Nadia Struiwigh has been releasing her emotive, patient electronic music for nearly a decade, including albums for IDM institutions such as CPU, split-twelves with synth legends such as Legowelt and most recently, Pax Aurora, her latest and sublime release on the brilliantly curated Nous K’lear Audio.

A long-time favourite at Phantasy, we’re delighted to welcome Struiwigh for the latest edition of #PHANTASYMIX, which guides listeners down a deep, even meditative wormhole of rich techno and waves of diverse electronic textures. Nadia took the time to speak to John Loveless via email about her upcoming projects, the changing scene and the risks and rewards of social media.

Read the short accompanying interview here: https://shop.phantasysound.co.uk/blogs/news/phantasymix-40-nadia-struiwigh

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#PHANTASYMIX Series

#PHANTASYMIX 40: Nadia Struiwigh

OUT NOW: https://linktr.ee/cedricvandegraaff

De Zitting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Cedric van de Graaff is out now, on all platforms.

De Zitting is a new Dutch TV film directed by, Saskia Diesing, written by Lykele Muus with a film score composed by Cedric van de Graaff. Starring Jacob Derwig, Kim van Kooten, and Romana Vrede; the motion picture is about a popular prime minister candidate and a well-known thriller book writer, who face each other in court after she accuses him of sexual abuse just before the election.

The original motion picture soundtrack by Cedric van de Graaff is a powerfully stirring cinematic orchestral score adding an elegant undertone to the tension of the courtroom drama. 

Premiered on Dutch national TV NPO3, on September 19th, 2021, the title has been highly acclaimed on NPORadio 1, Het Parool, Trouw and the film score has been highlighted on NPORadio 4.

Mixed by Cedric van de Graaff
Mastered by Vicente Espi, Songololo Music
Special thanks to Nuts & Bolts Film Company and CTM

De Zitting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

De Uitspraak

@lola-villa-musica is a Bogotá born, a Buenos Aires bred and a Berlin grown – now residing in Amsterdam and bringing us the joy of her unique taste in music. She will be performing for us on the 16th of April and we are very happy to present you this beautiful pre taste of the music that you can expect that night. The event will be private so if you want to come make sure to write an email to amsterdam@love-foundation.org For now lean back and enjoy this musical journey with a nice cup of coffee ;)

Lovecast 24 - Lola Villa - March 2016

This track was an assigment from my composing school. It is meant to be used as in-game music loop for a fantasy/medival inspired tower defense game.

Assingment - Game Music Loop

60+ hours of work already..

Sample libs:
Spitfire Audio Symphonic Strings, Brass and Woodwinds, Harp Redux, Percussion Redux
Orchestral Tools Berlin Woodwinds
Cinesamples Cineperc

[WIP] The Song Of Forbidden Worlds - Intro

Recording of our second broadcast at @redlightradio. 

Press play, tune in, enjoy ▷

Sòlas @ Red Light Radio I 25/09/18

@loketsounds

~ Tracklist ~

Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise (loket’s saxophonic version)
Omformer - Spheroid (loket’s saxophonic version)
Hiver & hammer - 5 million miles ft. Java (exael x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
loket - Dear Stranger
Shygirl + Arca - unconditional (loket’s saxophonic version)
Rasmus Juncker - Sauna (loket’s saxophonic version)
Pontiac Streator - Transier Unt (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - lila Gazelle
Lyra Pramuk - Tendril (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Improv for Elim
Paul Horn - Ancient Kings (loket’s saxophonic version)
Delta Rain Dance - Kosmische Elemente (with loket)
Linnuissa - Janis Kertoi Minulle Salaisuuden (loket’s saxophonic version)
SUSS - Salt Flats (loket’s saxophonic version)
Suzanne Kraft & Johnny Nash - Beluga’s Song (Kelela x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
Laurel Halo - Marbles (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Althüttendorf
John Beltran - soft summer (loket’s saxophonic version)
Akis - New Age Rising (Part VIII) (loket’s saxophonic version)
The Soft Pink Truth - Grace (loket’s saxophonic version)

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I am so excited to share the latest, and most unique, Deep Mind Music entry. This mix, by my good friend Tahl, has been in the works for a long time. A mixtape of 100% saxophonic versions & originals which is the first manifestation of Tahl’s new alias for saxophonic exploration - loket.

A member of Berlin's Power Play collective, Tahl debuted the combination of live saxophone played over ambient music at the intimate confines of Power Play’s foggy chill out room. Tahl first proposed the idea of this mix to me back in April, and throughout lockdown he has been chipping away at it, keeping me updated as it has slowly evolved from a loose initial concept into a fully formed immersive journey. 

Taking the listener through flurries of arpeggios, introspective poetry, delicate piano, vulnerable vocals, and lush, sunlit pads, the mix resonates on a tender, personal level. A story told through prescient programming between tracks and sonic palettes, it subtly ebbs and flows between different emotional states. Throughout the mix the free flowing saxophone jams flitting between the tracks take you far, far away, adding a soft trippy fluidity to the edges of the soundscape. By the end of the mix you are totally submerged in effervescent mind-melting deepness.

I’m so grateful to loket for putting together this truly special entry, and I hope you enjoy listening to it, and find as much solace, peace and catharsis in it as I have.

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Some words from loket about the mix: 

This project started in many ways in a dank room in what is now a demolished squat in Lichtenberg Berlin at a Power Play Rave in the middle of 2019. Empowered by an unreasonable Funktion One Soundsystem flush inside of our chill out room, I experimented with playing live modulated saxophone for the first time. 

I was shaking so intensely I could barely blow air through the horn. But when what I played was channeled through my computer and out into the audience, the power of the sound, and of the moment, was sickening. Since then I’ve spent many hours honing and sculpting and experimenting to try and bring that feeling “to tape”.

I can’t stress enough how much of this project has been an exercise in moving forward slowly while having mostly no idea what I’m doing. I’m sure i broke every “rule” imaginable in recording and processing the saxophone on this mix. Maybe that is somewhat reassuring to those of you who also feel burdened by the glossy perfection and successes seemingly surrounding us at all times.

It’s also an exercise in reconnection. In patience. I stopped playing saxophone entirely in 2010 because I felt inadequate in my jazz skill. I haven’t practiced “a lick” in 10 years. I barely remember basic scales. But by revisiting the saxophone many years later through a more imaginative and electronic production lens, I’ve been able to move closer to creating the voice I always wanted to make.  

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loket ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.15

Film Composer / @sonderae
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