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Niclas Tamas – The Music from Undiscovered Civilisations

Niclas Tamas – The Music from Undiscovered Civilisations
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Niclas Tamas

“The Music from Undiscovered Civilisations”

dark atmospheric orchestral music with vague and mysterious undertones that touch the soul
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posted 20 January 2024

Sarah Peebles – In the Canopy

Sarah Peebles – In the Canopy
[PAN 110]

Sarah Peebles

“In the Canopy”

“In 2003 I was invited to Aotearoa by Matthew Leonard, the producer of the programme Revolutions Per Minute†, to create a new radio work that would draw from Aotearoa’s natural landscapes. On the North and South Islands and while in transit back to Canada through Singapore, I recorded sounds of birds, insects, amphibians and rivers. The essence of my experiences listening to the abundance of life surrounding me, often out of sight, was reflected in a phrase that came up in conversation while visiting the Kāpiti coast: that which is just beyond our perception. The essence of my spending long, focused periods of time in nature while recording and while simply being – taking time – doesn’t easily translate into words for me; it’s nonverbal. The tree canopy, the bushes, ground, air and waters held life I could often hear but couldn’t see: insect buzz and hums floating on the breeze, birds chattering in distance treetops, mysterious rummaging above my head, sudden exuberant birdsong bursting from nearby bushes. As the presence of beings shifted into my awareness, I began to ponder my initial interpretation of that phrase, wondering, exactly what was just beyond my perception? Were animals such as the kaka above (parrots, perhaps watching me) or an emerging cicada, perceivable? At what point was shifting weather beyond my ability to perceive? Or the larger view: the complexity of the biosphere with Earth’s constantly evolving micro and macro communities of living things, with their individual lives, habitats and interconnections – which aspects of this infinite feedback loop lay just beyond our perception?

While in Paraparaumu, across from Kapiti Island, Kāpiti coast resident Gary Millan shared with me some of his thoughts and knowledge about the Māori Ngā kete o te Wānanga (Baskets of Knowledge). Referring to the third basket, Te Kete Tuatea (basket of light), he’d brought up the concept of “that which is just beyond our perception.” Twenty years later, I have only now come to understand and appreciate Gary’s Māori context of the phrase. This knowledge kete, Te Kete Tuatea, “is mindful of, and pays attention to, the past, our spiritual realities, the importance of space and time, and tikanga (customs), as well as kawa (ceremonial rituals).”1 In speaking about that which is just beyond our perception, Gary was referring to ways of knowing the world around us that are inherent to Māori ancestral experience and culture (and to many Indigenous cultures): a knowledge acquired through living one’s life on the land that involves a subconscious knowledge, a sensibility, of things to come, as opposed to quantifying or analyzing our senses or experiences as we might through a science-oriented lens. This includes a dimension of the universe or cosmos beyond “the world of sense perception, the natural world around us” (yet available to seers and sages) held to be ultimate reality, Tua-Atea.2,4

I, as a guest in Aotearoa, chose to reflect on my visceral experiences and North American sensibilities in the places I recorded sound3, savouring landscapes totally unfamiliar to me whose rhythms were beyond my grasp. This soundwork reflects those sonic, psychological and embodied explorations.

The unique relationships between Aotearoa’s native plants, their historic pollinators (native birds and bees) and people can be heard in that landscape: in rich and diverse birdsong, plants rustling in breezes, subtle wing beats of digger bees hovering over sandy slopes, in the sounds of gathering and weaving of harakeke and wharariki (flax). These sounds are a fraction of the abundance and diversity of what once existed in these islands, particularly before deforestation & introduced species that occurred with European settlement – and with ongoing industrial agriculture, apiculture (with introduced bee species), industry, invasive rodents and climate change. However, these voices and the relationships they reflect, continue to thrive. They are in process. They continue to instruct, compel, inspire and inform the identity, cultures and practices of all people in Aotearoa and others (like me) who experience this incredible, dynamic place.

The forest canopy here and everywhere supports much that we cannot perceive and do not (yet) know – some of which we hear, smell, touch, see and feel; all of which is connected. The canopy itself, the life within her (including ourselves), the soil beneath her, the water she filters, the oxygen she creates, the weather she generates & moderates – all interweave to create this place, this Earth, as we know her. She is Papatuanuku, a living organism.4”
—Sarah Peebles, November 2022

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posted 18 January 2024

JEFF ROSENSTOCK – HELLMODE

JEFF ROSENSTOCK – HELLMODE

JEFF ROSENSTOCK

“HELLMODE”

HELLMODE is the fifth and furious studio record from the Death Rosenstock Family Band. Loud! Quiet! Fast! Slow! Other! This one’s got ALL FIVE AVAILABLE VIBES. Recorded in the same room that both System of a Down and Whitney Houston recorded some seminal shit! FUCK YEAH!
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posted 18 January 2024

ЧЕРНИХОВ | CERNICHOV – We are all deaf

audio 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

Eden Mononym x Humanfobia – Digital Forest Redux + Ennui

Eden Mononym x Humanfobia – Digital Forest Redux + Ennui

Eden Mononym x Humanfobia

“Digital Forest Redux + Ennui”

Reissue compilation. This compilation contains collabs with Eden Mononym (aka One Infinite Loop aka א.ninja)

– track1: remix of original track by one infinite loop:
“Hyper Glass Houses”:

– track 2 is a mix from original one infinite loop tracks from
“See 0: Xtatik” album: https://archive.org/details/1il.tumblr.com/
tracks 3 & 4: 2023: https://alephninja.bandcamp.com/album/-
tracks 5 & 6: 2018 (under Yaka-anima moniker):
https://pulsegardenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ennui
track 7: 2016: https://archive.org/details/digital-forest-redux

All music, sound design, electroncis by Eden Mononym.
some additional sounds, artwork by Sábila Orbe.
vocals in tracks 1,2 & 3, model in the cover: Mist Spectra.
*tracks 5 & 6: vocals by AI bots, generated via acapelabox website.

– Eden Mononym (aka One Infinite Loop aka א.ninja) is an IDM noise, glitch, electronic experimental artist from US.
For more music of this artist visit:
oneinfiniteloop.bandcamp.com
alephninja.bandcamp.com
eden-music.bandcamp.com

Humanfobia is a dark experimental duo from Chile. Members: Sábila Orbe & Mist Spectra:
humanfobia.jimdofree.com
humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com
open.spotify.com/artist/04WVEhq4UDRTKpWEfMSeZT
archive.org/details/fav-mist_spectra

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posted 15 January 2024

Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra – tears of a modest ox andaloup – happy new esra 2023

Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra – tears of a modest ox andaloup – happy new esra 2023
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Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra

“tears of a modest ox andaloup – happy new esra 2023”

brandstifter : casio sk-1, korg monotron, vocals, guitar, orff-trommel, toys;
jürgen fastje ‘chock’ : microkorg, guitar, banjo, ukulele, rhythm ace FR-1, stylophone S-1, stylophone beatbox, okarina, toys;
herr penschuck : korg microsampler, korg mini kaosspad, mikroplankton/nintendo DS, voice, vocals, toys;remixes by- chaotalion
– lars vogel
– heidrun schramm/nicolas wiese
– anja kreysing
– pharmakustik
– toenungsfluid
– thorsten soltau
– herrpenschuck
– meinein
– lil tindermann

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posted 15 January 2024

mindblasting netlabel – Noskovsolegs – Protokoll

mindblasting netlabel – Noskovsolegs – Protokoll

mindblasting netlabel

“Noskovsolegs – Protokoll”

released January 12, 2024

Unpredictable electronics sounds and beat. Different experience of sonic experimental

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noskovsolegs : multi-genre artist from Latvia was active live in 2008-2012 and released more than 30 releases on about 10+ different netlabels.

about.me/ieejasnav

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posted 13 January 2024

ハヤトムラカミ – 糸波

ハヤトムラカミ – 糸波

mastodon:

[category: Japan]

[LF225MP3]

ハヤトムラカミ

“糸波”

糸の波のような
営みのような
意図は涙のように
威と異と混ざりあって
癒せずとも濤となり
一切は異彩を放つ

Track Listing:
01. 糸波Ⅰ
02. 糸波Ⅱ
03. 糸波Ⅲ
04. 糸波Ⅳ

Music & Mastered by Hayato Murakami
Artwork by Occupied Territories

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posted 13 January 2024

ANARCO – Técnicas de polarización social

ANARCO – Técnicas de polarización social

ANARCO

“Técnicas de polarización social”

Manifesto:

Social polarization, environmental destruction, state subjugation to large corporations, and the use of new technologies for people control are issues that were already addressed by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley and are very present in our society.

Anarco observes with interest how the influence of social media, large media outlets, and political and economic systems affect the behavior of the population.

Anarco supports art in any of its forms as a way of fighting against the simplicity of political discourse. As a way of fighting against the absence of reaction and response to the drift of our society.

Manifiesto:

La polarización social, la destrucción del medio ambiente, el sometimiento de los estados frente a las grandes corporaciones y el uso de las nuevas tecnologías para el control de las personas, son cuestiones que ya trataron en su día George Orwell o Aldous Huxley y que están muy presentes en nuestra sociedad.

Anarco observa con interés como la influencia de las redes sociales, los grandes medios de comunicación
y los sistemas politicos y económicos afectan el comportamiento de la población.

Anarco apoya el arte en cualquiera de sus vertientes como forma de lucha contra la simplicidad de los discursos politicos.
Como forma de lucha frente a la ausencia de reacción y respuesta a la deriva de nuestra sociedad.

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posted 11 January 2024

We Fall – Sine Lime Paradise

We Fall – Sine Lime Paradise
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We Fall

“Sine Lime Paradise”

New year, new sounds! Enjoy with us this epic length ambient/soundscape/experimental release from artist We Fall. Generator bleep bubbles and hazy drones abound.
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posted 10 January 2024

Makunouchi Bento – The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir (Live at Progress. Paradigm Shifts #5)

Makunouchi Bento – The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir (Live at Progress. Paradigm Shifts #5)

Makunouchi Bento

“The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir (Live at Progress. Paradigm Shifts #5)”

The recording of our live act from “Progress. Paradigm Shifts #5” (18.11.2023, Muzeul Corneliu Mikloși, Timișoara, Romania), powered by Simultan, curated by Arne Hendriks & Ștefan Tiron.

www.facebook.com/events/1139362020111750/

00:00 01 Intro
01:28 02 Blu Marin Messa
05:32 03 One Strung Counterpoint
11:55 04 Director’s Barbers Moment
15:38 05 The Pink Trombone Thief
19:58 06 Our Lady of the Soup Kitchen
26:12 07 Cantata for Cats and Spoons
31:56 08 Tatar Throataches
38:13 09 Daydream in the Factory Dispensary
43:59 10 A Serpentine Queue to Folly

-̖͑-̑̋͂–̝̤͉̘̜͚-͕̩̤͓̹̼̝ͯ̑͐̉͛̔ͭ-̲͖̗̣͙͎ͦ͑͗̉̔̒-͚͔̩͐̊ͤ̚ͅ-͖̫͔-̥͉͎͎̫̝ͮ̇̓̆̂ͧ-̱̲̙͓͊̐ͣͫ—-͚̦̤̙͎̑̀̒ͬ̋͆ͅ–̙͔̲̗̮̰ͤͤ́̅̆ͥ–͈̥̻̬̹̀̎̽̎ͨ-̬̗͍̼ͯ͛̽̒-̠̤̒ͬ–̳̫̒̒-͐-̪̹̪͆̒͂-̗̉-͈̄–͔̮̦͚̀̅̂͑ͦͮͅͅ-̥̺̫ͯ̓̚-ͣ͒͂̽̔-̺̘͙̌͒̊̾ͅ-̹͔̝̗̙̱–̳̯̻̬̦͕̯̆̐ͦͣ̌̈̊-̖͔̦͎̭̰̓̂̅͆̂̿-͇̫̏͒-̞͉̻̳̗̺-̃̏̈́́͒ͯ͋–̩̲͓̮̳͌ͬ̇ͤ̚–́-̰̱-̥̜̲̦̥̺—-̭̙͇͓ͦ͊ͤ͐ͧͅ-͍͎̙͚͖̜̺͂͛̋ͪ͋͒ͮ-̰͍̩͕̣̤̝ͧ̍̎̄̊͌̒-ͭͭ̄-̤-̈́̇̚–̭͖ͯ̓-̘̭̠͉̫-̿ͤ̽̊̂-͚̬̫͚͑͋ͩ̽-͉-̻͍͚ͅ–̠̝̞̟̾ͣ͛̚–̭̯ͮ͛-͔͌-̻-̰̏-͈̼̙̯̞̀̃̇ͥ̑-̩͎̫̖̖ͩͥ̑͑ͫ-͇̬̺͕̤͑̈́͌͋̓-̩̱̻͖͑̀̓ͭ-͖̠̠̉̃̿-͇̰̲͔̫͎ͅ-͈̼͖̳̠̼̔͛̅͛̎̂-̲͖̗̪̬̬̤ͨ̂̔̎͑ͣ̚-̄̇-̦̹͎̝̲̺͎-͋̄ͧ-͇̣̲̼̞ͯ̉̈̓ͫ-ͪ-̦̠͚̤̘̲͔ͨ̔̀ͤ͌̓̚-̱-͈̬̹̎͒̚–͕̰-͌̊̈͗ͨͭͨ-͇͖̦̈̓͆-̙̝̹̪̯͉̟̓̾͋̔̀͊̚-͓̜̓͆-͛̀ͪͨ-̹̟

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the sonic journey of “The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir”. This experimental music project delves into the realm of the surreal, where technology meets the nostalgia of a bygone era.

Inspired by the working men’s clubs of yesteryear, where camaraderie and community were forged through song, we have created a virtual choir that pays homage to these forgotten spaces. But here’s the twist – our choir consists solely of synthesized and re-synthesized voices, blending the past with the present in a futuristic soundscape.

As French philosopher Jean Baudrillard once said, “Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being, but rather that of a code, a differential equation.” In this vein, The Virtual Workmen’s Choir challenges the notion of authenticity and questions whether technology can truly replicate the human experience.

Our soundscapes transport listeners to a world where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur. Imagine strolling through a smoky, dimly-lit room filled with the echoes of laughter and chatter, only to find yourself enveloped by a cappella harmonies that seem almost otherworldly. That’s what you’ll encounter in our virtual choir, where the synthesized voices take on a life of their own.

But there’s also a hint of melancholy woven throughout our compositions. As German philosopher Martin Heidegger mused, “The essence of technology is by no means anything technological.” In simulating the voices of a lost community, we’re reminded that progress often comes at a cost. We ponder the price of innovation and ask: What do we sacrifice when we exchange the warmth of human connection for the convenience of digital reproduction?

And yet, within this dreamlike atmosphere, we discover a strange sort of beauty. Our virtual choir becomes a metaphor for the fragmented nature of modern society, where individuals come together virtually but remain disconnected physically. It’s a reflection of our times, where social media reigns supreme and online personas supplant face-to-face interactions.

So let us embrace the surrealism of The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir, allowing ourselves to be enchanted by its haunting allure. Let us ponder the philosophical underpinnings that govern our relationship with technology and confront the existential queries it raises. For in doing so, we may just uncover hidden truths about ourselves and the world we inhabit. Thank you for joining us on this thought-provoking sonic adventure.

–ͫ̔͂̐̅-̗͙̦̯̙͈̻̐ͫ͋͂͌͌̌–̻̱̦̯̈̃ͭͫ-̪ͥ-̱̗̼͔–ͫͧ̇ͨͯ-͇́-̥-̰̻̰͚̃͗͛̂̌̃ͅͅ-̞-̣͛-͓͕̦͙͒̀̓̂-̼͇ͤ́-̦̪̘̮̝͚̄͌͌̆̑ͪ-̻̟͚͎͙̈ͣ̔́̚-̆̊-͌̿ͤͤͥ̊̚-͓̮̤̥͖–̲̟͙̞͕͙-͓̤͙̫͒͑̈́ͪ-̈́̽ͮ̾̐ͦ-̗̥̼̣͖̳-ͬͨ̎̉–̪̗̙̙̜̮̓͐ͥ͒̐ͦ̋ͅ-̭̘̈́̍-̘ͦ-͑-̳̱̓̿-͚̈́̚ͅ-̤͓̯ͅ–̩͉̠̟̯̘-̟̹͓̥̠͎̘̾͑͐͛̃͐ͮ–͖̙̀͆̚ͅ-̪͕̒ͭ-ͅ—-̯͇̟̙ͯ͛̈́͆-͕͔͕̬͔̙ͅ-̥̦͉̓́̇-̾ͦ-̦̼̱̞̘̬̆̆͂ͨͦͬ-̖̻̟̯̮̫̘̎͌ͪ̆ͮ̒̊-͑ͥͭ̓ͦ-̩̯͙ͣͪ̓-͖̯̣̹-̻̠̼͕̻̬̥ͬ̈́͐ͣͬͦ̅–̦̳-̜͉͚̺͇̠̥-̥̗͈̮͚̝-̫̞-͈̭̤͓ͨ͆ͫ͒̋ͅ-͙͖͚̥̻̘̩͛͒ͮͧ͛͒̎-̪̖͕̣̻ͥ̊͊́̀—̩͍̹͌̋̈́–̈́ͨ̏ͭ̽̚̚-͇̳̜̒̔̈́-̬̰̙̠–̰̭͈͖̹͈ͩ̿̽̀͂̐-ͧ-̩͊–̱̙̹͔͑̑ͦ̋-̬̫̳-̬͌–̫̥̦̗͎̦̄͐̀̍̓̇–͖-͍̭̫͕̬̽ͬ̋̒͌-̱̠̼-͖͓̅̅-͎̜̺̊ͦ͐-͙̻͕̼̬̜ͧ͂ͧ͛̓ͤ-̻̮̅ͯ-̑ͪ͆-ͧ͋͒-

Doamnelor și domnilor, bine ați venit în călătoria sonoră a „The Virtual Bluescreen-Collar Choir”. Acest proiect muzical experimental sondează profund tărâmul suprarealismului, unde tehnologia întâlnește nostalgia unei epoci trecute.

Inspirați de cluburile de altădată ale bărbaților muncitori, unde camaraderia și comunitatea s-au făurit prin cântec, am creat un cor virtual care aduce un omagiu acestor spații uitate. Dar iată întorsătura – corul nostru este format numai din voci sintetizate și resintetizate, îmbinând trecutul cu prezentul într-un peisaj sonor futurist.

După cum spunea odată filosoful francez Jean Baudrillard, „Simularea nu mai este aceea a unui teritoriu, a unei ființe referențiale, ci mai degrabă cea a unui cod, a unei ecuații diferențiale”. În acest sens, Corul Muncitorilor Virtuali contestă noțiunea de autenticitate și chestionează dacă tehnologia poate reproduce cu adevărat experiența umană.

Peisajele noastre sonore transportă ascultătorii într-o lume în care granițele dintre realitate și fantezie se estompează. Imaginați-vă că vă plimbați printr-o cameră fumurie, slab luminată, plină de ecouri de râsete și vorbărie, doar pentru a vă regăsi învăluiți de armonii a capella care par aproape din altă lume. Asta veți întâlni în corul nostru virtual, unde vocile sintetizate capătă viață proprie.

Dar există și un indiciu de melancolie țesut în compozițiile noastre. Așa cum medita filozoful german Martin Heidegger, „Esența tehnologiei nu este în niciun caz ceva tehnologic”. În simularea vocilor unei comunități pierdute, ni se reamintește că progresul are adesea un cost. Reflectând la prețul inovației ne întrebăm: Ce sacrificăm atunci când schimbăm căldura conexiunii umane pentru comoditatea reproducerii digitale?

Și totuși, în această atmosferă de vis, descoperim un fel ciudat de frumusețe. Corul nostru virtual devine o metaforă a naturii fragmentate a societății moderne, în care indivizii se unesc virtual, dar rămân deconectați fizic. Este o reflectare a vremurilor noastre, în care rețelele sociale dețin supremația, iar personajele online înlocuiesc interacțiunile față în față.

Așa că haideți să îmbrățișăm suprarealismul Corului Virtual Bluescreen-Collar, lăsându-ne vrăjiți de farmecul său obsedant. Să reflectăm la fundamentele filozofice care guvernează relația noastră cu tehnologia și să ne confruntăm cu întrebările existențiale pe care le ridică. Căci, făcând acest lucru, este posibil să descoperim adevăruri ascunse despre noi înșine și despre lumea în care locuim.
Vă mulțumim că v-ați alăturat în această aventură sonoră care provoacă gândirea.

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posted 09 January 2024

Rogo & Jan Faix – Makutra Dub

Rogo & Jan Faix – Makutra Dub

Rogo & Jan Faix

“Makutra Dub”

released January 4, 2024

Rogo: vocal, lyrics, percussion
Jan Faix: beats, organ, synths, sampling, other electronics, guitar, percussion
Jan Ureš: additional guitar (7)

Recorded by Jan Faix, Signals from Arkaim Studios, Prague, 28 – 29. 12. 2022
Mix and master: Jan Ureš, 2023
Cover: Pavla Šimková

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posted 09 January 2024