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Sanftes Rauschen an der Klippe. In ihrem Ohr. Sie steht – nur mit einem Mantel bekleidet – weit entfernt vom Klippenrand, in Sicherheit. Sie hört die Wellen in der Ferne brechen. Doch der Drang in ihr, das Rauschen stärker zu spüren, setzt sie in Bewegung. Schon während sie läuft, wird das Rauschen lauter… und ihr immer wärmer. Das Wasser peitscht gegen den Fels, ihr ist heiß. Ein erster Tropfen fällt auf ihren Körper und scheint sofort zu verdampfen. Sie schließt die Augen, lässt den Mantel in der unendlichen Hitze fallen und gibt sich restlos dem Rauschen und Peitschen der Flut hin. Überall ist Wasser. Der Mantel, nach dem sie sich kurz zuvor noch so gesehnt hat, existiert für sie nicht mehr: Es gibt nur noch sie und dieses unfassbar dichte Rauschen, das sie vollkommen vereinnahmt und beinahe bedrohlich umhüllt.

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The sea’s faint noise atop the cliff. In her ear. She stands far away from the edge, safely, clad only in a cloak, listening to the breakers in the distance. Following their call, she moves closer to the edge. The noise grows louder... and she grows warmer. The water whips against the rock, she is hot. The first drop to hit her seems to evaporate almost instantly. She closes her eyes, drops the cloak in this endless heat and surrenders completely to the roar and lashing of the tide. Water everywhere, the cloak she longed for only moments ago is gone from her mind. There is only her and this inconceivably dense roar, swallowing her whole and enveloping her almost threateningly.

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Pic by Sabine Urban: instagram.com/suicide_is_slow_with_liquor.

Immersion018 - felix

start your week right with this new atmospheric guest mix by felix. @mukkevonfelix
straight techno with a balanced flow. fierceness developing into elegance.

felix

felix - addC podcast series 081 - Techno

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 56 - Felix

felix
House, Electronic

felix (Germany, Frankfurt) invites you on a melodic journey, far away from her rather dark, atmospheric sound and back to the roots of her first DJ sets. Catch the last rays of sunshine and let's get down to business.

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instagram.com/____________felix_____________

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 56 - Felix

FREUD has always been more than just a club for felix. It represents a safe space full of ecstatic and unique moments, where conventions and norms are void without disregarding the basic values of shared community. With her sets she guides you through her inner journey, characterised by straight techno accented with melodic elements, inviting you to not only get to know yourself more, but parts of felix aswell.

FREUD pres. felix

from 'Odham's Standard' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den191
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/origamibiro]

Origamibiro is a collaborative project consisting of three core members: musician, soundtrack composer and producer Tom Hill, visual artist and filmmaker The Joy Of Box, and multi-instrumentalist Andy Tytherleigh. Originally started as a solo project for Tom, Origamibiro has since evolved into an audio-visual collective, producing studio music, art objects, interactive installations and hauntingly original live audio-visual performances. Origamibiro like to create work with an array of unorthodox processes and contraptions, found objects, video feeds and multi instrumentalism. Their unique live performances involve treated books, typewriters, found celluloid, paper, eerie wildlife recordings, home movies, sellotape and bespoke visual contraptions. All of these things had been added, adapted, even destroyed as a way to generate images and audio that could evoke a feeling, a response, an understanding or perhaps a question from audiences.

2014 sees the re-release of Origamibiro's entire back catalogue - the albums ‘Cracked Mirrors and Stopped Clocks’, ‘Shakkei’ and ‘Shakkei Remixed’ - through Denovali and also the release of their fourth studio album 'Odham's Standard'. Discussions concerning tone and theme took place much earlier in the writing process this time around and unbeknown to each other, both Tom and Jim were taking an interest in more supernatural aspects of audio and video material generation. Jim had begun to research into spirit photography, where images of deceased spirits are apparently imprinted onto photographic plates through the presence of a medium. Looking for an audio equivalent, Tom began looking into EVP or electronic voice phenomenon whereby hidden voices from deceased spirits appear to present themselves in audio recordings. What is fascinating about this process is not how legitimate the phenomenon actually is but how dependant it is on the decision or need of the viewer or listener to believe it is significant or even personal.

Interestingly, there have been many attempts over the years to debunk or disprove the validity of spirit photography and yet for every court case there are also a number of witnesses willing to passionately testify that not only is the phenomenon real but that it applied directly to them. Arthur Conan Doyle was the creator of the most famous detective in the world and, conversely, a staunch defendant of the validity of spirit photography. In his infamous treatise 'The Case For Spirit Photography' he is both naive and strangely prescient: “Victorian science would have left the world hard and clean and bare, like a landscape in the moon. (however) There is nothing scientifically impossible, so far as I can see, in some people seeing things that are invisible to others. One or two consequences are obvious, the experiences of children will be taken more seriously. Cameras will be forthcoming. These folk who appear to be our neighbours, with only some small difference of vibration to separate us, will become familiar.”


Odham's Standard

Origamibiro - Butterfly Jar

Blew Velvet here. 
February was a lot of missed connections and scheduling mishaps for Radio Samt and I was just going to take the month off but I think piecing a leapyear moment together was the least I could do, even just for myself. 
it's just a little mix thrown together on the shortest, longest, hardest month of the year for most if not all of us - 
too much to say at the moment and too much to on the plate but somehow…
still hungry?
Luckily we have an extra day to clean our plates before the sun might come back to tease us.

Consider this the abridged answer, retort, refuting the Love Realm Rhapsody from last year.

Radio Samt [7] - Blew Velvet - “The Longest February in Ages"

Presenting episode 8 of Radio Samt! We're tearing into spring with this thoughtful hour.

Frankfurt friend and talented DJ felix joins the Samt roster this month!
We'd been talking about a contribution to the series since last fall and I have been well surprised and in love with the mix. A dedicated researcher and lover of abstraction, Felix has put together a mix that reaches into the past & taps on the door of nostalgia while asking what it would be like to make first contact again. Could we translate nostalgia into evolved thinking? Are the feelings within us, summoned by music, our emotional translators? Is memory the only way to learn, or can we subvert patterns and relearn from the beginning?

"I remember the first time I heard the "this is not" mix by DJ Metatron. It captivated me on many levels up until now and helped me understand that few elements are enough to touch and captivate the listener. 
With this mix, I want to create a piece of the world that touched me back then, and even though one can never hear and experience something again for the first time, this mix made me feel like I became one with what I am hearing. And although almost everything is transient, the question that occupies me is what emotions would mean if we knew we could relive them at any time as if for the first time. So, in the world of today where one can easily be numbed to all the pain and suffering, music was always something I could hold onto to feel alive the most."

Radio Samt [8] - felix - "Transient Emotion"

Presenting episode 9 of Radio Samt.

The April to May transition was something else and the calendar took as long to catch up with me as the weather has. 
PH Balanced, also known as Cory Hall, a long time New York favorite of mine participates in this edition with a beautiful live set titled "LEARNING TO WALK", recorded on April 28th. 

I'm thrilled to share.

This month we get two releases while we catch up from April.
Stay tuned.

LEARNING TO WALK SUITE (LIVE)

Radio Samt [9] - PH Balanced - "LEARNING TO WALK (LIVE)" - Late Spring Edition

"Este mix está pensado en compartir mi experiencia de la música ambient desde mi propio recorrido personal al ser una chica latinoamericana, mis referencias de lo mágico y místico residen en las percusiones prehispánicas, en los sonidos del club latino, con mezclas disrruptivas  que te pueden llevar a interferencias o arranques de extasías desenfrenados pero sin dejar de lado la esencia del latín club 💖 espero les guste ya que esto es una interpretación muy personal

Rompiendo los esquemas del género ✨"

LA NEGRACONDA:
"Hannya Danielle Torres alias negraconda: Desde Guadalajara, Jalisco, para tu mente; dj & productora bajo el sello NACA WORLDWIDE, su sonido  nace del clubbeo y latineo… pero esta mujer no tiene limitaciones, podemos escucharla tocando un tech house muy selvático, a un house jazz, hard latin clubb, gabber techno,rkt, reaggeton, cumbia, salsa y más…  pero sin perder la esencia, está experiencia no tiene limitaciones cuando hablamos de mezclar; ya que las referencias musicales van desde la protesta hasta la orquesta. 

Artista multidisciplinaria especializada en performance y artes esencias,  pionera de la comunidad ballroom y dragqueen  en guadalajara, jal…  mujer trans, morena, de barrio, activista y hartivista por los derechos de las personas trans y disidencias lgbtiqa+, sensibilizadora  y educadora; de vivencias trans/lgbtiqa+ Miembro importante de la escena lgbtiqa+, parte de la historia de lucha y resistencia en guadalajara. referente cultural y artístico de la ciudad, reconocida por el estado… Icono de la escena underground/disidente del país y gestora de espacios seguros para el desarrollo de identidades diversas."

ENGLISH |


(MIX)
This mix is designed to share my experience of ambient music from my own personal journey of being a Latin American girl, my references of the magical and mystical reside in pre-Hispanic percussions, in the sounds of the Latin club, with disruptive mixes that can take you to interferences or outbursts of unbridled ecstasies but without leaving aside the essence of Latin club 💖 I hope you like it since this is a very personal interpretation

Breaking the gender patterns ✨

(LA NEGRACONDA)
Hannya Danielle Torres aka Negraconda: DJ & producer under the NACA WORLDWIDE label, coming from Guadalajara Jalisco. This woman has no limitations, we can hear her playing jungle tech house, house jazz, hard Latin club, gabber, RKT, reaggeton, Cumbia , Salsa and more... but without losing the essence, a Negraconda experience has no limitations when we talk about mixing. Her musical references stem from all places, from the protest to the orchestra.

A multidisciplinary artist specialized in performance and essential arts, pioneer of the ballroom and drag queen community in Guadalajara, Jal... A trans woman, brown, from the hood, activist for the rights of trans people and tje lgbtiqa+ community at large, awareness-raiser and educator of trans/lgbtiqa+ experiences. She's a functionally important member of the lgbtiqa+ scene, part of the history of struggle and resistance in Guadalajara and a cultural and artistic reference of the city, recognized by the state. She's an icon of the country's underground/dissident scene and manager of safe spaces for the development of diverse identities.

Radio Samt [10] - Negraconda - "Lambientino"

I am super pleased to present the 11th episode of Radio Samt for July. A warm summer start featuring one of my favorite people in the world, Jacob Meehan.

From Chicago to Berlin, Jacob has been in my orbit creatively since I was a teenager. This person has been a positive and musically inspiring individual in my life for that entire time, most recently supporting my endeavors and encouraging me to flourish and find my way while I was in Berlin. 

Enough sap though - point is, I'm BEYOND thrilled to share this with you and it means so much to me to have him join the roster.

Jacob Meehan, a native of Roodhouse, Illinois cut his chops over the course of 15 years while residing in the house of House, Chicago, where priceless opportunities informed his taste as both a musical purveyor & vibe creator. His tenure behind the counter at the legendary Gramaphone Records, behind the decks as a resident of Smart Bar, behind the mixing console at WLUW 88.7FM, and behind the scenes as an event organizer & restaurateur, where he and his friends breathed new life into the city's dusty pre-AIDS gay venues, like the Bijou Theater, have rendered him a pivotal player in helping booster America's queer scene.
Since relocating to Berlin in 2016, he has gone on to leave his mark with two very important projects - @buttonsberlin and WHOLE Festival.  As an organizer of WHOLE, he oversees social media, decoration and programming of the workshops & ambient stage. 

During the pandemic, Meehan furthered his study into music production, resulting in new releases. His first single "Hier" came out earlier this year on NYC's Major Records.

Radio Samt [11] - Jacob Meehan - "Bounce”

Buy Infinity Pools EP: http://smarturl.it/buyipools

What does the future of peace and quiet look like? Is it possible for someone to find serenity in a world where population mushrooms and buildings continuously jockey for the best possible view? With Kael Smith’s (Mombi, Khale) Mute Forest this dichotomy is at the epicenter of his 'Infinity Pools EP' due April 7th via Lost Tribe Sound. 

To coincide with visuals courtesy of Gregory Euclide (Bon Iver, Erased Tapes), Smith’s debut EP fuses acoustic sounds, mangled electronics and provocative lyrics across four meditative yet mesmerizing tracks. 

Serving as a companion piece to his expansive and sonorous LP, 'Deforestation', due later this year, Smith’s 'Infinity Pools EP' was actually written as a reaction to that material but will be released first.“ 'Deforestation' will in a sense be a prequel to the EP,” explains Smith. “And for listeners who follow along, should provide an interesting reverse narrative,” he concludes. 

“Crypt,” the EP’s opener, contains oscillating vinyl-sampled rhythms, chiming electric guitar and gently struck nylon guitar. Following that is the sparce and haunting “Volcanoes Flowing,” which traces a melancholy beat and slow, lovely piano crescendos to its heartbreaking conclusion. 

Darker in tone, title track "Infinity Pools" has a commanding presence using ominous electronics and damaged samples of Le Creuset pots being struck. Heavily processed and featuring vocals from Smith’s longtime girlfriend Kelly O’Brien, the track unfurls into a hypnotic groove over the chilling words “You’ll feel like an ember trilling/out in space.” 

Washing over the listener to conclude the EP, “Eat the Skin” originally started as an A Winged Victory for the Sullen remix of a song off of their recent LP, 'Atomos'. As the track progressed though, all of the layers performed by AWVFTS were eventually stripped leaving only acoustic guitar and Smith’s voice. “I like to pretend we wrote that song together, hopefully someday they will hear it” desires Smith. He uses the big, cavernous sound of acoustic guitar as base for unhurried, dulcet vocals and airy electronics. “I’ve always loved the big, acoustic sound of Seafood’s “Desert Stretched Before the Sun”“ explains Smith. “I really tried to emulate that deep resonate tone where the acoustic sounds like a tidal wave.”

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed by Kael Smith (http://kaelsmithmusic.com) 
Kelly O'Brien backing vocals on "Infinity Pools."  
Mastering by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering 
Production assistance on "Crypt" & "Volcanoes Flowing" by Matthew Herron 

Original artwork by Gregory Euclide (http://gregoryeuclide.com) 
Copyright 2015 Lost Tribe Sound (http://losttribesound.com) 
Published by Settled Scores 2015 (ASCAP)

Infinity Pools EP

Volcanoes Flowing

Buy EP

Mute Forest - Volcanoes Flowing (from Infinity Pools EP)

from 'Symmetry'
Denovali Records · den227
available on 3xCD | 4xLP | DIGITAL formats at [http://denovali.com/rd]

Limited collectors edition containing the albums:
Progress Chance
Assimilating The Shadow
As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another

Ricardo Donoso has composed a new paradigm of ambient music, in which concrete textures and digital synthesis expand on an abstract world in constant movement & mutation. Under a chain of progressive rhythm’s, cinematic textures and elegant melodicism, Donoso’s work pushes through with piercing strength, manipulating a sonic wave through space with nothing but pulse and mind blowing intensity.
Although Donoso’s work has coalesced into a much broader and dynamic beast, his early work continues to be a source of inspiration. ‘Symmetry’ now compiles Donoso’s first three albums, lovingly referred to as the “Digitalis Trilogy” which includes Progress Chance, Assimilating the Shadow and As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another in a deluxe 4LP boxset & 3CD edition.
A truly entrancing journey of polyrhythmic counterpoint, the ‘Symmetry’ collection takes in influence from minimalist composers such as Reich & Riley, early techno and trance, and lush and deeply harmonic ambient music. It’s possible to look at the ‘Symmetry’ trilogy as a blueprint to Donoso’s later work in both its musical scope & thematic grandeur. Amidst all of its wide eyed, dreamlike states there is always a rumbling of subtle violence piercing just underneath the surface creating a truly immersive experience.

Progress Chance

Ricardo Donoso - Morning Criminal

Opening track + track two from the ambient album 'This is soon too late'. 
FDL#05.

Support independent music?
https://federleicht.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-soon-too-late

Herbstlaub - Tijd als beloven / Du nahmst ganz einfach meine Hand (FDL#05, 2016)

Buy : https://bigoandtwigetti.bandcamp.com/track/crescent

We’re pleased to announce a new collaborative album in conjunction with Bigo & Twigetti. ‘The Exquisite Corpse’ is based on the surrealist game of the same name. Taking Leah Kardos 'Little Phase' as it's starting point, the piece will be reworked by a series of composers and producers to create an album of tracks which continually evolve as each new version is passed from one artist to another, adding to and transforming material from the original piece. We'll be releasing a new track from the album every 2-3 weeks with the first track due towards the end of October and the full album available in April 2017 so keep an eye on our social media for updates.

Jacob David & Thomas Haahr - Crescent

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 16 - felix

felix (Frankfurt)
Melodic House, Techno

"Ich kann mich noch gut daran erinnern, wie ich früher mit meinen Freundinnen zusammen Lieblingslieder aus dem Radio auf Kassetten aufgenommen habe. Das scheinbar ewige Warten darauf, dass ein Lied gespielt wird, hat dafür gesorgt, dass die Musik, die wir dann in Kassettenform in den Händen hielten, einen immensen Stellenwert bei uns eingenommen hat. Auch wenn sich mittlerweile in technischer Hinsicht viel getan hat, empfinde ich den Ansatz unvoreingenommen nach Musik zu suchen und diese nur aufgrund des Sounds zu konsumieren, als einen schönen. Damals wie heute haben wir nicht daran gedacht, dass wir ein Lied gerade besonders aufgrund des Geschlechts des Interpreten gut finden und deshalb hören. Als dann vor ein paar Jahren die elektronische Musik hinzukam und mein Horizont sowohl musikalisch als auch durch die der „Szene“ angehörigen Menschen erweitert wurde, konnte ich einen ganz neuen Zugang zur Musik erhalten und meine Vorlieben kennenlernen. 
Ich finde es bereichernd, dass es Plattformen gibt, die zwanglos und ohne konstruierte Grenzen auskommen und einen Kosmos/Safe-Space schaffen, in dem man sich wohlfühlt, weil man einander unterstützen kann und gerade deshalb zusammenkommt, weil man Lust auf Gegensätze und Unterschiede hat, vor dem Hintergrund, dass gewisse unumstößliche Werte wie zum Beispiel Solidarität und Gemeinschaft den Rahmen dafür bilden."

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 16 - felix

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experimental / club / anti-club / ambient

Radio Samt [8] - felix - "Transient Emotion"

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