Doesn’t miss a single beat! Absolutely brilliant drone ensemble!🤍

All Music for Whales in a row

In anticipation of the upcoming third edition of SONIC GARDEN ~ an all-day ambient, downtempo and experimental electronic music event taking place in the lush Old Paradise Yard of London’s IKLECTIK ~ we are thrilled to share a live recording of the enigmatic opening b2b set from the last edition 🐝

Courtesy of Avsluta and Christian Duka ~ the two minds behind SONIC GARDEN ~ it is a perfect mood-setter for the upcoming adventure with Primal Code (Hypnus & Kalahari Oyster Cult) and Luca (E2-E8) happening on Sunday, 26th June 💫

More info and tickets: https://amoenus.co.uk/sonicgarden 🌿

This nearly three hours journey is a slowly blossoming mystical affair of gently oozing ambient textures with scattered spoken word leading into dub-infused downtempo and various flavours of progressive electronica. Best listened to in its full length, this a perfect accompaniment to your psychedelic adventures 🍄

Sounds by @avsluta & @dvka
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Podcast Series 24 | Avsluta b2b Christian Duka (Live at SONIC GARDEN)

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. Pure ambient works from all Traumprinz’s akas mixed in a healer trip. 

Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

Tracklist:

1. The Phantasy - Outro Pt. II
2. Dj Healer - Untitled
3. Traumprinz - Ambient 006
4. The Phantasy - The World Is Yours
5. DJ Metatron - Scape
6. The Phantasy - Karma 
7. Prime Minister Of Doom - Truth Inside Of Me (Skit)
8. Dj Healer - At Last (Becalming The Storm)
9. Prince of Denmark - Untitled
10. DJ Metatron - Don't Be Afraid
11. The Phantasy - What's Worth It
12.DJ Metatron - [untitled]
13. DJ Metatron - Loop'91
14. DJ Metatron - Loop'92
15. DJ Metatron - Loop'108
16. Dj Healer - meaningless space.
17. DJ Metatron - Amnesia
18. The Phantasy - Heartbreak
19. DJ Metatron - Spiral Worlds
20. Traumprinz - 2 Bad (Metatron's What If Madness Is Our Only Relief mix)
21. Dj Healer - i'm alright.
22. Dj Metatron - Outro
23. Dj Healer - end of the world.
24. Dj Healer - piano poem.
25. Dj Healer - Protectionspell
26. Dj Healer - sweet bye and bye.
27. Dj Healer - back home.
28. DJ Metatron - not a perfect party (opening speech)

Music For Whales - Traumprinz, pure ambient works

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter CXLVII by @beabrennan
Cover photo courtesy of Candace Price.

Tracklist:
Sarah Davachi -  Magdalena
Henry Collins - Prepared Rain
COH - Ether Fields Forever
Terre Thaemlitz - Cycles
Glenn Gould - The Latecomers (From The Solitude Trilogy)
Carl Stone - Banteay Srey
Astrid Sonne - Stuck in Pause
Brian Harnetty - Sound of an Unperplexed Wren
Bea Brennan - Rushing In
Nobukazu Takemura - Icefall
Ka Baird - You Are Myself 
Visible Cloaks - Terrazzo
Bea Brennan - The Knowing Stone
Leyland Kirby - Monroes Stockport
Osees - Poem with 2 Horns

Mysteries of the Deep CXLVII - Bea Brennan

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. Christina Vantzou, a selection of some of her best musical pieces mixed in a marvelous trip.

Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

All tracks by Christina Vantzou:

1. Your Changes Have Been Submitted
2. Anna Mae
3. At Dawn
4. Super Interlude Pt.2
5. Homemade Mountains
6. Wild Beast Research
7. Percussion in Nonspace
8. Kimona II
9. Surreal Presence for SH and FM
10. The Library
11. 1234
12. Going Backwards to Recover That Which Was Left Behind
13. Phantom Tunnel
14. The Real Thing
15. Little Darlin Seize the Sun
16. Glissando for Bodies and Machines in Space
17. Harp of Yaman
18. Stereoscope
19. Snow White
20. Red Eel Dream
21. Rearview Mirror
22. Valley Drone
23. Tilang

Music For Whales - Christina Vantzou

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. The art of drone. Twenty two of some of the best pieces of the subgenere ever made mixed, exploring the art of make music based in eternals sustains creating distorted melodies, abrupt landscapes, and hummig atmosphere as a outcome.

Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

1. William Basinski - The river I
2. Hainbach - The guide
3. Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin - Elephant
4. Tim Hecker - The Piano Drop
5. Paul Jebanasam - depart as | air dx stop
6. Abul Mogard - The Purpose Of Peace
7. Mika Vainio + Ryoji Ikeda - Movement 3
8. Fennesz - Rivers of sand
9. Fennesz - In My Room
10. Benoît Pioulard - Stone in focus
11. Roly Porter - 4101
12. Kali Malone - Sacer Profanare
13. Amulets - Blooming
14. Loscil - Motoc
15. Rafael Anton Irisarri - Empire Systems
16. Alva Noto - Xerrox Neige
17. Raime - Passed Over Trail
18. Ian William Craig - And end of rooms
19. Alessandro Cortini - Iniciare
20. Andrew Tasselmyer - Missing Pieces of Self
21. Snufmumriko - Långt under noll

Music For Whales - The art of Drone

@sunabass live at Springkell / Scotland 2022

HARDCORE CHILLOUT 013 SUNA

Material Object Mix Tapes

Mix 33

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. Sigur Ros, them best pure ambient pieces as a tribute to the most beautiful post rock ever made.

Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

Tracklist: 

1. Sigur Ros – Varðeldur
2. Sigur Ros – Takk…
3. Sigur Ros – Dauðalogn
4. Jonsi & Alex - Chapter One (part 1)
5. Sigur Ros - 64o46'34.1N 14o02'55.8W
6. Jonsi & Alex - Chapter One (part 2)
7. Sigur Ros - Fjogur piano (part 1)
8. Sigur Ros - 1970
9. Sigur Ros - Fjogur piano (part 2, x2)
10. Jónsi & Alex - Daniell In The Sea
11. Sigur Ros – Avalon
12. Sigur Ros – Straumnes
13. Sigur Ros – Vaka
14. Jonsi and Alex – Hundslappadrifa
15. Sigur Ros – Sleep 2
16. Sigur Ros – Haffsól
17. Sigur Ros – Var
18. Sigur Ros – Sé Lest
19. Sigur Ros – Frysta (live in Ancien, Brussels 06.11.00

Music For Whales - An ambient tribute to Sigur Ros

For our second last mix of the year, we welcome Taipei-based musician and artist, Ryan J Raffa. 

Some words by Ryan:

"However today’s mind-heart-soul crushing violence in the streets or vapid cultural lacquer that distracts and divides may make it seem, we’re fortunate when we’re surrounded by others who are equally passionate about initiating and participating in sustainable, creative communities. A huge thanks to Jay and The Observatory for the opportunity to celebrate some music together and listen to some sounds I’ve been enjoying and supporting recently. 

A huge shout to these and the innumerable musicians and artists who continue to make and create amazing work in the face of climate disaster, war, economic instability, and the continual reframing of sound’s relationship to society. It’s an ecosystem, and if you're reading this, you can be assured you’re part of it. Supporting music and the artists who create it is vital, so consider picking up a physical copy or dropping some change in the digital tip jar of your favourite track or artist. It all makes an impact. Best wishes and much love from Taipei."

Thank you so much, Ryan <3

Tracklist:

Luurel Varas - Phantom Island [Crash Symbols, 2023]
Pulse Emitter - Temple in the Mountains [Hausu Mountain Records, 2022]
Ki Oni - Plant Life III [Sound As Language, 2022]
Papiro - Romeo on the Beach [Marionette, 2021]
Splash Blade - Theme From Mythica [Precision Audio, 2023]
Sam Prekop - Community Place [self-released, 2021]
Mary Yalex - Bridge Over Troubled Water [A Strangely Isolated Place, 2023]
Chie Otomi & Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Lunar Cruising [Muzan Editions, 2023]
Jo Johnson - Live at Going In [Going In, 2022]
Nick Tsai - Aechmea Chantinii + Neoregelia Turmoil [self-released, 2021]
Per Barfot - Livstycken [Mystery Circles, 2023]
a wave, a mouth - Concurrence Waltz [Dragon's Eye Recordings, 2023]
yolabmi - Circulation [Vaagner, 2022]
Julia Gjertsen - Restive [Moderna Records, 2021]
Purelink - We Should Keep Going [Peak Oil, 2023]
SG - Sentimental Guitar Dream [Faitiche, 2023]
Aura Gaze - Spanda Rain Monk [Aural Canyon, 2023]
Mind over MIDI - Tap [Shimmering Moods Records, 2021]
Whatever The Weather - 25°C [Ghostly International, 2022]
Awakened Souls - Paint The Sky [Stereoscenic Records, 2020]
Carlos Ferreira & Luke Elliott - Holding Hands [A Red Thread, 2022]
Ryan J Raffa - Fall Jackets Of Unknown Origin (ft. Andrew Weathers) [self-released, 2023]
William Selman - Tropical Doxa [Mysteries of the Deep, 2023]
Loris S Sarid - Start Of A Spring? [Moon Glyph, 2023]
Ryan J Raffa - Spirits Of Menghuanhu [Group Tightener, 2023]
M. Sage - Bendin' In [RVNG Intl., 2023]
Felbm - Fruit [Soundway Records, 2021]
Colloboh - Mystic You [Leaving Records, 2023]
Yumi Iwaki - Reverie [Kankyō Records, 2023]
Ibukun Sunday - Root [self-released, 2023]
Niecy Blues - Bones Become the Trees [Looking Glass, 2023]

Spoken Word:

Ruth Draper - Doctors And Diets [1962]
Josef Albers - Reason for painting [date unknown]
Ruth Draper - The Actress  [1962]
Red Jen - Life [1999]
Brian O'Doherty - Invitation to Art [1959]
Ruth Draper - Doctors And Diets [1962]
Ethel Waters - Last Wish, His Eye Is On The Sparrow [1977]
Richard Brautigan - Phone Call [Harvest, 1970]
Mahatma Gandhi - Speech [1931]

Bandcamp: https://rjraffa.bandcamp.com/music
Website: https://www.rjraffa.net

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - Ryan J Raffa

Thoughtfully layered sound palette solidifying sharp and steady sustained tones, rising above analogue heft. Dissonant blurs of gently wavering stems twisted in a weightless vase - lubricious ties between palpable delicacy and vibrating allure.

 Jonas Raudonius comes from Klaipėda, Lithuania and is a member of the Black Wave collective, a series of podcasts and events dedicated to deep and hypnotic techno. On the contrary, his musical works are featured in theatrical performances & he is a part of the latest compilation on Amulet of Tears.

Amulet of Tears 043: Jonas Raudonius

Music: @jonlt

Artwork: @anasisana

Amulet 043: Jonas Raudonius

DJ mix recorded at home in December, 2023.

Tracklist:
01. Imaginary Softwoord – Enkō-ji Loop
02. Arovane & Taylor Deupree – Neben_Ghost [12k] 
03. Zemög – Derin (Daniel[i] Revisit) [Whispering Signals]
04. William Selman – Farther Off Among the Foaming Black Rocks [Mysteries Of The Deep]
05. Saphileaum – Royal Fairy Dance [Mysteries Of The Deep]
06. Midori Takada – Sange [We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records / MEG Geneva]
07. Cucina Povera & Ben Vince – Strong Low City Lights [Ecstatic]
08. D1G – Piper at Dawn
09. No Moon – For Everyone Who Didn't Make It This Far [Craigie Knowes]
10. Sofie Birch – Ubiquitous [Intercourse]
11. Ana Roxanne – Venus [Kranky] 
12. Saphileaum – Crystal Healing Chamber [Mysteries Of The Deep]
13. Imaginary Softwoods – North Of Roswell [Field Records]
14. Tarotplane – Defining Centers [NPM]
15. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe & Ariel Kalma – Mille Voix [RVNG Intl.]
16. Faten Kanaan – Sleepwalker [Fire Records]
17. Mabe Fratti – Pronto Su Cuerpo Estaría Silencioso: Pronto Sería Libre [Unheard Of Hope]
18. Hiroshi Yoshimura – Something Blue [Temporal Drift]

Buymusic.club list: https://www.buymusic.club/list/coxone-coxone-inside-out

Inside-out

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. All preludes, interludes and epilogues of Boards of Canada mixed. An anthological  trip through a smorgasbord of musical multiverses from the one of the most influential groups ever listened.

Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

1. Corsair
2. Telepath
3. The colour of the fire
4. Uritual
5. Sundown
6. Transmiones ferox
7. The Devil is in the details
8. Farewell fire
9. Diving station
10. Atoronchonon
11. Bocuma
12. Gemini
13. Collapse
14. One Very important thought
15. A is To B As Is To C
16. White Cylosa
17. Sherbet Head
18. Over the horizon radar
19. Under the coke sign
20. The Smallest weird number
21. Open the light
22. Into the Rainbow Vein
23. In the Annexe
24. Olson
25. Dandelion

Music For Whales - Boards Of Canada

Delighted to start the year with a mix by London-based and Shanghai-rooted modular sound artist, DJ and performer - co-founder of independent music platform ARCHIVES - Kaiyumi. Kai's journey gradually unfolds from glitchy ambient to shamanic downtempo  rhythms, englobed by colorful atmospheres and filled with emotion.

@kaiyumikaiyumi

Conscious Listening Mix Series - 20 - Kaiyumi

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”, one well-known writer once said. And for the new Birds entry, I welcome @philipp-otterbach, long-time record collector of all kinds of music, DJ and producer, who would approve his words. For a long while he devotes himself with endurance to music. During the 2000s, he threw some forward-looking dances with his old buddy Vladimir Ivkovic in the German Ruhr region. And when Düsseldorf’s shrine for outer-national grooves Salon Des Amateurs opened in 2004, Otterbach became a one of the first residents. Since 2014 he is also out there with his very own sound, releasing EPs on labels like adventurous Dutch Knekelhuis, Themes for Great Cities, Brokntoys etc. In 2020 he dropped his debut album 'Everything Else Matters' on R.I.O.  followed by "The Dahlem Diaries" on Music From Memory Nowadays (2023) and "Correct me if I am incorrectly you" on Offen (2023). Listening to one of Philipp's DJ sets is like shuffling through an imaginary library. His musical language follows an intertwined logic of emotional affects, ineffable magic and endless fantasy. A man for suspenseful storytelling that likes to melt early electronic music, Krautrock, minimalism, and all sorts of tribal rhythms with eclectic voodoo dance, psychedelic guitar tsunami’s, house, techno and electro - always beautifully entangled with a precise feeling for special funk dynamics. This one is another great example of these antics too. Let the mind fly with the birds!

Tracklist:

1. Morpheus Project - One of the Dissapeared Mix 23 (ain23) 
2. Ike Zwanikken - Bianca ( KH037)
3. Pilzin Sox - Alice Floats Away (PUMF 553)
4. µ-Ziq - Driving Is Easy (CAT013)
5. Unreleased
6. Stefan Gubatz - Transmission (XXC3 1227)
7. 33​.​10​.​3402 - Deep Beneath The Ocean Waves Of Labyrinths And Coral Caves (TW01) 
8. ANESTHESIA - blue aurea (IBOGACD08)
9. Acid Drones - Acid Drone 8 (Offen D002)
10. Tao - Jinn (WORD D1)
11. Christian Vogel - Womb (eat003)
12. Floormat Doormat & Jon Revelator - Lamentations In Dub (Wormhole World)
13. Dj Dex - Angkor Wat (Submerge)
14. Eardrum - Low Order - Monolake Remix (DOCK 19)
15. Anthony Rother - Dead Clocking Pt. 1 (PROPAGANDA 02)
16. Gilb’R - Gilb'R - Jah, Il Sait (VER128)
17. Mittagessen - Neues China (LUNA MB 8501)
18. Peru, Like The Country - Mower - Reprise (Bellerophon Records)
19. DJ Bish - Lateral Drive (fibs2)
20. Silver Filter – Test (MS20)
21. AIR LQD - Our Lengthened Shadows (Unrealistic Expectations – 003)
22. Flugschädel – Dubei - Duday Mix (Indigo LP 87211)
23. Clatterbox - Sounds in the Distance (DJK Productions)

Birdcast 037: Philipp Otterbach

"The week prior to creating this set, I decorated my space and placed my mind inside the powerful and quite honestly life-changing memories I hold of No Way Back; the curiosity, the cavern-like environment, the audio experimentation and boundary crossing evoking responses that vary from wandering honestly and freely inside one's thoughts to the complete obliteration of said thoughts and letting the wisdom of the body perform its work on us.  My intention with this ambient set (all of my sets..) was to create currents, gradually, with just enough whispers and fragments to be subtle guides and invitations for you to imbue the sounds with your own meaning, to add your own messages and experience to the currents.  If there was ever any lesson to myself about how incomplete my work feels without this crucial element, it was the necessity this year to communicate from a distance, via video instead of a real-time space.  And how it felt most complete again when we gathered together virtually in the live stream, being curious, being supportive and present, sharing psychedelic gifs, chatting, laughing and crying!  So there it was - it happened, we connected and transcended the medium.  I will always hold this year's event dear to me for reminding us of what we still have.   Infinite gratitude towards Interdimensional Transmissions and The Bunker New York for being such enablers, to the dedication and brilliance of the artists (and the humbleness in their brilliance) and you!"
— Antenes @antenes

video: https://youtu.be/RqknDAjOuqY

Interdimensional Transmissions Podcast

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