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Helpling and Jenkins on Spacemusic Podcast
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New Release: BELOW THE MOUNTAIN
Craig Padilla, the acclaimed electronic music veteran, is back and better than ever with Below The Mountain, a new deep-space analog synth sequencer work. Inspired by the landscape and surroundings of Mt. Shasta near his home in Northern California, Padilla masterfully guides the listener through sweeping sonic vistas of electronic soundscapes, and across a boundless rolling terrain of pulsing sequencer motifs. Below the Mountain is a textural electronic evolutionary sound journey (more...)
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Treasure Cover Art Wins Award
Treasure received the NAR award for Best Album Art of 2007. Our congratulations and appreciation go to Mr. Ryan Bliss, the amazing digital artist who created of the stunning image that appears on the cover of Treasure.
See more of Ryan's work at Digital Blasphemy.com
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HYPNOS titles now available
In our ongoing attempt to make available music that we think our listeners should know about and would likely enjoy, we have recently added some select releases from the HYPNOS Recordings label to the online shop. Hypnos has been releasing music for the past decade, and we are happy to be able to offer some of their releases to the Spotted Peccary listeners, beginning with some of our favorites by Saul Stokes, Chad Hoefler, Paul Ellis and Numina. Many of you have probably already heard of at least a few of the Hypnos artists, but if you haven't, we strongly urge you to give these a try...Some really good stuff here!
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Amazon.com : Best of 2007
Amazon.com has released their best of 2007 top ten lists, and Spotted Peccary's first and last releases of the year are both on it. Erik Wollo's February 2007 release, ELEVATIONS, finds itself at number eight, and for the third straight year Between Interval makes the editors' cut, this time with the October release, RADIO SILENCE. Congratulations to both Erik and Stefan!
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New Steve Roach Releases Added
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Spotted Peccary releases with Hemi-Sync
 
Monroe Products has released versions of Convergence (Convergence with Hemi-Sync®) and Wachuma's Wave (Deep Time Dreaming) which incorporate their patented and internationally acclaimed Hemi-Sync® Technology. The original master tracks of these two releases have been remastered, and Monroe Products has embedded a custom mix of audio-guidance frequencies to deepen their immersive effects and act together to create a focused, whole-brain state known as hemispheric synchronization, where the left and right hemispheres of the brain are working together in a state of coherence.
For more information and to order the CDs, visit the Monroe Products website.
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Lots of new titles added to the store
We've had quite a few boxes and shipments showing up here over the past few
weeks from places near and far, so here's a quick update to let you know about
all of the new stuff that has been added to the online store.
GLACIATION
Patrick O'Hearn
Inspired by the otherworldly beauty of the northern latitudes, and dedicated
to all those who share respectful consideration for its future. Glaciation is
an inspiring, peaceful and sometimes haunting journey that is yet another masterpiece
from Patrick O'Hearn, put on your headphones, turn out the lights, close your
eyes and journey to a magical place.
A WARNING FROM
THE ELDERS
Byron Metcalf
A Warning From The Elders places emphasis on the raw, organic sounds of wood,
skin, metal, clay, stone, and the human voice. Byron’s masterful production
results in a delicious blend of fierce percussion, heart-opening textural voices
and overtone singing – a bold sonic expression of power, purpose, presence
and compassion for the Earth – the Mother of us all.
Rudy Adrian's Starfields:
Sequencer Sketches vol.3 and Par
Avion: Sequencer Sketches 4, both walk the fine line that falls between
atmospheric ambient and classic uptempo Tangerine Dream/Klaus Schulze style
electronic. Do not be misled by the word "sketches" in the titles. There's nothing
unfinished about this music.
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An interview with Howard Givens
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Green Isac to perform live in Norway
At Frydenlund Studios 20 year anniversary - October 20, 2007 at Kampen Bistro, Oslo - there will be a unique opportunity to experience Green Isac live. The line-up for this very special occasion will be: Tov Ramstad - cello, Jo Wang - keyboards, Frode Larsen - percussion, Morten Lund - guitar and indian mountain dulcimer, Andreas Eriksen - percussion and electronics. more info...
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Erik Wollo Live in October
Erik Wollo has two upcoming live shows scheduled for October, including a rare USA appearance.
Saturday 13 October, 2007
E-Live Festival
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e)
Den Dolech 2
Eindhoven
The Netherlands
http://e-live.groove.nl
Saturday 27 October, 2007
The Gatherings
St. Mary's Hamilton Village
3916 Locust Walk
(east of 40th & Locust)
Philadelphia, PA.
http://thegatherings.org/
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New EP From Green Isac
Green Isac has just released their new download only EP entitled KITES. The EP contains four new tracks from Green Isac, and is the follow-up to the Backwaters EP. Kites is the second in a series of three EP downloads to be released in the coming year. more...
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Latest Release from the Lotuspike Label
We have added new music to the online store...
Winter Light is the newest release from texturalist Jeff Greinke, and is his first release on the Lotuspike record label. Balanced between a study in classical chamber composition and ethereal ambience, Winter Light evokes a distant, icy, and occasionally somber landscape, peppered with the visages of some long sought after memory. more...
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Helpling & Jenkins interview
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Radio Interview with David Helpling and Jon Jenkins
John Diliberto, host of the Echoes radio program, recently flew to San Diego from the Echoes homebase in Philadelphia, and spent an afternoon talking with David Helpling and Jon Jenkins talking about Treasure. The interview feature will be broadcast on over 250 stations nationwide on the Echoes program airing Tuesday June 19, and again on the Echoes Sunday edition June 24th. To find a station near you that carries the Echoes program, click here.
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Treasure is here...
Treasure, the new release from David Helpling and Jon Jenkins is here and now shipping. The eagerly anticipated collaboration from Helpling and Jenkins is finally a reality. Deep spaces punctuated by powerful grooves make this album a rewarding listening experience that is beyond words. Travel into the deep and discover the magic and wonder of Treasure. more...
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New music added to SP Streaming Radio
We have added tracks from the latest releases to the Spotted Peccary online streaming radio station. The station plays over 12 hours of music in random rotation 24 hours a day for your listening pleasure. In all, more than 15 new tracks have been added from Erik Wøllo's ELEVATIONS, Martin & Verner's ANNO DOMINI, and Helpling & Jenkins' soon to be released TREASURE. Let it play for a while...you just might hear something new!
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New Release...ANNO DOMINI
Two artists known for their mastery of subtlety and the essence of understatement come together to create a haunting work that blurs the line lying somewhere between darkness and light; between apprehension and calm. Ambient textures of synth and guitar set the stage while occasionally haunting and beautiful Latin vocal phrases act as a beacon that guides the way through the dark and mysterious depths of the soul. Peaceful and yet powerful, Anno Domini lead us through doorways deep within ourselves that have long since been forgotten. more...
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More in Store
We've added some more back catalog titles from Michael Stearns, Steve Roach and Robert Rich to the online store. Now available are:
Sacred Site by Michael Stearns
SoMa by Steve Roach & Robert Rich
Strata by Robert Rich & Steve Roach
Most other Hearts of Space and Patrick O'Hearn titles have also been restocked and are available once again.
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Elevations is CD of the month
Erik Wollo's new release, Elevations has been chosen as the Echoes "CD of the Month" for February 2007. Echoes is a daily two-hour music soundscape, distributed by Public Radio International and broadcast on over 150 radio stations from Maine to California, and each month ECHOES Senior Producer and Host John Diliberto picks a favorite new CD as the ECHOES CD of the month. Elevations is the third Erik Wollo CD to be selected since 2001.
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New Music from Craig Pdilla
More electronic wizardry from Craig Padila and long time collaborator Skip Murphy has arrived from the Netherlands based Groove Unlimited label. This lasest import to bear the Padilla name explores new sonic territory, while keeping firmly rooted to the influential electronic music from the golden age of sequencing. Now available in our online store. more...
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Amazon.com : Best of 2006
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KINK FM 102 Lights Out CD
Tracks from Beyond City Light, Blue Sky Red Guitars, and Convergence appear on the latest sampler from Portland, OR. radio giant KINK FM 102, Lights Out 10. The CD is a benefit CD for the Oregon Food Bank, and features almost 70 minutes of KINK Lights Out music hand selected by nighttime music programming legend, Sean Marten.
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New Release for November 2006
THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW, the new release from Craig Padilla has arrived and is now available.
A new long-form ambient work from Craig Padilla in the style of VOSTOK, this 63 minute piece slowly evolves as shimmering rays of sonic bliss emerge from the shadows to reveal a contemplative deep listening experience. THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW is an electronic space ambient evolutionary sound environment; dense, organic, and an otherworldly experience. more...
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New Music from Green Isac
A new four track EP from Green Isac entitled Backwaters is currently available at the iTunes music store. It contains four new tracks and is the first in a series of three Green Isac EPs to be released in the coming year. more...
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Two new Lotuspike titles now available
The two newest releases from the Lotuspike Label are now available for online ordering.
MOONWATER
On MoonWater, Rudy Adrian takes a page out of the Brian Eno ambient manual, diving deep into subtlety and meditative minimalism. MoonWater is a beautifully crafted study in deeply serene and contemplative soundscapes. more...
TREPANATION
Echoing chords and voices half-heard contribute to the dreamlike state induced by Trepanation. At times dense, others sparse; at times disturbing and others serene, Reuter lays a tonal foundation over which partially-intelligible voices and other effects contribute to the disconnected floating atmosphere of the subconscious state. more...
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New Release for August 2006
AUTUMN CONTINENT, the new release from Between Interval has arrived and is now available.
A timeless new release, AUTUMN CONTINENT is a superbly crafted blend of Space Ambient and Electronic Downtempo. Provocative subterranean explorations are balanced with a sense of light from an otherworldly perspective. BETWEEN INTERVAL has created an organic, accessible, and thought filled atmosphere.
more info and MP3 clips...
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Podcast 12 is available
Get it!
David Helpling
click here to subscribe to the podcast through iTunes...it's free!
David Helpling
and Jon Jenkins take a break from working on their upcoming collaboration,
Treasure,
to do a podcast from David's studio, "Deep Exile". Topics
include music, movies, the current collaboration project, and what
David has been up to since the release of Sleeping
on the Edge of the World in 1999. Lots of unreleased material
to hear in this one!!
Tracks:
0:00 - Unreleased work in progress
by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins
6:27 - "A Cool Bath" (unreleased) from
the COLD STORAGE soundtrack by David Helpling
8:33 - "The Ring, The Road" from
the unreleased TAFT soundtrack by David Helpling
10:15 - "In From The Rain" from
the unreleased TAFT soundtrack by David Helpling
12:30 - "Sapna Cries
Alone" from the CD
TRADE
OFFS by David
Helpling
14:48
- Unreleased work in progress
by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins
33:48
- Unreleased work in progress by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins
40:14 - Unreleased work in progress by David
Helpling & Jon Jenkins
feedback:
podcast@musicisart.com
Visit
David Helpling online: davidhelpling.com
& dhmmusicdesign.com
download enhanced version - download non-enhanced version
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Lotuspike catalog added to the store
We are very pleased to announce that all releases from the Lotuspike label are now available through the Spotted Peccary online store. This relatively new label (established early in 2004) is quickly gaining a reputation for releasing intriguing and provocative ambient electronic music of the highest standards. We at Spotted Peccary are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer these outstanding releases from a label who shares our vision and commitment to quality and artistry. Pick some up...definitely worth hearing!
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Amazon.com : Best of 2005
Amazon.com has released their best of 2005 top ten lists, and two of Spotted Peccary's current offerings are included. SECRET OBSERVATORY by Between Interval joins Jon Jenkins' BEYOND CITY LIGHT on Amazon's Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in New Age list. Other notable names on the New Age top ten list include Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Peter Kater, Jon Hassell, and R. Carlos Nakai. We at Spotted Peccary are humbled and honored to be included amongst such pioneers! Many thanks to Amazon.com for recognizing and acknowledging these artists outstanding efforts.
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Peccaries Arrive In THE NEW WORLD
Actually, the Peccary (or Javelina) is the only pig-like creature that is NATIVE to North America...but that's another story entirely!
With the release of Writer/Director Terrence Malick's THE NEW WORLD just around the corner (Christmas Day), NEW LINE CINEMA and APPLE COMPUTER have posted an HD version of the behind-the-scenes featurette trailer that has been running in theatres for the past several weeks.
This two and a half minute trailer is a glimpse into the making of the film with thoughts and commentary from actors CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, COLIN FARRELL, CHRISTIAN BALE and Producer SARAH GREEN.
The exciting news for us here at Spotted Peccary is that the trailer includes a track (THE SOURCE) from the latest Jon Jenkins album BEYOND CITY LIGHT, as well as additional unreleased tracks that Jenkins and Howard Givens created specifically for the promotion of the film.
View the behind the scenes feature in HD here.
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New Craig Padilla Release
PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms
The latest release from the excellent Lotuspike label. Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms have both had successful independent careers as ambient musicians, but this CD marks their first collaboration, and it is a mesmerizing sonic experience. This project has been worked, reworked, polished and primed by the artists and the care in it's creation shines through. Recommended for electronic music fans and those who enjoy Padilla's music. more...
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Tom Griesgraber Interview
Tom Griesgraber was recently interviewed by Michael Foster, for the webmagazine Ambient Visions. Read it here...
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Fall releases now on iTunes
The new releases are now available for download from the iTunes Music Store! Download the entire album for $9.99 or select individual tracks for $.99.
What is iTunes?
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Peccary Podcast listed in iTunes directory
After a long wait, the enhanced version of our Music is Art podcast has been added to the iTunes podcast directory.
The enhanced version contains the same audio as the non-enhanced version, but it also includes images, links to additional information, and chapters that allow you to skip back and forth to different sections of the podcast. We plan to occasionally distribute videos through this feed as well.
Spotted Peccary is one of the first lables of the genre to offer an enhanced podcast, and we are thrilled to be included in the iTunes directory.
Click here to view the listing.
iTunes 6 required
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New in the store...
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Peccary Podcast #7 is up
We have created a new website for the podcast.
www.MusicIsArt.com
There you'll find all the info on podcasts, a show archive, and the current show.
If you are using iTunes to listen to podcasts, we highly recommend that you subscribe to the iTunes feed for the enhanced podcast. That way you can enjoy the images, chapters and clickable links that accompany each program.
In the latest podcast, Steve Roach joins us in a conversation about his recent experience remastering Dreamtime Return, shares insight into it's creation and how it affected him, the creative process, the music business in general, and much more.
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NEW RELEASE: Salvaging The Past
Available now...
Dean De Benedictis, has envisioned a vital work of instrumental compositions, exploring the art of electronic music with a refreshing integrity. Blending traditional electronic tones and structures with acoustic elements, he has sculpted an album that is raw and direct. In essence, he has captured a heart of true electronic music, while suggesting more thought-provoking themes. more...
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The Spotted Peccary MUSIC IS ART Podcast - #5
We are now creating an enhanced podcast specifically for iTunes that contains images and clickable links.
Here is how to subscribe:
- Open iTunes 4.9 or later
- Choose "subscribe to podcast..." under the "Advanced" menu
- paste this feed into the URL window that opens and click "OK"
http://www.spottedpeccary.com/itunes/itunesfeed.xml
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ERIK WOLLO - WEST COAST TOUR 2005
Eric Wollo returned to the USA for a very special West Coast tour in August 2005. These were be Erik's first North America shows since the spring of 2002 when he played a handful of dates across the US and Canada, including this wonderful show for The Gathering in Philadelphia. Erik's live performances feature his electric guitar and synth work as found on past albums such as Wind Journey.
Appearing with Erik was be Chapman Stick master Tom Griesgraber, whose solo debut release "A Whisper in the Thunder" launched the Spotted Peccary label imprint O3E Music last year, and legendary drummer Jerry Marotta who has drummed with a who's who of top music stars including Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, the Indigo Girls, Elvis Costello, John Mayer, Robert Fripp, Hall and Oates, Tears for Fears, 10,000 Maniacs, Sara Mclachlan and many others.
Erik presented his own solo set, as did Griesgraber/Marotta, and they even managed to do some things all together as well. It's a very rare treat to have Erik here in the states, and any opportunity to see three artists of such high caliber is not to be missed. These were wonderful shows, and we thank everyone who came out to support these artists!
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The MUSIC IS ART podcast - Episode 4 is posted.
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A NEW WORLD OF SOUND
In December, New Line Pictures will release THE NEW WORLD, starring
COLIN FARRELL, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, and CHRISTIAN BALE, and directed by TERRENCE MALICK (Days Of Heaven, The Thin Red Line). The film, an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607, transforms one of the most enduring American legends of the past 400 years, that of John Smith and Pocahontas, into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery.
As promotion for THE NEW WORLD began to gear up in May, we were asked
if select tracks from the SPOTTED PECCARY catalog could be used as
musical elements in some of New Line's behind the scenes podcasts. Of
course, as is often the case in the movie biz, projects are constantly
evolving, and before long JON JENKINS had created five new original tracks, and HOWARD GIVENS was mixing and editing a ten minute audio program combining Jenkins' music with vivid sound effects and behind the scenes interviews with cast and crew. This program, produced by CHRIS CUMMINGS, is an audio companion to a beautiful book containing stunning images and information about the making of the film.
A short four minute version of the program has been turned into an
Exclusive Slide Show for New Line's official NEW WORLD website, TheNewWorldMovie.com.
Click here to go the the website, and click on "Features", and then "Behind The Scenes Preview" once you are there.
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The MUSIC IS ART podcast #3 is posted.
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New In The Store...
We have received a small stack of MANTRAM, the latest release from Steve Roach, Byron Matcalf, and Mark Seelig. This is a great release that picks up right where Wachuma's Wave left off!
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Erik Wollo Interview
Erik Wollo recently did an interview with Michael Foster, for the webmagazine Ambient Visions. Read it here...
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Spotted Peccary Joins The World Of Podcasting
We have always wanted to have our own Spotted Peccary radio program, and now we do!
Thanks to the growing phenomenon of Podcasting, you can now get Spotted Peccary music, news, info, artist interviews, unreleased rarities, works in progress, and more delivered to your computer in the form of an MP3 file. Our plan is to create a new Podcast at least once a month...and probably more often than that.
You don't have to keep checking the website to find out when we create a new podcast. Just subscribe, and whenever we post a new one, you'll automatically get it.
Best of all...ITS FREE!
Click here to subscribe or find out more about Podcasting.
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Jon Jenkins interview on ECHOES Radio
Listen for Jon Jenkins on Wednesday. April 6th or Sunday. April 9th on the nationally syndicated ECHOES Radio Program. Echoes host, John Diliberto, visited Spotted Peccary Studios while the new Jon Jenkins release, Beyond City Light, was still taking shape. Hear some excerpts from their conversation as Jon Jenkins' takes us inside his dream orchestra.
Echoes is a daily two-hour music soundscape, distributed by Public Radio International and broadcast on over 150 radio stations from Maine to California. Click here to find stations and times to hear ECHOES in your area.
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Part 2 added: An inside look at the new release by Jon Jenkins.
We have posted the second of a series of quicktime movie previews of the new Jon Jenkins album, Beyond City Light. Each webisode will feature a different track from the album, offering a glimpse into the making of the record, along with Jon Jenkins thoughts and comments about the featured track. Check back often as we plan to add more movies over the coming days and weeks.
Click here to see the clips...
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SECRET OBSERVATORY Audio Clips Added
We have added audio clips for the new Between Interval release, SECRET OBSERVATORY. Sample the Deep Space vibe here.
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Spotted Peccary Launches New Record Label
Spotted Peccary Music is proud to announce the launch of its new eclectic imprint O3E, with the release of A Whisper in the Thunder by Chapman Stick master Tom Griesgraber. O3E will diversify the Spotted Peccary offerings to include a new vision of art-based Classical, Jazz, Electronic, and Rock.
Over the past twenty years, Spotted Peccary Music has firmly established itself as a premiere "art" label focused on electronic and acoustic music. It has built a highly acclaimed reputation by continuing to support artists intent on producing artful and meticulously crafted music intended for deeper listening.
O3E continues this esthetic while expanding the genre focus to include material that will be appealing to a wider audience. Spotted Peccary Music label head and founder Howard Givens states, "By expanding our focus to include a fresh new approach to Classical, Jazz, Electronic, and art-Rock, we will offer our listeners a wider range of music and further our commitment to visionary compositions that more completely reflect our views of music art and its interaction in our lives. As with our other imprint, Wanderings, O3E will give us a larger sonic canvas on which to present music that we believe in."
The music of O3E is available at o3eMusic.com, Amazon.com, iTunes, and a select number of the finer music retailers.
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NEW MUSIC FROM DAVID HELPLING!
Since the release of his last CD, "Sleeping On The Edge Of The World" in 1999, David Helpling has been successfully creating music for countless commercial, video game, multimedia, television and film projects. In 2003, David spent several months scoring the full-length feature film, "Trade Offs,", for Writer and Director Vikram Yashpal. And while assuring us that he is hard at work on his next official release, David has agreed to make this soundtrack available as an exclusive limited offering - direct from the artist - to help appease those fans who eagerly await his upcoming album. Each high quality CDR in this limited run comes to us directly from David's studio, packaged in a jewel case with high quality artwork. Lush ambience infused with rhythmic elements, ethnic flutes by Greg Klamt, violin textures by Todd Kennemer, and deliciously haunting vocals by Nidhi Bhatmuley.
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Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher on ECHOES.
Listen for Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher Mon. August 2nd or Sat. August 7th on the nationally syndicated ECHOES Radio Program. Deborah and Cheryl will talk about their new album, TIBET, and their journeys through Nepal and Tibet which inspired the music on the disc.
Echoes is a daily two-hour music soundscape, distributed by Public Radio International and broadcast on over 150 radio stations from Maine to California. Click here to find stations and times to hear ECHOES in your area.
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More titles added to iTunes
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Craig Padilla and Paul Ellis IMPORT
This is a 2004 release on Europe's Groove label that you won't find in US stores!
Craig Padilla and Paul Ellis, join forces to create ECHO SYSTEM. Craig and Paul spent two years fine-tuning the music on this release, and it is sure to appeal to long time fans of electronic music. Definitely a must for fans of Padilla or Ellis' previous works, and a great introduction to those discovering either of them for the first time. more...
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New Releases on iTunes
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New David Helpling Website
The Official David Helpling Website has launched and is now online. Please visit www.DavidHelpling.com to get updates on David's upcoming Spotted Peccary release, watch video clips, learn some fun facts, download rare and unreleased tracks, and more!
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Spotted
Peccary has joined the download revolution! Some of our albums are now
for sale as digital downloads at the iTunes music store.
More of our titles
will be added over the coming weeks and months as they are incorperated
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Emotional Landscapes #1 at Amazon!
Amazon.com has released it's top ten picks for 2003, and Erik Wollo's EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES is listed at number one in the new age category.
In addition, Echoes radio has announced its essential CDs of 2003 and EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES is in the top ten on both the staff and listeners lists.
Congratulations Erik!
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Erik Wollo Import
THE POLAR DRONES
This is a 2003 release on Europe's Groove label. You won't find this one in US stores! On this new disc, Erik offers a wide selection of exciting electronic musical moods. It contains 15 pieces of music that range from slow drifting snowy landscapes, to more intense grooves with tasteful use of melodic patterns and sequences. A highly personal musical world. more...
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Michael Stearns Live at The Gatherings Concert Series, Philadelphia, PA.
The Gatherings Concert Series presented Michael Stearns in a rare live performance on Saturday October 4th 2003.
The concert included music drawn from Stearns' rich 25 year background in music and presented stunning video clips from his many film projects.
For photos and reviews of the event, visit The Gatherings Website
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John Flomer Interview at WindAndWire.com
Check out the April installment of WindAndWire.com for a great interview with John Flomer. Find out about John's early days as a touring Rock & Roll guitarist, the meaning behind "Primal Cinema", and John's thoughts on what makes him tick.
Click here to read the interview.
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Friday, May 09th 2008.
