Another Timbre
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catalogue
at42 ///grape skin
Michel Doneda soprano saxophone & radio
Jonas Kocher accordion & objects
Christoph Schiller spinet & preparations
“Another winner from Another Timbre, well worth searching out.” Michael Rosenstein, Paris Transatlantic“
at41 choices
Lucio Capece soprano saxophone, bass clarinet & preparations
Birgit Ulher trumpet, radio & speakers
“A highly vibrant release, bursting with energy.” Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
at40 horsky park
Tiziana Bertoncini violin
Thomas Lehn analogue synthesiser
“Really great stuff, my favourite improvised album of this year so far.” Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
at39 spiral inputs
Sophie Agnel piano
Bertrand Gauguet alto and soprano saxophones
Andrea Neumann piano frame & electronics
“Four electroacoustic pieces, dreamy, captivating and bewitching.” Julien Heraud, Improv-Sphere
at38 dying sun
looper
martin küchen
nikos veliotis
ingar zach
(co-release with Cathnor label)
“The music opens up through active listening and silently electrifies” Arild Andersen, Aftenposten
at37 michael pisaro fields have ears
fields have ears 1 - for piano & tape
fade - for piano
fields have ears 4 - realisation for 14 players
philip thomas piano + members of the edges ensemble
“A stunning piece of work, a great release” Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
at36 wunderkammern
david toop laptop, steel guitar, flutes, percussive devices
rhodri davies harp, ebows, electronics, preparations
lee patterson amplified devices, field recordings
“A fascinating approach to improvisation, dense with meaning and textures” Stuart Broomer, Point of Departure
at35 arena ladridos
chris cogburn percussion
bonnie jones electronics
bhob rainey soprano saxophone
“Arena Ladridos is an aesthetic delight.”, Matthew Horne, Tiny Mix Tapes
at34 john cage four4
for four percussionists
simon allen, chris burn, lee patterson, mark wastell
“I found myself absolutely absorbed throughout - a wonderful recording.” Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
at33 pie ‘n’ mash
mathias forge trombone
olivier toulemonde acoustic objects
“A fine blend of electroacoustic music and improvisation.” Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
at32 Giles U.
carl ludwig hübsch tuba
christoph schiller spinet
“Subtle music that is both sympathetic and beautiful.” John Eyles, All About Jazz
at31 A.D.
angharad davies violin
axel dörner trumpet
“it retains the atmosphere of surprise – of magic – that great improvisation is still so uniquely capable of providing”
David Grundy, Streams of Expression
at30 nella basilica
roberto fabbriciani bass-, contrabass- & hyperbass flutes
robin hayward microtonal tuba
“Just great music.” Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
at29
martin küchen alto saxophone
keith rowe electronics
seymour wright alto saxophone
“As if under the effect of a spell, a captivating musical discourse emerges from the chaos.” Jean-Claude Gevrey, scala tympani
at28 corgroc
ap’strophe
ferran fages guitar
dimitra lazaridou-chatzigoga zither
“One of the most important releases in a long time in all categories of music.” Thomas Millroth, Sound of Music
at27 duet
martine altenburger cello
john russell guitar
“One gets the sense of two old friends engaged in a relaxed dialogue....a particularly welcome release.” Michael Rosenstein
at26 crepuscular rays
håvard volden guitar
toshimaru nakamura no-input mixing board
“A great flow and fine interaction....excellent.” Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
fragment of the cadastre
rhodri davies harp
michel doneda soprano sax
louisa martin laptop
phil minton voice
lee patterson objects
“Wonderful music.” Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
at25 heartland
magda mayas piano
“A breathtaking work, excellently and expertly played.” Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
at24 the middle distance
chris burn piano
simon h fell double bass
philip thomas prepared piano
“A truly outstanding album” Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic
at-b07 turned moment, weighting
stephen cornford piano feedback
samuel rodgers piano
CDR
“Beautiful work, that maintains an extraordinary concentration.” Stuart Broomer, Point of Departure
at10 lost daylight
piano works by terry jennings and john cage
john tilbury piano
sebastian lexer electronics
“Equally beautiful, challenging and stunning.” Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
at23 and we disappear - The Sealed Knot
burkhard beins percussion and objects
rhodri davies pedal harp and e-bow
mark wastell double bass, bow & beaters
“A stunning recording.” Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
at22 empty matter
lucio capece soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, preparations, sruti box
lee patterson cd players, pick-ups, e-bowed springrods, springplate, hazelnuts
“Spellbinding improvisers with a telling economy of gesture and discourse.” Jean Dezart, Le Son du Grisli
at21 the cat from cat hill - Loris
patrick farmer natural objects, e-bow snare, tapes, wood
sarah hughes chorded zither, piano, e-bow
daniel jones turntable, e-bow, piezo discs, electronics
“With The Cat from Cat Hill Another Timbre delivers yet another gem.” Michael Rosenstein, Paris Transatlantic
at20 arethusa
wade matthews software synthesis & manipulated field recordings
stéphane rives soprano saxophone
“Great meditative improvised music.” Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
at-b06 scrub
léo dumont percussion
matt milton violin
CDR
“The two build a tensile energy broken by carefully placed pools of stasis.” Michael Rosenstein, Paris Transatlantic
at-b05 meshes
mathias forge trombone
phil julian electronics
david papapostolou cello
CDR
“Every nuanced scratch, popped string, and overtone is placed against percussive attack.” - Michael Rosenstein
at-b04 control and its opposites
jamie coleman trumpet
grundik kasyansky electronics
seymour wright alto saxophone
CDR
“Control and Its Opposites is as good as it gets.” Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
at-b03 loiter volcano
paul abbott electronics
léo dumont percussion
ute kanngiesser cello
CDR
“The experience behind the multiple voices allows for an impeccable, commanding vocabulary” Dave Madden
at19 midhopestones
rhodri davies harps & electronics
michel doneda soprano saxophone
louisa martin laptop
phil minton voice
lee patterson amplified objects & processes
“Another gem from the label.” Guillaume Tarche, Le Son du Grisli
at18 decentred - improvisations and indeterminate scores by john cage and michael pisaro
tom chant saxophones & bass clarinet
angharad davies violin
benedict drew electronics
john edwards double bass
“This is a gorgeous disc...There is a sense of discovery throughout. “ Marc Medwin, ParisTransatlantic
at-b02 dark architecture
max eastley arc & sound sculptures
rhodri davies electric harp
CDR
“This is a truly remarkable document of an extraordinary occasion.” John Eyles, All About Jazz
at17 lúnula
ruth barberán trumpet, speaker & mics
alfredo costa monteiro accordion & objects
ferran fages oscillators & pick-ups
margarida garcia electric double bass
“The music on this record is magnificent.” Thomas Millroth, Sound of Music
at16 electricals
EKG -
kyle bruckmann - oboe, english horn & analogue electronics
ernst karel - trumpet & analogue electronics
“An inexplicably excellent work.” Massimo Ricci Temporary Fault
at15 kravis rhonn project
annette krebs - guitar, tapes
rhodri davies - electric harp
“The most essential lesson this side of silence.” Massimo Ricci, Temporary Fault
at14 toot ‘two’
axel dörner - trumpet
thomas lehn - analogue synthesiser
phil minton - voice
“One of the most musically satisfying improv releases of the year,” Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic
at-b01 centre of mass
alfredo costa monteiro
- cymbal & resonating objects
CDR
“Centre of Mass is quite wonderful.” Keith Moliné The Wire
at13 blasen
sebastian lexer - piano+
seymour wright - alto saxophone
”Blasen is as mature and spacious as vintage AMM.” Dan Warburton, The Wire
at12 dun
matt davis - trumpet & field recordings
matt milton - violin
bechir saade - bass clarinet & flute
“Really enjoyable, intelligent music.” Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
at-r01 performances 1969 - 1977
hugh davies - invented instruments
another timbre archive series CDR
“A dazzling array of sounds from the most unpromising of sources....Essential.” John Eyles, All About Jazz
at11 for hugh davies
hugh davies - invented instruments
+ adam bohman - prepared balalaika & amplified objects
lee patterson - amplfied objects
mark wastell - cello
“Totally fantastic....each piece is something of a gem.” Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
at09 ...de las piedras
esteban algora - accordion
alessandra rombolá - flutes & tiles
ingar zach - percussion
“Not only perfectly executed but delicate by its very nature.” Tom Sekowski, Gaz-eta
at08 an account of my hut
clive bell - shakuhachi
bechir saade - ney
“A music which seeks out and excites a pure and extremely fragile beauty.” Alfio Castorina, Kathodik
at07 obdo
frédéric blondy - piano
thomas lehn - analogue synthesiser
“It’s in the quiet, contemplative moments that the radical beauty of Obdo is found.” Tom Sekowski, Gaz-eta
at06 a life saved by a spider and two doves
max eastley - arc
graham halliwell - electronics
evan parker - soprano saxophone
mark wastell - metal percussion & harmonium
“One of the most beautiful sound landscapes of the year. Majestic.” Guillaume Tarche, Improjazz
at05 endspace
angharad davies - violin
tisha mukarji - inside piano
“endspace is quite stunningly gorgeous.” Richard Pinnell, Bagatellen
at04 hum
rhodri davies - harp & objects
matt davis - trumpet & field recordings
samantha rebello - flute
bechir saade - bass clarinet
“A strange kind of beauty moves within hum....” Alfio Castorina - Kathodik
at03 frank denyer - music for shakuhachi
played by yoshikazu iwamoto
1. On, on; it must be so (1977-78)
2. Quite white (1978)
3. Wheat (1977-81)
4. Unnamed (1997)
“The rare beauty of these pieces means that this disc is truly significant. It is like no other.” Boris Wlassoff
at02 tasting
sophie agnel piano
phil minton voice
“A stranger, more delicate and astonishing music can hardly have been made.” Rigobert Dittmann
at01 tempestuous - the contest of pleasures
john butcher - saxophones
xavier charles - clarinet
axel dörner - trumpet
“Music of extraordinary lunar beauty” Nate Dorward - Coda
Silence and after 1, december 2010
The guitar series, april 2010
Out of catalogue
London workshop series
Summer 2009
Summer 2008
Winter 2007
Spring 2011
duos with brass, june 2010
