"i-Dentity" updates (including soundclips and availability)

REMY - I-DENTITY

Last week I've finished the final mix of my new album, and supplyed it to Wouter Bessels, who is going to do the mastering.

Actually most of the mixes were already done a week earlier, but last week I've took some time to change some minor issues, such as removing some clicks in the guitar parts of the second track, adjusting the volume of the synth parts by Gert Emmens and Synth.nl, decreasing some background noise which appeared in the multitrack solos of the first track, etc.

This week I will be sending the first promotional tracks to radio stations, so expect to hear some previews before its release on April 16th!

Recently I have also been busy developing the artwork for "i-Dentity", which should be the standard / template for the future releases of my new label, Deserted Island Music. Actually it's the first time I have designed my own album artwork, since the ten years I am releasing music. Although I am graphic designer, Ewout Koek (with whom I own AKH Records) did all of my album artwork before!

AVAILABILITY

The official release date is April 16th, and the physical album can be obtained at the E-Day Festival at earliest.

However "i-Dentity" is available for pre-ordering via my new websites (http://www.desertedislandmusic.nl/ and http://www.exhibitionofdreams.com/), actually by sending an e-mail to remy@desertedislandmusic.nl.

The price is only 10 euros (excuding shipping)!

I am still working on the sites, but if you send me an e-mail I can reserve a copy for you, and supply you with details.

Besides my own websites and http://www.akhrecords.nl/, you can order from various mailorders in the internet. A list will follow on my above mentioned new websites.

High quality downloads will also become available from a selection of platforms. One download platform is going to offer my new album, including an exclusive "download-only" track, before the actual release date! More information next week!

SOUNDCLIPS

Excerpts can be heard here: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3263874
Note that the sound quality of the cd-release will be much better than you can hear in these soundclips. They are only meant to give an impression what you could expect to hear on the album.
The second track contains guitars by Bill Fox.
The complete version of track 4, "i- Dentity", features parts by Gert Emmens, Synth.nl, Erik Wøllo and Francis Rimbert. Their parts are not included in the excerpts.

i-Dentity and E-Day updates

REMY - I-DENTITY

Still another week to work on the final album mix before it's going to be mastered by Wouter Bessels (who has been mastering my music since 2008).

Besides preparing for my E-Day performance, I am also working on two new websites which should be online before the release of "i-Dentity".

http://www.exhibitionofdreams.com/ will contain information about all my musical projects and http://www.desertedislandmusic.nl/ is my new label's website.

"i-Dentity" will be released on my new "Deserted Island Music" label.

Because 3 of the 4 tracks on the album represent my performance at last year's Ricochet Gathering in Berlin, which was organised by Vic Rek, it is decided to do a joint release with his Ricochet Dream label (http://www.ricochetdream.com/).

Remy live @ E-Day Festival, Oirschot, April 16th 2011

During my concert at the annual E-Day Festival a couple of friends will accompany me on stage:

Gert Emmens and Erik Wøllo participate on the track on which they also collaborated on my album.

Probably another guest will join, but this will be announced as soon as I have confirmation!

As usual I will have a stall that day where you can buy my music!

Other performing artists are Erik Wøllo, Harald Grosskopf and René Splinter.

Tickets are available via http://e-day.groove.nl/.

Francis Rimbert fanclub blog
I was asked to tell about Francis Rimbert's participation on the title track of my new album "i-Dentity" for the French Francis Rimbert fancub blog, which you can read here (in French): http://www.rimbertandfriends.fr/archives/746

(No) Schallwelle Preis - Guest musicians on "i-Dentity" - New websites

Schallwelle Preisverleihung

Last Saturday the annual Schallwelle Preisverleihung took place.

I was nominated in the category "Best Artist International", but very unfortunate I didn't win the price.

Best national act: Picture Palace Music

Best international act: MorPheuSz

Best national album: Klaus Schulze - Big in Japan

Best international album: MorPheuSz - Days of Delirium & Nocturnal Nightmares

Newcomer 2010: Matzumi

Complete details can be found on http://www.schallwelle-preis.de/

Many thanks to everyone who voted! New chances next year!

REMY - I-DENTITY - NEW ALBUM APRIL 16TH 2011

Tracklisting:

1. Destination: Berlin - Part 1

2. Destination: Berlin - Part 2 (featuring Bill Fox)

3. Destination: Berlin - Part 3

4. i-Dentity (featuring Gert Emmens, Synth.nl, Erik Wollo and Francis Rimbert)

Tracks 1-3 have been recorded at my performance at the 11th Ricochet Gathering in Berlin, October 16th 2010.

Guest musicians

Remy performed at the 11th Ricochet Gathering at the famous Rathaus Schöneberg in Berlin, October 16th 2010.

The very last seconds before my performance, guitar player Bill Fox agreed to participate on the second track.

The result was a totally improvised part, as Bill never heard the specific track.

Due to this very last-minute appearance, in combination with some technical issues, the original multi-track recordings of this track failed.

As a result of this, an edited version of this track has been re-recorded, also containing newly recorded guitar parts by Bill.

"i-Dentity" is an epic track, actually consisting of two parts: the "intro", and the continuation after the break which features solo's and additional parts by Gert Emmens, Synth.nl, Erik Wollo and Francis Rimbert.

Remy live @ E-Day Festival, Oirschot, April 16th 2011

On the day of the cd-release of "i-Dentity" I will also perform on the main stage at the annual E-Day Festival in Oirschot.

Some guest appearances during this concert will be announced next week.

Tickets are available from http://e-day.groove.nl/

Other performing artists are Erik Wollo, Harald Grosskopf and Rene Splinter.

New websites

Within a month, before the new release of the new album there will be launched a nw website where my (future) projects are being collected, and it's called "Exhibition of Dreams": http://www.exhibitionofdreams.com/.

I am also busy with a website for my new label "Deserted Island Music", which should be online in the same period at http://www.desertedislandmusic.nl/.

i-Dentity - Deserted Island Music - Schallwelle Preisverleihung

REMY - I-DENTITY - NEW ALBUM APRIL 16TH 2011

The progress of my new album "i-Dentity" is going very well.

All parts of participating artists have been received and mixed, so tonight I am critically going to listen to the current mix of the entire album.

If I am not happy with it, there's still another week to make adjustments before sending the tracks to Wouter Bessels, who is going to do the mastering.

Tracklisting:

1. Destination: Berlin - Part 1

2. Destination: Berlin - Part 2 (featuring Bill Fox)

3. Destination: Berlin - Part 3

4. i-Dentity (featuring guest musicians, t.b.a.)

Besides some great guitar parts by Bill Fox on the second track of the album, the final piece on the album contains some very surprising collaborations by artists who will be announced within a week.

Two of these artist will participate with my performance at the E-Day Festival in Oirschot, April 16th, when the new album will be released! Details can be found on http://e-day.groove.nl

This day there is also going to be released an E-Day sampler by Groove Unlimited, containing one of my unreleased tracks.

DESERTED ISLAND MUSIC

The album will be released on my newly established record label, Deserted Island Music.

The concept:

The music which you can't without when getting stuck on a deserted island.

It is our purpose to release the perfect music for this situation, with a frequency of 2 to 4 releases in a year.

Our emphasis will be focused on electronic music, devided into several sub-styles, which can be recognised easily by the color of the artwork.

We have decided to use costs saving packaging (cardboard sleeves) to offer our high quality products for the best possible price to our customers.

Where a lot of independent labels and artists choose to distribute home made cd-r releases nowadays, we want to make the difference by only releasing factory pressed compact discs.

Our purpose is by means of limited editions (500 copies per release) not necessarily to become a large label, but to gain recognisability and getting well-acclaimed, by releasing several releases per year.

At the moment I am working on the label website, which should be online before the release of "i-Dentity": www.desertedislandmusic.nl

Besides the label website there should also be a new website online containing everything about my musical activities: www.exhibitionofdreams.com

SCHALLWELLE PREISVERLEIHUNG

I am nominated in the category "Best International Artist" at the annual Schallwelle Preisverleihung.

This year the (sold out) ceremony takes place in the planetarium of Bochum, March 12th.

Information and the complete list of nominees can be found on www.schallwelle-preis.de.

This day there will be given away a limited number of promotional discs, containing excerpts from my new album!

New album, new label and more...

NEW ALBUM

After having celebrated my 10th anniversary as musician of electronic music, last year with the release of "Exhibition of Dreams - 10th Anniversary", My tenth album, "i-Dentity", sees the light on April 16th.

On this day I will also perform on the main stage at the annual E-Day Festival in Oirschot. Details can be found on http://e-day.groove.nl/.

The new album, as well as my performance will feature some well-known guest musicians, to be announced within two weeks!

Tracklisting:

1. Destination: Berlin - Part 1

2. Destination: Berlin - Part 2 (featuring Bill Fox)

3. Destination: Berlin - Part 3

4. i-Dentity (featuring guest musicians, t.b.a.)

Tracks 1-3 have been recorded at my performance at the 11th Ricochet Gathering in Berlin, October 16th 2010.

I performed an hour of music, of which “Destination: Berlin - Part One” and “Part Three” are unedited live recordings. “Part Two” was performed live too, but because Bill Fox' appearance on this track was decided on the very last moment before the performance, in combination with some recording issues, there were finally no multitrack recordings from his part. For this release, the track has been edited instead, with some slight changes, as well as newly recorded parts by Bill Fox.

The title track features some more guest musicians who will be announced within two weeks!

The album will be released on my newly established record label (official since today!).

As co-owner of AKH Records (on which I have released most of my previous albums), I've also had some plans for another label (also focusing on various types of electronic music), with a slightly different approach, of which recognisability as label and a more stable frequency of releases (also from other artists) are part. Besides this I want to offer quality music for the best possible prices (also, indeed all releases will be officially manufactured discs, no cd-r's!), which is also very important because of the decreasing physical album sales, as well as the current music market on the internet. My music will also become available on various download platforms, which offer high quality music files.

The name of the label and the complete concept will also be revealed within a very short time.

For this new label, as well as my own music, there will be launched some new websites later this month.

SCHALLWELLE PREISVERLEIHUNG

I am nominated in the category "Best International Artist" at the annual Schalwelle Preisverleihung.

This year the (sold out) ceremony takes place in the planetarium of Bochum, March 12th.

Information and the complete list of nominees can be found on http://www.schallwelle-preis.de/.

DUTCH MASTERS

An exclusive track, inspired by M.C.Escher's "Ascending and Descending" appeared on the "Dutch Masters" cd, recently released by Groove Unlimited (http://www.groove.nl).

The album contains very fine electronic music by artists who let inspire themselves by works of famous Dutch painters.

Watch the promo video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntYls-DAMGI
You can order your copy from www.groove.nl or directly from me.

The album is limited to 400 copies!

Tracklisting:

Synth.nl - Nachtwacht

Remy - Ascending and Descending

Gert Emmens - Muurhuizen

Eric van der Heijden - Nuit étoilée sur le Rhône

Void - Temptation

Rene Splinter - Tower of Babel

Bas Broekhuis - Forrest Machines / Wuivend Riet

Ron Boots - Tuin der Lusten

René van der Wouden - The Zeppelin

Meesha - Back to Square One

SCHALLPLATTE 13

I have also submitted a track for "Schallplatte 13", for which the musical pieces should have been inspired by famous writers.

My piece refers to Stephen King's "The Stand", which actually one of the very few (excellent) books I've ever read.

It's not yet certain if the piece appears on the compilation, as a jury selects all submissed tracks in advance.

The cd will be only available to members of the German Schallwende electronic music magazine (and a limited quantity can be obtained via me if my track appears on it).