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Stefan Christoff + Open to the Sea – Demand the Impossible / The Sofia Intuition

Stefan Christoff + Open to the Sea

“Demand the Impossible / The Sofia Intuition”

released February 1, 2026

A. Stefan Christoff – Demand the Impossible

01. A sky entrance
02. Arc
03. Turning in the Bosphorus
04. Demand the Impossible

An album recorded in Sofia, Bulgaria one late evening in October 2023
Recorded and mixed by Yoncho Pavlov at AD 57, Sofia, Bulgaria
All piano compositions are original improvisations by Stefan Christoff

B. Open to the Sea – The Sofia Intuition

1. Please stop loving me
2. I will not wake you up
3. I recognise you
4. Bodies in contact

Reworks of Stefan Christoff’s original piano recordings with:
Saverio Rosi – OP-1 with wind instruments, double bass, synths
Matteo Uggeri – laptop, samples, random drumming
Enrico Coniglio – guitars

Mastered by Ryan Morey
Original artwork by Catalina Villegas-Burgos
Layout by Angel Draganov

Síntesis boreal

Esta pieza surgió como una experimentación con la idea de los triángulos, sus búsquedas de balance y de síntesis. Me sentía atraída por la energía del sol y los eventos cósmicos como eclipses y auroras boreales, así que los puse a danzar y a atravesarse. Cuando escuché el álbum de Stefan ‘’Demand the Impossible’’ sentí que mi experimentación le venía perfectamente por el juego de voces entre el bajo y las notas un poco más agudas e insistentes de esta obra. De algún modo, veía también los triángulos en su música y los tonos ‘boreales’ sobre fondo oscuro. En ambas obras: la musical y la visual, percibo desplazamientos y formas que se cruzan. Cuando ambos triángulos se encuentran, ¿es el sol un testigo de aquel eclipse o es acaso una fuerza oculta?
– Catalina Villegas-Burgos. (album artwork artist)

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It felt unlikely that this recording session would actually happen in Sofia, Bulgaria, but I am really happy that it did and I can share this moment in time. I had played a concert in Sofia that same evening hosted by Tsvetan Tsvetanov of the experimental Bulgarian National Radio program Alarma Punk Jazz. After the show finished I rushed over to the basement studio, AD 57, just before midnight. Sound engineer Yoncho Pavlov generously agreed to record this session super late and we recorded until just before 2 am in the morning. After the session I ran back to the apartment where I was staying with Canadian activist scholar Ezra Winton, packed my bags and rushed to the airport for a flight to Berlin that was set to depart at around 6am.

Despite all the rushing around this recording, the mood and feeling of the sound reminds me of the stars. In certain parts of Sofia there aren’t a lot of street lights and the sky feels close to touch. The mountains that shape the Bulgarian landscape also hold a presence and vibe in the capital city. While playing piano I was thinking of the sky above, the stars and the lands around Sofia and the Balkan region. This project is important to me because of my Bulgarian roots, my father is Macedonian Bulgarian. It was a long road from growing up in Canada to finally making it back to Bulgaria and to finding a path to work on this recording and music in Sofia. I hope that you can feel the emotional resonance in the piano tones.

Another layer to this recording is the fact that recording took place in the context of the Israeli state’s military attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza. The recording took place in November and the horrifying news coming out of Gaza spanked an intense need to take action around the world. In the week before this recording I had been with friends at protests and events to mobilize for Palestine in Montréal, Amsterdam and London. I was often thinking about Palestine during this recording session and the critical importance of sustaining an involvement and finding ways to support Palestine throughout my lifetime. Walking with and supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom and against colonialism is one of the essential progressive causes of our time, we must never be silent and always find ways to stand up when Palestine is in the headlines and critically when it is not. I certainly was thinking of my Palestinian friends and comrades around the world who have played such an important role in my life over the last decades throughout this recording, that is the honest truth. I hope that you can hear the sense of commitment and urgency around supporting Palestine that I have carried and acted upon my entire adult life.

Thank you for listening to this solo piano recording from Sofia, it means a lot to me, sending love from Montreal.
– Stefan Christoff.

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posted 01 February 2026

Andreas Davids – Weltraum

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Andreas Davids

“Weltraum”

released April 6, 2025

Andreas Davids is maybe best known for his electro-industrial project XOTOX with albums released since 1998 gaining quite some attention in his native Germany and around the world. In 2023, for the project’s 25th year anniversary the “Ich Bin Da / Ich Funktioniere” album was released.

On Mahorka Andreas appeared first as one half of the Natura Est dark ambient duo with British electronic producer Tony Young (Autoclav1.1). After their self-titled monolithic debut on Ant-zen in 2018, Mahorka released their “Second” album, a new chapter of colossal, brooding ambient, where light is slowly crushed by shade, within a multi-faceted arena of sound.

In 2020 Andreas Davids released on Mahorka under his real name “7 Jahre vor der Gegenwart” – an emotional rollercoaster running from dark ambient and broken structures to technoid rhythms and sequences, and “Isolation” – his deepest and most personal solo album, also on in a beautiful cassette edition. In 2022 the label also published “Space Ambient Pop”, the genre-defining collaboration album of Andreas Davids + Sven Phalanx, also in cassette edition.

With “Weltraum”, his new solo EP on Mahorka, Andreas Davids deals with one of his favorite motifs: Space. Since his early childhood he has been fascinated by science-fiction and adventures in space, either in books, comics or movies. Somewhere between Ambient, IDM, Berlin School and Electronica, he created a place for the listeners to experience their own adventures.

Created and mastered by Andreas Davids in 2024 at Separate Room, MTH.

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posted 23 July 2025

Xu + Oberlin – Velvet Meadow Resonance Fragment

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Xu + Oberlin

“Velvet Meadow Resonance Fragment”

Oberlin is the musical project of Alexander Holtz from Koblenz (Coblence), Germany. The centerpiece of his instruments is a modular eurorack synthesizer, which he often combines with guitar, piano and field-recordings. His music invites the listener to contemplate, it often is developing quite slowly, it never demands to be in a certain focus of attention, but it never tries to fulfil any ambient-clichees in the sense of creating just an aural wallpaper either. It is musical improvisation maybe in a more subtle kind of way. Oberlin has released music on Handstitched*, cosmic winnetou, Thirsty Leaves, Vaagner, Hibernate, Secret Press, AOsmosis, some tapes and downloads by himself and, notably two beautiful cassette albums on Mahorka.

Xu is Nicola Fornasari from Cremona, Italy. He began his musical career in 1995 as the bass player and singer for the hardcore band Entropia. Starting in 2007, he began exploring new musical projects, including Xu(e) (a duo with Andrea Poli), Xu (his solo project), La Petite Vague (a duo with Diego Balconi), and That Which is Not (a duo with Pier Giorgio Storti / Belaqua Shua) in 2020. His music has been released on a variety of labels, including Fluid, Whitelabrecs, Shimmering Moods, Slow Tone Collages, Krysalisound, Eilean, Flaming Pines, Rottenman Editions, Rohs! / Lontano, Twice Removed, Cathedral Transmissions, Triple Moon, Thirsty Leaves Music, Audio Gourmet, Tessellate, Haze, Many Feet Under, Subterranean Tide, and Laverna. He has collaborated with artists such as Darren Harper, Bill Seaman and Francis Gri.

“Velvet Meadow Resonance Fragment” is the third collaborative album between Xu and Oberlin. For this project, Oberlin provided acoustic guitar sketches, asking Xu to process and transform them into the foundation of the tracks. The recordings were then manipulated through a modular Eurorack system or altered using the Samplr iPad app. Oberlin handled the final polishing and mastering. This work marks the first chapter of an ongoing experiment. In the next chapter, currently in progress, it will be Oberlin who develops everything, starting from the material provided by Xu. Stay tuned.

Released March 23, 2025 as free (cc) digital download and beautiful limited cassette edition.

Recorded in the Summer of 2023 in Koblenz, Germany and Cremona, Italy

Xu: electronics
Oberlin: guitar

Artwork photo taken and edited by Alexander Holtz
Artwork design by Angel Draganov

“Many thanks to Ivo Petrov and the Mahorka label for taking care of this release”

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posted 01 April 2025

Fabien Robbe – Skeudennoù

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Fabien Robbe

“Skeudennoù”

Fabien Robbe is a composer and multi-instrumentalist (notably piano, trumpet and synthesizers). Established in the heart of Brittany, France, he rose to prominence with traditional music dance ensemble Menestra. He has transposed elements of this background in ‘trad’ to an eclectic mix of jazz, free improvisation (under the guidance of François Tusques) and experimental electronic music.

“Skeudennoù” is his debut solo album on Mahorka, after 2 collaboration albums with Julien Palomo on the label – their “Feeling for the latch” debut as a duo from 2021 and “Miniatures” from 2024. Julien Palomo is also present here on this album, the last track being an eclectic abstract ambient collaboration with him.

Released March 30, 2025 as free (cc) digital download and in beautiful limited Digipak CD edition.

“Skeudennoù” is perfectly showcasing the notable jazz, traditional music and free improvisation composer and performer’s diverse approaches to the experimental electronic music world, providing for a strikingly fresh and unique listen, a milestone album for Fabien we will be definitely returning to.

Recorded in Brittany between 2020 and 2024 by Fabien Robbe.

Fabien Robbe: Modulobuk, Korg ms10, Eurorack Modules, Korg wavestation, Philicorda.
Julien Palomo (guest): modular system on “Tévennec”

Photos by Fabien Robbe.
Design by Angel Draganov.

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Various Artists – One of these tributes vol​​​.​​​2: inDirect eVANGELISm (chapter 2)

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Various Artists

“One of these tributes vol​​​.​​​2: inDirect eVANGELISm (chapter 2)”

released July 6, 2024

The creation of this special compilation has been a labor of love that unfolded over the course of more than two years. This project, spearheaded by Ivo Petrov of Mahorka and Niki Stanchev (Autonomaton, EcoSCi records), and sequenced by Origin_Blueprint (www.aurora-compilations.org), stands as a testament to the power of collaboration. Each track featured in the compilation carries the essence of the individual whose influence transcends boundaries of genre and time. While many of the contributors are long-standing Mahorka artists, collaborators, and cherished friends, a few new names have also been brought on board by Ivo, Niki, and Origin_Blueprint to complement the perspectives and complete the journey.

The spirit of unity and shared passion for music that permeates this compilation is a true testament to the dedication and commitment of all those involved in its creation. The seamless blend of established artists and emerging talents showcases the evolving landscape of electronic music, while also paying homage to the enduring bonds of friendship and collaboration that have shaped the Mahorka community. As listeners embark on a sonic journey through this carefully crafted compilation, they will be enveloped in a tapestry of sounds that not only entertain but also inspire, a reflection of the collective creativity and vision that defines the Mahorka ethos.

The lineup of artists and bands in the second chapter, each with links for more information about them and access to their music:

– Rez ( soundcloud.com/jjrez )
– Illicit ( soundcloud.com/ruffah-ras )
– Sai ( sssai.bandcamp.com )
– Valgidrà + Konejo ( valgidra.bandcamp.com / konejo.bandcamp.com )
– Ivan Shopov ( www.ivanshopov.com )
– Weldroid ( weldroid.bandcamp.com )
– Autonomaton ( ecoscirecords.bandcamp.com )
– Moki McFly ( ikalopa.bandcamp.com )
– Hypnos ( mahorka.org/artist/hypnos )
– Abu Ama ( abuama.bandcamp.com )
– 4T Thieves ( 4t-thieves.bandcamp.com )
– Obhod ( soundcloud.com/anton_pau )
– Mystified ( mystified.bandcamp.com )
– Adonai Atrophia ( veluvian.bandcamp.com )
– Jon Shuemaker ( jonshuemaker.bandcamp.com )
– Fallen ( thechildofacreek.bandcamp.com )
– Sevensy ( sevensy.bandcamp.com )
– Brainquake ( brainquake.bandcamp.com )
– {AN} EeL ( panpanpanaviandistresscall.bandcamp.com )
– LR Friberg ( aurora-compilations.org / motivational-music.one )

Mastering by Origin_Blueprint / aurora-compilations.org

Artwork by Origin_Blueprint / aurora-compilations.org

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posted 15 July 2024

Joachim Stiller – Music For Wireless Telegraphs

Joachim Stiller – Music For Wireless Telegraphs
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Joachim Stiller

“Music For Wireless Telegraphs”

Two one hour sound works inspired by and based on, and I quote: “the ominous feeling of winter, dark clouds, the fear of getting lost – and nesting somewhere that feels safe”.

Influences include the soundtracks of Petscop and Nier: Automata, Autechre, 7038634357, COIL, ‘Tomorrow, In A Year’ (The Knife, PlanningToRock, Mt. Sims) and a recurring nightmare.

Released on Mahorka June 17, 2024 as free (cc) digital download and limited double cassette edition.

Commissioned by Sanneke Kleingeld, one of Radio Tempo Não Pàra’s curators, for their ‘ik houd het nest warm’ radio program that aired on the 15th of December 2023.

TNP’s curator Kleingeld had heard an episode of Sounds Between Here and Nowhere (a radioshow by Luca Heydt and Mees Joachim) on Big Toilet Radio and proceeded to discover the artist’s Paradise Mixes made for the 2023 Birds of Paradise exhibition – which featured many unreleased tracks made under Mees Joachim’s Joachim Stiller, Absolute Candor and Zalmroze monikers – and proceeded to commission the artist to create a special mix for the radio station.

The sound work began to live a life on its own – becoming a sound collage of self-sampled unreleased works and new recordings centered around, but not limited to, synthesized sound.

As a fairly ambient / new age sound was warranted for the occasion, Mees Joachim took on their Joachim Stiller moniker to create two entirely original 1 hour sound works, with ‘Radiophonic Sound bath #2’ being the selected piece to be aired on Radio TNP.

The Stiller moniker has been around for a while, albeit used for art / karaoke performances, installations and video works prior to 2023, when it was first used for a music release: ‘And The Overstaying of Welcomes’ in collaboration with Absolute Candor.

Joachim Stiller’s debut album, ‘In Shallow Water’, was released by Bad Boy Jesus Tape Club in April 2024. With these two sound works, released on Mahorka in May 2024, expanding the sound of Joachim Stiller even further.

Credits:
Performed, Produced, Recorded, Mixed, Mastered, etc. by Mees Joachim as Joachim Stiller in 2023, with some recordings dating back to 2021.

Featuring several synthesizers, sequencers, guitar, harp, trumpet and a Nintendo DS.

Synth by Joachim Stiller
Drum Programming by Absolute Candor
Guitar, harp, trumpet by Zalmroze
Artwork by Mees Joachim

Special thanks to Ivo Petrov, Sanneke Kleingeld, Cara Mayer, Luca Heydt, Mitko Mitkov, ambient overlord Brian Eno and Birds of Paradise Festival.

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Somnoroase Păsărele – AUTO[2]

Somnoroase Păsărele – AUTO[2]
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Somnoroase Păsărele

“AUTO[2]”

Released May 5, 2024 as free (cc) digital download and limited cassette edition.

“From the get-go, it’s been pretty obvious that there is no set formula or path to Gili Mocanu’s Somnoroase Păsărele project, with no strict rules that would block off one approach or another – just a commitment to working in the moment and staying open to whatever signals are there to be channeled. Frans de Waard summed it up quite well in his notes on the first ‘AUTO’ installment, saying “It is a bit of everything; one can hear the influence of techno music, industrial music, minimalism, and cosmic synthesizers […] and while they are finished as compositions, I don’t think these pieces are to be understood as pop songs”, adding that the vibe is more about stimulating the mind than moving the feet.

This collection brings together a different set of pieces into the self-contained system that is ‘AUTO’, weaving them together into a new whole possessed by the same spirit, where unusual sounds are rejuvenated, recycled and transmuted into a resonant landscape that feels like it has a life of its own.” –MMercury

Sound & illustration: Gili Mocanu
Assemblage: Miru Mercury
Cover Design: Ivo Petrov

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posted 06 May 2024

NYORAI – Shinkirō (蜃気楼)

NYORAI – Shinkirō (蜃気楼)
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NYORAI

“Shinkirō (蜃気楼)”

Yusaku Iida is a Japanese electronic music producer and DJ that works under the artist name NYORAI, producing his own unique blend of electronica, IDM, experimental music and ambient soundscapes.

His music includes the scenery and atmosphere of Japan and depicts the changing seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter there and the spirit of Zen(禅).

Also a descendant of the Samurai(侍).

“Shinkirō (蜃気楼)” is his debut on Mahorka, specially prepared for the label, released April 27, 2024 as free (cc) digital download and beautiful limited digipak edition.

All music by Yusaku Iida aka NYORAI

instagram.com/yuIidanyorai
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linktr.ee/nyorai

Mastering by Anatoly ‘Tokee’ Grinberg

Photo by Masato Iketani
instagram.com/masato4345

Cover artwork design by Angel Draganov

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posted 28 April 2024

Lezet – Meld 8

Lezet – Meld 8
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Lezet

“Meld 8”

Lezet is an experimental one-man music project hailing from Pozega, Serbia and releasing music since 2006. Being an avid music fan in love with many different styles, genres and approaches in music, Igor Jovanovic tries to explore and incorporate many of them into the sound of Lezet. Igor sees music as an artistic practice which should be fun and exciting for those making it, and feels fortunate enough to have many friends and fellow music makers allowing him to grow artistically by collaborating with him.

After more than a decade since the previous “Meld” album was released, Igor decided to revive the series where each song in the album is made with a different collaborator.

The previous volumes were the albums that Igor loved making / being part of more than any of his solo endeavours. The “Meld” series galvanised his venturing in producing music in duos and groups since.

“Thanks to all the artists who collaborating with me on “Meld 8″ and for making the album as brilliant as it is!”

Collaborators featured on “Meld 8”:

RDKPL – “Czech noisound maker. Aural manipulations within the borders of power noise, experimental electronica, downtempo glitch to electroacoustic industrial.” RDKPL.bandcamp.com

Wilfried Hanrath – “I am 66 years old and a happy father and grandfather. I learned classical guitar, and taught myself bass, drums and percussion, and keyboards, synthesizers. And, like I like listening to different styles and genres in music, I play different genres and styles. Solo works are one branch in my activities; more fulfilling – be it in live situations or in the studio, is to come together with others in collaborations.” wilfriedhanrath.bandcamp.com

Kleshas – Christopher B. Arnett’s recent moniker exploring melodic experimental and classical music even further than the music he released under his own name.

Dj Odraz – Ken Willbond started the project after a decade and a half of making music as Protecious. The music is influenced by metal, hip-hop, funk, horror movie soundtracks and many other styles and genres. facebook.com/Protecious

Filmy Ghost – a Dark Ambient, Experimental, Witch House, Ghostly Computer Music project created by S bila Orbe from Rancagua, Chile. Founder of Cian Orbe & Witch Spectra non-profit netlabels. filmyghost-humanfobia-doppelganger.bandcamp.com

Humanfobia – A Witch House / VaporGoth / Horror Synth / Experimental duo from Rancagua, Chile formed in 2011. Mist Spectra – lead female vocals; S bila Orbe – sound mixer and male vocals. humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com

Dolores Mondo Stash – a sound experimentation project based in Bucharest, Romania. The music revolves around genres such as experimental, industrial, electronic, ambiental and post-punk. doloresmondostash.bandcamp.com

Edo Žudjelovic – a visual artist, drawer, painter and electronic/noise musician, occasionally exploring electronic music. He lives and works in Bar, Montenegro. Studied Visual Communication Design at the Faculty of Visual Arts in Podgorica, currently a graduate student at the faculty. He participated in the Short video form screening, alternative film video festival in Podgorica, Montenegro. Has published several noise and experimental music albums. harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com/album/starch harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com/album/rosette

M.Nomized – a recording artist, mail artist, author, collagist and painter who was born Mandrange Michel in Paris in 1956. He started his work in 1975 with contemporary music and sound research. In the subsequent 31 years he has appeared on more than 200 solo, collaboration and compilation cd and tape releases – on his own Fraction Studio label and on numerous European, Japanese and American labels. M.Nomized has recorded and created music in many different styles, including experimental, electronic, minimalist and repetitive musics, industrial, Indian music, “out”, Algerian, noise, cyclic and looped-based music, children’s theatre, ambient, piano and spoken word. He was an important figure in the homemade music scene of the 1980s and 1990s, and is well-known for his recordings as a member of No Authorized. M.Nomized has collaborated with De Fabriek, Don Campau, Mr. Moto, Carsten Olbrich, Mark Sonnenfeld, The Legendary Poptones, Daniele Brusaschetto, Bidoche Musique, Kora, Messy, Mlehst and many others. mnomized.bandcamp.com/album/m-nomized-music-for-treated-violins-and-loops-variations-2022 mnomized.bandcamp.com/album/m-nomized-in-the-morning-mist-2023

Artwork by Senka Jankovic

Released April 6, 2024

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Particules – Escape Path

Particules – Escape Path
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Particules

“Escape Path”

Particules is a collaborative music project between Victor Prodanov (xDEx) and Tsvetan Momchilov (Chillov).

Occasionally rhythmic and highly processed, yet remaining evolving, immersive, and meditative to some, the Particules project started as non-formal jam sessions and later evolved into a full-scale live performance act.

The most challenging task during the recording of their debut album “Escape Path” was to capture the unique and spontaneous live act synergy in the studio. All tracks are recorded live, with no editing and minimal mixing in Varna’s hot and foggy January 2024.

Victor Prodanov – Machines and programing
Tsvetan Momchilov – French horn, vocals, synthesizers and percussions

Mastering by Martin Dimchev (Green Peas)

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posted 25 March 2024

scav – The Second

scav – The Second
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scav

“The Second”

scav is the artist name of Sofia-based ambient enthusiast and modular synths experimentator Krasi Yonchev – a trained acoustician and professional recording studio designer. He is the main brain behind the engineering studio Acoustic Waves and part of the people initiating Artmospheric Festival in Bulgaria.

He released his highly acclaimed debut album of masterfully crafted improvised jam sessions with no edits, “Morphing Clouds”, on the Spanish label Faint in 2019. One year later he debuted on Mahorka with beautiful track on the “EASTERN DEPTHS IV” VA compilation featuring most of the active and many iconic Bulgarian electronic producers.

Now we are really proud to finally present “The Second”, his new album of strikingly beautiful improvised modular ambient pieces, coming as free (cc) download and a limited cassette edition.

Released March 1, 2024

Improvised modular recordings by Krasi Yonchev
Mastered by Kliment Dichev
Cover design by Aleksandar Petrov

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posted 03 March 2024

Vanishing – Corridor Vanishing Corridor

Vanishing – Corridor Vanishing Corridor
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Vanishing

“Corridor Vanishing Corridor”

Vanishing Corridor is the synthesis of American sound experimenters Kingo Sleemer (Western Maryland) and Chris Campbell (St. Paul, Minnesota).

Campbell has been recording dark ambient/sound collage/field-recorded soundscapes as The Creeping Man since 2017, both as self-releases and on various labels (Hrea’m Recordings, Mono Time, Dub Cthonic, Veinte 33, Preston Capes Tapes, Wormhole World, and Shady Ridge Records), most recently finding inspiration via collaborations with like-minded artists.

Kingo has been part of the experimental music collective Halaka since the late 90s, with whom he’s recorded and released many albums in many formats; he has recently recorded and released music as Allele Cog Experiment, HOZ and Experimental College. He is also a co-founder of Pile Records.

The two share an affinity for the absurd, the obtuse, and the off-kilter.

Vanishing Corridor started as a back-and-forth exercise of sound sharing and manipulation, without preconceived themes or intentions.

The project debuts on February 18, 2024 on Mahorka with a beautiful self-titled cassette release.

Artwork by Tod Trexler / Ivo Petrov.

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posted 19 February 2024

ЧЕРНИХОВ | CERNICHOV – We are all deaf

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ЧЕРНИХОВ | CERNICHOV

“We are all deaf”

“We are all deaf” is the third full length album by ЧЕРНИХОВ | CERNICHOV, a noise/ambient duo based between Brussels and Milan, of US (David Gutman) and Italian (Marco Mazzucchelli) nationality.

“The album’s concept gravitates around the deep and actual contraposition given by the human strive for exploration: on one hand there is the total deafness towards the heartbeat of planet Earth, from a vibrational perspective expressed by the Schuman frequency, a sub bass frequency that can be resumed as the intimate physical expression of how our ecosystem relates in its environment. On the other hand, the exploration’s focus is monopolised by the infinite horizon that the eyes define. The Sputnik satellite becomes the first extraterrestrial exploration means, kept in contact with signals emitted at 40Hz. On these two main frequency inputs, the first as carrier for cross-modulation treatment and the second as a BPM driver, we explored a possible scenario of sonic interactions, ending with what we see as the soundtrack of our personal existence in this 4 dimensional world.”

Released January 14, 2024 as free (cc) digital download and limited digipak CD edition.

Recorded by Marco Mazzucchelli and David Gutman

Produced and Mixed by David Gutman

Mastered by Anacleto Vitolo

Artwork by Marco Mazzucchelli

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posted 15 January 2024

TFSL – 23 / 24

TFSL – 23 / 24
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TFSL

“23 / 24”

Music, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Synths, Mix: Kaloyan Ivanov
Mastering: Yasen Penchev
Cover artwork: Angel Draganov

The track “23 / 24” is an edited version of a TFSL live performance for the “ToBe Continued – Stop TB Day” music marathon on stazioneditopolo.it radio station, broadcast on 24.03.2023, World Tuberculosis Day.

“Voyager” video by: Mei Dark (of My Fury)

The “Voyager” audio-visual project was realised with the support of Национален фонд „Култура“/ National Culture Fund, Bulgaria, as part of the “Musical initiatives 2021” programme.

Thanks to the support of: Angel Draganov, Ivo Petrov, Yasen Penchev, Vasil Goranov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Boyan Avramov and all others.

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сбогом хиляди – о​​​м​​​а​​​й​​​н​​​а т​​​и​​​ш​​​и​​​н​​​а​​​, п​​​о​​​г​​​ъ​​​л​​​н​​​и м​​​е​​​!

сбогом хиляди – о​​​м​​​а​​​й​​​н​​​а т​​​и​​​ш​​​и​​​н​​​а​​​, п​​​о​​​г​​​ъ​​​л​​​н​​​и м​​​е​​​!
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сбогом хиляди

“о​​​м​​​а​​​й​​​н​​​а т​​​и​​​ш​​​и​​​н​​​а​​​, п​​​о​​​г​​​ъ​​​л​​​н​​​и м​​​е​​​!”

/allow yourself to be consumed/

“in the beginning of the summer i acquired a broken electric organ from the 70s. after renovating it i fell in love with it’s raw sound. it was alive and it had a story to tell.

later i got the chance to travel trough central europe. it was an almost non-stop journey. travelling at time more than 15+ hours a day. your body stops feeling the motion. the landscape became a moving decor. a peculiar soundtrack started to form from all the road noises, the static of the radio and the low chatter of the other passengers. time became irrelevant and abstract. my thoughts formed a stream, shifting from sleep and wake. detached form the outside world nothing truly existed.

when i got back home i wanted to experience this state again – this constant moving, this silence that was never really silent. a place outside of time.

the organ + some field recordings done on the go formed a huge mass sonically inspired by this trip but also by my search of a sanctuary.

омайна тишина, погълни ме! (bewitching silence, swallow me whole!) is an album dedicated to the need of nothingness and the passage of time. as anxiety saturates our everyday life we find ourselves struggling to find space. this album provided me with the space i needed and i hope it will do the same for you.”

sbogom1000.bandcamp.com

Released December 3, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited cassette edition.

music / recording / mix / master: bozhidar savov

art work / cover: yoanna laskova

NOTE: cassettes will be ready and shipping around the end of December 2023

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posted 05 December 2023

Nonima + Dissolved – Neurophosis

Nonima + Dissolved – Neurophosis
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Nonima + Dissolved

“Neurophosis”

Nonima is a project by Tam Ferrans – based out of Scotland, UK who also produces as Mitoma and is a member of Peltiform.Tam also curates the renown Section27 label which has released over 200 albums / EP’s since 2009.

Dissolved (Paul Daniels) is an electronic musician and visual artist from Glasgow, Scotland. He makes an eclectic blend of electronic, drone, ambient and experimental music and has also released on Daddytank records, Section27 and his own Dissolvedamberrooms label. Currently based in Vancouver where he stays with 2 cats and a bird.

Nonima and Dissolved have collaborated numerous times, be it for collaboration albums / EPs on Section27 or elsewhere or remixing each other’s solo works. “Neurophosis” is an album of more experimental and abstract character that is also their first release in cassette edition and just the perfect Mahorka debut for them.

Released November 25, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited cassette edition.

All tracks written and produced by Nonima and Dissolved, 2023

Mastering by Nonima
Artwork and layout by Dissolved
“Thanks to Ivo”

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posted 25 November 2023

Philippe Blache – Across the Silence and the Shade

Philippe Blache – Across the Silence and the Shade
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Philippe Blache

“Across the Silence and the Shade”

With a sense of musical introspection, incantatory melodicism and cinematic dread Philippe Blache (from Day Before Us) goes back on the forefront with a highly thrilling melancholic drama for sonic driftscapes and devastating walls of power electronics tempered by organic ethereal vibes. Detached and evanescent melodies are battling against the obscured, unsettling, stormy and weary industrial atmosphere. Powerful internal narrations and incantatory voices at distance occasionally come into the mix. With its performative bitter anthems, its ritualistic then almost religious nature, the album invites the listener to be progressively mersed in a netwok of allusive images, investing pagan mythologies, poetical escapism and christian symbology. This is the second musical offspring signed under his own name after a prolific production under the moniker of “Day Before Us”, veteran project in sorrowful dark wave neoclassicism. «Across the silence and the shade» is an essential and mournful post-ambient journey which involves an emotional catharsis.

Released November 17, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and beautiful limited digipak CD edition.

Written, recorded and produced by Philippe Blache

Mastered by Giuseppe Verticchio

Graphic design and artwork by Joan Llopis Doménech

Thanks to Ivo Petrov, Giuseppe Verticchio, Joan Llopis Doménech, Darina Levandosska (for the narratives on tracks 1 & 2) and Pauline Poirel (for the vocal section on track 8).

Philippe Blache / Day Before Us: daybeforeus1.bandcamp.com

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posted 20 November 2023

Abu Ama + Bedouin Drone – Dawlat Lībiyyā

Abu Ama + Bedouin Drone – Dawlat Lībiyyā
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Abu Ama + Bedouin Drone

“Dawlat Lībiyyā”

An outstanding collaboration between two artist friends Abu Ama and BedouinDrone who are both renowned for their previous solo releases and collaborations on Mahorka (Abu Ama: “Totem” double cassette, BedouinDrone: “The Border” cassette, “Abandoned Villages” digital, “Taliban” with Runi Graph, “Tipping Point” cassette as Pedro Maras, and their collaboration project shabaH: “1” cassette) and elsewhere.

A very special album that just deserved some very special release edition. The occasion for another Mahorka dream to come true. Yes, it is a pro-pressed 12″ LP with outstanding design courtesy of Brett Tassenon and Angel Draganov.

Released October 14, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited (300) pro-pressed 12″ vinyl edition.

The vinyl contains tracks 1-6 of the digital release. The digital release contains one bonus track (7).

Calligraphy art by Brett Tassenon
Cover artwork design by Angel Draganov

“Thanks to Ivo Petrov and the Mahorka crew”

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posted 16 October 2023

Oberlin – My Ivory Age

Oberlin – My Ivory Age
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Oberlin

“My Ivory Age”

Released August 16, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited cassette edition.

Recorded 2020 in Koblenz, Germany by Alexander Holtz with piano, electric guitar, eurorack and field-kit

All music by Alexander Holtz

“Inspired by landscapes, people and celluloid met and seen in the late 80ies/early 90ies”

“Many thanks to Ivo Petrov for his careful organizing of the release of this tape”

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posted 17 August 2023

Cognition Delay – Mostly Dreaming

Cognition Delay – Mostly Dreaming
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Cognition Delay

“Mostly Dreaming”

Cognition Delay is a duo of US artist Jeremy Rice (Abdicant, Curious Inversions) and UK artist Paul Alexander (Pandacetamol, Fluffy Inside) who as Kahvi Collective label mates admired each other’s contrasting approaches in music and felt compelled to collaborate. Their defining “Strange Sedatives” album (from 2022 on Rednetic) continues to amaze and has shown that Cognition Delay is a unique meeting of musical mindsets. While they have never met in-person, Paul & Jeremy have found a collaborative sweet spot that melds their respective solo projects into something new and shiny. A refined sound, within an undefined genre.

It is with pride and delight, for both the artists and the label, that their new “Mostly Dreaming” album appears on the Mahorka imprint, released June 17, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and beautiful limited digipak CD edition with outstanding artwork by Jeremy Rice.

Analog layers, hypnotic passages, half-heard conversations, morphing rhythms, fuse with thrilling bursts of unexpected melody. The experience is deep, immersive, ethereal, even vaguely nostalgic.

Repeated listens will yield hidden sonic treasure. Truly a soundtrack for your dreams.

Composed and produced by: Paul Alexander & Jeremy Rice
Mastered by: Black Particle
Artwork by: Jeremy Rice

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posted 18 June 2023

Adriano Cava – Lineology

Adriano Cava – Lineology
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Adriano Cava

“Lineology”

Adriano Cava is an artist based in Turin, Italy. He is part of the New Weird Italia collective and co-founder of the “screw wave” label Riforma. Adriano plays with tape, electricity and various sonic masses to explore sounding environments.

Adriano Cava’s debut on Mahorka was finalized under the name “Lineology” after a few iterations of the sonic contents, names, sides order and design in discussions with the label.

“These tracks originated from a basic approach to sounds. Focusing only on the frequencies’ “mass”, I warped and sculpted it following irregular imaginary lines.

When some granular samplers, a digital delay and a synth got stuck in a circular resampling chain, they started generating feedbacks, saturation and clipping. Listening to and contemplating this “sonic stalemate” I began to deepen it by stretching and pitching down each texture and each note.

The “magnetic” side replays the same game using an old magnetophone (a Castelli tape recorder borrowed from a friend). Each “digital” track is overdubbed in a singular reel loop and then expanded again, adding few new elements.

Both processes were dark and unconscious. The eight (4+4) tracks, split in two sides of a tape, are still open, intentionally released without a final edit.”

Released March 25, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited cassette edition.

SIDE A: Digital Lines I – IV

SIDE B: Magnetic Lines I-IV

Recording, mixing, mastering: Adriano Cava

Cover Artwork: Adriano Cava and Ivo Petrov

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posted 27 March 2023

Teeth Of Divine – Струиндол (soundtrack Sessions)

Teeth Of Divine – Струиндол (soundtrack Sessions)
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Teeth Of Divine

“Струиндол (soundtrack Sessions)”

This EP was conceived during the recording sessions for the soundtrack to the short film “Струиндол” (“Struindol”) of the director Zornitsa Georgieva. The recordings are, again, completely spontaneous, following the ideas from Teeth of Divine’s previous album “Act I – Genesis” regarding the “presence-happening-reflection” process.

Recording artists:
Boyan Avramov – vocals, noises, dvoyanka, bells
Alexey Nikolov – electric cello
Asya Andonova – vocals
Yasen Penchev – guitar, drones, mastering

Released March 18, 2023

P.S. “The immediate primal feeling in one present is lost or renewed, disappears or reappears after nothing is the same again.” M. Cenov

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