This is the soundtrack for Tezurumozuru "Too far to see, too close to see"; Contemporary Dance piece.

Two taperecorders and one smartphone automatically playing "Slow" noises with no operation and accidental environment sounds.

Photo by MATSUMOTO Kazuyuki

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MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Magnetic Series

Dormant Fear

Night train part

Shadowlike

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Takahama Kyoshi’s poem “The huge setting sun - / little remains of / its power”.

Tracklist:

Voidborn Horde - The Remains
Paul Beaudoin - Huge Setting Sun
Jimmy Lem - I Have Many Potatoes But No Closets
tetkik ve tedavi - Little Remains
Mr_Lamppost - Setting Sun
Gianantonio Patella - Eugen's eighth stunt


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 #330 – The huge setting sun – Wednesday 31st July 2024

2024-11-15

Is Everything Really Explained. ?

regret at the mountain

Played with #Bitwigs PolyGrid to recreate the classic c64 arps. Of course also using a lot of Bit-8 devices for extra Lo-Fi crunch.

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