CatalogueArtist: Various Artists
Title: Cotton Dragon's Eye Second Anniversary
Catalogue: der003
Duration: 61:28
Format: CD
Edition: 300
Release: August 2007
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1. Tadahito Ichinoseki + Tomoyoshi Date - Gensho no tabi
2. Yann Novak - Lullaby
3. Kamran Sadeghi - Untitled (kha series)
4. Corey Fuller - Light along the edge of water
5. Manning / Novak - Feeling alone all together
6. Tomoyoshi Date + Corey Fuller - Midnight sanctuary
7. Jamie Drouin - Dresden
8. Son of Rose - Grand treatments
The Cotton compilation and showcase mark the second anniversary of Dragon’s Eye Recordings’ continued examination of the intersection between minimalist electronics and unique textures and drones. Cotton represents a mix of current artists, new collaborations between them, and some new additions to the family. All of the tracks on this compilation are previously unreleased and consist of some originals for this compilations, while others are teasers for future Dragon’s Eye releases in the coming year. Cotton comes packaged in a slim clear DVD case to further showcase the photography of Steven Miller. Mastered by Kamran Sadeghi.
Reviews
Cammino finalmente da solo per la strada di notte. Perfido gelo negli occhi, evito lo sporco che mi si strofina addosso. Intorno solo sottile amarezza, ma io non mi scompongo. Mi rimbalza nelle orecchie pietrificate esile electronica salvifica. Rumori (magri) quasi impercettibili. Ripenso a quello che ho ascoltato in un'altra vita. Esistenza sul pianeta del fuoco, solcato da paglia bagnata e sabbia acida. Electronica d'ambiente e minimale, piccola ma importante. Le sue guide mentali si chiamano Yann Novak-Corey Fuller-Son Of Rose solo per citare alcuni. Costoro sperimentano a più non posso le sinergie che strumenti computerizzati gli hanno concesso. Grande onore (ed onere) e massimo rispetto per drones sfuggenti e comtemplativi... Magia di una parte dell'uomo ancora inesplorata e recondita, magia della natura malandrina...Very nice.
– Ideabiografica
Before I telephoned Yann Novak, director of Dragon's Eye Recordings, I hastily scribbled the following list: Anomalous, Palace of Lights, and/OAR, Partial, apraxia, PsychForm, MCMC, Unit Circle Rekkids, Abduction, Backwards NW, Endless, Present Sounds, Ventricle, Stentorian Tapes, Debacle, Soccer Mom Ebonics, Gravelvoice, RGI (which, if memory serves, is the unofficial abbreviation for Rabid God Inoculator).
With a tagline of "Minimal Electronics and Drones," Dragon's Eye Recordings also belongs on my list, a long and largely unknown lineage of Seattle labels devoted to adventurous music. Regrettably, fewer than half the labels on my assuredly incomplete roll call remain active.
Given the fiscal peril of running a label, my first question for Novak is simply "Why?" Novak agrees that running a label is a labor of love with scant chance of blockbuster profits, but quickly adds, "Dragon's Eye is about more than just releasing music. I wasn't connected to the scene here, so I wanted to build something that made connections to me and to those who make music I like. Now that we're entering our second year, I'm more excited with what we're doing."
Dragon's Eye also nourishes Novak's own work. "The artists on the label influence me and," he says, skipping a beat with a slight laugh, "sometimes intimidate me." Immediately, I know he's referring to label mainstay Son of Rose, who amplifies the interior of a grand piano with laptop processing. Son of Rose shines on "Grand Treatments," the concluding track of the Dragon's Eye second-anniversary compilation Cotton: There, pinging insectoid pulses and crackles ease into an orbit of gorgeously elongated drones.
– The Stranger
Packaged in a thin DVD box, "Cotton" is meant as a celebration of Seattle-based Dragon's Eye Recordings second birthday. As far as birthday presents go, this one is all wrapped up in superlatives. The set begins with Tadahito Ichinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date's "Gensho no Tabi" where one musician plays light touches on the piano, while the other one recites Japanese text, all the while light electronic flutters are heard far in the background. Further on, we have Yann Novak's drone-inducing, metal-sharp "Lullaby" piece, which is followed by Kamran Sadeghi's subtle crackle-thick "Untitled (kha series)". Jamie Drouin's "Dresden" takes a sharper approach, with its bleak and obtuse guitar-driven propelling landscape. "Grand Treatments" composed by Son of Rose ends off the compilation with a heap of crackled bits and wind-like, sifting concoctions. An atmospheric way to end a compilation that will please any fan of microtones and composed electronic sounds alike.
– Gaz-Eta/ Recenzje
The exciting young art house label Dragon´s Eye Recordings celebrates its second birthday with a handsome compilation entitled "Cotton", showcasing the broad palette of experimental sounds it offers and including previously unreleased material (some of it, albeit, teasers for coming albums) by label founder Yann Novak and half a dozen others solo or in unique tandem combinations.
– Sonomu
US label Dragon’s Eye celebrates and consolidates its second year with this specially packaged release, beautifully presented in a transparent DVD case with cloud images by Steven Miller.
This particular milestone showcases the wide remit of the label, featuring unique collaborative works alongside existing artists and forthcoming releases, giving a further indication that Dragon’s Eye intends to be around for quite some time. Opening with “Gensho no Tabe”, a collaborative piece by Tadahito Ishinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date, a restrained, elegant piano workout, with a theatrical voiceover in Japanese, followed by a Yann Novak piece, “Lullaby” – a tense, metallic dronescape draped over a shifting textural tonal backdrop. Kamran Sadeghi’s “Untitled (kha series)” is a classic ultra minimal tone work, a bleepy, glitchy, utterly compelling soundscape that is for me, one of the high points of this collection. Next we have Corey Fuller’s “Light along the edge of the water” full of sparkling, razor sharp textures, overlaid with twinkling layers of tones, that barely escape lapsing into New Age cliché, by subtly bringing the textural elements to the front of the mix. Manning and Novak follow with “Feeling alone all together”, an expansive, evenly –paced, guitars and samples piece, dripping with reverb, and peppered with organic elements and fissured electronic gestures, that keep the piece alive and interesting. “Midnight Sanctuary” is another collaborative piece, fusing the work of Corey Fuller with Tomoyoshi Date – another tonal piece replete with field recordings and sampladelia that reminded me of some of Fennesz’s finest moments, with splintered, fractured keyboards, and electronic shards. Jamie Drouin is the label’s maverick composer, his “Dresden” track is a skewed, abstract slab of electronica that takes a walk on the dark side with it’s eerie, nagging electronic refrain, and overdriven guitar stabs that collide and invert to create an intense, unnerving edgy soundscape. The collection finishes with label stalwarts, Son of Rose, whose “Grand treatments” lives up to its name completing the album with a finely wrought, muscular tonal edifice of cascading samples and chords, topped with a crackling textural skrim, that gently swells and evaporates, finishing the whole collection on a high.
For a label still so young, Dragon’s Eye have the sort of sharp production values, and keen eye for aesthetics that will take them much much further. With a roster this strong, and inventive, it will surely make them a label to watch for in the future. Fine stuff indeed.
– White_Line
*Mike's joint release of the week* And what an absolutely fantastic way to celebrate your second anniversary this really is. Dragon's Eye has delivered a very substantial album indeed which features 8 superb tracks from label boss Yann Novak, Corey Fuller, Tadahito Ichinoseki, Jamie Drouin, Marc Manning, Kamran Sadeghi and Tomoyoshi Date. Ranging from ultra-fine microsound works through to beautifully melodic works of startlilng beauty via a minimalist, rhythmic approach which owes as much to the sound of Berlin as anything else. The first track alone, by Ichinoseki & Date is a gorgeous slice of piano music with a spoken Japanese monologue that's incredibly atmopsheric. Novak's 'Lullaby' is a drone work with lush detail and texture and Corey Fuller's track deserves a mention because it really is just beautiful. This comes with the highest recommendation and for fans of labels such as Raster Noton or 12k it's simply a must. Quite superb.
– Smallfish
This compilation marks the second anniversary of this Seattle based label run by sound artist Yann Novak who alongwith Tadakito Ichinoseki, Kamran Sadeghi [aka Son Of Rose], Corey Fuller, Marc Manning [aka Heavy Lids], Tomoyoshi Date, Jamie Drouin and Son Of Rose, participate on ‘Cotton’, whose presentation shows a beautiful photography of a cloud with a limpid blue sky as a backdrop in a DVD case.
Tadahito Ichinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date open this comp. with ‘Gensho No Tabi’, a gentle piano notes alongwith a spoken-word in Japanese and some found objects recordings. On ‘Lullaby’ Yann Novak showcase a drone piece and sharp tones that expand through space. Kamran Sadeghi, Untitled (Kha Series] offers tiny digital textures-harmonics. Corey Fuller on ‘Light Along The Edge Of Water’ dig into an ambient piece with fine timbres like little bells. Marc Manning and Yann Novak work together the piece ‘Feeling Alone All Together’ in which shimmering guitar chords combine with grainy static drops. Tomoyoshi Date and Corey Fuller on ‘Midnight Sanctuary’ work with microscopic found objects and drone as a backdrop. Jamie Drouin on ‘Dresden’ and his oppressive grainy textures recall the pusillanimous work of Jason Kahn and Günter Müller. Close this compilation Son Of Rose with ‘Grand Treatments’ with an ambience and flickering and shimmering stasis.
– Loop
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Title: Cotton Dragon's Eye Second Anniversary
Catalogue: der003
Duration: 61:28
Format: CD
Edition: 300
Release: August 2007
BUY NOW
1. Tadahito Ichinoseki + Tomoyoshi Date - Gensho no tabi
2. Yann Novak - Lullaby
3. Kamran Sadeghi - Untitled (kha series)
4. Corey Fuller - Light along the edge of water
5. Manning / Novak - Feeling alone all together
6. Tomoyoshi Date + Corey Fuller - Midnight sanctuary
7. Jamie Drouin - Dresden
8. Son of Rose - Grand treatments
The Cotton compilation and showcase mark the second anniversary of Dragon’s Eye Recordings’ continued examination of the intersection between minimalist electronics and unique textures and drones. Cotton represents a mix of current artists, new collaborations between them, and some new additions to the family. All of the tracks on this compilation are previously unreleased and consist of some originals for this compilations, while others are teasers for future Dragon’s Eye releases in the coming year. Cotton comes packaged in a slim clear DVD case to further showcase the photography of Steven Miller. Mastered by Kamran Sadeghi.
Reviews
Cammino finalmente da solo per la strada di notte. Perfido gelo negli occhi, evito lo sporco che mi si strofina addosso. Intorno solo sottile amarezza, ma io non mi scompongo. Mi rimbalza nelle orecchie pietrificate esile electronica salvifica. Rumori (magri) quasi impercettibili. Ripenso a quello che ho ascoltato in un'altra vita. Esistenza sul pianeta del fuoco, solcato da paglia bagnata e sabbia acida. Electronica d'ambiente e minimale, piccola ma importante. Le sue guide mentali si chiamano Yann Novak-Corey Fuller-Son Of Rose solo per citare alcuni. Costoro sperimentano a più non posso le sinergie che strumenti computerizzati gli hanno concesso. Grande onore (ed onere) e massimo rispetto per drones sfuggenti e comtemplativi... Magia di una parte dell'uomo ancora inesplorata e recondita, magia della natura malandrina...Very nice.
– Ideabiografica
Before I telephoned Yann Novak, director of Dragon's Eye Recordings, I hastily scribbled the following list: Anomalous, Palace of Lights, and/OAR, Partial, apraxia, PsychForm, MCMC, Unit Circle Rekkids, Abduction, Backwards NW, Endless, Present Sounds, Ventricle, Stentorian Tapes, Debacle, Soccer Mom Ebonics, Gravelvoice, RGI (which, if memory serves, is the unofficial abbreviation for Rabid God Inoculator).
With a tagline of "Minimal Electronics and Drones," Dragon's Eye Recordings also belongs on my list, a long and largely unknown lineage of Seattle labels devoted to adventurous music. Regrettably, fewer than half the labels on my assuredly incomplete roll call remain active.
Given the fiscal peril of running a label, my first question for Novak is simply "Why?" Novak agrees that running a label is a labor of love with scant chance of blockbuster profits, but quickly adds, "Dragon's Eye is about more than just releasing music. I wasn't connected to the scene here, so I wanted to build something that made connections to me and to those who make music I like. Now that we're entering our second year, I'm more excited with what we're doing."
Dragon's Eye also nourishes Novak's own work. "The artists on the label influence me and," he says, skipping a beat with a slight laugh, "sometimes intimidate me." Immediately, I know he's referring to label mainstay Son of Rose, who amplifies the interior of a grand piano with laptop processing. Son of Rose shines on "Grand Treatments," the concluding track of the Dragon's Eye second-anniversary compilation Cotton: There, pinging insectoid pulses and crackles ease into an orbit of gorgeously elongated drones.
– The Stranger
Packaged in a thin DVD box, "Cotton" is meant as a celebration of Seattle-based Dragon's Eye Recordings second birthday. As far as birthday presents go, this one is all wrapped up in superlatives. The set begins with Tadahito Ichinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date's "Gensho no Tabi" where one musician plays light touches on the piano, while the other one recites Japanese text, all the while light electronic flutters are heard far in the background. Further on, we have Yann Novak's drone-inducing, metal-sharp "Lullaby" piece, which is followed by Kamran Sadeghi's subtle crackle-thick "Untitled (kha series)". Jamie Drouin's "Dresden" takes a sharper approach, with its bleak and obtuse guitar-driven propelling landscape. "Grand Treatments" composed by Son of Rose ends off the compilation with a heap of crackled bits and wind-like, sifting concoctions. An atmospheric way to end a compilation that will please any fan of microtones and composed electronic sounds alike.
– Gaz-Eta/ Recenzje
The exciting young art house label Dragon´s Eye Recordings celebrates its second birthday with a handsome compilation entitled "Cotton", showcasing the broad palette of experimental sounds it offers and including previously unreleased material (some of it, albeit, teasers for coming albums) by label founder Yann Novak and half a dozen others solo or in unique tandem combinations.
– Sonomu
US label Dragon’s Eye celebrates and consolidates its second year with this specially packaged release, beautifully presented in a transparent DVD case with cloud images by Steven Miller.
This particular milestone showcases the wide remit of the label, featuring unique collaborative works alongside existing artists and forthcoming releases, giving a further indication that Dragon’s Eye intends to be around for quite some time. Opening with “Gensho no Tabe”, a collaborative piece by Tadahito Ishinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date, a restrained, elegant piano workout, with a theatrical voiceover in Japanese, followed by a Yann Novak piece, “Lullaby” – a tense, metallic dronescape draped over a shifting textural tonal backdrop. Kamran Sadeghi’s “Untitled (kha series)” is a classic ultra minimal tone work, a bleepy, glitchy, utterly compelling soundscape that is for me, one of the high points of this collection. Next we have Corey Fuller’s “Light along the edge of the water” full of sparkling, razor sharp textures, overlaid with twinkling layers of tones, that barely escape lapsing into New Age cliché, by subtly bringing the textural elements to the front of the mix. Manning and Novak follow with “Feeling alone all together”, an expansive, evenly –paced, guitars and samples piece, dripping with reverb, and peppered with organic elements and fissured electronic gestures, that keep the piece alive and interesting. “Midnight Sanctuary” is another collaborative piece, fusing the work of Corey Fuller with Tomoyoshi Date – another tonal piece replete with field recordings and sampladelia that reminded me of some of Fennesz’s finest moments, with splintered, fractured keyboards, and electronic shards. Jamie Drouin is the label’s maverick composer, his “Dresden” track is a skewed, abstract slab of electronica that takes a walk on the dark side with it’s eerie, nagging electronic refrain, and overdriven guitar stabs that collide and invert to create an intense, unnerving edgy soundscape. The collection finishes with label stalwarts, Son of Rose, whose “Grand treatments” lives up to its name completing the album with a finely wrought, muscular tonal edifice of cascading samples and chords, topped with a crackling textural skrim, that gently swells and evaporates, finishing the whole collection on a high.
For a label still so young, Dragon’s Eye have the sort of sharp production values, and keen eye for aesthetics that will take them much much further. With a roster this strong, and inventive, it will surely make them a label to watch for in the future. Fine stuff indeed.
– White_Line
*Mike's joint release of the week* And what an absolutely fantastic way to celebrate your second anniversary this really is. Dragon's Eye has delivered a very substantial album indeed which features 8 superb tracks from label boss Yann Novak, Corey Fuller, Tadahito Ichinoseki, Jamie Drouin, Marc Manning, Kamran Sadeghi and Tomoyoshi Date. Ranging from ultra-fine microsound works through to beautifully melodic works of startlilng beauty via a minimalist, rhythmic approach which owes as much to the sound of Berlin as anything else. The first track alone, by Ichinoseki & Date is a gorgeous slice of piano music with a spoken Japanese monologue that's incredibly atmopsheric. Novak's 'Lullaby' is a drone work with lush detail and texture and Corey Fuller's track deserves a mention because it really is just beautiful. This comes with the highest recommendation and for fans of labels such as Raster Noton or 12k it's simply a must. Quite superb.
– Smallfish
This compilation marks the second anniversary of this Seattle based label run by sound artist Yann Novak who alongwith Tadakito Ichinoseki, Kamran Sadeghi [aka Son Of Rose], Corey Fuller, Marc Manning [aka Heavy Lids], Tomoyoshi Date, Jamie Drouin and Son Of Rose, participate on ‘Cotton’, whose presentation shows a beautiful photography of a cloud with a limpid blue sky as a backdrop in a DVD case.
Tadahito Ichinoseki and Tomoyoshi Date open this comp. with ‘Gensho No Tabi’, a gentle piano notes alongwith a spoken-word in Japanese and some found objects recordings. On ‘Lullaby’ Yann Novak showcase a drone piece and sharp tones that expand through space. Kamran Sadeghi, Untitled (Kha Series] offers tiny digital textures-harmonics. Corey Fuller on ‘Light Along The Edge Of Water’ dig into an ambient piece with fine timbres like little bells. Marc Manning and Yann Novak work together the piece ‘Feeling Alone All Together’ in which shimmering guitar chords combine with grainy static drops. Tomoyoshi Date and Corey Fuller on ‘Midnight Sanctuary’ work with microscopic found objects and drone as a backdrop. Jamie Drouin on ‘Dresden’ and his oppressive grainy textures recall the pusillanimous work of Jason Kahn and Günter Müller. Close this compilation Son Of Rose with ‘Grand Treatments’ with an ambience and flickering and shimmering stasis.
– Loop
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Yann Novak - Lullaby
Kamran Sadeghi - Untitled (kha series)
Manning / Novak - Feeling alone all
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Yann Novak - LullabyKamran Sadeghi - Untitled (kha series)
Manning / Novak - Feeling alone all
together