Experimental 2017

"Neonatufian Intercession" Is Taken From Heal Spell, A Small Suite of Mixfile Crafts and Originally Produced Music Recorded In The Aftermath Of Xovington’s Unfortunate Attempt To Inscribe A Wacky Satirical Fiction Onto Reality Throughout The Years of 2020, 2021, and 2022… Using Their Own Spine.

Each Article Within The Suite, Individually, Is An Attempt To Soundtrack A Physical Teleportation Sequence OUT Of The Cape Fear River Basin Region Of The Carolinas AND INTO A Promising New Territory On The Shores Of Miami Beach.

Furthermore, a declaration Xovington makes on their META-owned instagram account notes their interest to invite into the world “Civil Conceptions Of Planet That Tessellate And Transform With Respects To Ordinal Social And Moral Need”.
https://www.instagram.com/xovxamxum/

On their personal website, Xovington declares their aims (at the time of this works’s production) primarily reducing to an “attempt to engage a quantum age civility's utility of the cybernetic in the interest of circumventing post-contemporary [order]...” and, as well, circumventing the “discords” that order invites through its relation to “cybernetics”.
http://www.xxamxum.tech

Each of these come together to surface the heterophony of the various articles found in “Heal Spell”.

released on unseelie, 2022.

Heal Spell

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N-prolenta - Neonatufian Intercession

Julek26yo pres. Soul—Is—A—Flower
—Real˚03—

'Soul—Is—A—Flower'

++ PRESENTATION ++

Scores +°-  glyphs to sounds !

+°°+--+
Scores is a compilation exploring musical notations and how they can be interpreted as sounds. People have always tried to translate sonic expressions into visual cues that could be archived, passed down, and transformed back into music. 

From symbols to numbers, grids, staffs, figures or abstract shapes, several languages have been developed and continuously questioned to improve the ability to retain the emotion and meaning sounds can convey - what lies behind the veil.
 
What if this time, the notation would come beforehand?

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The project unfolded in two phases. In the first one, visual artists from the Global URL Nation could propose one sheet of music score, free of interpretation. They were invited to play with musical notations and explore what it would even mean.
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It welcomed chaggrin, Eurrope, M4X1US, MYEN, s1m0nc3ll0 & Ziyiz for 6 sheets


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In the second phase, artists from GUN could pick one sheet and create a track trying to follow it as much as possible. It invited them to question music as a physical object, with its shapes, colors, textures and layers with the following :

__How is the overall composition? Are there any axis or lines that could be interpreted as a timeline or a melodic scale?
__How many discrete elements are in the image? How are they laid out?
__What are the shapes involved?  What is their scale? Do they have sharp or blurry outlines?
__What are the colors/textures used? How do they relate with each other in terms of tones, contrasts…?
__How are the different elements layered on top of each other? Are they superimposed or do they merge in some way?
__How would they translate them in musical terms, such as textures, notes, structures, timbres, rhythms, dynamics? 

It welcomed Bademjan, Baje Nunca, C+Vis, Capiuz, Clair X, C.T.A.A.M.  Ecovoron, Epiphagi, HeedLess, Mambo Kahn, migu, POL100, Yau Hei ASJ & Ziyiz for 14 tracks ranging from ethereal scorescapes to hyperstimulating scratches. Sounds and shapes weave together, blurring the boundaries between the two media to create one whole entity

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With Scores, we invite you to seek the music that can be hidden in our surroundings, to decrypt and hear the phantom scores one can find in every shape, every color and every little visual detail __ open your ears and see the sounds, sometimes music lies in a simple fold of clothing


++ TRACKLIST ++

__((Sheet A by chaggrin))
A1. Clair X - Unravel
A2. migu - Red for Funeral
A3. Epiphagi - Everything We've Come To Be

__((Sheet B by Eurrope))
B1. Bademjan - Wrinklenest
B2. Yau Hei ASJ - Jigsaw Puzzle

__((Sheet C by s1m0nc3ll0))
C1. Ecovoron - Burning Shide
C2. C.T.A.A.M. - A-L

__((Sheet D by MYEN))
D1. Capiuz - Dreamer of Nightmares
D2. POL100 - Butterfly Wall

__((Sheet E by Ziyiz))
E1. Baje Nunca - En Blue Gray et DVD
E2. HeedLess - Incomprensibile

__((Sheet F by M4X1US))
F1. Mambo Kahn - Celestial Arson
F2. C+Vis - Untitled
F3. Ziyiz - Skies Inside (Ring The Bell)


++ CREDITS ++ 

Music sheets created by chaggrin, Eurrope, M4X1US, MYEN, s1m0nc3ll0 & Ziyiz. 

Tracks produced by Bademjan, Baje Nunca, C+Vis, Capiuz, Clair X, C.T.A.A.M.  Ecovoron, Epiphagi, HeedLess, Mambo Kahn, migu, POL100, Yau Hei ASJ & Ziyiz. 

Common cover by Griigg
https://www.instagram.com/griigg

Mastering by Ioannis Nafpliotis
https://www.instagram.com/iamxato/

C1. Ecovoron - Burning Shide

authentic ny cap is one of the many aliases of Belgium-based artist Dylan Van Roost. Dylan draws inspiration from the past and weaves melancholic themes into his work, using a personal auditory diary compiled from his iCloud storage, youtube video's and other digital fragments online.

Slagwerk w/ authentic ny cap @ Kiosk Radio 17.10.2024

@bademjan

The 46th release of katharsis is the EP “Plumage” by french artist Bademjan, coming out in full on November 18th. "Plumage" takes the listener on an epic voyage guided by the arcane wisdom of synthetic bird-guides, mysterious creatures leading the way through haunting and sublime realms. The EP emerges as a reflection on the pursuit of elusive truths and their role in shaping identity, and unfolds like an initiatory journey, inviting the listener to explore realms of feelings unremembered and times that never were.

From the discovery of a hidden chapel where stained glass whispers vivid secrets, to eerie calls piercing the night in a moonlit forest, each of the seven tracks reveals a new chapter in this overarching tale. Throughout the journey, the mystical birds appear briefly but meaningfully, offering both an unsettling and comforting presence as they help us navigate the shifting sands of self and accept the inevitable decay of all that we hold dear.

On “Plumage”, Bademjan unfolds his full potential by materializing his sonic development with incorporation of the electric upright bass as the backbone of the record, with its sound manipulated and processed to evoke a spectrum of emotional textures, from delicate pizzicato notes to deep sub-bass roars and gritty bow strokes. This organic foundation is enriched with woodwind-esque synths, ethereal vocal harmonies and the uncanny chirps of artificial birds, creating a sonic fable that feels both eternal and ephemeral.

Bademjan has previously put out releases with labels White Garden and Olga Productions, and contributed to compilations from Club Late Music, 90000realms and evo-natura besides figurating on the katharsis compilations “Embracing Darkness, Absorbing Light” and “Infinite Summer: Fantasi”.

artwork by Pierre Guais ( @swoydgarden )
mastering by @jjjacob

Bademjan - Clouds Accumulating

REAL LIVE PRESENTS '4REAL'. A COMPILATION ALBUM BY REAL LIVE.

THE COMPILATION CONSISTS OF 17 TRACKS BY 17 ACTS COLLECTED THROUGHOUT 2024. THE TRACKS RESEMBLE THE WIDE ARRAY OF UNCOMPROMISING SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC THAT REAL LIVE STRIVES TO FACILITATE AND REPRESENT, INCLUDING GENRES SUCH AS NOISE, AMBIENT, TRAP, POP, SINGER/SONGWRITER, LIVE PERFORMANCE, BOOMERS DELIGHT, IDM AND MANY MORE.

WE ARE INFINITELY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.

REAL LIVE 2025

Hasfeldt - Sunflower

2024

SILKBLESS - BLCR TRNT UP

Set Me Free

@nunununu's 'Mind Body Dialogue' EP is out July 1 on APR

"Scaffolded by insectoid dribbles of blurred tone and the busted clang of industrial machinery, it centers itself in the interplay between a daydreamy arpeggio pattern and a pummeling, rapidfire machine rhythm." - Alexander Iardola

THUMP premiere: https://thump.vice.com/en_us/track/nunu-punani-stream

Nunu - Punani

Out Nov 2016 pre-order "Immolated EP" https://dasychira.bandcamp.com/album/immolated-ep

come forth dear emerald mate
i'll breathe you in
intoxicate
stay now electric still
don't incite a kill

full forever
in the arms of ya
cling to what is known

full forever
in the arms of ya
cling to what is known
not the love that's shown

in the abyss 
you caress
you won't forget
you are my target

full forever
in the arms of ya
cling to what is known

full forever
in the arms of ya
cling to what is known
not the love that's shown

should i
leave you alone
can't help myself
alone

Dasychira - Vipera with Embaci

Jlin returns with the first fruits of her new work since last years ‘Free Fall’ EP. ’Dark Lotus’ is a transition between 'Dark Energy’, her debut album, and her forthcoming ‘Black Origami’ full-length. 

A-side ’The Escape of the Blvck Rxbbit (ft. Avril Stormy Unger)’ is the more traditional of the two tracks, starting off proceedings with a constantly switching rhythmic structure and a stop-start sweeping hoover stab panning between the speakers, descending bleeps and Avril's vocals cut into shapes and pushed through effects.

B-side ‘Nyakinyua Rise’ races headlong into uncharted territory, with a fierce barrage of djembe drums over pounding bass, punchy war cries and jubilant uluations that paint a tension between hot aggression and weightless ecstasy.

Nyakinyua Rise

from LR105 BANANA "LIVE" OUT WORLD WIDE DIGITAL JAN 27 2017
*ltd. cassette now shipping, vinyl LP pre-order shipping this spring
https://leavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live
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BANANA 
"LIVE" 

Composed & Produced by Josiah Steinbrick 

Stephen Black - Clarinet, Saxophone 
Huw Evans - Guitar, Synthesizer 
Josh Klinghoffer - Marimba, Synthesizer 
Cate Le Bon - Piano, Vibraphone 
Stella Mozgawa - Bass, Marimba, Percussion 
Josiah Steinbrick - Vibraphone, Piano 

1. Banana A 
2. Banana B 
3. Banana C 
4. Banana D 

total runtime: 25min
Recorded by Samur Khouja at El Sereno 
Assisted by Nathaniel Eras 

Mixed by Matthew "Matthewdavid" McQueen & Josiah Steinbrick at Stones Throw Studios 
Assisted by Jake Viator 

Mastered by Samur Khouja at Seahorse Sound 

"Banana B" contains elements from Part IV of Kolm Ballaadi Poistekoorile by Heino Jürisalu & Part I of Instrumentals Vol. II by Arthur Russell 

Arrangements on A, B, & C by BANANA 

Art Direction by Josiah Steinbrick 

Image sourced from the archives of Michael Dumontier

PRE-ORDER LP/CS/DL

Banana C

Tzusing-日出東方 唯我不敗 (LIES-092)
from the upcoming 東方不敗 lp
to be released Feb 28th 2017

東方不敗

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Tzusing-日出東方 唯我不敗 (LIES-092)

Artist: Hauschka
Title: Constant Growth Fails 
Album: What If 
Release Date: March 31, 2017

Pre-order North America: https://www.temporaryresidence.com/products/trr290
Pre-Order ROW: http://hauschka.lnk.to/whatif

Since 2004, Volker Bertelmann – aka Hauschka – has, steadily earned a remarkable reputation as a purveyor of imaginative, distinctive, prepared piano music. On What If – which finds him adding player pianos (also known as pianolas) to his arsenal – Bertelmann expands his range even further, defying expectations and delivering what is without a doubt his most ingenious album yet
While engaging with his trademark technique of utilizing unusual objects – art erasers, for example – to treat (or ‘prepare’) the piano, Hauschka also programmed parts for player pianos, exploiting the speed at which they could play, manipulating the resulting sounds, and building layers to emphasize a composition’s meter.
What If aims to provoke reflection beyond the musical sphere with the titles of the both the album and its individual tracks. Overflowing with haunting melodies, mysterious sounds, and complex patterns, What If crowns an extraordinary couple of years for Hauschka. Likely to prove one of 2017’s most original albums, What If redefines the very notion of piano music in dramatic and exceptional fashion. It stands as a rebuttal to those who lazily shoehorn Hauschka’s work into the so-called, uncomfortably broad ‘new classical’ category, and instead underlines his status as a unique and invaluable artist.

© Temporary Residence Ltd. & City Slang

Dasychira - Vipera with Embaci

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