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from 'Systeme' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den381
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/bersarinquartett

Finally the 5th album of the imaginary German quartet - as always via Denovali. Although the title "Systeme" suggests a perhaps rather distant-cool album, it is the most personal and concentrated soundtrack so far created by Thomas Bücker from Münster in his "E-Smog-Playground" studio. In 2008, the quartet still flirted with cyrillic-mysterious melancholy and red wine-swilling trakl melancholy. 15 years and four albums later, it seems almost cynical to simply continue at this point. Because: late modernity delivers its very own complex tragedies - in real time.

This feeling of "Something's not right here" runs like a thread through the entire new album. While it still sounds popularly symphonic here and there, there are also many soundscapes that have an observing, almost unmasking effect. Microtonal shifts, polyrhythmic structures, tempo fluctuations and sound aesthetics torn out of context create a fragile, unpredictable foundation - as if Talk Talk, Tim Hecker and Skrillex were making music together and challenging our tolerance for ambiguity. Typical of the Bersarin Quartet: sparks of optimism shimmer through everything. However, sitting back and enjoying doesn't really want to work - necessarily. Because that makes it exciting without freezing in escapism - fortunately.

Systeme

Bersarin Quartett - Autopoesie

transition of transformation

Transition of Transformation (synth performance)

Well, now... Headphone Commute's Best of the Year feature for 2024 is all done and dusted (I hope you enjoyed this instalment and your wallet is not too sore). I spent the last two weeks unplugging from the world (even as the events around the world seemed to spin out of control), reflecting on the future direction of this platform and the next steps that I intend to take to improve upon our collective sonic journey guided by these honest words on honest music. And fear not, the authentic curation of HC-delivered content that you have hopefully grown accustomed to is here to stay, even as I branch off in a slight detour (more on that later). Meanwhile, to stay true to my words and to prove the above point, I'm excited to share with you this exclusive track premiere by a Stockholm duo of Johan Kisro and Petter Lindhagen, recording under the project name Dött ljus for the always-excellent London-based Slowcraft Records. The music embraces playful experimentation, crossing numerous genres while pairing the album's vibrant energy with soft, moody undertones. This careful balance creates a richly layered voyage, blending sounds in ways that tantalize the brainwaves in just the right way, shaking off the winter clouds and pulling the listener into a warm blanket of sincerity. I think it's fair to say that if it wasn't for James Murray's keen ear for the careful curation of his genre-spanning imprint, I would have never come upon this tender album, and that's precisely the type of connection with the label owners (who put their time and energy into every single release) and artists behind the music that I seek. And now, enjoy the track!

Bottna

TRACK PREMIERE : Dött ljus - Bottna

Noetic For Our Sins

Il y a toujours eu un piano à la maison. Mon oncle Pascal en jouait parfois, ma mère à de rares occasions. Moi je n'ai jamais "appris", mais j'écoutais, m'aventurais parfois à pianoter quelques notes… Ce que j'ai continué à faire jusqu'à aujourd'hui, écouter beaucoup, pianoter un peu. Il y a toujours un piano ici qui ne sert pas beaucoup, avec sous chaque touche cette sorte d'émotion latente, particulière, au potentiel immense, qui ne demande qu'à être activée par un toucher sensible. Et cela tout le monde en est capable, musicien-ne ou pas. D'où cette idée de faire un mix spécial Piano Day, avec un maximum de contributions originales enregistrées pour l'occasion. J'ai lancé des invitations à participer, trouvé un bon micro à prêter - merci Yvan! - et enregistré quelques beaux moments, la plupart improvisés (ou presque). Parmi les participant-e-s, il y a des ami-e-s dont la musique n'est pas forcément la pratique principale (ou le piano pas forcément l'instrument de prédilection) et d'autres que je ne connais pas mais dont la musique m'a touché lors de mes pérégrinations internautiques... Notez que certains des morceaux originaux enregistrés chez moi sont désormais disponibles sur https://antonindebemels.bandcamp.com/album/la-douceur

Photo: session studio avec Nina, 25 mars 2025

Playlist :
00:00:00 Les Antonymes - Mélancolie douce jingle 
00:00:34 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 1
00:00:59 https://soundcloud.com/eyaklp - Η Μνημειώδης Απόδραση του Οράτιου Σουώρτς
00:04:04 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - La douceur, variation
00:04:42 Hugues Devos - Spectres fugaces
00:06:22 https://soundcloud.com/lucyclaire - Dear Shadows
00:10:32 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 5
00:11:02 https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi - [year's end] Farewell
00:13:58 Haroun - Sirène inversée
00:15:38 Mr. Pepper aka A.Sh feat. https://soundcloud.com/edwardburton - Moent
00:20:07 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 3
00:20:37 Boris Gronemberger - About Luc
00:24:21 David Christophe aka https://soundcloud.com/david-lund-music - Si tu m'entends
00:29:56 https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi - Music for a film to come
00:32:00 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - La douceur, thème principal
00:33:19 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Pendant ce temps
00:36:55 https://soundcloud.com/lucyclaire - Willow
00:38:57 Hugues Devos - Rebonds
00:40:47 Nina Hennart aka https://soundcloud.com/nina-sky-w-k-coeur - Birds in the Attic
00:44:18 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Stase
00:49:23 Juju - Impro "constellation"
00:50:46 https://soundcloud.com/lucyclaire - Nettle
00:54:40 Julie Nayer - 15 novembre 1993
00:56:37 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Impro sans titre III
00:58:03 David Christophe aka https://soundcloud.com/david-lund-music - Sans filet
01:01:16 Rachel Langlais - Latinitas
01:04:49 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - La douceur, final
01:06:09 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Impro sans titre IV
01:08:22 Hugues Devos - Avant l'automne
01:10:38 Rachel Langlais - Institutioni
01:14:34 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Océan lointain
01:20:20 David Christophe aka https://soundcloud.com/david-lund-music - Départ
01:23:05 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - Jour de neige
01:25:22 https://soundcloud.com/olitaski - Impro sans titre VI
01:27:15 https://soundcloud.com/antonindebemels - Jour de brume

Mélancolie douce XXVIII (Spéciale Piano Day)

Original Version:::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGJavcSJTg

Photo by Ivons

2Nite

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Konishi Raizan’s poem “spring dream… not becoming unhinged is what’s unbearable”.   

Tracklist:   

Debroc · spring dream  https://soundcloud.com/user-99036881/spring-dream_naviarhaiku596
El Wud - Sound notes from an anomalous spring  https://soundcloud.com/el-wud-1/sound-notes-from-an-anomalous
Stan Magendanz · not becoming unhinged  https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/not-becoming-unhinged-naviarhaiku596
Jimmy Lem · Navigation Problem No. 1  https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/navigation-problem-no-1-naviarhaiku596 
Mr_Lamppost · Spring Dream   https://soundcloud.com/mr_lamppost/spring-dream-naviarhaiku-596 

Credits:   

music intro: “This ruined house”by Tuonela  
voice intro: Ian Joyce  
cover image: Micah Hallahan   

Naviar Broadcast is a radio programme curated by Naviar, broadcasted on Resonance Extra every Wednesday at 7pm UK time. Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem.  

To have your music featured on the show, you'll have to participate in the Haiku music challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku  

Support the show: https://www.naviarrecords.com/support-us/

Naviar Broadcast #372 – Spring dream… – Wednesday 18th June 2025

“El viaje al paraíso que he soñado,
es un sendero de rosas y de espinas,
un paseo fugaz algo agrietado,
una simple aventura con rutinas.
 
Persuadido de encontrar ese destino,
afronto dignamente los problemas,
perseguir al final ese camino,
puede ser para mí un gran dilema.
 
Acosado por la inmediatez del tiempo,
decidido a resolver la disyuntiva,
seguiré el camino de las rosas,
evitando los senderos con espinas.
 
Conquistar al final ese gran reto,
puede ser una ilusión infructuosa,
al final la vida en sí, es solo un sueño
y una vida sin sueños no es hermosa..“ (J. Piñeiro)
“The journey to paradise I’ve dreamed of,
is a path of roses and thorns,
a fleeting, somewhat cracked stroll,
a simple adventure with routines.

Persuaded of finding that destination,
I face the problems with dignity;
pursuing that path in the end,
may be a great dilemma for me.

Haunted by the immediacy of time,
determined to resolve the dilemma,
I will follow the path of roses,
avoiding the paths with thorns.

Conquering that great challenge in the end,
may be a fruitless illusion;
in the end, life itself, is just a dream,
and a life without dreams is not beautiful.” (J. Piñeiro)

Desde mi rincón (en el mundo)

compo20241222 (Desde mi rincón (en el mundo)

Multi layered instrumental for letting go and drifting off to.

Happy to close my eyes

Take A Minute

Brussels-based producer
Releases music on https://soundcloud.com/thin-consolation and on his own Bandcamp: https://antonindebemels.bandcamp.com
Involved with the late https://soundcloud.com/la-fin-des-pseudonymes and the ongoing variable-geometry band https://soundcloud.com/les-antonymes
Also hosts a monthly show on Radio Campus Bruxelles: https://www.radiocampus.be/emissions/melancolie-douce
And occasionnaly plays at Kiosk Radio, GIMIC, LYL or other internet radios

Please note that you will NOT find him on Spotify, but clearly on other platforms such as Tidal, Qobuz or Deezer

E-mail: antonin@nubo.coop

Mélancolie douce XXVIII (Spéciale Piano Day)

Antonin De Bemels

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