For this October episode, we are glad to introduce you to another renowned ambientist and soundscaper: Tapes and Topographies

Founder of Simulacra Records, Todd Gautreau is the person behind this ambient project focused on the exploration of natural sounds and noises as well as the love for the music on tape. Todd's works appeared on ambient-focused labels as well, such as Past Inside the Present, Dronarivm, and Shimmering Moods. 

Join us on this sonic trip!

Tracklist:
1. Halftribe (@ryanbissettemail) - We Are Dust 
2. @anthene - Parable  
3. @blackbrunswicker - Pleasantries
4. @rbeny - Pale Fire
5. @hotelneonmusic - Vanishing Forms [@headphonecommute]
6. @franciscosonur - Sour Spices [@shimmering-moods-records]
7. Benoît Pioulard - Perfect Parallax [@pastinsidethepresent]
8. zakè and Isaac Helsen (@helmusic) - Journey Note [Past Inside the Present]
9. Jogging House - Plasma
10. Pruski - Horizon [@whitelabrecs]
11. Paperbark - Far Away [Seil records]
12. Tapes And Topographies - A Few Words About Abra
13. Hainbach - What I know [Seil records]
14. @zoviet-france - Static Fields
15. @brian-eno-official - Atmospheric Lightness
16. @stevenbrownofficial - L'Arrivee Dans Le Jour

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/simulacra-records
Bandcamp: https://tapesandtopographies.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tapesandtopographies
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tapesandtopog

Simulacra records:
Website: http://www.simulacrarecords.com/
Facebook: http://www.simulacrarecords.com/

E.M.C. atmospheres - Tapes and Topographies

Patterns

Patterns (Grand River Rework)

Compilation curated by Hesh & Pattrn. 
Mastering by Brice Deloose Studios (Pattrn). 
Artwork by Leslie Deboeur (Leese) 
Pictures used for the artwork by Manuele Chiaravalloti (Mod21).
Release date: 23/12/2023

Acid75 (Winter Nights V/A)

“Soundscapes of Yoga” is a collection of no-mind-music, a companion on the journey towards pure presence. It is created from, by, during and for the path of unity. It is a service and gift towards seekers on the path to self-discovery, a reminder that we are never alone.

The soundscapes are made from Ishtadi’s collection of healing instruments and nature recordings, meant to echo - our nature within.

According to Guru Vashishta, teacher of Lord Rama, there are 7 states to Union:

Subheccha - Ultimate Desire शुभेच्छा
Vichara - Self Inquiry सुविचारणा
Tanumanasi - Mental Subtleness तनुमानसा
Sattvapatti - Pure Equanimity सत्वापत्ति
Asamsakti - Complete Detachment असंसक्ति
Pdartha Bhavani - Non Perception पदार्थभाविनी
Turiya - Final Liberation तुर्यगा

“Consciousness free from the limitations of the mind is known as the inner intelligence: it is the essential nature of no-mind. That is the reality, that is supreme consciousness, that is the state known as the supreme self, that is omniscience.”

Yog Vashishta V. 1:50

• • •

Since he was 14 Ishtadi embraced the yoga practice and later extensively travelled India, living with monks, nuns, siddhas, saddhus, yogis, musicians and a variety of therapists and healers. His mission is to transform these ancient experiences of knowledge into contemporary immersive culture.

Ishtadi interweaves sounds of nature to musical landscapes, combining field-recordings with electronic synthesis, organic rhythms and harmonies. Awakening the genetically imprinted being inside, inviting the body and mind to slow down, in order to dive deep - into the now.

Ishtadi is the founder of VibroAcoustics, Nature Tales, Ecstatic Dance Copenhagen, Nordic Ecstatic Dance Association, Cacao CPH and a variety of concert and party concepts.

In sanskrit, “Ishtadi” means purification of the senses - the prerequisite of being absorbed in presence.

“When the doors of perception are cleansed, thou shall see truth” - William Blake

• • •

Mastering by Molle Nifkin
Illustration by Jazno Francoeur
Graphic design by Markus Trige Frandsen

Ishtadi:
soundcloud.com/ishtadi
ishtadi.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/Ishtadi/
www.instagram.com/ishtadi/
open.spotify.com/artist/7taf9TmFjq6FbTKNUzAzO2?si=wH3aS8wPSAKd6MdbX3sN_A
www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFsQ9I12cwBU-6kMqmo9oQ

Nature Tales:
soundcloud.com/naturetales
www.instagram.com/naturetales.sound/
www.facebook.com/naturetalescommunity/

Ishtadi - Subheccha 14

“Soundscapes of Yoga” is a collection of no-mind-music, a companion on the journey towards pure presence. It is created from, by, during and for the path of unity. It is a service and gift towards seekers on the path to self-discovery, a reminder that we are never alone.

The soundscapes are made from Ishtadi’s collection of healing instruments and nature recordings, meant to echo - our nature within.

According to Guru Vashishta, teacher of Lord Rama, there are 7 states to Union:

Subheccha - Ultimate Desire शुभेच्छा
Vichara - Self Inquiry सुविचारणा
Tanumanasi - Mental Subtleness तनुमानसा
Sattvapatti - Pure Equanimity सत्वापत्ति
Asamsakti - Complete Detachment असंसक्ति
Pdartha Bhavani - Non Perception पदार्थभाविनी
Turiya - Final Liberation तुर्यगा

“Consciousness free from the limitations of the mind is known as the inner intelligence: it is the essential nature of no-mind. That is the reality, that is supreme consciousness, that is the state known as the supreme self, that is omniscience.”

Yog Vashishta V. 1:50

• • •

Since he was 14 Ishtadi embraced the yoga practice and later extensively travelled India, living with monks, nuns, siddhas, saddhus, yogis, musicians and a variety of therapists and healers. His mission is to transform these ancient experiences of knowledge into contemporary immersive culture.

Ishtadi interweaves sounds of nature to musical landscapes, combining field-recordings with electronic synthesis, organic rhythms and harmonies. Awakening the genetically imprinted being inside, inviting the body and mind to slow down, in order to dive deep - into the now.

Ishtadi is the founder of VibroAcoustics, Nature Tales, Ecstatic Dance Copenhagen, Nordic Ecstatic Dance Association, Cacao CPH and a variety of concert and party concepts.

In sanskrit, “Ishtadi” means purification of the senses - the prerequisite of being absorbed in presence.

“When the doors of perception are cleansed, thou shall see truth” - William Blake

• • •

Mastering by Molle Nifkin
Illustration by Jazno Francoeur
Graphic design by Markus Trige Frandsen

Ishtadi:
@ishtadi
ishtadi.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/Ishtadi/
www.instagram.com/ishtadi/
open.spotify.com/artist/7taf9TmFj…wPSAKd6MdbX3sN_A
www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFsQ9I12cwBU-6kMqmo9oQ

Nature Tales:
@naturetales
www.instagram.com/naturetales.sound/
www.facebook.com/naturetalescommunity/

Ishtadi - Subheccha 01

Tierro Cosmico - Botanical Mood [AR022] preview

Full album/CD: https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/botanical-mood

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/7DvHrHGdbD2haLU2TcR1hA?si=Vg5h5XwxTui4vaWQ3AP97A

Written and produced by @tierrocosmico
Mastered by Pheek // audioservices.studio
Visual art and photography by Å Asher-Yates

Botanical Mood

Tierro Cosmico - Botanical Mood [AR022] preview

Tracklist

01. Mark David Hadley - Lichen
02. Blochemy - Jag b
03. Adrian Lane - The Field Path
04. Tatsuro Murakami - Swimming in the Dark
05. Stefano Guzzetti - Shoji
06. Thme - Nocens
07. Low Altitude - Kayak
08. Andrew Tasselmyer - Hearts Like Wells
09. Arovane & Taylor Deupree - Denn Repp
10. Darren McClure - Look At The Light
11. Two Hands - One Engine - Winter Blues (Section 4- Melt)

362. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Mystical ambient album from the star of Indian electronic music. The album Between Spaces is dedicated to the exploration of textures and boundaries of various sound spaces and states.

Produced and mixed by Wasim Raja (Sacred Seeds)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf) with AI
Artwork and cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Between Spaces

Hidden In Shadows

Collaboration with Grete Astover

"The progression of the snail is unhurried, measured, like the moon or like the unfolding of eternity."

Sound journal over a year from 2023 - 2024. Each track was produced within a day, capturing an idea in the moment and bringing it to life with little necessity of perfection. An exercise done once each month, letting this album unfold slowly, inspired by life and the passing of time.

Spell of Stones

00006 (Side A)

They gathered at dusk, their shapes half-lost in the drifting fog, forming a ragged ring around the ancient monolith. The stone was older than any of them, carved with symbols even the most devoted cultists pretended to understand. Red torches hissed in the cold air, their glow shuddering like trapped hearts.

The Circle began its chant. The ground vibrated first, then the trees, and then something deeper, something that didn’t quite belong to the world. The monolith responded with a low hum, a sound that felt like a memory trying to claw its way back into existence.

No leader spoke. No figure emerged from the dark. The ritual didn’t need a master. It remembered itself.

The light dimmed. The chanting swelled. For a heartbeat, the earth loosened beneath them, sinking as though something vast shifted in the deep.

Silence followed, sharp and waiting.

The Void Remembers. 

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Experimental ambient music label.

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Hidden In Shadows

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