Brooke Olsen, presenter of Ears Have Ears on FBi Radio Sydney interviews Alessandro Cortini.

Alessandro Cortini is a force to be reckoned with in the electronic scene. Originating from Italy, Cortini eventually found his home in the USA where he began experimenting with analogue gear, modular synths, electronica, ambience and heavy looping. Perhaps best known for being a member of Nine Inch Nails since the late 2000s, Cortini has worked on various projects including SONOIO, Blindoldfreak, Modwheelmood and The Mayfield Four. His last solo LP Risveglio (Hospital Productions, 2015) received critical acclaim and now he is heading to Australia to present a new audio-visual work called Avanti at Open Frame Festival (June 29-30).

EHE 15.06.17 - Interview - Alessandro Cortini (Part 2)

extract from the forthcoming mini-digipak limited edition 3"cd-r / non-limited jewelcase edition 3"cd-r / digital release on taâlem (mid/end november).
it will also be part of the "kankyōbox" boxset. more details soon!

wetlands

wetlands (extract)

alm 116 - michiru aoyama - wetlands (extract)

From Eight Informal Lines digital album release:

https://panabrite.bandcamp.com/album/eight-informal-lines

Eight Informal Lines (FINAL)

Eight Informal Lines Pt. Eight

A Warmer Welcome// a digital benefit in support of syrian refugee welfare // 110 Tracks // DL - 2016
https://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Warmer-Welcome/release/8140284

:Zoviet*France: - The White Sea

Zahn | Hatami | McClure - Prysma

Faex Optim - Escape From New York (Cover)

Track title: I Caught A Glimps Of The Sea Trough The Leafy Boughs Of The Pines (excerpt)

Kim Myhr & Australian Art Orchestra announce new album due for release on April 17: Vesper 

Recorded live as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival in June 2018, 'Vesper' is guitarist/composer Kim Myhr’s collaboration with the world-renowned Australian Art Orchestra, led by Peter Knight. A long-form, immersive work consisting of three movements that add up to a combined running time of just under one hour, it further demonstrates Myhr’s masterly command of complex musical resources and extended duration. ‘Vesper’ - which means “evening” in classical Latin - also reunites Myhr with drummer and percussionist Tony Buck, of Australia’s legendary improv trio The Necks. Buck was one of the three guest drummers featured on Myhr’s acclaimed Hubro recording ‘You | me’, shortlisted for the 2018 Nordic Music Prize alongside Bjørk and Susanne Sundfør.

"I had been thinking for a while to do a night piece”, Kim Myhr says about the genesis of ‘Vesper'. "The music I’ve listened to the most, and which is perhaps the closest to me, is the music that I listen to in the hour before going to bed, when the tempo is a bit slower, and the expectations of the day are fading. Daniel Lanois talked about how they recorded Bob Dylan’s 'Oh Mercy' only in the night-time, because musicians tend to be more patient and relaxed then, and even play a few bpms slower. Although this is a nice idea, I was more focused on the music itself rather than the methodology. What interested me was the private spaces of night time, when the listener knows that nothing more will happen for the rest of the day. It’s an embracing and immersive space, where we can be at our most private and intimate.”

The music for ‘Vesper’ is embracing and immersive too, with an associative, dream-like quality that fits the night-time context to perfection. While each of the three movements could be said to follow its own internal logic and sense of development, capable of functioning as stand alone pieces if required, the overall span of the composition as a whole is suitably epic. The range of sounds is equally vast, from Kim Myhr’s own electric 12-string guitar with its special tunings, to the incredibly versatile resources of the ensemble - actually a septet for this date, but sounding far larger. Live instrumental parts for brass, woodwind, strings and percussion are complemented by re-processing from Joe Talia on Revox tape deck and electronics, with Peter Knight covering electronics and hammered dulcimer as well as trumpet. Combined with Tony Buck’s maelstrom of percussion, the overall effect is thrillingly intense, with each mounting climax coming close to a sensory overload, while quieter stretches can seem to roll by timelessly in a somnambulant haze.

Kim Myhr & Australian Art Orchestra: I Caught A Glimpse Of The Sea Through The... (Excerpt)

Don't Worry About The Darkness, Mother, It Conceals Nothing

I recorded some sounds on my vacation and mixed it with my cello, enjoy!

Sommarlovsmeditation

Pie Are Squared is Italy-based Egyptian musician Mohammed Ashraf. He has previously released music through labels such as Handstitched*, Lost Children and on Eilean Records as Śruti, his collaboration with Omar El Abd. Some of you may also recall this year's 'muri', which was the 13th addition to our Home Diaries Series.

'Con Calma' is a serene album for quiet contemplation, as minimalist tones glide and encourage a sense of detachment. It began as Mohammed gathered recordings on his mobile phone whilst travelling, which were later fed through various chains of effects. Guitars and a range of utilities were used to craft these lulling tones, with the wealth of source and detail somehow liquefying into a collection of daydreams. 

These reveries were assembled from lengthy loop sessions, which Mohammed listened to for almost a year to help him detach from the mundane office routine. He wanted this work to be a form of escapism, yet free from anxiety; a slow, calm exit.

Con Calma is not completely weightless and feather-lite; at times the light abrasion of distortion joins the wash, to add texture. The album is best enjoyed with the tracks played in sequence, as they envelope you into a sense of contemplation, starting from humble, quiet beginnings, journeying through air and rail in 'Flügezüge', onto more than a hint of stormy seas towards the second half, before closing with the daze of its final moments in 'Away, World, Away'.

Releases 25/07/2020
Written and produced by Mohammed Ashraf
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Photography by Mohammed Ashraf
Packaging design by Harry Towell

Con Calma

wlr076 Pie Are Squared - Con Calma

Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Leo Flash' Return To The Underworld

FBi Radio's multi-award winning 
experimental show (2011 - last air date August 29, 2019)

Created by Brooke Olsen & Scarlett Di Maio.
fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/ears-have-ears