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1/9/2008

Hear ye, new release online by The Inventors of Aircraft, science fiction for the modern day man, release number seventeen is sure to please.

17/6/2008

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2/6/2008

Computer woe. The machine I use for printing / burning the CDs available in the shop has had to be returned to the manufacturer with a fault, this means any orders placed will be delayed until the computer is returned. I would hope to resume normal service within at most two weeks.

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REVIEW OF SER013

Review by Morpheus Music Reviews

http://www.ephemerid.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/html/reviews46.htm#nest

A beautifully wistful album of piano music supported by soft, ambient additional instrumentation and marginal effects. Delicate, sparsely populated melodies seem to hang in the air like the ache of nostalgia or peaceful melancholia; slightly reminiscent of Satie or Sakamoto. Buoying up the lead instruments are an array of subtle textures, sometimes musical, sometimes more like atonal disturbances, some lightly percussive, others environmental, a few harmonious - the plucked strings of the Welsh harp, violins, woodwind instruments, jangling chimes, field recordings. The duo take an almost classical, cinematic approach to their sound, the incredibly blissful track Charlotte exemplifying just how this well-worn instrument can sound both timeless and strikingly contemporary at the same time.

Since this is a download album, the artwork consists of a set of JPEGs that can be printed off and cut for a jewelcase. There is a front and reverse cover along with a single sheet insert. The imagery is of frosted conifers with light orange leaves trailing across the foreground - beautifully atmospheric. Text is minimal - only one word on the front 'nest', a tracklist on the rear, 'nest' again inside - mirrored horizontally. I think this might well be one album that I will take the time to burn onto a disc and cherish in its rightful covers, it's special enough.

The album is released via net label Serein and is freely available to download. The label website explains that "Nest is the collaborative project of Otto Totland (Deaf Center / Type Records) and Huw Roberts (Serein)". This being the debut album from the partnership - it is self titled 'Nest'. Since the website allows listeners to stream the music first, there really is no excuse not to sample this delightful release - click here Serein.

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