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ROS01 - Whip | R. Mutt's Blues May 2007:
sweet, hushed tones and delicately cracking vocals with plaintive and genuinely stirring lyrics. R. Mutt's Blues is the record that saw Jason slowly return from almost dead; after an entire year of phonographic inactivity, the first months of 2007 will see Whip release this stunning EP and accompanying full length, as well as some (no doubt wonderful) live performances on this side of that great Atlantic. The title refers to Marcel Duchamp's oft-misunderstood Dadaist masterpiece 'Fountain', and is a knowing and cheerful allegory to something we may never understand. These songs will melt hearts.

ROS02 - Felicia Atkinson & Sylvain Chauveau | Roman Anglais 10th of March 2008:
Felicia and Sylvain's debut collaborative effort is quite noticeably the work of two of the field's most noteworthy songwriters. From Dans La Lumiere's gentle electronic flickering that brings to mind Labradford or Stars of the Lid, to the gorgeous (and unexpected) English vocals of Aberdeen - "down by the river, I shot down my baby" - this record is one that no-one will fail to be stirred by. Like a serene, slow-motion window into the world of Paris' lively architecture, or a glimpse into where silence meets sound at their closest point. You will not forget this record.

Le premier album de Félicia avec Sylvain est une collaboration où l'on peut clairement percevoir le styles respectifs des deux personnages. De l'électronique scintillante et légère de Dans La Lumiere, vision de délicatesse et de grâce dans leurs formes les plus pures, à la surprenante voix anglophone de Aberdeen – « I shot down my baby, down by the river » – une musique qui en remuera plus d'un. Comme un alenti depuis une fenêtre parisienne, ou la rencontre rencontre intime entre le son et le silence. Vous n'oublierez pas cet enregistement.

ROS03 - Rivulets | You Are My Home 5th of May 2008
We have, in You Are My Home, a wintry, longing and grippingly beautiful record. Moments of warmth are carried – resonate, even – through passages of great yearning. The heartbreakingly lingering finger-picked guitar; warm, full orchestral arrangements and enveloping, delicate vocal deliveries that make up You Are My Home are to be treasured, held close like sunlight in Alaska.

This is a record that stands so complete and so singularly in the field; there is enough sentiment here to fill a whole back catalogue of recordings, and O Rosa Records is proud to present this truly breathtaking release.

Whip - website | myspace
Portland's Jason Merritt writes songs for both himself (as Whip), and for his band (Timesbold). while all are rich and melancholy Americana, the former are much softer and more delicate than the full-band arrangements, and fit the O Rosa sound perfectly.

Felicia Atkinson & Sylvain Chauveau - website | myspace
We welcome the first European artists to our little label. The melifluous sonic interweaving of autumnal, shimmering guitar, prepared piano, subtle electronics and the most musical use of pure silence in modern times with Felicia's barely-whispered narratives inspired us to welcome them with open arms. Sylvain has released with the world-respected Type and Fat Cat labels (his most recent EP S is available from Type as of October 2007), has toured with Sigur Rós and played with Christian Fennesz, and is one of Paris' most prominent currently-operating modern composers. Felicia is an artist, and a songwriter in her own right, as well as writing poetry (as evidenced here), and has a discography no less note-worthy than Sylvain's. Their debut collaborative effort will be lovingly handled by us next month! Pre-orders available soon!

Sylvain a enregisté pour les prestigieux labels Type et FatCat, a tourné avec Sigur Rós et joué avec Christian Fennesz, et s'avère l'un des compositeurs modernes les plus éminents de Paris.

Félicia est artiste, poète et musicienne dans un style très singulier, et a un CV non moins remarquable que celui de Sylvain.

Rivulets - website | myspace
Nathan Amundson began writing songs as Rivulets in 1999, after leaving home as a 16-year old and traveling almost non-stop across the United States.

Rivulets has previously released records with Important Records, Acuarela, BlueSanct, Silber, and (perhaps most thrillingly) Chair Kickers' Union (the label owned by Low. Alan Sparhawk of that band also recorded the first two Rivulets full-lengths, and Mimi Parker performs on them).

Having shared a stage with - among others -Cerberus Shoal, Coco Rosie, Mark Eitzel, Daniel Johnston, Low, Mirah, My Morning Jacket, Scout Niblett, Piano Magic, Stars of the Lid, Songs: Ohia, Swearing at Motorists, Willard Grant Conspiracy, and Xiu Xiu, Rivulets is a well-known as a blistering live act, and will be gracing Europe with songs from You Are My Home in 2008. more artists to come (possibly even one from denmark)...

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Artanker Convoy (Social Registry) - website | myspace
Imagine you have just stepped into a swinging sixties party and the music is just flowing throughout the whole room. Their deep grooves have the whole scene flowing and everybody is vibing on the same current. that atmosphere is what Artanker Convoy brings to their pieces. Put them on and all you will want to do is turn on and let them move you to a higher place.

"Like David Holmes funking up Tortoise" - Norman Records

The Balky Mule (FatCat) - myspace
Currently resident in Melbourne, Australia, The Balky Mule is the alias of Sam Jones, a highly talented, self-taught multi-instrumentalist, who over the past decade or more has been a key member of the vibrant Bristol post-rock scene, playing in numerous bands, both live or on records, including Movietone and Crescent (alongside his bandleader brother, Matt), Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, and Third Eye Foundation.

Sam’s ability to genuinely capture the purest of sentiment with a Daniel Johnston-like honesty seems effortless. The content is all enchantingly ramshackle and collaged, the form has a confidence, light-heartedness and maturity that brings to mind as many fundamental giants of pop (Beach Boys, Talk Talk etc.) as it does modern (-ist) experiments in genre exploration (early Beck, Animal Collective and Faust are all in Sam’s influences list).

O Rosa Records is a new label owned and run by James Vella of yndi halda.

Our ethos is to present special music; works of art that could have been released anywhere in the world at any time in human history; music that sings intimately to you and I. We are not a business, we are a creative endeavour.

The releases will be packaged and designed with the dedication that the music deserves. We will not release our own music. We are very interested in non-western, interesting folk music with lovely vocal harmonies and nice use of orchestral instruments, but not as a rule.

The name comes from Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf (one of James' favourite novels): "O Rosa! O departed youth! O Goethe! O Mozart!"

You may look at yndi halda's little faces here.

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James Vella | "James Hetfield"
Oliver Newton | "Lars Ulrich"

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Baked Goods (Europe)
P*Dis (Japan)
White Noise (Hong Kong)
Forced Exposure (USA)

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