Who doesn't recognise our dearest icelandic girl…?

damn, what is starting around 06:00? cannot find it anywhere :(

To celebrate the reissue earlier this year of Seefeel’s 1994 - 96 music for Warp and Rephlex, we invited the producer KMRU to make an immersive hour long mix of tracks from the records.

A limited edition tape is available via Bleep: 60 minute pro-dubbed cassette with onbody print in a white presentation case, housed inside a sticker sealed glassine envelope with 16 page zine containing an interview with the band conducted by Simon Reynolds: bleep.com/release/257438-seefeel-rapture-to-rupt

Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, is a sound artist and experimental ambient musician, raised in Nairobi, Kenya, and currently based in Berlin where he is a Master’s student in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts at the Universität der Künste. His works deal with discourses of field recording, improvisation, noise, ambient, machine learning, radio art and expansive hypnotic drones. He has earned international acclaim from his performances in far-flung locales as well as his ambient recordings, including the 2020 album Peel released on Editions Mego.

All music by Seefeel, original versions can be found on Rupt & Flex 1994 - 96 WARPCD237

Mix by KMRU. Made on the train between Berlin and Warsaw

Design by Joseph Durnan

This mix (P) & © 2021 Warp Records

Rapture To Rupt

Seefeel - Rapture To Rupt

This is a mix with sounds from the upcoming Other People release: 

“Would It Sound Just As Bad If You Played It Backwards?” 
[A Collection of Sound Works from the Studio Eksperymentalne Polskiego Radia (1959-2001)]

“Would it sound just as bad if you played it backwards?” assembles a collection of audio experiments created at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES) from 1959 to the beginning of the millennium.  These exceptional works are presented alongside images from the Polish artist Zofia Kulik, whose career has spanned over 50 years, beginning in the late 1960s until the present day. 



Tracklist:

Mazurek Canti For Tape
Magdalena Dàugosz - Yes And No +
Rudnik - Epitaph Of Stones, Ars Acustica (1984)
Krzysztof Knittel - Lapis (87)
Barbara Zawadzka Greya For Tape (1991) - Iii
Barbara Zawadzka Greya For Tape (1990) - Iv
Shaeffer Symphony. Electronic Music For Tape (Perf. By Wolfram)
Barbara Zawadzka Greya For Tape (1987) - Ii
Bernadetta Matuszczak - Libera Me
Kotonski - Etiuda Konkretna - Na Jedno Uderzenie W Talerz) 1959!
Shaeffer Symphony. Electronic Music For Tape (Perf. By B. Mazurek) (1964-66) - I
Elżbieta Sikora - Letters
Elżbieta Sikora - View From The Window
Magdalena Dàugosz - Mictlan I +
Krzysztof Knittel -  Poko
Barbara Zawadzka Greya For Tape (1991) - V

OP 𓅛 mix 29 - Would It Sound Just As Bad If You Played It Backwards?

New album 'Bolted', released 20 October 2023 on Ninja Tune: forestswords.lnk.to/boltedSo

Archived from the Ninja Tune x Sasquatchfabrix clothing collection launch party.
Streamed live in winter 2021 via Dommune in Tokyo. 
Produced in Liverpool, visuals by Venya K. 
YouTube visuals: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xu_UQqnXzg

Buy vinyl/t-shirts/FS merch: https://forestswords.ochre.store/
Official site: http://forestswords.co.uk
Instagram: http://instagram.com/forestswords
Twitter: http://twitter.com/forestswords

New Forest Swords music coming via Ninja Tune in 2022

Forest Swords DJ set @ Ninja Tune x Sasquatchfabrix livestream

http://asip.me/isolatedmix50

So here we are. Half-a-century of isolatedmixes. Each, a window into the world behind ASIP; an insight into the inspirations and passion behind the site and label over the past six years, and beyond.

I always set out to keep the series exclusively for artists who’ve had a profound impact on ASIP and I’m glad I’t’s stayed that way. We’ve been lucky enough to host heroes of the genre, legends, new-comers, friends and innovators over the years, and each one is special in its own right.

Ulrich Schnauss provided the very first isolatedmix (fittingly so) but as soon as I realized the series, I started making lists of artists I dreamt would contribute, and bvdub was up top. Brock’s music is unique, and as close to perfection in my world, striking a balance of euphoria, emotion and musical progression in every production.

Many of you would have heard Brock’s music if you follow this site in any shape or form, but I’m pretty sure there’s lots of who you haven’t heard a mix from Brock – they’re as rare as they come.

Brock turned me down a few times before agreeing to do this mix. Mainly because a mix to him, isn’t about sitting down for hours, maybe days and carefully crafting an hour-long journey (like it is for most of us). For Brock, he needs to be in the right state of mind; the right period in his life. Mixes zap him of energy, and if the inspiration isn’t there he wont force it.

Let’s just say the stars aligned on this one. Some true inspiration that led to the mix; an emotional moment that unfurled; and a unique and original approach, led to Brock pouring his energy into a personal journey in the most unforgettable and special way possible.

Thanks to Brock for this rare opportunity and insight into his world and to everyone who has contributed, listened, commented and downloaded the series so far. Here’s to the next 50.

isolatedmix 50 - bvdub: Sleep Tight, Ono

Axel Willner - Monte Verità - The Monte Verità Mixes

The Monte Verità mix series was created by our longtime friend Axel Willner (aka The Field), and represents an extensive exploration of his vast and rare vinyl collection. Each mix is a psychedelic trip through lost sonic worlds, offering a deeply personal insight into the music that’s inspired his career.

We will be releasing a Monte Verità mix on the first of each month. All roads lead to somewhere...

Stuart Dempster - Morning Light
Brian Eno - Discreet Music
King Crimson - Waiting Man
Nick Drake - Horn
Pharoah Sanders - Kazuko
Stars of the Lid - Reqiuem for Dying Mothers Pt.2
Tim Hecker - I'm Transmitting Tonight
Colleen - Goodbye Sunshine
Holger Czukay & David Sylvain - Flux (A Big, Bright, Colourful World)
Popol Vuh - Aguirre
Loops of your Heart - Cries
Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Mein Freund Farouk
Pete France - The Swimmer
Love Inc. - Life´s A Gas
Do Make Say Think - The Fare To Get There

Axel Willner - Monte Verità - The Monte Verità Mixes

We've put this mix together for Red Bull Music with much help from musical friends. Some of the tracks are taken from up and coming releases which we've been granted permission to use and others have very recently been released. We've included links to the artists and labels who's material is included. We hope you enjoy this selection and follow and support their work in the future.

Track list

After Tomorrow (AMX remix) - Arovane & Hior Chronik 
https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/music
Viele - Eigenheimer 
https://eigenheimer.bandcamp.com/
NAB - David Morley
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/david-morley-the-origin-of-storms/606870-01/
⊶⊚⊖⬚⊟⊑∷༜⊚༜∷⊒⊞⬚⊖⊚⊷ - qebrus
https://schematicmusiccompany.bandcamp.com/
Looming - Rival Consoles
https://erasedtapes.bandcamp.com/
Riverslock - Errorbeauty
https://earthlings-compilation.bandcamp.com/
Plank - Syntax
https://kaer-uiks.bandcamp.com/releases
Down Deep - T///error
https://touched.bandcamp.com/
Ethyle - Syl Kougaï
https://schematicmusiccompany.bandcamp.com/
You can hate me I’ll still love you (LIVE) - Defunkt Dialekt
https://earthlings-compilation.bandcamp.com/
Alpha Wheel - Lone
https://lone.bandcamp.com/music
Pigeon Whisperer - Aevin
https://aevin.bandcamp.com/
Gesnov - Quadrable
https://touched.bandcamp.com/
010 - EBAM
https://soundcloud.com/e-b-a-m/
XXXXL - Acidulant
https://bugklinikrecords.bandcamp.com/
Manhunter - Konx-om-Pax
https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/72743-konx-om-pax-caramel

Cord Mix

Merseyside musician-producer @ForestSwords creates a complimentary mix for his cinematic second album Compassion, bookended with an unreleased ANOHNI remix and a 45-minute rework of Björk.

Read more: http://bit.ly/2oMpTVC

1. ANOHNI – Four Degrees (Forest Swords remix)
2. Ivor Cutler – For Practice
3. Okzharp & Manthe Ribane – B U
4. Africa Hitech – Cyclic Sun
5. Phil Cohran & Legacy – Theme
6. Tricky – Overcome
7. The Tesco Bombers – Break The Ice At Parties
8. Ms Jade – She’s A Gangsta
9. Colin Stetson – Spindrift
10. Adrian Younge – The Concept of Love (instrumental)
11. Unknown – Unknown
12. Visible Cloaks – Circle
13. Forest Swords – The Highest Flood
14. Dawn of Midi – Ymir
15. Jean Ferris – Sound Patterns
16. Kayhan Kalhor – I Will Not Stand Alone
17. Benedikt Frey – Can’t Joke With Dxy
18. Zurkas Tepla – Way To The Bank Robbery (forthcoming Dense Truth)
19. Anna Homler/Steve Moshier – Ee Che
20. Forest Swords – Shrine Out
21. Björk – Stonemilker (Forest Swords 45min remix)

Dazed Mix

Dazed Mix: Forest Swords

Reupload from @tritonsmasher on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePJv31E-EY

Jon Hopkins - The Art Of Chill 2 (Full Album) - RePJv31E - EY

Tracklisting for June's show. Thanks to Robin Gillard for jumping on for the second hour! 

Dream Fields - Paper Dollhouse
Objects to Place in a Tomb - Portico Quartet
Wingbeats - Hidden Orchestra
Oldurot - Olafur Arnalds
Dust Bowl - Mogwai
Como Me Quieres - Khruangbin
These Broken Places - Tristian De Liege
This Could Be - Theo Croker
Are You Ready - The Fatback Band
Sene Kela - Mr Raoul K
Horus - Neinzer
Memento - Peter Kruder
Holy Flesh - Rimbaudian
--- Robin Guest Mix ---
How Long - Tom Dragebo
New Now - Benedikt Frey
Today - Tornado Wallace
Open House Memories - Esteban Adame
Daisy Bank - Ozel AB
Wooden Dreams - Tuff City Kids
Burnin - Daft Punk
Agfachrome RSX II - Skatebard
Elka - The Maghreban 
Baflon Jam - Soundspecies
Top Vibes - The Das 
Too Late For U and M1 - DJ Seinfeld
Nightshift - Maarten van der Vleuten
You Can Win - Bileo
--- Robin Guest Mix end --
Calling Out - Floorplan
Roomin8 - Dark Sky

Dark Sky on NTS radio - June 2018

The Unsound Podcast series kicks off 2019 with a brand new mix by @forestswords, exploring percussive dancefloor sounds, often connected to his original, mysterious sound. Weaving through various moods and rhythms, the mix also includes a couple of new Forest Swords tracks - heard here for the first time.

Recorded at Pirate Studios, Liverpool.

Tracklist:
01. Forest Swords - Crow
02. Lakker - Tuk Tuk
03. Rosalía - Malamente (Forest Swords Remix)
04. Ben Vince - Assimilation
05. Shackleton - Death Is Not Final
06. Deena Abdelwahed - 5/5
07. Dollkraut - Lezdom
08. Efdemin - Acid Bells (DJ Koze Edit)
09. Tzusing - Post Soviet Models
10. Oliver Coates - Perfect Love
11. Gabe Gurnsey - Sweet Heat
12. Kangding Ray - Pruitt Igoe (Rise)
13. Djrum - Broken Glass Arch
14. Hodge & Randomer - Slipping
15. Space Drum Meditation - Atencao
16. Yasmine Hamdan - Cafe (Acid Arab Remix)
17. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
18. Superficie - Dengue Drums
19. Okzharp & Manthe Ribane - Dun
20. Clap! Clap! - Ode to the Pleiades (Photay Remix)
21. Fjaak - Pray For Berlin
22. Forest Swords - Crow (Sebastien Forrester Reshape)

Unsound Podcast 44: Forest Swords

Another chapter in my ongoing series of studio ambient mixes (not recorded live, produced over at least a month). This one is extra special for me as the title alludes to the fact that 2021 means I have been working in sound design for a decade. To help celebrate, I designed this new psychedelic journey, and layered it with field recordings from my collection of SFX I have captured going all the way back to my first upload folder from summer 2011. 

The track selection plays out like an anthology of some of the most talented ambient/sound design producers, blending eras and approaches ranging from pillars such as Biosphere, Stars of the Lid, and William Basinski - alongside emerging producers like Green-House and Zeze Wakamatsu. Molding everything together is a constantly shifting foundation of found sounds. The listener begins literally floating downstream as one subtle aquatic effect dissolves into another for the opening fifteen minutes. I also included many of my favorite audio finds including air traffic controllers, vintage game shows, NASA communications, nature documentaries, and religious A.M. radio hosts to list a few.

As a special bonus and thank you: I am pledging a $5 donation for every 350 plays of this mix* to Coalition for the Homeless (based in NYC)(*for the first 10,000 plays).
UPDATE: As of 08.26 $107 has been donated to cover the first 7,500 plays


Headphones highly recommended for this immersive mix. There are links below to support all of the included artists. Thanks for a decade of chilling out with me.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro / Floating down the River  00:00 - 16:30

-R.J. Stefanski "Small Stream near the Boathouse"
-Boards of Canada "Sundown"  00:20
-A.M. Radio snippet (lots of these captured by myself and hidden in mix)
-Zeze Wakamatsu "Concert in a Tortoiseshell"  03:20
-Cholosus "Lexicon Drive" 07:45
-Segue "Aurora"  11:40
-R.J. Stefanski "Powerful Atlantic Surf"

2. Floating in Space   16:31 - 39:00

-Markus Guentner "Keep Your Eyes Closed"  16:31
-audio snippet from "What's My Line" gameshow (circa 1950)
-The Orb "Moonbuilding 2703 A.D."(Wolfgang Voigt Mix) 20:45
-Sun Electric "An Atom of All Suns" 25:00
-R.J. Stefanski "Night River"
-Biosphere "Insolate" 28:45
-R.J. Stefanski "The Birds of Turtle Pond"
-Stars of the Lid "The Better Angels of our Nation" 33:00
-Loscil "Erit" 35:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Cars Passing in the Night"

3. Floating in a Dream / Outro 39:01 - 57:46

-Windy and Carl "Lighthouse" 39:30
-Aphex Twin "Cliffs" 39:30
-Green-House "Parlor Palm" 42:00
-Skee Mask "Dolby" 46:45
-R.J. Stefanski "Subway to Manhattan"
-William Basinski "O, My Daughter, O My Sorrow" 50:40
-R.J. Stefanski "unreleased rain recording 2011"
-Casino Versus Japan "Tropic" 54:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Wind Chime in south west Detroit"

Support artists:

Boards of Canada
https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/

Zeze Wakamatsu
https://zezewakamatsu.bandcamp.com/

Cholosus
https://cholosus.bandcamp.com/

Segue
https://www.segueambient.com/

Markus Guentner
https://markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/

The Orb / Wolfgang Voigt
https://theorb.bandcamp.com/album/moonbuilding-2703-ad-remixes-sin-in-space-pt-1

Sun Electric
https://sunelectric.bandcamp.com/

Biosphere
https://biosphere.bandcamp.com/

Stars of the Lid
https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/

Loscil
https://loscil.bandcamp.com/

Windy and Carl
https://windyandcarl.bandcamp.com/

Aphex Twin
https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/

Green-House
https://green-house.bandcamp.com/album/six-songs-for-invisible-gardens

Skee Mask
https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/itlp04-skee-mask-compro

William Basinski
https://williambasinski.bandcamp.com/

Casino Vs Japan
https://casinoversusjapan.bandcamp.com/

R.J. Stefanski
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/

Ten Years Adrift [Studio Mix of Ambient, Experimental, Soundscape & Field Recordings]

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