@spacedrummeditation

Artwork: Fon Something
https://www.instagram.com/fon_something

A weak, uniform sound, with a slow pulsation, began to manifest itself from infinity...A descent began, as long as the ascent ... Argonafts stepped onto a space body flying in an orbit guided only by him ...Having divided into a column, they began their journey...After some time they came to a river with dark, barely noticeable flowing water...A fragment of a colossal tree lay across, creating a small dam...I wonder who lived here at those times? And what power of the raging elements should have done this with this giant?

- We are wasting time...This planet seems to be floating in weightlessness, it feels neither cold, nor heat, nor bottom, nor top, nor light, nor darkness... It feels neither fear nor joy, does not understand its state which we call life...It trembles before the fundamental structures of our world...And its being is built in such a way that "never" repeats itself every moment and this is the only thing that so inevitably unites us...

- Indeed...
- I see here my whole life path to the end...

SPACE DRUM MEDITATION - AMATEUR EXOTIC'S FEROCIOUS LONGING BEFORE THE DAWN

Pour une première invitation sur les ondes d’Ola, Simone Bauer sonna comme une évidence tant les influences et les énergies se mêlent. De son vrai nom Simone Giovannetti, il est l’une des figures de proue de cette musique plus lente, contemplative et organique. 
Une première heure de set guidé par Simone Bauer et Patience qui s’occupe de fermer la marche. Bonne écoute !
@simonebauer
@patienceand

rdg tribe • Simone Bauer

@boskow (Marseille, France)

Atmospheric and textured, this latest podcast by Boskøw deploys itself like a film narrative taking you on an epic journey. Mixing ambient, downtempo, experimental and dub techno, his universe evolves among BPM & textures for the sole purpose of hypnotising the mind. He delivers in each work an introspective & esoteric electronic music, from seabeds to stationary orbits. 

After several years performing in Paris, the French DJ and producer is now based in Marseille. He released his first EP in 2018 on the Italian label Ovunqve.

Tracklist: 
I. Abul Mogard - Half Light Of Dawn [Self-Release]
II. Kane Ikin - Surrounded [Echovolt Records]
III. Tim Hecker - Boreal Kiss (Part I)[Sunblind Music]
IV. Loscil - Refraction 3 [kranky]
V. VC-118A - Cylinder [Lunar Disko Records]
VI. Renslink - Curiosity Is A Type Of Youth [Underscope]
VII. Kane Ikin - Divagate [Echovolt Records]
VIII. Babe Roots - World Struggle (Ambient Dub)[System Music]
IX. Skee Mask - Via Sub Mids [Ilian Tape]
X. Kilchhofer - Klamm [Marionette]
XI. Shackleton - Music for the Quiet Hour (Part I)[Woe To The Septic Heart]
XII. Alessandro Cortini - Nessuno [Mute Records]

Melifera Podcast ⬡ Boskøw

Release date: 22/04/22

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

2x12” 180g gatefold vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//leaflet included//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Son of Chi returns to Astral Industries, alongside Spanish artist Clara Brea, for the collaborative release of AI-29. A product of fate, chance experiments, but most of all, sensitive artistry - ’The Wetland Remixes’ exists as a confluence of two kindred musical spirits, a wayfaring epic that draws together a rich archive of ecological field recordings, live instrumentation and higher inspirations. 

Ahead of Hanyo’s concert at ‘Avalovara listening club’ (Madrid) at the end of 2019, the curators (Diskoan & Josephine’ Soundscapes) organised a special dinner and arranged the meeting of Clara and Hanyo. As Hanyo recalls, “It was like stereochemistry. There was an instant match and understanding, and basically we decided in a split second to exchange recordings and to collaborate on future live and studio experiments.”  

The auspicious meeting of the two ignited a remote exchange of materials and ideas, as the world descended into a series of pandemic-related lockdowns. The first of said recordings included the stems of Clara’s ‘Wetland Project’ - a site-specific audiovisual project originally produced for Eufonic Festival (Spain), using field recordings from the Ebro Delta nature reserve (one of the most threatened regions of climate change on the Iberian peninsula). 

From this initial impetus, Hanyo began working on the first sketches of the album back in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Just like their meeting in Madrid, the project developed naturally and spontaneously with extraordinary ease. Later, Hanyo started adding field recordings from the Magic Cave and Wetlands of the ‘Kallikatsou’ (Patmos, Greece) as well as organic and acoustic overdubs, featuring bass, drums, percussion, guitars, oud, piano, hammond organ, wurlitzer, flutes, bells, and mouth harp. 

In the distance, the sound of birds peak through the effervescent wash of the wetland soundscapes. The pass of running water flows deeper into a land full of secrets never told. On the strike of dusk, the silhouettes of shapely trunks and foliage melt slowly into the impenetrable darkness. As darkness passes, light emerges, with exquisite moments of tranquility that seemingly emerge from nothingness.  

Beneath the shimmering veneer of textures, wildlife and melodies, one may hear the deeper references of ’The Wetland Remixes’. With credit to Clara’s input, for Hanyo the album process became a kind of refuge, and ultimately inspired the return to the core of Abstract Sound - what the Sufis call “Saut-i Sarmad.” Such references allude to the spiritual quality embedded in the music - the autonomous process of self-expression, the great mystery. Hanyo: “An ambience like this cannot be created by routine. There is no blueprint. The music has to find you. It’s like a blessing if it happens. You should not interfere, just observe and be impressed...” 

Deep, luscious mind trips as per the classic Chi sound, ‘The Wetland Remixes’ beautifully correlates the interconnecting dots of geography, ecology, and mythology’s forgotten lore.

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Side C

Produced by @vardaemusic
Mastered by Arthur Bohl
Artwork by Daisy de Montjoye
Promotion by Corentin Mouveaux
Marseille / Lyon, France
Release date: 25th April 2022

This EP is an invitation to travel to South East Asia and visit its ancient temples. Through its entrancing and repetitive patterns, the emanating energy from each place will stay forever in our memories. 

Starting off in Takshang, Nepal, the underlying throat singing will slowly transcend through the listener and prepare him for a meditative state of mind.

Next stop is the sacred site of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The faster pace and strong bass provide a more intense level of contemplation, where one’s sense of self is surrendered to life, nature and the past. 

Maintaining a high pace and hypnotic rhythm, Ranakpur’s softer tones and percussion take you across the Arvalli Range of Rajasthan to its spectacular temple, allowing a moment of tranquil reflection on recent experiences.

Ending the journey further East in Mongolia, Kan Bulak’s intensity comes from the multitude of musical layers which emerge throughout, implying a depth of spirituality, liberation, and emptiness - almost like nirvana.

Tracklist: 
1. Vardae - Takshang
2. Vardae - Angkor
3. Vardae - Ranakpur
4. Vardae - Kan Bulak

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Vardae - The Four Temples [MLF006] Snippets

Variierende Töne’ series by Melantónia’s collaborators.

Pre-order here: https://melantonia.bandcamp.com/album/variierende-t-ne-vol-i

[Out on June 17th on vinyl and digital format]

Produced and mixed by Lindsey Wang, Mattia Onori, Andrea Cossu, Simone Giovannetti, Natasha Giordano, Filip Sijanec and Camilla Pisani.
Mastered at Dadub Mastering, Berlin
Photograph and visual design by Pablo Diserens.
Cat. No. MELVA01– All rights reserved
℗ & © 2022 Melantónia

Variierende Töne Vol.I (snippets)

"Moment of escape. I walk among pines twisted by the sea breeze, listening to the insects. The carcass of the cicadas stuck to the resin and the suffocating heat welcome me to a summer that will be long. Fighting against nature's response to anthropic erosion, I am ready, after a salty bath, to open the hammock and listen to this downtempo in the shade. The best moment of the day."

Lyon-based artist, Sanjib (@sanjib-4) always guides listeners into an authentic and richly textured world between ambient and dub-techno. Eager to share electronic music focused on emotions, he creates a universe dedicated to travel and introspection with his mixes. After several EP’s released on Oslated (@oslated) and Lett Records (@lett-records), Sanjib produced two albums "Lost Continent" and "Lost Planet" released on Huinali (@huinalidub) and Annulled (@annulled_music) during the pandemic period. These opus were an opportunity to explore new textures with a story guideline.

Credit photo: Mathilde Tolly

HOCast #117 - Sanjib

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube, Facebook and futureintelradio.com.

Will Oirson ╚═  Future Intel  ═╗ 19 08 2022

- We carry eden

"I close my eyes inside a dark hangar. I wake up naked in the heart of a Greek island garden. I can hear a bee sucking nectar from the most spectacular flower I have ever seen. I get up and walk. I crash into a ramification of 4 rivers that connect in a sound spiral that hypnotizes. I sit the hours that become seconds. Meditation. The river feeds the trees on the bank. The smell of fruit salad is intoxicating. We carry eden. I open my eyes and continue into the hangar. It's over."

Hanyo van Oosterom (@sonofchi) aka Son of Chi started the ambient collective CHI in 1983. Jacobus Derwort, a musician friend with Hanyo was the first musician to join CHI. Together, they went to the magic rock “The Kallikatsou” on the island of Patmos, Greece. Here, Hanyo had stayed for months in a cave for some deep soul-searching. He heard CHI in the silence of the night like a message from out of space. Being together at the Kallikatsou they shaped the foundation of CHI, making handmade flutes from local bamboo and conducting field recordings of water, crickets, owls, goats, wind, etc. After several years of collaborations with musicians like Willem Cramer and Michel Banabila, they decided to start together the beautiful The Chi Factory with which released (with the help of Ario Farahani and his label Astral Industries - @astralindustries) some of the most beautiful records in the history of ambient music. Following the passing of group member J. Derwort in 2019, Hanyo van Oosterom’s legacy work brings about the next evolution of the Chi project: Son of Chi. The sound of Hanyo Oosterom unfurls lushly overgrown 4th world drones, voices, and field recordings, naturally drifting between time-slowing beats, FM radio interference, and languid instrumentation combining the western retro-futuristic point of view, the New Age, and the ancestral eastern tradition. 

- HOC radio X Mostra

Mostra (@mostrabcn) is an independent small-format festival of avant-garde and experimental electronic music that was born as an alternative to the macro-festivals and mass, commercial events that are held in the city of Barcelona. Mostra 2023 will take place from 6 to 9 April in Barcelona, featuring a total of 30 artists across two distinctive venues of the city.

HOCast #135 x Mostra - Son Of Chi

Anderer Traum

Early Reflections

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Bookings and all label enquiries: info@astralindustries.co.uk

Please, no demos.

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Artists: Deepchord, Wolfgang Voigt, The Chi Factory, Heavenly Music Corporation, Waveform Transmission, Sonmi451, Atom™, J.Derwort, Shorelights, Multicast Dynamics, LF58, The Abyss Within Us, Monolake, The Humble Bee, Son of Chi, Lucid Dreams, Mystic AM, Dialog, Sa Pa, Toki Fuko, Rod Modell, Ear to Ear, Pianeti Sintetici, Marco Shuttle.

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AI-01: Deepchord - Lanterns
AI-02: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung live in London
AI-03: Chi - The Original Recordings
AI-04: Wolfgang Voigt & Deepchord - Colours of Time, re-interpreted
AI-05: Chi Factory - The Bamboo Recordings
AI-06: Heavenly Music Corporation - Lunar Phase
AI-07: Chi Factory - The Kallikatsou Recordings
AI-08: Waveform Transmission - V 2.0-2.9
AI-09: Chi Factory - Red Lantern at the Kallikatsou
AI-10: Deepchord - Immersions
AI-11: Heavenly Music Corporation - In a Garden of Eden
AI-12: Chi Factory - The Mantra Recordings
AI-13: Sonmi451 - Nachtmuziek
AI-14: Dots - Dots
AI-15: J.Derwort - Bamboo Music
AI-16: Shorelights - Bioluminescence
AI-17: Multicast Dynamics - Ancient Circuits
AI-18: Chi Factory - Travel in Peace
AI-19: LF58 - Alterazione
AI-20: Waveform Transmission - V 3.0-3.9
AI-21: The Abyss Within Us - Life in a Circle
AI-22: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung Exhibition
AI-23: Monolake - Gobi. The Vinyl Edit 2021
AI-24: The Humble Bee - A Miscellany for the Quiet Hours
AI-25: Son of Chi & Radboud Mens - The Transition Recordings
AI-26: Multicast Dynamics & Sid Hille - Metamorphosis
AI-27: LF58 Live at Brancaleone
AI-28: Lucid Dreams
AI-29: Son of Chi & Clara Brea - The Wetland Remixes
AI-30: Mystic AM - Cardamom & Laudanum
AI-31: Dialog - Dialog
AI-32: Son of Chi & Arthur Flink - The Fifth World Recordings
AI-33: Sa Pa - Atmospheric Fragments
AI-34: Toki Fuko - Spirit Medicine
AI-35: Rod Modell - Ghost Lights
AI-36: Ear to Ear - Live Recordings
AI-37: Pianeti Sintetici - Space Opera
AI-38: LF58 - Radials
AI-39: Marco Shuttle - Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva
AI-40: Wolfgang Voigt - Rückverzauberung im Tunnel
AI-41: ???

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