This Mixtape is a compilation of tracks produced by the participates of the 'Take it from the bird - creating music inspired by the Superb Lyrebird' workshop I lead for Unthinking / Unlearning - an online laboratory and residency, a part of the Year of Germany in Russia 2020/21 and collaboration between Klammklang label, Sound Studies and Sonic Arts (M.A.) at the Universität der Künste Berlin and Sound Art and Sound Studies (M.A.) at HSE Art and Design School, Moscow.

‘The Superb Lyrebird’ is an Australian Native bird, which is capable of mimicking natural and synthetic sounds from its natural environment — Participants created their own music sampling biorhythms and timbres from an animal sound open-access archive.

Track list:
Alexandra Kopelyan - In a Bittern Voice
Isa sO.any - Myai
Alexey Berezhnoy - Flat ES Ecosystem
Anton Anishchanka - Bear Habitat
Ira Afanaseva - Dogs in the yard
Lera Elagina - Kozhuhovo Birds
Masha Alexandrova - Fin 
Ystalost Dimecres - Untitled.

Take it from the bird - creating music inspired by the Superb lyrebird U/U workshop mix tape

The experience of beauty is in our daily lives, and within us.

Shinbigan (審美眼) - Appreciation, Eye for beauty

1. Hirusagari (昼下がり) - Early in the afternoon
2. Chouryou (跳梁) - Jumping about
3. Senkoji (千光寺) - A temple in Onomichi, Hiroshima
4. Youtou (揺蕩) - Swaying
5. Boukyaku (忘却) - Oblivion
6. Harusame (春雨) - Spring rain
7. Kanjyaku (閑寂) - Quietness
8. Syugyoku (珠玉) - Gem
9. Amagiri (雨霧) - Misty rain

All tracks are produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover Photo by Hidekazu Imashige

Shinbigan

Hirusagari

~ IIKKI 025 ~

music : Federico Durand 
artwork : Michael Roemers 
album : Té De Flores Silvestres 
duration : 41.59 mn 
date : July 01st 2024

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Federico Durand – 
ARP Odyssey, music boxes, endless tapes, Sony TCM–459V, feedback looper, RE–201 Space Echo, Korg MS-20, Audio Developments AD 145, H1, El Capistan, sampler, Shortwave radio, Moog Prodigy.

Mastered by Taylor Deupree 
Artwork by Michael Roemers 
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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edition : 
• vinyl: limited to 250 copies / white LP / hand numbered  / selective UV varnish / black inner 
• cd: limited to 150 CD / hand numbered, hand-made / pantone 
• book: limited to 400 copies / hand numbered / embossed / selective UV varnish / hand stamped /

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pre-order : May 28th, 2024 / official release : July 01st, 2024

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Links : 
https://iikki.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.iikki-books.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/
https://federicodurand.bandcamp.com/

Té de flores silvestres

Federico Durand - Sueño De Una Polilla De Seda

Fumeiryou - 不明瞭, Obscureness

1. 有耶無耶、2. 茫乎、3. 縹渺、 4. 漠然、5. 模糊、6. 曖昧、7. あやふや、8. 朦朧、9. ぼんやり

The titles of all the tracks are Japanese words that are close to the meaning of obscurity.

When we do not define the attributes of an object and see it as it is, there is something that comes into view for the first time.

全ての曲のタイトルは、不明瞭という意味に近い日本語である。

対象の属性を定義せず、それをあるがままに見ると、そこに初めて見えてくる何かがある。

All tracks are produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover art by Hidekazu Imashige

Fumeiryou

Hyoubyou

An electronic composition, original sounds created in Pure Data.

Wordless Dialogue (naviarhaiku555)

Gazing The Sun Fading

Shibui is a simple, unobtrusive beauty that expresses original imperfection and intelligent restraint. The track titles are based on various polysemantic aspects of Japanese aesthetics and culture.

Miyabi – elegant, understated sophistication.

Raku – The art of hand-molding ceramics, which allows each piece to have its own unique, rough, uneven appearance and texture.

Wabi – unpretentious simplicity.

Mono No Aware – the sad charm of things.

Iki – an elegant, refined manifestation of beauty that combines seductiveness, composure, and modesty.

Nendouryoku – psychokinesis and telekinesis.

Sabi – archaism, genuineness, authenticity, peace of mind in loneliness.

Sumi-e – monochrome ink painting.

Sayonara is not just a farewell, it is a word spoken when someone no longer expects to meet. It is a farewell forever.

Produced and mixed by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

https://www.chitrarecords.com

Shibui

Dear friends,

It has been a long time since we last released a compilation – our previous one was back in 2020. For the 100th release of our label, we felt it was the perfect occasion to celebrate in great company! We invited many musicians who have collaborated with Dronarivm in the past to create joint tracks with an artist of their choice. The result is 24 uniquely diverse tracks that showcase the vast musical spectrum of the genre we generally call "Ambient."

We are proud to present Illuminations III, a compilation created as a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who has supported us over the years. This includes musicians, listeners, visual artists, photographers, designers, podcasters, reviewers, and everyone who has helped us grow and move forward.

Illuminations III features over two hours of outstanding music from leading ambient producers, and just like any true gift, it's completely free to download. Of course, if you wish, you can contribute any amount you find appropriate. All proceeds will go toward supporting and further developing our projects.

For those who prefer a physical format, the album is also available as a print-on-demand double CDr.

We hope you enjoy this release – a labor of love that took over six months to create. Thank you for your continued support!

Chihei Hatakeyama & offthesky - Illuminations III (free download) - 02 Frost in April

An Opera

Hotel Neon is a trio from Philadelphia, which has appeared on these pages [and hopefully on your rotations] ever since their self-released and self-titled Hotel Neon debut in 2013. The album has been subsequently picked up by Home Normal, with the band’s followups, Remnants (2016) and Context (2017) appearing on Fluid Audio, and migration with Means of Knowing (2018) to Agustín Mena’s (aka Warmth) Archives imprint. For their latest release, titled Vanishing Forms, the trio returns to Archives, with eight ambient atmospheres that blanket a spinning mind. The vastly spanning and highly textured pieces drown all anguish and polish the sharp edges of that troublesome thought. Listening to this music is like opening your eyes on the beach facing a boundless ocean, with an intense realization that at this moment all is real and everything else is just product of a projected and forever fueled in worry ego. This is how things truly are… And if you don’t have the luxury of an ocean near your dwelling, at least you can reflect on the presence in your headphones, with Hotel Neon spraying all the vapours of their waves.

- Headphone Commute - 

Music by Hotel Neon: www.hotelneonmusic.com
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri: www.blackknollstudio.com
Artwork by Dalvin Byron: www.dalvinbyron.com
Design by Steven Kemner: www.stevenkemner.com

Buy CD/Dig

Hotel Neon - Burning Mist

Halftribe - 'Backwater Revisited'
Label; Dronarivm 
Cat #.: DR-61
Format: CD (ltd. 150)/ CS (ltd. 50) / DL
Release date: July 19th, 2019
Pre-order: July 5th 

Melancholia laid bare, stripped back, then dissipating into thin air.

Mastered by Tobias Lorsbach

Backwater Revisited

Buy CD / CS / DL

Maybe

Experimental ambient music label.

Surreal music for a deep listening experience.

Iki

Chitra Records

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