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L. Pierre

ache.

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L. Pierre

ache.

Aidan Moffat with a piece fashioned from layers of ghostly vinyl crackle and eroded orchestration...

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ESMERINE

Sweet Surrender Be True

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ESMERINE

Sweet Surrender Be True

Members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt Zion with post-orchestral bliss.

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ARTHUR RUSSELL

This is how we walk on the moon

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ARTHUR RUSSELL

This is how we walk on the moon

Feeding our Arthur Russell obsession, this is one of his most loved, familiar and beautiful songs.

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Aaron Martin & Part Timer

Orchard (Scrumped Mix)

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Aaron Martin & Part Timer

Orchard (Scrumped Mix)

John McCaffrey's found sounds lit up by Aaron Martin's quietly spectacular cello...

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STARS OF THE LID / JON MCCAFFERTY

Anchor States, Part 1

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STARS OF THE LID / JON MCCAFFERTY

Anchor States, Part 1

The sound of almost imperceptible paint brushing, accompanied by cello. Sublime.

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TANAKH

Stereognosis

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TANAKH

Stereognosis

Haunting songwriting augmented by dense improv and drone-based composition revolving around cello.

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ELEGI

Fyrtårnet part 3

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ELEGI

Fyrtårnet part 3

Impossibly dark, harrowingly submerged Cello soundscaping from Norway's Tommy Jansen.

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Maria Newman

Dream.

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Maria Newman

Dream.

More traditional arrangements from the bold and versatile Maria Newman.

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JANEK SCHAEFER

Extended Play - Acoustic Ensemble

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JANEK SCHAEFER

Extended Play - Acoustic Ensemble

Heart-stopping arrangement from master turntablist Janek Schaefer.

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THE NOTWIST

Lichter 3

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THE NOTWIST

Lichter 3

The Notwist experimenting with piano loops and the gentle contribution of Cellist Sebastian Hess.

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PETER BRODERICK

Something Has Changed

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PETER BRODERICK

Something Has Changed

Micro orchestrations from the super talented Peter Broderick.

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philip glass

Winnie goes to sea

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philip glass

Winnie goes to sea

At once deeply experimental and endlessly romantic, a perfectly formed masterpiece from Philip Glass.

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MICHAELA MELIAN

Buchberg

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MICHAELA MELIAN

Buchberg

Founding member of FSK (one of John Peel's favourite bands), with a layered Cello experiment circa 2005.

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ES

Universaali totuus

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ES

Universaali totuus

Fonal boss Sami Sänpäkkilä with 8 minutes of dense and unfurled orchestration.

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This time on 14tracks:

“14 tracks unstrung, the cello”

Being one of the lowest pitched string instruments, the Cello lends itself perfectly to our obsession with the bottom registers, carrying with it bass weight and a kind of aural gravity that often colours its surroundings with romance and tension. The selection this week comes to us from a broad spectrum of players, from the traditional movements of the Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble to the unparalleled pop genius of Arthur Russell, from the dense layering of Stars of The Lid to the mechanical augmentations of Janek Schaefer. Yet despite the variance in origin and intention, these pieces all share the austerity, melancholy and otherworldliness that gives the cello such prominence in modern music, at once effortlessly experimental, daring and suggestive of the extraordinary.

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On 19 Nov 09:09 Simon Harris said:

“Arthur Russell”

Only recently discovered him - 'This Is How We walk On The Moon' is by far one of the greatest songs I've ever heard.

On 19 Nov 11:50 Ema said:

“Ah you got me..”

Cello hits me right where it hurts and makes it all better.

On 19 Nov 12:08 Jez said:

“Lovely”

As always, great stuff. It's a shame that 14 tracks doesn't include out of print 7" vinyl, 'cos sixtoo and norsala's 'homages' is an absolute cello killer. I've heard it said that the cello is the instrument most like the human voice, and therein lies it's appeal.

On 19 Nov 12:49 Peter Hollo said:
http://www.frogworth.com/utilityfog/

“As a cellist”

I can fully endorse this selection :) Not that you need me to. Particularly nice to see Part Timer vs Aaron Martin in there!

On 19 Nov 13:36 Jeremy Hartley said:

“Really Great....”

I haven't even gotten to the end of my first listen, but I already have to say that this is the best collection since: "14 Tracks that make you wish you played the piano..." I'd really love to see more classical verging collections like this, or ones based on particular instruments, e.g. Violin or even the Melodica.

On 19 Nov 21:59 Oisin said:
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“Like the site!”

Cool selection and nice "secret record shop" approach - 14 track limit and bundled price make it manageable. Look forward to the next one.

On 20 Nov 10:01 Thomas said:

“Excellent collection but tag problems”

This was a great purchase - eclectic and stimulating. One point though - after importing to itunes, I was surprised to see the tags in such disarray. Song titles and artists were messy, some tracks lacked artwork and most lacked genre information. Also, personally, I would rather these 14 tracks appeared as a compilation for organisational purposes. You could always add original album info as a comment in the tag.

On 20 Nov 12:42 oat said:
http://www.myspace.com/catrinad'olive

“Wonky cellos...”

I think I'm in love with you lot.

On 20 Nov 18:26 Eduardo CS said:

“Check”

Check Michael Hoppé, Martin Tillman e Tim Wheater album Afterglow which contains really great cello lines(martin tillman), listeb the track 'Long Ago'..

On 21 Nov 10:39 Matt said:
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“@Thomas”

Thanks for bringing up the tags. When we make the full selections available as zipped downloads, the tracks in these zips will be tagged to reflect the selection and include the selection artwork within the zip.

As well as the selection artwork, pretty soon all new tracks we get through Boomkat will have the release artwork embedded in the tags.

Whenever you’re buying a single track through 14tracks though rather than a bundle, that will keep the original tags for that track and release.

Thanks for all the comments, please do keep ’em coming.

On 23 Nov 00:12 John Harp said:

“any addenda?”

Most people are probably turned off by the lyrics but I always liked The Martini Bros RMX of "Control" on Disko B...

On 15 Jan 10:53 Debzoid said:
http://www.youtube.com/debzoid

“Another spot on selection from 14 tracks”

I find these sort of compliations to be great for the time challenged who want exposure to new music without the fag of searching online and reading reviews like this!!