Another standard bearing netlabel is 12 Records. Specializing in ambient and folktronica they’re close to achieving the milestone 50th release. On No. 46 they have the Austrian David Schweighart and on No. 47 they have Muhr whose Miasmah release is still doing chores on my playlists. Here’s what the label has to say about both releases. I’m especially fond of Muhr’s cinematic ambience & dark orchestral music.

david schweighart
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For the third and final part of our Austrian Autumn Winter Special, David Schweighart discharges a cornucopia of Folk-, Psychedelica- and chamber Pop-influenced lo-fi goodies he kept secret for a long time. His album incorporates calm improvisations and simple Folk-tunes, exhausting experiments and rich orchestrated Adult Pop. His “Prager Lovesongs” are touching at first go, “Ich Bin Gleich” and “In Die Sonnne Lachen” are delicate and advanced pieces for guitar, cello, trumpet and the inescapable harmonica. “Eisstockschiessen” (as heard on Moreover Mödling) and the warm and drony remix of Lukas Scholler’s “Opticplus” (from his critically acclaimed At Land EP) are highlights, too.

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muhr / eric adrian lee
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Equally influenced by various forms of electronica, film music, Folk and Postrock, Muhr is about organic Ambient music. Vince’ compositions and improvisations fathom the space between synthesizer oscillation and guitar delay, they focus on background noise and the spatial hiss of his lo-fi recordings.

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