CD Release: February 1st, 2010.
3x12" Limited Vinyl Release: February 8th, 2010.
Digital: February 8th, 2010.
New debut Ripperton album on Joris Voorn's Green imprint. Features three versions, CD, 3x12" Limited Vinyl, and digital. From the audio samples it sounds brilliant. A blend of various styles showcasing Raphaël's amazing diversity as a musician - House, Techno, Abstract, Trip-Hop, Ambient. Gorgeous melodies, brilliant production value, deep hypnotic grooves, soulful vocals, tantalizing hi-hats, a multitude of variation, collaborating musicians and vocalists of different backgrounds, and an overall impressive release. I've embedded all samples of Niwa on this thread via Ripperton's SoundCloud.
CD Tracklisting:
1. Simple Thing (5:25)
2. At Peace (6:13) [Guitar-Germain Umdenstock Vocals -Christina Wheeler]
3. Ecotone (6:08)
4. The Sandbox (4:35) Guitar - Germain Umdenstock, Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone
5. Echocity (3:40) Vocals - Ripperton
6. L'Ardo (4:21) Guitar - Germain Umdenstock
7. Farra (4:39)
8. I Know My Place (2:03)
9. A Simple Interlude (1:39)
10. Des Promesses De Couleurs (5:51) [Hang - JD "Cicco" Ciccone, Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone, Vocals - Masaya, Ripperton]
11. Leonor's Lanugo (5:10)
12. Random Violence (6:07) [Guitar - Germain Umdenstock]
13. A Train To Nowhere (4:42)
14. Solastalgia (7:21) Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone
3x12" Limited Vinyl:
A1. A Simple Thing (5:15)
A2. At Peace (6:37) [Guitar - Germain Umdenstock, Vocals - Christina Wheeler]
B1. Echocity (Vinyl Version) (6:06)
B2. Farra (4:53)
C1. Ecotone (6:17)
C2. A Train To Nowhere (Vinyl Version) (4:35)
D1. Leonor’s Lanugo (Vinyl Version) (8:02)
D2. Des Promesses De Couleurs (6:16) [Hang - JD "Cicco" Ciccone Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone, Vocals - Masaya , Ripperton]
E1. The Sandbox (4:29) [Guitar - Germain Umdenstock, Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone]
E2. Solastalgia (5:17) [Percussion - JD "Cicco" Ciccone, Vocals - Christina Wheeler]
E3. L'Ardo (4:47) [Guitar - Germain Umdenstock]
F+. The Hill (Vinyl Exclusive) (11:19)
The 3x12" version comes with some vinyl exclusive versions which are basically extended mixes and one exclusive track that is not on the CD version. There are also some minor differences in track lengths on each version such as edited track lengths. Tracks only on the vinyl edition include: B1. Echocity (Vinyl Version), C2. A Train To Nowhere (Vinyl Version), D1. Leonor’s Lanugo (Vinyl Version Extended), and the vinyl exclusive track The Hill. The digital version is an exact replica of the vinyl edition minus the bonus track.
based on the samples...it seems like one of those albums where sound design and sound quality received a conscious effort. might be best listened to in the car with a good stereo system, driving to malibu beach around dusk, and then down PCH. You might hit some traffic, which might go with the energy of some of the tracks...
might be worth listening to in that context to get a closer feel for it...
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Feb-11-2010 07:16
Clovis
techno jungle shit
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Los Angeles
Des Promesses De Couleurs is fucking great.
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Feb-11-2010 10:27
Morphology
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2008
Location: Phendrana Drifts
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*removes glasses*
my god
loled
"Mastered By Oliver Lieb At LHaudio." This is very win. Love the cover design to death and the tracks are fucking fine.
Feb-11-2010 12:30
coroknight
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Deeper
Farra is so beautiful
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Feb-11-2010 12:43
Glaniskanis
Vadsig Modale Snollen INC
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: The Netherlands
The whole CD is just fucking great imo.
Also the first single release on Green as 12" is Random Violence with a perfect 10 of a Joris Voorn Remix on the flip
Rips just put up a free promotional track out earlier today, Modal Love, in celebration of the Niwa album release. Enjoy suckas! A deep atmospheric groover along the lines of ambient techno and tech-house.
