Whereas some electronic music can often be rather cold and lacking in emotion, August Stars’ sound is full of nostalgia, sadness and longing. It is highly evocative music. Listening to August Stars is akin to becoming lost in thought. Rather than being merely a background, this is music in which to immerse.
Releases to Date -
(2004) Stars and Trees*
(2005) Cambridge*
(2006) MMM019 Music for Twilight
(2007) MMM030 Midwinter
(2008) MMM028 Drawn Away - DELAYED
There will also be a 4 Track CD-r release on Quiet Records in early 2008
Drawn Away will be the final August Stars release.
*Self-released downloads, the best of each are collected on 'Music for Twilight' and 'Drawn Away'.
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Make Mine Music is an independent co-operative record label run by the artists themselves.The label strives to prove that music can be released into the public domain in a way that is fair and egalitarian and which benefits the artists fully. The way in which Make Mine Music operates ensures that the artists control what is released, how their music is presented and that they receive 100% of any profits from sales. The label is based on a commitment to mutual support and trust. Each of the artists involved provides assistance and moral support to the other artists, whether this be through contacts, advice or a friendly voice on the end of a phone. The label works on the belief that there is strength in unity and seeks to represent a real and credible alternative to the business-led practices of many other labels
Thanks to Scott Sinfield of Portal for all the MMM information...