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Kemper Norton - Loor. Really enjoyed his Supernormal performance and ahead of seeing him in Newcastle in a couple of weeks thought I'd pick up one of his albums. Psychogeographical electronic folk? [not trying to define a genre, trying to describe what it may sound like]

Kikagaku Moyo - s/t and Mammatus Clouds. Still lovely...

My favourite ice inspired electronic label Glacial Movements had a sale for customers - 5€ per cd. So ordered a batch. So far listened to these two (both hour long single piece albums):

Oophoi - An aerial view.
Francisco Lopez - Amarok. This is probably the most interesting on first listen... a good volume range from silence to loud electronic drone.

And that's it - parents visiting this weekend so my usual listening has been curtailed!

"Kemper Norton - Loor. Really enjoyed his Supernormal performance and ahead of seeing him in Newcastle in a couple of weeks thought I'd pick up one of his albums. Psychogeographical electronic folk? [not trying to define a genre, trying to describe what it may sound like]"

If you have a penchant for the more, shall we say 'Hauntological' side of music, you gotta chek out the Outer Church Compilation (there's a Kempter track on there too).

Oooh, I'm envious you get to see him, not had the pleasure. No one 'Hauntological' comes to Brum :( Think it offends their delicate dispositions.

The KN album Carn is supposed to be pretty good, not tracked down a physical copy though, as it was a limited release.

Few other fav' Kemperish goodies if you fancy a listen here...
Her - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OL_yxrHp0
All Through The Night (Trad) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B2szPMNZHg
Wintervals - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq8SnI1D6HY
Montol - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy04XdvyGv4

Some of his earlier stuff is more, shall we say, ambient/found sound in nature. Later stuff is where it's at for me. Proper hearty winter fare, to gather near to the fire, your back against the night, drink your ale, and ponder the ways.

I see tracks like 'Montol' as the sonic/aural equivilent of oral history pioneer George Ewert Evans work. Don't ask me why, just do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ewart_Evans
http://littletoller.co.uk/bookshop/nature-classics/the-pattern-under-the-plough/

Keith Seatman ploughs a similar furrow to KN
We Always Loose - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcWL3VwVEo
A Specific Function - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLXfeK9qtL8
Our Secret Place - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a14Qh-WTLik
The Woodcraft - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ-cLsvsno4