In-box: November 2009

The latest releases from publishing houses, production companies and record labels throughout Andalusia:

Yphsilon/Vertigo de JR Seaton. Nocturnes, 2009. nocturnes.cc.
Superb understated tripping house music from Berlin. The first hundred hand-stamped and numbered copies of the LP sold out across Europe within a week. As the public clamoured for more, newcomer label Nocturnes has quickly ordered another 350. The clarinet on both tracks was recorded in Ronda and performed by David Seaton. Based in Berlin, Nocturnes has been set up to release music that “makes you dance and close your eyes”. Each release has two tracks on either side of the record: one is N (Night) and the other D (Day). Vinyl only for now and no remixes. Their strategy? Selling exclusively to the best record stores across the world, such as Clone Records, Rubadub and Hard Wax. Listen at myspace.com/nocturnes.

Brecha by Iván Noel. Yves Noel Productions, 2009. yvesnoelproductions.com.
“A vivid portrayal of the emotional rupture between a father recently released from jail and his 12-year-old son, following a dark family tragedy that no one has enough strength to confront.”

Flamenco: An Englishman’s Passion de Tony Bryant. Ediciones Flamenco Sapiens Sevilla, 2009. museoflamenco.com.
“When you feel so passionate about something you have an uncontrollable desire to share it with everyone”. This book reflects his personal experiences within this mystical world. And Englishman’s Passion is a journey through Andalusia and one of its most mysterious cultures: flamenco. Part of a series of books from the Museum of Flamenco Dance in Seville giving impressions of flamenco and flamenco culture.

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