SamadhiSound news
01.09.10: Textura reviews Jan Bang and Akira Rabelais
To read the reviews please click on the links below
31.08.10: "One of the highlights of the year so far, not to be missed"
Igloo Magazine review Jan Bang's album Igloo Magazine
25.08.10: Beautiful, moving and even profound
The Irish Times reviews Jan Bang's album The Irish Times
16.08.10: JAN BANG: "... and Poppies from Kandahar" concert at the Punkt Festival
Jan Bang will perform "... and Poppies from Kandahar" at the Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, on Friday September 3rd. This exclusive performance will feature Jon Hassell, Sidsel Endresen, Arve Henriksen, Lars Danielsson and Erik Honoré. Other artists at the Punkt festival include Nils Petter Molvær, Skúli Sverrisson, Alain Johannes, Serena Maneesh, Supersilent, and choir works by Veljo Tormis.
More info at www.punktfestival.no
03.08.10: Sleepwalkers release date
David's compilation of collaborative recordings made over the past decade or so and entitled 'Sleepwalkers' will be available from Sept 27th. We'll be taking pre-orders from the end of August. We'll post more details closer to the actual date.
A number of the tracks have been given a subtle remix by David to bring them in line with his personal requirements while others have been given more obvious updates and changes. All the material has been completely remastered.
As previously reported the track listing is as follows:
01. Sleepwalkers (with Martin Brandlmayr)
02. Money for all (with Nine Horses)
03. Ballad of a deadman feat. Joan Wasser (with Steve Jansen)
04. Angels (with Jan Bang and Erik Honoré aka Punkt)
05. World citizen - I won't be disappointed (with Ryuichi Sakamoto/Chasm mix)
06. Five lines (with Dai Fujikura/ previously unreleased)
07. The day the earth stole heaven (with Nine Horses)
08. Playground martyrs (with Steve Jansen)
09. Exit/delete (with Masakatsu Takagi)
10. Pure genius (with Tweaker)
11. Wonderful world (with Nine Horses)
12. Transit (with Christian Fennesz)
13. The world is everything (with Takuma Watanabe)
14.Thermal (with Arve Henriksen)
15. Sugarfuel (with Readymade FC)
16. Trauma (solo outtake from Blemish)
Compilation produced by David Sylvian.
26.07.10: then the subtanceless blue
Watch a video for Akira's 'then the substanceless blue' directed by Vardis Marinakis here:
26.07.10: An Historic recording
5/5 for Bang in The Netherlands' De Volkskrant
13.07.10: JAN Bang InSound
Jan is featured on the cover of the July/Aug issue of InSound Magazine Italy #51 - view feature here
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