August 2025 Currently on residency in Italy ! 
These are 3 short sketches using field recordings captured around Montegiovi, Tuscany. With these little works I am experimenting freely with what can be produced from each days sounds -  manipulating them and stiching them back together with the aim of producing a long format work at the end of the residency. 
I am truly thankful for this opportunity that has been provided for me by the Salamanca Arts Centre in Tasmania and Cultivate Projects/La Baldi residency in Italy and The USA. 
And of course the wonderful people of Montegiovi ! 

Tuscany Experiments 1 - 3

August 2025 Currently on residency in Italy !
These are the 2nd batch of 3 short sketches using field recordings captured around Montegiovi, Tuscany. With these little works I am experimenting freely with what can be produced from each days sounds - manipulating them and stitching them back together with the aim of producing a long format work at the end of the residency. I have done a dozen or so since arriving a fortnight ago but not sharing them all (some are pretty rubbish). The idea is to have them done by the end of the day (or night) then move on to something fresh the next day. 
I am truly thankful for this opportunity that has been provided for me by the Salamanca Arts Centre in Tasmania and Cultivate Projects/La Baldi residency in Italy and The USA.
And of course the wonderful people of Montegiovi !

Tuscany Experiments 4- 6

Quelenis is a musical journey through a moment of choice. At the heart of the piece lies a crossroads: one path is endless and mechanical, silent yet inevitable, embodying reason and structure. The other is a human, shadowed path—unpredictable, raw, and filled with emotion and desire.

True to Olttaoff’s signature exploration of duality in sound, Quelenis weaves IDM’s intricate beats along the path of the infinite, while the improvisational spirit of Jazz illuminates the dark, human side. The intertwining of these sonic worlds creates a labyrinth that challenges the listener, pulling them between logic and instinct, certainty and chaos.

In a world of diverging paths, which will you choose? Quelenis offers an immersive experience of choice and the depths of sound itself.

Quelenis

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S. Lewis

Composition and piano performance: Anastasiya Ihnatovich

Change

Composed in 1999 as the soundtrack to the documentary “IYÖK AMI”.
Before YouTube or Instagram existed,
a young Japanese filmmaker traveled alone into the cloud forests of Costa Rica
and captured a world of mist, silence, and unseen depth.

The film itself has been lost to time.
If anyone knows how to reach her, please tell me —
it was a truly beautiful work.

Cloud Forest – Soundtrack to “IYÖK AMI” (1999)

Well  (Håkan) ….. synths, beats and co-composition 
Surfers like Us  (Artur) ….. guitar, mix and co-composition 

The cover image - Milky Way - downloaded from Pixabay

Surfers Like Us https://soundcloud.com/user-411502040/tracks

This is another joint track by our duo and the first one after a slightly longer break. 
We invite everyone to take a ride on the cosmic highway through the Milky Way. For now, it's all happening in our imagination, but one day... in the future... who knows?
We refer here to our previous songs (especially “Winter Trip”) and surf-ambient sounds, but we also try to add new elements and textures. 
We hope you enjoy our new project! Have a nice trip! 🌔✨

Milky Hi-Way  - w/Surfers Like Us

made with casio multitrack, trusty zoomh1 and nch

new mic stand and new used amp join the music room

progeny found a kaleidoscope
made with tom and snare and NEW AMP new mic and mic stand, new looper old trusty zoom h1 and NCH also wooden xylophone

thrift store fun with offspring - found a busted kid drum set for 15 bucks

link to this live: https://www.youtube.com/live/lKJ-0hSWq1k?si=leSvellqcZLUtQjD

my first YouTube live - link in the description

A joyful modern Christmas worship song celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, the Newborn King. The Newborn King blends upbeat boy-band pop energy with heartfelt worship, harmonies, and the timeless message of peace, hope, and salvation. Perfect for Christmas playlists, worship gatherings, and celebrating the season together. Tags christmas, christian, worship, pop, holiday, boyband, joyful, faith, jesus, birth, king, newborn, celebration, uplifting, harmony, modern, contemporary, praise, seasonal, believers, gospel, hope, light, festive, devotion

Pehg

Francesco Salerno