2009 new 9.12 Release : A Remixed One The Banjo Consorsium


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memo from Romania by Apjiw
please take note that the album "things" will be released April 15th (revised date).

llinca Bernea & Yves Chamberland in Romania
things

There have passed by a lot of “things” in my life since a year. Everything began with the composition of my new CD, “Things”, and with the meeting with an extraordinary artist from Romania.

Let’s get back in time a bit. There are several years since I was teenager and i was a music addict in all ways. I was absorbed by everything concerning the alternative genres: Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Steve Reich, Pink Floyd. I have to say that, during the period when I was playing drums i made part of a band that interpreted the pieces of Genesis, King Crimson and Yes. But I had a strong interest also in roots music by then. It’s the same moment when I exchanged my drums for a minimoog… well… for a small mixer and multi-track recorder, so that to be able to compose. Under the title of Janitor’s Animated i conceived ballet and theatre music and afterwards some film sound-tracks. This happened at the beginning of 90’s, while i was listening to a rummaging music: Bulgarian folk songs. This discovery opened up my eyes and ears towards all traditional music belonging to the Eastern European folks, popular vocal pieces but also touching instrumental sonorities like those ones of the Pan-flute, zither or cymbalom.

Back to the last year: i made several trips in Romania, a country where i felt like home from the first moment. Well… eventually i moved in Bucharest and I will start working on theatre projects soon and preparing my next album. Hope you will appreciate my new album titled : "things".

February 2009,
Yves, Apjiw.

things (version française)

Que de « choses » se sont passé dans la vie d’apjiw depuis une année…

Tout a commencé avec la composition du nouveau cd ‘things’,et la rencontre d’une extraordinaire artiste Roumaine.

Mais remontons un peu dans le temps... il y plusieurs années lorsque j’étais adolescent, ma période mélomane si l'on peu dire. J’étais magnétisé par toute les musiques alternative…Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Steve Reich, Pink Floyd et j'en passe… faut dire qu’a l’époque je pratiquais la batterie et j’oeuvrais au sein d’un band qui interprétaient les musiques de Génésis, King Crimson et Yes.
Mais j’avais déjà a ce moment un fort penchant pour les musiques traditionnelles ethniques. C’est a ce même moment que j’ai échangé ma batterie contre un minimoog… he he… enfin avec un petit mixer et un enregistreur multipiste je me suis mis a la composition. Sous le nom de Janitor’s Animated j’ai composé pour du ballet et du théâtre et par la suite des trames sonores pour le cinéma. Cela se passe au début des années 90 et la j’entend une musique qui me bouleversa…c’étais le Mystère des voix Bulgares…oh qu’ils ont touché mon cœur et du même coup je me suis passionné pour toute les musiques originaires de l’est de l’europe… surtout les chants, mais aussi les instrument étranges aux sonorité envoûtante comme le ney , le zither et le cymbalom pour ne nommé que ceux la.

Donc revenons a l’année dernière… car il n’y pas de hasard.
J’ai effectué mon premier de 4 voyages en Roumanie au mois de Décembre 2007 et je m’y suis senti chez moi… un coup de foudre.
J’habite actuellement à Bucharest et je vais bientôt travailler sur des projets théâtrales. Du même coup je vais entamer la composition de mon prochain album. En espérant que vous apprécierez mon nouvel album "things".

Fevrier 2009
Yves…Apjiw

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9.12 Records last announcement
The new apjiw album will be released april 15th (revided) in 2009 worldwide on iTunes.
You are now listening the new apjiw teaser "134" .

13 new songs from the unique Apjiw.
Collaboration of Ocosi, Mach feedback, the mass of silence, Rhea Tucanea, llinca Bernea, Dan Söderqvist, pascow and moabi.

Tags: things

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A remixed One The Banjo Consorsium is now available on our store. The album will be officialy released the 3rd of february (5pm to 7pm) at Le Tapageur in Sherbrooke. Buy this new album and 9.12 Records will make a donation of 0.50 cents to the Canadian Red Cross. Help the Red Cross to provide help to people who really need it.

The Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
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Support independant music and the Canadian Red Cross. Buy this new album
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Official Tracklist
1-Grinkler by Oen Sujet
2-Unknown by Millimetrik
3-Grizzly by Pheek
4-My Position by Akido
5-Tuesday Cracker by Stephen Beaupré
6-The Letter M by Apjiw
7-Une Soiree Kebekoise by Frivolous
8-Burning Feet by Vitaminsforyou
9-My Sugar Melted by Le Cantin
10-Intro by Offthesky & color cassette

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TO BE RELEASED IN EXCLUSIVITY ON 9.12 RECORDS



The new remixed album of The Banjo Consorsium will be released officially next february 3rd 2009. We are very proud to present you a full remixed album of the "a turning one" album. 2 teasers are available here for curious listeners. Very nice teasers created by Japh.

A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. A remixer uses audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, pitch, tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of the various musical components. Some remixes involve substantial changes to the arrangement of a recorded work, but many are subtle, such as creating a "vocal up" version of an album cut that emphasizes the lead singer's voice. A song may be remixed to give a song that was not popular a second chance at radio and club play, or to alter a song to suit a specific music genre or radio format. :)

A Remixed One official cover
Art by Fred Toxine


Official Tracklist

1
Grinkler
by Oen Sujet Remix

2
Unknown
by Millimetrik Remix

3
Grizzly
by Pheek Remix

4
My Position
by Akido Remix

5
Tuesday Cracker
by Stephen Beaupré Remix

6
The Letter M
by Apjiw Remix

7
Une Soirée Kébécoise
by Frivolous Remix

8
Burning Feet
by Vitaminsforyou Remix

9
My Sugar Melted
by Le Cantin Remix

10
Intro
by Offthesky and Color Cassette

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