Pausal is the audio and visual art project of Alex Smalley and Simon Bainton, both from Hampshire, UK. "Sky Margin" continues their exploration of combining mostly acoustic sound sources (instruments, field and vinyl recordings) with digital and guitar pedal processing. Although somewhat lighter in tone than it's emphatic predecessor, it once again sees the drier and noisier textures rising to the forefront whilst retaining much of the reverb-heavy drone based elements that have consistently marked their work. They have performed across the UK and in Europe supporting artists such as Grouper, Mountains, Stars of the Lid, Chihei Hatakeyama and Greg Haines.

Celestial by Pausal

One Of Us

Dekorder presents two new vinyl editions composed and designed by UK sound artist Janek Schaefer, who is known around the world for his wide variety of engaging and unpredictable works for installation, concert and composition. Following his highly acclaimed ‘Lay-by Lullaby’ album on 12k [which Pitchfork listed in the ‘Top 10 under-the-radar releases for 2014’], Janek has created and collated a collection of tracks that showcase both his more ambient works [077], and his highly charged sonorities [078]. A beautiful pair of LP’s that ideally should be experienced together for your home listening pleasure. The tracks were mastered by Stephan Mathieu and cut by Lupo at Calyx Mastering.

 

This is LP1 [077] “Unfolding Luxury beyond the City of Dreams”

A1 White Lights of Divine Darkness (for Sir John Tavener)    7:34    
By chance I composed this for my brother-in-law the day he passed away. In recent years he had seen the white lights of heavens gate, but returned, and became fascinated by what he called God’s divine darkness in this lifetime.

A2 Unfolding Honey    6:06   
A track from my exhibition soundtrack 'Future Beauty, 30 years of Japanese fashion' held at The Barbican Gallery, London. The exhibition featured some amazing folded garments by Issey Miyake, that inspired the unfurling fabric feeling of the composition.

A3 Luxury    3:00    
An orchestral drone piece featuring an old French lady singing to her cats with an extra celestial chorus.

A4 Skyline Ascending    3:28   
A Carpenters LP piano loop is layered again and again over a high sky recording, which was recorded using a helium balloon floating in the clouds over the city, with raindrops.

B1 Coda (for Sir John Dankworth)    5:00          
In my early teens, I used to attend week long music camps, in tents, within the grounds of Sir John Dankworth's home with Cleo Laine. I used to know them, and composed this piece with one of their vinyl's on the day I heard he died. The installation premiered at the Sydney Cooper Gallery in Canterbury, broadcasting a 3 channel version to six 50's radios.

B2 The City of Dreams    8:28    
Theme tune for the opening of “The Mill: City of Dreams” a site specific theatre production in a deserted mill in Bradford. Piano motif recorded live with my twin-arm turntable, additional overlays recorded with Mark Robinson on his old family piano.

B3 Beyond    6:30    
The Carpenter’s return, sliding piano loops through recordings made in Grand Central Station at closing time when the vast hall was deserted, and the full majesty of the acoustic space could be appreciated. Stilettos pass by forming polyrhythm's, as the last train announces it’s departure...

 

Biography

Janek Schaefer has exhibited, lectured, and performed widely throughout Europe [Sonar, Tate Modern, ICA, Strasbourg Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art], USA/Canada, [Walker Art Center, Mutek, Princeton, XI], Japan, and Australia [Sydney Opera House 2003]. His foundsound concerts and installations explore the spatial, social and celestial qualities that sound can communicate, through the twisting of old and new technology. The context of each idea is central to its development and resolution, often exploring themes of appropriation, accident, & alteration.

Janek studied Architecture at the Royal College of Art where he worked with Brian Eno, creating “Recorded Delivery” in 1995, and discovered how important sound is in perceiving space, and place. In 2008 he won the British Composer of the Year Award in Sonic Art, and a Paul Hamlyn Award. The Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool exhibited a Retrospective of his career to date in 2009. He is represented by the Agency gallery, London, and is a Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes Sonic Art Research Unit. He lives and works in Walton-on-Thames.

Janek Schaefer - White Lights Of Divine Darkness (for Sir John Tavener)

Andrew Thomas - I Am Here Where Are You (Dj Lapë Mix)

CD & Digital available > https://ampl.ink/UponContact
UPON CONTACT REWORKED is a collaborative work from Bruno Sanfilippo that features some of the most highly acclaimed artists from the electronic music scene including Francesco Giannico, Olan Mill, Leonardo Rosado, Jorge Haro, Quivion and Hior Chronik in which an original piece written for piano is re-envisioned by each artist.
Worldwide release date: May 21th 2015 on CD & Digital through ad21

Original Upon Contact piece recorded at Onix II Studio, Barcelona
Mastered by Taylor Deupree in New York
All reworked tracks analog mastered by Ian Hawgood in Tokio
www.bruno-sanfilippo.com

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Upon Contact by Bruno Sanfilippo

title: Frozen Silence
artist: Sakana Hosomi + Chihei Hatakeyama
Release Date:2015/3/18 Japn
             2015/3/25 over seas
Country of Origin : JAPAN
Catalog Number:WPMC019
Format(s): CD

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Bandcamp
https://chiheihatakeyama.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-silence

Chihei Hatakeyama joined by the excellent Sakana Sosomi. he has many releases from "Mille Plateaux" and "Extreme" as Maju and neina.
"Frozen Silence" was recorded in Hosomi's studio and live performance.
minimalistic electric guitar and synth transformed to imaginary drone sound. meditative piece with a slow drone sounds is reminiscent of the sound of broken ice sounds. cover art photo was shouted on "iceland republic" by Harumi Shimizu.


Track List

01.Frozen Silence
02.A Little Fairy On The Cold Glass
03.Collapsing Huge Glaciers And The Sun
04.Frostwork III 
05.Light Snow
06.In A Cave

Sakana Hosomi + Chihei Hatakeyama   /   Frozen Silence

3cesyyvne

song in background (her hands · decade · Sibrykau Uladzimir)

#fuckhumans
fuck life
fuck you
fuck everything
i fucking hate it here 
kill me
this world is hell
this feeling that I feel is a constant emptiness and it sucks why couldn't I just not ever have to experience life.
idk what is wrong with me I feel good then I feel like I just wanna die I hate it.
I'm a untalented bitch that wont ever be anything maybe ill just be a fucking worthless human forever.

me just projecting about life cause I only have myself in this fucking stupid lonely world

Shenzhou

"Santraukos" (plural) is a Lithuanian word that means "summary/epitome/abstract".

This 4-track EP is a collaboration work that started in 2017 between Sole Massif and Jacob Newman. It explores experimental sounds and harmonic content, deep ambient textures, synthesis, sound design and melody.

Thanks to everyone for their interest and support, we hope you enjoy the music...

https://jacobnewman.bandcamp.com/album/santraukos

Janek Schaefer - White Lights Of Divine Darkness (for Sir John Tavener)

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