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Patch Notes: Qasim Naqvi

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Chronology

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Patch Notes: Qasim Naqvi (Extended Version)

Patch Notes: Qasim Naqvi (Alternate Take)

Twoism

Iced Cooly

Track one on upcoming "Blue Phase" album. Fall 2017.

Pollution

Recorded on June 20, 2018, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

Fred Moten: "revision, impromtu"

Composer and drummer of Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi, releases his debut album for Erased Tapes on May 3rd. 'Teenages' captures the sound of electronics living, breathing and mutating of their own accord – almost autonomously – with only subtle, sparing but perfectly-judged and masterful guidance.

This album is one singular synergy between Qasim and his machine within a broader milieu of sound, also explored by contemporaries Sarah Davachi, Alessandro Cortini, Caterina Barbieri and also the forefather, Morton Subotnick. At points tonal, textural and rhythmic, over six evolving and growing audio organisms, the album flourishes upwards in stages, from initial micro-sonics to something bigger, brighter and anthemic.

With 'Teenages', Naqvi summoned all the material on an analog modular synthesizer – a voltage-controlled sound generating system comprised of multiple modules. Naqvi built this synth over the course of two years and amassed a collection of works for this album. The album chronicles both Naqvi’s understanding of writing for this type of instrument and the growth of the instrument itself:

“I started with just a few modules. And naturally things had to be layered and pieced together but as the synthesiser and its components grew over time, I was able to create broader and more complex strokes in the moment. And by the time I got to ‘Teenages’, it was possible to create a robust, large-scale piece spontaneously. This is very much an experiential album for me because it was borne out of my direct experience of learning the instrument. And as the synthesiser grew over time with more components, it matured. At times I felt like it was even rebelling against my instructions or surprising me with what felt like its own choices. When everything was finished and I was thinking about track titles, this idea of artificial intelligence came into my head; a machine that reacts to your impulses and is capable of giving you something different from what you ask, and even defying you. It felt like different stages of growth and adolescence, and that lead to the album title, ‘Teenages’.”

Deeply rewarding on close listening, Naqvi has created an inspiring and synapse-stimulating new masterwork, within the analogue/modular cannon.

· pre-order 'Teenages' on LP/CD/DL: https://idol.lnk.to/QasimTeenages

Teenages

No Tongue

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Qasim Naqvi - No Tongue

Pakistani-American avant-composer and drummer of the cult experimental acoustic trio Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi, has announced a new record titled 'Beta' to be released as a limited edition on clear vinyl for Record Store Day 2020 on June 20.

Meant as a sister release to last year’s acclaimed six-part modular synth suite 'Teenages', 'Beta' is a series of experiments chronicling Naqvi’s understanding of writing for this type of instrument and the growth of the instrument itself.

“Beta is a prequel to the story of 'Teenages'. At the time I had the most basic elements of a modular synthesiser — one oscillator and a random voltage generator which is a module that releases sporadic currents through the system. Ironically, this component provided a lot of warmth and humanness to the music, a kind of fallibility. I fed simple melodic ideas and rhythmic patterns into this bare bones setup and observed the responses, while occasionally guiding the music in other directions. It was like a diagnostic test. At the time I felt that this music was underdeveloped but listening back, I think the 'Beta' tracks add an interesting dimension to the entire 'Teenages' arc. They’re the zygotes.” — Qasim Naqvi

The B side of 'Beta' is a live performance of the track 'Teenages', which was recorded at the first Erased Tapes x LCO: Purcell Session at Southbank Centre, London in February 2019. 

If 'Teenages' captured the sound of electronics living, breathing and mutating of their own accord, 'Beta' rather describes the moment they came to life.

Visit the official RSD website: https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2020/qasim-naqvi/

Beta

Matic

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Qasim Naqvi - Matic

Movement II of 

PERPETUAL MOTION (in two contrasting movements)

Movement I: 'Acoustic' -  Cello, Violin 
Movement II: 'Electronic' - Electronic voice manipulation

Premiered at the Barbican Centre as part of 'Ada Lovelace: Imagining the Analytical Engine (2 Nov 19)'

More info: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/research-centres-rncm/prism/prism-events/ada-lovelace-imagining-the-analytical-engine-2-nov-19/

Perpetual Motion: Movement II - 'Electronic' (2019)

info: https://www.factmag.com/2020/09/22/fact-live-shiva-feshareki/

Turning Tides (25/07/2020)

We are very proud to present another chapter of our Podcast Series helmed by our good friend and multi-media artist Andro Gogibedashvili aka Saphileaum. Originating from Tbilisi, Andro's musical output is consistently gaining recognition within the blossoming Georgian electronic music scene as well as internationally. Under his belt are numerous albums and EP's for respected outlets including @silent-season, @annulled_music, @norite or @oslated 🌱🌝🌱

We invite you to sail the mystical rivers of world-music influenced ambient, tribal techno and new age electronics with us in this hour-long fairytale of a mix Saphileaum crafted for us ahead of the release of his upcoming long-player on Good Morning Tapes. A colourful journey oscillating between the ancient and yet to come, exploring the universe of plants and animals and stars, and the inner dreamscapes we all dream day and night ✨🌻✨

Rainbow fungi artwork by @marcomaldarella 🍄

Podcast Series 10 | Saphileaum

Звуковые ландшафты и эмбиент нарратив в записи живого выступления саунд дизайнера Игоря Дьяченко (@igordyachenko), основателя лейбла Audion Soundscape Clics (@audionsoundscapeclics). 
Обрывки абстрактных текстур, фаз и идей были воспроизведены в горных ландшафтах Красной Поляны осенью 2020 года в рамках одного инструмента – семплера Elektron Digitakt.

ГОСТМИКС 035: Igor Dyachenko

Championing the new wave of electronic art.

Patch Notes: Qasim Naqvi (Extended Version)

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