Hello everyone,

To introduce you to all artists of this year’s Denovali Swingfest Essen (germany) edition we’re presenting you a new 27 tracks FREE DOWNLOAD SAMPLER.

You can download it at [ www.denovali.com/mp3shop ]

The festival takes place on 4 days - October 3th till October 6th 2013 - at the WeststadtHalle in Essen/Germany. Those who are not familiar with the nice venue can find further information at [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ].

The 2013 Essen edition of the festival will feature 21 artists on the regular days and a pre-event with 2 artists on Thursday October 3rd. Their sets will as always be as long as a real club show (around an hour).

The TICKETS are available for purchasing at the the Swingfest homepage [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ] and via the [ www.ticketmaster.de ] and other ticket shops - the pricing looks like this:

- festival ticket pre-sale (all 4 days): 90 Euro
- festival ticket pre-sale (Friday + Saturday + Sunday): 80 Euro
- single-day ticket pre-sale (Friday or Saturday or Sunday): 30 euros
- piano pre-evening ticket pre-sale (Thursday): 10 Euro (limited to 250 tickets)

FURTHER INFORMATION
- [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ]
- [ www.facebook.com/denovalirecords ]
- [ www.facebook.com/events/467248183323012 ]
- [ www.lastfm.de/festival/3449164+Denovali+Swingfest+Essen+2013 ]

You can find all further information (routing, hotels etc.) on the homepage. We hope you enjoy the lineup as much as we do.

Thanks a lot!
Denovali

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DENOVALI SWINGFEST ESSEN 2013 – FREE DOWNLOAD SAMPLER

-> Free Download: [ www.denovali.com/mp3shop ]

01. EMIKA - Sing To Me (from 'DVA')
02. PIANO INTERRUPTED - Hobi (from 'Two By Four')
03. SAFFRONKEIRA + MARIO MASSA - Screwingof Thought (from 'Cause and Effect')
04. TIM HECKER - Hatred Of Music I (from 'Ravedeath 1972')
05. SANKT OTTEN - Es ist Nicht Alles Gott was Glänzt (from 'Split w/ Majeure')
06. POPPY ACKROYD - Grounds (from 'Escapement')
07. CARLOS CIPA - Human Stain (from 'The Monarch and the Viceroy')
08. FLOEX FEAT. NEVER SOL - Gone (from 'Gone EP')
09. THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE - Cotard Delusion (from 'From The Stairwell')
10. NILS FRAHM - Because This Must Be (from 'Various - Keys')
11. FIELD ROTATION - Regenzeit II (from 'Regenzeit EP')
12. WITXES - Through Abraxas III (from 'A Fabric of Beliefs')
13. NADJA - You Are As Dust (from 'Corrasion')
14. BARN OWL - The Long Shadow (from 'V')
15. DEAF CENTER - White Lake (from 'Pale Ravine')
16. THE ALVARET ENSEMBLE - EAC (from 'S/t')
17. TROUM - Dhânu-H (from 'Eald-Ge-Stréon')
18. LENTO - A Necessary Leap (from 'Anxiety Despair Languish')
19. CELESTE - Ces belles de re?ve aux verres embue?s (from 'Morte(s) Nee(s)')
20. OMEGA MASSIF - Ursus Arctos (from 'Karpatia')
21. AUN - Out Of Mind (from 'Phantom Ghost')
22. DALE COOPER QUARTET FEAT. BIRDS OF PASSAGE - Lampyre Bonne Chère (from 'Quatorze Pieces De Menace')
23. TIM HECKER - Hatred Of Music II (from 'Ravedeath 1972')
24. WITXES - Unlocation (from 'Sorcery/Geography')
25. FLOEX - Mecholup (from 'Zorya')
26. SANKT OTTEN FEAT. ULRICH SCHNAUSS - Im Himmel Angekommen (from 'Messias Maschine')
27. BIOSPHERE - Poa Alpina (from 'Substrata')

BRIEF LINEUP

THURSDAY (Post Classic Piano Pre Evening) - October 3rd
Carlos Cipa (ger) + Sophia Jani (ger)
Piano Interrupted (uk)

FRIDAY - October 4th
Biosphere (no)
Celeste (fra)
Saffronkeira (it) + Mario Massa (it)
Deaf Center (no)
Lento (it)
Barn Owl (usa)
Troum (ger)

SATURDAY - October 5th
Tim Hecker (can)
Omega Massif (ger)
Floex (cz)
The Dale Cooper Quartet (fra)
Poppy Ackroyd (uk)
AUN (can)
Witxes (fra)

SUNDAY - October 6th
Emika (uk)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (nl)
Nils Frahm (ger)
Nadja (can)
Sankt Otten (ger)
The Alvaret Ensemble (uk)
Field Rotation (ger)

DENOVALI WORLD WIDE WEB (updates concerning swingfest and the label)

[ www.denovali.com ]
[ www.denovali.com/mailorder ]
[ www.denovali.com/mp3shop ]
[ www.denovali.com/distribution ]
[ www.denovali.com/booking ]
[ www.denovali.com/swingfest ]
[ www.facebook.com/denovalirecords ]
[ www.twitter.com/denovali ]
[ www.soundcloud.com/denovali ]
[ www.youtube.com/user/denovalirecords ]
[ www.myspace.com/denovali ]

DETAILED LINEUP

THURSDAY - October 3rd

Carlos Cipa (ger) + Sophia Jani (ger)
::: influenced by Eric Satie and Claude Debussy his piano music impresses particularly because of its intensity and great attention to detail
::: together with guest musician Sophia Jani on violin and piano
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/carloscipa ]

Piano Interrupted (uk)
::: "there are nods to minimalism, film scores and cinematic soundscapes, glitch and ambient, post-rock, neo-classical piano and jazz..."
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/pianointerrupted ]

FRIDAY - October 4th

Biosphere (no)
::: the master of arctic ambient
::: listen: [ www.biosphere.no ]

Celeste (fra)
::: hell's choir
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/celeste ]

Saffronkeira + Mario Massa (it)
::: the Italian researcher of the possibility of expression offered by currently available technology in a special performance accompanied by the trumpet player Mario Massa
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/saffronkeira ]

Deaf Center (no)
::: "amongst the nightmarish qualities presented there is also a ghostly beauty at work" (Fluid Radio)
::: listen: [ soundcloud.com/_type/sets/deaf-center-owl-splinters ]

Lento (it)
::: deep and dark instrumental universe
::: [ www.denovali.com/lento ]

Barn Owl (usa)
::: desert's soundtrack
::: listen: [ facebook.com/pages/Barn-Owl/238373636592 ]

Troum (ger)
::: Germany's masters of hypnotizing
::: listen: [ troum.bandcamp.com ]

SATURDAY - October 5th

Tim Hecker (can)
::: the master of soundscapes
::: listen: [ www.sunblind.net ]

Omega Massif (ger)
::: instrumental mountain metal
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/omegamassif ]

Floex (cz)
::: exploration of acoustic music (classical minimalism), soundtrack music and contemporary electronica
::: [ www.denovali.com/floex ]

The Dale Cooper Quartet (fra)
::: the bizarre Dark Jazz cabaret
::: [ www.denovali.com/dalecooper ]

Poppy Ackroyd (uk)
::: delicate, intricate and beautifully atmospheric music by manipulating and multi-tracking sounds from violin and piano
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/poppyackroyd ]

AUN (can)
:: slow, low, mysterious, heavy and beautiful
:: listen: [ www.denovali.com/aun ]

Witxes (fra)
::: roaming, roving and raving were giving birth to melodic spaces fed on colourful sound layers, shimmering textures and residual traces of sonic instants
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/witxes ]

SUNDAY - October 6th

Emika (uk)
::: DVA (released on Ninja Tunes in Summer 2013) is an exploration of self-expression and sound, taking dark dub pop, sound design inspirations and melding them with classical music of her upbringing, taking Emika's production a giant step forward
::: listen: [ www.emika.co.uk ]

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (nl)
::: groundbreaking experimental collective
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/kilimanjarodarkjazz ]

Nils Frahm (ger)
::: piano, electronica, improvisation
::: listen: [ www.durtonstudio.com ]

Nadja (can)
::: the shoegaze wall of sound
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/nadja ]

Sankt Otten (ger)
::: the good conscience's groove
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/sanktotten ]

The Alvaret Ensemble (uk)
::: improvisatory collective based around Greg Haines (piano), Jan Kleefstra (voice, poems), Romke Kleefstra (guitar and effects) and Sytze Pruiksma (percussion) - recommened if you like Set Fire To Flames, Rachels or Arvo Pärt
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/thealvaretensemble ]

Field Rotation (ger)
::: experimenting with electronic and classical elements this project combines floating soundscapes with electroacoustic colours to create minimalistic soundtracks renouncing of visualisation but interacting with the listener's emotions and feelings
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/fieldrotation ]