Format: 3" CD featuring 4 tracks St Kilda is the side-project of Last Days’ Graham Richardson. Having issued two critically acclaimed albums (soon to be three) through the evergreen n5MD, St Kilda acts as a distant counterpart or reprise to the themes established on his Last Days 2006 debut
Phantom Channel is a boutique Netaudio and CD-R Label, with roots in both London and Glasgow, that specialises in experimental sounds -- Issued free via the Creative Commons Act or in low-price 3" CD
We also host events, under our Phantom Channel Presents banner. These take place in LONDON and acts scheduled to appear so far include Machinefabriek, Library Tapes, Yellow6, Konntinent and Boduf Songs
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'EP' - St Kilda
Format: 3" CD featuring 4 tracks St Kilda is the side-project of Last Days’ Graham Richardson. Having issued two critically acclaimed albums (soon to be three) through the evergreen n5MD, St Kilda acts as a distant counterpart or reprise to the themes established on his Last Days 2006 debut ‘Sea’.
From the lonely wind sounds that usher in opening number “This Small Boat” to the pure elegiac beauty of closing track “The Sirens”, St Kilda projects an emotional depth not normally associated with primarily digitally performed sound.
Warm, shimmering soundscapes are formed using drifting, melancholic drones and subtle, heart-breaking harmonic shifts which mingle with intriguing forgotten sounds and digital scree.
JasperTX’s seminal “I’ll Be Long Gone Before My Light Reaches You” remains a suitable reference point and perhaps the more wistful aspects of Stars of the Lid’s repertoire. With four tracks gently unfolding over twenty minute duration, St Kilda will most definitely tug at your heart-strings, but those who listen deep enough will discover a journey of triumph over adversity
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Reflecting (Ambient and Loop Tracks, Autumn 2006) [Reprise] EL Heath [PHCH009]-
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Based around the unique howl of the Martenot (one of the scarcest instruments on the planet) and his choice of recording equipment - namely a 20 year old tape recorder, 'Reflecting' was once described as Basinksi's decomposing symphonies laced with the expansive nature of Vangelis' 'Bladerunner' score. Certainly, EL Heath's cavernous compositions, especially when he layers cascading drones, with obscured voices, piano, muffled guitar, the Ondes and violin, create warped, dream-like sequences of woozy melody and other-worldly peculiarity. 'Reflecting...' is an invigorating antidote to over-bearing digital manipulation and a celebration of nostalgia..
Dramatic sound sculpting of the first order (Textura)
Phantom Channel Compilation Part 2 [PHCH001-2]
...it states that the music industry is in crisis on their website – well, the industry might be, but on the evidence here with the likes of these guys (Phantom Channel) working as curators, the music side is in safe hands (The Silent Ballet)
"Floating Sounds" - Elisa Luu [PHCH002]
Elisa Luu is an astonishingly talented artist, crafting immersive and emotive soundfields with ease (The Luna Kafe)
"Vie comme un Parasite Faisant la fete" - Chaz Knapp [PHCH003]
Chaz Knapp of Our Brother The Native has taken time out to record six tracks of piano led brilliance for Phantom Channel. Fans of Peter Broderick, Max Richter and Ralf Zurmhule will likely revel in the classical orchestration and subtle hints of electronics prevalent throughout
...Ambitious and Stirring (Music Musings and Miscellany)
"The Blue Sunshine (One)" - Mosca [PHCH004]
Scottish-based Ambient Terrorist Mosca presents "The Blue Sunshine (One)". A one-hour long piece of the deepest of deep ambient sounds. Intended as the first part of the quadrilogy, this release has trance-inducing qualities, sit back, relax, set your controls for the heart of the sun and immerse yourself in the sounds of Mosca.
"A House of Gold and Oak" - Stray Ghost [PHCH005]
A House of Gold and Oak' unfurls majestically over almost twenty minutes, touching on cornerstones including Tangerine Dream and Godspeed You Black Emperor and finds Stray Ghost operating in a Symphonic-Drone stratosphere all to his own.
"With The Flowered Minds" - Wo0 [PHCH006]
Utilising his guitar as a receiver of signals, Belgrade-based Wo0 captures the frequencies from radios, computers, media players, remote controls, phones and other inventive mobile devices to create a very subtle, harmonic, deep and oscillating sound..
"Inside The Dream Laboratory" - Eyes Flutter Beneath [PHCH007]
'Inside The Dream Laboratory' is designed for low-volume consumption, when sleep isn't necessary but, instead a natural, unhurried occurrence. It's this psyche Eyes Flutter Beneath intends to tap into, coiling deeply personal field recordings of a biological nature round peaceful, unpolished ambient textures to reveal a pure human element towards a genre that often strays in the other direction.
'If I Could Buy A Map of Hope - Volume 2' - Konntinent [PHCH008]
'If I Could Buy A Map of Hope - Volume 2' appropriately acts as an extension to the inaugural record found on ace German boutique imprint Sonic Pieces. Like its predecesor 'MOHv2' is an exploration of organic, free range melody and process moulded textures - an argument of stasis and free form. In the palette this time around are some glockenspiels, some vocals, some splicing, some dicing and some dancing. Across 8 compositions 'MOHv2' touches various musical bases including Post-Rock, Soundscapes, Drone, Broken Vocal Songwriting and even Techno.
'Reflecting (Ambient and Loop Tracks, Autumn 2006) [Reprise]' - EL Heath [PHCH009]
Based around the unique howl of the Martenot (one of the scarcest instruments on the planet) and his choice of recording equipment - namely a 20 year old tape recorder, 'Reflecting' was once described as Basinksi's decomposing symphonies laced with the expansive nature of Vangelis' 'Bladerunner' score. Certainly, EL Heath's cavernous compositions, especially when he layers cascading drones, with obscured voices, piano, muffled guitar, the Ondes and violin, create warped, dream-like sequences of woozy melody and other-worldly peculiarity. 'Reflecting...' is an invigorating antidote to over-bearing digital manipulation and a celebration of nostalgia..
'Lamenter' - Sleeping Me [PHCH010] (COMING SOON)
Thick, melancholic and evocatively haunting soundscapes created entirely by guitar, the music of Sleeping Me employs a balance of delicacy, power and gentle reverb to present an affecting sound that's resplendent in its warmth and fiery beauty. 'Lamenter', closely following stunning debut full-length 'Cradlesongs' on celebrated Australian imprint Hidden Shoal, proves that Sleeping Me's sound finds peace in even the most heartbreaking of circumstances, rarely has the devil's instrument of choice sounded so heavenly.
This wonderful cd brings you gentle, floating, euphoric drones from Italy. Dimenticanza can be best translated as "Overview" And this is exactly what the drones do. My personal favorite of this cd is "Transparent Lids". This is a must to have for the fans of euphoric floating drones!! first run of 50 copies. Cds come in handpressed paper with pieces of flowers.
5Euro+shipping costs, Send me a mail for ordering. Wholesale prices possible for distro's and mailorders!
There are two new tracks up on the player. The first one is called 'Strange Dusk' and is from 'Orb Night' a forthcoming release on Phantom Channel, which will be available as a limited 3" disc or a free download. The second is called 'Channel' (in no way connected with the label, just a coincidence) and is, at the moment, not due for any particular release - but it will be.
Hello! Here I show you my new instrument ready to the electronic and experimental live music performance. It's a little bit odd... Maybe you..d like to enjoy this live-set. Come and feel it on this video.
Hola! Aquí os presento mi nuevo instrumento preparado para la interpretación de música experimental y electrónica en directo. Es un poco curioso... A lo mejor os gustaría disfrutar de este live-set. Venid y escuchadlo en este vídeo.
FRM005 Tainted Corrosive Mist - The Way To Nirvana
This time we take you on a darker journey, Tainted Corrosive Mist is a one man project from Germany, this is a release of 3 tracks with a total running time of one hour. Dark noisy dronescapes that lead you through endless rows of old rust, black skies and forgotten industry.
machine gods and iron suns and stars.But who knows... maybe your journey will be entirely different then mine, afterall... Each being has his or her own way to nirvana.
