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You can now stream the Adequate Remixes EP via awkward's soundcloud page.  To hear the tracks in all their full, non-compressed glory, you can still grab the limited edition, handmade double-CDr release of the remix EP + the original Adequate EP from awkward's website.  Plus, you'll get 2 extra mp3 remixes when you buy the record, so it's a pretty sweet deal.  Better get on it.

Adequate Remixes by awkward


artist: awkward
title: Adequate + Remixes 2CDr
label: Self-Released
catalog #: wkw01

Disc One - Adequate

01. Limo Scene
02. It's Brooke Shields
03. Joylessly
04. Adequate
05. Deliver
06. Muttering Vague Clichés
07. Be Animals

Disc Two - Adequate Remixes

01. Limo Scene (Chris Moss Acid Remix)
02. It's Brooke Shields (Cubus Remix)
03. Joylessly (Cats on Earth Remix)
04. Adequate (awkward Remix)
05. Deliver (Milieu MMX)
06. Muttering Vague Cliches (Lucid Rhythms Remix)
07. Be Animals (Beak Remix)

Buyers also receive 2 extra non-CD mp3 remixes.
+1. Deliver (Pink Space remix)
+2. Muttering Vague Cliches (Lucid Rhythms Milk Snatcher Dub)


We've been talking about the physical release for awkward's "Adequate" for at least a year now and it's finally available to order as a limited edition handmade double CDr! Disc One contains the original 7 tracks released via the Futonic Records digital release and Disc Two is the album remixed by Chris Moss Acid, Cubus, Cats On Earth, awkward, Milieu, Lucid Rhythms and Beak. The package is priced at a very reasonable $7 USD and is limited to only 40 copies, so get it fast or spend the rest of your life in a deep, dark well of depression, lamenting the missed opportunity. Everyone that orders the album will also receive 2 extra exclusive mp3 remixes by Pink Space and Lucid Rhythms.

Listen to a short sampler of the Remixes disc after the break.


There haven't been many new Cats On Earth tracks as of late...I keep saying to myself that I'll do another CoE album someday, but the truth is I don't go back to writing in this style much these days, so it will probably just be one-off tracks for the foreseeable future.

This one makes heavy utilization of my new, mostly hardware setup, so it's pretty different than past tracks under this alias, but if you've been listening to my moto-SLAVE stuff it won't be that drastic of a departure. Lots of analog synths and drum machines, a sick JX-3P bassline and some Blade Runner-esque soundscapes. Enjoy!

cats on earth - frequencies by cats on earth

Big thanks to awkward for taking the time to upload the "Broken Pieces" compilation so that ye may preview it before ye download, listen on the go or just generally be in awe of its awesomeness wherever you may be.

Broken Pieces by Gravity Halo


Artist: Various Artists
Title: Broken Pieces
Cat #: GRH007

Tracks:

01. William S. Braintree - Can I Go With You?
02. Chris Moss Acid - Crash Acid
03. Rock Hyrax - Sickbot
04. Acidburp - Hoedster van de Kaas
05. mummyshroud - Acid Riddim
06. Mumkai - All These Gifts
07. Milieu - Blisschord II
08. Mumkai - Great Times
09. awkward - My Time Has Passed
10. moto-SLAVE - Bioroid 2
11. Rock Hyrax - Emergency
12. Cats On Earth - Phobos
13. Sendy - Pelt
14. awkward - My Time Has Passed (Reprise)


Well friends, we're 8 months into this Gravity Halo undertaking and so far, so good.  We're steadily gaining readership, hits and most importantly, we're putting out a TON of great music by some really talented artists and giving them a platform for their music to spread across the globe.  Now that's not to say that we've reached our goals or even a comfortable resting place because there's lots more room to grow, but it is a great time to put together a release that sums up what Gravity Halo is all about.  Thus, we present to you our first compilation/mixtape - "Broken Pieces".  These 14 tracks run the spectrum, from awkward's ambient noisescapes to Acidburp's lush, progressive breakcore to Mumkai's neck snapping beats to Sendy's epic sound adventures and Rock Hyrax's intricate micro-glitch - the styles vary drastically, but the connecting threads are clear.  These are all incredibly skilled independent artists that are driven by their love of making tunes and that's apparent in every second of this record.  

Enjoy the release, spread it around, repost, reblog, re-fuckin-tweet, tell some dude on the street...let's do this, people!

Stream the album after the cut:



artist: Cats On Earth
title: La Fin Triste

tracks:
01. His Father's Grave
02. Cesar
03. I'm Sorry We're No Longer Friends
04. Counting the Rays of the Sun
05. Future Knife
06. An Unbearably Sad Ending
07. Geometry & Nature
08. The Mystery Is In The Reflection
09. Constant Failure
10. And You Will Never Know
11. The Girl With Leopard Spots
12. Rue
13. thac0
14. The Rain Will Wash It Away


Download "La Fin Triste" by Cats On Earth (.zip file)


Originally released on Binkcrsh Records in 2005, "La Fin Triste" is a melodic, emotionally charged album that covers a wide range of sounds and styles, but fits mostly in the experimental drum n' bass/IDM genres. This is the last record I did under the Cats On Earth alias and I'm still pretty proud of how well it holds up even though I've moved away from this style in recent years. The album tells a story that's not necessarily important to the enjoyment of the music, but it's all about loss, self-reflection and running from your history only to discover yourself in the remnants left behind by your departed family. This release contains all new artwork, has been re-encoded from it's original masters and contains a previously unreleased track, "Constant Failure".

La Fin Triste Sampler by cats on earth

It's 4/20, bro. Here are a few festive tracks for you to enjoy from our Youtube channel.

EDIT: it's a playlist, btw...you can cycle thru it or just let it play.



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If you haven't been tuning in to the Gravity Halo YouTube Channel, your missing some great tunes, you fool! I've been uploading a bunch of great tracks by Gravity Halo artists like Sendy, mummyshroud, moto-SLAVE, Cats On Earth, awkward and Beak - both new, exclusive tracks and classics from the vaults. Here are a few recently uploaded remixes for you to check out.

First up is one of the UK's hottest electro artists, Grum, remixed by moto-SLAVE:


And in celebration of his recently kicked off End of Irony tour, here's an oldie but goodie - Captain Ahab remixed by Cats On Earth:


In honor of the release of his new album "Mythology of the Metropolis", here's a classic Deceptikon track, also remixed by Cats On Earth:


And finally, here's one of the many times Beak and awkward have remixed each other, this one being awkward's remix of the Beak track "I Saw Two Of Me":


For more like this, be sure to subscribe to the YouTube Channel. Leave us a comment, say hi and enjoy!

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The weekend is over and you're probably sitting at your desk wishing you were dead, but fear not! There is beauty in the world and you need to remind yourself of that before you end up losing it and possibly murdering somebody.

For that I recommend this wonderfully tranquil video by friend of the blog, Milieu, depicting the first snowfall of the season in his South Carolina home set to one of his unreleased ambient tracks.



Brian Grainger, better known by his many aliases, including Milieu, Coppice Halifax, Vhom, Pink Space, etc., has been prolifically releasing music for years and has already amassed a discography that most musicians would be lucky to hold a candle to throughout their entire careers and he shows no signs of slowing down. As the proud owner of many of his releases, I highly recommend you check his stuff out!

He remixed the Cats On Earth track "I'm Sorry We're No Longer Friends" for the "Le Debut Heureux" EP (downloadable @ that link) and will also appear on awkward's upcoming remix EP that is currently in the works, so stay on the lookout for that.

Cats On Earth
San Francisco, CA
Prog-IDM/Experimental DnB

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Evolving compositions, complex drum programming, lush synths, melodies and atmosphere.

Cats On Earth is the pet project of Chris Oldaker (Largo), a decade+ long experiment in beat fuckery, sound clashing and storytelling. With several albums, EPs and remixes under his belt, CoE's sound has evolved over the years from moody, twisted beat music to traditional IDM to an evolution of so-called drill n' bass/breakcore that favors intricate beatwork combined with progressive song structure to create tunes that pulse with vivid imagery and atmosphere.

Though relatively quiet since the release of his "La Fin Triste" album on binkcrsh back in 2005, CoE is back in the studio working on a follow up expected sometime in 2011 (but of course, you'll hear new tracks long before that if you stay tuned to this blog).

To tide you over until then, enjoy the epic closing track to "La Fin Triste", "The Rain Will Wash It Away"!