.CHAPTERS

.MUSIC

.FIELD RECORDINGS

Fully wrapped up in those brilliant soundscapes from the very beginning and going in crescendo as we move forward with rigorous transitions. An accurate and detailed slow build up until you start smelling ‘the club’ or better said ‘the badly missing club perfume/aroma’ and consequently, seeing the jerky and bouncy silhouettes dancing in the strobes. Dancers appearing dark against a temporary visual imprint caused by a brief exposure to high-intensity light levels and a constant surge of pleasant sound waves. 

Brussels Adhémar is a multi-disciplinary artist, establishing his universe through music and visual works. Constantly in search of the luminous quality of sounds, in a world made of shadows and light, his music is closely linked to his plastic work. This obsession with shadows leads him to think and create spaces, atmospheres that focus on the lightness and poetry of light.  

He is also currently working on a new side project with Olorun (IDO Records) as a duo called Aucuba Replica to showcase sounds that can combine organic and artificial elements and experimental sides of Techno music.

His work has appeared on labels such as @lett-records, @kvlto-records, @oslated, @aardenrecords, @huinalidub and @secuencias_temporales 

Tracklist:

Aucuba Replica - Unknown [Unreleased]
Jarguna - Altoplano - https://riteshindi.bandcamp.com  
Aucuba Replica - Unknown [Unreleased]
Toki Fuko - Spring Ray (Deduction) - https://silentseason.bandcamp.com 
Saphileaum - Forest Deity (Daniel​[​i] Revisit) - https://silentseason.bandcamp.com 
Space Drum Meditation - Nite Tribs - https://spacedrummeditation.bandcamp.com 
Valentino Mora - Body Nostalgia (Erogenous E. Dub) https://idorecords.bandcamp.com 
Sonhan - Nemesis - https://accentsrecords.bandcamp.com 
Plant Army Revolver - 18ppm - https://mentalmodern.bandcamp.com 
Bas Dobbelaer & Vand – Nomansland - https://sohaso.bandcamp.com 
Hesh & Oliver Si - Fantasie (Ness remix) [Initiate]
Laima Adelaide - Cave - https://annulledmusic.bandcamp.com 
Daniel[i] - Sgyro - https://norite.bandcamp.com 
Szórëgg - Leaping Incantation - https://secuenciastemporales.bandcamp.com 
Rambadu - LUV - https://rambadu.bandcamp.com 
Atypikal - Existentialism (Adhémar Slow-Mo Remix) [Unreleased]

We definitely can see ourselves some of these jerky silhouettes dancing.

You can find him at:
https://adhemar.bandcamp.com
@adhemarmusic

Support his music

.CHPTR024 'Dancing silhouettes' | Adhémar

Floating removes you from the outside world and gives your mind the freedom to wander wherever it wants to go. You have a space where you can lie down, removed from the pressure of thinking, discussing, or participating in anything at all. It’s an environment that exists almost completely opposite our current plugged-in, sensory-driven way of life. Flourishing and regaining back all the dark/bright, warmth/cold, emotive/cheerful, ambiguous and mysterious sensations that has now all but vanished leaving abandoned souls. 

Dycide is a producer / DJ, professional sound designer and visual artist from Munich / Germany. Back in 2014, he established the Dycide pseudonym in order to release mainly minimalistic deep drum and bass. However, he slowly started changing more and more to techno oriented music and, along the way, he and his close friends established @iorecs, an audiovisual label, focusing on experimental ambient and deep techno and atmospheric artwork. Besides these projects David is working as an interactive sound designer and audio software developer.

You can find him at:
https://dycide.bandcamp.com
@dycide

.CHPTR025 ‘Floating fields’ | Dycide

Music has the ability to create transcendent experiences. It can make us feel like we’re in touch with something bigger than ourselves, something otherworldly and often spiritual. Being able to experience a shade of that same sensation in a social gathering tunes us in a larger spectrum of people with whom we share the world. Perhaps something that we might need to relearn now.

Noah Lyas is the pseudonym for the ‘amsterdamer electronic music head’ and ceramicist Malii Yorks. Drums, rhythms and the feel of them are for him the most interesting aspects within musical compositions. Malii tells us - ‘Whether it is complex or very simple, rhythms will set things in motion, not necessarily the body when it is dancing, but also your inner self’.

Noah Lyas, read ‘no alias’, is a name that is given to the concept of having an alter-ego but still questioning if you are someone else, or not.
 
You can find him at:
@noahlyas
https://www.instagram.com/studiomalii/

.CHPTR031 'I'm a transcendent being' | Noah Lyas

The art of listening is largely the art of understanding, the art of respecting and the art of giving in. Knowing how to listen is putting yourself in the place of others, being tolerant and flexible. We can understand the reasons of the others and we can see reality from another perspective. Having the ability to listen allows us to perceive the implicit message that is being communicated to us.

Nico Rosenberg is a producer and sound artist from Santiago (Chile) who stands out for his hopeful and melancholic sound. His work is a constant investigation of chance and random processes in the use of cassette recorders, synthesizers and acoustic instruments. Nico is currently studying Sound Arts in Berlin. About his mix, Nico adds: “More than a concept, it is an emotion”.

You can find him at:
@nicorosen
https://www.instagram.com/nico.rosenberg/

Track List:

Nicolas Alvarado - Brilla el Reflejo
Patricia Wolf - Position from the Sun
Kamila Govorcin - 74
Nico Rosenberg / Christopher Royal King - Healing
Madeleine Cocolas - A Promise
Ryan J Raffa - When we can be Together
Sudestada X - La Danza Circular
Cedric Noel  - U Instead
Almanacs / Carlos Ferreira - Isabel, no Llores
Julia Gjertsen / Nico Rosenberg - Momento
Juan Ibarlucía & Julián Tenembaum - Alma III
Atli Örvarsson (feat. Sinfonia Nord) - Lament for the Woods

.CHPTR032 'El arte de escuchar' | Nico Rosenberg

A person who frees his mind does not need to give a sh**...an image to others. They don't care if they have the latest electronic novelties, or if their clothes are of a certain brand, they just do what they really want, without following the herd. Total freedom althrough.

Alberto Iniesta perfectly represents the concept behind mindfulness. This vinyl lover from Madrid has been collecting and playing electronic music records for more than 20 years. With a careful music selection, Alberto clearly tells us an elegant musical discourse. An outstanding subtle mix going from dreamy ambient music to deep electronic groovy beats. 

LIBERAtuMENTE, free your mind, free you ears.

You can find him at:
@alberto-iniesta
www.instagram.com/alberto_iniesta

TASCAM DR-40X

.CHPTR036 ‘LIBERAMENTE’ | Alberto Iniesta

On any given Sunday, walking around the neighborhood and seeing your old-time-traditional palms square overflowing with people when the VIII Kites for Peace Festival is held. Parents and children flying kites together with messages of Peace, music and children's workshops where (not) children's stories are told about respect and coexistence. Oh! the human being...

Recorded by Javier Galindo Luque with a Zoom H5 at Castelldefels

.RAND006M  'No es cuento de niños'

Life moves at such a fast pace that it seems to pass us by before we can really enjoy it. However, it doesn’t have to be this way.

VLB52 is an evolution from Javier Marimon's sound, adapting to a new environment, rain, wet socks, whirling scapes and specially to the sensorial entropy around that our brains are constantly trying to freeze to avoid heavy computations. That is rather speeding up life, surprisingly. 

Javi tells us: “In this live recording, on Rytm, Octatrack and FXs exploring different weather's and now usual wild patterns coming from the forest, there is an intense sound walk around our area hoping you get a bit of that hectic calm life we are also trying to decode”. 

Let’s rebel against a frenetic lifestyle and slow down to enjoy life.

You can find him at:
@javiermarimon
https://www.instagram.com/_vlb52/

.CHPTR038 ‘Heavy computations’ | VLB52 Live

It’s Tuesday 5pm and a friend is knocking on my door. The first thing he tells me is: ‘Hi mate! My shower is not working, can I shower at yours?’. He already brought his towel and shampoo. And without regard he heads to the shower. I go back to my studio, wall to wall with the bathroom, and suddenly magic happens. The water flowing through the pipes and the heater running, mixed perfectly. Creating a proper atmosphere that I had to record. Hope you enjoy. Uri

Recorded by Uri with a Tascam DR-05X at Barri de Gracia.

.RAND007M 'My shower doesn’t work'

Spending time sitting on the stairs of Girona Cathedral, waiting for a person to meet us, the familiar sound of 3 guitar strings begins to resonate. The beauty that hides every corner of the old and historic neighborhood of Girona is truly unique. We are not surprised part of the sixth season was recorded here.

Recorded by Javi and Uri with a Zoom H5 at Girona.

.RAND008M  'GoT casero'

At these times of the year, the only catalog that many people have had in their hands will have been the IKEA, Toys 'r' us or the Corte Inglés. However, Rafael in just over two hours shows us his own musical-catalog. Instead of browsing through numerous consumerism pages, here you browse/navigate through the sections of contemporary classical, ambient and electronica; all revolving around modular as an instrument or as a processor in production. Way more interesting, isn’t it?

Born in Spain and musically raised in London, the chef, dj, producer, remixer and promoter Rafael has been immersed in a musical journey for 20 years, and you can feel it. He tells us: “I carved it with a lot of love during last Sunday the 26th, an ad hoc podcast which I really enjoy doing them. I used a Soundcraft with analog effects as a return and a Rane rotary”.

A full-blown trip through the Hipparcos Catalogue, which contains highly accurate astrometry for more than 118,000 stars all over the sky. We did not know, now we do.

You can find him at:
@chicanolivemusic
https://www.instagram.com/foodandsoundrecords/

Tracklist:
 
1. Michael Gordon. Industry. Octatonic02. 2019
2. Walter Fähndrich. Viola II. ECM1412. 1991
3. Bruce Brubaker and Max Cooper. Glassforms, prelude4. Infine059lp. 2020
4. Bruce Brubaker and Max Cooper. GlassformsVersions, opening (Laurel Halo Version). 2020
5. Nonkeen. The Gamble. The invention Mother. R&S1601. 2016
6. Kid Koala. SpaceCadet OST. Birthday. NinjaTuneZen174. 2011
7. Vladimir Tarasov. Atto IV. SähköJazzpuu13. 2019
8. Igor Wakhevitch. Kshatrya (the eye of the bird). Transversalesdisques010. 2019
9. Alva Noto. XerroxVol4.Voyage. Noton049-2. 2020
10. Luke Slater, Anthony Child, Tom Moth. Dialogue#3. A-Tonlp13. 2021
11. Peel aka KMRU. Why are you here. Peel. EditionsMego289. 2020
12. Murcof. The Alias Sessions. Shadow Surfing. The Leaf label. 2021
13. Niño de Elche. La Vigilia del Sueño. Primer Ciclo. 2018
14. Klaus. Bt gulf. A1. TNM002. Unknown date
15. Caterina Barbieri. Patterns of Consciousness. This Causes Consciousness to Fracture. ImportantRecords449. 2015
16. Massimiliano Pagliara. Devoid of Dimension. Unseen. Live at Robert Johnson. PLAYRJC049. 2017
17. Mind Against. Gravity. Afterlife001. Unknown date
18. Konstantin Raudive and Gerhard Stempnik. The voices of the Dead. Sound pieces 1 - 7. SubRosaSRV66. 2002

.CHPTR040 ‘Music for travelling through the Hipparcos Catalogue’ | Elniñodelospeines

Too many of us are obsessed with the future. Starting from an early age, we are taught to focus on constantly trying to reach greater heights. Since middle school our eyes are on the prize. Since then, we are looking forward to high school. In high school, the pressure is on to get into a reputable college. From college, we are focused on getting a well-paying job. And now you think, “OK. I’ve worked hard. Now, I can relax.” But no, you can’t. Now, you are working toward that next promotion. And the promotion after that. And the promotion after that...

This constant obsession makes us completely forget where we came from. “The future ceased to exist at the same time we believed ourselves to be gods” says Alex. And we couldn’t agree more.

Alex is the man behind Doctrina Natura’s project. Born and raised in Sevillia (Spain) he combines techno and ambient with a very marked personality. Exquisite and powerful are the first words that come to mind to define his work, where he will soon release a new almighty album on our beloved @oslated

Alex ends up telling us: “We are facing a moment of rebirth, because life is nothing but a series of cyclical events that return to the origin again and again. Nature will decide when and how we will return to it”.

Amen.

You can find him at:
@doctrinanatura
https://www.instagram.com/doctrina_natura/

Tracklist:

01 - Zann - Stalker (Affin)
02 - Tiferet - Magnetic Mountain (AGOS)
03 - Doctrina Natura - forthcoming
04 - Doctrina Natura - forthcoming
05 - Doctrina Natura & Miranda Rincón - Blanco (Oslated)
06 - Doctrina Natura - Silencio (Oslated)
07 - Doctrina Natura - Plane (Oslated)
08 - Saphileaum - Kembe (Granular Spectrum)
09 - Morphing Territories - Trance Towers (Morphing Territories)
10 - Space Drum Meditation - Müde Augen (Space Drum Meditation)
11 - Vedis - Ancient Wisdom (Rites)
12 - Duenn - Distance as Power (Past Inside The Present)
13 - Konamiri - Horizon (Expérimental)

.CHPTR041 ‘Genesis’ | Doctrina Natura

Have you ever gone outside on a cloudy day and smelled that it was going to rain? Or, after a rainstorm, noticed that there was a certain smell in the air? Childhood memories come to mind when playing in the puddles of water was the best moment of the day. It was the time when the smell of earth meant the onset of a joyous season.

Petrichor is the term given to that unique scent following a rain shower – when the world seems to sigh with pleasure, and we, unconsciously perhaps, breathe in a little more deeply, savouring the smells in return.

Francesco Piunti is the man behind @deepbreakfastseries, a brilliant and touchfull mix series focused on ambient sounds. Our maximum true respect for the dedication, knowledge and excellent way of doing. Returning to the term petrichor, Francesco gives us a short poem from Leah Snyder that goes like this:

“I step outside, the sky above gray as slate
petrichor seeping up through the grass,
engulfing my state of mind as i inhale
and guiding me into a place of hushed abstraction”.

Definitely, petrichor is more than just a happy smell. It is a promise of abundance, a welcome chance of survival and shelter, and a hope that the merry childhood days will be back again.

You can find him at:
@francescopiunti
https://www.instagram.com/deepbreakfastseries/

Tracklist:

1. Suso Sáiz - Ya Son Dos Los Cielos
2. Commodity Place - Clouds Inside Me
3. Patricia Wolf - I'll Look For You In Others
4. Gray Acres - Spectral
5. Massimo Amato - The Wise Man
6. Shaded Explorer - When I Decided To Live
7. Zemög - The Birds That Never Returned
8. Robert Rich - The Raining Room
9. Markus Guentner - Crystal Castle
10. Joachim Spieth - Jiwa (Remix) [feat. zakè, 11. From Overseas, and Slow Dancing Society]
11. Sanjib - Inverted Floor
12. Submersion - Branches / Coagulant (III)

.CHPTR042 ‘Petrichor’ | Francesco Piunti

Everyone at some point in their existence experiences a critical moment in their busy life where big decisions can lead to big change, both at work and in life. A turning point that make your life never be the same again. A new you, a new us.

David is a die-hard record collector who has been playing them around the North of Spain and Europe for more than 15 years now. Since three years ago he's more focused on Escala de Grisos, his monthly radio show on a local station, where he plays and discuss about ambient, techno and anything in between as well as making some interviews.

David has recorded the following mix with that feeling of knowing that something huge is about to change in his life, just like what happened at .apart in a way. Hence the name translated into Catalan :)

A magnificent true personal musical journey where he captures with great sense and extreme delicacy a long list of antonyms such as fear-hope, uncertainty-desire…

To sum up overall, David shares the following poem:

"... The rocks crash, the puddles splash, the mirrow ripples, the calmness returns, so are the turning points of life that disrupt our world to only steer us onto a path more right than the one before, let the wind blow as it may, for it's only wish is to whisk you away to a destination where your heart will find a true home, a place where the doubts and confusion have no life supply, for when the turn is complete, a soul once lost, will be found, only to realize it was all part of the journey, and around the corner there is so much more to see ... " – KJC

You can find him at:
@humo
https://www.instagram.com/d.humo/
https://www.radio.celra.cat/programs/escaladegrisos

.CHPTR043 'Turning points' | D. Humo

As if it were a migratory journey, we move away voluntarily or forced, unfortunately some, from a cold and normally noisy city full of hectic lives and people with a thirst for power. A walk towards nature/forest where human voices cease to exist to transform into animal sounds causing a feeling of refuge and closeness. We leave behind a world of concrete and welcome the sounds of mother earth.

Milan native Matteo, a clearly devotee of nature, investigates sound with high enthusiansm and dedication. He wonderfully creates a mellow amalgam of layers using over-reverberated synths, field recordings, and self-created samples. Atoloi is constantly searching for another dephts in which the listener can get lost while getting submerged by heavy-grained noises and evocative instrumental compositions.

Matteo has left us the following text: “I tried to represent this slow march in a real and, at the same time, emotional forest, in which memories and the outer cosmos merge into a unique and cathartic experience.

A pleasant stroll through the forests of Ego. “A universe born from the perfect union between the external environment and the inmost emotional unconscious”.

You can find him at:
@atoloi
https://www.instagram.com/_atoloi/

.CHPTR044 ‘Due passi tra le foreste dell'Io’ | Atoloi

It's one of those Sundays immersed in a ‘big-time’ hangover where, after stuffing a hamburger and some bravas between chest and back, you wander through the gothic neighborhood of bcn and happily bumped into this wonder. Luckily we have music to forget how screwed up the world can be (or how screwed up some do...).

Peace & love.

Recorded by Javier Galindo with a Zoom H5 at Barrio Gótico, BCN.

.RAND009M ‘Xerinola’

Aboard a spaceship lined from top to bottom with neon lights and made of sound remnants, noises, samples, field recordings and modular synthesizers; we're heading somewhere where we're just pure spectators. During the trip piloted by Mocrobo, a rich auditory landscape full of magnificent sound waves of different shapes/sizes can be seen/heard through the ship's windows. Melodic and harmonic at times but loud and terrifying at others. Distant voices and modules weaving a varied network of shots that cover styles such as pop, ambient, noise or trip hop.

Victor is an experimental musical artist from Jaén (Spain) who is difficult to classify and comes from the most extreme confines of metal. His creations took a radical turn towards the electronic field attracted by the great variety of nuances and possibilities that exist in the synthesis of sound and experimentation with classical processed instruments.

Victor reminds us that ‘if for someone being locked up at home is a better idea than going out for fresh air, perhaps a Lyra 8 could become a great friend’.

You can find him at:
@mocrobo
https://www.instagram.com/m_o_c_r_o_b_o/

.CHPTR045 ‘Neon System’ | Mocrobo

"De las entrañas del ego q vomita la furia unicelular del individuo en llamas, la máquina análoga experimenta el hecho, escupiendo a través del Mosco Dantesco vidas q vociferan gritos indescifrables en su Cualquiera...Cualquiera"

Helecho comes from Rosario (Argentina) where through his electronic gadgets he takes experimentation to a very personal terrain. 

You can find him at:
https://www.instagram.com/helecho.exp/

.CHPTR046 'El sueño bifásico sobre la tierra' | Helecho Experimentar

The cycle of a day changes with the arrival of the summer. Not only in light, colors, or temperature but also the soundscape. Now there’s laughing, clinking bottles, ping pong hits, or bikes that cross from everywhere, when before was all about cold, wet, and silent. 

Recorded by Alex Bussé Santacruz with a Zoom H5 
Böhmischer Platz, Berlin.

.RAND010M 'Golpes y Barrio'

Hey there listeners and friends!

A month ago, we were saying goodbye to Nobu and the wonderful company we enjoyed at Paral·el. From .apart, we Javi and ameeva wanted to have a detail with the people who make this community and circle something beautiful and pure.

Music is the origin of these experiences and it is exactly what we want to give you. We still don't know how or when, but .apart will take the first step as a record label with an album made by us both. Studio sessions have been happening during the year, and without knowing yet if what you can listen to here is gonna be part of the release or not, we thought it would be a good idea to just share it with you. In some way preventing them, from being forgotten over time.

We wish you pleasant listening, hopefully with some introspection and healing in it. In the link below you can download the individual tracks in case you want to save them in the bag :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nfn8ff9e36lg5cg/AAB4NvQT2vy_-9NYSIk4MRm8a?dl=0 

Big hugs and see you soon <3

primeras piedras

PARAL·LEL MEMORIES:

September 2, 2022, was not just any regular date. It was the day we were ready to head to the mountains.

We remember as if it was yesterday, especially during the lockdown (early 2020) when, with a drink in the right hand and a cigarrete in the left, we were sharing videos of Paral·lel on full-size-screen when we were taking a rest from curating .apart (digging music and reciving huge artists deliveries with its corresponding attentive listening). That was our happy daily routine. 

Continuing with Paral·lel, the family reunion that was breathed on those vids could be smelled through the screen. It was that kind of "made in Spain festival" with exquisite care. And we were not wrong!

Once assisted, finally there in real life...(sights)…the experience was highly gratifying. This community of honest people and the music itself reaffirmed why we persist on this. 

As we did with ‘primeras piedras’, we want to share with you some music. This time, some bits and memories captured with our handy-recorders on those days. Scored and processed after with our gear. A way to say thank you.

Paral·lel Memories - 04 Lomo Queso

Paral·lel Memories - 03 Doblados Y Vibrando

Paral·lel Memories - 02 Camping Mornings

Paral·lel Memories - 01 Llegada Al Valle

"And suddenly we had to do a live show. In Barcelona. Each of us being in a different country".

 What does the city sound like, what do people say, how do you feel when you are part of it? Either passing through, or as a local. 
These were some of the first questions we put on paper. Sitting in a Berlin bar. Trying to get the tone, before going up to Alex's house and turning on the machines.  

From here, visits to the city of Barcelona were made and small stories were captured in transit; streets, parks, neighborhoods, markets, encounters. Barcelona, basically. We came up with an unwritten script that situated us somewhere to release our musical language.  
____
.apart began its first steps with the 'Chapters', inviting either friends or strangers from remote places, to leave a sonic trace in our catalog. What we didn't know, or at least clearly, is that all these contributions would end up being our influences as musicians. A route through genres and styles to learn from. And one that brought us together to make this music.

You have given us one of the most important gifts. Artists and listeners. You are as much a part of this as we are. Thank you so much.  

And thanks as well to @mostrabarcelona, for being the dream stage, team and experience that this industry needs.

With this live, we are happy to announce that we put an end to a first season of chapters to start right away the second one. New friends, new strangers, new music. Seeya on Soundcloud.

hugs  

.apart

.CHPTR047  'Barcelona?' | .apart

"Storms in South Africa are nothing like I ever heard in Europe. Charged with rumble and low end oscillations, they crack the sky into echos that can travel the widest jungles and valleys. It comes and goes. Like a giant loop. Movement. Nature’s arrangement. 

A full length album. Inviting me to zoom in and deconstruct."

Recorded by Ameeva with Zoom F1 / Clippy stereo mic
in Durban, South Africa

Composed with Digitakt

.FTF02 'storm, thunders, rumble' | Ameeva

.FTF03 'A close look of the frog' | Ameeva

Raw Recording (frogs) | iSimangaliso Park, South Africa

.FTF03 'Resonating Fence' | Javi

Raw Recording (fence) | Castelldefes, Spain

.FTF04 🎴

We are back with .FromTheField, our brand new project and challenge. To create music only from our field recordings.

This month is one of contrast. From the warm, vivid spirit of Colombian rhytmic streets to the isolation of being buried in the wet sand of the Mediterranean coast. One, washing away the hustle to reveal a sense of peaceful, granular remembrance. The other, scattered hits, almost hostile. Solitary confinement at the beach.

Side A) ‘Under the sand’ by @_ameeva
Side B) ‘Quev, let me tell you something’ by Javi

Artwork by: Kat 
https://senchawatcher.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sencha_watcher/

"Under the sand. You hear them arriving. Filtering through the micro spaces between each grain, from above, back and forth. The sea's waves we always hear by the shore, scented with salty air, are heard from the underground. As one would be buried."

"It was in Colombia some months ago during a free tour around the streets of Bogotá. Surrounded by colonial and early 20th-century buildings, we ventured into the Chorro de Quevedo square. A beautiful spot where tourists mingled with locals. Its bars were crowded, and the music in the square was noticeable, mainly because right next to the public fountain stood a man, bearing a striking resemblance to Johnny Depp but the ‘Paisa one’, clad in his proper attire, playing his beloved guitar. The sounds just got me, and now, Quev, there's something I want to tell you."

.FTF04 'Quev, let me tell you something' | Javi

Raw Recording (Plaza Del Chorro De Quevedo) | Bogotá, Colombia

.FTF04 'Under The Sand' | Ameeva

Raw Recording (Mediterranean Waves) | Sant Pol de Mar, Spain

Polygonia & Delusional Circuits (Munich, Germany) | 'The great Plateau'

As if it was a long distance race to reach the long-awaited plateau, doors are widely opened and endless stairs await while the sound exhibition/display progress firmly. A sway of textures and exquisitely modulated high-pitched sounds make the mission more bearable. The elegant lows are giving way to sweetly cared percussions. The atmospheres remind you that it is impossible to give up. The end is near, last steps, fin. They crown it.

⎇ Welcome @polygonia & @delusionalcircuits

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.CHPTR006 'The great Plateau' | Polygonia & Delusional Circuits

Romi (Hong Kong) | 'From a distance'

From a distance, far away in a remote place, our brain is perceiving a well-done prearranged set of harmonious proportions adding accurate structures and harmonies to the sound. Those pleasant and coherent modular scales are perfectly complemented by a well-used long and constant s sound known as tape hiss. Gritty noises, subtle percussions and low end frequencies exposed within the correct space-time, make the sound distance closer and closer.

⎇ Welcome @romi808 @kizenrecords

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.CHPTR008 'From a distance' | Romi

Avsluta (London) | 'Danza del serpente'

The sounds emanate from the depths of Earth's ground and resonate over indigenous territories, landscapes once inhabited by the ancient mothers summoning ancestral spirits and bursting with the power to unlock the primal energies and sensuality resting within all of us.

⎇ Welcome @avsluta

Tracklist:
Phillip Sollman - Chance
Synkro - Knowledge
D.K. - The Three Realms
UVB76 - Dezba
Primal Code - Siwa
Shoal - Kenong Groove
Forest On Stasys - Atlantis (Initiations Drums)
Beat Pharmacy - Carried Along
Nathan Solo - Loudness Meditator (Oliver Torr Remix)
Michailo & Irakli - Kult
Bas Dobbelaer & Vand - Gateway To Gaia
Felix Fleer & Rythen - Sculptural Existence
Kanthor - Épochè
Phillip Sollman - Micro

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.CHPTR009 'Danza del serpente' | Avsluta

Binary Thoughts (Skopje, Macedonia) |  'Starquake'

A sudden release of energy transmitted as musical-rhythmic seismic waves is perceived, potentially with great pleasant violence. The first to arrive is a gravitational sound wave full of rich vivid textures along with crystal clear percussion that goes straight to the point, tearing the continents (bodies) (.)apart and the atmosphere (mind) upside down. Fractions of seconds later, a sound wave of magnetic pressure hits you gracefully with accurate and elegant bass distortion, alongside background soundscapes you would never want to leave behind. Radiation in the form of catchy dark-luminous melodies and overwhelming low-end signals travels through the earth (soul), removing the atmosphere and heating the surface in the process. It definitely knocks us out of orbit. A starquake just happened.

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.CHPTR012 'Starquake' | Binary Thoughts

Respira (Copenhagen, Denmark)| ‘Textural stimulation’

Our hands (ears) are incredibly sensitive to (musical) texture. Even with your eyes closed, you can easily tell (.)apart fine from bass coarse sandpaper sounds, slick silk trebles from soft melodic cotton layers, noisy planed wood from smooth plastic sound waves.
Our brain allows us to experience this rich world of musical textures and may offer a superior auditory stimulus as it is believed to involve key areas supporting consciousness and help therapeutically body and soul. Each musical texture sends a different kind of Morse code to the brain that is reflected in a very complex neural representation. The variety of different adjectives you can use to describe musical textures just highlights that it’s a rich sensory space. So, it makes sense that you need to have a rich neural space in the brain to feel and interpret that too. Breathe in, breathe out.

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.CHPTR013 'Textural stimulation' | Respira

Eafhm (México City, México) | ‘Tribute to 横 田 進’ Sakura

This piece is a part of 4 Audiovisual presentations prepared by the artist Eafhm as a tribute and commemoration of the life of the late artist 横 田 進

“Yokota’s music was always completely individual, always esoteric yet never willfully indulgent. His touch was that of a master craftsman, creating intricate musical jewels that sparkled like no others. There’s no doubt that if he had been in a position to play live concerts his reputation would far exceed many of his contemporaries. He will be sorely missed by those who value quality and originality in music”.

A clear tribute Eafhm make to him consisting of several sessions and live performances with a special dedication, full of love and a lot of hard work on. Fun, demented, freewheeling, colourful, narcotic and oddly human. A fully acknowledgment of gratitude, respect and admiration. Timeless. Thanks.

Original Artwork from the album 'Sakura' by Susumu Yokota

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.CHPTR014 'Tribute to 横 田 進' Sakura | Eafhm

Stigr (Angers, France) | ‘Escape the truffles of Venus’

The truffles of Venus (or better known as Capezzolli di Venere). These forbidden and tempting confections/truffles (sounds) are heavenly, authentic gems. They are said to be so pleasurable that to eat (listen) them is like kissing the breast of the goddess herself. Chestnuts (ambient), brandy (drone), and high-quality dark chocolate (slow techno) are the key ‘ingredients’ that reveals the entity and total development of this smooth and husky mix at the same time. Vibrant, colourful, brawny, well built, trippy, light and fluffy. Incredible novel and refreshing sounds melting with enriched textures and later cool down with amniotic organic sounds. Naughty and delicious divine temptations you try to escape from but you cannot, can you?

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.CHPTR015 'Escape the truffles of Venus' | Stigr

Scav (Sofia, Bulgaria) | ‘The waves of Iskar’

We enter the icy but at the same time warm and calm waters of the Iskar River, ready for a proper sailing. The first 1/4 we plow through the (sound) waves and we realize how vital, flexible and millenary the largest entirely Bulgarian river becomes. Foamy waves (subtle noisy soundscapes), tame waves (robotic and metallic textures), calm waves (lovely quiet low groovy textures), and hopeful waves (subtle melodic arp progressions) spilling down the sides of the boat (ears) make that we can move forward with clarity and self- determination. The following 2/4 the river slightly begins to shake causing dark and restless waves (wonderful dark drone perfectly combined with high frequency penetrating sounds) to give truce again and respite to this marvelous journey. 3/4 completed and the beautifulness of the rocky landscapes (soundscapes) are otherworldly. For thousands of years the (sound) waves of Iskar have made their way into the rock, carving out forms of incredible shape and (sound) design, which have impressed every visitor (listener). 4/4 we made it. And you, will you navigate the (sound) waves or will you get caught at the tide? 

*The closing set was recorded in September near the river at the Iskar Gorge, where Balkan Station open air festival took place.

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.CHPTR016 'The waves of Iskar' | Scav

s.soo (Russia) | ‘T E H M F T W L’

As if it was a science fiction movie, our brain gives wings to THE imagination. It is like entering a futuristic but abandoned machinery fabric in the middle of nature EARTH, far away from the suffocating concrete jungle. Suddenly, after going through all the corridors and observing all kind of weird machines and its sounds, a long distance powerful lfo sound from a noisy machine is getting closer and closer until it cools down smoothly. It HAS been a brilliant experimental dron intro with perfect melodic saturation. Once outdoors, breathing the flora and fauna MUSIC, I’m ready to explore the surroundings FOR a little while (excellent textures and good sound design). THOSE percussion grooves melting with imponent noisy bass dark sounds, give way to the night. Full moon and no light at all (wonderful gloomy soundscapes accompanied with interesting well processed field recordings footsteps). I can hear someone, WHO is talking to me? Hey, LISTEN! Definitely ‘The Earth Hath Music For Those Who Listen’.

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.CHPTR017 ‘T E H M F T W L’ | s.soo

mouseDown (Barcelona, Spain) | ‘Trip on switch’

19:00 pm on a cloudy and blurry day/world but internally the sun is radiant. Great communion of familiar and new faces gathered for the same cause. Serious start. We are smoothly grooving with elegance with delicate emotional pads, on point percussion and beautiful squeeze sounds/residues. Pleasant ear-to-ear stereo noisy sounds or a really present and protagonist mono shaker are key in the middle of all this marvelous soundscapes. We have not realized it but we are wrapped up, as if it was the best blunt, in an unrepeatable atmosphere. Major heart acceleration. Exquisite. Time to take a deep breath and get back on track. The first drops begin to fall, with more and more intensity, just like our rhythm on the worked dance floor. Great and happy vibes make us keep smiling at each other while dancing coordinated from one side to another. A rollercoaster of switched emotions caused by high level palpable cracking textures, sweet aggressiveness soundscapes along with a cosy kick (the whole time) and catchy classy dark and bright synths. 
20:58 pm. Definitely happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remember to switch on the light (trip). On (a) switch trip. Trip on Switch.

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.CHPTR018 'Trip on switch' | mouseDown

F-on (Madrid, Spain) | ‘La escucha atenta’

La ‘escucha atenta’ (attentive listening) represents above all paying attention and concentrating on what is being heard. It requires a willingness to follow the reasoning of what is being told. The listener does nothing more than that: listen, interpet and understand. It is essential that the message is cordially accepted by the listener, as it is, creating a context of closeness and trust that facilitates the exchange of ideas from those who need to express themselves.

From a glacial surrounding, completely isolated and with nothing more than the blizzard strumming. An introspection from the deepest edges of oneself through the ascension to the clouds. A continuum of imaginary mental antonyms from cold / hot, human / non-human, good news / bad news, brightness / darkness, peace / war, freedom / slavery, antiquity / modernity, security / insecurity, gentleness / ferocity, looseness / tenseness…are just some of the crossroads we had when we listened to Alfonso’s storyline.

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.CHPTR019 'La escucha atenta' | F-on

Manabe (Tokyo, Japan) | ‘完黙’ 

A special gift to close this rare 2020.

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