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The Arrivals & Departures Remixes

Miniature Airlines — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:47:33 +0000

Hot on the heels of the recent Arrivals & Departures LP from Miniature Airlines, d.iscontent is proud to announce the release of the Arrivals & Departures Remixes. Kicking off with a short ambient outtake by Miniature Airlines, this series of tracks takes you an a journey through wildly divergent styles, showcasing the imagination and skill of a variety of talented producers. Made on everything from analog synths to Palm Pilots, these new tracks truly reimagine the originals. Gauzy ambience, anthemic house, squelchy motorik – you name it, it’s on here.

For more information on the participants of this project, and some of their original music, follow some of the links below:

The Naturebot
Lawford Rotter
NQ
The Googly
Hjalti
Specta Ciera
Broken Clock
Benjamin Dauer

Arrivals & Departures

Miniature Airlines — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:34:24 +0000

94.6 Mb .zip archive

Arrivals & Departures is the first full-length release from Seattle’s Miniature Airlines, following up a string of short EPs that have trickled out since 2005. While the stylistic seeds of this album have been present in previous releases, the LP format finds them taking root and springing forth in new and exciting ways. The frenetic drum editing contrasted with direct, emotionally rich songwriting gives these instrumental tracks a lively, memorable presence upon first listen. The subtle synth textures and melodic development keep them engaging as you get to know them. This is music for heartbreak, nostalgia, hope, awe, and maybe even a little bit of dancing in between.

First Snows & Last Leaves

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:52:35 +0000

43.6mb .zip archive

Miniature Airlines returns, and this time he’s brought friends. First Snows & Last Leaves finds him exploring the seasonal moodiness of the Northwest, with two tracks of lush electronic pop. Also along for the ride are fellow Northwesterners the Celibacy Club, with a deeper, darker version; The Quarry Stone gives us a harmonically twisted yet uplifting IDM revision; D.iscontent comrade Hjalti smashes the track to splinters, then using those splinters as a framework for something entirely different; and finally Utofbu, with a hard swing reworking of the B-side.

Perestroika

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:04:03 +0000

29.6mb .zip archive

Perestroika is the Russian word for “Restructuring”, and that’s exactly what’s happening on this split release. There are two new tracks here, one each from Miniature Airlines and Hjalti, and two remixes, with each artist eviscerating and re-working the other’s original. It’s a surprisingly varied release that doesn’t fit easily into a single genre. At certain points, it’s dark and experimental, but soon enough becomes slick and dancefloor friendly. Skittery IDM beats collide with four on the floor house kicks, easily evading classification.

Pushpin Revolution

admin — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:07:21 +0000

51 mb .zip archive

Pushpin Revolution is the second EP from Miniature Airlines, originally released in 2006 on the now-defunct netlabel Belladonna Records. The title track was written in a single sitting several years earlier, and the rest of the tracks were later built on top of the framework of that one song. The end result is a set of songs with a consistent sound, and varying musical styles, from the moody atmospherics of the introductory track, “Safetypin Tyranny”, to the ecstatic club anthem closer of “Pincushion Empire”. There are a multitude of influences at work here, from old school electro, new wave pop, and drum and bass, to IDM, hip hop, and straight ahead four-on-the-floor dance music.

Apparel

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 02:11:00 +0000

47mb .zip archive

This is where it all started, the self-released EP about clothing that was later re-released by Belladonna Records. Back in these days, Miniature Airlines went by the name Airliner, by a Swedish indie-folk artist had already laid claim to that name, and a very polite e-mail exchange prompted the switch to the current name. Skittery breakbeats and stuttered guitars collide under a layer of shimmering pads on this unusual IDM gem.