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The Mistral, is a strong wind that commonly occurs in southern France, blowing down from the north along the lower Rhône River valley toward the Mediterranean Sea. As the wind reaches the Rhône delta, gusts can often hit speeds of 130 km (about 80 miles) per hour.

This recording was taken from the bedroom window of an old "Mas" (farmhouse) just outside Barbentane (Bouches-du-Rhône) with the mics pointing directly at a Plane tree (platane)at least 250 years old.

Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040s (ORTF)
24.08.2021

Strong "Mistral" Wind - Barbentane, France

Inspired by the number of years it takes for each planet in our solar system to orbit around the sun, I transferred each planets’ approximate orbit into a material framework that served as the foundation of piece – chords that invert at different rates according to which planet the chord corresponds to, creating an iso-rhythmic effect. The framework then became the impetus to create additional textural layers, giving the piece small changing and alternating gestures.

Performed by The Spaceship Ensemble (NL)

Conductor: Hardy Li
Piano: Ivan Pavlov
Percussion: João Pedro Borralho
Celesta: Leo Lehtinen
Harp: Liucilè Vilimaitė/Maria Palma
Harpsichord: Christina Kwon
Accordion: Kaat Vanhaverbeke
Guitar: Antonio Peršak

Recorded by Eric Moser and Li Moonyoung

Within an Orbit (2019)

"Being With You" by Pisces 
Produced by Joel Morales
Additional Production by David Newton
Mastered by Marc Chalecki

Being With You

Impressions 1

Should we get out of town?
I'm feeling down
we could be hand in hand
no-one around.
Remember when we met
It all was easy
Then Life dealt shitty hands
thats all that we see

Taking a moment to reflect
taking some time to disconnect
taking some time to fix myself 
before the end of the summer

Lets get those memories
before they go
fuck all those photographs
and videos
let's leave our phones behind
get off the grid
and see what life was like
before the kid.

Fix Myself

Deep blue sea
took some time 
to complete
such design

Carefully
slow and light
placed beneath
auburn sky


Why would you even care if I would even do it
Why should I even care if you'd consider it
Why would you even care if things get complicated
Why should I even care if I won't tell you that

At their feet
standing tall
Tow'ring trees
cent'ries old

Gentle breeze
mighty storms
Roots grew deep
staying strong

I drew a map that leads to where I want us both to go
To a picture perfect paradise that our  hearts could only ever hope
We could gaze at all the stars at night if you let me I would hold 
I would hold you close
So close

Buffalo

Feel Good

2-channel electronic, fixed-media.
Loíza, Puerto Rico, December 25, 2020 - January 2, 2021.
"drink rain from the pulse at my throat" - text excerpted from Kim Addonizio's "Muse".

drink rain (2021)

Hello :) . Morceau en partie improvisé, non mixé, pas encore terminé. J'aimerai rendre le piano plus clair. J'avais un petit soucis de latence sur la seconde partie de piano, qui sera à retravailler également :) . 

Je vous laisse, je crois que je viens de recevoir un fax !

Bisous.

Hello :) . Unmixed, partly improvised, non finished track. I would like to make the piano a little brighter. I had a little latency problem with the second piano part, which i would work again too :) .

I have to go, I think I just received a fax !

Bisous.

Feel Good

Dachi