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Chops Challenge Round 2 - No Drums!

Meditation

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The Stars Are Falling

Für die Ewigwachgebliebenen zum Feierabendbier, für die Frühaufsteher als Seelenfutter zum Wochenbeginn: Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise. Alles erlaubt, was gut tut und Gedanken kreisen lässt, nur der Name ist Programm: cremig, fluffig und ganz schön weich.

Zum Auftakt des neuen Jahres entführt uns @danaga auf eine mystische Reise zu den Wurzeln seiner Heimat. Zwischen Kopfnicker und Roma Magie trotzen wir der Kälte und träumen uns hinein in ein rumänisches Sommermärchen. Von der Spitze der Karpaten schauen wir ungläubig in die Tiefen des schwarzen Meeres und lassen den Hasen einfach Hase sein. 

(Intro: Neculai Tafta)


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Neculai Tafta - when the shepherd lost his sheep
Danaga - 92
Hugh Masekela - Stimela (danaga edit)
Danaga vs Vangelis - Uprooted
Dimlite - Sun-Sized Twinkies
Danaga - Smoke Underwater
Danaga - Little cloud up in the skies (ft. Osoianu Sisters)
Electric Brother - Black Roosters
Danaga - Beat 13 vs David Lynch - So Glad
Danaga vs Taste - On the Boards
Danaga - Touch the moon (toque de iúna)
Flying Lotus - Melt!
Erykah Badu - The Healer
Danaga - Beat 14
Danaga - Ask the Mountain(ft. Osoianu Sisters) vs Danaga - Music for paying bills
Analogyk - Lantchi
Gun Dogumu - Garip (danaga edit)
The Doors - Soft parade (danaga edit)
Danaga vs Idris Muhamad - Peace
Stevie Wonder - As (Whiskey Barons rework)
Danaga - The Fairy of the Dawn
Danaga - The black sheep of Africa
Meridian Brothers - Guaracha ufo (version rebajada)
Bill Hicks - It's just a ride
Danaga - Paparuda, the shamans and the artists (ft. Terence McKenna, Osoianu Sisters)

#021: Danaga *live - Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise

Smother

Fracture Design - Let The Night Do The Talking

'Duals' is from the Ten Tigers EP, available on 12" and download, in stores now: 
http://shop.bonobomusic.com/ten-tigers-12-vinyl.html
https://itunes.apple.com/album/ten-tigers-single/id890483550
i. Ten Tigers (Bengal Edit)
ii. Duals
iii. First Fires (Maya Jane Coles remix)

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Ten Tigers

Duals

Alright, here is my latest EP. I never know what the best strategy is in terms of releasing EP's. I know I haven't spent weeks hyping it up but as soon as I think a project is ready I want you guys to hear it as soon as possible. That does mean however that sometimes the albums don't reach as many people as they could, which is why it would be amazing if you guys could share the album if you like it. Doing everything myself in terms of making, releasing, and promoting my music is hard sometimes, so I would really appreciate any help you guys could give me. 

In terms of the EP, I ask you to approach it with an open mind; as with all my releases, it consists of many different genres, and the freedom to explore different styles is what makes music so exciting for me, so I hope you guys enjoy it. On the whole the album is more upbeat than some of my other stuff, and each track has a huge amount of time invested in it, and is the result of layer upon layer slowly being built up, so take some time to really listen to the songs and pick them apart. Thank you for everything, enjoy.

Synthetic Epiphany - Life Forever - Aeternum EP

made as part of "Chops Challenge: Round 2"

following these rules;

1. You have one month… Make a tune with “no drums”.

2. Interpret “No Drums” how you like!

3. We’ll post the resulting tunes up on our blog and Soundcloud, alongside images and a little article about how you made the tune, and eventually make a “Chops Challenge” download collection of all entries…

4. That’s It!

learn more and get involved at www.chopschallenge.co.uk

Keenya - Grain



made as part of "Chops Challenge: Round 2"

following these rules;

1. You have one month… Make a tune with “no drums”.

2. Interpret “No Drums” how you like!

3. We’ll post the resulting tunes up on our blog and Soundcloud, alongside images and a little article about how you made the tune, and eventually make a “Chops Challenge” download collection of all entries…

4. That’s It!

learn more and get involved at www.chopschallenge.co.uk


flickotine - Witching Hour

Onslow - Low Winter Sun

Duckchild - Koro

Digitonal - La Filter Engloutie

Audio Obscura Music - Piece For Arlo

For Piano Day 2017 I give you this little tune for Piano and Viola from the score for a documentary called Out Of Thin Air (coming later in 2017)

Viola: Karl Pestka

Slow Decay (Out of Thin Air - OST) Piano Day 2017

Pre-order 'Everything' on LP/CD, or buy now digitally here: http://phonofile.link/blb-everything

**The physical LP and CD only contain the carefully compiled 10 tracks by label founder Robert Raths, but will come with a download code to retrieve all 43 tracks digitally. **

Enter the all-encompassing universe of Everything, a score by Ben Lukas Boysen and Sebastian Plano – available worldwide via Erased Tapes on July 28th 2017.

Game creator David OReilly has built an interactive world for you to explore at your choosing. Whether you decide to take the role of a microbe inside a plant in the desert, or a star in the furthermost galaxy, each layer of the game is coated with ambience which takes the simulation even further into the limitless boundaries of each world. Composers Ben Lukas Boysen and Sebastian Plano have shaped this experience with their intricate 4-hour soundscape, alongside the continuous narration by philosopher Alan Watts. 

Though the score has an important part to play in heightening the atmosphere of the game, it has the capability of being a standalone album – carefully sequenced down to a 10-track selection by label founder Robert Raths. There is a considerably therapeutic quality about it, allowing the audience to transcend into a meditative state, which is what makes it a perfect partner for Everything. The music is a whole world of its own, yet part of the game’s universe.

Words from Ben and Sebastian, April 2017:
 
“Composing something quite modular yet coherent that connects with the idea and fabric of the game was quite a task. We discussed many approaches, from really mathematical and direct, to abstract and philosophical, and we ended up with a mixture of both. Every element depends and builds on another and connects to previous and following songs. May it be on a compositional or on an abstract and conceptual level, the game and the music follow the same path and shares almost the same inspirational DNA.“ — Ben Lukas Boysen

"Working on the soundtrack has been a truly inspiring collaboration. What fascinates me about the game is the self-exploratory approach it allows the player to experience; there is no purpose other than just being. This concept gave us wonderful freedom in searching for sounds and ideas that would fit the game. Throughout the score there is a subtle level of drama which gives depth to the game, yet the music never becomes predominant taking the player away from the main experience of being anything. Honest, simple and beautiful, Everything has been a rewarding creative journey to contribute to." — Sebastian Plano

The cover image features multiple components of the Everything universe, meticulously pieced together by David OReilly himself, in collaboration with designer Torsten Posselt at FELD.

“Creating the score for Everything was a colossal undertaking. Its scope is as wide as the game itself. The music encompasses a vast range of sound and texture, held together by the immense skill and talent of Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano. Together they created an extraordinary library of music which gives this game great dignity and depth, and elevate the experience beyond what I could have imagined.” — David OReilly

Track listing:

1. Opening		
2. We're Here
3. Winding And Unwinding
4. Eisenach
5. An Infinite Day
6. Opening Light
7. Aalystice
8. Inside Air
9. After Our Efforts
10. Reaching Light

Watch the game trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHp8LwBUzo

Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano - Winding And Unwinding

Beneath The City Trees

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