Silken Tofu
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Silken Tofu
Silken tofu is an independent publishing platform from BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
dedicated experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
focusing on ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, drone
Drone music
Drone music is a minimalist musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained or repeated sounds, notes, or tone-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics...
, death industrial
Death industrial
Death industrial is an industrial sub-genre typified by a dense atmosphere, low-end drones and screamed or distorted vocals. It can be differentiated from power electronics by a slower, more atmospheric sound reminiscent of dark or ritual ambient, and a less abrasive sound...
, noise
Noise
In common use, the word noise means any unwanted sound. In both analog and digital electronics, noise is random unwanted perturbation to a wanted signal; it is called noise as a generalisation of the acoustic noise heard when listening to a weak radio transmission with significant electrical noise...
, and power electronics
Power electronics
Power electronics is the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power.-Introduction:Power electronic converters can be found wherever there is a need to modify a form of electrical energy...
. Established in 2006, Wim (founder) has made a name for himself through releasing unique yet lesser known experimental projects such as MOZ
MOZ
MOZ is the dark ambient, power electronics project of American musician/composer JC Brand .-Origins:Founded in Houston Texas in 1997, transplanted to Anchorage, Alaska in 2000, and dubbed Post Power Electronics by Gary of Bed Molt/a sonic deterrent...
, Sewer Goddess, Sky Burial
Sky Burial
Sky Burial is a 2004 novel by Xue Xinran, her second. Xue is a British-Chinese journalist who writes for The Guardian. Sky Burial was listed in the Los Angeles Times as one of their favorite non-fiction books of 2005.-Plot summary:...
, Noisewerrrrk, Velvet Narcosis, and Griefer
Griefer
A griefer is a player in a multiplayer video game that deliberately irritates and harasses other players.-History:The term was applied to online, multiplayer computer games by the year 2000 or earlier, as illustrated by postings to the rec.games.computer.ultima.online USENET group.-Overview:A...
. All of Silken Tofu's releases are semi-unconventional and packaged meticulously. Silken Tofu does not limit itself to just music; also printed matter and objects will be released.
Other work
Wim (Silken Tofu) also organizes noise events/shows entitled 'Hipp Hipp Hurray...'. He has had acts such as Con-Dom, Grunt, Sektion B, Shift, and Fire in the HeadFire in the Head
"Fire in the Head" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia and a promotional single in Canada, the UK and the USA...
perform during these events.
Full discography (november 2009)
| Catalog# | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| st01 | Chromascope | Sleep Paralysis |
| st02 | Formatt | N'Institu |
| st03 | Velvet Narcosis | Surgery By S.D. |
| st04 | Formatt | Did We Ever Consider Postmodernism? |
| st05 | Sky Burial | IV: Of Dharma And Drowning |
| st06 | Ontayso | Dead End |
| st07 | Sewer Goddess | Eris Sadisticum |
| st08 | Moz Moz Moz may refer to:*Maurice, as a nickname*Morris, as a nickname*Mozambique*Mozkənd, a village in Azerbaijan* Morrissey, a singer, who is often referred to as Moz or Mozzer* Mozilla browser, or... |
The Broken Tusk Of Ganesha |
| st09 | Noisewerrrrk | Prekariat |
| st10 | Goghal | Blastema |
| st11 | Griefer Griefer A griefer is a player in a multiplayer video game that deliberately irritates and harasses other players.-History:The term was applied to online, multiplayer computer games by the year 2000 or earlier, as illustrated by postings to the rec.games.computer.ultima.online USENET group.-Overview:A... |
Defense Research Establishment |
| st12 | Sigillum Dei | I'll Keep You In An Oaken Box, With Velvet For Your Bed |
| st13 | Human Larvae | The Odour Of Love |
| st14 | Tzii | Individualism EP |
| st15 | Belialist | Belialist |
| stx.01 | Various | STX.01 |
| stx.02 | Chromascope | There Is A Smiths Fan That Never Goes Out |
| stx.03 | TraumaSutra | TraumaSutra |
| stx.05 | Aiwass Prophet | Cure For Cancer |
| stx.06 | Irukandji | The Suicide Jump E.P. |
| stx.08 | Various | Hipp Hipp Hurray... Live Noises #5 |
| stx.10 | Shift | Bulk |