I was going to say , wheres the "war poets on the barren sea front in overcoats" moodiness that I normally relish. Not as incisive or inventive as usual. ok though.

hard & dark

Written, produced, mixed and mastered by Noah Kin (Exploited Body).

@exploitedbody

When My Darkness Came To Light

Exploited Body - You Say My Heart's In The Right Place Even Though I'm Not In My Body

Age Coin - Perceptions II (ALT13)

Terence Fixmer & Claudio PRC : Lunar Forest

@SaintAbdullah & @Eomac rekindle their longstanding collaboration in this fiery new release sourced from the multiple cultural references and personal stories of its producers.

In their third installment entitled “Light meteors crashing around you will not confuse you”, the New York-based Iranian-Canadian siblings Mohammad and Mehdi Mehrabani-Yeganeh aka Saint Abdullah & Wicklow-based Irish producer Ian McDonnell aka Eomac continue their exploration of sounds and rhythms through an expansive use of sampling and heavy distorted beats. Passionately curious about diverse vocal and musical cultures as well as their own, the trio began their long-distance collaboration in 2019, releasing their first two albums, “Patience of a Traitor ” (Other People) and “Chasing Stateless” (Planet Mu) in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

The trio recorded the album as the world witnessed the genocide on Gaza, Mohammad notes that all tracks were “recorded within a few weeks in October after the war broke out as we tried to keep our heads above water.” The sound of Saint Abdullah is characterized by a keen interest to challenge cultural perceptions and expectations of diasporic narratives, by foregrounding sounds, field recordings, and sacred and profane music from the multiple worlds they belong to. They pay homage to the distinct influences, however sonically and culturally disparate, that have permeated their records and musical process so far. Together with Eomac, they continue a conversation shaped by their ever-growing sonic heritage and shared musical affinities. The inclusion of field recordings for example, often personal ones, are not ornamental but are integral parts of the whole album in which vocal samples are both used in moments of release or through thrusts of heavy beats, continually mirroring a state of unease.…

Reflecting on the recording process, Eomac notes that: “There is a strong influence and inspiration from hip-hop culture here. The beat-tape in particular. It’s rough, raw; rhythms are direct and not overthought. The beats are heavy and distorted for the most part, often shifting and changing throughout a single track. This brings an intentional “ungroundedness” to the record and a sense of tension.” Echoing this state of unsteadiness, Mohammad writes in a poem during the recording: “Those in the diaspora, are those that have left their home, by force, by will, somewhere in between. Are we the connective tissue that makes things more interesting?” Tracks like 'Bitch, I am Islam’ and ‘Rocknrallah’ relieve some of the sense of disorientation but are no less poignant. In the former, 'Bitch, I am Islam', Mohammad uses old personal recordings of his sisters reciting the Quran or repeating Iranian revolutionary chants like “War war, until victory”, an acknowledgment of the worlds they left behind and the ones that need building. In ‘Rocknrallah’ Abdel Ja7eem Hafeth sings a rendition of the 1933 American standard tune ‘Smoke gets in your eyes’ only to evoke the smoke coming out of Gaza.

The record also features fellow Iranian artists in the diaspora, musician and sound artist based in Paris Cinna Peyghamy and club experimentalist Aria Rostami. Ian Bruner, who worked on the album’s artwork, created a composite of the different elements and motifs that form the album, an image of arduous travel towards the mirage of Americana. In this historic period of grief and anger, ‘Light meteors crashing around you will not confuse you’ musically and conceptually engages world systems and beliefs through the experiences and stories of its producers.

—Rayya Badran

All proceeds UNRWA

Produced by Saint Abdullah & Eomac Featured Artists: Cinna Peyghamy, Aria Rostami, Abdel Ja7eem Hafeth Mastered by Rashad Becker Art by Ian Bruner

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Light meteors crashing around you will not confuse you

Saint Abdullah & Eomac - Death keeps the candle lit feat. Cinna Peyghamy

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Udu A

xato (est. 2018) is the moniker of the Greek, Vienna-based artist, producer, audio engineer and label owner of ‘evo-natura’ Ioannis Nafpliotis (b. 2000).
With a diverse palette of sounds, he debuted in 2020 with “State of Dismay”, an ambient/drone EP released on Himera’s boutique collective, “GoodbyeForever”.
During 2024, he released 4 EPs, all high-end produced projects covering the club, rap/hip-hop, bass, drone and experimental spectrum. A club essential EP "Emotional Burner" on DJ LOSER's label “Magdalena’s Apathy”, featuring Atlanta's finest 645AR, his anticipated drone EP "Irrational Fear" via "evo-natura", featuring bod [包家巷] on the spoken words, the catastrophic bass / leftfield EP "Stories with no fairy tales" via "xyx", featuring Klahrk and the 6-track collab heater EP with 645AR on the raps, featuring tracks with Ludwig Wandinger and BloodzBoi’s side alias, yy02, via “xyx”.
His DJ and Live sets are both skillfully performed, with both improvisation and DJ sets being fully adaptive to the audience’s energy, making them one of its kind experiences.

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https://soundcloud.com/iamxato
https://soundcloud.com/evo-natura
https://www.instagram.com/iamxato/

SI103 - XATO

Broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (12.10.2024)

Artists: @nykolaes, Rimov & Poppy Whispers

Nykolaes & Rimov b2b Poppy Whispers @ Radio TNP 12.10.2024

In his show Soft Drive Berlin-based @atte-pc takes you on immersive and ethereal trips through his music collection – this time with an Ambient Trap special.

Soft Drive w/ atte pc (Ambient Trap Special) 24.10.24

@verschrin @club-prizren

https://clubprizren.bandcamp.com/album/club-prizren

mastered by iRiAi Mix

Club Prizren - Don’t cry gangster (Solo Isa + Verschrin Remix)

evo-lation five is evo-natura's fifth fundraising compilation, featuring Werner Levant, 111X, Hajj, Softmatter, Ice_Eyes, MIRA新伝統, Zaumne.

Focusing on natural sounds, the project skilfully blends field recordings, drones, and electronics, with each artist sonically reflecting towards the subject.

All profits made will be donated to Eden Reforestation Projects. (www.edenprojects.org)

Artwork & Cassette Design by Ronja-Elina Kappl
Curated & Mastered by Ioannis Nafpliotis

evo-lation five

Cassette / Digital

MIRA新伝統 - Thirteen nodes

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Tapping into the most nostalgic facet of ambient and rehashed pop tropes, @ssaliva dishes out a six-track EP that floats and flows nimbly, evoking a cross-over between Aphex Twin's Ambient Works, Actress' spectral sound design and How To Dress Well's faded melodies.

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