Exclusive Footage: Francis Rimbert and Patrick Rondat
performing live! September 8, Salon Musique, Paris

That old rascal Francis Rimbert is back in the studio, hard at work on his next triumph. Francis told me that he wanted to make a record with some fast music in it and nobody plays a guitar with more fire than Patrick Rondat, the legendary French heavy metal star who looks like Stash and plays like Satan. Atomic Quill has heard their new work and a glowing review is to come.

To sweeten the fire, Francis is also working with an ingenue vocalist Angy, the winner of his very own version of American Idol. But instead of wailing like Mariah Carey, Angy will be providing vocal pictographs to ride along, over, and under the unique sonic tapestries that Francis and his crew weave together. Stay tuned for further developments.

Double Face (ISBN 0-9760535-5-1) is a suite of angular yet beguiling songs that rewards the active listener. This is not music just for the theatre of a lifestyle. These are serious compositions by a seasoned musician infused with Francis' signature good humor and soulful countenance. Double Face defies categories like electro-acoustic jazz, ambient electronica or downtempo. Here is music that must be heard and felt to be believed. Learn more about Francis Rimbert at his website and the new website of his very own label, CZEN PROD.

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Nobody loathes spending time on the internet more than myself but I found myself diligently hunting down producers and DJs in all places and all time zones to bring together the initial release of DJ Kenneth Thomas. I remember meeting Kenny for the first time almost five years ago when he was spinning Wednesday nights in a Motor City bar. Even then you knew he was destined for the top. And now he's well on the way, out touring with Mr. Trance himself, Paul Oakenfold. During the fall, Kenneth will be playing over a dozen dates with Oakenfold. Don't make the mistake of showing up late!

DJ Kenneth Thomas is famous throughout the Midwest for his flowing seamless mixes of progressive house and trance. Released in March 2006, he releases his debut mix collection, entitled Obsessions (ISBN 0-9760535-6-X). Thomas has hand-picked a dozen exclusive anthems and epics to weave into a unique sound experience perfect for the dancefloor and the den. Learn more about KT at his website.

Listen to the exclusive KT remix of
Francis Rimbert's Across the Fog.


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Unlike the other Atomic Quill artists, Maxime Tanaka is very much an academic composer focused on sound as an environment. He is currently at work on an ambient symphony Wabi-Sabi, a sonic exploration of the elemental Japanese philosophical stance of "attentive melancholy" and its manifestation in all aspects of material life. Excerpts coming soon. Visit Maxime at his website.

Ambient techno wizard Maxime Tanaka explores the eternal return of the sea in a soundscape created entirely from loops of samples. Tanaka composed and recorded Primal Loop during a sojourn on the famous beaches of Oaxaca, Mexico. This is the first release in our Ambient Essay series. This record recently won an Editors' Choice award from Drunkenboat Literary Magazine.

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