- Artist
- Krikor Kouchian
- ReleaseProduct
- Six & Demi Onze (Bande Originale Du Film)
- Label
- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BKEDIT020
- Release Date
- October 23, 2020
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• Haunting, previously unreleased radiophonic score for Jean Epstein’s silent 1920’s French avant garde classic • Follows soundtracks real and imaginary for L.I.E.S., Editions Gravats, and sought-after self releases • RIYL:Eliane Radigue, Ø, Kevin Drumm, Elodie • 300 copies Parisian lynchpin Krikor Kouchian summons spooked-out radiophonic sounds in his superb, as-yet-unreleased soundtrack for the 2014 redux of Jean Epstein’s pioneering, silent 1920’s avant- garde cinema classic. A must check for fans of Elodie, Kevin Drumm, Mika Vainio, Eliane Radigue. The 1927 film ’Six Et Demi Onze’ tells the tragic romantic tale of two brothers who, unbeknownst to eachother, fall in love with the same woman. A timeless psychological narrative involving suicide and lies ensues across the film’s grand locations, but on his soundtrack Krikor prefers to home in on the internal thoughts of the film’s central protagonists, outlining a claustrophobic atmosphere in some of his subtlest and most affective soundtrack work, which follows from a panoply of scores for everything from an Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary, to films on Franco-Saudi geopolitics and fantasy sci-fi. It’s arguably Krikor’s finest endeavour in this arena. Recording for the score was made on portable recorders and laptop, which serve to heighten and intensify a “huis-clos” (“behind closed doors”) effect. Limned in sferic and plasmic tones, the 12 pieces suggest scenes and sensations of intrigue, loss, and paranoia, using specific palettes and particular techniques to connote the internal thoughts for the trio of characters: modified soundfield recordings represent the older brother, while old school radiophonic processing mirrors the younger sibling’s feelings, and what he terms “advanced time expansion” for the female love interest. The results were pre-planned and mapped to the film’s edits, but ultimately Krikor improvised the parts, adopting a more classical, non-linear approach with cranky old upright piano for the other scenes, capturing a mix of subliminal instinct and more measured articulation. The results weigh up as Krikor’s most elusive and haunting solo missive, mirroring a wealth of classic French film music and avant-garde minimalism, and serving to slot neatly on Boomkat Editions’ vinyl series beside soundtrack (and related) works by HTRK, Ø, and Akira Rabelais.
- 1 Le Diner (Premiere Variante) 2:30
- 2 Le Diner (Seconde Variante) 2:00
- 3 La Disparition 1:24
- 4 Bonheur 2:44
- 5 Convoitise 2:24
- 6 Trahison 2:44
- 7 Variation Pour Trahison 3:06
- 8 De L’Amour - Theme 1 4:06
- 9 De L’Amour - Theme 1 3:56
- 10 Le Billet 6:32
- 11 Celluloid 7:38
- 12 Vent Solaire 2:26
Krikor Kouchian
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- Artist
- Krikor Kouchian
- ReleaseProduct
- Biceps Brachii / Epicranial Aponeurosis
- Label
- Soul Jazz Records
- Catalogue Number
- SJR489-12
- Release Date
- July 15, 2022
- 12”
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- Krikor Kouchian
- ReleaseProduct
- Saudi
- Label
- L.I.E.S.
- Catalogue Number
- LIES122
- Release Date
- September 13, 2019
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- Krikor Kouchian
- ReleaseProduct
- Pacific Alley
- Label
- L.I.E.S.
- Catalogue Number
- 1510841224490_LIES098
- Release Date
- November 24, 2017
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- Artist
- Kara-Lis Coverdale
- ReleaseProduct
- Grafts (Expanded Reissue)
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- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BK12X1204RE
- Release Date
- July 24, 2020
- LP
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- HTRK
- ReleaseProduct
- Over The Rainbow
- Label
- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BKEDIT019
- Release Date
- October 11, 2019
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- Akira Rabelais
- ReleaseProduct
- CXVI
- Label
- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BKEDIT018
- Release Date
- February 15, 2019
- LP
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- Akira Rabelais
- ReleaseProduct
- Eisoptrophobia
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- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BKEDIT017
- Release Date
- November 9, 2018
- LP
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Boomkat Editions
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- Release Date
- June 29, 2018
- LP
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- 154
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- Boomkat Editions
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- BK12X1206
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- April 13, 2018
- 12”
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- Akira Rabelais
- ReleaseProduct
- Spellewauerynsherde
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- Boomkat Editions
- Catalogue Number
- BKEDIT015
- Release Date
- August 11, 2017
- LP
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- Kara-Lis Coverdale
- ReleaseProduct
- Grafts
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- Boomkat Editions
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- BK12X1204
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- May 5, 2017
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Experimental and Noise
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- Dream Less Suite
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- Cortizona
- Catalogue Number
- CORTIZONA023
- Release Date
- March 24, 2023
- LP
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- Mute
- Catalogue Number
- INSK7
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- March 10, 2023
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- Feed
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- SUPERPANG
- Catalogue Number
- PANG8
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- March 3, 2023
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- The Focus Group
- ReleaseProduct
- Sketches and Spells
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- Ghost Box
- Catalogue Number
- GBX002
- Release Date
- January 10, 2005
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- Eric Zann
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- Ouroborindra
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- Ghost Box
- Catalogue Number
- GBX004
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- January 1, 2009
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- AMM
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- AMMMUSIC
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- Black Truffle
- Catalogue Number
- BlackTruffle018
- Release Date
- February 5, 2016
- LP
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- @xcrswx & Lolina
- ReleaseProduct
- Untitled
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- Feedback Moves
- Catalogue Number
- FM2
- Release Date
- February 17, 2023
- 10″
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- Artist
- Attila Csihar
- ReleaseProduct
- Void Ov Voices : Baalbek
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- Ideologic Organ
- Catalogue Number
- SOMA047DIGITAL1
- Release Date
- February 17, 2023
- LP
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- Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan
- ReleaseProduct
- The Nation's Most Central Location
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- Castles in Space
- Catalogue Number
- CiS127
- Release Date
- May 19, 2023
- LP (special)
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- love has never been a popular movement.
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- Catalogue Number
- 5060845322571
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- April 21, 2023
- LP (special)
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- ♡ (Ricardo Villalobos Remixes)
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- Smugglers Way
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- SMGLR912D2
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- March 23, 2023
- 12”
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- Intro Bonito
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- Polyvinyl Record Co.
- Catalogue Number
- PRC471
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- April 28, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Catalogue Number
- 4587239
- Release Date
- March 24, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Catalogue Number
- 0603497832835
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- LP
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- LP (special)
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