Esem - Scateren: Finest free album u will download all year
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:07 pm
An acquaintance of mine and Loopz's for a few years, George Marinov aka Esem has decided to release his third album online, (after two albums on Merck and DeFocus, and an appearance on the acclaimed Intelligent Toys compilation). While I was suprised at this, knowing he's been working on this for a long time Im delighted that its seen the light of day. Not only is this available online but it is available as a free download in both Ogg and Mp3 and as a podcast. I don't know what's happened to LP3 he was working on but he states that this isnt it... Anyway, all he asks is for you to send him a postcard or an email. Enjoy the music, here's the info and download:
Story
Scateren contains impulses, moments, snapshots, environments, interpretations, places to escape, ones i've been to, ones I long for, and ones I maybe just imagine; people i know, like, dislike, laughed with, hurt, was hurt by, fell in love with, ignored, met, followed.
In a way these 13 tracks are all scrambled. Some of them happened before the time they apply to. Others were perfect for their moment and remained good afterwards. One or two recreate a time long gone. They lack finish, polish, post production, decent mixing, mastering, etc, etc, etc. (etc.), all the things they say make a professional record. They are completely awash in reverb too. Oh and the ends are cut. I hope this will not prevent you from experiencing them, just as it did not stop me. I like them, and I am content to have them shared.
Indeed.
Free Audio
I have mixed feelings towards the recording industry at this point. I do not particularly agree to the model and I do not exactly like the patterns. Go grab a Nano and hold it. Feel how things are becoming obsolete, much quicker than one can handle. I was offered to have these commercially released, but that is not something I would now be happy with.
Then there's the music vs money issue. Well I did not conceive the music with money in mind so why should you pay for it anyway? I, like you, enjoy a good freebie. So here`s your treat. Grab Scateren, spread it, make a CD for your car and friends. (Don't charge or you will burn in hell.)
Plus, this way it will never run out of stock. It will never get dusty on your shelf. Or if you make and lose a CD, you can always recreate it from the files. And last, I don't think I kept the originals anyway. So, if you feel you're stuck with compressed audio, then tough.
Download
This release is originally available in high quality OGG format. To download from Kahvi, click here.
Additionally, these MP3 versions will be available for a limited time only.
mp3's here
On a personal level, I'm sad to see George sounding a bit disillusioned with the music industry and I would liked to have seen this album get a full CD release and I can only hope that releasing it this way will get more people to listen his music. I first heard an outstanding track from this album, Dispehrse about 2.5 years ago and it still sounds as emotional now as it did then. I can't recommend this album enough, and of course I hope it leads people into buying some of his other work because Esem deserves recognition for his outstanding work. If you like it, you can get his main previous works Enveloped, Ikae and Serial Human online from smallfish.co.uk.
Additionally, I noticed that there was a thread announcing the streaming of the album last week and yet it only got 23 views and 0 replies. How come? Download this album, print out the artwork, and give copies to friends!
Story
Scateren contains impulses, moments, snapshots, environments, interpretations, places to escape, ones i've been to, ones I long for, and ones I maybe just imagine; people i know, like, dislike, laughed with, hurt, was hurt by, fell in love with, ignored, met, followed.
In a way these 13 tracks are all scrambled. Some of them happened before the time they apply to. Others were perfect for their moment and remained good afterwards. One or two recreate a time long gone. They lack finish, polish, post production, decent mixing, mastering, etc, etc, etc. (etc.), all the things they say make a professional record. They are completely awash in reverb too. Oh and the ends are cut. I hope this will not prevent you from experiencing them, just as it did not stop me. I like them, and I am content to have them shared.
Indeed.
Free Audio
I have mixed feelings towards the recording industry at this point. I do not particularly agree to the model and I do not exactly like the patterns. Go grab a Nano and hold it. Feel how things are becoming obsolete, much quicker than one can handle. I was offered to have these commercially released, but that is not something I would now be happy with.
Then there's the music vs money issue. Well I did not conceive the music with money in mind so why should you pay for it anyway? I, like you, enjoy a good freebie. So here`s your treat. Grab Scateren, spread it, make a CD for your car and friends. (Don't charge or you will burn in hell.)
Plus, this way it will never run out of stock. It will never get dusty on your shelf. Or if you make and lose a CD, you can always recreate it from the files. And last, I don't think I kept the originals anyway. So, if you feel you're stuck with compressed audio, then tough.
Download
This release is originally available in high quality OGG format. To download from Kahvi, click here.
Additionally, these MP3 versions will be available for a limited time only.
mp3's here
On a personal level, I'm sad to see George sounding a bit disillusioned with the music industry and I would liked to have seen this album get a full CD release and I can only hope that releasing it this way will get more people to listen his music. I first heard an outstanding track from this album, Dispehrse about 2.5 years ago and it still sounds as emotional now as it did then. I can't recommend this album enough, and of course I hope it leads people into buying some of his other work because Esem deserves recognition for his outstanding work. If you like it, you can get his main previous works Enveloped, Ikae and Serial Human online from smallfish.co.uk.
Additionally, I noticed that there was a thread announcing the streaming of the album last week and yet it only got 23 views and 0 replies. How come? Download this album, print out the artwork, and give copies to friends!
