Hallo Excentrico!

Junkshop Coyote - Anorak Bubblebutt (Selected I-Am-Bent Works, Vol. 2)

2009-07-26T16:59:00.000-07:00

HEMP052 - New release

Junkshop Coyote's second compilation of odds and ends created between 1991 and 2009, focusing mainly on the V/Vm-inspired plunderphonics that became his calling card in the Digital Vomit collective.

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Subsonika - Super Fun Warning

2009-07-26T16:54:00.000-07:00

DVR038 - New release from Digital Vomit

UK "Westcountry Robot" Subsonika brings on a collection of recent work that is synthy, goofy, pure entertainment. Enjoy.

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Distance - Cyprus Memories

2009-07-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

HEMP051 - new release

A "lost album" of sorts, made last year and only just rediscovered in a forgotten nook of the artist's computer. Musical landscapers Distance continue to evolve slowly and subtly. A sublimely relaxing travelogue, with elements of world music and a newfound sonic crispness - one can almost touch the grit in Distance's trademark spoken-word murk, which is even more tauntingly just out of comprehension's reach.

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Thee Crumb - Hic Sunt Dracones

2009-04-12T08:04:00.000-07:00

HEMP050 - new release

Suppose 1990's IDM hadn't been shouted down by its smart-aleck kid brother, breakcore. Suppose rhythm was just another signpost on a trip deeper into texture. Suppose electronic music was like nature: its complexity just existed, free from the need to be admired, paradoxically becoming that much more admirable.

It might sound like this.

Here be dragons.

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My Boy Is Dead - Demos 2000-2005

2008-11-23T08:12:00.001-08:00

DVR025 - new release from Digital Vomit

My Boy Is Dead was a project of which Solypsis was, and is, one half. They recently ended their 3-year hiatus, but while we wait for fresh material, here is a selection of tracks from their first run. Dirty beats, filthy synths and defiantly unhip movie samples. What's not to like?

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Various Artists - Acid Vomit

2008-11-01T18:53:00.000-07:00

DVR027 - new release

Another Digital Vomit release hosted by Hallo Excentrico!, in which members of the collective created acid-house tracks under cover of one-off pseudonyms. Let's party like it's 1985.

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Solypsis - Epilogue, Vol. 1

2008-10-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released by Eardose

James Miller says this is his final release as Solypsis, ever, and this time he means it (Vol. 1?). Future output will be under a different name to be determined later. (I do plan to issue further, now-"posthumous," compilations from the massive DVD-ROM Purge, and James has authorized this.)

So. It's a nice way to wrap things up, incorporating all the disparate bits of the story so far. There's the dark melodicism of, say, the Cyan Album, a dash of the uncompromising noise of The WLNT Sessions, and the masterful use of tension and release exhibited in One Week Without the Internet, all together in a coherent, mature, well-produced whole.

I can't wait to see what's next.

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Grey Ear, White Noise - The Lift

2008-09-25T18:42:00.000-07:00

HEMP048 (Part 1)/049 (Part 1 - Instrumentals) - new releases
Part 2 & Part 2 - Instrumentals released by Setting Sun

The risqué spoken-rant/electronica duo is back with a double album made up of 4 EP's. This time the rants and rambles stretch out over long, grooving tracks for a more laid-back but still thoroughly entertaining experience - and if blue language isn't your thing, there's always the instrumentals, which make for hypnotic listening in their own right.

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Thee Crumb - Thee Crumb Tapes

2008-09-14T12:02:00.001-07:00

HEMP047 - new release

"This selection, culled from three years (2004-06) worth of offcuts, sound experiments, lost songs and general oddities, was originally going to be made available as a limited edition of 50 C-40 cassettes but was shelved before ever being revealed due to problems with dubbing such a quantity of tapes without proper equipment. This is the reason the two completed tracks both last 19 minutes and 54 seconds as they were originally designed to fit onto two sides of a cassette.

The inspiration for this project (both in the nature of the album itself and in the less-than-slick mixing - no Ableton Live here!) is clearly The Faust Tapes, although the precise ordering of the pieces was decided by assigning every section a number and then drawing cards at random from the major arcana of a tarot deck." - Thee Crumb

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Grey Ear, White Noise - Introducing... (EP 1)

2008-08-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

HEMP046 - new release

Another UK group specializing in spoken word, electronic beats and ambient noise. Must be something in the water. ;) Little is known, or need be known, about this group, except that if snark or salty language aren't your thing, you might want to pass this one by.

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NOTE: Oops, I forgot one. Just goes to show I'm not perfect. Thanks to the group for reminding me.

Junkshop Coyote - Industrial Lullabies

2008-08-14T17:48:00.000-07:00

HEMP045 - New release

A series of sound-paintings depicting a day in the life of a wage slave in the American Rust Belt. Two years in the making, and another spent in limbo before plans for a physical release were abandoned. Industrial, ambient, noise and plunderphonics all figure in the mix.

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Note: This completes the backlog of Hallo Excentrico! album releases. Coming up next: the mix-set archives.

Alien Hand - 2001-2004

2008-08-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

HEMP041 - new release

Fans of Digital Vomit's Can Buy Me Love series will remember Alien Hand's very Celtic spin on breakcore. This is a compilation of his earlier works, as he explores and finds his sound, which even then was delightfully twisted....

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Meep remixing V/Vm - V/Vm 365 Remixes

2008-08-13T03:49:00.000-07:00

HEMP037 - originally released 2007

During 2006's V/Vm 365 project, V/Vm cranked out at least one track a day and encouraged others to remix them. Meep was one of those who took him up on it, and this was the result. Loud and abrasive, but there are also stunning ambient landscapes among the audio ordnance.

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Thee Crumb - Eyeball Dust EP

2008-08-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released by Digital Vomit

"7-Track EP following on from the CD When I Was King Of The Wilderness with three tracks [...] that didn't make the cut for that album along with four other tracks for your listening pleasure." - Digital Vomit

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Thee Crumb - Rising from the Deep

2008-08-12T17:06:00.000-07:00

HEMP044 - new HE! release, previously released 2008 on last.fm

Thee Crumb's "RPM Challenge" effort for 2008 finds him sharpening his sound and focus, cramming a dizzying variety of electronic influences into a sub-genre of one. This would be impressive even if it hadn't been made in a scant 29 days. Includes a bonus track not found on the original last.fm download (not to mention hi-fi bitrates).

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Thee Crumb - Intentional Distortion

2008-08-12T16:35:00.001-07:00

HEMP036 - originally released 2007

Thee Crumb is a relatively new face in the Digital Vomit collective, whipping up a mixture of diverse sounds like 90's analog IDM, noisy glitch and hyperactive drum-n-bass into something utterly individual. He often participates in the RPM Challenge, in which artists create an album from scratch in a single month. This is the fruit of one of those efforts.

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Ascoltare - Gallery

2008-08-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

HEMP026 - originally physically released in 2006 on Dubble as DUBBLE 003

"5 tracks - all over 7 minutes in length continue as with the other cd-r dubbel releases in using 'found' vocals (ahem !) and sonic clicks, beats, and industrial clangs. sometimes a melodious section is provided for a welcome respite, for example the opening of 'on a natural charge' and shows that the ghost of etheral ambient is never that far away, however rather than letting the blissmood last for 74 minutes (a la fax releases in 1994) the distortions and electronica distresses are soon brought back into focus. the track also features a scary effect ridden odb vocal while the industrial noises do their midi'd thing in the background. making for a totally fascinating 7.5 minutes." - ireallylovemusic

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Ascoltare - Mutiny In Stereo

2008-08-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

HEMP025 - originally physically released in 2006 on Dubble as DUBBLE 002

"'Mutiny In Stereo' is like some slow motion drug that works its way through your blood stream, gradually taking control of your system. It's like a warped blend of 50 Cent, Aaliyah and seven hundred robotic sample bots on full effect. Take a listen and see what you think, I reckon you will like this one. Cool." - Tesselate

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Ascoltare vs. Keith - Drugs

2008-08-10T12:11:00.001-07:00

HEMP024 - originally physically released in 2004 on Dubble as DUBBLE 001

"[Keith]'s 'Drugs' is the main source material for Ascoltare Vs. Keith (Dubbel MCDR001). But Ascoltare (aka Dave Henson of Gwei-Lo) employs a glitchy, kucky musical production style that is paired with Mr Keith's vocals in a way that makes for a nice trash compaction of anything that might seem melodically familiar. At any rate, the presence of text gives the proceedings more open flow than most glitch orientated noise. And the packaging is really pretty nice. The CD is packaged in a plastic case that's held inside a small zip-loc bag that has what one assumes is some benign substance masquerading as drugs proper. Its something of a long short that I'll ever be blasted enough to sample it, but maybe you're made of stronger stuff, pard." - The Wire (April 2004)

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I Could Do Better Than That - The Best of Season One

2008-07-06T16:21:00.000-07:00

DVR007 - originally released by HE! as HEMP023 in 2006

I Could Do Better Than That is the UK-based performance-art duo made up of Hooray and Iivix, who are dedicated to knocking down the proverbial fourth wall. This is a collage of recordings from performances in 2003, in which audience members were encouraged to come onstage and participate. A physical CD-R is available in limited quantities; see the Album Notes for details.

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DIH & Friends - Keith & Clara's Wedding EP

2008-07-06T15:33:00.000-07:00

HEMP020 - originally released 2006

DIH & Friends, of anti-Christmas album fame, created this EP as a surprise for one of its members, Keith Hicc, and his then-bride-to-be, Clara (aka UKDragon). As usual, this is occasional music for those with a sense of humor tending toward the dark and/or blue.

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M.A.N. - Christmas With M.A.N.

2008-07-06T15:30:00.000-07:00

HEMP030 - originally released 2006

A compilation of M.A.N.'s contributions to DIH & Friends' series of anti-Christmas albums.

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M.A.N. - Narnia Remixes

2008-07-06T15:26:00.000-07:00

HEMP021 - originally released 2006

An album of remixes of "Narnia," from M.A.N.'s self-titled album (HEMP019), encompassing a variety of pure and impure moods.

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M.A.N. - M.A.N.

2008-05-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

HEMP019 - originally released 2006

More spoken-word/ambient action, but a different, more beat-oriented project this time, with lovely, hypnotic soundscapes that call to mind the heady days of early 90's IDM and trance. Includes the track "Narnia" which went on to be extensively remixed.

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Big In Albania - A Special Dedication

2008-05-25T18:20:00.001-07:00

HEMP018 - originally released in 2006

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your iPod... Big In Albania returns with an EP addressing the eternal verities of l'amour. This could get messy.

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Big In Albania - The Eighties Movie Soundtrack Disaster (Director's Cut)

2008-05-25T17:46:00.000-07:00

HEMP017 - originally released in 2006

Pour the wine, because Big In Albania is cutting the cheese. 80's cheese, that is. Get your Gen-X-y on with this (ahem) tribute to some of the (cough) masterpieces of Reagan/Thatcher-era cinema. True to form, there's even a bonus video.

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DIH - Off The Cuff

2008-05-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released on Hicc Records

"3rd in the Off The Cuff series sees a few examples of noise terrorists DIH's ability to rebuild and recontract remixes from other artists works." - Hicc Records

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DIH - Forever

2008-05-25T14:36:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released on Hicc Records

"Forever was recorded between 2001 - 2002 and has been frequently described as a cross between The Aphex Twin and Jack Kerouac if they met on a lonely highway...." - Hicc Records

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DIH - Tribute to Derek Jarman

2008-05-25T14:32:00.000-07:00

HEMP039 - originally released in 2007

Just as the title indicates, an homage to the life and words of the British writer, artist and provocateur.

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DIH - Suicide (I Meant Forever)

2008-05-25T12:47:00.000-07:00

HEMP027 - originally released in 2006

Solitude is a common theme in DIH's output in general, but especially on this set. Best listened to alone in the dark.

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DIH - Internal Conflict

2008-05-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

HEMP016 - originally released in 2006

Spoken-word + ambient/noise group DIH (Distorted In Hindsight)'s first release on Hallo Excentrico! Atmospheric and relaxing with disturbing undercurrents. "The Game" is a personal favorite.

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Solypsis - Dénouement 1998-2008

2008-05-25T09:39:00.001-07:00

HE! Extra - released on Vukzid

"If we follow the title as our guideline then this release is the definitive ending of Chicago based James Miller's output as Solypsis. Gathering together the best and worst of his work across two zip files and also including a bonus collection of selected remixes from various compilation and physical releases. You may also wish to download "one week without the internet" and though this looks like the end for the Solypsis project i am sure and hope James will continue to record more audio under various new guises." - Vukzid

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Various Artists - Cthulu Dildonomicon

2008-05-02T16:50:00.000-07:00

DVR009/CROCK-MP3-SP1 - originally released by Digital Vomit and Cock Rock Disco in 2006

A genre-hopping, joint effort between the Digital Vomit and Cock Rock Disco labels in tribute (?) to the genius of H.P. Lovecraft.

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Distance - Off the Cuff 2

2008-03-29T12:39:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released on Hicc Records

Off the Cuff 2 is the second in a series of sort of remix albums from 'Distance' where they often pissed completely turn songs inside out just for the hell off it to make them sound completly different from the way they should sound! - Hicc Records

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Distance - Off The Cuff

2008-03-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released on Hicc Records

'Off the Cuff' is the first in a series of albums by Distance and also to follow in the future by other Hicc Records (including DIH, M.A.N. etc) which highlight the band's ability to remix and in some cases de-contrast other artists altogether.

Some of these tracks will have been released previously, some of them haven't but all certainly in the case of 'Distance' for example their ability to change frequently a original song to such a degree it is impossible to recognize in it's original form. - Hicc Records

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Distance - Distance

2008-03-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released by Hicc Records in 2006

Distance was formed in 2005 by Andy N and Tony and the bulk off this recording was recorded over one day in Wika's house during a rainy afternoon at the end off 2005.

The music wrote itself.

Distance is for fans of Flying Saucer Attack, Bardo Pond or people who like Post Rock where the form outstrips the music. - Hicc Records

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Distance - White

2008-03-29T12:18:00.000-07:00

HE! Extra - released by Eardose in 2007

The companion release to Black, featuring more spoken-word-based ambience.

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Distance - Distance VII: Music Without Words EP

2008-03-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

HEMP043 - new release

This time, Distance turns away from spoken-word-based ambience, opting instead, as the title implies, for pure instrumental sounds.

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Distance - Black

2008-03-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

HEMP034 - originally released 2007

This effort sees Distance spinning their trademark murky soundscapes out of the spoken word. A companion to the Eardose release White.

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Distance - Distance III: The WLNT Sessions

2008-03-27T17:15:00.000-07:00

HEMP015 - originally released 2006

"Dark ambient" group Distance's third release, and their second for Hallo Excentrico!, comprised of tracks created for the aborted "World's Longest Noise Track" project.

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Distance - Distance II

2008-03-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

HEMP014 - originally released 2006

Hypnotic, dark, relaxing ambience. Not so much New Age, more like the softer side of noise. The group's second effort, and their debut release on Hallo Excentrico!

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Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device - EP

2008-03-21T22:38:00.000-07:00

HEMP011 - originally released 2006

6 blasts of compellingly organic noise from the notorious Australian who plays an amplified piece of glass with his face.

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1bomb1target - Sets

2008-03-21T16:24:00.000-07:00

HEMP010 - originally released 2006

Austria's 1bomb1target blur the line between DJ mixing and live performance with these two live sets. VERY harsh noise, not for the faint of heart.

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Various Artists - Keith Hic Presents: Odd Disk

2008-03-21T11:43:00.000-07:00

HEMP008 - originally released 2006 as "Keith Hic: Odd Disk"

This is the second of two compilations showcasing the diversity of the Hicc Records founder's many projects.

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Various Artists - Keith Hic Presents: Nice Disk

2008-03-20T18:09:00.000-07:00

HEMP007 - originally released 2006 as "Keith Hic: Nice Disk"

This is the first of two compilations showcasing the diversity of the Hicc Records founder's many projects.

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Burnt Bacon, Right? - ...And His Fabulous Engine (Stage 1, Vol. 1 & Stage 2, Vol. 2)

2008-03-10T16:36:00.000-07:00

HEMP006 - Stage 2, Vol. 2 originally physically released by Spunktronics Records as JIZZ004.3 (copies remain available)

Computer-generated, randomized sound cut-ups that somehow have a fascinating logic all their own.

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Notes about reissues

2008-02-27T15:53:00.000-08:00

A few folks have asked about my M.O. for HE! reissues. I am releasing the back catalog of each artist in the order of original label appearance, including any pending new releases. Here is the queue as it stands right now. Asterisks (*) indicate artists with new releases.

Finished:

Junkshop Coyote
Solypsis *
Various Artists *

Forthcoming:

Burnt Bacon, Right?
Keith Hic
1bomb1target
Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device
Distance *
DIH
Big In Albania
M.A.N.
I Could Do Better Than That
Ascoltare
Thee Crumb
Meep
Alien Hand *
Scandinavian Noize Syndicate *

This assumes that the artists don't beat me to reissuing their audio elsewhere (as was the case with the Minimal Impact/M.A.N. remix, for example), which they are quite welcome to do - its availability is what matters most to me. Send me a link, and I'll be glad to plug it.

Any new artists who supply me with audio to release will be added to the end of the queue. Thank you for your patience as I get things back up to speed. I have a full-time day job, a spouse and a house - my time for this is finite, but I do my best.

You might also ask, what is going to happen to the mix sets? Well, I'm going to figure that out once I get all the proper releases back up - first things first. If nothing else I can stick them up on a file sharing site, like a typical music blog, but I'm considering my options.

Thanks for reading, now back to the music....

Various Artists - Miscellaneous Deviations

2008-02-25T03:58:00.000-08:00

DVR014 - originally released 2007

In which Digital Vomit collective members remix each other's audio. Another "yin and yang" double virtual CD: disc 1 is rhythmic, disc 2 is ambient.

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Various Artists - BumHong Series 2

2008-02-24T09:45:00.000-08:00

HE! Extra - released by BumHong

Following on from BumHong Series 1, as presented here, is Series 2 - more quickly-recorded, pseudonymous EP's, in hi-fi this time (as MP3's go).

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Solypsis/Chau Project - Split EP

2008-02-24T09:37:00.000-08:00

HE! Extra - released by Digital Vomit

"This is the alternative to the No Time For Love 3 release, which didn't happen on account of the fact that there were very few outtakes. However, both Solypsis and Chau Project did provide a couple, and so they were released online as a split EP. If you like, you can pretend this is called 'No Time For Love 3'." - Digital Vomit

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Various Artists - Can Buy Me Love 3

2008-02-24T09:25:00.000-08:00

HEMP042 - new online release, originally physically released by Digital Vomit in 2006 as DVR004

The penultimate volume of the Can Buy Me Love series, with a new curator and a nice influx of new artists and sounds.

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Tom York and the She-Bears - Keep Truckin' EP

2008-02-17T17:01:00.000-08:00

GUPPY16 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

I'm a reasonable man. Get off my case.

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This concludes BumHong Series 1. Coming up, more compilations.

Drive - Transport

2008-02-17T16:33:00.000-08:00

GUPPY15 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

This ambient-ish noise will indeed take you to other places.

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The Lucky Punk - EP

2008-02-17T16:00:00.000-08:00

GUPPY14 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

The Lucky Punk only fires three shots of skittery, plunderphonic pandemonium, but they still might blow your head clean off. *ducks rotten tomatoes*

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Vvroom - This Sceptred Isle

2008-02-17T15:28:00.001-08:00

GUPPY13 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Impressionistic, minimalistic, super-lo-fi noise that is also strangely calming somehow.

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Pulverized Fontanelle - Catching Up with Pulverized Fontanelle

2008-02-17T15:00:00.001-08:00

GUPPY12 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Real HE! fans will recognize the proverbial lion by his ear-shredding claw in this *ahem* "tribute" to Depeche Mode.

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Axyz - Out of the Heavens

2008-02-17T14:37:00.001-08:00

GUPPY11 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Axyz brings us back to the art of noise with dark, forbidding soundscapes.

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Dick Tasteful - Rock It, Don't Shock It

2008-02-17T14:12:00.001-08:00

GUPPY10 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

In which hip-hop gets a drive-by pie in the face.

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Teflondong - Sensitive Side EP

2008-02-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

GUPPY09 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Sometimes the height of irony is when there isn't any.

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The Happy Gay from Space - Happy Cool Stuff from Planet Love

2008-02-17T13:24:00.001-08:00

GUPPY08 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Um, it's happy, and I guess it's hardcore, but it's not "happy hardcore." I'm not sure what it is, other than very good for bouncing off walls to.

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Rick Astley (2) - Dance Mixes

2008-02-16T22:23:00.000-08:00

GUPPY07 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Just about as far from the implications of the name as it can be and still be on the 80's dance tip. Raw underground analog goodness.

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m||m - m||m

2008-02-03T14:15:00.001-08:00

GUPPY06 - part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

A bit of a throwback to glitchy 90's IDM style.

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Teflondong - Directional Headlight Jumper EP

2008-02-02T19:04:00.000-08:00

GUPPY05 - Part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Loud, abrasive, genre-hopping electronica. Any classification more specific just won't stick.

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Osos Del Sol - Masticate To Dominate

2008-02-02T18:21:00.000-08:00

GUPPY04 - Part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

These "Bears of the Sun" will chew you up and spit you out.

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Billy Ocean (2) - Sea Breeze

2008-02-02T17:34:00.000-08:00

GUPPY03 - Part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

This breeze is more like an Alberta Clipper. Ready your hot chocolate.

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Anal Snare Slayer - Anal Snare Slayer

2008-02-02T16:49:00.001-08:00

GUPPY02 - Part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Breakcore can has death. No, wait. Strike that. Reverse it.

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Gabba Roslin - Children in Need... of Gabba Kycks

2008-02-02T14:49:00.001-08:00

GUPPY01 - Part of HEMP022 - originally released by BumHong in 2006

Part of BumHong Series 1, a collection of quickly-recorded, pseudonymous, lo-fi EP's.

Toto, I don't think we're in Rotterdam anymore.

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Various Artists - Who Killed BumHong?

2008-02-02T13:05:00.001-08:00

HEMP012 - originally physically released in 2006 by BumHong as GUPPYCD01

From the original liner notes:

This audio presentation was realised in one weekend, upon the discovery that BumHong, to quote DJ Jayfive, master of ceremonies, keeper of the sacred DJ knowledge, "wasn't a label, it was a prank." Thank you to Jayfive for his insight in removing all BumHong releases from Discogs. This one's for you!

Editor's note:

Jayfive and BumHong have kissed and made up since this release. In fact, Jayfive himself added BumHong's releases back to Discogs.

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Various Artists - No Time for Love 2

2008-01-28T16:34:00.001-08:00

HE! Extra - released 2006 by AKlass in association with Digital Vomit

The companion "outtakes" download to Can Buy Me Love 2.

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Various Artists - Can Buy Me Love 2

2008-01-28T16:19:00.000-08:00

HEMP009 - originally physically released in 2006 by Digital Vomit as DVR002

The second volume in the Digital Vomit collective's signature Can Buy Me Love series, the first to be produced entirely under DigiVom's own steam and banner, and a double CD to boot! It was a long, painful process, and quite the learning experience, but the end result was what Rough Trade called "a cracking comp[ilation]." Who are we to argue?

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Various Artists - No Time for Love

2008-01-19T17:39:00.001-08:00

HE! Extra - originally released 2005 by Couch Fort as EXTRAPILLOW, now available from AKlass

Each of the four Can Buy Me Love compilations had a companion MP3-only "outtakes" release. This was the first, and also the first release on which some guy called Junkshop Coyote appeared.

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Various Artists - ...Can Buy Me Love

2008-01-19T11:55:00.000-08:00

HEMP005 - originally physically released 2005 on Couch Fort as PILLOW02

The birth cry of the Digital Vomit collective, and the second of two 2005 CD releases by the now-defunct Couch Fort Records. Originally proposed by Solypsis on the V/Vm Test Records forum, each artist chipped in money for production costs, receiving space on the CD and some copies.

Limited copies of this piece of cyberpunk history remain available; please see the "Album Notes." (Also available through V/Vm Test.)

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Various Artists - The Ottoman Empire

2008-01-18T17:58:00.000-08:00

HEMP004 - originally physically released 2005 by Couch Fort as PILLOW-001

The reissues chug on with "Various Artists" being next in order of original appearance.

The first of two 2005 compilation CD's released by the now-defunct Couch Fort Records. Many of the artists featured here went on to become members of the Digital Vomit collective.

Limited copies of this piece of cyberpunk history remain available; please see the "Album Notes."

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Solypsis - Aborted/Remission

2008-01-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

HEMP040 - previously unreleased

This double-virtual-CD has a deliberate yin-yang feel to it, in fact each virtual CD has its own title (see "Album Notes" for details). In late 2007, Solypsis decided to step back from several years of feverish productivity and reinvent himself, but not before he and Junkshop Coyote put together this collection of material from the cutting-room floor. From the sublime to the ridiculous to the punishing, whatever you like about Solypsis, you'll find it here.

This album was intended for release last fall, but was delayed due to Hallo Excentrico! 1.0's problems with its web space provider. This completes Solypsis' back catalog on HE! Reissues of other artists' back catalogs will be uploaded in order of original artist appearance on the label.

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Solypsis - Hell Precursor

2008-01-05T11:40:00.000-08:00

HEMP038 - originally released 2007

This time, Solypsis turns away from walls of noise and produces an album of minimalist rhythms and textures reminiscent of Richie Hawtin's work as Plastikman. Deep, dark caverns of sounds and the spaces between them lie ahead....

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Solypsis - OCD

2008-01-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

HEMP035 - originally released 2006

This double-virtual-CD follow-up to the well-received One Week Without the Internet is a sprawling exploration of rhythm, noise and uneasy atmospheres; a worthy expansion on its predecessor.

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Minimal Impact vs. M.A.N. - Narnia (Full Length Remix)

2007-12-22T16:18:00.000-08:00

Originally released 2006 as HEMP032 - Now available from Hicc

Edited version appeared on HEMP021, M.A.N.: Narnia Remixes

Original version appeared on HEMP019, M.A.N.: M.A.N.

Minimal Impact transforms M.A.N.'s spoken-word/IDM track into a 60-minute ambient soundscape. In Hicc's words, "more of a state of mind than actual music."

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Solypsis - The WLNT Sessions

2007-12-22T16:11:00.000-08:00

HEMP013 - originally released 2006

In 2006, a project was proposed to create the "World's Longest Noise Track." Various artists were approached to contribute pieces of a planned sound collage of a full week's duration. The project was subsequently abandoned. This is a selection of audio Solypsis created in real-time with the intent of incorporating it into that project. Lo-fi bitrates are intentional.

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Merry (???) Christmas from DIH & Friends

2007-12-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

For each of several holiday seasons now, Digital Vomit and Hallo Excentrico! recording artists DIH (Distorted In Hindsight) have released an anti-Christmas compilation album with music by themselves, friends and related artists. The albums for 2002 through 2007 are now available for free download at the Hicc netlabel, hosted by Internet Archive.

2007

2006 (Originally released as HEMP031)

2005

2004

2003

2002

Enjoy, and happy holidays.

Solypsis - Cyan Album

2007-11-28T17:47:00.000-08:00

HEMP029 - originally released 2006

The third and latest compilation of Solypsis material taken from the DVD-ROM Purge, this time encompassing some of his very earliest material, mostly made under the pseudonym Drone. A continuously-mixed journey into queasy IDM quasi-bliss.

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Solypsis - Purple Album

2007-11-25T14:01:00.001-08:00

HEMP003 - originally released 2006

The second in the ongoing series of compilations culled from Solypsis' DVD-ROM Purge, this time concentrating on short, infectious blasts of rhythmic noise.

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Solypsis - One Week Without the Internet

2007-11-23T16:44:00.000-08:00

Originally HEMP033 - now available at Vukzid

What do you do if you're moving house, and can't get online for a week? If you're Solypsis, you make an album - and a tour de force at that. All the elements of his style - noise, ambience, crushing rhythm and jagged melody - come together with crackling power on this set from last year.

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Placate - Derelict

2007-11-21T10:07:00.000-08:00

HE! Extra - new release from Eardose

HE! recording artist Solypsis is one-half of Placate, along with fellow Digital Vomit collective member Datarapist. This is their first collaborative effort, and has been some time and drama in the making. It combines Solypsis' rawness with Datarapist's finesse and somehow manages to diminish neither. Re-posted here to help spread the good word.

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Solypsis - Green Album

2007-11-20T17:01:00.000-08:00

HEMP002 - originally released 2006

The first of an in-progress series of compilations from Chicago-based noise artist Solypsis' mammoth DVD-ROM Purge, this set concentrates on minimalist, rhythmic experimentation.

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Junkshop Coyote remixing V/Vm: Red Carpet Narcissism, Vol. 1

2007-11-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

HEMP028 - originally released 2006

For each day of 2006, as part of the V/Vm 365 project, V/Vm uploaded at least one free track of audio, and encouraged other artists to remix them. I took him up on it, and this album is the result.

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Junkshop Coyote: Selected I-Am-Bent Works, Vol. 1

2007-11-06T15:53:00.000-08:00

HEMP001 - originally released 2005

Hallo Excentrico!'s inaugural release is now HE! 2.0's inaugural re-release. A compilation of some of the best (or worst, depending on your point of view) of my "playing with sound" output from 1985 to 2005, encompassing everything from old-school ambient to plunderphonic noise.

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Hallo and Welcome... Back!

2007-11-02T18:46:00.000-07:00

At the risk of boring those who already know this...

I founded the netlabel Hallo Excentrico! (named after a track by the group Neu!) in March 2006 so I could bypass the mainstream media and make my music directly available to the public for free. I also passed this opportunity on to my colleagues in the Digital Vomit collective, and anyone else I came across who made interesting music and wanted it.

In October 2007, my web space provider forced me to shut the site down because I could not produce copyright and/or contract forms that proved I owned the rights to the music. Neither I nor any of the artists on the label had considered these trappings of the capitalistic entertainment industry worth the bother. We opted for "hippie law," Creative Commons licenses, and the artistic possibilities of appropriation. We weren't doing anything wrong per se, but we couldn't prove it, and apparently several gigabytes worth of free MP3's made us guilty until proven innocent in my ISP's eyes.

My online friend, the infamous experimental musician V/Vm, suggested I re-invent the netlabel as a "music blog." After some consideration I have decided to do just that. Hopefully it will be interesting and fun for you, and low-maintenance for me. I'm not getting any younger. ;)

At this moment I am making arrangements for new, more artist-friendly storage accommodations for the audio, and when that's squared away, I will resume releasing challenging new music free for the downloading - as well as re-issuing the 40+ releases in the HE! archives.

If you make music and would like to be a part of all this, I invite you to e-mail me at mhilton at indy dot rr dot com (yes, there really are two "dots" in there). If you send audio along, please use YouSendIt or a comparable remote file host - please don't attach it to the email.

Like the song says, the best is yet to come....

EDIT: HE! was started in 2006, not 2005. Fixed accordingly.