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Stuff I like

Arve Henriksen - Saraswati

This is a live recording, captured at Ego club in Düsseldorf, June 5 1999.  The music has been created with a self written step sequencer, the PX-18, controlling  a basic sample player and effects engine, all done in MaxMSP, running on a Powerbook G3. The step sequencer had some unique features, e.g. the ability to switch patterns independently in each track, which later became an important part of a certain music software.

I found the recording on a backup disk today. It has not been edited or mastered. During the first 20 minutes of the set, and before the 'encore' the Monolake CD 'Gobi' is playing in the background. 
 

Monolake Live at Ego Düsseldorf June 5 1999

An eccojam from 2009. 

Accompanying video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RFunvF0mDw


NOBODY HERE

And just like that, new things begin. This morning is another day, sleepily yawning into the autumn sky. It’s all about cycles. It’s all about change. “Everything changes,” a car salesman said to me when I asked about the improvements over the last year’s model during my test drive. I’m sure he knew how right he was. For today’s special podcast I invite you to contemplate this and many other important life lessons as you travel alongside Fingers in the Noise. It’s a journey you’ll enjoy…

"This mix was first and foremost created just for me. The selected pieces helped me relax and relieve the stress of everyday life. I’m also happy that I could share this music, and introduce you to the less known artists. I hope you will enjoy this timeless journey as the sound transports you to a distant landscape and evokes a meditation for a better world."

Full track listing and more details on the mix can be found here:
http://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2014/09/30/fingers-in-the-noise-drone-journey/

As always, please enjoy responsibly and support the featured artists!

Fingers in the Noise - Drone Journey

Artist : offthesky
Title : Light Loss
Label : Dronarivm
Release Date : February 2nd, 2015
Catalogue number : DR-29
Format : CD
Order here: https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/light-loss

'Light Loss' describes a changing of seasons - from fall into winter when the sun hangs low and the day's shy light dominates. It describes the heavy mood and psychological affect that comes with this seasonal evolution and the changing tide of friendship and love alike that occurs through this seasonal shift. 

Stylistically the music therein marks a continuation in offthesky's sonic evolution by introducing darker atonal noise moments coupled with a lighter melodic sound to create a rich dynamic hue. By melding acoustic instrumentation, synth, and composed effects, offthesky weaves a quilt that embraces both a negative and positive landscape. 

offthesky is experimental sound/video artist Jason Corder - from Denver, Colorado. Jason has performed and produced various shades of electronic music for over 15 years. He has toured Europe and Canada and has released on labels from 12k to zymogen. 

composed & mixed by Jason Corder in Denver & California 2012-2014 
offthesky.com

cover art by Russell Burden
starbathing.com

Offthesky - Light Loss (album sampler)

A mix showcasing the Dronarivm label. 

Read more at www.acloserlisten.com

Dronarivm Mix

Recorded as an Improvisation. Single take, no overdubs.

'Wall' is taken from the new album by Nils Frahm – 'Solo'. Revealed on Piano Day as a free download and available on CD/LP/DL via www.pianoday.org

Fans can donate to the special piano project which will enable Nils and piano builder David Klavins to create the Klavins M450, the tallest piano in the world.

“Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.” – Nils Frahm

HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE PIANO DAY?

create your own piano events with friends or simply share your videos, poems, photos - anything that is piano inspired. don’t forget to tag us in your posts!

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Solo

Wall

Free DL + Buy LP/CD

Dag Rosenqvist - Vowels (Part 2)

CD | DL

Jacob Pavek - Seasons

Elementen

Taken from PERILS - S/T (Pathway010)
PERILS is Benoît Pioulard and Kyle Bobby Dunn.

Mutual admirers of each other’s work, Thomas Meluch (Benoît Pioulard) and Kyle Dunn (Kyle Bobby Dunn) endeavored to put together a collaborative recording that ruminates on painful realities, disappointments, and transitioning to new homes, in the hopes of finding a coping mechanism to bring them through to the other side.
PERILS began auspiciously in 2012 at transitional points in these artists’ lives. Kyle was living in a small town called
Belleville, Ontario trying to complete Kyle Bobby Dunn and The Infinite Sadness (Students of Decay) and coming to grips
with the fact that this great endeavor was at its end. Given the enormity of the record and the emotionally and physically
exhausting process of recording the album, Kyle found himself drained with unforeseen questions and confusions. Working only at night, Kyle immersed himself into this newfound nocturnal work, finding a path in the midst of wondering. Thomas, meanwhile, was in a state of literal transition: uprooting from the UK and relocating to Seattle during the recording process of PERILS. In a state of flux, nearly drowning under the anxieties of living on uncertain ground, Thomas channeled these emotions into musical escapades. Thomas recorded in his spare moments, sending sonic puzzle pieces one by one to Kyle, who would in turn explore the musical sentiments Thomas had shared, adding his own billowing sounds to the seething mix.
The ten pieces created for this release are culled from a poutine- and whisky-fueled trudge through the dark corridors of an as-yet undiscovered or possibly imaginary mystic temple. Commencing with the shimmering guitar and tape loops of “Colours Hide My Face,” the album crawls out of the grooves with a slow-churning turmoil, coaxing the listener to embark along its path. The dirge-like guitar clang and vocals of “(Dead in the) Creekbed Blues” could be an 18th century blues standard emitted from a buried radio. On PERILS, Thomas Meluch and Kyle Bobby Dunn lock arms and together chart the upheaval in their lives to bridge the liminal gulf between the once-was and the soon-to-be.

PERILS - Flaw

from the album 'pitch, paper & foil' available 11/6

christopher bissonnette 'epoch'

Ambient Loop For Vancouver is a hypnotically lyrical 54 minute composition featuring Alan Licht, Christian Marclay and William Hooker.
Packaged in a heavy duty screen printed Arigato Pack. Printed at Imprec in an edition of 400.

Lee Ranaldo Ambient Loop For Vancouver (excerpt) Christian Marclay, Alan Licht, William Hooker CD

Track taken from the upcoming album 'Into The Well' released through Fluid Audio, October 2015...

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- Music and arrangements by Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin
- Vocals arranged and performed by Dawn Smithson and Jerker Lund 
- Horns performed by Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and Jenny Olsson (French horn)
- Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden and Topeka, Kansas
- Mixed by Dag Rosenqvist at The 63rd Link in Gothenburg
- Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12K Mastering

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Aaron Martin:
Cello, bass, roll up piano, voice, vinyl, singing bowls, banjo, lap steel

Dag Rosenqvist:
Piano, pump organ, Fender Rhodes, various organs and synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, voice and field recordings

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Mailing List:

http://fluidaudio.bigcartel.com/mailing-list

From The Mouth Of The Sun -  Into The Well

"Steady Waves" off Cross Record's Wabi-Sabi, out January 29th, 2016 on Ba Da Bing Records. Pre-order info here:  http://www.badabingrecords.com/store/cross-record-wabi-sabi-pre-order

Cross Record "Steady Waves"

Track taken from the album "The End* Of Music" released by Karaoke Kalk 2012-04-27.

de la Mancha - Erase

for more info have a look here: 
http://www.roberthenke.com/concerts/layering_buddha.html

Robert Henke Layering Buddha Live 2007

This is the first track taken from the final Jasper TX album "An Index Of Failure" released on Handmade Birds spring 2013.

Jasper TX - Abandon

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