I’am pleased to announce that my album La fille verte is now distribute by the Brighton based Netlabel Open. Launched in September 2008, Open is an open source music label run by musicians.

    « Syl Kougaï is a very patient man. I have had this release in my pocket for about a year, while the beginnings of Open Music was emerging. Delays and mis-speaking meant that La Fille Verte remained unreleased, for no good reason and that was just fine with him. He must be a patient man to piece together an album like what we have here. This release is like one of those patchwork quilts your Nan would have kept in the back of a cupboard; cut together from random little pieces, it looks a little ugly in parts. You recognise little squares here and there but over all it’s a bit of a mess. Then you wrap it over you and it feels amazing. La Voix de L’Empereur, the second track is a series of concentric circles. Right in the middle is the super funky (yes, that’s right… funky) guitar lick, wrapped in a super compressed dubby bass, wrapped in some vacant folk vocalisations, further wrapped in some white wash machine noise warmth. R.Daneel is reminiscent of the Rephlex acid releases, but with a more frenetic and softly aggressive approach. In other words, much much better. And this is how it continues throughout the whole release – Little pieces of sounds you love and recognise from somewhere, shouldered out of the way by sounds you’ve never heard and it all feels right. »
    Barry Prendergast – Piratio - Open Netlabel

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    The Primer compilations are an introduction to the latest Open releases. Each batch of new music will include a preview download PLUS some bonus tracks from other friends of Open. They have very good selection of releases, you must go check some stuff !
    Launched in September 2008, Open is an open source music label run by musicians:

    « We operate from Brighton, UK. Open is run by Piratio but is greatly helped by John Cohen & Leo Piggot. We don’t believe in the conventional record label. OpenMusic’s objective is to release great music and sound projects from around the world, in a freel, share-friendly and re-distributable manner. We encourage you to redistribute individual tracks or whole releases via sharing links, Peer-to-Peer networks, MP3 Blogs and any other form you see fit, as long as you respect the rights of the respective Artists and follow the rules of the Creative Commons Sharing License. »

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    « La Fille Verte is a far removed from what the world actually needs right now, it represents an utter delerious joy it’s almost worth having it’s own memorial day. »
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    « Bijou à mille facettes suspendu au sein d’une véritable tornade féline, concentrée d’IDM tout en courbe, entre déferlante sonique et souflle mystique (…) En domestiquant la moindre des parcelles de sa folie surnaturelle, Syl Kougaï a su insufler toute la puissance évocatrice nécessaire à son oeuvre. »
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    « Comment ne pas penser à Frank Miller en voyant la pochette de la Fille Verte ? Comment ne pas songer à Amon Tobin en entendant ce mélange d’Ambient et de boucles synthétiques effrénées ? Pourtant, et c’est là un point essentiel, Syl Kougaï possède un bien très précieux, un don même : l’originalité. »
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    « Sans forcément être réservé à une élite de mélomanes puristes, le son de Syl Kougaï frappe d’abord par sa pureté et sa facilité à nous enfermer dans sa bulle métallique sans que l’on trouve la force de se débattre. »
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    I am pleased to present my new album : La fille verte
    An automated world with spatial and supernatural sonorities. On board a women that is not afraid of shocks, nor depressions, nor acidic rains, nor polar deserts, nor burning beaches.
    Enjoy ! and leave me your feedback !

    « An experimental electronica absolutely innovative. With scores chiselled to the extreme, Syl Kougaï belongs to the sound UFO that we hear too rarely. »
    Radio Nova

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