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SEARCH All Artist Album Label Book The on-line catalog contains 2480 references BROWSE BY - Artists - Labels - Formats - Styles - Mid prices - Last items - LP - 10in - 7in - Mandaï Gift Vouchers NEWSLETTER - Subscribe LOGIN Sign in or Register. CONCERTS 25/07/2026 La Jungle @ Festiv'Eté 29/08/2026 La Jungle @ Free Openair 9030 17/09/2026 La Jungle @ La Cave aux Poêtes 18/09/2026 La Jungle @ Les 4 Ecluses 26/09/2026 Dead Bob @ Het Bos 07/10/2026 La Jungle @ Belvédère More concerts ... NEWS 16/07/2026 We'll be out of office from the 20th July until the 26th. 12/07/2026 Holiday time - We should be a less reactive than usual. 04/07/2026 Update done ! 10/06/2026 Aylmeric Leroy's book over Canterburry scene still in stock. More news ... FEEDBACKS a... (Netherlands) Excellent ,fast dispatch with courier se... c... (Netherlands) perfect, as always! I love that you dist... a... (Germany) Perfect. Thanks.... More feedbacks ...	DESCRIPTION AKIYAMA, MITCHELL Small explosions that are yours to keep Label : Sub Rosa Year : 2005 Format : CD Style : Electronic / Experimental Availability : Out of stock Description : Mitchell Akiyama's second album for the Belgian label Sub Rosa is one of his most accomplished efforts and rights all the small annoying wrongs of his previous one, down to the duration. Akiyama's soft, textured sound world demands a certain time for the listener to immerse in it and revel in the ambiguity between acoustics and electronics that is at the core of his art -- and the 35 minutes of If Night Is a Weed and Day Grows Legs were insufficient in that regard. In contrast, this album consists of 11 pieces segued into two suites (which would be quite suitable for an LP release). Running from the opener, 'Strategies for Combating Invisibility,' down to the title track, the first suite is the richest and most dynamic. It also features very diverse instrumentation, from strings (always playing a key role in Akiyama's music) to harmonica, acoustic guitar, banjo, double bass, and handclaps -- the latter three being found in particular in the lively 'But Promise Me,' a clear highlight. The second suite adopts a smoother, more homogeneous form that seems to indicate that the artist is tempted by longer formats. Digital cut-ups, stutters, and deconstructions intervene here and there, at times building bridges between tracks, in other places short-circuiting tunes that are starting to feel too comfortable. Also the crux of Akiyama's work, this delicate yet invasive digital pollution is paradoxical. On the one hand, he is obviously a gifted composer (his naïve melodies are endearing and his arrangements are creative) who could draw a crowd simply by writing acoustic instrumentals. On the other hand, his deconstructions prevent the music from becoming stale or predictable. So is he a subversive artist or a composer who can't recognize his true talent? In any case, Small Explosions That Are Yours to Keep provides a very emotional listen.	FROM THE SAME ARTIST BEST SELLING LEROY, AYMERIC Legends in their Own Lunchtime : An Exploration of the Canterburry Scene (Book) - 84.00 € Cuneiform Records U.S. MAPLE Long Hair In Three Stages (CD) - 14.40 € Skin Graft Records VERVLOESEM, PIERRE Expected Noises (CD) - 12.40 € Cheap Satanism Records CHEER-ACCIDENT You Smile - The Song is Over (CD+DVD) - 25.50 € Cuneiform Records NEW RELEASES ZU Ferrum Sidereum (CD) - 20.70 € House of Mythology ZU Ferrum Sidereum (2xLP) - 51.60 € House of Mythology LA JUNGLE An Order of Things (LP) - 24.80 € Hyperjungle Recordings ZU Igneo (LP) - 19.60 € Subsounds Records LEM Le Jour Viendra (LP) - 24.80 € Cheap Satanism Records POINT LINE PLANE S/t (LP) - 29.90 € Skin Graft Records TOUB, DAVID (BY STEPHAN GINSBURGH) Gendarme de la Libertad (CD) - 14.50 € Sub Rosa OLSSON, HENRIK Antumbra Ensemble (CD) - 14.70 € Cuneiform Records -MORE NEW RELEASE-