Friday, November 24, 2006

Mosca & Jonathan Hardy At iTunes

Most of our releases are now available at itunes. The ones that aren't available should be added over the next couple of weeks. Here is a list of our current releases in reverse chronological order at itunes.











Zerova .. I Think We've Lost Cat. No. Herb0018

Zerova - I Think We've Lost..






Jonathan Hardy - Works For Me EP Cat. No. Herb0017

Jonathan Hardy - Works for Me..






Kingbastard - [RUN:>EP] Cat. No. Herb0016

King Bastard - ..






Mosca - Of Need & Belonging EP Cat. No. Herb0015


Mosca - Of Need & Belonging - EP..







cheju .. Mechanics Of Failure EP Cat. No. Herb0014

Cheju - Mechanics of Failure - EP..






Myppa .. Altruistic Behaviours Cat. No. Herb0013

Myppa - Altruistic Behaviours..






Locum76 .. I Belong On Terra Firma EP Cat. No. Herb0012

Locum76 - I Belong On Terra Firma - EP..






Austech .. Music ..1 Cat. No.Herb0011

Austech - Music ..1..






Soundfreak .. Progress Through Pain EP Cat. No. Herb0010

Soundfreak - Progress Through Pain..






bit|bin .. Alias EP Cat. No. Herb0009

Bitbin - Alias - EP..






solipsism .. Organicism EP Cat. No. Herb0008

Solipsism - Organicism - EP..






Minuit De Lacroix .. The Inexorable Power Of Grief & Sophistication EP Cat. No. Herb0007

Minuit De Lacroix - The Inexorable Power of Grief and Sophistication - EP..






Various Artists .. Natural Environments Cat. No. Herb0006

Solipsism - Natural Environments..






the lava experiments .. Solar EP Cat. No. Herb0004

The Lava Experiments - Solar - EP..






Solipsism .. No Pressure Cat. No. Herb0001

Solipsism - No Pressure..




Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Myppa - Kidnapper Video

Myppa video for his track Kidnapper from the Alstruistic Behaviours album

bit|bin - Closer - Promo Video

Promotional Video for the bit|bin track "Closer" from his "Alias EP" available on Herb Recordings

bit|bin Interview & Podcast

NEW! Featured Artist Podcast: bit|bin



>>Click HERE to Listen!

>>Download Podcasts for iPod HERE




Matt Hodson (AKA bit|bin). Something of a recluse, he combines deep, layered textures of intelligent sounds to create an entirely fresh and creative vibe. His music explores sound, delving into abstraction, whilst glitching through electronica, ambient, and IDM. bit|bin lends himself to diversity both strange and beautiful and his first release, the Alias EP, is now available on Herb Recordings.

"I feel very happy to have my music out on a label now, and many people seem to be very happy to have it available. It's an odd feeling to suddenly gain so much interest from an audience that I've never met, but I know they must have a link or an attachment to my output which, in itself, is beautiful."

>>Click HERE to Read bitbin's Interview with Urban_D RADIO.


Enjoy
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Zerova Review

2004 was a good year for Polish music, especially for a certain little town, located somewhere in the North of Poland, by the name of Bialystok.
Adrian Jakuc-Lukaszewicz (progs, vocals, accordion, synths and and other keyboard instruments), Maja Chmurkowska (piano, vocals and other keyboard instruments), Pawel Dudzinski (guitar, melodica and vocals) and Przemyslaw Gorski (bass) landed on this corner of Eastern Europe to give us one of the most interesting debuts this year, and one of the best Polish albums for year 2006.

Just as many artists decide to isolate themselves in search of inspiration, Zerova decided for the same. Taking themselves to the countryside, their music was then gifted with the cold whispering winds of the Baltic Seas, with the relaxing ambients from Iceland, with the melancholic and smooth electronics from Sweden and Amelie Poulain's beloved Paris, and the mysterious folk sounds of darkened Poland.

After bumping into Zerova on MySpace and having the pleasure to discover some of their music, I was more than interested in discovering the rest. It has arrived quite recently to my email box, and what a surprise it was.

In their music, one can find influences from the sounds of Scandinavia but not only ....... Sigur Ros, Mum, Yann Tiersen or Orb ......... all of them, found space in their music.

Enchanting melodies, ghostly whispers, hypnotising synthesizer backgrounds and a marriage between sci-fi soundtracks and folk bring us the unique sounds of Zerova.

I Think We've Lost starts with the magnificent Fukka'jo, one of the most beautiful songs released this year. Just like a ballerina in a little music box, the melodies keep swirling and swirling, dancing to the beat and to the keyboard notes softly coming out of the speakers. Together, they walk side by side to meet Pawel's voice, so enchanting that it’ll make you want to close your eyes and embark on a trip throughout your sweetest dreams.

Then we go to Drift, where Zerova start exploring the world of minimal electronic music. Bip, bip bip ...... Electronic lines perfuming this track since the very beginning to the very end. Little episodes told here and there, just to remember us where we are.

A dialogue between a machine, a guitar and a synthesizer is suddenly interrupted by a beeping creature. This is 333, the perfect soundtrack to a kids sci-fi bed story.

The next two tracks continue on the seas of minimal electronic music, digging further more into the world of break-beat, creating those moods we eager for so many times. Experimental and melodic, accompanied by child's toy music and echoing whispers, this is the introduction to the next two tracks where machinery and some analogue instruments take fully control of all the operations.


The last three tracks meet Pawel once again. On the very last one we have the pleasure to meet Maja and listen to her story telling. Little delicate stories spiced with the right dose of beats and heavenly created moods.

I Think We've Lost was released on the British label, Herb Recordings, home to Myppa, another interesting Polish project, and can be found at the following online stores iTunes, BeatPort or imusiclabel.


Already record of the week at Music@PL.PT, this is a release that we recommend vividly. Have a look at some of their music at their MySpace and get the track Fukka'jo right here.

See them live, on the 18th of November, at Fama, Bialystok.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Herb Catalogue At iTunes (Updated)


Zerova .. I Think We..ve LostCat. No. Herb0018

Zerova - I Think We've Lost..






Kingbastard - [RUN:>EP] Herb0016

King Bastard - ..






cheju .. Mechanics Of Failure EP Cat. No. Herb0014

Cheju - Mechanics of Failure - EP..






Myppa .. Altruistic Behaviours Cat. No. Herb0013

Myppa - Altruistic Behaviours..






Locum76 .. I Belong On Terra Firma EP Cat. No. Herb0012

Locum76 - I Belong On Terra Firma - EP..






Austech .. Music ..1 Cat. No.Herb0011

Austech - Music ..1..






Soundfreak .. Progress Through Pain EP Cat. No. Herb0010

Soundfreak - Progress Through Pain..






bit|bin .. Alias EP Cat. No. Herb0009

Bitbin - Alias - EP..






solipsism .. Organicism EP Cat. No. Herb0008

Solipsism - Organicism - EP..






Minuit De Lacroix .. The Inexorable Power Of Grief & Sophistication EP Cat. No. Herb0007

Minuit De Lacroix - The Inexorable Power of Grief and Sophistication - EP..






Various Artists .. Natural Environments Cat. No. Herb0006

Solipsism - Natural Environments..






the lava experiments .. Solar EP Cat. No. Herb0004

The Lava Experiments - Solar - EP..






Solipsism .. No Pressure Cat. No. Herb0001

Solipsism - No Pressure..