#aBreathing #selections - MARCH2019

sparse, minimal, repetitive... chords, field recordings, sequences...

This is the final ambient tune to "Summer":

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

Four Times

a sweet memory, half covered in dust
– 
Purl / Somewhere In Between [Eternell]

Somewhere In Between

Tender, Curious (Epilogue)

– Elysia – 

Can you trace the origin of the gust of wind dancing across you skin? When and where did it begin? 

And the drop of water falling from the heavens, to refresh your brow and nourish the ground? 

Ceaseless currents move us. 
Here and now is our home. 
Never is it closer, never further away. 

Already here, before your every thought. 

Your existence will outlive the mountains. 
Your being will reach beyond the sky, surround the faintest star. 

Know yourself, then forget yourself. 
Dance with the wind. 
Melt in every breath. 

–

Elysia

Landing In Being [clip]

We celebrate the summer solstice with this compilation, that includes music from r beny, Steve Pacheco, Pechblende, Mikael Lind, Hotel Neon, Robert Farrugia, Hirotaka Shirotsubaki and Warmth. 

Mastering by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Noll Studio (NY) 
Photography Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives46 // ArchivesCD27 
Archives / 2018

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Steve Pacheco - Emanate

We celebrate the summer solstice with this compilation, that includes music from r beny, Steve Pacheco, Pechblende, Mikael Lind, Hotel Neon, Robert Farrugia, Hirotaka Shirotsubaki and Warmth.

Mastering by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Noll Studio (NY) 
Photography Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives46 // ArchivesCD27 
Archives / 2018

Solstice

Robert Farrugia - Transition

First pass....Rough mix....work in progress

ASTROLABE

solstice

Hotel Neon - Gossamer

Woke up with music in my heart, best to record it before the day carries me away...

Borderland

Kärlekens Vingslag

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Summer Forest

Spanish composer Pepo Galán lands on the exquisite imprint Archives with a follow-up to the acclaimed Human Values Disappear. 
This time, the artist steps out of his comfort zone to create a record that melts the boundaries of ambient music, challenging our preconceived notion of how a drone record should sound. 

Part of the charm of Strange Parentheses lies in its seamless blend of genres, quickly shifting from early day Kranky sounds (Dead fish on the shore, In a Straight Line) to more glitch-inspired pieces (High Seas Tempest, Almost Alone in this Life). 

However, the biggest strength - and surprise - of the album lies in its delicate use of vocals. For this endeavour, Pepo recruited the talented German choreographer Sita Ostheimer, who brings her impressive vocal range to three of the album’s tracks. Sita’s symbiotic performance adds a newfound intensity to the mix, echoing the emotional resonance of artists like Grouper or Julianna Barwick. 

These refined sounds become palpable in the album’s centerpiece, S a m o a, a song that starts off with a delicate Sonic Pieces-inspired piano, gradually evolving into a soul-crushing ballad. Here, Pepo builds a wall of guitar and string sounds around Sita’s vocals, transporting us to a state of mind that is equal parts melancholic and blissful. 

This gravitational pull between darkness and hope acts as a guiding light throughout the rest of the album, eventually landing on a high note with the tear-jerking sounds of U Broke Me. By the time the pitched-down vocals fade away, it is safe to assume that Pepo Galán has produced another exquisite record, one that rivals the heights reached by Human Values Disappear, confirming him as one of the most exciting artists to watch in our modern ambient landscape. 

Words by Carlos Maquieira. 

All music written, produced and mixed by Pepo Galán in 2018, 
except 'High Seas Tempest' and 'Almost Alone In this Life' in 2015. 

Samoa 
Piano: Sergio Díaz De Rojas 
Strings: Reyes Oteo 
Trombone: Carlos Rodríguez 
Lyrics: Marisa Ares 
Voice: Sita Ostheimer 

Bleeding Eyes 
Voice Sampler: Sita Ostheimer 'It’s You' 

U Broke Me 
Lyrics and Voice: Roger Robinson 

Mastering by Taylor Deupree 
Photography by Brian Young | www.instagram.com/losingtoday 
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... 

In loving memory of Brian Young.

strange parentheses

Pepo Galán - Almost Alone In This Life

'A Seasons Past' is the first full release on Archives by talented japanese artist Hirotaka Shirotsubaki.

Mastering by Fraser McGowan 
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a seasons past

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Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Ōkuradani

'Purity' is the first full release on Archives by talented russian artist Alex Bober. 

Mastering by Ian Hawgood 
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
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purity

Alex Bober - Caress

Adrift is Robert Farrugia's 7th album, and his third release on the Archives imprint. The album is a departure from his previous electroacoustic works to a more minimalistic approach in the vein of Geotic (Baths) and Helios.

It touchingly discusses the feelings of uncertainty and optimistic doubt that come with maturation and onset adulthood. The fifth track, Daylight Saving, was composed alongside Robert's brother, Matthew, to whom the album is dedicated to.

Mastering by Taylor Deupree
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives53 // ArchivesCD34 
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adrift

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Robert Farrugia - Textures

Remix album for the latest Warmth's work 'Parallel'. Including remixes by Shuta Yasukochi, Warmth, Pepo Galán, Purl, The Green Kingdom, David Cordero, Powlos and SVLBRD. 


Written and Produced by Agus Mena 
Remixes by Shuta Yasukochi, Warmth, Pepo Galán, Purl, The Green Kingdom, David Cordero, Powlos and SVLBRD. 
Mastering by Taylor Deupree 
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives52 // ArchivesCD33 
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Warmth - Parallel (Pepo Galán Remix)

Owl from Base Camp https://atomicskunk.bandcamp.com/album/base-camp

Swedish artist Mikael Lind, is well known in the ambient scene for his works for Morr Music, Time Released Sound or more recently Polar Seas Recordings. 'Contingencies' is his first release on Archives, after an appearance on our last compilation 'Solstice'. The pieces on the album are part of his experimentation on live improvisations with different pianos. 

Written and Produced by Mikael Lind 
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Noll Studio (NY) 
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives54 // ArchivesCD35 
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contingencies

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Mikael Lind - Simple Interactions

LUNAR OG

Mikael Lind - Ideas Fade Away

EARTH OG

Remix album for Warmth's latest work 'Parallel'. Including remixes by Shuta Yasukochi, Warmth, Pepo Galán, Purl, The Green Kingdom, David Cordero, Powlos and SVLBRD.

Written and Produced by Agus Mena 
Remixes by Shuta Yasukochi, Warmth, Pepo Galán, Purl, The Green Kingdom, David Cordero, Powlos and SVLBRD. 
Mastering by Taylor Deupree 
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com 
Archives52 // ArchivesCD33 
Archives / 2019

parallel

Warmth - Concave (The Green Kingdom Remix)

Hi, I am Anders Abrahamsson, a k a DJ Anders!

Welcome to my World of Sound and Music! Born 1966, I fell in love with music when I was a five year old, where the summer of 1971 was plagued with the infectious synth lead of Pop Corn by the French cover group Hot Butter, and their interpretation of Gershon Kingsley's original from 1969. I've been DJing and arranging parties since 1979. 

Affiliated with NEMCOM [Norrköping Electronic Music Community, Est. 2002, Reg. 2003], for 16 years, as an artist firstly, then arranging numerous of events with two-figure number of event concepts/formats, and three-figure number guest artists through the years. Development of local DJs and artists is also a core activity in our community and association, taking place in our local #NKPGLearnSpace by NEMCOM.

I am relovetheworld [see http://relovetheworld.start.page for an overview] all over the place, but I am living with five artist aliases residing here on this SoundCloud account - #aBreathing, #aFlow, #aPulsation, Papa Abbie and @DJAnders. Check curated playlists for the styles! 

Intentions for 2023? 

To make that composer and producer I carry within, latently since that moment of a five-year-old in Torremolinos, Spain, on vacation, with that captivating synth melody of Popcorns flying all around in our minds ...

... justice! 

Flourishing, it will!

Inventor of #ThePomodoroMix—for Focus, Work, Exercise, Meditation, and Well-Being! 25m / 45m Mixes to support your being and doing!

Researching #Music4Health, and how it is researched. Intended Senior PhD in the prep's - contributing to the research field of Institutional Entrepreneurship, focusing on academic institutions and their formal Music For Health research.

Enjoy my music compiled for your pleasure and health!

Peace & Love,
Anders

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