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Oumuamua
Melt - (4:22) 153 BPM
Ghost - (3:04) 151 BPM
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MFM 056
18 Oct 21
Ambient/Drone
Between No Things
Tortoise & Hare - (3:41) 159 BPM
Between No Things - (5:39) 159 BPM
Review: If music is for memory then the time is now for new ambient duality Suso Saiz & Suzanne Kraft. As they'll have it, the pair met while supporting Gaussian Curve in 2017 which led to a three-day session of 'almost-no-talking' in the studio. Three years later with the subtle overdubs, edits and refinements added, 2020 bears Between No Things, a soundtrack for quiet dreams above the clouds, none more than the title-track itself. An album that breathes with a sonic fidelity of sweeping textures, sustained chords and bluming atmospheres, its landscapes are tickled by the abstract, astral and acoustic percussion of plucked strings, experimental electronics and compositional charm. A true musical reflection of a new friendship between kindred spirits in its purest form.
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MFM 048
10 Aug 20
Ambient/Drone
Nothing Is Objective
Meccano - (3:28) 155 BPM
Anti-stress For Babies And Families - (8:00) 154 BPM Hot
Abrazo Mirando - (5:14) 157 BPM
Una Voz - (3:55) 159 BPM
Objective Void - (3:27) 150 BPM
Healthy Digestion - (3:05) 153 BPM
Scrub Your Ego - (1:54) 159 BPM
Forma Horizonte - (2:59) 155 BPM
Frogs In Love - (6:26) 154 BPM
Nothing Ends 2018 - (6:26) 158 BPM
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MFM 040
08 Apr 19
Ambient/Drone
Make A Wilderness
Root - (2:46) 154 BPM
Shell - (5:27) 158 BPM
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MFM 037
15 Feb 19
Ambient/Drone
Walkman
Farbwalzer - (3:51) 154 BPM
Review: Walkman was the third album by German musician/painter Guenther Beckers, which coincided with an exhibition around the same time circa 1982. Hailing from Aachen in Germany, he went on later in his career to tour as a guitarist with ECM affiliated Jazz musicians such as Alex De Grassi and William Ackerman, in addition to releases for Klaus Schulze's cult electronic imprint Innovative Communication. Throughout this album, Beckers implemented the 'Kunstkopf' or 'Dummy Head' technique: a 3D audio recording technology that uses two microphones which are mounted in the ears of a mannequin (hence the name in English). It is a method that exploits certain basic principles of human spatial hearing. For many years until now, copies of this album remained only in the hands of art collectors that were present at the original exhibition. It has now been made available for a wider audience thanks to the team at Amsterdam's Music From Memory imprint, upon a friend's chance discovery at their local radio station.
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MFM 035
02 Oct 18
Ambient/Drone
The Order Of Change
Un Regalo - (2:36) 150 BPM
Vendran Lluvias Suaves - (4:04) 157 BPM
Tiempo De Espera - (8:05) 151 BPM
Review: Back in 2017, Tako and Jamie Tiller released Rainworks by Spanish composer Suso Saiz - composer, guitar player, producer and a pioneer of New Age music in Spain. They now look into one of his other projects. The Order Of Change is a compilation of ambient and world music works by Orquesta de las Nubes, with tracks taken from their releases between 1983 - 1987. Saiz joined Maria Villa and Pedro Estevan in the project, From the glistening operatic tones of "Vendran Lluvias Suaves", the blissed-out hypnotica of "Tiempo De Espera" or the brooding atmosphere of "Como Un Guante" this is a riveting listen from start to finish.
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MFM 033
25 Jun 18
Ambient/Drone
Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From Europe (1980-1991)
Various
Nightfall In Camp - "Cada Dia" - (3:00) 151 BPM
Nonobstant - "Jessica" - (5:16) 152 BPM
Review: Music From Memory's last epic compilation, 2017's Outro Tempo, did a terrific job in uncovering the dusty, rarely visited corners of Brazilian electronic music. Uneven Paths offers a similar service to those interested in the eccentric, often inspired fringes of European pop music. Of course, compilers Jamie Tiller and Raphael Top-Secret are not interested in run-of-the-mill or commercial synth-pop, but rather "deviant pop" - melodious, left-of-centre curiosities that some may describe as "Balearic". This is pop music from the outer limits, where tracks variously draw influence from spoken word, global rhythms, post-punk fusion, jazz, new age ambient and kosmiche. It goes without saying that the crate-digging duo's selections are spot on throughout, with genuine surprises around every corner.
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MFM 031
22 Mar 18
Coldwave/Synth
Improvisational Loops
Wav1 - (4:22) 150 BPM Hot
Soft G - (3:18) 154 BPM
Review: Terekke's recent run of form is more impressive as the weeks go by, with this new Improvisational Loops LP being the perfect follow-up to the recent Plant Age release. In truth, this is the sort of material which we love to hear from the man. Moreover, we're super psyched to see the producer on Music From Memory, an imprint which has been a constant source of pleasure for us over the last 5 years; the match couldn't have come at a better time. Holland's finest have really got the best out of Terekke, with this album expanding the borders of his musical palette further than ever before, and while he was known for dreamy deep house in the past, this new LP offers some truly stupendous soundscaping that offers the very best of the enlarged 'new age' glow. Cinematic, to say the least.
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MFM 028
28 Feb 18
Ambient/Drone
Early Tape Works 1986 - 1993 Vol 1
Drawing Seeds - (4:19) 150 BPM
Review: Sapporo's Kuniyuki Takahashi, who has made a name for himself through the prolific Mule Musiq, should't just be seen as a house or techno producer. Far from it, the man comes from a heritage of experimental electronica, dabbling in ambient and drone since the late 1980's, and it's thanks to the ever-reliable Music From Memory that we are able to take a dive into his roots, and the core of his musical mindset. This first volume of Early Tape Works (1986-1993), are a bit of new age delight, shimmering in the wind like that first Spring foliage. This music is any synth addict's reverie, where slow-forming pads merge with organic instruments to swell up into something that is almost soulful in its approach. Enter the forbidden palace - it's an eye-opening experience.
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MFM 027
24 Jan 18
Ambient/Drone
1 By 1
Excerpts From Ground Zero - (4:46) 155 BPM
Review: The genius of Music From Memory has always been the label's ability to shine a light of sublime music that most will have missed. Certainly, very few will be familiar with the work of Geoffrey Landers, a Denver, Colarado-based multi-instrumentalist who recorded three albums and one single between 1982 and 1987. This superb retrospective contains material from all of these releases, deftly showcasing Landers' intriguing musical palette - a trippy mixture of vintage electronics, experimental new wave influences, strange spoken word snippets, occasional dub influences, effects-laden guitar passages, post-punk attitude, minimalist synth-funk and what would now be considered discordant art-rock. It's a stylistic melting pot that makes for wonderful listening.
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MFM 025
03 Nov 17
Coldwave/Synth
Wind
The Wind Song - (5:45) 159 BPM
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BAR 003
05 Sep 17
Ambient/Drone
The Distance
T.O.R. - (5:55) 153 BPM
Review: Jamie Tiller and Tako's Music From Memory now present Gaussian Curve's second album entitled The Distance. Comprised of Amsterdam's 'Young' Marco Sterk on machines, Melody As Truth boss Johnny Nash on guitar and Italian ambient hero Gigi Masin on synths. The trio follow up 2014's wonderful Clouds LP with more dreamy and ethereal balearica ("Suspended Motion") by way of vague kosmic rock flourishes ("T.O.R.") and bluesy tones like on the lush "Last Breath". Much like its predecessor, the album had been recorded in a mere few days in Sterk's studio near the city's infamous Red Light District and this opus could potentially be held in such high regard by critics too. It's a superb effort from start to finish and highly recommended.
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MFM 018
17 Apr 17
Ambient/Drone
Outro Tempo
Various
Priscilla Ermel - "Gestos De Equilibrio" - (9:05) 152 BPM
Carioca - "Branca" - (5:06) 154 BPM
Review: Music From Memory has a reputation for doing the unexpected. It would be fair to say that few would have predicted the Dutch label's decision to release a collection "electronic and contemporary music from Brazil". As usual, the Red Light Records affiliated crate-digging crew has done a superb job with Outro Tempo, which was compiled by label affiliate John Gomez. Musically, it's predictably varied but always beautiful. It mostly focuses on tracks that fuse traditional Brazilian instrumentation, percussion and musical ideas, with elements of electronica, ambient, jazz-fusion and Reich style minimalism. The accompanying liner notes do a great job in putting the collection in context, explaining how the music was often inspired by political changes within Brazil during the 1980s.
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MFM 016
24 Mar 17
Ambient/Drone
The System EP
Pendy! You're In Some Awful Danger - (4:51) 152 BPM
Review: In typical Music From Memory fashion, their latest archival release shines a light on one of the UK's lesser-known bands of the early 1980s. The System released a lone single in 1981, followed by a now incredibly rare debut album, Logic, in 1983. Three of the cuts here are taken from that set, including the dreamy, downbeat Balearic-pop opener "Almost Grown" - a wonderfully evocative six minutes, all told - and the far-sighted, spacey, proto-techno shuffler "Vampirella". This single also includes one previously unreleased track, "Find It In Your Eyes", which was rescued from long-forgotten master tapes during the licensing process.
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MFM 013
17 Nov 16
Ambient/Drone
Odisea
Ya Son Dos Los Cielos - (4:48) 150 BPM
Nada De Lo Que Sucede - (5:16) 156 BPM
Los Cielos Siempre - (4:44) 152 BPM
La Muerte Del Agua - (5:31) 156 BPM
Apriendo A Amerizar - (4:02) 157 BPM
Review: Having introduced Gigi Masin to a wider audience via the brilliant Talk To The Sea compilation back in 2014, Music From Memory is now attempting to do the same with Suso Saiz. Like Masin, Saiz was a new age/ambient pioneer in his country (in this case, Spain), releasing a smattering of obscure solo albums between 1984 and the present day. The material on Odisea - dreamy, stripped-back, evocative, occasionally breezy and largely built around vintage synthesizers and his own, Steve Hillage-like guitar work - is taken from those albums, as well as an obscure cassette-only release. As usual, the Amsterdam diggers have also included a number of previously unreleased tracks, drawn from the musician's extensive archives. It all ads up to another must have compilation from Europe's premier Balearic archivists.
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MFM 009
17 Nov 16
Ambient/Drone
Tower Of Silence
Improbably Musica - (2:52) 159 BPM
Tamatave - (4:18) 152 BPM
Semar - (5:25) 154 BPM
Blue Garden - (4:36) 151 BPM
When A Dolphin Saves A Baby - (3:29) 150 BPM
Night Music - (4:19) 156 BPM
The Way Of Discreet Zen - (3:30) 152 BPM
Played by: Pete gooding
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MFM 014
17 Nov 16
Ambient/Drone
I Was Crossing A Bridge
Hollywood - (2:37) 152 BPM
Inferno (part 2) - (4:28) 154 BPM
Review: Ever wonder where Music From Memory founders Abel Nagengast, Jamie Tiller & Tako Reyenga got the name of their label from? The answer is obscure New York musician Vito Ricci, whose diverse and quite stunning discography of private press releases is compiled on this wonderful retrospective I Was Crossing A Bridge. Active during the '80s musical heyday of New York, Ricci description as "one of the unsung heroes of New York's downtown music scene" is fully qualified on this 18 track double LP release, which contains such a dizzying array of musical styles it's tempting to call him a musical genius. The three strong suite of "Inferno" tracks in particular could easily be mistaken for the work of Container, and that Ricci was capable of that as well as some tongue in cheek coke boogie like "I'm At That Party Right Now" means Music From Memory should be applauded once more.
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MFM 005
15 Jun 15
Ambient/Drone
Clouds
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MFM 004
16 Apr 15
Ambient/Drone
Talk To The Sea
Talk To The Sea - (7:05) 157 BPM
The Kasparian Circle - (7:44) 152 BPM
Random Security - (5:27) 156 BPM
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MFM 002
16 Apr 15
Ambient/Drone
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