http://www.bfwrecordings.com/ All the latest news, releases and direct downloads from BFW recordings netlabel. The best ambient, shoegaze, indie, electronica and experimental music from around the world - download it all for free! Thu, 05 May 2011 11:45:00 GMT en-us http://www.archive.org/compress/CelticsvenAndJude-EntranceToPositiveIntent http://www.archive.org/compress/CelticsvenAndJude-EntranceToPositiveIntent Mon, 09 May 2011 11:15:00 GMT The debut on BFW recordings from Celticsven is a mix of high energy, almost psy trance and down tempo grooves. psy http://www.archive.org/compress/IHeardSomethingInTheDistanceVol8 http://www.archive.org/compress/IHeardSomethingInTheDistanceVol8 Thu, 05 May 2011 11:45:00 GMT 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. ambient indie shoegaze http://www.archive.org/compress/PoodleplayArkestra-HectorsMetamorphosis http://www.archive.org/compress/PoodleplayArkestra-HectorsMetamorphosis Thu, 05 May 2011 11:45:00 GMT 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! ambient http://www.archive.org/compress/VaporLanes-Lifelong http://www.archive.org/compress/VaporLanes-Lifelong Tue, 03 May 2011 13:10:00 GMT The debut on BFW recordings from Vapor Lanes is an EP of intense, grainy electronica. ambient electronica http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol6 http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol6 Tue, 03 May 2011 11:35:00 GMT 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. ambient live http://www.archive.org/compress/Blends-Blends http://www.archive.org/compress/Blends-Blends Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:25:00 GMT 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. indie http://www.archive.org/compress/TheCrisisProject-Scans http://www.archive.org/compress/TheCrisisProject-Scans Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:55:00 GMT The debut on BFW recordings by Cluster One is a two pieces of quiet, abstract ambience. indie http://www.archive.org/compress/TheSlides-Soma http://www.archive.org/compress/TheSlides-Soma Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:05:00 GMT 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. . indie http://www.archive.org/compress/Meteer-End http://www.archive.org/compress/Meteer-End Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:50:00 GMT 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. ambient experimental http://www.archive.org/compress/Sistra-Diaphone http://www.archive.org/compress/Sistra-Diaphone Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:15:00 GMT 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 heartful 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. indie http://bingsatellites.bandcamp.com/album/time?action=download http://bingsatellites.bandcamp.com/album/time?action=download Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:10:00 GMT 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. ambient experimental http://www.archive.org/compress/AlbumInADayVol2 http://www.archive.org/compress/AlbumInADayVol2 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:30:00 GMT 27 new songs by 27 artists from around the world, all written and recorded in one day - Saturday 19 March 2011. 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. ambient indie http://www.archive.org/compress/Ghostkid-TheUnlikelyFutureOfReverseEngineering http://www.archive.org/compress/Ghostkid-TheUnlikelyFutureOfReverseEngineering Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:25:00 GMT 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. ambient electronica http://www.archive.org/compress/Kamin-CaptainFutureRock http://www.archive.org/compress/Kamin-CaptainFutureRock Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:20:00 GMT 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! ambient electronica http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol5 http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol5 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:15:00 GMT Bing brings us nearly 4 hours of live, improvised ambient music, all recorded in one week in November 2011. Like the previous four Twilight Sessions volumes, these four recordings start as completely blank canvases. Each piece is built around a long, slowly decaying loop. Notes are added from guitar, synths, clarinet and voice. Volumes 6 and 7 are already queued for release (May and June) as well as a new EP, 'Time' due out in April. ambient live http://www.archive.org/compress/IHeardSomethingInTheDistanceVol7 http://www.archive.org/compress/IHeardSomethingInTheDistanceVol7 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:10:00 GMT 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. ambient electronic indie http://www.archive.org/compress/dep-dep http://www.archive.org/compress/dep-dep Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:05:00 GMT 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. ambient electronic http://www.archive.org/compress/CloserContactMeteer-Geography2 http://www.archive.org/compress/CloserContactMeteer-Geography2 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:00:00 GMT 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! ambient http://www.archive.org/compress/TheDangerGirlStarship-Daughters http://www.archive.org/compress/TheDangerGirlStarship-Daughters Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:55:00 GMT The Danger Girl Starship has returned with a more darker deep release, same ambient style as Teenager. ambient http://www.archive.org/compress/FalseAwakeningMyOwnTrueDesire-NoisyPeoplep http://www.archive.org/compress/FalseAwakeningMyOwnTrueDesire-NoisyPeoplep Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:50:00 GMT 'Noisy People' is a collection of shoegaze, experimental and instrumental songs by My Own True Desire (Julien Garcia) and False Awakening (Julien Pierron). ambient http://www.archive.org/compress/IAmTheDevil-ThisIsWhatLifeDoesToYou http://www.archive.org/compress/IAmTheDevil-ThisIsWhatLifeDoesToYou Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:45:00 GMT 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. indie http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol4 http://www.archive.org/compress/BingSatellites-TwilightSessionsVol4 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:40:00 GMT 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. As I have recorded more and more of these sessions, I finally feel like I am finding my musical voice. There is something magical about the music being spontaneous. I never know where it will take me. I add notes and flourishes here and there but sometimes a loop may be over a minute and a half long, so I never fully know what I am adding notes to! I hope you enjoy this album as much as I enjoyed makiing it. Rest assured, another one will follow soon enough! http://www.archive.org/compress/SineRider-Ambivert http://www.archive.org/compress/SineRider-Ambivert Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:35:00 GMT 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.