1k Recordings

NUCULTURES – BUTTERFLIES, ZEBRAS, AND MOONBEAMS (1K)
Not only is it becoming increasingly hard to find an album that runs the gamut of several different musical styles, but all-encompassing double albums are even more of an anomaly in this day and age. But the Philadelphia collective Nucultures is not your average, ordinary band. On their 2007 two-disc set, Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams, the group (which is comprised of lyricist Ellie Perez, guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan -- all of whom also contribute vocals) issues a true musical potpourri. With a largely laid-back feel throughout and a mixture of electronic and acoustic instruments (additional players lend a hand), many of the songs sung by Perez are equally jazzy and sultry -- and slightly Portishead-esque -- especially such standouts as the album opening "Night Is Beautiful" and "Behind the Moon." But even Nostradamus couldn't predict the group's next move, as they manage to touch upon electro-acoustic-folk ("Think I'm Losing It"), breezy meditations ("Mind Dunes"), and soundscapes ("Amorphous Lake") -- all the while managing not to lose the listener. If it's laid-back but unpredictable pop that is equal parts jazz and trip-hop that you're after, Nucultures' Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams will most definitely not disappoint. -- ALL MUSIC GUIDE Review by Greg Prato
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it’s a masterpiece that sets up us nicely for the third cometh of Portishead later this year.
STRAIGHT NO CHASER UK
it holds a top spot on my list of phenomenal down-tempo albums of the year.
...a truly sublime aural experience. –Ross Solomon -- SLUG MAGAZINE
At times, Butterflies, Zebras and Moonbeams could stand as a testament to the budding mystique of a great Miles Davis masterwork such Kind of Blue. But it exists in a post-Portishead era, encapsulated in its own time and entity. There's that gorgeous block piano chord tinkle on the standout track, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)." Like a good Davis cut, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)" fills the room with its ubiquity, changing everything in the room with its seismic wake. -- NIKKI STYLE
Silky smooth but never sleepy, Nucultures have arrived to fill the gap left after Kruder and Dorfmeister failed to follow-up their landmark K & D Sessions. This is unabashed trip-hop, a descendent of Tricky, Morcheeba and, on the more bootilicious bangers, Deee-Lite. Where Nucultures expands on their ancestry is in the bedrock musicality and undeniable melodic grace of this ultra creamy double-disc offering, an endlessly shifting landscape spread over 21 tracks that never drags or falters. Nice. -- JAMBASE
It's a strong outing in the downtempo realm and boasts one of that subgenres more distinctive personalities of late. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn -- RAVES.COM
At times evoking images of Portishead, Postal Service, and even Pink Floyd... Unlike other releases flirting with the trip-hop sound, however, "Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams" transcends existing as sheer ambience, or a hot bedroom soundtrack. Songs like "Head," "Babylon is Crying," and "Think I'm Losing It" all prove the serious chops behind the songwriting talent. -- RIFFIN
Produced, arranged, and recorded by Tim Motzer for 1k recordings
package design and art by thomas schmid of eneone.com (los angeles/philadelphia)

available in Philadelphia exclusively at:
AKA MUSIC
27 N 2ND St
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2214
(215) 922-3855
in Cincinnati:
SHAKE IT RECORDS
4156 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 591-0123
www.shakeitrecords.com
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======================================================= secret voices - no time for silence (1k) 2006 OUT NOW! epic compositions and improvisations from this world collective of poets and musicians--conceived by producers tim motzer and enrico marani (reggio emilia)--colliding ambient, dub, free jazz, classical, and electronics laced with guitar feedback and loops along with the eclectic and sublime poetry of ursula rucker, rich medina, elliott levin (philadelphia), kalaf angelo (lisbon), and adriano englebrecht (rome) with mesmerizing results. musicians elliott levin, tim motzer, enrico marani, barry meehan, jeremy carlstedt, and gloria justen all contribute tremendous musical expression to this momentous dark cinematic vision.
cover paintings by stefano ricci.
mix translation by jeff chestek with tim motzer.
design by benjamin langsfeld at eneone.com
executive producer: tim motzer
SECRET VOICES - NO TIME FOR SILENCE
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======================================================= tilomo - soft lunch (1k) out now!
"Tim Motzer has made some pretty noisy shit...Ursula Rucker and King Britt's Sister Gertrude Morgan CD-not to mention contributions to David Sylvian's Nine Horses and Jaki Liebezeit's Secret Rhythms. Yet, on this new solo excursion, this Philadelphian finds solace in silence.
Tilomo, Tim Motzer's guitar/laptop solo project, benefits greatly from the sloe-gin-y liquid soul of his work with Britt-you can hear it in the way his fuzzy jazz-foink chords ooze through the title track. But there's a sputter, beep, whoosh and clink to the proceedings that make it happily irksome and decidedly un-neo-soulful. The sawed, strained string samples of "Blue Samari," the thickly blown wind sounds that trace the development of "Embrace" from autumn chill to winter storm, the cheery tinkling of "Chi Moto"-there are eight million moody stories to be told in this ambient jungle."
--A.D. Amorosi (City Paper)
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=========================================================tim motzer - punctured() this upcoming debut vocal release is long awaited, and just may be a bit longer. look for it in late 2007. fingers crossed. featuring starship. =======================================================
secret noises. 2007 produced by tim motzer and enrico mariani featuring ellie perez, tim motzer dance floor constructs for hope and peace.====================================================== == jazzheads - avant wotnot (1k) 2007 release.
jazzheads, the 1999 philly/nyc nu-jazz/funk band erupted before the entire jamband scene exploded. remastered with additional studio and live tracks. featuring ari hoenig, tim motzer, chris cuzme, ben bocardo, and barry meehan. mixed by brian boland.===================================================== === fractured reverb underground (1k) electronic studio experiments began in 1997, a decade ahead of their time, this music sounds more relevant and of it's time now. this album long out of print, will be available once again. produced by tim motzer and barry meehan. 2007 release. ========================================================++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ more info at www.1krecordings.com