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UE 291LP
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The Roman on the cover soldiers on in silence. This album is the product of excavations in materials recorded at home, EMS in Stockholm, Worm in Rotterdoom, and Willem Twee Studios in 's-Hertogenbosch, much of which has been collaged, re-collaged, broken apart, bleeped backwards and put back together with the kind of casual elegance that takes years of practice to perfect. Hiele is a very busy man: aside from his music (solo, commissions, and in collaboration with far too many people to mention here) he co-runs Table Dance -- a bar-restaurant-venue in Antwerp's red light district -- and Universal Exports, a shady organization that occasionally releases records. Includes a poster/insert, download code, and Ultra Eczema sticker; edition of 300.
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EKS 010LP
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Hiele's soundtrack to the film Saints (2016), by Dieter Deswarte. Eleven tracks on this 10" vinyl. Specks of land in the vast infinite sea, islands have long fascinated the human imagination. Oddly exotic & gently paced, Hiele's soundtrack drags the listener into eleven pastorals bulking of fragile sustained breaths of melody. Accents of resonating strings, airy playfulness and sacred fragments of droning nature drive with the instrumentation of clarinet, double bass and various electronics. Cover photo by Sylvie De Weze. Saints is the documentary film about isolation and the impact that it can have on a small society.
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EKSTER 004LP
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Ekster presents the second album from the very talented Hiele -- more dope shit from this highly-skilled young whipper-snapper. Limited to 500 copies. Behavioral scientists discovered why watching a forest relaxes the mind while the sight of an urban jungle, no matter how intricate, stresses us out. A forest contains so many lines, triangles, etc., that our mind immediately gives up on trying to see it all. This giving up is the relaxing effect. In the city our eyes and mind keep on trying to see every line, square, rectangle, etc. Impossible of course, and thus: stressing. The same goes for Hiele's music, which is a true aural forest of all electronic music. There's simply too much to hear: ambient, 808 jack, '90s IDM, Chicago footstep, glitchy bits, etc. So, there are only two cerebral reactions possible. First, if not accustomed with electronic music, is to put the needle off the record after a few seconds into the first track, and to never give it a second try. Secondly, to sit back and let the ingenious compositions wash over you. By the time you've been able to pinpoint a certain recognizable sound, Essential Oils, even more so than its predecessor, has already moved on so much that it leaves you wondering if a new track has already begun or not. (This wondering, again, makes you lose the pace.) Most electronic artists would be able to make a full-length album with the material that Hiele uses in only one track. Yet, amidst all his frantic compositions, Hiele never loses his keen sense for sweet melodies and, yes, even danceable beats. The album comes in a full-color printed sleeve, with a cover photo by Hildegard Hanssen and graphic work by Victor Robyn. All tracks produced and mixed by Roman Hiele. Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.
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