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Darkness Into Light EP: Jazz Trax From Mephtik Netlabel

April 17, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 3 Comments Share this

Bet you thought I forgot! Not a chance. In case you weren’t regularly checking the Mephtik website (none of you, right?), here I am to tell you about what you’ve been missing. This month we have Darkness Into Light EP by Steven Buckner, which is a preview of his full-length album with several of the jazzier selections compiled in mp3 format for your free listening pleasure.

I’ve been dying to get some jazz music on Mephtik for quite some time, so it was an exciting release. “Moonlight in the Sahara” is my particular favorite, but given that it’s free, you have no excuse not to check the whole thing out. Also feel free to head over to Buckner’s website for information about the album and the planned follow-ups, and his MySpace for more music.

Have a favorite track from the EP? Looking forward to hearing a release from Joshua Morse on the label now that we’ve proven we’re not all about electronic music?
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Sylvanwood EP: Generic Forest Music Released On Mephtik Netlabel

January 6, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this

Yes, it’s that time again. Mephtik Netlabel has put out its sixth release, and to even further the shameless self-promotion of my netlabel, this one comes from me (with love)! Titled Sylvanwood EP, and released under my Arcubalis alias, the EP is a 4-track collection of tunes from the last few years that sort of fit together with a loose “forest” theme.

The first track is actually co-written by my fellow Italian and friend Matthew “Blisaed” Centonze, who’s an amazing ambient artist. He wrote the first thirty seconds or so and I expanded upon it to its full length. “Shadow’s End Glade” is my (poor) stab at Yasunori Mitsuda’s style, which you may notice from the track’s title, which refers to “Shadow’s End Forest” from Chrono Cross. “Tree of Holy White Light” is a brooding track with an epic melody, and “Sunlit Vista” is an attempt to write some serious ambient music. As always, it’s downloadable for free, so why not? I’d love to hear what you guys think!

Oh, and I guess I should mention the artwork that I borrowed from weiweihua on deviantART. While I tried to secure permission to use it via his (her?) email and blog, I never got a response. Hope this link makes up for it. The full piece, titled “the Forest church 2,” is a really beautiful image.

Have you been downloading any of the music I’ve been pushing on you from Mephtik Netlabel? Do you have a favorite release so far?
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Eat Your Space Calories: Experimental Bit Pop Reminiscent of Earthbound and Sonic

September 2, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this

Well, here’s another shameless plug for Mephtik Netlabel. I hope you don’t mind, as we just released an awesome bit pop disc called Space Calories. Ariel Gross (Sleem, Funkymuskrat, sp00) serves up seven amazingly bizarre creations with funky basslines, groovy synths, computerized vocals, and what sounds to be some Earthbound and Sonic the Hedgehog influences.

Does the handle “Funkymuskrat” look familiar? It might. Ariel posted some masterful remixes of Sonic the Hedgehog’s “Green Hill Zone,” Chrono Trigger’s “Memories of Green,” and F-Zero’s “Mute City,” all of which are some of my favorite remixes of all time, and in constant rotation on my iPod. I highly recommend seeking them out!

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Sweden’s Most Valuable Export: Free Electronic Music

July 1, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Sweden’s Most Valuable Export: Free Electronic Music Share this

If you try really hard, you may remember back to last week when we fell in love with Swedish artist Mikael Fyrek’s new release on the Kahvi label, A Thousand Years and One. Well, here’s another release out of Sweden featuring a distinctly different style: Looking Back while Stepping Up EP by newcomer Suecae Sounds.

This free release on the Mephtik Netlabel (which I admittedly own and operate) is Suecae Sound’s first official offering to the world, featuring three tracks of experimental electronic music.

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