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SELF PROMOTION / Nicholas Szczepanik — La Luna del Este

« on: December 26, 2012, 12:40:07 pm »

Nicholas Szczepanik — La Luna del Este

The only full-length piece of music I recorded this year, self-released digitally through Bandcamp.

Please click here to listen to the whole piece and pay what you can when you download it.

Thanks for listening!

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SELF PROMOTION / WE MAKE LIFE SAD - Nicholas Szczepanik 12" LP now available

« on: February 11, 2012, 08:01:14 pm »

We Make Life Sad is an album about the cycle of life and both its sundry and seemingly important moments. It is about our focus on the detriment of these moments and the inertia we invite when reminiscing about memories long past; an album that renders each moment down to its foundation of simply existing, holding us responsible for how we choose to let them shape us. We as individuals control the outlook of our life, regardless of the highly desired, the forgotten, or the regretted.  Life is ever-changing; let us hold onto the only power we have to give it purpose—our mind.

Watch a video of one of the pieces here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMb8Zc2YFnM

Side A

1. Another Screened World
2. Consciousness
3. Totemic Vignette
4. The Way Things Are
5. Her Last Breath

Side B

6. Interlude
7. Again, Falling
8. Nostalgia
9. Over Your Dead Body
10. Long Gone

You can purchase it directly from the label by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/8x89rpv

If you are in the US and you don't care about the clear vinyl that only the label is selling, you will be able to purchase it from http://www.experimedia.net/ very soon.

The album is currently streaming in full here: http://soundcloud.com/nszcz/sets/we-make-life-sad/

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SELF PROMOTION / NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK - THE TRUTH OF TRANSIENCE (Preorder!)

« on: January 24, 2012, 11:15:39 am »

Artist: Nicholas Szczepanik
Album: The Truth of Transience
Label: Isounderscore
Released: February 2012
Format: LP
Catalog: ISO_12
Edition: 300
Label Description: "After several years of releasing exquisitely crystalline drone as part of the forefront of the American electronic underground, "The Truth of Transience" amazingly marks the first official vinyl release of Chicago's Nicholas Szczepanik. This album follows up from last year's "Ante Algo Azul" subscription series and notably his widely celebrated album "Please Stop Loving Me" on Christoph Heeman's Streamline label which continues to build on Szczepanik's quickly accelerating output of complex and dynamic ambient electronic drone work. Recorded a winter ago and then abandoned only to be resurrected and fully realized in the spring of 2011. Mastered by William Hutson in the summer of 2011. Packaged in deluxe green foil-stamped neon yellow matte jackets with artwork and design by Brandon Nickell. Limited edition of 300."

$18 US
$30 WORLDWIDE

Click here to order.

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SELF PROMOTION / Nicholas Szczepanik - Please Stop Loving Me

« on: June 07, 2011, 02:25:33 pm »

Please Stop Loving Me will be released July 19th, 2011 on Streamline.

You can listen to a downloadable 8 minute excerpt of the 48 minute single piece here:

http://soundcloud.com/nszcz/please-stop-loving-me-excerpt

I will be posting updates here regarding its release.


Press, please get in touch if you are interested in reviewing the piece.
My email is naszczepanik [at] gmail [dot] com

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SELF PROMOTION / Nicholas Szczepanik - Ante Algo Azul

« on: January 14, 2011, 09:46:09 pm »

Ante Algo Azul consists of 12 pieces; each will be released on a 3" CDr limited to 100 copies. The set will be sold as a subscription and each piece will be mailed individually, as it is finished. Each piece will be handwrapped in paper and, at times, a piece may also include other keepsakes like photographs, poetry, etc...

I will primarily be selling this as a subscription, but perhaps I will sell individual copies without the extra fun stuff; I'm not sure yet. If you have any questions, please email me at naszczepanik@gmail.com. Your support is greatly appreciated.

More information including a stream of one of the 12 pieces can be found below:

http://nszcz.com/index.php?/discography/ante-algo-azul/

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SELF PROMOTION / Nicholas Szczepanik - Dear Dad CD 2010 (GEA / BF)

« on: May 06, 2010, 02:40:56 pm »

Dear Dad, my first solo outing since The Chiasmus, was officially released today on CD, limited to 200 copies, each in a unique Goat Eater Arts sleeve.  I don't have much to say, personally, about the album, so here's a very short excerpt that really doesn't reveal anything at all: http://www.bassesfrequences.org/songs/nszcz_whenimnolongerafraidofyou_sample.mp3

Here's a review of it in the April 2010 issue of WIRE magazine: http://grab.by/4f9z

Here's an excerpt from another review on Mapsadaisical:

"While colluding with something so very private is at times rather uncomfortable, the undeniable strength of feeling involved makes Dear Dad an unforgettable listening experience."

http://mapsadaisical.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/nicholas-szczepanik-dear-dad-goat-eater-arts-basses-frequencies/

Anyway, a special thanks to Anthony and Jerome and the respective labels (Goat Eater Arts (USA) and Basses Frequences (France)) for the support and passion in getting this out there.  And just as important, I want to thank Steven Flato for the incredible mastering job he did on this album.

If you're in the states, order it here: http://goateaterarts.bigcartel.com/product/nicholas-szczepanik-dear-dad

If you're in Europe, order it here:  http://www.bassesfrequences.org/mailorder/catalog.htm

And post back here after listening to it 'cause I want to know what you all think!  Thanks again.

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SELF PROMOTION / Every Hidden Color

« on: March 16, 2010, 06:42:30 pm »

A new musical project by Federico Durand and myself (Nicholas Szczepanik) now has a home here:

http://www.everyhiddencolor.net

Please take a listen to the excerpt we have posted!

Our debut LP will be released in the late summer / early fall on Arbor Infinity.

I will continue posting updates regarding EHC here.  Thank you for your interest!

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SELF PROMOTION / SRA | LEXITHIMIE - Stroll into the Shade for a Moment

« on: March 16, 2010, 06:40:16 pm »

I began composing this album with the idea to define an area in shadow; I imagined this shaded place to be surrounded by light. Because my music has quite an architectural process, I need to be thinking about a peculiar space, moment, or land which inspires me. The title, "Stroll into the Shade for a Moment", is extracted from the book "Heart of Darkness" by the English author Joseph Conrad and is a perfect phrase for creating this environment as an image, the precise image I needed in my mind for creating these sound-works.

The opening track contains a field recording from a walk along a school next to a park in close proximity to where I live in Hackney. It was a sunny, winter day where the children were coming in masses out of the school to go home. The recording sounds remind us of an urban environment close to nature; people sharing a moment of happiness and freedom before returning to their home. From there, the tone changes to describe the color of the room where we feel secure, at ease; having time for yourself out of the sun and under a blanket.

While composing, I was also writing the title of each track as a poem to correspond with these imaginary shades. They were given an order; a reason for each piece to have a place of significance on this album.

"Stroll into the shade for a moment in despite of horizon,
A silent chamber below waiting somewhere another minute for a never ending."

Alexis
East London

Now streaming here:  http://audio.srasounds.com

And available for pre-order here:  http://shop.srasounds.com/product/lexithimie-stroll-into-the-shade-for-a-moment

Thank you for your support!