Con Yayo Herrero, Brenda Chávez y Ana Hernando.

Nuestra civilización se encuentra ante una grave crisis. Tal es el deterioro medioambiental, social y humano que resulta inaplazable afrontar cambios que nos permitan caminar hacia una sociedad compatible con la vida. Los más urgentes, adaptar la economía a la realidad de la crisis ecológica de un planeta con los límites físicos desbordados y priorizar la consecución de una existencia digna para todas las personas.
Es un camino para el que no hay atajos posibles. Llegados a este punto, estamos obligados a mirar la realidad de frente, a reflexionar críticamente y a trazar itinerarios que nos permitan construir un nuevo pacto social, un pacto social real, que incluya a todas las personas —iguales y diversas— y a la naturaleza. Tarea compleja pero ilusionante, que también exige transformar los imaginarios a través de los cuales comprendemos y actuamos en el mundo y repensar las hegemonías culturales que hasta ahora nos han gobernado.

Toma de tierra recopila y ordena el pensamiento crítico de Yayo Herrero y lo activa en esta selección de textos, entrevistas y conferencias en la que toma cuerpo la palabra franca, la voz propia pero compartida, en su empeño por situar la vida en el centro.

Toma de tierra

Más información

Presentación del libro Toma de tierra* (Caniche, 2023).

K Allado-McDowell in conversation with Erik Davis about Air Age Blueprint, co-written with GPT-3. 

A speculative tale of a California filmmaker who encounters the world of Peruvian shamanism, the book is a fascinating follow-up to 2021’s oracular Pharmako-AI, which was the first book published in collaboration with the large language model.

Allado-McDowell, who established the Artists + Machine Intelligence program at Google AI, is joined by author and Alembic co-founder Erik Davis for a conversation on human-machine poesis, entheogenic futurism and technological animism.

Hosted by The Berkeley Alembic.

Air Age Blueprint: K Allado-McDowell and Erik Davis in conversation

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AMBIENT HARDCORE - Nazanin Noori - 15 Jan 2024

Raquel G. Ibañez @ temple chptr. 3 - 18/5/2024

@raquelgibanez shares her experience:

On May 18th, I had the opportunity to present a live set that is part of my research project, "Registro de vientos menores." This project explores the technologies and materialities of wind and voice through the study and experimentation with various electronic instruments and an aerophone designed specifically for this purpose. The sound of the live performance plays with the tensions and interactions that arise between the organic nature of moving air and its various technological translations over forty minutes of drone. It is a continuous acoustic experience that fluctuates and modulates, avoiding narrative and canonical structures associated with the climax.

Personally, I am very grateful for the invitation and the care of the organizing team, as well as the opportunity to share the lineup with artists whose work I admire. The festival's name, "Temple," makes more sense than ever when you enter Espacio Perpendicular – understood not only as a physical architecture but also a social one. It is a place of respect and encounter, a commitment to valuing listening without mystification, a kind of space of belonging through and by sound.

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temple chapter 3 feat. hardcore chillout took place on 18·05·2024

listening as ritual: sound's unifying embrace

w/ ‡ eight fold way (dj) ‡ gamelán psíquico (dj) ‡ hems (dj) ‡ joan gila (dj) ‡ nigul/droneghost (hybrid live set) ‡ raquel g. ibañez (live) ‡

Raquel G. Ibañez @ temple chptr. 3 - 18/5/2024

Last Saturday, 05/25, I had the opportunity to develop one of my DJ sets called 'Vanishing Point, music to fade away', within the installation 'Round Sky and Square Earth (天圆地⽅)' in front of an attentive audience, given over to listening. The installation and its title seemed to me like the setting for a lyrical, mysterious and delicate fairy tale. (More info below)

Tracklist:
Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori - Rain and Shine at the Lotus Pond
Felisha Ledesma - Part 2
Franco Battiato - Sud Afternoon
Joanna Brouk - The Nymph Rising, Calling the Sailor
Pablo Guerrero & Finis Africae - Días De Olivos
Stephan Micus - Part 2: 1 Resonating Stone, Two Players
Księżyc - Kapkowa
Harold Budd - Madrigals of the Rose Angel: Rosetti Noise / The Crystal Garden and a Coda
Bastarda & Swps University Choir - Jesień
Harold Budd - Two Songs: Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord / Butterfly Sunday
Daniel Schmidt - Abies Firma
Akio Suzuki - Standtype “ANALAPOS -b"
Joan La Barbara - Shadow Song
Ylia - Ame Agari
Piotr Kurek - Harps
Meredith Monk Ensemble - Spider Web Anthem

Info:
The installation that puts the work of Yu Depeng and Lucía Loren in dialogue, curated by Mateo Feijóo, with the participation of the collective Habitar el Esparto and Josephine’ Soundscapes.

Starting from the singularity of traditional Chinese thought as an alternative for social and environmental sustainability, which Yu Depeng proposes, Mateo Feijóo imagines a collage in which several views are superimposed.

The proposal enters into dialogue with the Clima Fitness installation, which currently occupies the Intermediae space, to imagine an ancestral gym where to experience collaboration networks based on social and environmental sustainability.

https://www.intermediae.es/agenda/cielo-redondo-y-tierra-cuadrada-tianyuandefang

Photo by Diego Simón.

'Vanishing Point' @ 'Cielo redondo y Tierra cuadrada (天圆地⽅)' Intermediæ 25/05/2024

@azulblan

"This mix is really special to me. I wanted to honor Temple by playing music that moves me and rarely get the chance to play— a blend of old gems and new discoveries. I picture this session as 'free-form': The energy shifts and fluctuates throughout, keeping listeners relaxed but engaged for the next acts.

Creating this mix felt like piecing together a puzzle, selecting the tracks I was excited to listen to on the incredible sound system at Espacio Perpendicular. I also kept in mind while selecting, the comfortable and cozy setting, with the cute pillow setup on the floor and beautiful sunlight entering the big windows—making it the perfect place for everyone to really dive into the music. I got to learn, connect with seasoned listeners, and enjoy the fantastic sets of the other artists, all while embracing the sweet, mellow vibe of a gathering like Temple. I was inspired to the core with the full experience, so here are some songs I love for you all :)"

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Purelink @milliamusic @kind_tree @raw_silk (ft @user-29348158) - 4k Murmurs feat. J 
@box_5ive - In Grey Space
@untemp - Nocturne In Height
@edenaurelius - Plateau
@so_unreal - The Rainbow
@barefootmusic - Lifeblood 
@philstruck - Der Ferne
Olaf Tonstein - Algol
@alvanoto @thomasknak - 05.10 a.m.
Jan Jelinek (@user-749010250) - Poren
@edenaurelius - Want 2
@lukas-fonsell - Heal
@infaant - ule
@gigigigigigigi - Dawn Song
@nthngnthng - Unfinished
@t1d3smusic - Vessel
@e-fishpool @absorb-label - I Don't Hate You
@dylanhenner-music - Today I Taught Them How To How To Skip Stones Across the Lake
beatpharmacy (@brendonmoeller) - Carried Along
@illuvia - Keo
@barefootmusic - Becoming Someone Else (@inhmost Altered Remix)
@mjulev - Birds On Acid
@stereometrix - Phone Number

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temple chapter 5 took place on 31·08·2024

from transmission to reception: listen & connect

w/ ‡ baldman ‡ blanket (dj) ‡ coco moya / club de piedras
 ‡ d_o_ppelgaenger (live)  ‡  emil saiz (live) ‡

Blanket @ temple chptr. 5 - 31/8/2024

Kyria
"La Sibla has always been a fascinating figure for me, and it was a sublime experience to reinterpret this chant for the first time with the captivating performance of Laura Lavigny during the Temple live at Espacio Perpendicular. I was eager to create a sacred atmosphere with the sound of the pipe organ as the main element, using original recordings and sampling some of its tones to play live, recreating the sensation of the organ resonating in real-time."

Laura Lavigny
"I grew up in spaces where, one day, I would attend a techno session, and the next, I would witness an orchestra, an opera, or something similar.  

In both contexts, I have experienced profoundly sacred moments, where the epiphany was the same—whether in an industrial space or a temple. For me, these experiences have been true journeys of transcendence, always remaining the same person, connecting with languages and settings that seem so "different."  

What is the real *difference* between Beethoven and a festival like Atonal or others of its kind?  

That’s why having the opportunity to shape my own vision of an archetype as ancient as the Sibyl—traveling through space and time alongside Kyria—has been a gift. Being accompanied by her music, her love, and her deep respect for the sacred has filled this experience with profound meaning.  

Sharing this with Temple has brought me immense joy and fulfillment, representing for me a culmination of vital expression.  

Thank you for allowing us to bring a piece of our sacred electronic light, in what was, for me, a true ritual of healing through time and temples. There could not have been a better place for it than Temple for Listeners"

temple chapter 7 † 04·01·2025
deep listening lodge

w/ dj ilmajaam (dj set) ‡ kitty soul (hybrid set) ‡ kyria libia & laura lavigny (live) ‡ milo (dj set) ‡ truglut (dj set) ‡

Kyria Libia + Laura Lavigny (live) @ temple chptr. 7 - 4/1/2025

Listen! A frog jumping into the stillness of an ancient pond...

What you hear here is an hour-long recording of what took place last November at ACME in Madrid, during our first listening session without a disclosed lineup. It was an attempt to summon people for the act of listening: to pause, connect and disconnect without the need to announce who is playing, DJing or performing.

Our hope is to build a space of trust in the music, where the emphasis lies on the experience and the act of listening.

In this particular excerpt you hear two songs played by Pedro as an intermezzo after Emil's performance. Then Suso gradually fades in a loop of H. Takahashi's song 'Lost' and continues his segment, concluding with an improvised collaboration with Emil.


@saizsuso #emilsaiz @pedrodsaiz

Sesión de escucha sin lineup - 23/11/24

Introduction to Neurovoguing, track by Patchfinder.eu

Nervous Systems - Intro

In this epic osteogeographical podcast recorded entirely on location, we go back to the future and take a tour around Cornwall with author Thomas Moynihan to discuss his book Spinal Catastrophism: A Secret History. In the last section Shaun Lewin joins us at Plymouth station to talk railway spines, worms, and vultures.

https://www.urbanomic.com/book/spinal-catastrophism/

This is followed by a recording of the launch event in London in October 2019.

Full details here : https://www.urbanomic.com/podcast/spinal-landscape/

Featured track ‘No Spine’ by Gabu : https://soundcloud.com/gabuofficial/

Spinal Catastrophism: A Secret History

The Spinal Landscape

A performative reading of Old Food by the author Ed Atkins. Recorded at the theatre of Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki on February 29 2020, with songs throughout. Thanks to Sanni Pajula, Patrik Nyberg, Sonya Merutka and all at Kiasma. Courtesy Ed Atkins and Fitzcarraldo Editions. Copyright © Ed Atkins, 2019 and 2020

Nervous Systems - Intro

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