tag:,2013:/39 2013-03-01T12:24:06Z Ash International - a haberdASHery audio project. R&D not A&R. Ash International was unleashed onto an unsuspecting world in early 1993 by Mike Harding who also runs the label Touch with Jon Wozencroft. He was initially aided and abetted by Robin Rimbaud (without whom...), but he departed to run his Scanner operation full time in early 1995. Electronic communications, radio emissions and other natural frequencies are an endless source of material... from the early Scanner releases to the Disinformation releases, - both eaves-dropping in their way. Movable Type 3.35 tag:www.ashinternational.com,2013://39.3862 2013-03-01T12:23:48Z 2013-03-01T12:24:06Z

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***UPDATE*** He know seems to be calling himself "Ash Records int.", but any approach from anyone calling themselves any variation of this name should be treated as fraudulent. Ash International is not part of the “music business”, is not a record company and we never “sign bands”. We have honoured Mr. Johnson with a catalogue number – Ash 10.5. He is now part of our release schedule, along with Ash Die Back, Ash Wednesday and many other items – see here for a full list of Ash International editions. Please ignore him – if you respond it gives him toxic energy… If you wish to file an official complaint, please contact the authorities here and fill in the Scambook - this can only help. If you wish to contact Michael Johnson directly, here are his details: Michael Johnson Ash International Records A&R Department Téléphone /Telephone : +44 (0)7937447553 ashrecords.inc@songwriter.net Skype: ashinternational1 …but please remember he has nothing to do with us, Ash International. Anyone who has contacted or been contacted by this Michael Johnson of "Ash International Records", please email contact@ashinternational.com - we are trying to get a picture of how many people have been affected and build a case to report to the FBI and other international anti-spam fraud agencies… ]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2013://39.3859 2013-02-28T10:39:06Z 2013-02-28T11:03:32Z

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tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3680 2012-11-05T14:43:57Z 2012-11-05T14:45:35Z

Buy in the TouchShop [Cassette] Buy in the TouchShop [MP3] Cassette in an edition of 500 copies. Cover: ‘Dead Flowerz One’ – the first in a series of six by SAVX. Digital download. Cover: ‘Dead Flowerz Two’ – the second in a series of six by SAVX. Track Listing A: Live at the ICA, London, 17th May 2008 - 40:07 Recorded by Charlie Poulet B: Live at Puzzle, Caen, 26th November 2008 - 31:50 Recorded by Anna Cruise "Arrive early. Dress appropriately. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. Tune up before and during the performance. Don’t be a statue. Avoid “dead air”. Be flexible. Learn to play through bad stage sound. Never stop part way through a song, no matter how badly you’ve screwed up. Be prepared to socialise and mingle with the audience members. Have fun."]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3570 2012-07-18T22:51:25Z 2012-07-18T22:52:51Z

“In Dreams” T-shirt [Ash International # Ash 8.3] has been received and documented by its dreamer, Dawn Scarfe, on 17th July 2012. Continue reading for photographic evidence.]]> T-Shirts provided by Shirty Something]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3539 2012-06-15T08:00:13Z 2013-04-05T11:51:15Z

http://igloomag.com/reviews/christian-fennesz-aun-the-beginning-and-the-end-of-all-things-ash-international]]> Buy Christian Fennesz "AUN - The Beginning and the End of All Things" in the TouchShop An original soundtrack [OST] CD jewel case - 28pp full colour - 15 tracks - 50 mins approx This CD is the soundtrack to the film AUN, directed by Edgar Honetschläger. With stills from the film in the full colour 28 page booklet, the artwork is designed by Philip Marshall. You can see a clip here: www.aun-film.com Track Listing: 1. Kae 2. Aware* 3. Haru* 4. Sekai 5. Euclides 6. Sasazuka 7. Trace* 8. Mori 9. AUN40 10. Nemuru 11. Himitsu 12. AUN80 13. Nympha 14. Shinu 15. Hikari * These titles also appear on the fennesz sakamoto album, 'Cendre' [Touch # Tone 32, 2007] Intention: ‘AUN – the beginning and the end of all things’ tells the story of mankind’s quest for the future, his desire to create the tomorrow, his fear of and loathing for the apocalypse. It spins the Faustian theme twice and lays bare open the inexhaustible Judea/Christian believe in progress, which by the 21st century has taken over the entire world and has succeeded in maneuvering the globe into a situation that can’t be solved by means of economics and science anymore. Enlightenment’s merits have taken the West’s ability to sense what is not to be seen, what is only to be felt. Believes are so much more than religion, than monotheistic concepts. Souls and spirits exist not only in film. Denial and neglect of eternal laws lead to extinction – of the individual and the entire human race. AUN invents rituals as well as mythologies and worships the creator of it all – nature – by playfully laying out its dichotomy with human culture. The film equals mankind’s beauty with nature by announcing that ‘everything mankind creates in nature’. Sadly the hubris ends and gives the audience the chance to heartily weep for the world. Director's Statement: ‘AUN – the beginning and the end of all things’ follows the strings of thoughts the late Claude Lévi-Strauss revealed in his anthropological essays throughout the 20th century, as well as those of Japan’s unique Shintoism who’s millions of gods inhibit and preserve nature. The film focuses on the dichotomy man/nature and envisions a future world where life will be nothing but sensual. It contains references to Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, Italian anthropologist Fosco Maraini and the Japanese writer Yoko Tawada. ‘AUN – the beginning and the end of all things’ is a 100 min., 35mm feature drama written/directed by the Austrian artist/filmmaker Edgar Honetschläger. It is a Austrian/Japanese co-production realized by Edoko Institute Vienna and Ribo Ltd. Tokyo in cooperation with KGP Vienna. AUN was supported by the Austrian Film Institute, the Vienna Film Fund, the ORF (Austrian TV), the province of Upper Austria, the City of Tokyo, Tochigi Province, Shizuoka province, Yamanashi province. For AUN film distribution contact filmdelights.com distribution. With thanks to Edoko Institute, Vienna and Ribo Ltd., Tokyo www.aun-film.com www.honetschlaeger.com www.fennesz.com
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Pre-order Christian Fennesz "AUN - The Beginning and the End of All Things" in the TouchShop www.aun-film.com www.honetschlaeger.com]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3483 2012-04-19T12:18:25Z 2012-05-18T12:46:05Z

Download "Hikari" [zipped mp3]]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3435 2012-03-04T18:00:02Z 2012-03-04T18:00:31Z

tag:www.ashinternational.com,2012://39.3422 2012-02-22T12:06:39Z 2012-02-22T12:09:29Z

Touch.30 makes a two-date trip to Germany in April. Both performances will be supported by The Ash International Sound System making a noise… Touch writes: "The resurgence of vinyl in recent years is a phenomenon which has not gone unnoticed; as CD declines sharply, its audio limitations exposed not only by advances in other technologies, but also by the myths propagated at the inception of digital exposed, so artists explore and demand other formats to express their work. Although a business model is still some way off the traditional artist » label » distribution » shop paradigm, it is clear this is being radically overhauled and replaced by online sales platforms set up by the artists themselves. But vinyl seems to have escaped this process, and continues to grow. Why is that?" ZKM – Karlsruhe, Germany, 21.04.12 Touch presents... Philip Jeck Achim Mohné The Ash International Sound System Studio 672 – Köln, Germany 23.04.12 Touch presents... BJNilsen Achim Mohné The Ash International Sound System]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2011://39.3307 2011-11-29T12:44:01Z 2011-11-29T12:53:22Z

Field www.field.nu “In Dreams” T-shirt [Ash International # Ash 8.3] has been received and documented by its dreamer, Philip Jeck, on 29th November 2011. Continue reading for photographic evidence.]]> T-Shirts provided by Shirty Something]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2011://39.3252 2011-10-24T16:27:07Z 2011-10-24T19:44:20Z

Buy Purity Supreme's "Always Already" in the TouchShop Purity Supreme on YouTube]]> tag:www.ashinternational.com,2011://39.3229 2011-10-10T10:41:36Z 2011-10-10T10:44:05Z

"Interference" - Ash International # Ash 6.9, 2006]. Nordwall went on to play in various experimental music projects, spent time in Paris and London. Back in Sweden he formed iDEAL Recordings in 1998 and joined the sweaty avant punk rock group Kid Commando the year after, touring like mad, eventually hitting rock bottom in 2005. After the death of KC, he formed the ritual rock/drone band The Skull Defekts which has kept him busy ever since (recently releasing records on Chicago-based Thrill Jockey Records). In 2006 his first solo album was released under his 'The Idealist' moniker, entitled "I Am The Fire". A few years in the making, the album offered was a deep study of Nordwall's interior life, during a time when everything was pitch black inside. Today, Joachim Nordwall is very active curating his iDEAL label and organisation for festivals, concert series and sound art exhibitions. He is also the chairman of the legendary Stockholm venue for experimental stage art, Fylkingen. Nordwall is a man that lives and breathes sound. A few years have passed and "Ignition" is here, Joachim Nordwall's second solo album. Recorded under brighter circumstances but still with many shadows present. "Ignition" is on one hand a solid, highly electronic trip, on the other hand a very sensitive, analogue and warm drone symphony. "Ignition" was released (and is still available) on cassette - also on Ash International, in 2010, thus asserting the primacy of the analogue format. Buy Joachim Nordwall "Ignition" [CD] in the TouchShop Also available on cassette www.idealrecordings.com]]>