Summer Rain Recordings

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-061
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
David Kira couldn’t have named his second EP on Summer Rain better. An evolutionary step from from his first EP, building on the strengths of Instinct EP, In-Evolution contains 4 beautiful new tracks that take your mind on a journey. [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-062
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
Iridium Flares’ second EP has been a long time coming, but it was certainly worth the wait. He has taken the most loved aspects from his first EP, thrown them into the pot, and added new found and old honed [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-064
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
Taking a break from the electronic side of things, Everything Is’ first EP is a collection of 4 beautiful, chilled, and haunting piano songs. If you are wondering how this might all fit in to Summer Rain’s catalog, then take [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-063
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
Mr. Squirrel’s second EP on Summer Rain is much like an auditory version of the cover - an organic blend of light and dark sounds, textures, and percussive breaks that condense a melting pot of influences and inspirations into 4 [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-065
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
Storm Boy’s Second Release on Summer Rain, Chrome EP, brings you more of what he’s good at - deep progressive tech house. @ new tracks from him, with 2 different mixes of both tracks to please different moods, different minds. [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-060
50% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.
His third EP on Summer Rain brings more of the quality we’ve come to expect from riccicomoto, though this is his best yet, 4 new tracks showcasing a more refined sound with fresh nu jazz and lounge grooves reminiscent of [...]

Release Date: July 14th 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-059
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to charity.
The Debut EP from Benjamin in Peru delivers a distinct but unique IDM atmosphere that wouldn’t be out of place on an advert for exquisite dark belgian chocolate and exotic fruit praline from one of the finest belgian chocolate producers. [...]

Release Date: 10th March 2009
Catalog Number: SRR - 051
10% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Holon makes her debut with Summer Rain in the form of Stillness EP - a collection of both enchanting, and haunting melodies, combining organic sounds with electronic textures and percussive elements often reminiscent of early FSOL work.

Release Date: 10th March 1009
Catalog Number: SRR - 054
10% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Guy’s second release with Summer Rain builds on the strength of his first EP, combining traditional instruments with minimal electronica to provide folk inspired, fresh melodies that appeal to all generations.

Release Date: 10th March 2009
Catalog Number: SRR - 052
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid
Elysian Piers’ debut EP with Summer Rain is a collection of beautiful, haunting melodies and soundscapes that tease and inspire the mind. This EP introduces you to Elysian Piers’ natural talent for drawing you in and taking you [...]

Release Date: 10th March 2009
Catalog Number: SRR - 056
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Storm Boy’s debut release with Summer Rain brings you a collection of deep tech house and electronica tracks. Driving rhythms, and delicate, often melancholic chords and patterns create a sound that is as good to sit back and [...]

Release Date: 10th March 2009
Catalog Number: SRR - 055
5% of all sales are being donated to NextAid.org
Dream Rhythm’s first release release with Summer Rain, and as the name suggests, the tracks contain enchanting, intricate melodies and tones providing a perfect dreamscape to chillout to.

Release Date: 10th March 2009
Catalog Number: SRR-057
5% of all sales are being donated to NextAid.org
PassePartout an” Kler’s second EP on Summer Rain brings you more beautiful, thought provoking soundscapes. Whilst clearly inspired by the European Shoegaze sound, PassePartout an’ Kler have their own unique style present through all of their music.

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-048
100% of all sales proceeds are being donated to charity.
Lush, intricate melodies, fused with glitched breaks and percussion describe this new release from Auditory Canvas. Each track is inspired by the state of our planet, with some tracks containing excerpts from a talk given by Severn Cullis-Suzuki on our [...]

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-047
10% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Indonesian artist Farr delivers his first release with Summer Rain - a collection of beautiful, textured soundscapes, and haunting melodies that both relax and inspire the mind. Farr’s sound is often reminiscent of artists such as Tycho, whilst retaining his [...]

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-044
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Growing on the strength of his first release, the long awaited second EP from Proof of Concept brings you a fresh batch of what he does best, Nu Jazz style strings and breaks reminiscent of artists such as The Cinematic [...]

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-049
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
The second release from Warloz grows on the strength of his last EP, Sequenced Life, with intricate, haunting melodies, fused with IDM breaks and percussion, that showcase Warloz’ unique style of writing, a perfect soundtrack for a wandering mind.

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-050
10% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Internal Conflict is D.S.S.’ second EP on Summer Rain, and builds on the strength of the first with a new collection of deep, melodic journeys entwined with discreet percussion. Perfect for relaxing and creative inspiration.

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-045
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Spleen’s second release on Summer Rain continues the journey where he left off on 6 Moons Ago EP, with more haunting, intricate melodies, and minimal percussion to soothe and stimulate the mind. Whilst unique in its own right, his music [...]

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-043
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Circuit Society’s first release on Summer Rain is a collection of mixes and interpretations of his track California Dusk. With a main focus on new skool breaks sytle, the EP is similar to the likes of work by Adam Freeland, [...]

Release Date: 24th December 2008
Catalog Number: SRR-046
5% of all sales proceeds are being donated to NextAid.org
Mr. Squirrel’s first release on Summer Rain brings you a collection of fresh coffee shop breaks, often similar in style to the likes of DJ Food and other Ninja Tunes material. perfect for kicking back on the couch to.

The good people over at all4mp4 have just added 14 free mp3HD tracks from Summer Rain to their mp3 HD feature page for you to download.
These tracks are in HD format, so the sound quality is pretty impressive compared to standard mp3, and they also provide a free plugin for winamp to enable you to [...]

Here’s a preview….
Spring - Manic from Dan DeGloria on Vimeo

Many thanks to Nick at Emancipation for the continued support, he has been including some of our catalog in his regular podcasts.
You can tune in and listen at: http://emancipation.mypodcast.com/
REVIEW BULLETIN ON ORIGINAL, WORLD, JAZZ, ELECTRONICA, SOUL AND DANCE MUSIC!
A regular review of the underground, eclectic dance music scene; incoporating jazz, latin, electronica, funk, soul and [...]

Many thanks to Solipsistic Nation, they have been kind enough to feature us on their podcast this month with a label feature and interview from David, founder of Summer Rain Recordings.
You can hear the podcast which features music from the label and the interview from David at: http://solipsisticnation.com/?p=262
You can also hear lots of great music [...]

We wanted to say a massive thank you to the guys over at The Buzzoutroom for their support. They recently added our catalog to their playlist, making it another grrat place to hear our releases on the internet airwaves.
If you haven’t checked them out already then we urge you to do so, they play some [...]

Auditory Canvas has given away more free tracks recently, links below, here’s what he had to say:
“Continuing with my hard drive clearout giveaway, here are 3 more free tracks, along with another two I gave away early last year in case you missed them.
All tracks are pretty different to my more recent stuff, with some [...]

We have 7 great new releases today. Click the cover art to listen and buy at our online store or find them at most online retailers:
Elysian Piers - One Years Sleep EP

Elysian Piers’ debut EP with Summer Rain is a collection of beautiful, haunting melodies and soundscapes that tease and inspire the mind. This EP [...]

We have been following Artists House Music (@artistshouse) on twitter for the last few weeks, and we have to say it’s been worth doing so, as they provide an excellent source of music industry news, info, and tips. So if you are involved or interested in any aspect of the music industry then it’s a [...]

Here’s a video from Elysian Piers for the track ‘Music Box’.
The EP will be released on the 10th of March. Video releases will follow soon.

The joys of twitter, we have only been on there a day and it is already proving to be great place to network.
We saw earlier today via twitter that Making Music Magazine, who we had already joined on Twitter, were offering their 1600th subscriber a years free subscription to their wonderful magazine, so we [...]

The cool people over at rcrdlbl.com provide a huge resource of excellent music and news which we think is awesome.

The guys over at Fluid Radio have been giving us a fair bit of support lately, so we wanted to say a big thanks.
You can browse their various pages over at http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/
and also have a nosey at their blog here: http://fluidblog.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/summer-rain-recordings/

Anyone for some Plum?
ONE SONG GIG. ‘FAIRIES’ BY PLUM from davidl on Vimeo.

Auditory Canvas has decided to give a few tracks away, here’s a note from him:
“I recently did some housekeeping on the folders on my Mac in an attempt to get organised, and found a bunch of older tracks that were never released, rather than put them on an EP and sell them, I thought I’d [...]

You can watch a live performance from Killinnosense below, taken from Coca Cola Soundwave.
Enjoy!

The song Still Inside that was released in November 07 by David Leeson & Toni has been nominated for a Hollywood Music Award, the awards are being held on the 2oth of November, so fingers crossed the win….

Bearded magazine recently hyped our very own Plum in one of their articles.
you can read the review and find a mountain of other interesting stuff at:
http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=372

The folks over at Noise Pop have been cool enough to Feature Caitlyn Hessell after liking what they heard from her on ourstage.com.
You can check out the feature and lots more cool news and articles at:
http://noisepop.com/artists/index/profile/id/674/Caitlyn-Hessell-

The good people over at all4mp4 have just added 14 free mp3HD tracks from Summer Rain to their mp3 HD feature page for you to download.
These tracks are in HD format, so the sound quality is pretty impressive compared to standard mp3, and they also provide a free plugin for winamp to enable you to [...]

Many thanks to Solipsistic Nation, they have been kind enough to feature us on their podcast this month with a label feature and interview from David, founder of Summer Rain Recordings.
You can hear the podcast which features music from the label and the interview from David at: http://solipsisticnation.com/?p=262
You can also hear lots of great music [...]

Huge thanks to the awesome people over at headphonecommute.com for posting another great review of one of our releases.
This time it’s a review of Spleen’s last EP ‘Where We All Fit In’.
You can read the review here, as well as catch up on other reviews of some good quality music: http://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2009/03/01/spleen-where-we-all-fit-in-summer-rain-recordings/
Thank you to Headphonecommute for [...]

The guys over at Fluid Radio have been giving us a fair bit of support lately, so we wanted to say a big thanks.
You can browse their various pages over at http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/
and also have a nosey at their blog here: http://fluidblog.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/summer-rain-recordings/

David recently did an interview with Plum, all about her and her music, you can read the full interview over at his site, as well as see some of the cool video work he has done:
http://davidlumsden.com/plum-interview/

Bearded magazine recently hyped our very own Plum in one of their articles.
you can read the review and find a mountain of other interesting stuff at:
http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=372

The folks over at Noise Pop have been cool enough to Feature Caitlyn Hessell after liking what they heard from her on ourstage.com.
You can check out the feature and lots more cool news and articles at:
http://noisepop.com/artists/index/profile/id/674/Caitlyn-Hessell-

A huge thank you to Josh over at Shouting Fire/Megacosmic Transmissions for doing a great interview and feature on Summer Rain Recordings.
You can download and listen to the 2 part podcast which includes an interview with David (Auditory Canvas), founder of Summer Rain Recordings, as well as several great tracks from the label here:
http://megacosmic.com/2008/09/16/megacosmic-transmissions-vol-11-playlist.aspx
You can [...]

Headphone Commute just wrote an awesome review of Manic’s 1986 EP.
Here’s an excerpt from the review:
“Manic’s debut is the fifth Summer Rain release. The four track 1986 EP is a light, breezy, and upbeat stroll. The very first track, Spring, had me bopping my head with the hip-hop beat, as I walked along the street [...]

Proof of Concept’s last EP, View From Above, was reviewed a while back on The Silent Ballet, and it seems like the EP left a lasting impression on the reviewer.
Here’s an excerpt:
“The last two tracks are the real kickers on the album. They are even more fast paced and get the listener hooked. If you [...]

Caitlyn Hessell, who released Always There with us earlier this year just found out that she is doing really well in an online competition with the track Always There.
Entering the competition very late, and not having done any promotion, she was quite shocked to find she was at number 3 out of 376 entries, [...]

http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/leisure/Electronic-tonic.4108151.jp
I am chuffed with this review - nice one!
P

Edinburgh based acoustic/electronic artist Plum will screen her first music video for her track “Toys” (The Whispering Chamber, Summer Rain Recordings, November 2007) at Wonky Wallpaper on 16th May at the GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh.
Created by Edinburgh based award winning and well respected Blimey Productions, the music video is the first of a series [...]

The Distracted Globe has recently posted an article on Doll Imago and her new EP….
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“One of the good friends of The Distracted Globe is a pretty great musician who goes by the handle Doll Imago. In her other life, she has also been a huge help at the theatre, [...]

Seems Like Caitlyn is making a name for herself in Boston…The Daily Free Press at Boston University wrote an article on her and her work.
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“Although her sound is currently acoustic and soulful a la Norah Jones, she wants to move away from that genre, possibly to collaborate with different types [...]

The wonder that is Caitlyn Hessell was recently interviewed on WERS radio in Boston, which has also been published on their website.
here’s an excerpt from the interview:
While many musicians wait years before having their songs merited with remixes by other artists, acoustic singer-songwriter Caitlyn Hessell claimed this distinction with her debut album. The [...]

Our lovely Scottish artist Plum has recently had a great review over at Yahoo’s Better Living Through MP3, by Ken Micaleff.
Here’s an exceprt:
“Holly Golightly? Scottish loops’n’samples slinger Plum is a 20-something electronic-based musician with her two feet firmly planted in a zillion different camps. Plum has been described as the female Fourtet, and with good [...]

If you would like to write a review on any of our releases, then please get in touch, or just send us an already written review and we’ll publish it. We can publish it under your name and provide a link to your own website or blog too.

Here’s a preview….
Spring - Manic from Dan DeGloria on Vimeo

Anyone for some Plum?
ONE SONG GIG. ‘FAIRIES’ BY PLUM from davidl on Vimeo.

David recently did an interview with Plum, all about her and her music, you can read the full interview over at his site, as well as see some of the cool video work he has done:
http://davidlumsden.com/plum-interview/

Auditory Canvas has decided to give a few tracks away, here’s a note from him:
“I recently did some housekeeping on the folders on my Mac in an attempt to get organised, and found a bunch of older tracks that were never released, rather than put them on an EP and sell them, I thought I’d [...]

You can watch a live performance from Killinnosense below, taken from Coca Cola Soundwave.
Enjoy!

Doll Imago is hosting a night, as well as performing there, at R3v3rb in Greenville SC. Proceeds from the night are being donated to Greenville Rape & Crisis Center.
As well as Doll Imago’s performance, you will be able to hear tracks from several other Summer Rain artists with DJ Atrax providing the beats.
Click the pic [...]

Well having just completed her sponsored walk and raising a big pile of money for Nordoff-Robbins, an innovative non-profit that is the largest provider of Music Therapy in the UK, Plum is now back home, slightly exhausted, but triumphant….
Here’s an excerpt from the video diary from the walk. We’ll give you a full update on [...]

Hooded Lady video by Jack Lane

You’ll be able to hear Auditory Canvas’ track ‘Truth’ played alongside other great music on Shouting Fire/Megacosmic Transmissions this week.
To tune in you can visit: Shoutingfire.com or megacosmic.com
You’ll also be hearing more from Summer Rain artists on their broadcasts in the future too.
“Shouting Fire is a year-round platform for sound and vision that engages and [...]

Headphone Commute just wrote an awesome review of Manic’s 1986 EP.
Here’s an excerpt from the review:
“Manic’s debut is the fifth Summer Rain release. The four track 1986 EP is a light, breezy, and upbeat stroll. The very first track, Spring, had me bopping my head with the hip-hop beat, as I walked along the street [...]

http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/leisure/Electronic-tonic.4108151.jp
I am chuffed with this review - nice one!
P

Hi fellow musicians and friends,
I’m finishing the last track for my second EP (’Where We All Fit In EP’).
I wanted to do sth special again, so I was thinking of the number 4 (as there are 4 tracks).
So every track can be seen as a season (Flowerdrops = spring, Sun Salution = summer, City Of [...]

Edinburgh based acoustic/electronic artist Plum will screen her first music video for her track “Toys” (The Whispering Chamber, Summer Rain Recordings, November 2007) at Wonky Wallpaper on 16th May at the GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh.
Created by Edinburgh based award winning and well respected Blimey Productions, the music video is the first of a series [...]

Calling All Friends, Fans, and Stalkers….
Manic Launches Search for “Spring” Video
Manic is inviting fans and artists alike to create a video for his smash hit “Spring.” A strong supporter of the arts, Manic sees this as an opportunity to collaborate with other creative minds in the industry—ultimately combing innovative sounds with unforgettable visuals to [...]

There is an upcoming show for us:
23d of May at 11.00 p.m.
Rockemon Festival
Club Eightball
Thessaloniki Greece.
Hope to see you there!

From a recent press release:
“Peebles (Scotland, UK) will be pulsating to a new tune on Saturday the 31st of May when Pulse, a fusion of electronic music and visuals, comes to the town’s Eastgate Centre.
Pulse includes a set from local Peebles girl, Shona Maguire, now known as Plum. Plum was recently signed to Summer [...]

Always There lyrics
Like the slow beat of a drum, its always there in the background
Like the slow song that you hum, its always there in your mouth
Like those games that children play, I never want you to end it
Like the bad words that we say, we censor all that we are
Cause he just keeps telling [...]

Thought we’d let you know that there will be a new EP coming from Auditory Canvas in September.
100% of all sales proceeds will be donated across 4 charities and non profit orgs.
David (aka Auditory Canvas) has this to say about the EP:
“There’s a new track in the player on my Myspace page - track 2 [...]