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Photophob - Memplex // OUT NOW !!!

My new album Memplex has just been released on laridae.at, of course as free netrelease, instantly downloadable for your listening pleasure.

Photophob - Memplex - Cover front Photophob - Memplex - Cover back

On Memplex you will get a calmed down mixture of Electronica, Ambient and Trip Hop soundscapes, spized with tons of field recordings. It should please those of you, who’ve enjoyed my early works like Digitalis, Within, or About The Living Things - or those who are in favour of artists like Boards of Canada and Arovane.

download Memplex

Also check out the artwork, featuring different macro photos for each track:

Photophob - Memplex - 01 - Fogadóperon Photophob - Memplex - 02 - Memplex Photophob - Memplex - 03 - Cargo Photophob - Memplex - 04 - Moebius Photophob - Memplex - 05 - Summer Interrupt Photophob - Memplex - 06 - Yes No Maybe I'm Afraid
Photophob - Memplex - 07 - Corbeau Freux Photophob - Memplex - 08 - Your Mind is Your Mind is Your Mind Photophob - Memplex - 09 - You Better Listen Good Photophob - Memplex - 10 - Living Someone Elses Life Photophob - Memplex - 11 - Goodbye

More information: Photophob @ myspace, Photophob @ last.fm, Photophob @ discogs.com, laridae.at

By: Photophob, 3. January 2009 | Category: Music News | 3 comments

Photophob is ...

Profile ... an Austrian one man music project by Herwig Holzmann, hovering somewhere between Ambient, Breakbeats, Electronica, Soundscapes, IDM and Field recordings.

Merry Christmas + Album Announcement

Holy shit, another year has passed and I only released one single album in 2008. That’s (quantitatively speaking) the worst result since I started to release my music. I vow to improve and will therefor start into 2009 with a fresh new full length album:

Photophob.net > GelesenMemplex will be released on laridae.at in early January 2009 and will please those of you, who’ve enjoyed my early works like Digitalis and Within, or the calmed down, oldschool flavored About The Living Things. What to expect from Memplex? Well, be prepared for 11 neat and (more or less) catchy Electronica / Ambient / BoC-style soundscapes, spized with tons of field recordings and several other secret ingredients.

In the meantime: Merry Christmas and a happy new Year! See you in 2009!

By: Photophob, 22. December 2008 | Category: Music News | 2 comments

November 30th, 2008

Photophob.net > GelesenUh, time is going by so fast. November is about to end again and just as every year I seize the chance to refer to my Ambient album “November 30th“, released on great netlabel tonAtom in 2005. Best heard while going for a calmed down dreamy foggy thoughtful autumn walk. You won’t regret it.

Download the entire album for free at archive.org

By: Photophob, 27. November 2008 | Category: Music News | No comments

Gelesen: Mittag, 22. Jahrhundert, Arkadi & Boris Strugatzki

Mit Mittag, 22. Jahrhundert schufen Boris und Arkadi Strugatzki den Auftakt zu ihrem lose verknüpften Roman-Zyklus im Mittags-Universum, einem Zukunftsentwurf, der laut dem russischen Autoren-Bruderpaar “eine Welt darstellt, von der wir träumen, eine Welt, in der wir gern leben und arbeiten würden, eine Welt, für die zu leben und zu arbeiten wir uns heute bemühen.more »

By: Photophob, 21. October 2008 | Category: Music News | No comments

Gelesen: Ocean of Sound, David Toop

Photophob.net > GelesenEin Kultbuch, und das zurecht. In Ocean of Sound beschreibt David Toop, selbst aktiver Musikjournalist und Produzent, die Entstehungsgeschichte der Ambient-Musik. Neben richtungsweisenden Musikern wie Erik Satie, John Cage, Sun Ra und natürlich Brian Eno werden vor allem die verschiedenen, subjektiven Zugänge zum Genre dargestellt und sehr stimmig beschrieben. more »

By: Photophob, 13. October 2008 | Category: Gelesen | 1 comment

Live! @ Elevate Tourstop Graz, Oct 10, 2008

On October 10, 2008, I will play live at the Postgarage in Graz, at the Elevate Tourstop, along with acts like Microthol, Sterling, Simon/off, M.A.R.S., Winterphonic, SlickDevlan, silent.wolf, distrojan and die lendmaschine. What can you expect? A completely overworked liveset with several brandnew tracks as well as some polished classics. Goto: www.elevate.at

By: Photophob, 25. September 2008 | Category: Music News | No comments

Gelesen: Milliarden Jahre vor dem Weltuntergang / Boris & Arkadi Strugazki

Photophob.net > GelesenEin eher unbekannter Roman des grandiosen russischen Autoren-Bruderpaares, dem das Etikette “Phantastik” im Grunde weit besser steht als das der “Science Fiction“. Zeitlich ist die Handlung in einer nicht näher bestimmten Gegenwart angesiedelt, räumlich in einigen wenigen Wohnungen eines russischen Hochhauses. Das Werk könnte beinahe schon als Bühnenstück durchgehen, so reduziert gehen Boris und Arkadi Strugazki hier an die literarische Arbeit. more »

By: Photophob, 21. August 2008 | Category: Gelesen | No comments

Gelesen: Die Astronauten / Stanislaw Lem

Photophob.net > GelesenDie Annahme, Science-Fiction (bzw. ihr osteuropäisches Pendant, die “Wissenschaftliche Phantastik“) würde (wolle/könne) etwas über die reale Zukunft aussagen, ist ja ein weit verbreiteter Irrtum - und wohl auch einer der Gründe, warum Science-Fiction-Literatur nur allzu oft vollkommen hirnrissigen Bewertungskriterien unterworfen wird. more »

By: Photophob, 18. August 2008 | Category: Gelesen | 1 comment

Still fresh: Skaphander Skanks

Get my latest album on laridae.at - it’s still available for free, just waiting to be downloaded. Turn on your autopilot, release the safety of your Hyades Laser Blaster and get ready for take-off! There are galaxies waiting to be discovered, spaceports to be descended on and exotic alien beauties to be worshipped…

Skaphander Skanks

If you liked my “Music for Spaceports” releases on binkcrsh and Earstroke, this is for you!

By: Photophob, 19. July 2008 | Category: Music News | No comments

Plans

PhotophobWhat can you expect to happen in the photophobian universe? Well, as usual, I am working on several different projects at the same time, some nearly finished, some just existing as vague thoughts. Here’s what will happen in the near future: more »

By: Photophob, 16. July 2008 | Category: Music News | 2 comments

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