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LP version. Earth, Our Planet?: A call for environmental awareness. This time, Pedro Vian -- the founder of Modern Obscure Music -- presents his fourth solo album. Earth, Our Planet? promises to immerse listeners in a moving odyssey, crossing the boundaries of musical genres to provoke an urgent meditation on the protection of the planet. On this occasion Vian has composed the album influenced by the myth of the eternal return, the compositions are long and repetitive, generating states of pure trance. Pedro Vian, singular for his fusion of genres and styles, ventures into even more complex territories in Earth, Our Planet?. From the first listen, it is evident that this work treads the line of convention and breaks the boundaries of electronic and experimental music with artistic dexterity. The album weaves together texture, hypnotic rhythms and melody. Each track reveals his distinctive ability to create immersive landscapes, guiding the listener into deep emotional introspection. The album features high-caliber collaborations that add layers of creativity and elegance. Trumpeter Pierre Bastien, whose early productions left an indelible mark on Aphex Twin's Reflex label, infuses "A Day in Rotterdam" with a unique emotional resonance. Violinist Asia, renowned for her avant-garde approach and ability to conjure unique landscapes, elevates the album's opening tracks "Urobóros" and "Les Tambours Subterraniens." Their skill and sensitivity intertwine perfectly with Vian's artistic vision. In addition, Italian producer Daniele Mana, with whom Pedro Vian collaborated closely on his previous album Cascades (MOM 036LP, 2022), also contributes to "Les Tambours Subterraniens." There is also a collaboration with Raül Refree, an artist with whom Vian worked with in 2023, presenting "Font De la Vera Pau," an album that The Guardian defined as "a wonderful piece of electro-acoustic music, a captivating mix of strings and analogue synth drones which sometimes flirts with Alice Coltrane-ish spiritual jazz." With Earth, Our Planet?, Pedro Vian not only offers up some of his best work to date, but it is also a call to reflect on humanity's relationship with the natural world.
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Earth, Our Planet?: A call for environmental awareness. This time, Pedro Vian -- the founder of Modern Obscure Music -- presents his fourth solo album. Earth, Our Planet? promises to immerse listeners in a moving odyssey, crossing the boundaries of musical genres to provoke an urgent meditation on the protection of the planet. On this occasion Vian has composed the album influenced by the myth of the eternal return, the compositions are long and repetitive, generating states of pure trance. Pedro Vian, singular for his fusion of genres and styles, ventures into even more complex territories in Earth, Our Planet?. From the first listen, it is evident that this work treads the line of convention and breaks the boundaries of electronic and experimental music with artistic dexterity. The album weaves together texture, hypnotic rhythms and melody. Each track reveals his distinctive ability to create immersive landscapes, guiding the listener into deep emotional introspection. The album features high-caliber collaborations that add layers of creativity and elegance. Trumpeter Pierre Bastien, whose early productions left an indelible mark on Aphex Twin's Reflex label, infuses "A Day in Rotterdam" with a unique emotional resonance. Violinist Asia, renowned for her avant-garde approach and ability to conjure unique landscapes, elevates the album's opening tracks "Urobóros" and "Les Tambours Subterraniens." Their skill and sensitivity intertwine perfectly with Vian's artistic vision. In addition, Italian producer Daniele Mana, with whom Pedro Vian collaborated closely on his previous album Cascades (MOM 036LP, 2022), also contributes to "Les Tambours Subterraniens." There is also a collaboration with Raül Refree, an artist with whom Vian worked with in 2023, presenting "Font De la Vera Pau," an album that The Guardian defined as "a wonderful piece of electro-acoustic music, a captivating mix of strings and analogue synth drones which sometimes flirts with Alice Coltrane-ish spiritual jazz." With Earth, Our Planet?, Pedro Vian not only offers up some of his best work to date, but it is also a call to reflect on humanity's relationship with the natural world.
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MODERN 023LP
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Spanish producer Pedro Vian is dreaming of the sea on Ibillorca, his third studio album. "Ibillorca is a journey to a utopian island, a journey to a new state of mind." You can hear this displaced utopia on songs like "Can Mortera", a dreamy reflection on house music, recorded in Ibiza in summer 2019, that brings to mind Larry Heard at his most meditative; or "Medusa" (featuring artist Rosalie Wammes), which sounds like Tangerine Dream drifting over the sea. The Quietus called Pedro Vian's debut album Beautiful Things You Left Us For Memories (MODERN 005LP, 2016) "the soundtrack to walking around the city at night," while his eponymous second album was both deeply personal and more suited for the dancefloor. Ibillorca is his Mediterranean album and his most varied release to date. "The Destiny Manifest" nods to drum and bass -- albeit a touchingly Iberian take on the genre -- while "Western Snow" has a hint of Erik Satie's piano minimalism. Vian's new home in The Netherlands also played a role in shaping Ibillorca. Vian recorded the album during his residency at HetHEM, a new contemporary space in Zandaam, 30 minutes from Amsterdam. "I have my studio at the top of the building, from there I can see all the boats going up and down the river IJ," Vian says. "The art space is located in an industrial area, everything is grey, also the sky." All the better, then, for dreaming of the sea.
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MODERN 020EP
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Fresh from Pedro Vian's full LP release, here are club ready remixes of "Flexible Girl" and "Darwin's Nightmare". These are remixes made with the dancefloor in mind. The "Flexible Girl" remixes come from Chicago's renowned sound sculptor Hieroglyphic Being who supplies a key led version, Barcelona based Cardopusher with an '80s bass-driven revision and a submerged acid remix from Portuguese producer Da Silva. The remix of "Darwin's Nightmare" is a trippy version by legendary Ukrainian producer Vakula.
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On Pedro Vian's second album, the now Amsterdam-based artist opens up a new sonic chapter of his life, running through depths of emotions and feelings, traversing moments of euphoria, fury, serenity, hope, and love. Recorded between 2014 and 2018, the LP opens with a melodic flourish, drops down through mournful vocal driven pieces and lands on fast moving synths across a set of 12 deeply personal tracks. A follow-up to Vian's 2016 acclaimed debut album Beautiful Things You Left Us For Memories (MODERN 005LP, 2016), this sophomore LP shows the breadth and maturity of Vian's sound, falling in between the cracks of downtempo electronica, ambient, and post rock. Pedro discloses: "I have tried to be sincere, transparent and pure. During the recording process I have avoided artificiality. I do not like the overproduction of music. I like to feel the naturalness and the essence of the beat of the instruments. I like to look inside until I find something real with which to communicate." "Seneca" features Laia Nadal.
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The founder of Modern Obscure Music (MOM) presents Beautiful Things You Left Us For Memories which culminates a creative process that has led him to work over the years as one half of Aster, releasing on respected labels like John Talabot's Hivern Discs to Hieroglyphic Being's Mathematics Recordings. Pedro Vian surprises with an album that is impossible to categorize into a single musical style. BTYLUFM guides its audience through musical scenes typically attributed to the artist, with atmospheric tracks like "Pandora". But it also travels through abstract, sonic labyrinths in songs like "Maia" or "Nine Is Nine", accentuates the rhythm with techno tracks such as "Le Fou", "Invisible Objects", or "Indian Strings", and even submerges the listener into the depths of pop with "801 Nite", where Vian collaborates with the young and talented singer of Mourn, Carla Pérez Vas. This is a kaleidoscopic work, adamantly supported by artists like Gold Panda, Laurel Halo, Barnt, bRUNA, and the North American producer Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, among others.
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Beautiful Things You Left Us For Memories Remixed showcases five remixes from Eric Copeland, a member of Black Dice and frequent collaborator of Animal Collective; the Swedish producer Peder Mannerfelt; two from the exceptional musician and Tevo Howard; and Escapismo, an anonymous project of which any information cannot be shared. The release reunites the subjective and stylistic interpretation of each producer, effectively translating the tracks into a more dance-oriented, clubbing feel.
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MODERN 004EP
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A renowned producer from the Barcelona scene, Pedro Vian, has taken a significant step forward in his career with the creation of Modern Obscure Music. This time, Pedro Vian presents Black Toms EP, a new release which includes Inga Copeland and Pye Corner Audio reinterpretations. Note: last copies of 2015 release and all copies were shipped by the label w/ approx 1" seam-split covers.
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