{"product_id":"manual-memory-and-matter-selected-remixes-rarities-and-unreleased-tracks-2007-2014","title":"Manual - Memory and Matter: Selected Remixes, Rarities and Unreleased Tracks 2007-2014","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemory and Matter\u003c\/em\u003e comprises selected remixes and rarities from the past seven years, nine of them previously unreleased and many of them only issued only on hard to find EPs or as Japanese release bonus tracks. Far from being merely a collection of every single oddity, these tracks were carefully selected into a consistent whole that maintains the same high standard of proper Manual albums. This two-disc compilation is also a labor of love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Like it's predecessor, \u003cem\u003eLost Days, Open Skies and Streaming Tides\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2007, disc one demonstrates Jonas Munk aka Manual's expertise in creating elegantly layered, shoegazey pop, while disc two focuses on minimalist, slow-moving pieces created mostly from processed guitars. The latter adds an excellent postscript to \u003cem\u003eConfluence\u003c\/em\u003e - an album that has gained near-classic status in ambient\/drone circles since it's release in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Munk's way of remixing other artists usually involves a complete reconstruction of the original piece, rearranging heavily and adding loads of fresh layers of sound to it, which is obvious when listening to his haunting and atmospheric reworkings of \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e's ballad ”Dressed in Black” or \u003cstrong\u003eMice Parade\u003c\/strong\u003e singer \u003cstrong\u003eCaroline\u003c\/strong\u003e's ”Sleep”, or the \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e produced \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e track ”Cruel”. For Manual fans it's a treat to hear Munk's lush signature sound paired up with (often female) vocals. Disc 1 closes with the 17 minute Manual original ”Camellia”, the most new age-indebted piece in the Manual oeuvre, originally created for a digital-only compilation on Attack9. The track's placid sense of drift and delicately weaved harmonies makes it a standout in Munk's entire body of work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Disc 2 is darker, more ambiguous in tone, with ”Three Parts” as the center piece – an enigmatic composition originally created for Ghostly International's ambient\/drone compilation \u003cem\u003eSMM: Context\u003c\/em\u003e in 2011. Other notable selections includes  ”Fields”, a meditative collaboration with Jason Kolb from \u003cstrong\u003eAuburn Lull\u003c\/strong\u003e, and ”Memento”, a somber piece that exhibits Munk's flair for intensive guitar manipulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Past praise for Manual:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Munk has consistently proved himself as a unique voice who disregards current trends and formula in favor of maintaining his own personal vision. (Stylus Magazine)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Think of what Air's soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides might have been like if they spent more time at the beach. Or think about Brian Eno, if he surfed and liked drinks with exotic names and umbrellas in them. Think about Tangerine Dream: their name even more than their sound… and you've got a beautiful, awe-inducing force of nature.” (Erasing Clouds Magazine)\u2028\u2028\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There's so much absorbing detail in this music, words don't seem adequate enough to describe its soothing melodies, pulsating rhythms \u0026amp; post chill-out majesty. Existing beyond any pigeon hole, Manual straddles 40 years of blissed alternative sounds \u0026amp; is an absolute labour of love.\u2028(Norman Records)\u2028\u2028As intoxicating as incense, Munk's music sometimes feels like the best instrumental bits of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive melded together into epic settings drawn from psychedelic, ambient, electronic, and shoegaze genres. (Textura)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Packaging: Double eco wallet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Disc 1:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003cstrong\u003eManual\u003c\/strong\u003e: Swim\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003cstrong\u003eSourin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nagi (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efeat. Sara Savery\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dressed in Black (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cruel (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003cstrong\u003eSalli Lunn\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Invention of Steel (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003cstrong\u003eManual\u003c\/strong\u003e: Miraparque\u003cbr\u003e 7. \u003cstrong\u003eImandra Lake\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vajun (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 8. \u003cstrong\u003eCity of Satellites\u003c\/strong\u003e: Skeletons (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 9. \u003cstrong\u003eCaroline\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sleep (Manual remix)\u003cbr\u003e 10. \u003cstrong\u003eManual\u003c\/strong\u003e: Camellia (2014 version)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Disc 2 (All \u003cstrong\u003eManual\u003c\/strong\u003e):\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Memento\u003cbr\u003e 2. Going Somewhere\u003cbr\u003e 3. Carrapateira\u003cbr\u003e 4. Farther Away\u003cbr\u003e 5. Softness of Light\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ponderosa\u003cbr\u003e 7. 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