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The Friend Is This Animal tapes

the alchemist — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:06:31 +0000

Here’s some photos of Eric’s forthcoming The Friend Is This Animal. The tape (7$) and the cd (10$) are now up for pre order.

New I and I record ‘The Alpha Future’ out May 31st

the alchemist — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:46:06 +0000

Amidst a season of abundance and plenty here at the Alchemist Collective, we are proud and enthused to announce yet another forthcoming release, The Alpha Future, from I and I, aka the green-thumbed multi-instrumentalist and singer Adam Sarmiento. The Alpha Future continues down some of the paths blazed on I and I’s previous outings, bringing together the emphasis on texture and rhythm that characterizes electronic and dance elements with attention to lyrics and emotional timbres. Longtime I and I listeners will recognize these hybridizations – as well as Adam’s singularly expressive voice – but the record is not content to sit comfortably in the forward-looking terrain that I and I has mapped out in the past. It pushes forward in various ways…songs increasingly escape standard pop oriented song structures, tending instead to flow from contour to contour, anchored by refrains more than choruses and verses per se…the sounds conjoined here are often more like beds or soil horizons than the staccato clusters of discrete notes that punctuate much of I and I’s recent work…and the emotional tones struck here somehow seem both more attentive to profound sadness and fierce hope. Adam sings “Isolation…isolation…it is only…an illusion,” and the optimism of the line is at the same time tempered and strengthened by the delivery, the harmonic structure, and eventually the spare surroundings of its final refrain: it may be an illusion, but illusions can be hard to snap out of. Still, as the title reminds us, and standout track “The Hardest Part” makes explicit, “the things we hope for…just may come.”
‘The Alpha Future’ will be out May 31st on limited cd, tape and digital.

1. The Future Is Long
2. 1=1
3. Go
4. Soft Science
5. Should Have Been A Beekeeper
6. Headcleaner
7. Illusions
8. The Hardest Part
9. Jaws Of Life
10. Getting Rounder

BAnanas Symphony ‘Two Sided’ cds

the alchemist — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:00:35 +0000

Here’s some photos of the most excellent BAnanas Symphony ‘Two Sided’ cd. You can now pre order the tape 7$ or cd 10$, check out more photos, stream and download a free track here.

Alchemist Stencil

I and I — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:59:02 +0000

In The World Of Ours tapes

the alchemist — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:14:54 +0000

In The World of Ours mini cd

the alchemist — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:42:41 +0000

In the World of Ours mini cd preview

the alchemist — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:56:49 +0000

Local Winds release date

the alchemist — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:51:35 +0000

February 22nd is the release date for Local Winds cosmic debut EP ‘In The World Of Ours….’. Check back soon for a pre-order of the mini CD, tape or digital version.

In The World Of Ours…

the alchemist — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:02:24 +0000

2011 is looking like it will be another good year for us Alchemists. We have a whole slew of new things coming your way. First off is the cool cosmic voyage of Local Winds debut EP. It’s full of brilliant soundscapes, compositions and beats that showcase a rising talent in the field of independent (in all senses of the word) electronic music. It will be available on mini cd and cassette some time in February.
We are now happy to unveil for you that the title will be “in the world of ours…” and we have the cover art and tracklist below.

1. Tree Gathering
2. Small Towns
3. Games
4. Driving At Night
5. Sophomore Year
6. Footprints
7. Washed Ashore
8. Velvet

The Hardest Part on Neo Noir Hype

the alchemist — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:32:21 +0000

One of our new favorite blogs, Neo Noir, has posted some nice remarks on I and I’s upcoming maxi single ‘The Hardest Part’. They’ve included it in their Hype column along with downloads from Memory Tapes, Teen Daze and a bunch of other good tracks. Here’s an excerpt of what they had to say: “It’s a slow burning piano driven epic possessing that ineffable quality that gives weight and drama to whatever you happen to be doing while it’s on. As if you’re in the opening credits of a movie you never knew you were starring in. It comes with some truly stellar remixes from Atlantic At Pacific and Nassau. But the biggest surprise of all is the last track, Pocahontas, which is truly strange in the best way possible.”
Read the rest here.
Once again the cover design of the ‘Hype’ section is really great so we have to share it.