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Libido Formandi is a a new project by a known face from the Hands label roster, Greek artist Manos Chrisovergis aka Last Days Of S.E.X., as such known as purveyor of relentless pounding industrial noise. This new creative output is aptly named: Libido Formandi means the desire to create new forms, and really, it is quite a different cup of tea. facebook link: (http://www.facebook.com/hands.official?ref=ts#!/pages/Last-days-of-sex-Libido-Formandi/171463416208663) ‘Insignificancy Rising’ is dominated by remarkably versatile rhythms, alluring shuffle beats in the lower bpm range that are consequently broken up and twisted, sped up to pounding momentum, or even distorted into digital abstraction. This rhythmic...

Michael Formanek (born May 7, 1958) is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California and associated with the jazz scene in New York City. In the 1980s, Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch, and Attila Zoller. His debut release as a leader was 1990's Wide Open Spaces, featuring saxophonist Greg Osby, violinist Mark Feldman, guitarist Wayne Krantz, and drummer Jeff Hirshfield. In 1992 he released Extended Animation with the same ensemble, except with Tim Berne replacing Osby on sax. In 1993 Formanek, Berne, and Hirshfield recorded as a trio on...