We're very pleased to open our communal door to X.Y.R. @x-y-r

Vladimir (aka X.Y.R.) very kindly took the time to share his thoughts on the EP below:

'Vision Quest' is a ritual of dedication - initiation, which helps to correctly pass through important life changes, rapid events, accelerate the manifestation of the True Self and clarify life goals. When the old relationship between a person and the world around him becomes impossible due to changes, there comes a time and a need for transition. We encounter limitations either in ourselves (changing needs, opportunities, values, inability to live in the same ways), or in the world around us. It's a process that helps you get out of the vicious circle of old relationships, recognize changes, find your own answer to the question "Who am I now?" and return to the world to build new relationships.

I have always created worlds in my music where the listener could escape and hide from external factors in order to feel comfortable and protected so that they can think about eternal and important things, no matter what happens outside.

This album is inspired by my trip to India 7 years ago. In this way, I wanted to express my gratitude to those wonderful places where I spent an unforgettable time, especially the state of Kerala and those wonderful people who helped and guided me in this. I wanted to share those healing emotions and field recordings from what I learned in this quest.....my Vision Quest.

The EP is available now on cassette via our Online Store & Boomkat, with all copies of the cassette coming with a download coupon.

GMT49 X.Y.R. - Vision Quest (Snippets)

https://www.nts.live/shows/mishka/episodes/mishka-18th-august-2022

Mishka 180822

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taken from Hantu 'Zither EP' NM056

Nice Music presents the debut solo recording from ethnomusicologist, multi-instrumentalist and member of Melbourne/Naarm post-punk quartet Hexdebt, Isobel D'Cruz aka Hantu.

Carefully recorded and assembled in just one month following a year of global and internal uncertainty, 'Zither EP' flowers into life as a coy travelogue through lonely late nights and one's own inevitably distorted reflection. Its backbone a mellifluous interplay between kinetic field recordings and itinerant zither motifs, D'Cruz augments this story with bass, flute and additional production and instrumentation from Collected Dust.

A waterlogged, wordless dictaphone diary, flat on its back. A panorama from the hill at 5am, of what's not yet tomorrow.

Mastered by Guy Louis Faletolu.
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released August 24, 2022

nicemusic056
Nice Music 2022
20 minutes

Zither EP

Hantu 'Aesthetic Love Theme'

Breakfast, in Flo motion - served by Flo Dill, every Monday to Wednesday.

https://www.nts.live/shows/the-breakfast-show-flo/episodes/the-breakfast-show-flo-30th-november-2022

The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo 281122

Otologic 191222

PAM, previously host of beloved NTS show Okonkole Y Trompa, joins you for a dawn chorus every Thursday. Traversing obscure rarities, globetrotting vintage pop and beyond.

https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-w-pam/episodes/early-bird-show-w-pam-23rd-january-2023

Early Bird Show W PAM 230123

Rory Bowens heads The Slip one Monday a month, squeezing an hour of hazy dub off-shoots, pupil-dilating shoegaze and uncanny dream music.

https://www.nts.live/shows/theslip/episodes/theslip-27th-february-2023

The Slip 270223

Drifting into a new day with Maria Somerville, live from Ireland's wild west coast.

https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-maria-somerville/episodes/early-bird-show-maria-somerville-22nd-may-2023

The Early Bird Show w/ Maria Somerville 220523

https://www.nts.live/shows/boom-bip/episodes/boom-bip-12th-july-2023

Boom Bip 110723

Prins Emanuel - Västan Vind

In these pretty frightening times we're really happy to be able to share this half hour assemblage of completely original tracks by our OG, Smasharelli. An artist and one half of the Glasgow based comedy duo 'The Big Boys', Lee has been a pretty permanent fixture in the wider 12th Isle world since before it even had a name, so it's a good feeling to now have him front and centre here on the Forecasts. It's a calming listen and one that's perfect to have on while you disinfect door handles or make your own sanitizer out of lighter fluid and pumice stone dust. That being said, we hope you enjoy it however you want.
Please take care of yourselves and those around you!

Forecast 046: Smasharelli

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