Chorus (Dusk/Dawn)

The Only Tree In My Memory

Vale (Midori Hirano Rework)

Simon Goff and Midori Hirano - Vale (Midori Hirano Rework)

Excerpts from the new compilation album Ambient I.

Available for pre-order:  https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/

Full album/CD release 11 February.

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Audio mastering by Seth Bellow.
Cover art design by Anthony Asher - Yates.

Various Artists - Ambient I [AR001] preview

Razen is the collective consciousness of core members Brecht Ameel and Kim Delcour, who since 2010 have realized themselves through virtuoistic and highly expressive improvisations with lesser-heard instruments. Experimenting with repetition of tones through controlled breathing and phrasing, Razen arrive at a synesthetic playground of auditory textures and colorful imagery.

The ensemble is carefully orchestrated for every occasion with the intent and desire to escape to environments unbeknownst to them, taking shelter in the fleeting ego-dissolving moments that arise, whether divine or disturbing.
While the formula of instrumentation and like-minded peers may appear mundane on paper, it’s Brecht and Kim’s outlook and imagination beyond musical references that’s the immeasurable catalyst to their peculiar pursuits. Conversations about paintings, books, or films ultimately manifest themselves into live performances or album recordings - with the philosophy of embracing playfulness and exploration through the lens of a child’s eye.

Only six collaborators have been invited to their inner circle to date. This is mainly attributed to the rarity of finding spiritual counterparts that are seeking freedom outside the confines of written musical scores. Trading notes and rhythms for strokes and color, the band embodies emotive and meditative drones that demand a deep listening state. Joined by Will Guthrie and Paul Garriau, Razen venture into their vision of Arcadia through Regression, proudly presented by Marionette. On this album, Brecht Ameel turns to his trusty prepared harmonium and celesta, while Kim Delcour controls air and breath on various wind and reed instruments. Featuring Will Guthrie on tuned and melodic percussion (timpani, glockenspiel, marimba, vibraphone), the recordings have a distinct flow and fluid movement when compared to some of Razen’s previous works where rhythm is taking a backseat. Hurdy-gurdy specialist, Paul Garriau, plays accompanying melodies and drones on Moon, Aether and Nebula.

The album's earthly elements deal with survival, timelessness, and simplicity; such as the life affirming rewards of finding refuge and the wonders of observing the interstellar. The unearthly elements pitch this narrative into the realm of mythology and superstition, in the hopes of trying to understand our primeval universe and thrive in the unknown. Regression also addresses Razen’s fascination with inhospitable places and how to adapt to the sorrows that come with this sort of brutalism. The resulting destination is a mind and time bending zone - one that can be reached by riding sound waves that transcend the past, future, and present.

Razen on this occasion is:

Brecht Ameel: harmonium, celesta
Kim Delcour: winds, reeds
Will Guthrie: percussion
Paul Garriau: hurdy-gurdy on Moon, Aether, and Nebula

Mastered and cut by Noel Summerville
Artwork by Scott Daniel Ellison

Recorded July 2020 in two days at two locations

Wood, River, Trout, and Sleep: recorded by Christophe Albertijn
Moon, Aether, and Nebula: recorded by Niels Latomme

Regression

Razen - Regression (Preview)

Not to Speak II

Ce soir, nous partons pour une heure de visite pour découvrir Voler Le Silence, une exposition monographique de Félix Blume, qui s’est tenue dans le cadre du festival Sonic Protest du 19 mars au 2 avril 2023. 
Attention, on ça commence…

Pièces sonores de Félix Blume à l'écoute :
Coro Informal
Cello Suites
Fuga
Essaim
Rain & Thunder in Veracruz during the night
Los gritos de México
Los Grillos del Sueño


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Deux mardis par mois à 20h sur Station Station, une émission avec la musique que Marie aime nuit et jour.
L’émission se décline soit en musique, une heure durant, au cours d’une mixtape musicale et littéraire, soit en une longue interview d’un·e artiste pour en apprendre un peu plus sur son projet musical et son univers.
© Jingle : Air - Seven Stars (feat. Victoria Legrand)

stationstation.fr/emissions/marie-la-nuit

Marie La Nuit #114 - w/ Félix Blume & l'exposition *Voler Le Silence*

Brace Up! is the first ever studio release from the duo of Chris Corsano (drums) and Bill Orcutt (guitar). Recorded in Brussels at Les Ateliers Claus by Christophe Albertijn on March 19th and 20th, 2018. 

"Over the past six years or so, drummer Chris Corsano has proven to be one of Bill Orcutt's most reliably flexible collusionists. Regardless of whether Bill is cluster-busting electric guitar strings, weaseling around with cracked electronics, or playing relatively spacious free-rock, Corsano is able to provide the proper base for his aural sculpting. A lot of Orcutt's instrumental work has traditionally felt hermetic even though he's exploring caverns of explosive ecstasy. One often got the impression Bill was operating in the way John Travolta did in the classic 1976 ABC television drama, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Orcutt's actual interaction with collaborators emerged not from communication so much as pure observation. While he was fully cognizant of his musical surroundings, his reactions to it were walled off. This approach did not encourage sonic dialogue so much as parallel streams of discourse. These streams could interact with each other, but not in particularly standard ways. On Brace Up! , their first ever studio release, this precept has changed considerably. Whether it's a function of emotional familiarity or an intellectual choice I dunno, but there's a whole new kind of duo exchange going down on this record. Bill and Chris are clearly playing off each other's moves throughout the album. And it really raises the level of the music to an all-time high. From the cop car see-saw of 'Poundland Frenzy' to the mutual pummeling of 'Paranoid Time' (possibly a Minutemen tribute?) to the lazychicken- gets-stung-prog of 'She Punched a Hole in the Moon for Me,' the sounds on Brace Up! display a constant flow of ideas and instantaneous conjugation of newly forged verbs. As great as Bill and Chris's previous duo records have been, this one's greater." -- Byron Coley

Brace Up!

Paranoid Time

Ultramarine

A track recorded for the soundtrack to the contemporary dance production, 'Auricular' by Surface Area Dance Theatre.

'Auricular' was premiered at Baltic39, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on 28 and 29 June 2013.

http://www.surfacearea.info/news/auricular.html

http://www.dancecity.co.uk/events/performances/568/auricular-surface-area-dance-theatre

Corrugated

GRFTPS005
@anthene - the slow wave
PRE-ORDER > limited edition cassette / digital - now on bandcamp
https://giraffetapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-slow-wave

video for "paper plates" - https://youtu.be/BcMMhRgBq0c

“Most of the sounds on this album
come from electric and bowed guitar,
with the exception of a few field recordings
and string samples here and there.
I've found myself spending a lot of time
building pieces from minimal guitar loops
and melodies during this pandemic,
it's been a very soothing process for me
during an otherwise stressful time.”

-- Bradley Sean Alexander Deschamps

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Paranoid Time

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