» RB117 – Saito Koji – Yes

And his latest contribution to the Resting Bell-catalog is really huge. It is a five hour work. 16 titles with a duration of 4:33 minutes each and five long forms with 39 minutes to 48 minutes. The sixteen short tracks play with a distorted and rough tone. Little guitar miniatures are hidden under a dense curtain of hiss and dust. The long forms are coming with a cleaner guitar sound, playing with extrem short patterns, soft droning waves or swirling melodies.

Enjoy this massive work and thanks a lot for this wonderfull contribution, Saito.

» oxide-tones.com/release/oxide026toda-esta-naturaleza-es-impredecible

You can preorder the album on March 10th or have a listen to a preview song right now:

» mojimoji.bandcamp.com/album/toda-esta-naturaleza-es-impredecible

» RB116 – lefolk – isn’t this dangerous?

“isn’t this dangerous?” is deep and moving 48-minute journey. A fading structure and slight beats in the back, layered with organic drones and soundcapes and melodic sprinkles, hisses and crackels on top.

» RB115 – Summons of Shining Ruins – Takeshi

Oscillating guitar tones, little shifts in tone an color, enjoy the extended trip into Shinobu’s wonderful and exciting soundworld with both releases “Shiho” and “Takeshi”.

Thanks to Shinobu for this wonderful release. Thanks to all other artists on Resting Bell for your work and passion and thanks to all the listeners and fans for your support. Farewell 2012, Welcome 2013.

» RB114 – Summons of Shining Ruins – Shiho

“Shiho” is a four track work with a total duration of 36 minutes. Shinobu only works with an electric guitar and a feedback device. And with this minimal setup he creates an amazing sharp and clear soundscape. Guitar tones are swirling around like snow flakes or gusts of frosty winter wind. Like his other works as Summons of Shining Ruins, “Shiho” has a very elemental and essential feeling. Stripped down to the bones and condensed to the essence.

» RB113 – Collin Thomas – Score to a Quotidian Experience

Collin’s new RB-release “Score to a Quotidian Experience” is again a single track with a duration of 67 minutes. Quiet, Slow, and Distant, this piece is intended as an everyday-life soundtrack. It is the hope that the piece will be played during normal activities: cooking, reading, driving, sleeping, even listening to other music or watching TV.

» RB112 – Rick Tarquinio – Waves

The pieces for “Waves” contain minimal source material arranged accidentally. Wave 1, dedicated to John Cage, uses the sequence of notes in his last name played in different octaves and rhythms on the bowed psaltery. Wave 2 contains six ascending triads – CFG, GCD, BbCF, FBbC, GCBb & DGC – played on alto melodica.

» RB111 – Darwin Raymond – Beyond The Shore, The Sea

Darwin Raymond’s first release on Resting Bell is called “Beyond The Shore, The Sea” and it is a wonderful album focusing on the ocean. Nine tracks with a complete duration of about 40 minutes. Darwin has focused on the overlap and interplay of memory with the present, which he explores by recording a base guitar track and immediately overdubbing it with additional tracks in order to pursue the feelings evoked by those few moments as they are occurring.

» RB110 – Bengalfuel – Neely

After their contribution to the RB100-series with “Kokolias” Bengalfuel are doing their next release on Resting Bell. “Neely” is meant to be a continuation of “Kokolias”. Taking the general feeling and transferring it to a deeper and sometimes darker level. That doesn’t mean that you get a dark ambient album. All pieces have their typically wonderful, atmospheric and melodic quality. But in some tracks you can find a darker mood, more chaotic elements or some unexpected turns.

» RB109 – Saito Koji – Sleepy

“Sleepy” is a single, one hour long track. His last releases “Guide” and “Again” based on the limited time-frame of three minutes and presented drone and ambient soundscapes in a really focused and condensed version. Listening to a one hour piece is the complete counterpart.
The sounds within this track have the chance to evolve with every listen. Based on a simple looping guitar structure, you find more and more swirling tones and fragments, you didn’t recognize before.

So take a rest and enjoy!