GentleJunk co. NetLable is open for sound and sonic art oriented people, interested in sweet innovative creation, sound in its purest, experiment, innovation, improvisation, noise, drone… Most of the albums released are not strict in musical domain of melody and rhythm, but are more open to storytelling or psychedelic experience of pure and sometimes harsh sounds that reflect state of inner being.

Most of the artists released are from Croatian noise scene that is gathering all its strength to evolve and share works and experiences.

‘A netlabel, also called online label, web label or MP3 label, distributes its music in digital audio formats (mainly MP3 or Ogg) online. Netlabels often work like traditional record labels to produce and promote music projects (such as albums or compilations). Most employ guerrilla marketing to promote their work. Few netlabels earn money for participants.The primary difference between netlabels and record labels is that netlabels emphasize free downloads, as opposed to physical publishing (CD, vinyl or DVD). Often, the music is released under licenses that encourage sharing, such as the Creative Commons Licenses. Artists typically retain the copyright.’
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RELEASES:

Wonderful Industry

A compilation of two last sessions recorded at the “Silence Reservoir” venue in Zagreb, Croatia by Impromondays crew:
Dragan Pajic - Pajo: noises, prepared piano, vocals, el. guitar and effects;
Anna Ghallo: poetry, vocals with effects;
Kruno Jošt: el.guitar with effects, laptop, prepared instruments.
Sometimes scary, sometimes ironic, sometimes psychedelic but always elegant and educational relationship of inner world and outside technology specified in rhymes such as: ” I want to have sexual relationship with Bill Gatess” or using actively a passive digital recorder made mistakes and sel-edited cuts.

Recorded summer 2008.
Time: 30 min.
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Assorted Assault

Alexandre Torres Porres is a musician from Brazil with Master’s Degree in Composition and currently at a doctorate in Computer Music. Interested in many things from Brazilian Pop Music, Erudit to Noise. He also signs some of his stuff under Mental Osmosis and is the newest addition to LiveNoiseTupi.
In this compilation, you will find some assorted productions. He acts as a composer, performer, and gets sounds out of many instruments at his home studio, but really studies how to use the computer as an instrument, for productions and live performances. More on Torres Porres work http://porres.googlepages.com/.
Length: 20 min
Recorded at ATP home studio in 2007/08.

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StarMali live @ FRSM 2006

‘GentleJunk @ Free Radio: Stanica M.I.R. - StarMali live 2006′ are live radio shows produced for ‘GentleJunk co. Free Radio’ that is member of internet radio network FRSM in Croatia.

‘StarMali’ shows are live recordings using mostly digital equipment and free and non-free software. Sounds in each session vary from drone, long dreamy sounds, broken beats, clicks and noises.

GentleJunk co. NetLabel release 19/02/09
Duration 62 minutes
Recorded during  2006

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The Closet

Tapes mixed, analogue overdubbed with noises, voices, on the top of that old records (maybe pulled out of the closet?). Noise bricolage from suicidal genius that goes by the name POLYGRAPH .

3 pieces ‘The Closet’ are about coming out of one, or digging deep into one… decide on your own.

126 minutes of noise bricolage at it’s best, uncut, pure, serious and with no stops.

GentleJunk co. NetLabel release 18/12/07
Recorded somewhere 2005
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Colossus

Another noise bricolage from suicidal genius that goes by the name POLYGRAPH compiled on feelings of old records, found sounds, whispers, etc. Polygraph is using couple of old tape recorders, microphones, record player, old synth…
Colossus is a greater than Colossus computer used for breaking codes in WWII, but has it’s own code breaking quality. Colossus is grand in its 2 hours of sound statue.
120 minutes of noise bricolage, uncut, pure, serious and with no stops.

GentleJunk co. NetLabel release 16/12/07
Recorded somewhere 2005
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CipHER

HEIKE FIEDLER: vocals and lyrics, traverse flute, melodia
STEVE BUCHANAN: 2nd line, electronics, el. guitar, alto sax
KRUNO JOST: laptop, classical guitar, el. guitar, melodia

RECORDED 2007, GENEVA
MASTERING BY GIJS BORSTLAP @ KAISERLABEL.COM
RUNNING TIME: 26 TRACKS, 25:23 min (here all as one track)

GentleJunk co. rec. 08. http://gentlejunk.net
PUBLISHED BY: URBAN CULTURE AND EDUCATION www.uke.hr
EDITION: 100
COVER: Kruno Jost
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LiveNoiseTupi @ MAMA

‘LNT live at MAMA’ are Cristiano Rosa (Pan&Tone - prepared electronics), Ricardo Palmieri (VJPalm - FOSS software) and Kruno Jošt (GentleJunk - prepared el., FOSS software).

Recorded and edited by Kruno Jošt November 2008 at MAMA club, Zagreb.

Time: 23 min

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LNT @ St. John the Frog

LiveNoiseTupi live recording at Žabno studio with guest artist Sasa Huzjak (el. guitar, effects). LNT are Cristiano Rosa (prepared electronics), Ricardo Palmieri (prepared electronics) and Kruno Jost (el. guitar, effects). Recorded and edited by Kruno Jost November 2008. 30 min

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34.in.C++

Improvised noise session of 3 numbers ranging from whitenoise to travel sound to freeimpro piano.
Done in FOSS with PD, arduino as controller, Jack Rack and Qsynth.
Musicians: GentleJunk and Palm.
Summer 2008.
Place: Krizevci, Croatia

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GentleJunk - Margini Sonori II (live at Barrio’s caffe)

GentleJunk audio visual performance recorded live at Barrioâs Caffe during second edition of non conventional music program Margini Sonori in Milan, Italy. GentleJunk NetLabel released audio track that still remains in passages of visual narrative: dreamy piano, noisy electric wire, glitches and digital clicks.

Time 45 min.
Recorded on 05.02.2008. by ODRZ.
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Third I – “This is our post postapocalypse”

follows Third I first album “When Tomorrow Hits”.
“THIRD I started by the end of 2005. It brings you industrial, dark ambient, (harsh) noise, dark electro, experimental, ambiental, drone, low-fi sounds… We are constantly working on our new stuff and we have few demos waiting to be released. We are open for split releases or any kind of colaboration and direct communication with noisy / experimental / harsh / noisecore / grind / power-electronics / industrial bands, labels, distro, radio shows, zines… Labels contact us if you are interested in releasing any of our works in any format (3″/5″ CD/CDr, 5″/7″/10″/12″ vinyl, tape, DVD, net release etc). On this page you can find our complete discography and download most of our releases for free. THIRD I is into DIY and we are strongly chained to DIY ethics.”
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“Bad Seed of Cuprija noise scene”

“Ko ne plati na mostu platiće na Ćupriji” or “Bad Seed of Ćuprija noise scene” is 3way split:
Endless Conflict - experimental / noise ilija666 at gmail.com
Oil - dark electro / experimental alequ83 at yahoo.com
Third I - industrial / noise hellycherry at gmail.com www.hellycherry.cjb.net www.myspace.com/krikunutrasnjosti
CDR was released by Zvukovina and you can get FREE cds at viktorliebezeit at yahoo.com. Net Release was done by numerous net labels such as Kaos Ex Machina, Neurotic Mind, Deadknife,…
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EEII ‘07 festival live

A recording from EEII ‘07 festival that took place in Cultural Center Lamparna in Labin, Croatia. EEII ‘07 started on 19th of October 2007 and lasted for 33 hours. It is, sadly, only event of this kind in Croatia.
EEII stands for Experimental Electronic Interventions, a DIY project occasionally helped by breadcrumbs and leftovers.

EEII festival experiments with the instruments (self-made, retro, digital, analog, mix…), with ways how to play, with improvisation in every way. Hope you will enjoy it, and will ask for more!

Released at GentleJunk NetLabel december 2007.

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MRHO live - A=V festival 07

Munich Radio Hacking Orchestra aka circuit bending workshop participant’s concert was recorded and relesed on GentleJunk Netlabel.
Circuit-bending / radio-hacking workshop participants and performers are: Daniel Door/de, Guenther Gessert/at, Heike Siegert/de, Jordi Sanchez Puig/es, Judith Egger/de, Jakob Doering/de, Kruno Jost/hr, Michael Kurz/de, Martin Krejci/de, Natalia Borissova/ru de, Anna Sobczak/pl de.
Workshop leaders: Sarah Washington/uk de, Knut Aufermann/ de.
Edite by Kruno Jošt, published on GentleJunk co. NetLabel November 2007.

Edite by Kruno Jost, published on GentleJunk co. NetLabel November 2007.
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IMPROMONDAYS live - NO JAZZ FESTIVAL 07

Impromondays crew performing on No Jazz festival in Zagreb, ITD, Student Center 05.11.2007.
Vid Jeraj - tenor sax
D.P.Pajic - El.guitar, fx., percussions;
Kruno Jost - El.guitar, fx., laptop;
Anna Ghallo - vocal;
Višeslav Labosh - turntable, sound generator, effects.
Released on GentleJunk NetLabel November 2007.
Running time: 42 min

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Third I - Live at Third I Theatre (Collaboration with Oyed)

is a release that was first released on Polish netlabel Kaos ex Machina. GentleJunk NetLabel is re-releasing it as a reference to netlabel culture where artist reserves the rights on its material, not the label. (Check for licensing on the download page)
From Third I Myspace:
‘THIRD I started by the end of 2005. It brings you industrial, dark ambient, (harsh) noise, dark electro, experimental, ambient, drone, low-fi sounds… We are constantly working on our new stuff and we have few demos waiting to be released.’
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NoiseWall ’suityourself’

True and dark, orgasmic reference to cosmopolitanism with guest star Omar Sharif and his British intrinsically motivated companions.

This album has no relevance whatsoever in NOISE.WALL production and if you intent to listen to it you are obliged to process it in your own way, reuse-it, destroy it, compile it, reverse it, remix it, play it in reverse, sample it, sign it with your name and sell it to your own financial advantage…

Recorded & edited @ GentleJunk co. homestudio ‘07.
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GentleJunk co. - Albume a Day - CA No.1

In Album a Day manner minimal constructions of cellular automata generated sounds and compositions. CA in python software application written by Lesh. Other FOSS audio applications done in Ubuntu studio Linux distribution.
CA is digital game of life, as this is game of sound.
Recorded and published in GentleJunk NetLabel home-studio on 30/08/2007 .
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A cellular automaton is a group of cells that evolves only by nearest neighbor interaction. They are thought to be able to represent the evolution of living organisms and minerals. It is usually assumed that every cell in the universe starts in the same state, except for a finite number of cells in other states, often called a configuration. More generally, it is sometimes assumed that the universe starts out covered with a periodic pattern, and only a finite number of cells violate that pattern. The latter assumption is common in one-dimensional cellular automata.

KARMAKUMULATOR - Live @ Čakovec

Tons of fragments are making this experimental noise and ambient a chill for listeners that enjoy night hours with introspective traveling and dark music.
Trivia: this is a live performance recording where audience thought that band was setting up the instruments, realizing in the end of almost 50 minutes playing that it is actual concert.
Pavle Valerjev - [mandelbrot set] - guitar, ef., post-production
Igor Mihovilovic - computer, radio, samples, production
Recorded 30/7/2004. @ Čakovecko ljeto za mlade/Perivoj Zrinski/Čakovec/Croatia.
Published @ GentleJunk co. NetLabel August 2007
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POLYGRAPH - Gregor’s Samsa Breakfast

Noise bricolage from suicidal genius that goes by the name POLYGRAPH compiled on feelings of old records, found sounds, whispers, etc. Polygraph is using couple of old tape recorders, microphones, record-player, old synth…
Gregor Samsa woke up as a bug one day and had his breakfast. This is what went trough his head…
40 minutes of noise bricolage, uncut, pure, serious and with no stops.
Recorded 2004, released 2007.
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GENTELJUNK co. - Album a Day - Dedication Music - Travel

An album produced in a one day.  Starting with idea, improvising, recording and final editing. In editing there are rules: done on three tracks maximum in Audacity, only cut, fade in, fade out, and equalization is permitted to preserve the original recording. Instruments - el.guitar, effects, pedals, laptop.
Recording was cut to standard album size in 5 pieces.

Recorded 2006, released 2007.

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GENTLEJUNK co. - Album a Day - Business or Pleasure?

Drone guitar and electronic sounds done in the Album a day style - album produced in a day from idea, to final editing. Principle is that final editing is done on three tracks max. in Audacity. Only fade in fade out and equalization is permitted to preserve the original recording. Instruments - el.guitar, effects, pedals, laptop.
Recorded and released 2007.
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IMPROMONDAYS - IMPROMONDAYS SESIONS No. 1

Impromondays are sessions recorded at ‘Silence Reservoir’(Parainstitut Indoš) club in Zagreb. This sessions are dedicated to all who are interested in improvisation in its full sense, no matter if it is visual, musical or concerned with the body movement.
All the sessions are happening on Monday, hence Impromondays, a day dedicated to people who have enough of Fridays and Saturdays.
All the music was recorded directly from the mixer connected to mini disc, remixed in studio by Dragan Pajic Pajo and published by experimental/impro/noise GentleJunk NetLabel beginning of 2007.
Vid Jeraj - tenor sax
D.P.Pajic - El.guitar, fx.
Kruno Jost - El.guitar, fx., laptop
Franjo Guslac - acoustic guitar
Miro Manojlovic - percussions
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