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New Online Releases - No Noise Reduction

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 20:09

 

Both No Noise Reduction albums, the complete No Noise Reduction (Redux) and On Air, long out of print, are now available here at Noise Precision Library Online Store.

the complete No Noise Reduction (1995, above) is a collection of very short tracks, of which a redux version is released (some didn't really age well). It documents the intensely experimental period between 1990 and 1993, with my friend João Paulo Feliciano (whom i had then just met and after a long arch of time now appears playing Rhodes piano on Space Elements Vol. II).

 

On Air (1997) is a seminal recording, early precursor to many things in the Space Program. Entirely recorded in radio stations as live broadcasts, 1995.
No Noise Reduction was a name for the duo of João Paulo Feliciano and Rafael Toral, which carried on taking on other collaborative forms.

SEI MIGUEL - New CD!

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 21:43

 

Jazz label Clean Feed has just released ESFÍNGICO, Sei Miguel's new CD, successor to The Tone Gardens (2006).

 

Personnel:

Sei Miguel (pocket trumpet)
Fala Mariam (alto trombone)
Rafael Toral (modulated resonance feedback circuit)
Pedro Lourenco (bass guitar)
César Burago (timbales, small percussion)

 

2010 - New subscription price

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 09:23

January promotion is gone, but Online Store subscription price is now € 11,99.
New online releases in preparation, stay tuned...

2010 - January: Online Store Promotion

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 18:25

Wishing you a great 2010 - here's a substantial price reduction on the Online Store Subscription:
€ 8,99 throughout January!
That's for 11 (eleven) albums so far, including the just released Electric Babyland Live!
Subscribe now and support this (expensive) sharing platform. Thanks!

 

NEW online RELEASE: Electric Babyland Live

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 18:14

This is the only existing recording of the Electric Babyland Tour in 2002, four tracks selected and remastered.

 

 

AER Series - NOW AVAILABLE

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 00:30

 

The full collection of the "AER" pieces, most of them never heard before. These tracks display the warmth and magic of their original creation, in true analog  sound. An absolute "must-have" if you enjoy Sound Mind Sound Body! (AER 4 is the CD's opening track)

 

 

Available September 1 at the Online Store exclusively to subscribers!
SUBSCRIBE (this is not available elsewhere)

New HD Video

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:12

High Definition 16:9 video, live in Minneapolis on the recent US tour. Includes a rare recording of yet unpublished Space Study 6.
Thanks to Amy Waksmonski and Taiga Records.

 

(click on the HD button)

Site Upgrade - LIVE

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 18:32

From now on, pages on the Live listing offer additional information, like maps, venue address, festival details, links and whatever is available. Just click on the date.

LIVELOOP - NEW ONLINE RELEASE (FREE for subscribers)

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 23:35

 

 

Now available at the Noise Precision Library, Liveloop (1994) is the forerunner of Cyclorama Lift - an empty feedback loop with electronics in between - but it sounds way more agressive, slow cycling waves in a sea of distortion. Includes a full live set at Expo'98 (with modular synth) and some other versions. There are more upcoming recordings to this album.

NEW ONLINE RELEASE - Space Collectives

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 15:48

 

 

Space Collectives, the newest Noise Precision Library release, is NOW ONLINE!

The first files on the album are a full LIVE recording of Space Collective 2, a duo with Afonso Simões, one of the busiest free-thinking drummers in Lisbon, in January 2009 (it's now the most recent recording available).

 

Subscribe the Noise Precision Library and download this and much more!

 

2009 US Tour diary

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 18:23

Here is the tour diary... thanks a lot to everyone involved in it, it would have been quite hard (and no fun) without you!

 

EMPAC performance review

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 09:41

An excellent review of the EMPAC performance on May 8 in Troy, NY, appeared on the Metroland newspaper and posted on the blog, here:

http://rafaeltoral.net/blog/review-empac

No Fun Festival (2009) Photos

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sun, 05/24/2009 - 22:03

There's plenty of photos of No Fun at Flickr, here is a slideshow compilation:

http://rafaeltoral.net/content/photos/no-fun-festival-2009

Introducing - the NOISE PRECISION LIBRARY

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 23:45


The Noise Precision Library store offers previously unreleased or rare Rafael Toral recordings, organized as mp3 Albums. Right now there are EIGHT albums available, from early live pieces to noisier explorations, from improvised guitar sessions to the latest Space Program advances. But there's much more to come!

Subscribers may freely download for a year.

The store also offers the complete Rafael Toral discography as newly 24-bit remastered high-quality mp3 files. As you navigate, you'll also find some FREE download tracks.

circa 1999, newly discovered tape

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 09:01

 

 

Newly discovered circa 1999 guitar session recorded for Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance. An extremely rare recording of an intact studio performance take. Available as part of the Studio Tapes Vol. 1 album.

New Website!

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 21:32

After a long wait, here's the new website, packed with new funcions and features, like:

  • Website search engine
  • RSS feeds
  • Subscribers can download massive amounts of unreleased "tapes"
  • New online store, with high quality, 24-bit remastered mp3 files.
  • Audio players
  • Embedded Space Program performance videos and photo slideshows
  • Blog and many interactive features, including comments on many topics
  • Networked with MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Last.fm, Linkedin and Flickr.
  • And more...

Ringtones

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 11:30

Space Program ringtones now available, free!

Dan Warburton reviews Space Elements Vol. I

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 10:53

New review on Paris Transatlantic by Dan Warburton:
"This is the third episode of Rafael Toral's projected epic Space Program, after 2006's Space (Staubgold) and last year's Space Solo 1 (Quecksilber), and it's the best yet. (...) There's an economy and clarity of line to his own playing that connects him to a long line of less-is-more jazz musicians, from Frankie Trumbauer to Bill Dixon, via Lester Young, Jimmy Giuffre and Chet Baker."

Space Collective 2 NEW VIDEO

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 00:05

New SC2 video now online at YouTube, recorded at O Século, November 2002.

 

SPACE ELEMENTS VOL. I

Submitted by rafaeltoral on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 00:07

LP and CD now available !

 


TAIGA 3 (200g transparent vinyl LP)

 

 


Staubgold 90 (digipak CD)

 

Featuring Rute Praça (cello), César Burago (percussion), David Toop (flute), Margarida Garcia (electric doublebass) and a special appearance by Sei Miguel (pocket trumpet) and Fala Mariam (alto trombone).

The 200g vinyl LP is available from TAIGA Records since September 15. It's distributed by Forced Exposure. In Portugal, it can be found at Trem Azul, Materia Prima and Flur. The CD is out on Staubgold with worldwide distribution.

There's a preview track at Taiga's MySpace!
And another one here.