Another jam just using Digitakt, utilising some samples from my older tracks from 20 years back.

Holoscanner

Natural Architecture moves the Frond sound into more rich and rhythmic territory than Frond's previous work. This piece still employs field recordings, home made textures and the idiosyncratic slow reveal, but really lets the synth do the talking. This tracks celebrates the inspiration that remote natural environments have on the human experience.

Natural Architecture

#231

This track was inspired by the Xian, the eight immortals of Taoism.

From Wikipedia:
Xian (Chinese: 仙/仚/僊; pinyin: xiān; Wade–Giles: hsien) refers to a person or similar entity having a long life or being immortal. The concept of xian has different implications dependent upon the specific context: philosophical, religious, mythological, or other symbolic or cultural occurrence. The Chinese word xian is translatable into English as:

(in Daoist philosophy and cosmology) spiritually immortal; transcendent human; celestial being
(in Daoist religion and pantheon) physically immortal; immortal person; an immortal; saint
(in Chinese alchemy) alchemist; one who seeks the elixir of life; one who practices longevity techniques
(or by extension) alchemical, dietary, or qigong methods for attaining immortality
(in Chinese mythology) wizard; magician; shaman; sorcerer
(in popular Chinese literature) genie; elf, fairy; nymph; 仙境 (xian jing is fairyland, faery)
(based on the folk etymology for the character 仙, a compound of the characters for person and mountain) sage living high in the mountains; mountain-man; hermit; recluse
(as a metaphorical modifier) immortal [talent]; accomplished person; celestial [beauty]; marvelous; extraordinary
(In new-age conception) seeker who takes refuge in immortality (longevity for the realization of divinity); transcended person [self] recoded by the "higher self"; divine soul; fully established being

Xian

Skoltrom - Crystal Principles

Demo track "New Beginnings" created to demonstrate patches from the soundset, Onset for Tal Noisemaker. 

Patches are free to download! Available here: https://echoseason.com/onset-soundset-for-noisemaker/

New Beginnings

New Beginnings - Demo Track - Onset For Noisemaker

eRecords is a digital record series created by Whitelabrecs, to run alongside our physical releases. These editions aim to transform the digital format into something that can be experienced in a similar way to a listener’s interaction with a real, white label vinyl record. Each edition includes a special PDF scrapbook including polaroids and liner notes.

We do not publish details about the concepts or production methods of a release, so that the liner notes and content in each scrapbook will give you the background of each edition in the series.

catalog: eR023
artist: montelune
release title: montelune #1
runtime: 19:29
location: earth

Written and produced by montelune
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Cover art by Harry Towell
Booklet art and design by Harry Towell

montelune #1

eR023 montelune - air

Song Lines is an authentic channeling of sounds coded with ancient pathways, dance rituals and artistic expression. 🎧 Headphones recommended. 

Credits:

▪️ Native Flute: Sjanine Steyn (https://www.facebook.com/heartandsoulsoundscapes).

▪️ Didgeridoo: Didge Drone by cridOP via Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/people/cridOP/sounds/671063/) CC BY 4.0 Deed . Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Song Lines

"That's the way it crumbles, cookie-wise."

Deeptoughts

Full Story + Photos: https://acousticnature.com/journal/field-recording-trip-vermont-ice-storm 

I recorded this soundscape at my friend's cabin in Vermont near the Green Mountain National Forest. The forest was covered in a thick layer of ice from a recent freezing rain storm. 

While I was chopping wood, I noticed the sound of ice crystals falling to the forest floor and shattering. The sound was constant and gusts of wind caused larger crystals to fall. 

As soon as I became aware of this subtle sound, I knew I had to record it. Because I didn't know how much battery life I would get in the frigid temps (15°F), I waited until 11pm to setup my recording gear. I did this to maximize my chance at a noise-pollution-free recording hoping that most people would be asleep.

To setup the recording I wanted to bungee cord my binaural microphone to a tree, but it was too difficult and too cold to have the patience necessary to get it right. Instead, I simply put the microphone on top of a snow bank facing the forest and the D100 in a dry bag next to it.

I was shocked to find the D100 still recording when I returned at 7:26am.

In total, I recorded for 8hr 22min and ended up with 23min of usable audio (≈4.6%). In post-production, I added a lo-cut filter at 180Hz, 12dB/octave to remove some low-frequency wind rumbling, and increased the loudness slightly to -30LKFS. 

Recorder: D100
Mics: DIY Binaural Housing
Sensitivity: 4
Lo-cut: OFF
Time: 11:04pm
Wind Protection: 2 Winter Hats

To learn more about me, my gear, or field recording in general, please visit my website at www.acousticnature.com

Thank you for reading and listening. ♫
-Jared

Shattering Ice Forest | Freezing Rain Aftermath in Vermont

Emerging from the depths of musical exploration, Base Flow is a collaborative project spearheaded by Sjanine Steyn (ZA) and Stephen Mullarkey (UK), formerly known as The Shimmer Effect. This new venture goes deeper underground into the uncharted territories of cultural fusion, traditional instruments and tribal rhythms, giving birth to a raw, artistic and authentic musical expression.

Song Lines

Base Flow

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