Over the past year, a selection of artists have been digging through the depths of their creative pursuits, for material they either cannot finish, or else would like to see adapted. These same artists and more have delved into the resulting repertoire, and emerged with new, repurposed pieces.

Out of this births the first volume of the Sustain Series: a means for artists to make use of old sounds, hoping to bring forward music that might have otherwise not seen the light of day. Thanks to the input from a variety of fantastic musicians, old material can breathe new life, sometimes in more than one form.

Find it here: bit.ly/3nW52x3

In keeping with this 'recycling' of ideas, all proceeds of the compilation here on Bandcamp will go to Conservation International, promoting sustainability and conservation across the world.

www.conservation.org/

It’s ever more important to think sustainably for the sake of our planet, and every effort we make will help curb the cataclysmic events we see shaping in front of us. Give what is feasible in these tough times, but most of all please enjoy this collection of recovered gems.

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Benoît Pioulard - Try To Be More Realistic (with Pepo Galán & Karen Vogt)

I want to make a pilgrimage
back to our homeland
of sand, blood, and ripened figs.

To unearth the garden I planted in another life
the roots of which might still cling
to their moorings in the earth,
even after this long storm of upheaval.

I want to whisper your forbidden name
unto the ears of the warm winds
that my voice might ride the gusts unto you,
break upon your back, and cause you to look up
and think of me as we walk the long path
back to one another.
By L.M. Browning - Upon the Desert Wind

Voglio fare un pellegrinaggio
di nuovo nella nostra patria
di sabbia, sangue e fichi stagionati.

Per portare alla luce il giardino che ho piantato in un'altra vita
le cui radici potrebbero ancora aggrapparsi
ai loro ormeggi nella terra,
anche dopo questa lunga tempesta di sconvolgimenti.

Voglio sussurrare il tuo nome proibito
fino alle orecchie dei venti caldi
che la mia voce possa cavalcare le raffiche fino a te,
rompersi sulle tue spalle e farti alzare lo sguardo
e pensa a me mentre percorriamo il lungo sentiero
di nuovo l'uno all'altro.
L.M. Browning - Sul vento del deserto

Henrik & Ni!'s tale of the forest: bit.ly/48DxCev

Jupi/ter's temporal exploration: https://bit.ly/47FcP9m

Fionnlagh's story remixed: https://bit.ly/3hdecqL

Meierkord and pals' ode to beauty: https://bit.ly/3TiEaGM

Marco & Henrik's foray into the sublime: https://bit.ly/3F4Okag

Recycled music - Sustain Series, Vol. 3: https://bit.ly/amb-sustain3

Henrik Meierkord & Sole Gipp Ossler's powerful ode to knowledge: https://bit.ly/3aPVWRj

Jolanda Moletta's ode to her female ancestors: https://bit.ly/3M8lLch

Origin ST's climate musings: https://bit.ly/3wOh1Ew

Sven Laux & Logic Moon's deep loss: https://bit.ly/3yLUjvI

Fionnlagh's chilling dystopia: https://bit.ly/2SZvdsi

anthéne's ocean at night: https://bit.ly/3CvnwM9

Free electronics by Fields We Found: bit.ly/3ioQFA7

Recycled music - Sustain Series, Vol. 2: https://bit.ly/34pWYNg

Henrik & Jupi/ter's glowing heart-opener: https://bit.ly/3fH7PIY

Logic Moon & Atmøsphäre's dance in the shadows: https://bit.ly/39Q7GzJ

Jupi/ter's vivid colours: https://bit.ly/3hX3YHu

Henrik Meierkord's most emotive: https://bit.ly/3n8EFnx

Recycled music - Sustain Series, Vol. 1: https://bit.ly/3nW52x3

Henrik's colouring of Jupi/ter's 202: https://spoti.fi/3iAONSM

Julia Gjertsen & Nico Rosenberg's heart-opening ambient piano: https://bit.ly/2FyJ3Lq

Fossil Hunting Collective's pensive introspection: https://bit.ly/2DHB528

Rinnovare's lush double single: https://bit.ly/3ikpmVJ

Chris Otchy's algorithmic labyrinth: https://bit.ly/37SwDZ9

Jupi/ter's first chapter: https://bit.ly/2XegcBc

Still Harbours, aka anthéne & Fossil Hunting Collective: http://bit.ly/2XX1jDy

Henrik Meierkord's winter warmth: http://bit.ly/34mDmaE

Antarctic Wastelands and the icy journey: http://bit.ly/2mTPxLC

Benoît Pioulard - Try To Be More Realistic (with Pepo Galán & Karen Vogt)

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