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NEW! Burning Artist / Burnt Emeralds -
Image To Sound 2: Earth
Burning Artist / Burnt Emeralds - Image To Sound 2: Earth - BFW recordings netlabel

BFW is proud to present the new collaboration between Burning Artist and Emerald Adrift, a unique mix of ambient soundscapes and dark electronics.

Burning Artist is the ambient/experimental sound artist alter ego of the Burning Artist(s) Sale. Work on this album started sometime late in 2010, when images of earth were used to create MIDI/musical elements for the two longer pieces. This is the type of geek stuff that Burning Artist thrives on. Another key element to the Burning Artist part of this album is the Marsynth Morris Box synth (Burning Artist(s) Sale edition). Again, more evidence of the high geek quotient that Burning Artist revels in.

Burnt Emeralds is an ongoing collaboration between Emerald Adrift and Burning Artist/Killer Haven. Without the very great contribution of Emerald Adrift, this album would probably have never been released. Burning Artist is thankful for the masterful work on “a second glimpse.”

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Release date: 29 April 2013

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NEW! Piotro - Hopetracks EP
Piotro - Hopetracks EP - BFW recordings netlabel

The wonderful new EP from Poland based producer Piotro.

A really chilled half hour of lush ambient electronica.

Release date: 19 April 2013

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NEW! The Lovely Moon - Moonlight Drift
The Lovely Moon - Moonlight Drift - BFW recordings netlabel

The fifth album by The Lovely Moon, a side project of BFW founder Bing Satellites, and the first to be released by BFW.

75 minutes of positive, relaxing ambient music.

Also available on CD from thelovelymoon.bandcamp.com

Release date: 17 April 2013

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Aguas tónicas - Los Desposeídos
Aguas tónicas - Los Desposeídos - BFW recordings netlabel

Post blues or post-soul would decree the English critic Simon Reynolds if he had the opportunity to listen to the album that is by editing AguasTónicas soon or better yet, witness the band live. As it is unlikely that this (that Reynolds will listen) happen in the short term, it is necessary to say a few things: the music of AguasTónicas has almost nothing to 'post' and a lot of 'pre'. It says nothing of the end of an era, but speaks of a time to come, in which some things are similar to before, and others will change our lives forever. In short: they are songs to accompany those who make the decision to change their lives. It is, perhaps, the soundtrack of an organic world, constructivist, utopian, in which the single thought is abolished and only serve to make soy patties. For now we have to settle with the music.

Release date: 8 April 2013

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Our 200th release!
Amygdala - Pillars Of Creation
Amygdala - Pillars Of Creation - BFW recordings netlabel

To celebrate our 4th birthday, we bring you our 200th release - the fantastic new album from Amygdala.

Pillars Of Creation is Amygdala's 6th release on BFW recordings and follows on from the previous five albums - a nice mix of ambient electronica with hints of psy trance and ambient dub.

Give your ears a treat and download it right now!

Release date: 30 March 2013

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Eko_Fisk -Somewhere
Eko_Fisk - Somewhere - BFW recordings netlabel

Eko_Fisk's seventh release on BFW recordings.

This is an astonishing piece of work. The quality, chilled electronic ambience of Eko_Fisk has reached another level here.

In his own words - Eno, Martin Hannett, in Paris, and it's freezing cold. This is probably some of the best I've done yet.

Release date: 11 March 2013

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Bing Satellites - The Dream
Bing Satellites - The Dream - BFW recordings netlabel

The new experimental ambient EP from Bing Satellites.

A heady mix of ambient dub and glitchy electronics along with lush strings and atmospheres.

Release date: 31 January 2013

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Amygdala projects - Proxidermia
Amygdala projects - Proxidermia - BFW recordings netlabel

The new EP of big electronic music from Hungarian producer Amgdala projects.

Release date: 21 January 2013

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Buben - 5 låtar för Margarethe
ketsa - 11.11 vol 1 - BFW recordings netlabel

Vladislav Buben returns to BFW with one of the best and most interesting releases of 2012 (in my humble opinion).

Layered electronics, manic voices and saxophones that defy much description.

You should probably just listen.

Release date: 29 October 2012

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The Chain volume one
The Chain volume one - an unusual BFW project - BFW recordings netlabel

Yes! We are happy to announce that The Chain volume one is out now. An amazing album with artwork designed by Dan Northern tiltedsquare.com.

The Chain is a continuing collection of songs following on from one another.

A name was chosen at random from the list of musicians who wanted the take part. That musician (Spooky Child) had three weeks to write and record a completely new song.
The first song submitted was be passed along to the second musician who had three weeks to create a second song inspired by or using parts of the first song.
The second song was passed along to the third musician who created a third song inspired by or using parts of the second song.

And so on...

The only people to hear each song will be the person who creates it, the next person in the chain and 'the team' here at BFW recordings. To that end, we only publish a finished song once three more songs are complete - hence, now that 13 songs are finally complete, we are releasing the first 10 as The Chain volume 1.

The Chain is an ongoing project and we are still looking for musicians who can and want to take part. If you want to take part or have any questions, send us a message at bfwrecordings@gmail.com. Please mark your email 'The Chain' so we know you want to be involved.

Release date: 24 September 2012
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New! Black Sign on Coloured Background
Black Sign on Coloured Background - BFW recordings netlabel

Something quite special.

After their recent success playing the first ever BFW live online concert, four of the members of Swedish electronic music collective Dogma Noveau have collaborated on this unique and brilliant album.

Each artist presents an original song which is then remixed by other three artists, producing a sixteen track album of glitchy, minimal ambient electronica.

Release date: 10 September 2012

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Bing Satellites - Landscape and Drift
Bing Satellites - Landscape and Drift - BFW recordings netlabel

Bing Satellites returns with an album of slow, drifting ambient music.

In his own words -

Record everything! That is the rule I try to live by.

The music on this album was recorded in one week in March 2012, a week when I was rather unwell and thought I had done very little other than take my cold medicine and watch TV in bed.

I played a few soothing tunes on the piano (well, my facsimile of a piano) from time to time, but it came as quite a surprise to find that all of this music had been recorded during that week.

Release date: 3 September 2012

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Poodleplay Arkestra - Theory Of Colour
Poodleplay Arkestra - Theory Of Colour - BFW recordings netlabel

The new collection of beautiful, peaceful songs from Manchester's Poodleplay Arkestra.

A new release from Poodleplay Arkestra is always something to look forward to.

Their music, although influenced by many, Jon Hassell and Brian Eno among them, inhabits a special place all of its own. Guitars, piano, strings and soundscapes cascade around you.

A wonderful piece of work.

Release date: 27 August 2012

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Daniel Land - My Sad Captains
Daniel Land - My Sad Captains - BFW recordings netlabel

The new album of quiet piano music by Daniel Land, also known as the singer and songwriter of Manchester shoegazers Daniel Land and The Modern Painters.

He also create atmospheric ambient music under the name riverrun.

Daniel plays bass, along side Mark Peters and Ulrich Schnauss in Engineers and plays guitar in The Steals.

My Sad Captains is Daniel's first album of piano music, written between 1997 and 2012, and recorded over an 8 year period with help from Bing Satellites, Ian McGinn, and others.

Release date: 13 August 2012

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Eko_Fisk - Neptune
Eko_Fisk - Neptune - BFW recordings netlabel

Eko_Fisk's sixth release on BFW is, in his own words, a kind of a space opera that came to me after watching some scifi movies... I developed a plot and soundtrack in my head.

This is a collection of short ambient electronic songs.

Spacey and atmospheric but tinged with an eerie darkness.

A wonderful piece of work.

Release date: 23 July 2012

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Graham Marlowe feat P.V. Herrera -
From A Window In A Gift Shop
Graham Marlowe feat P.V. Herrera - From A Window In A Gift Shop - BFW recordings netlabel

We continue our tradition of delivering something new and interesting in the shape of the spoken word album by Graham Marlowe, backed by the stunning ambient guitar work of P.V. Herrera, better known to some of you as The Danger Girl Starship.

The release includes three bonus tracks, including two instrumental versions of tracks from the album.

Release date: 9 July 2012

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Bing Satellites -
The continuing adventures of Peter Jelp
Bing Satellites - The continuing adventures of Peter Jelp - BFW recordings netlabel

Something a wee bit different from Bing Satellites.

An album of chilled, glitchy ambient music heavily inspired by All The Lost Souls, the collaboration between myself, Getzel and piper_ben.

Although this is a solo album, this collaboration has meant I have explored new avenues that I may otherwise have never have stumbled upon.

The music is comprised of several improvised performances on piano, synth and baritone guitar, using many of the tricks and tools I have used in previous albums. These recordings, however, have been mixed and, in places, heavily processed to create the glitchy ambient soundscapes that make up this album.

Also included on this album is a live set performed and broadcast live on electro-music.com as part of their Summer Solstice 2012 Concert.

The set features live versions of three songs already on this album.

Release date: 25 June 2012

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Michael Cowhey - Voyage into the Unknown
Michael Cowhey - Voyage into the Unknown - BFW recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW recordings by Michael Cowhey.

Voyage into the Unknown is a short collection in seven parts. It is a mix of ambient soundscapes and lush strings and other orchestral sounds built around a central theme

Release date: 25 June 2012

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The Maybes - Mild Violence
The Maybes - Mild Violence - BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth release from Glasgow indie band The Maybes sees the duo return with two new songs with a harder lofi sound and vocals shared between Geo and Chelle.

Really excellent stuff. I'm sure we'll have more from these two in the next few months.

Release date: 17 June 2012

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|sistra| / |систра| - Revolving In You
|sistra| / |систра| - Revolving In You - BFW recordings netlabel

The new EP by fantastic Russian indie band |sistra|, or more correctly, |систра|, their fifth on BFW.

The EP consists of the original version plus five varied remixes of the song 'Revolving In You'. Remixes from Gosprom, iluvya, ifwe, There is a Light (Антон Смирнов) and Mineguide и S.Z.

Release date: 11 June 2012

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Amygdala projects - Syzygy
Amygdala projects - Syzygy - BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth on BFW from Amygdala projects.

László Néder once again delivers the goods with nearly an hour of exquisitely produced ambient electronica and uplifting psy trance.

A truly wonderful album!

Release date: 4 June 2012

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Bing Satellites - Red
Bing Satellites - Red - BFW recordings netlabel

A selection of live, improvised recordings from March, April and May 2012, performed on piano, synths, flute and clarinet plus a whole host of electronic wizardry.

My studio set up is constantly evolving and this album takes advantage of that.

This album includes two early experiment with playing live instruments (flute on 'Voices inside my head' and clarinet on 'Denner's travels in harsh static') through pitch pedals. You hear the note played plus a fifth (and sometimes and octave) above that note.

It is an interesting effect and one you will hear more of in the near future.

And yes, I am thinking of doing more 'colour' albums.

Release date: 21 May 2012

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Hospital - Time Will Tell
Hospital - Time Will Tell - BFW recordings netlabel

After their contribution to Album in A Day volume 4, we are proud to bring you the fantastic new single from Russian indie band Hospital.

Release date: 21 May 2012

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Eko_Fisk - The Wait
Eko_Fisk - The Wait - BFW recordings netlabel

The fifth release on BFW recordings by ambient producer Eko_Fisk.

The Wait develops Eko_Fisk's unique sound further from pure ambient to include guitars and electro sounds.

Release date: 14 May 2012

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Kaveh Kanes - Arabia's Frankincense Trail
Kaveh Kanes - Arabia's Frankincense Trail - BFW recordings netlabel

The debut single by Indonesian indie band Kaveh Kanes.

BFW recordings is proud to bring you more new music from Indonesia.

Jangly guitars and heartfelt lyrics with a touch of twee pop.

Release date: 7 May 2012
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Organoid - Alienation Horizon
Organoid - Alienation Horizon - BFW recordings netlabel

The debut album on BFW by Kiev-based producer Organoid.

Alienation Horizon is a stunning piece of work - a mix of IDM, electronics and ambient shoegaze.

There are drums, big and small, with lush atmospheric pads, blips and electronics, and electric pianos. Wonderful stuff.

Release date: 30 April 2012

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All The Lost Souls - All The Lost Souls
All The Lost Souls - All The Lost Souls - BFW recordings netlabel

Brand new music from an international collaboration between piper_ben (Germany), Getzel (Mexico) and Bing Satellites (UK).

The album is a mix of piano, glitched electronics and ambient landscapes.

This collaboration has happened very quickly with much enthusiasm from all three, so expect more music very soon.

Release date: 23 April 2012

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Paper-clip Mammal
Paper-clip Mammal - Trust Yourself- BFW recordings netlabel

Paper-clip Mammal is a collaboration between Anthing and Chris Fordham.

Chris supplies the lyrics and vocals while Anthing supplies the music.

We hope to have more from these two in the near future.

Release date: 23 April 2012

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Piotro - Simple Stories
Piotro - Simple Stories - BFW recordings netlabel

After appearances on The Chain and Album In A Day, Piotro now releases a complete album on BFW.

The sound is epic - massive reverberating pads with ghostly chopped up samples and glitchy, organic microbeats.

I am reluctant to call this ambient, even though that is probably what this is closest to. This is more - the sound of changing weather in the far distance.

This fits right in here at BFW. We hope you will enjoy it too.

Release date: 18 April 2012

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Closer Contact - Unfelt Massive
Closer Contact - Unfelt Massive - BFW recordings netlabel

The new abstract ambient album from Closer Contact.

Magnus Larsson returns with his sixth release on BFW (including his collaborations with Meteer).

This is yet another ambient tour de force - an album of mysterious electronic soundscapes.

In his own words -
I've tried to create a straight down ambient album with more or less no rhythm involved.

Release date: 2 April 2012

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Meteer - Three Word Seminary
Meteer - Three Word Seminary - BFW recordings netlabel

The new experimental ambient album from Meteer.

This is another triumph! Meteer once again delivers an album of immense beauty.

A kind of slow and glitchy atmospheric ambience that is at once electronic and organic.

This kind of music could be cold but I always feel with Meteer's music that we are watching a story unfold around us.

Release date: 26 March 2012

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SineRider - Spinning Circles
SineRider - Spinning Circles - BFW recordings netlabel

The fantastic new ambient album from SineRider, his sixth release on BFW.

The album is made using a old hand held tape recorder and making drones out of and sampling those recordings. There is hiss and crackle, wow and flutter that could only come from such a source. This gives the album a unique atmospheric feel. Couple that with the ear and skill of a producer such as SineRider and you have an ambient masterpiece on your hands.

Release date: 20 March 2012

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piper_ben - Speed Of Sound II
piper_ben - Speed Of Sound II - BFW recordings netlabel

The new ambient soundscape album from piper_ben. His second release on BFW is a single 50 minute track of ambient drones and soundscape.

Release date: 12 March 2012

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Bing Satellites - Soothing Images 31-47
Bing Satellites - SoothingImages 31-47 - BFW recordings netlabel

The third in the series of live, improvised ambient albums.

Another 17 quiet ambient songs - mainly piano and baritone guitar - with 17 accompanying photographs.

How the music is created:
A 16 bar phrase is played.
That phrase is fed into a slowly decaying 16 bar loop, similar to the one used in Twilight Sessions.
That loop is fed into a slowly decaying 6 bar loop which repeats the first loop every 6 bars, so that soon, there are several layers of the original phrase that interact and create new themes and melodies.
They seem to appear from nowhere, but these new melodies are destined to happen as soon as each note is played in the original 16 bar phrase.

Release date: 29 February 2012

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dmyra -Totally Unimportant
dmyra- Totally Unimportant - BFW recordings netlabel

Some musicians seems unhindered by genre and technique.

Here we have a mix of real instruments, electronics and vocals to produce an ever-changing and very pleasing EP.

Release date: 13 February 2012

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Entheogen - Elektron EP
Entheogen - Elektron EP - BFW recordings netlabel

The new EP from Entheogen.

A nice mix of electronica with elements of techno and IDM.

Release date: 6 February 2012

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Eko_Fisk - Solid State
Eko_Fisk - Solid State - BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth release on BFW from Eko_Fisk sees a subtle change in direction - the lush and warm ambient textures are joined by sequencer driven Berlin school style electronics.

This is soundtrack music with real tension and beauty.

Release date: 16 January 2012

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The Maybes - Find You
The Maybes - Find You - BFW recordings netlabel

The fantastic new indie single from Glasgow duo The Maybes.

Release date: 9 January 2012

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Ancient Lasers - Ancient Lasers EP
Ancient Lasers - Ancient Lasers EP - BFW recordings netlabel

Daniel Finfer of Post Human Era returns to BFW recordings with his new project - a collaboration with Daniel Anderson of Idiot Pilot.

Ancient Lasers is a superb collection of songs, pristine productions - a mix of rock guitars and glitchy electronics.

Release date: 19 December 2011

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AFFEN - Like Life Easily Ended
AFFEN - Like Life Easily Ended - BFW recordings netlabel

Fantastic new indie / shoegaze single from Indonesia band A.F.F.E.N

Release date: 5 December 2011

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The Maybes - All You Got / Won't Go By
The maybes - All You Got / Won't Go By - BFW recordings netlabel

The new single by Glaswegian indie band The Maybes.

In their own words:

The Maybes are proud to release a new 2 song demo, our second for BFW Recordings.

Our first track “All you got” is a retro inspired tribute to old- skool hard rock.

Our next track “Won’t go by” is a collaboration with Jay who co wrote and played guitar on the song.

Release date: 21 November 2011

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Ketsa - 11.11 vol 1
ketsa - 11.11 vol 1 - BFW recordings netlabel

Ketsa returns to BFW with volume one of a two volume album fittingly released on 11.11.11

His beautiful mix of lush strings, samples and beats is uniquely Ketsa and a joy.

Volume 2 of this album will be released sinultaneously with this volume on Ketsa's bandcamp site

Release date: 11 November 2011

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more info / download 11.11 vol 11:ketsa.bandcamp.com

Eko_Fisk - Treeline
Eko_Fisk - Treeline - BFW recordings netlabel

The new ambient EP from Eko_Fisk.

Eko_Fisk returns to BFW with another superb collection of three very chilled and chilling songs.

Release date: 7 November 2011

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Zanoides - In Love
Zanoides - In Love - BFW recordings netlabel

Zanoides return to BFW with a fantastic album of unique and warm electronica.

It's been a long time coming but it is definitely worth the wait!

Release date: 31 October 2011

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Closer Contact + Meteer -
Geography 1 + 2 Live Sessions
Closer Contact + Meteer - Geography 1 + 2 Live Sessions - BFW recordings netlabel

Recorded live at PomPom Festival, Norrkoping, Sweden, July 2011.

Closer Contact and Meteer have taken their Geography project to a live setting.

The result is an album of sparse beauty, of layered ambience and glitchy electronics.

Release date: 17 October 2011

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MagicVan - Mildly Abrasive Plastic Particle
MagicVan - Mildly Abrasive Plastic Particle - BFW recordings netlabel

Behold, the new release from MagicVan!

More of the most entertaining and original sounds you'll hear, oh I don't know, this side of Hackney!

Taren McCallan-Moore's unique blend of abstract sound collages, weird electronics, humour and downright craziness is always a joy to hear.

Release date: 10 October 2011

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Bing Satellites - Soothing Images 16-30
Bing Satellites - Soothing Images 16-30 - BFW recordings netlabel

The second in a new series of live, improvised ambient albums.

15 quiet ambient songs with 15 accompanying photographs.

How the music is created:

A 16 bar phrase is played.

That phrase is fed into a slowly decaying 16 bar loop, similar to the one used in Twilight Sessions.

That loop is fed into a slowly decaying 6 bar loop which repeates the first loop every 6 bars, so that soon, there are several layers of the original phrase that interact and create new themes and melodies.

They seem to appear from nowhere, but these new melodies are destined to happen as soon as each note is played in the original 16 bar phrase.

Release date: 3 October 2011

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Bing Satellites - Soothing Images 1-15
Bing Satellites - Soothing Images 1-15 - BFW recordings netlabel

The first in a new series of live, improvised ambient albums.

15 quiet ambient songs with 15 accompanying photographs.

How the music is created:

A 16 bar phrase is played.

That phrase is fed into a slowly decaying 16 bar loop, similar to the one used in Twilight Sessions.

That loop is fed into a slowly decaying 6 bar loop which repeates the first loop every 6 bars, so that soon, there are several layers of the original phrase that interact and create new themes and melodies.

They seem to appear from nowhere, but these new melodies are destined to happen as soon as each note is played in the original 16 bar phrase.

Release date: 1 September 2011

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MagicVan - Going Really Fast Around A Corner In A Three Wheeler
MagicVan - Going Really Fast Around A Corner In A Three Wheeler - BFW recordings netlabel

MagicVan returns to BFW recordings with another fantastic release.

Five funny and intelligent pieces which, as usual, I find hard to describe.

Field recordings, weird electronics, music and words chopped up and stuck back together in ways that are surprising and very entertaining.

I always look forward to a new MagicVan release and luckily for us, there is plenty more to come in the next few months.

Release date: 22 August 2011

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Слайды - Валиум / The Slides - Valium
The Slides - Valium / Слайды - Валиум - BFW recordings netlabel

Russian indie band Слайды (The Slides) return to BFW recordings with a fantastic new single.

The songs are powerful and expertly delivered.

Release date: 8 August 2011

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Elypixa - No Beginning No End
Elypixa - No Beginning No End - BFW recordings netlabel

Elypixa returns to BFW with a fantastic collection of glitchy electronic ambience.

Release date: 1 August 2011

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Ghostkid - Things That Go Dub In The Night
Ghostkid - Things That Go Dub In The Night BFW recordings netlabel

Ghostkid returns to BFW with an EP of funky electronica.

From the sci-fi intro to funky grooves and grainy electronics.

Release date: 18 July 2011

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|sistra| - Tiny Boat
Sistra Tiny Boat BFW recordings netlabel

The fantastic new single from Russia indie band |sistra|.

A beautiful mix of electronics, echoing guitars and delicate voices.

Release date: 11 July 2011

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Graham Marlowe & Michael Neumeyer - Corduroy Resignation
Graham Marlowe Michael Neumeyer Corduroy Resignation BFW recordings netlabel

An album of poems spoken by Graham Marlowe with music performed on vibraphone by Michael Neumeyer.

In their own words:

"Though some of you may not be familiar with my work (yet), you may recognize some names in the liner notes -- Steve Peplin (guitar) and Steve Gallam (soprano sax) specifically. This album is largely a poetry/vibes "duet" record, but with a tremendous amount of coloring from Peplin, Gallam, and a set of chimes made from discarded keys.

Corduroy Resignation is about letting things go. It's about recognizing that you have nothing left to do but press on with your life as if nothing were wrong. It's not illusory; it's liberating, actually. And that kind of liberation is something I want to share with others.

My mentor once joked that if it were 1975, I'd be rich and famous. However, "that was another time..." he said with slight resignation. The longing in his face explains what is needed to give this record its future home(s): your help.

The connection between Mike and I (captured on this recording) is just as mysterious as the genre it operates within -- something of a lost relic. But to be pessimistic about popular culture (and mainstream tastes) would essentially be defeatist, and work against the inspiration that drives this material. After all, this project is more or less the next chapter of my first poetry book, Into Light, released in August 2008.

We took our lives as far as we could to get this out into the world, but until we gather enough support to release it physically, the record cannot reach the right people. Beauty comes at the strangest of times, and this album makes it all too familiar again."

Release date: 4 July 2011

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume 7
Bing Satellites Twilight Sessions volume 7 BFW recordings netlabel

The seventh album in the Twilight Sessions series.

Like the first five volumes, this is an album of completely improvised, live ambient music.

Each piece starts as a blank canvas.

The music is built around a long, slowly decaying loop. Notes are added from synths, guitar, voice and clarinet and over time, they built into grand, atmospheric soundscapes.

Sometimes, however, I forget to press record when something wonderful is created. On these occasions, I can only capture the loop that has already been created. This is the reason that three of the tracks on this album are unusually short.

Release date: 4 July 2011

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MagicVan - Returno
MagicVan Returno BFW recordings netlabel

MagicVan returns to BFW with another highly original and entertaining collection of recordings.

How to describe this? Well, I have described MagicVan as BFW's Captain Beefheart - a description he has not taken offence too (yet!), so I'm sticking to it.

All I suggest is that you download, listen and make up your own mind.

There is much more to come from MagicVan over the next few months.

Release date: 27 June 2011

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Eko_fisk - They Live
Eko_fisk They Live BFW recordings netlabel

Eko_fisk returns to BFW with a stunning new atmospheric ambient EP.

A collection of four beautiful songs, two of which feature KIR.

Release date: 27 June 2011

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Amygdala Projects - Metamorphium
Amygdala Projects Metamorphium BFW recordings netlabel

The third release on BFW from Amygdala Projects is an EP of grandiose ambient electronica.

László Néder has once again brought an expertly crafted mix of film soundtrack tension, ambient dub and chilled psychedelic ambience.

Release date: 20 June 2011

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|sistra| - All My Friends Were Dead
|sistra| - All My Friends Were Dead BFW recordings netlabel

The third release on BFW recordings from Russian indie band |sistra|.

The sound is a mix of indie guitars and electronics and delicate yet powerful post rock.

This EP features a live version of Tiny Boat. The studio version will be released soon.

Release date: 13 June 2011

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The Sunshine Factory - Sugar (remastered album)
The Sunshine Factory - Sugar BFW recordings netlabel

The newly remastered album 'Sugar' by Alabama shoegazers The Sunshine Factory.

As we said on the original Sugar EP, this is lively and full on - the poppiest of dream pop.

Shoegaze influenced, guitar drenched melodies accented and supported by samples, honey sweet tone driven vocals and old school dance beats.

The album was originally an EP expanded to a full length album after many requests.

Release date: 6 June 2011

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Kisstronix - Whatever!
Kisstronix Whatever! BFW recordings netlabel

The debut single from Kisstronix.

A good mix of big beats, funky bass and psychedelic guitars.

Release date: 6 June 2011

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Tange / Bing Satellites - A Crossing Of Paths
ketsa - 11.11 vol 1 - BFW recordings netlabel

The first collaboration between ambient musicians Tange and Bing Satellites - hopefully the first of many.

You may know Bing Satellites from his many releases here on BFW.

Many of you will be aware of Tange through his catalogue of beautiful ambient music, some of which you can download for free from the wonderful Earth Mantra netlabel.

Others will know him through his radio show Mysterious Semblance on StillStream which airs weekly on Friday at midnight UK time (6pm CST).

Release date: 4 June 2011

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Telegraph 909 - i.t.t.y.
Telegraph 909 i.t.t.y. BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings from Telegraph 909 is an EP of classically electronic music.

In a relatively short space of time, you glimpse into 11 different worlds.

This is music perfect for a film soundtrack.

Release date: 30 May 2011

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Oliver Philpott - Fukuoka Run
Oliver Philpott Fukuoka Run BFW recordings netlabel

An extraordinary debut from Scottish songwriter Oliver Philpott.

An EP of three guitar based indie songs of power and beauty.

Listen to 'Out Of Sadness' - just amazing!

Release date: 23 May 2011

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Janes scenic drive - Beautiful Reminders
Janes scenic drive Beautiful Reminders BFW recordings netlabel

Phillip Wilkerson returns to BFW with the third release from his ambient project Janes scenic drive.

What Phillip has created is an album of such immense beauty. You will fall into the music and it will carry you off on a journey through happiness and sadness, through delight and mystery.

Download the album and share it with your friends!

Release date: 16 May 2011

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|sistra| - Highlight Of The Show
Sistra Highlight Of The Show BFW recordings netlabel

|sistra| return with a fantastic indie pop single.

A crisp production with those sweet (Jonsi inspired) vocals and the music are delicate and powerful all at once.

And we have more from this Russian band over the next few months!

Release date: 16 May 2011

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Amygdala Projects - Zerrian
Amygdala Projects Zerrian BFW recordings netlabel

Amygdala Projects returns to BFW recordings with an epic new album.

Nearly an hour of electronica somewhere between ambient dub and psy trance. Wonderful stuff!

Release date: 9 May 2011

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Celticsven & Jude -
Entrance To Positive Intent
Celticsven And Jude Entrance To Positive Intent BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings from Celticsven is a mix of high energy, almost psy trance and down tempo grooves.

Release date: 9 May 2011

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Poodleplay Arkestra - Hector's Metamorphosis
Poodleplay Arkestra Hector's Metamorphosis BFW recordings netlabel

A new release from Poodleplay Arkestra is something we always look forward to and this is no exception. 'Hector's Metamorphosis' is an extraordinary collection of six songs. Peaceful, beautiful and whimsical,Poodleplay Arkestra manages to pack so much into 16 minutes.

Tell your friends - there is a new Poodleplay Arkestra EP!

Release date: 5 May 2011

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions vol.6
Bing Satellites Twilight Sessions volume sixBFW recordings netlabel

The sixth album in the Twilight Sessions series.

Like the first five volumes, this is an album of completely improvised, live ambient music.

Each piece starts as a blank canvas. The music is built around a long, slowly decaying loop. Notes are added from synths, guitar, voice and clarinet and over time, they built into grand, atmospheric soundscapes. Sometimes, however, I forget to press record when something wonderful is created. On these occasions, I can only capture the loop that has already been created. This is the reason that three of the tracks on this album are unusually short.

Release date: 2 May 2011

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Vapor Lanes - Lifelong
Vapor Lanes Lifelong BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings from Vapor Lanes is an EP of intense, grainy electronica.

Release date: 2 May 2011

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Cluster One - 'Snowfall'
Cluster One Snowfall BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings by Cluster One is a two pieces of quiet, abstract ambience.

Release date: 25 April 2011

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Blends - Blends EP
Blends Blends EP BFW recordings netlabel

If you needed a reminder that BFW recordings isn't just about ambient music, here is Blends with an EP of intricate indie guitar songs.

Release date: 25 April 2011

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Слайды / The Slides - Soma
The Slides Soma BFW recordings netlabel

A mammoth debut album from Russian indie rockers The Slides.

Soma is an album indie guitar rock, clearly influenced by britpop and sounding like something between M83 and Oasis.

Put it on, turn it up and enjoy!

Release date: 18 April 2011

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The Crisis Project - 'Scans'
The Crisis Project Scans BFW recordings netlabel

A beautiful piece of thumping yet quite ambient electronica from The Crisis Project.

Release date: 18 April 2011

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|систра| / |sistra| - Диафон / Diaphone
Sistra Diaphone BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings from Russian indie band |sistra|, or more correctly, |систра|.

The band have gained some recognition in their native Russia and rightly so.

Diaphone is a collection of heartfelt songs. The band's delivery is powerful and emotional. Close to post rock but more fragile and less apocalyptic.

We have much more from |sistra| in the near future.

Release date: 11 April 2011

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Meteer - End
Meteer End BFW recordings netlabel

The new ambient EP from Swedish producer Meteer. More of what we have come to expect from Meteer - crisp, minimalist ambient electronic soundscapes that are quiet and beautiful.

Release date: 11 April 2011

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Bing Satellites - Time
Bing Satellites Time BFW recordings netlabel

Bing Satellites returns with the fourth release in as many months.

'Time' is an ambient album but it is emotive and psycheldelic, touched by Bing's love of shoegaze and experimental music. The sounds on this album come from a wide variety of sources - synths, laptop, guitar, clapped ot old keyboards and objects lying around Bing's studio in Manchester.

Release date: 4 April 2011

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The Maybes - Demo EP
The Maybes Demo EP BFW recordings netlabel

The debut from Glaswegian duo The Maybes.

This is a modern take on classic C86 indie.

This won't be the last we hear of The Maybes.

Release date: 28 March 2011

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a:urban - episode:one
a:urban episode:one BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW from Berlin based producer a:urban.

A deep electronic EP that mixes dark ambient, ambient shoegaze with harder drum and bass beats (even if those beats aren't at the front of the mix).

We hope to have more from a:urban in the future.

Release date: 28 March 2011

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Kamin - Captain Future Rock
Kamin Captain Future Rock BFW recordings netlabel

The debut release from Kamin is a fantastic electronic journey.

There is a nice mix on this album - from dark electronica with real "synth-y" synths and real drums to beautiful ambient landscapes.

My description does this album no justice, so I would suggest you have a listen and judge for yourself!

Release date: 14 March 2011

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Ghostkid - The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering
Ghostkid The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering BFW recordings netlabel

A nicely chilled, downtempo debut on BFW recordings from Ghostkid.

Slow, funky grooves and grainy synths that sound like they have appeared out of the heathaze of mid summer.

Release date: 14 March 2011

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume 5
Bing Satellites Twilight Sessions volume 5 BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth album in the Twilight Sessions series.

Like the previous four releases in this series, this is a collection of improvised live recordings. In places, very ambient: long, drawn out pieces that evolve slowly, creating quite an emotive and evocative sound. Each piece starts as a blank canvas with no preconceived notion of where the music will go. Notes and noises are played from synths, guitar, voice, clarinet and samples and fed into one or two loops which repeat and layer and decay. These loops can be quite long, so as a performer I can add notes as I see fit, but only have a certain amount of control over what is heard - the rest is serendipity. This time, the whole album was recorded in one week in November 2010, with each recording around an hour long.

Release date: 7 March 2011

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dep - dep
dep dep BFW recordings netlabel

The latest experimental electronic album from dep.

dep uses a wide variety of sounds and techniques to create some very entertaining and original music. While at times very chilled, this music is immense - it appears to fill a huge physical space while all the while getting inside you head.

We are honoured to share this album with you.

Release date: 28 February 2011

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Closer Contact & Meteer - Geography 2
Closer Contact Meteer Geography 2 BFW recordings netlabel

Closer Contact and Meteer return with a second collaborative album.

Following on from the first volume of Geography, which was described as 'one of the best albums of 2010', this is another masterpiece! The music is abstract and electronic and quite minimal, but Closer Contact and Meteer have created another album of quiet psychedelic beauty.

So will this be described as 'one of the best albums of 2011'? Take a listen and judge for yourself!

Release date: 21 February 2011

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The Danger Girl Starship - Daughters
The Danger Girl Starship Daughters BFW recordings netlabel

The Danger Girl Starship has returned with a more darker deep release, same ambient style as Teenager.

Release date: 21 February 2011

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False Awakening / My Own True Desire -
Noisy People
False Awakening My Own True Desire Noisy People BFW recordings netlabel

"Noisy People" is a collection of shoegaze, experimental and instrumental songs by My Own True Desire (Julien Garcia) and False Awakening (Julien Pierron).

Release date: 14 February 2011

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I Am The Devil -
This Is What Life Does To You
I Am The Devil This Is What Life Does To You BFW recordings netlabel

The new raucous indie rock album from I Am The Devil. A great collection of songs. Sometimes angry, sometimes bluesy and laidback - always heartfelt. This album is a little rough around the edges but that just adds to its charm.

Release date: 14 February 2011

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume 4
Bing Satellites Twilight Sessionsvolume 4 BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth album in the Twilight Sessions series. Like the previous three releases in this series, this is a collection of improvised live recordings. In places, very ambient: long, drawn out pieces that evolve slowly, creating quite an emotive and evocative sound. Each piece starts as a blank canvas with no preconceived notion of where the music will go. Notes and noises are played from synths, guitar, voice, clarinet and samples and fed into one or two loops which repeat and layer and decay. These loops can be quite long, so as a performer I can add notes as I see fit, but only have a certain amount of control over what is heard - the rest is serendipity.

Release date: 7 February 2011

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SineRider - Ambivert
SineRider Ambivert BFW recordings netlabel

The fifth release on BFW from SineRider.

As those of you who have been lucky enough to hear SineRider's music before, a new release is always welcome. In the past, he has delivered some sublime music somewhwere on the spectrum between ambient and post rock. 'Ambivert', as the name suggests, is firmly rooted in the ambient side of things. Half an hour of chilled loveliness.

Release date: 31 January 2011

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Amygdala Projects - Shortcut To Heaven
Amygdala Projects Shortcut To Heaven BFW recordings netlabel

An extremely chilled ambient electronic album from Hungarian producer Amygdala Projects, his wonderful debut on BFW. A whole of musical styles is here - ambient, psy, ambient dub, electronic - but with a warmth and energy running through it.

Release date: 24 January 2011

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Entheogen - Tryptamine
Entheogen Tryptamine BFW recordings netlabel

Entheogen returns to BFW with an EP of chilled out, psychedelic electronica.

Release date: 17 January 2011

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Bing Satellites - Piano Cascades
Bing Satellites Piano Cascades BFW recordings netlabel

Our 100th release!

Bing Satellites starts the year with an EP of ambient piano songs. These four songs are based around generative loops where each note is played on a loop, the length of that loop varying according to its pitch. They are sparse and beautiful.

Release date: 10 January 2011

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Maybe Starry Skies & False Awakening - Echo
Maybe Starry Skies False Awakening Echo BFW recordings netlabel

"echo" is a split album between Maybe Starry Skies and False Awakening, who share the same love for instrumental acoustic music, as well as ambient post-rock and emotional atmospheres.

Release date: 10 January 2011

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i AM esper - Twenty Five
i AM esper Twenty Five BFW recordings netlabel

The seventh release on BFW from i AM esper is perhaps the most melodic and accessible. This is much more melancholic and ambient in places. More delicate than some of the heavy drones we have heard in the past. A pretty damned wonderful EP!

Release date: 3 January 2011

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Slylab - Singles
Slylab Singles BFW recordings netlabel

Slylab, once a solo project is now a fully-fledged band. Hailing from Indionesia, they bring a bright mixture of ambient shoegaze and pop electronica to their first full release on BFW recordings.

Release date: 13 December 2010

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Elypixa - Deaf3Ants
Elypixa Deaf3Ants BFW recordings netlabel

Here is the new experimental project from Elypixa.

It would be too pretentious to compare himself to Beethoven, but he has inspired Elypixa. Beethoven continued to write, compose music after becoming deaf.

That's where Elypixa had an idea - compose an album without listening to what he does, just taking into account the knowledge of its design software.

Release date: 13 December 2010

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i AM esper - The Lonesome Leaves
i AM esper The Lonesome Leaves BFW recordings netlabel

The sixth release on BFW from i AM esper on BFW recordings is a bit of a change of pace. This EP starts off much more peacefully and atmospheric than previous releases with the sound of gentle stream and quietly plucked guitars, though the hypnotic feel and drone make their presence felt.

Release date: 6 December 2010

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Anthing - Speedbuster and the Extended Playboy
Anthing - 'Speedbuster and the Extended Playboy BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth release on BFW from Anthing is a fantastic album of mixed up electronic music - in places quirkiy, glitchy and quite emotive. Give your ears a treat and get this downloaded!

Release date: 6 December 2010

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BFW Compilations

I Heard Something In The Distance volume 10 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 10 - a BFW recordings sampler

The new compilation of tracks from BFW albums released between August and December 2011.

The usual mix of great music from around the world. there's ambient, elctronic, indie, experimental and much more.

Plus fantastic cover art by Anggie Wave.

Release date: 28 January 2013

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Album In A Day volume 5 - 18 August 2012
various artists - Album In A Day volume 5 - 18 August 2012 - BFW recordings netlabel

A album of songs completely written and recorded in one day!

On Saturday 18th August 2012, musicians from around the world each wrote and recorded a complete new song, from scratch in one day.

The next day, these songs were collected and put together as this album.

The day after that, the album was released as a free download!

What you have here is 43 songs! An electic mix of music from around the world, all created on the same day. A lot of ambient, electronic and experimental music but also indie, post rock, dub and psychedelia. There are pristine productions along side recordings with hiss and distortion but, all in all, over four and a half hours of fantastic new music plus a nice selection of lyrics and artwork.

Remember, none of the music on this album existed before Saturday 18th August 2012.

Enjoy, the album. Share it with your friends in the knowledge that we will be doing this all over again in a few months!

Release date: 20 August 2012

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Album In A Day volume 4
Album In A Day volume 4 - 7 April 2012 - BFW recordings netlabel

On Saturday, 7th April 2012, musicians around the world each wrote and recorded a complete new song, from scratch in one day - all on the same day!

The day after, the songs were collected together to make this album. The day after that, Monday 9 April 2012, the album was released.

After the success of Album In A Day volumes 1-3, we had to do this all over again. The enthusiastic response from listeners and everyone involved is fantastic.

Release date: 9 April 2012

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Album In A Day volume 3
Album In A Day 13 August 2011 volume 3 - BFW recordings netlabel

On Saturday 13 August 2011, musicians from around the world each wrote and record a new song, completely and from scratch in one day.

The next day, those songs were collected together as an album.

On Monday 15 August 2011, the album was released as a free download by BFW recordings under a Creative Commons licence.

The last two times we have done this has been a huge success - albums of original new ambient, electronica, indie and much more, and this album is no exception.

Release date: 15 August 2011

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V/A - Album In A Day volume 2
Album In A Day volume two BFW recordings netlabel

After the resounding success of Album In A Day volume 1, we quickly decided that we would have to try this again some time. So earlier this year, we invited musicians from around the world to each write and record a completely new song, from scratch on 19 March 2011.

All the songs would be collected together the next day and released as a free download and bit torrent on Monday 21 March 2011.

The response has been phenomenal! 27 songs from musicians all over the world and a wide range of styles as you might expect from BFW recordings.

Release date: 21 March 2011

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Album In A Day
Album In A Day BFW recordings netlabel

On Saturday, 28 August 2010, several musicians from around the world each wrote and recorded a song. These songs were completely conceived and finished on that day with no pre-planning, save for marking that date on the calendar.

The next day, all the songs were collected and put together as an album.

On Monday, 30 August 2010, this album will be released as a free download by BFW recordings.

Release date: 30 August 2010

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I heard something in the distance volume 9 - a BFW recordings sampler
I heard something in the distance volume 9 - a BFW recordings sampler

A selection of music released by BFW recordings from May to August 2011.

A nice mix of styles from indie and electronic to spoken word and ambient.

Release date: 19 November 2012

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 8 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 8 a BFW recordings netlabelsampler

The eighth BFW compilation featuring music from albums and EPs released in March to May 2011.

The whole range of music we release it here - from indie guitars to lush ambience to weird electronic noise and much more besides.

Release date: 5 May 2011

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 7 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 7 a BFW recordings netlabel sampler ambient indie experimental electronic post rock shoegaze

The seventh compilation from BFW recordings, featuring music from current and future BFW releases, from December 2010 to March 2011.

This is probably the most ambient compilation we have released so far, although there are elements of indie guitar noise and glitchy electronics thrown in there for good measure.

All in all, a great album showcasing the wide range of music we release - all available to download for free from BFW recordings.

Release date: 28 February 2011

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 6 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 5 - a BFW recordings sampler netlabel

The sixth compilation from BFW recordings, featuring music from current and future BFW releases, from October 2010 to January 2011.

This is a great album - a fantastic, rich and eclectic mix of music - soft pianos, warm ambient, glitchy beats, guitar drones, ambient shoegaze pop (yes, we've decide that is a genre!) and much more - all available to download for free from BFW recordings.

Release date: 29 November 2010

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 5 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 5 BFW recordings netlabel sampler

The latest BFW compilation featuring music from current and future releases from BFW recordings.

A superb mix of ambient, shoegazem experimental, indie and much more spanning 78 minutes and all free to download.

Release date: 16 September 2010

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 4 - a BFW recordings sampler
V/A - I Heard Something In The Distance volume 4 - a BFW recordings sampler

The fourth BFW compilation showcasing music from current and future releases from BFW recordings. 17 tracks from 14 artists from around the world. A mix of ambient, post rock, experimental, IDM, cinematic anthems and much more - all available to download for free!

Release date: 19 July 2010

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 3 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 3 - a BFW Recordings netlabel sampler

'I Heard Something In The Distance volume 3' is the latest compilation from BFW. It features 17 track by 17 artists - over 90 minutes of the best new ambient, shoegaze, indie, experimental and electronica from around the world.

Release date: 11 March 2010

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 2 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 2 - a BFW Recordings sampler

After the success, in June, of volume 1, comes 'I Heard Something In The Distance vol.2 - a BFW recordings sampler', the great, new compilation from BFW recordings, showcasing music from current and future BFW releases.

16 track from 15 artists and fantastic cover art by Indonesian artist Anggie Wave.

At nearly an one and a half hours, this album is a real trip covering all the kinds of music we like here - shoegaze, ambient, experimental and just plain craziness.

>And you can download it all for free and share it with your friends (and maybe some of your more discerning enemies).

Release date: 7 December 2009

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I Heard Something In The Distance
volume 1 - a BFW recordings sampler
I Heard Something In The Distance volume 1 - a BFW Recordings sampler

The very first BFW Recordings compilation, featuring music from current and future releases plus a couple of exclusive tracks from our friends.

Music from Bing Satellites, Poodleplay Arkestra, The Silent Committee, Sparkle Afternoon, Ketsa, Closer Contact, When Tides Collide, Magic Van, Alex Gloworld, OnSpiderPark, SineRider and Slylab.

Release date: 29 June 2009

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The BFW Christmas Album 2012
The BFW Christmas Album 2012 - BFW recordings netlabel

Ho! Ho! Ho!
It's that time of year again. Night's are growing darker.
There's a chill in the air and turkeys are starting to get nervous.

For the third year running, we have collected together a selection of brand new Christmas music from artists from around the world.

The is a nice mix of music - indie, ambient, electronic and some zombies thrown in for good measure!

This music is for everyone, so feel free to share it with your family and friends or on your blog, website or radio station.

A very big thank you to everyone who took part.

Merry Christmas!

Release date: 10 December 2012

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The BFW Christmas Album 2011
The BFW Christmas Album 2011 - BFW recordings netlabel

Ho! Ho! Ho! It must be that time of year!

After the success of The BFW Christmas 2010, we knew that if you could do it again, we really should.

This album is 85 minutes of festive loveliness from artists who have released music on BFW and our friends. There is a whole range of music - twinkly bells and lush ambience to indie and electronica.

There is music from Cousin Silas, SineRider, Eko_Fisk, Bing Satellites, Poodleplay Arkestra, Shane Morris, Mystified and many more.

Feel free to share this album with your family and friends.

Merry Christmas!

Release date: 12 December 2011

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The BFW Christmas Album 2010
The BFW Christmas Album 2010 BFW recordings netlabel

A while back, we invited BFW artists and our friends to submit songs for a BFW Christmas Album.

We left the scope for these contributions quite wide - you could write a song with a Christmas or Winter feel, or maybe a song for your love ones, or even get out the sleigh bells and croon like Nat King Cole! It just had to be an original song - we aren't doing an album of ambient Christmas carols!

What we got has astounded us.

So we present to you The BFW Christmas Album 2010, a collection of 12 songs with the usual BFW flavour - from ambient to shoegaze to electronic to downright bonkers!

Please share this album with your family and friends.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Release date: 15 December 2010

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Older Releases

Michael Cowhey - In Time
Michael Cowhey In Time BFW recordings netlabel

The debut on BFW recordings from Michael Cowhey is a fine collection of mainly quiet, instrumental piano songs interspersed with experimental soundtrack ambience.

Release date: 29 November 2010

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JCM - The Sound Of Anything
JCM The Sound Of Anything BFW recordings netlabel

JCM returns with another chilled album 'The Sound Of Anything'. This is a collection of smooth ambience following on from 2009's 'Scenes' but with more instrumentation.

Release date: 22 November 2010

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Oneiro - To The Stars
Oneiro to the stars BFW recordings netlabel

Oneiro returns with a fantastic collection of beautiful songs somewhere near ambient shoegaze, plus two remixes by CJ Lee and Bing Satellites. Another great free download from BFW recordings.

Release date: 15 November 2010

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piper_ben - Photosynthesis
piper_ben photosynthesis BFW recordings netlabel

We are delighted to welcome piper_ben to BFW recordings! His debut EP on BFW is an interesting mix of experimental ambient and mixed up house.

Release date: 15 November 2010

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Hadrocodium wui - Best Of...
Hadrocodium wui best of BFW recordings netlabel

The debut release on BFW from Hadrocodium Wui is of course a compilation of the best tracks from some of the last ten years. This is quite unique and therefore hard to define, but here goes... This album has a chilled ambient background but is coupled with mixed up beats and percussion and an intensity and even a maniacal quality to some of the instrumentation. It draws from a whole range of influences, which makes it an ideal addition to the BFW catalogue. Get it downloaded and spend a wonderful 39 minutes in the company of Hadrocodium Wui!

Release date: 8 November 2010

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i AM esper - EP
i AM esper EP BFW recordings netlabel

The fifth release on BFW recordings from i AM esper is an altogether chilled affair. This time, the drones are much less forceful and are accompanied by delicate melodies. This is a beatiful EP. We have much more to come from i AM esper over the next few months.

Release date: 1 November 2010

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False Awakening - The Cornfield Theory
False Awakening The Cornfield Theory BFW recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW from False Awakening. This EP is actually just one extended song, and a beautiful song at that, made from acoustic guitars and atmospherics.

Release date: 1 November 2010

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Ekofisk - Bad Weather
Ekofisk Ba dWeather BFW recordings netlabel

A deeply chilled ambient EP from Ekofisk. 'Bad Weather' is a collection of slow, warm ambient songs that wash over you. A beautiful EP.

Release date: 25 October 2010

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The Danger Girl Starship - Teenager
The Danger Girl Starship - 'Teenager BFW recordings netlabel

The debut release on BFW recordings by The Danger Girl Starship. This is a chilled EP of lilting and echoing guitar songs - lovely stuff!

Release date: 18 October 2010

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Bing Satellites - Accidental Music volume one
Bing Satellites - Accidental Music volume one - BFW recordings netlabel

This is Bing Satellites most experimental work to date.

Accidental Music volume one is a collection of three ambient soundscapes - each about half an hour long and each made up of three seperate loops mixed together. They create a sound which varies little but never quite repeats itself.

Release date: 18 October 2010

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Lindenberg Munroe - Etudes For The Anima
Lindenberg Munroe Etudes For The Anima BFW recordings netlabel

A new experimental work from musician and composer Lindenberg Munroe. His composition blends Electroacoustics, ambient and Minimalist music. And here, when we say experimental, we are talking about the likes of LaMonte Young and his contemporaries.

Release date: 11 October 2010

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Lyften - Digital Sun
Lyften - Digital Sun BFW recordings netlabel

The debut release on BFW from Lyften is a stunning ambient electronica EP.

This is a fine, chilled mix of ambient, IDM and microbeats.

Release date: 4 October 2010

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i AM esper -
Strange and Distant: Hold On To Life
Lyften - Digital Sun BFW recordings netlabel

The fourth release on BFW from i AM esper is another collection of guitar drones.

These, however, are much more chilled and less in your face. The hypnotic quality is still there but these recordings are verging on the ambient.

Release date: 4 October 2010

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Meteer - Unless
Meteer Unless BFW recordings netlabel

After 'Geography', his recent collaboration with Closer Contact, Meteer returns with this new solo EP.

This is a stunning collection of deeply chilled, experimental ambient pieces.

Release date: 27 September 2010

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Anthing - The Greatest Game Titles Never Heard
Anthing The Greatest Game Titles Never Heard BFW recordings netlabel

Anthing returns with another fantastic EP of electronica.

Mixed up beats and lush, ethereal strings - think of classic Aphex Twin at his ambient best.

Release date: 27 September 2010

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Solar Smoke - Post Silence
Solar Smoke - Post Silence BFW recordings netlabel

This is one interesting album!

This is an electronic album - but it is so much more - glitchy, ambient, distorted and grainy, hints of wall of sound shoegaze, post punk new wave and much more.

Release date: 20 September 2010

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Bing Satellites - Nothing For Miles
Bing Satellites - Nothing For Miles - BFW recordings netlabel

A collection of songs based around guitar and fretless bass.

Blissful ambience finishing with the apocalyptic post rock of 'Where I Stand'.

These songs were recorded over the last few years, using different techniques and equipment for each song. All that links them is the presence of my trusty, battered, old guitar and fretless bass.

Release date: 20 September 2010

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SineRider - Like A Ray Of Light
SineRider Like A Ray Of Light BFW recordings netlabel

For his latest release on BFW recordings, SineRider delivers an ambient masterpiece.

The shoegaze element is still there, but this is an album expansive psychedelic ambience.

Release date: 13 September 2010

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Deprivation Chamber - Urban Decay
Deprivation Chamber Urban Decay BFW recordings netlabel

The first release on BFW from Deprivation Chamber is a collection of experimental soundscapes. The name is quite apt - there is a dark, menacing quality to these recordings.

Release date: 13 September 2010

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i AM esper - Meditation For Sea Turtles
Ketsa - What's Without's Within BFW recordings netlabel

The third release on BFW from i AM esper is another album of heavy guitar drones. As the title suggests, these are much more hypnotic and meditative than the first two releases. But as with those releases, you can lose yourself in the noise.

We have much more to come from i AM esper over the next few months.

Release date: 6 September 2010

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Spooky Child - Sleepy In Metropolis
Spooky Child Sleepy In Metropolis BFW recordings netlabel

The debut release from Spooky Child on BFW recordings is a wonderful electronic EP full of differing elements - from ambient shoegaze to drum and bass.

But instead of us trying to describe the indescribable, why not just listen!

Release date: 6 September 2010

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Ketsa - What's Without's Within
Ketsa - What's Without's Within BFW recordings netlabel

Ketsa returns to BFW with yet another outstanding album.

Nearly an hour of beautiful and intricately delicate songs filled with samples, beats and live instruments and percussion.

Seriously, you have to listen!

Release date: 30 August 2010

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OnSpiderPark / Bing Satellites -
Lines In The Sky
OnSpiderPark Bing Satellites - Lines In The Sky - BFW recordings netlabel

A new collaboration from infamous Manchester DJ OnSpiderPark and ambient shoegazer Bing Satellites.

This is a collection of warm and glitchy ambient music in the most part, finishing with brain mangling 'Made Dahk'.

This music made with the rather wonderful Yamaha RM1x sequencer and Roland SH-32 synth.

Release date: 23 August 2010

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I Am The Devil - Killers, Thieves & Liars
I Am The Devil - Killers, Thieves & Liars

The debut EP on BFW from I Am The Devil. At times rauccous, at times extremely laidback - a wonderful collection of songs.

Release date: 23 August 2010

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Chris Pettit - Pariah
Chris Pettit Pariah

This is lovely stuff! 'Pariah' is collection of four chilled songs. At times reminiscent of Tangerine Dream, Ulrich Schnauss and a chilled Tom Middleton, this has a warm feel to it.

Sit back and enjoy!

Release date: 16 August 2010

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Maybe Starry Skies - Sinequanone
Maybe Starry Skies Sinequanone

The debut EP on BFW from Maybe Starry Skies.

This is a collection of three instrumental songs with influences from indie and shoegaze - this is a beautiful laidback EP.

"After many years playing punk-rock in several bands, I recently started a new musical project based on instrumental pieces of music, inspired by post-rock, movies, and emotional atmospheres. Maybe Starry Skies could be defined as music to listen on the road, when the night has fallen, travelling to unknown cities.

For now I am working on my music alone, but I'm always looking for collaborations and contributions to build and make Maybe Starry Skies' universe evolve." - Maybe Starry Skies

Sit back and enjoy!

Release date: 16 August 2010

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Elypixa - Too Late For The Peace
Elypixa Too Late For The Peace - BFW Recordings netlabel

The first release on BFW recordings from Elypixa. 'Too Late For The Peace' is lush IDM - ambient, glitchy and immensely beautiful.

Release date: 9 August 2010

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Closer Contact & Meteer - Geography
Closer Contact & Meteer - Geography

The third release on BFW recordings from Closer Contact is a collaboration with Meteer.

This is an expertly crafted album of abstract ambience. But don't assume that this is a cold album, beause it certainly isn't! Stripped almost completely of melody or rhythm, this is warm, friendly and quite psychedelic. What is left is minimal, beautiful and intelligent.

Release date: 9 August 2010

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i AM esper - The Slumber Of The Grayscale Moths
i AM esper - The Slumber Of The Grayscale Moths - BFW Recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW from i AM esper is an EP of heavy guitar drones. Though having said that, this EP has a much lighter feel than the last release 'Over The Atlantic': rather than a full on aural assault, this EP is more evocative of shadows and things not quite seen. We have much more to come from i AM esper over the next few months.

Release date: 2 August 2010

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litmus0001- fear in a gaze towards an unknown horizon
litmus0001- fear in a gaze towards an unknown horizon - BFW Recordings netlabel

The first release on BFW recordings from litmus0001 is a beautiful, lush soundscape of looping guitars and synths. Rooted in the beginnings of ambient, it draws comparison to Fripp and Eno's collaborations. But this is the work of one man, Jonathan Ewald. The music is recorded in one live take and completely improvised.

Release date: 26 July 2010

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Bing Satellites -
Twilight Sessions volume three
Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume three - BFW recordings netlabel

The third album in the Twilight Sessions series.

Like the first two, this is a collection of improvised live recordings. In places, very ambient: long, drawn out pieces that evolve slowly, creating quite an emotive and evocative sound.

Each piece starts as a blank canvas with no preconceived notion of where the music will go. Notes and noises are played from synths, guitar, voice and samples and fed into one or two loops which repeat and layer and decay.

These loops can be quite long, so as a performer I can add notes as I see fit, but only have a certain amount of control over what is heard - the rest is serendipity.

Release date: 19 July 2010

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i AM esper - Over The Atlantic
i AM esper - Over The Atlantic - BFW Recordings netlabel

The first release on BFW from i AM esper is an album heavy guitar drones. These drones are not ambient - they are full-on wall of noise. But as you listen, you are hypnotised. This album is mesmerizing. We have much more to come from i AM esper over the next few months.

Release date: 12 July 2010

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Beastmaster - Spectral Bullock
Beastmaster - Spectral Bullock - BFW Recordings netlabel

Beastmaster returns with his own brand of grungy psychedelic rock. This EP is a sonic tour-de-force recorded in England and Australia.

Release date: 28 June 2010

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Ketsa - Time's Eye Transitions - 10 years of Ketsa
Ketsa - Time's Eye Transitions - 10 years of Ketsa - BFW Recordings netlabel

A celebration of ten years of wonderful music from one of London's most original producers. 'Time's Eye Transition' is another experimental ambient masterpiece with glitchy and world micropbeats that are uniquely Ketsa. The album features a track from every year of the last decade, showcasing this brilliant and unique talent.

Release date: 14 June 2010

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The Silent Committee - Staring At The Sea
The Silent Committee - Staring At The Sea - BFW Recordings netlabel

The extraordinary new release from Chris Fordham.

A highly polished album of dark and emotive experimental ambience.

Release date: 7 June 2010

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume two
Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume two - BFW recordings netlabel

The second album in the Twilight Sessions series.

This is very ambient: long, drawn out pieces that evolve slowly, creating quite an emotive and evocative sound, but with a dub edge.

Each piece starts as a blank canvas with no preconceived notion of where the music will go. Notes and noises are played from synths, guitar, voice and samples and fed into one or two loops which repeat and layer and decay.

These loops can be quite long, so as a performer I can add notes as I see fit, but only have a certain amount of control over what is heard - the rest is serendipity.

Release date: 31 May 2010

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Anthing - Although We Could Have Done Better
Anthing - Although We Could Have Done Better - BFW Recordings netlabel

A wonderful slice of electronic music from Finland.

The second release on BFW from Anthing.

"This ep is really personal and includes a mess of motion that I've experienced through this year. Mainly my work situation has been pushing my mind crazy but now I'm leaving that behind and hopefully it starts getting better. I know it will."
- Anthing

Release date: 24 May 2010

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Entheogen - Singularity
Entheogen - Singularity - BFW Recordings netlabel

Entheogen is the music of Goran Pejović, a new producer from Montenegro.

'Singularity' can perhaps be described as IDM - the music certainly has its roots there but there are elements of DnB and something much more delicate and emotive.

Release date: 17 May 2010

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Carl Sagan's Ghost - Especially For Them
Carl Sagan's Ghost - Especially For Them - BFW Recordings netlabel

A deeply atmospheric ambient album. Daniel Davis has created a mesmerizing album of lush, electronic, ambient landscapes.

Release date: 17 May 2010

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OSP Soundsystem - A Brief History Of Electro
OSP Soundsystem - A Brief History Of Electro - BFW Recordings netlabel

Manchester DJ OnSpiderPark returns with a 'A Brief History Of Electro'.

The title says it all.

Just turn it up loud!

Release date: 10 May 2010

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SineRider - Follow The Powerlines
SineRider - Follow ThePowerlines - BFW Recordings netlabel

The third release on BFW from SineRider is wonderful!

Powerful and emotive.

Full on shoegaze guitars and lush production.

Lose yourself in this fantastic EP.

Release date: 26 April 2010

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Anthing - Slip Deep
Anthing - Slip Deep EP - BFW Recordings netlabel

A wonderful slice of electronic music from Finland.

Somewhere between Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada and Plaid with an industrial twist.

Anthing 'Slip Deep' is another fantastic free download from BFW recordings.

Release date: 19 April 2010

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Buben - Out Of Doors
Buben - Out Of Doors - BFW Recordings netlabel

Vladislav Buben returns with another fantastic work of hypnotic ambience, this time with deep bass and world beats. This man delivers quality ambience again and again, and we are very happy to share this music with you.

Release date: 12 April 2010

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Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume one
Bing Satellites - Twilight Sessions volume one - BFW recordings netlabel

Bing Satellites second album proper is a collection of improvised live recordings.

This is very ambient: long, drawn out pieces that evolve slowly, creating quite an emotive and evocative sound.

Each piece starts as a blank canvas with no preconceived notion of where the music will go. Notes and noises are played from synths, guitar, voice and samples and fed into one or two loops which repeat and layer and decay. These loops can be quite long, so as a performer I can add notes as I see fit, but only have a certain amount of control over what is heard - the rest is serendipity.

Release date: 5 April 2010

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Closer Contact - Airports
Closer Contact - Airports - BFW Recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW recordings from Closer Contact is another beautiful ambient EP.

However, this EP is a collection of much more sparse, minimalist soundscapes - there are very few beats or even rhythms to speak of. But this release is mesmerizing and a joy for the ears.

Release date: 29 March 2010

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Poodleplay Arkestra - Conversations With Ice Cream Men
Poodleplay Arkestra - Conversations With Ice Cream Men - BFW Recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW recordings by Manchester's Poodleplay Arkestra is another fantastic EP. And again, hard to define. This is warm ambience - the Jon Hassell/ Brian Eno influence is there, but there is something else that gives this EP a unique character.

Get it downloaded!

Release date: 22 March 2010

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False Awakening - So Far, So Close
False Awakening - So Far, So Close - BFW Recordings netlabel

Quiet and intimate.

Acoustic guitars and atmospherics creating a lovely delicate and yet powerful emotive sound.

Release date: 22 March 2010

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Beastmaster - Goathead
Beastmaster - Goathead - BFW Recordings netlabel

Beastmaster is a multi-instrumentalist from the UK currently residing in Australia. Using begged and borrowed instruments and effects pedals.

'Goathead' is a brilliant experimental rock EP from an Englishman living in Australia.

This full on grungy, bluesy, psychedelic guitars and drums with hints of Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips and Jaga Jazzist. And this wall of sound comes from just one man. We hope to have more from Beastmaster in the future.

Release date: 15 March 2010

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OnSpiderPark - Atoms
OnSpiderPark - Atoms - BFW Recordings netlabel

Fantastic stuff!

The long awaited debut EP from infamous Manchester DJ and producer OnSpiderPark.

Deeply chilled, hypnotic ambient electronica that needs to be turned up loud!

Release date: 15 March 2010

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The Sunshine Factory - Vintage Revolution
The Sunshine Factory - Vintage Revolution - BFW Recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW recordings from The Sunshine Factory is a fantastic shoegaze pop album. There are big beats, lush vocals and full on wall of sound guitars. See the video for 'Skin As Smooth As Porcelain', HERE.

Release date: 8 March 2010

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Texel - Liike
Texel - Liike EP - BFW Recordings netlabel

Warm, ambient electronica.

Think of Aphex Twin in friendly ambient mode or maybe Boards Of Canada but Texel has a unique flavour.

Release date: 8 March 2010

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Meczûp - Hanging From The Purgatory's Pendulum
Meczup - Hanging From The Purgatorys Pendulum - BFW Recordings netlabel

Haunting and beautiful.

This album is the unique sound of the Theremin played and looped by Istanbul-based musician Cihan Gülbudak.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Theremin, it is an extraordinary instrument that can be heard on many a horror film and is played by moving your hands near the instrument but not touching it!

This is a fantastic album.

Release date: 1 March 2010

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Cousin Silas - The Snow Imposed Silence
Cousin Silas - The Snow Imposed Silence - BFW Recordings netlabel

Beautiful and chilled. 'The Snow Imposed Silence' is the wonderful new album from Cousin Silas.

Many of you will know this music from his previous releases on Fflint Central, Earth Monkey and justnotnormal, as well as appearances on several compilations. But for those of you new to this artist, this is a lush, drifting ambient album. Think of Namlook or Tangerine Dream and you are somewhere close, though this album has a unique flavour.

Release date: 22 February 2010

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SineRider - December Embers
SineRider - December Embers - BFW Recordings netlabel

The second release on BFW from SineRider is a less ambient affair than his last release, 'Binary Flowers'.

'December Embers' has guitars and singing and has much more of a post-rock feel to it.

The warm ambience is still there, but this is fairly different.

Release date: 17 February 2010

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Korine Conception - Glow In Transparancy Aurora
Korine Conception - Glow In Transparancy Aurora - BFW Recordings netlabel

More fantastic new shoegaze music from Indonesia.

'Shoegaze' defines a wide range of music - from My Bloody Valentine to Cocteau Twins to Sigur Ros to Ulrich Schnauss. Indonesia seems to be in love with all of it.

There is so much beautiful new music coming from that part of the world and all of us here at BFW are proud to be part of it!

This is a beautiful album - at times, both delicate and powerful. The whole sound is a pleasure to hear.

Release date: 8 February 2010

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Post Human Era - To Build A Fire
Post Human Era - To Build A Fire - BFW Recordings netlabel

The latest release from BFW recordings is a fantastic, bright, new indie pop album. Post Human Era is the work of brothers Daniel and Michael Finfer.

The is music best described as "post-pop". Influenced by artists such as Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, and Sigur Rós, their music contains elements of ambient, electro-pop, and post-rock music.

Release date: 1 February 2010

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Spell 336 - Reverse EP
Spell 336 - Reverse EP - BFW Recordings netlabel

After the success of last year's classic shoegaze EP, 'Spell 336' EP, comes a second release from California's Spell 336.

Made up of newly discovered archive recordings that sound like they were just recorded, this EP is a shoegaze treat.

Release date: 25 January 2010

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Ghouls 'N Eggs - Olhodocu
Ghouls N Eggs - Olhodocu EP - BFW Recordings netlabel

After the success, last September, of the first release on BFW from Ghouls 'N Eggs, the 'Drone Dance' EP, comes a second release.

More intense and glitchy electronic brain noise but this time harder and more beat oriented.

And the first 4 tracks - distorted and full on - are complimented by the end of the fourth track 'Esofago' and bonus track 'Bolofecal' which drift into a deep ambience - no drums or real beats - just beautiful.

This is a real treat.

Release date: 18 January 2010

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Phillip Wilkerson - Daybook
Phillip Wilkerson - Daybook - BFW Recordings netlabel

We are very happy to announce the first release on BFW recordings from Phillip Wilkerson.

Phillip is a prolific ambient musician, having several ambient works on CD and through various netlabels including bypass, Clinical Archives, Earth Mantra and Just Not Normal.

There is generally a warmth and an organic feeling to Phillip's work. 'Daybook' is a four song EP that continues this theme.

If you like quality ambient music, download this EP but also check out Phillip Wilkerson's other releases at www.phillipwilkerson.net

Release date: 11 January 2010

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Bing Satellites - Little Waves
Bing Satellites - Little Waves - BFW Recordings netlabel

The fourth release from Bing Satellites on BFW is a decidely chilled affair.

It includes 2 lengthy ambient tracks, 'Slow Jam with flute and water' and 'The Light On The Hill', and an experimental piece entitled 'Good Morning'.

Release date: 11 January 2010

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Hollydrift - Wreath Of Algoma
Hollydrift - Wreath Of Algoma - BFW Recordings netlabel

After a short break for Christmas, BFW recordings starts 2010 with a bang!

'Wreath Of Algoma' is a fantastic collection of 5 new songs. There is the shoegaze influence is in there, but these are huge sounding productions.

Prepare to be amazed!

Release date: 4 January 2010

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Ketsa - the x inside
Ketsa - The X Inside - BFW Recordings netlabel

After the success, earlier this year, of his mini-album, 'Eleven', comes the fantastic new release from one of London's most original and interesting producers.

'The X Inside' is a great album. You can hear Ketsa's influences in there but the intricate beats, the ambience, the worldiness and whole warm feeling of these recordings is hard to define.

This is a smart album and your ears want you to download it.

Release date: 21 December 2009

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Buben - Emblem
Vladislav Buben - Emblem- BFW Recordings netlabel

'Emblem' is the fantastic new experimental album from Belarus based artist Vladislav Buben. A wonderful listen - atmospheric and city sounds but more intense than ambient. Download your copy now!

Release date: 14 December 2009

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The Telegraph Reverb - Mind Universe
The Telegraph Reverb - Mind Universe - BFW Recordings

BFW recordings once again brings you some fantastic new music from Indonesia.

The Telegraph Reverb - 'Mind Universe' is a lush, ambient shoegaze EP, similar in places to early Ulrich Schnauss and M83.

It is great listen and free to download!

Release date: 7 December 2009

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Hickey Mouse - Hickey's Holiday
Hickey Mouse - Hickey's Holiday - BFW Recordings

This is a fantastic chilled debut EP performed solely on the tiny Korg Kaossilator.

Release date: 30 November 2009

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Zanoides - Zanoides
Zanoides - Zanoides - BFW Recordings

A dark and chilled-out experimental music from Brazil. Zanoides includes the man behind Ghouls 'N Eggs. We hope to hear more from this bunch of Brazilian musicians soon.

Release date: 23 November 2009

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MagicVan - Bits & Piss
MagicVan - Bits and Piss - BFW Recordings

The second release on BFW from London-based producer MagicVan.

The follow up to 'A Vorkinzeebark' is more friendly and chilled craziness.

Release date: 23 November 2009

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JCM - Scenes
JCM - Scenes - BFW Recordings

The twentieth release from BFW recordings and the debut release of UK-based producer JCM. The mini album 'Scenes' is a lovely slice of ambient electronica - a brilliant debut.

Release date: 19 October 2009

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The Sunshine Factory - Sugar
The Sunshine Factory - Sugar - BFW Recordings

Lively and full on. Beautiful and heartfelt. The poppiest of dream pop.

Shoegaze influenced, guitar drenched melodies accented and supported by samples, honey sweet tone driven vocals and old school dance beats.

Two fantastic songs that originate, strangely, from the heart of Dixie.

Release date: 5 October 2009

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riverrun - Hamworthy Common
riverrun - 'Hamworthy Common (Parts I and II)' - BFW Recordings

The first taste of a new ambient side project by Daniel Land. It comes from the forthcoming album 'Pentimento' due out in a few months.

Daniel's band, Manchester, UK based shoegazers Daniel Land & The Modern Painters are about to release their debut album, 'Love Songs For the Chemical Generation'.

It's a brilliant album with production contributions from Mark Peters, Ulrich Schnauss and BFW's Bing Satellites. You can order your copy from www.danielland.bigcartel.com.

Release date: 21 September 2009

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Alexander - Blackwater Mysteries - Quiet But Twisted
Alexander - 'Blackwater Mysteries - Quiet But Twisted' - BFW Recordings

A collection of four or more dark and moody songs that come somewhere between rock and experimental music.

Marvellous stuff from a very talented new artist.

Release date: 14 September 2009

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Ghouls n' Eggs - Drone Dance
Ghouls 'N Eggs - Drone Dance EP - BFW Recordings

Electronic brain noise from Brazil.

Intense and glitchy, Ghouls 'N Eggs produce sounds similar in places to Himuro Yoshiteru and Aphex Twin.

This is great stuff - turn it up LOUD!

Release date: 7 September 2009

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Oneiro - Crystalline
Oneiro - Crystalline EP - BFW Recordings

Beautiful stuff. Five songs of melodic beauty.

>Simlar in places to Ulrich Schnauss, M83 and Brian Eno's 'Apollo'.

This is BFW's fifteenth release!

Release date: 31 August 2009

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MagicVan - A Vorkinzeebark
MagicVan - A Vorkinzeebark - BFW Recordings

There is nothing quite like this.

From ambient to experimental electronica to glitch to god-knows-what-else.

Download this and your ears will love you forever!

Get ready for the crazy world of Magic Van....

Release date: 24 August 2009

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Chris Fordham - Took A Walk
Chris Fordham - Took A Walk EP - BFW Recordings

The new EP from young English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Fordham.

Chris is the man behind the dark, experimental ambient sound of The Silent Committee whose single, 'Regret' is also available as a free download from BFW Recordings.

'Took A Walk' is a collection of 4 beautiful, melancholic songs which you can download for free (see the link below).

You can see the video for the title track on YouTube

Release date: 12 August 2009

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Bing Satellites - Slow Motion (remix album)
Bing Satellites - Slow Motion - BFW Recordings

A terrific collection of mainly ambient remixes by Bing Satellites.

Featuring remixes of songs from Alex Gloworld, Tally Koren, OnSpiderPark, Dibaba, Leni Ward and Kurosawa. The album includes three remixed versions of songs from Bing's 'Forever' EP.

Release date: 4 August 2009

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SineRider - Binary Flowers
SineRider - Binary Flowers - BFW Recordings

An eerily beautiful and intense collection of eight songs similar in places to Vangelis, Eno or an ambient David Sylvian. We can't recommend this enough. And like everything released by BFW Recordings, you can download it for free.

Release date: 27 July 2009

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Spell 336 - Spell 336
Spell 336 - Spell 336 EP - BFW Recordings

A five song EP of blissed-out swirling guitars reminiscent of early Cocteau Twins or Chameleons. The band is a two-piece living in California. It is fair to say that this EP has been a long time coming.

Release date: 20 July 2009

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Closer Contact - Drowning In Detail
Closer Contact - Drowning In Detail - BFW Recordings

An extremely chilled ambient EP of four songs from Magnus Larsson, an ambient musician and producer from Sweden.

Release date: 22 June 2009

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When Tides Collide - Through Moonlit Windows
When Tides Collide - Through Moonlit Windows

The new EP from this band of ambient experimentalists from Florida.

Peaceful ambience and plaintive piano.

Released 7th June 2009

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Ketsa - 11
Ketsa - Eleven

The new mini album from one of London's most inventive producers.

Released 25th May 2009

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Sparkle Afternoon- Gorgeous
Sparkle Afternoon - Gorgeous

This is the new single from Sparkle Afternoon - an indonesian pop minimalist band (by the band's own definition) with indie, shoegaze, dream pop and BritPop elements. More to come from them soon...

Released 11th May 2009

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The Silent Committee - Regret
The Silent Committee - Regret

Wonderfully dark single following on from the album 'The Missing' and EP 'rolig'.

Released 4th May 2009

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Poodleplay Arkestra - Windy Miller's Cocaine Years
Poodleplay Arkestra - Windy Miller's Cocaine Years

The first release from Manchester's Poodleplay Arkestra is an experimental ambient EP of four beautiful songs.

Released 13th April 2009

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Bing Satellites - Forever
Bing Satellites - Forever

Bing's second official release - a chilled mix of ambient piano pieces and full blown electronic shoegaze.

Released 30th March 2009

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Bing Satellites - Summer Night
Bing Satellites - Summer Night

Re-issue of Bing's first official release - a chilled ambient album - now remastered. Includes two live tracks ('Messages' and 'Astronaut') and an extended extract from the experimental piece 'Music For Horns in G major'.

Release date: 1 April 2009

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