“Sonic Animism" is a site-determined body and sound performance that investigates the state of the sentient-being on the non-human agency brought by technological sonic happenings.

The framework of the performance is an artificial environmental cycle system where each element incorporates with each other in a dynamic process. It permits micro level of properties evolve to novel integrated wholes

With this performance, Yang aims to blur the binary separation between the “objective existence” and the “subjective experience”. He transforms the hierarchic relationship between man and the man-made preconception of machines, matters and physical phenomena into a coexistence of self-reflections within one another.
credits
releases September 9, 2022

Recorded & presented by
M3 festival & SPA event series

Special thanks to Antonin Brida & Petr Dlouhy, Matouš Lipus

Cover art photography by Aloïs Yang
license
all rights reserved

Project Link and Video:
https://aloisyang.com/Sonic-Animism-Lava-Stone-Copper-Wire-Fire-Metal-a-Wave-12-Feedback

Sonic Animism: The Emergence (Dinzu Artefacts 2022  album preview)

(all music by grischa lichtenberger, except all vocals by artists as stated below, machine-isolated)

00:00 0120_19_kt ns [vs.] john j. niles - brother's revenge
03:05 0420_10 lisafem porn glt [vs.] perfume genius - moonbend
05:11 0919_03_ gran dr loop [vs.] perfume genius - moonbend
08:47 0621_04_re 0820_18_re 0717_26 [vs.] jeff buckley - mojo pin
11:20 1008_18_lv 2 ss1 [vs.] cat power - crossbone style
14:44 0122_16 git re 1015_25 [vs.] elliot smith - twilight
17:54 0820_19_re 0916_23_re 0916_02 lv1b [vs.] the van pelt - you are
22:02 0921_05_feedback 2_0921_13 [vs.] fiona apple at lago
26:13 0220_16_spnt 1d ostranenie parasite [vs.] 0222_windows screenreader
30:03 0621_17_vcv recsd dub 2 [vs.] bob marley - war
35:14 0921_13 lv 1 0220_28 ostr [vs.] aldous harding - horizon

"The Disaster is the time when one can no longer - by desire, ruse or violence - risk the life which one seeks, through this risk, to prolong. It is the time when the negative falls silent and when in place of men comes the infinite calm which does not embody itself or make itself intelligible." M. Blanchot, The Writing of Disaster

https://youtu.be/SL4ydI_zU2E

0322_hauntological mixtape (zeitenwende/turning of times vs. the time is out of joint)

available via IMPREC.com
release date: 12.9.22

Tony Rolando "Shared System" - tape - available: 12.9.22

Preview from Marc Codsi's upcoming album, Songs from the Aftermath.

more info at www.discrepant.net

Songs from the Aftermath

Marc Codsi - The Dance (from Songs from the Aftermath, 2023)

This collection, consisting of original music by all Iranian women artists, is dedicated to the recent uprising of people, especially the women in Iran who have endured silencing, censorship, and forced control over the past four decades. Throughout Iranian history, women have been at the forefront of music and performing arts. However, in the past 44 years under the Islamic regime, women in Iran have been banned from singing, dancing, and performance. Facing threats to the safety of themselves and their families, to their career and reputation, female artists are forced to quit, leave Iran, or to go underground facing grave risks. Despite this, Iranian women have remained active and at the forefront of their art, pushing boundaries from Iran and different corners of the world. 

Iran has risen up to a revolution. On September 16, 2022, A young girl named Mahsa Jina Amini was killed in the hands of Iran’s morality police, a police force assigned to enforce Islamic dress codes on women through harassment methods. Since then, major protests have broken out across the country and throughout the world. What started as a spark in protesting justice for Mahsa Amini has since turned into a revolution with people fearlessly protesting across the country. Government forces have brutally killed, arrested, and tortured many protestors including children and teengars. Despite this, the protests are getting larger and larger and the fight for freedom of oppression for women and girls has become the greatest of its kind throughout history. 

As a group of Iranian women, this fight is closest to our hearts. We release this collection in solidarity and towards a fight for a free Iran. We dream of a future where women and girls can openly and safely practice, grow, and shine within arts, especially electronic music. From us to you, the free and soon-to-be free world, and to a free Iran. Zan, Zendegi, Azadi [translates to: Woman, Life, Freedom]. 
credits
released January 20, 2023 

Poster by: Ghazal Foroutan 
Mastering: Kamyar Khanzaei

MENTRIX - Be Mahsa Be Nika

Behrang Najafi, a musician and sound artist from Tehran, Iran, embarked on his musical journey as a guitarist and drummer in local bands. In 2010, he transitioned into the realm of electronic experimentation, adopting the moniker "Bescolour."

Beyond his solo pursuits, Behrang is a driving force behind the electronic/experimental duo "Temp-Illusion," alongside the talented Shahin Entezami. Together, they form an innovative partnership that pushes the boundaries of electronic experimental composition, bringing Shahin's unique contributions to the duo's evolving sound.

As a founding member of the SET festival in Tehran, Behrang actively contributes to the vibrant intersection of art and music. His collaborative works with Shahin have found a home on esteemed labels like “Zabte Sote/Opal Tapes”, “Soft Recordings”, “Flaming Pines”, and "PTP".

Behrang's sonic explorations have not only graced these labels but have also resonated at renowned venues and festivals worldwide. From the SET Experimental Art Events and CTM festival to the Roskilde Festival and Berghain Club, their live performances have left an indelible mark on diverse audiences.

In the midst of Tehran Contemporary Sounds, Mutek Japan, SETXCTM festival, Alice venue, and more, Behrang Najafi and Shahin Entezami's collaborative tapestry continues to evolve, creating a profound impact on the electronic and experimental music landscape.
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tracklist:
1. G Jones & Eprom - On My Mind
2. TNGHT - Dollaz
3. Deft, Lewis James - Teleporter (Original Mix) 
4. Homemade Weapons - Kintaro
5. Buck-Tick - Iconoclasm (Autechre Don't X Ray Da DAT Mix)
6. 3.14… - Fíf and Syxtig Wintra Hæfde
7. Shapednoise - Savage Mindedness
8. SOPHIE - UNISIL (Autechre Mx)
9. Raiden - The Firm
10. Hello Spiral - dakifIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIiheo
11. Arca - Doña
12. Lexis - Hypnotise (Autechre Remix)
13. Eprom - Hope
14. The Fear Ratio - Small World
15. SDEM - NSEM REV
16. Kindohm - 07 Veil 3
17. Ulver - Ghost Entry (Autechre Re-Entry)
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links:
°soundcloud (Besclour) – https://soundcloud.com/bescolour
°soundcloud (Temp-Illusion) – https://soundcloud.com/temp-illusion
°bandcamp (Temp-Illusion) – https://temp-illusion.bandcamp.com/
°instagram (Besclour) – https://www.instagram.com/behrangnajafi/
°instagram (Temp-Illusion) – https://www.instagram.com/temp_illusion/
°instagram (SET Fesival) – https://www.instagram.com/setfest_tehran/

078 – Bescolour – Behrang Najafi

NK
RECORDED IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK
2017-2018

THROWING A SNAKE AT YOUR FRIENDS

An arrangement of a synth improvisation. Taken from my new album, 'All In The Same Room' on @nicemusiclabel.
Buy LP + digital at https://nicemusiclabel.bandcamp.com/album/020-all-in-the-same-room.

All In The Same Room

Temporary Artwork by Monir Farmanfarmaian
First Single from my Debut Album
Full length 8'

6 - Obsidian (excerpt)

"Melancholic Thugism", as Naomie Klaus would say. NTOAB Jeez offers you a small glimpse of the mental cockpit of this bruxelles based musician. Making the home boys climb in 2 seconds their empty body on the jump seat, Naomi keeps digging deep her path into the graveyard of our past.

Follow the artist --> https://soundcloud.com/lee-emy

NTOAB Jeez is - Naomie Klaus - Nola Blake

Insanely enchanting banger from DISK mainstay Harmonious Thelonious.
Released on black 12" vinyl on december 15th 2020
Play loud and enjoy!

Metro Tribe Ep

DISK19 B1 - HARMONIOUS THELONIOUS - Yusuf

Apranik Recordings is a musical embodiment of the thousands of years of strength and defiance of Iranian women. Founded as a response to the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement of the 2022 Iranian Revolution, Apranik Recordings aims highlight the work of electronic music artists whose music embodies the mission of the label: to be strong, to be outspoken, to be bright, and to inspire. Apranik Recordings is a collaborative project between Nesa Azadikhah and AIDA. 
@aida-dj
@nesaazadikhah

MENTRIX - Be Mahsa Be Nika

Apranik Records

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