Glass: Metamorphosis, The Hours and is available here. Jogging enthusiasts will love the video.

Colin Stetson — Judges (2011)

Colin Stetson is a bass saxophone player from Montréal with a minimalist approach. He plays saxophone with a circular breathing technique that allows him to play for very long periods unninterupted. His songs are made up of musical textures and repeating patterns. The result is something you have never heard before. The song Judges is featured on the album New History of Warfare Vol. 2 (The third album of the trilogy was released this year).

Pantha du Prince & The Bell Laboratory (2013)

If you are a reader of this blog, chances are you noticed I have an interest for percussive instruments like the hang drum, the gamelan or the marimba. So of course I was intrigued when I heard about this new album. Pantha du Prince is a german house/techno music producer. He has made a speciality in incorporating acoustic elements into his electronic music. The result is a music sounding much more organic than the usual electronic music. Here he teams with The Bell Laboratory, a norwegian collective of carillons and bell players.