Le Raccourci is a welcome introduction to the world of modern classical identity Sebastian Gandera. The impressionist landscapes of a sensitive soul self-reflecting, these miniature compositions alternate across a rudimentary set up of piano, field recorder, sampler and four track. Melancholic utterings hastily captured some 100km east of Paris. 

Classically trained by the same teacher as his parents, Gandera first began recording in the confines of his university dorm room, inspired by a C60 from friend and future collaborator Bernard Odot (A Gethsémani). Humbly existing without sparing a thought to music industry or career, Gandera’s personal effects surfaced via the European and US cassette networks from 1988 to 1994. Impressively accomplished for the DIY scene they orbited, these tapes were issued in scant quantities, rendering his pieces as private secrets shared and duplicated in small concentric circles. Aside from a sole, avowedly traumatic performance, the material was never shared in a live context. 

Selected by Sky Girl co-conspirer Julien Dechery, Le Raccourci culls 15 tracks from Gandera’s extensive cassette discography, discarded DAT recordings, and split CD with Lyon toy music project Klimperei. These sentiently charged compositions only hint at his larger catalogue, but act as a compelling cross section of the artist’s oeuvre. The identity is further detailed by archival images, Glen Goetze penned liner notes and original artwork from Perks and Mini’s Misha Hollenbach. 

While Gandera’s nostalgic melodies incidentally parallel with the piano key manoeuvres of Pascal Comelade, Robert Haigh and Dominique Lawalrée, Le Raccourci could only stem from the escapist desires of one Eric Morin.

SEBASTIAN GANDERA - Le Raccourci (ES008) OUT NOW

Umé Records Manifesto Mix #4

Precipitation - Field Recording (Uguisu)
Ki Oni - Plant Life I
Matthewdavid's Mindflight - Tract of Hidden Animalia
iu takahashi - Daydreaming
Forrest - Crystal Suns
Rime Trails - Valediction I
Ulla - Somewhere Else
Øguu - Before Migration Pt. 2 (Umé Records forthcoming)
Rime Trails - Starless Lake of Blue
MIrage Area - Field Recording (Sea)
Emily A. Sprague - Star Gazing
Precipitation - Field Recording (Uguisu) Reprise

Mix by Zefan Sramek

Songs For Spiritual Healing

A man who needs little introduction in pure record loving circles, Norio Sato is the force behind Rare Groove record store in Osaka. Norio's dedication to music of almost all genres is deep and methodically insightful, his mixes have been inspiring references to us at Sound Metaphors for a while now, so to be able to share this one is a proper delicacy for us. 

In his words: "This time, I made a mix of my friend's tracks from Japan (Boogie, house and Nu disco ... etc) and a little bit of 90's and 2000's Japanese obscure breakbeats tracks.
I hope you like it."

On top of that, his generosity has gone as far as offering us a detailed track list and short description for each track with links to find the record...proper record store owner academic approach to sharing music - big thanks to Norio for this one <3 <3 <3

1.Longing Time inst. - MASASHI (2021)*He is a student of the popular music department of Osaka University of Arts. He liked City Pop and used to go to my store. Not released on his original track.This is vo.ver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_kTrCS0k6M

2.Transistor Lover (XL Middleton Remix) - Milk Talk (2022) American guy and Japanese female vo.duo in Japan https://www.discogs.com/ja/master/2661764-Milk-Talk-Transistor-Lover

3.2 Dimentional Pagoda (Indopepsychics Remix) - Water Melon (1999) Japanese dub! also known as Water Melon Group. https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/179450-Water-Melon-Ruta-De-Evacuacion

4.海 Weed / Umi, Weed - 7FO (2022) Osaka-based producer.https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/23258726-7Fo-%E8%98%AD-%E8%8C%AB%E5%A4%A9-Ran-Bouten

5.Kakerahanabi - Takuwan (2002) Unknown Japanese producer. pick uped Japanese break beats compilation.https://raregroove.jp/products/v-a-breath-of-chain-e-p

6.Sky Island - Coastlines (2022) Japanese house producer duo https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/23173277-Coastlines-Coastlines-2

7.Cosmic Sea - 感応式 (KANNOUSHIKI) (2022) private press Psychedelic disco dub in Numazu city,Shizuoka https://raregroove.jp/products/kannoushiki-cosmic-sea

8.Knave - Shu Suzuki(2019) Japanese boogie producer in Nara. his unreleased track https://soundcloud.com/shu-suzuki-137033991

9.Hologrammatic Waveforms - Anton Vegel(2022) house producer in Nagoya city https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/21649702-Various-Various-III

10.waterskipps (Eden Burns Remix) - Mayurashka (2022) house producer in Tokyo https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/22017598-Mayurashka-waterskipps

11.SPECIAL DANCE FLOOR MIX -Feat. WATER a.k.a. マリヲ - Hankyovain (2022) house producer in Osaka private press https://raregroove.jp/products/hankyovain

Listen carefully!

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 10 : Norio Sato

guest mix from kan 💐💠🪷🪻DJ, florist, dream weaver 🔮 ~

@suzuki_swift
@n10-as

Innerstate 87 w/ kan - 08/09/23

A Bristol selector on the up, Tilly brings new wave, new beat and danceable dark wave sounds to the London studio every month. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/tilly/episodes/tilly-4th-march-2024

Tilly 040324

Lugas Europe has recently released on Redstone Press and has previously appeared on Optimo as part of the fantastic Free Love. We were lucky to have been booked alongside Lugas Europ earlier this year & his live set blew us away!

Lugas Europ [10.09.24]

A winding journey through the catalogue of All Night Flight's Stockport record store, spanning from modern classical and free-flowing jazz to a wide soundscape of dark ambient, folk and techno... with All Night Flight, anything goes! 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/all-night-flight/episodes/all-night-flight-6th-october-2024

All Night Flight w/ Bitzer Mal  061024

Deep Listening incoming 👂

Our inaugural mix in a new series that represents the celestial exploration between light, sound and setting.

For this, @frazershelton gifted us a striking fusion of sound. He took the opportunity to build it using Ableton Live, which is a method he hasn't previously used.

The software allowed him to layer multiple tracks on top of each other, meaning the process felt more like a composition than a traditional DJ mix. He wanted to purposely blur the lines between individual tracks, and take the opportunity to play with combinations, tones and textures in a more considered way than using regular decks, or a more linear method of recording a mix. 

Ultimately he is aiming for consistency of mood, and a sense of flow, despite using tracks spanning the last 50+ years (the oldest track on this collection dates from 1970). He is particularly happy with the inclusion of the track ‘Nike’ from the seminal ‘Deep Listening’ release (by Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, and Panaioitis), which feels very aligned with the ethos behind the resonance series of events. He is delighted to give the Nigel Mullaney track (‘TSL Set 2’) an airing too, which uses Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot speech to great effect: it’s good to have a reminder of our insignificant place in the cosmos.

The artwork is a collaboration between Mark Wagner @mark_wagner_33 and Adam Kahan @adkahan. Mark creates cymatics from his sonic experimentation, and with each installment of the series we will explore turning a fraction of sound into light. 🎨

Tracklisting

Higher Intelligence Agency — U.H.I.
The London Studio Orchestra — Strange Location No. 3
Alva Noto — Xerrox Neige
Biosphere — With Precious Benefits to Both
Move D — Ein Soundfoto aus dem Goldenen Dreieck
State Azure —Amidst Emptiness
Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis — Nike
Steve Roach — Quiet Friend
Gunnar Haslam — Camare Aperte
Carlos Niño & Friends — Love to All Doulas!
HVL — Teapot Limhi
Purelink — We Should Keep Going
Geins’t Nait + Scanner + L. Petitgand — Gabriel Scan LP1
Shapeshifter — Tranquil Vapor
Nigel Mullaney — TSL Set 2
Abfahrt Hinwil — Phase IV
Arovane — Laap
Ital Tek — Vesper

episode I ~ w/ Frazer Shelton

From minimalist tones to lush, experimental layers. A narrative of genres like ambient, classical music, experimental folk or krautrock. Suitable for slow mornings and introspective daydreams.

@silvannicca

The Morning Show w/ Silvan Nicca @ Furka Radio - 14.11.24

Tout Quitter Pour Partir : Baume invite Samya (19.04.25)

French modern classical, galvanising and melancholic in equal measure.  Taken from an anthology curated by Julien Dechery, on Noise In My Head-affiliated retrospective label @efficientspace.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/09/25/premiere-sebastian-gandera-chienne-de-vie/

Le Raccourci

Sebastian Gandera - Chienne De Vie (STW Premiere)

B5 Le Train Ne S'Arrêtera Plus 2:55 (ES008)

A5 Quand Natalia Peint 2:08 (ES008)

A3 And Then The Wind 5:05 (ES008)

A2 La Visite Au Musée 3:26 (ES008)

A1 N’Écrire Que Du Vent 1.19 (ES008)

Label run by @noise-in-my-head

Distribution queries:

Australia | info@noiseinmyhead.com.au
Rest of the World | www.wordandsound.de

B5 Le Train Ne S'Arrêtera Plus 2:55 (ES008)

Efficient Space

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