Second Language
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SL013 – Mark Fry/The A Lords – I Lived In Trees/SL013x – Mark Fry/The A Lords – Leaves
Mesmeric chamber-folk album of instant, copasetic allure, hallmarked by Mark’s painterly take on existence and memory, deftly augmented by Michael Tanner (Plinth, The Cloisters) and Nick Palmer (Directorsound).
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SL012 – Pete Astor – Songbox/SL012x – Pete Astor – Songbox covers
Lushly arranged, timeless chamber-rock, brimming with wry lyrical insight and haunting melodic hooks from prolific Creation Records icon.
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SL011 – littlebow – The Edge Blown Aerophone/SL011x – littlebow – Puff
Flute-centric debut redolent of late-’60s English folk pastoralism, mid-’90s post-rock, Popul Vuh and early Kraftwerk.
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SL010 – Richard Moult – Celestial King For A Year
Three-movement suite of stark, immersive, beauty by reclusive composer/painter/poet.
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SL09 – Various Artists – Minute Papillon
Perhaps Second Language’s most ambitious curatorial exercise. Comprising 60, one-minute-long tracks purveyed by a pan-global retinue of left-of-centre artists.
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SL08 – Klima – Serenades & Serinettes
Second album by Angèle David-Guillou, aka Klima, proffers an ambitious and alluring blend of acoustic and orchestral instruments, analogue synths and teeming percussion – much of it essayed by Angèle alone and decorated with her seductive, melancholy-tinged voice.
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SL07 – brave timbers – For Every Day You Lost/SL07x – brave timbers – Woodwork
A delightfully drowsy procession of mellifluous, melancholy-tinged instrumental vignettes for violin, tenor guitar and piano that will immediately appeal to fans of Rachel’s, Balmorhea and Dakota Suite.
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SL06 – Various Artists – Vertical Integration
17 track, multi-artist compilation features a litany of wonderful, exclusive tracks in a plethora of styles, by an international roster.
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SL05 – Plinth – Music For Smalls Lighthouse/SL05x – Plinth – Flotsam
Evocative rendering of 19th century lighthouse mystery by prolific multi-instrumentalist, Michael Tanner (Thalassing, The A. Lords, The Cloisters, Silver Servants, etc).
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SL04 – Ghostwriter – The Continuing Adventures Of The Strange Sound Association
Beyond easy categorisation, this is music informed as much by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the British Sound Archive as it is various currents in leftfield pop, electronica, folk and plunderphonics.
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SL03 – Dollboy – Ghost Stations / Geisterbahnhöfe
Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere/Aircooled) evokes lost London and Berlin “ghost stations” via haunting electronica.
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SL02 – Various Artists – Music & Migration
The first multi-artist compilation on Second Language, “inspired by the miracle of the migratory impulse,” includes exclusive tracks by Vashti Bunyan, Hauschka, Peter Broderick and many more.
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SL01 – Textile Ranch – Tombola
Over 52 tracks, the very first release on Second Language stretches electronica in all directions.