GUESTS

GUESTS 192 – xypth

Originally posted by Silk House Publishing as "Silk House Sunday 16".

Recorded with two turntables with +/- 50% pitch control in darkness facing a coelcerth (bonfire) as the leaves fall at the end of summer 2021 and we present an offering for our departed. Many thanks to Ryan Martin for organizing a fitting ritual for noson galan gaeaf / samhain / halloween with spectacular performances by Allesandre, Karl Raymar, Cevra, and Cornelius F. Van Stafrin III. Blessings to all.

Artists featured...

Nat Baldwin
Harold Budd
Carl Stone
Tod Dockstader
Jessica Ekomane
Dan Gibson
Morton Feldman
Beatriz Ferreyra
The Harmonic Choir
Mary Qarjjurarjuk
Aemili Takatak + Nelli Apaqaq
Elijah Pudloo Mageeta + Napache Samaejuk Pootoogook
Mari Apaqaq + Soria Eyituk
Napache Etidloie Toonoo + Qaunak Martha Meekeega
Secret Boyfriend
Peter Zinovieff
Xth Réflexion
Arvo Pärt
Kaspars Kurdeko + Rūdolfs Macats + Kaspars Vizulis
Ann McMillan
Brad Miller
Begoña Olavide
Phill Niblock

Glyn Maier - Coelcerth Mix (DJ Set Halloween 2021)

Moody cacophonies, sonic dispatches from Japan, crystalline breakbeats that are more environment than rhythm: Jake Muir’s 𝒆𝒏𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅, described by Muir as a “(re)mixtape,” is a mind-bending deep dive into the enmossed archive. Besides reflecting the history of the label, Muir’s mix is a production in its own right. A Los Angeles native based in Berlin, Muir is a DJ and field recordist who “sees mixes as a vehicle to explore narratives outside of the album format.” 

In 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 (2023), where Muir sampled various sources to explore gay cruising culture and sensuality, his more expansive, conceptual approach to the form is illuminated. Mixes are not just a linear succession of tracks with transitions—they’re excavations that also result in the creation of new audio artifacts. Inspired by the psychedelic impulses of illbient, Muir uses DJ and sound engineering techniques to melt down genre distinctions and create alien atmospheres.

From the enmossed community, Muir pulls from artists like bad lsd trips, Angelo Harmsworth, Nick Klein, Tetsuya Nakayama, and Patrick Gallagher to coalesce a super-compendium of the global sonic underground, all viewed through his own unique lens. Muir takes major liberties with processing and effects automation to carve new worlds from the soil of these preexisting works. Some of the tracks and material on 𝒆𝒏𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅 are heavily edited, emphasizing specific harmonics or bass frequencies, and some portions contain three or four layers, putting artists in direct conversation with each other. 

This heady approach—using the tools of both mixtape and remix—results in a super textual and dense palimpsest of the enmossed catalog. “Because mixes are more open- source,” Muir says, “it’s easier to express some ideas since there is more material to pull from.”

- Rob Goyanes

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Berlin based sound artist, DJ and field recordist Jake Muir was infatuated with sound from an early age, surrounded by California's buzzing, whirring sonic landscape and his father's collection of beachfront rock LPs. So it wasn't surprising when, as he developed his ear, Muir was drawn to work that dexterously manipulated these elements, particularly musique concrète, field recording and experimental turntablism. He approaches his practice as a listener first, carefully choosing, layering and processing sounds that help him deconstruct and contextualize his lived experiences and influences. Using investigative software methodologies, DJ techniques and the engineering skills he acquired while studying, Muir makes deeply personal sonic art that fluidly traverses genre membranes, encouraging reflection and sometimes prompting psychedelic states.

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Artwork source photo by Jake Muir
Design by Glyn Maier
All proceeds to Cadus (Berlin, DE): https://www.cadus.org

enmixed

Jake Muir - enmixed [Side B Excerpt] (ENMX-xb)

“[....]
This record highlights the Secret Boyfriend that obscures didacticism by highlighting output that opens up for more challenging catharsis and emotive signal processing. It provides an entry to the materialism of a cultural field full of ecstatic complexity and beautiful inconsistency. In these muted moments Secret Boyfriend has given us over his career we have an argument for evolving languages that further challenge our notions of what is supposed to happen and how it is supposed to be presented. In his more song oriented expansiveness, we can punctuate the ability to think in new modalities. Listening to these recordings reminds me of the polarity of sitting in the record store as a kid and understanding that His Name Is Alive is on 4AD and (gasp!) timeSTEREO. This trite early impression that nothing is really as different as our imaginations might want them to be, and that we can do whatever we want mostly within the creative realms we work through is an important filter to look through Secret Boyfriend as a project and a vessel. If we can achieve abandon and vulnerability through our artistic endeavors, then we have a sound model for, 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲, new potentialities. If that’s too much projection, or just complete liberal bullshit, I am fine with that. Secret Boyfriend's oeuvre at best offers us moments of reprieve to ponder these complexities, or at least a moment to zone out on a drive through North Carolina Highway 54.

You have one pocket of life that you must do whatever you want to inside of. Secret Boyfriend does it affectionately, in a variety of forms, and always with deep sentimentality. These recordings are a wonderful set of songs to begin further investigation from. Thank you Ryan for allowing as many avenues as possible to continue a broad cultural exchange and conversation that intersect and refract while being the kind of artist that is brave enough to not phone in the effort.”

- excerpt of essay by Nick Klein, May 2024

Casio, guitars, bass, percussion, no-input mixer, synth, tapes, and voice by Ryan A Martin, recorded at Meadows of Dan & Cathedral II
Audio finalized by Glyn Maier
Artwork by Ryan A Martin

Listener's Guide

Secret Boyfriend - Treil (ENMB-16)

live set at enmossed retrospective

Exodus delves into the odyssey of the Dove family as they journey from Bryan, Texas to the vibrant landscapes of Los Angeles in the 1960s. In Nexcyia’s quest to
encapsulate the dystopian surrealism of the Dove family's journey, he aims to harnesse the power of sound as a potent tool of storytelling. Drawing inspiration from the
decaying landscapes and moving atmospheres that surrounded them, he crafted a sonic tapestry that transcended traditional music composition, immersing listeners
in a visceral experience of their journey.
Nexcyia's approach to sound design is meticulous and reflective, as he seeks to manipulate and distort familiar elements into something altogether otherworldly. He
samples the haunting echoes of lost voices weaving them into the fabric of his compositions to evoke the desolation and decay of the world around them. The subtle
but metallic clang of rusted objects are granulized, while the distant hum of malfunctioning electronics formed a dissonant melody that lingered in the subconscious
like a half-remembered dreams.
Nexcyia seeks to infuse his compositions with a sense of hope and resilience, drawing on the indomitable spirit of the Dove family as they navigated through the
dystopian wasteland. Amidst the cacophony of chaos and despair, he introduces moments of ethereal beauty, incorporating haunting melodies and soaring harmonies
that pierced through the darkness like shafts of light breaking through storm clouds.
Through sound, Nexcyia transformed the Dove family's odyssey into an immersive auditory experience, blurring the lines between music and storytelling. Each
composition is a journey in itself, an afro-sonic tapestry that can transport listeners into the heart of a multiverse. And in doing so, he not only captures the essence of
their journey but also invited listeners to embark on their own odyssey of discovery and transformation.
"My heart and soul. I wouldn't exist if he didn't move his family to LA in the 60's" - Derrick Dove
"You are so beautiful and precious to your grandpa, I thinks about you all the time, because I love you so much, and so happy to hear from you; You just
make me happy with joy, joy joy, stay safe and remember grandpa love you all the time" - Grandpa to Alexa
"Thank you Adam, I'm so happy to hear from you, you mean the world to your grandpa, so proud of you, and that you for your love, because your grandpa
just love you and wishing you the best, please stay safe and in touch" - Grandpa to Adam
“Me, Clyde, Raymond, Reggie, Oscar-Raymond and Darline. In Bryan — i think I’m about 5 there. It was Reggie’s birthday party. Darline and Oscar-
Raymond were siblings and the children of my dad’s oldest brother Oscar. Reggie is the son of my dad’s big sister. – Mom to Adam
Dedicated to Clyde Dove and Nat Dove

Nexcyia - pond

info: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/fermata-w-izzanami
https://soundcloud.com/iizzanamii

                              

fermata

fermata w/ Izzanami

from 'Selkie Reflections'
Alliyah Enyo x Angel R
out on Somewhere Press, 2 August 2024

@floriantmzeisig

Video

Angel R - Untitled I

info + tracklist: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/u-008-ready-to-wear-ep-3-yancitygurl-northgate
https://soundcloud.com/yancitygurl
https://www.razomforukraine.org
https://soundcloud.com/esiturecords

U 008 Ready to Wear ep.3 – YancityGurl - northgate

Track from "System 1" EP
https://d-towards.bandcamp.com/album/system-1

Limited edition 7" of 5 copies
Mastered by Alexandr Pustynsky (@ajokki)
Artwork by Cpuover (@cpuover)
Cut by Disc Archive

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hydra unt
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sub vision

sub vision (from "System 1" EP)

Living Room n°73 ~ @dorisdana

q. please introduce yourself
a. Hello, there - my name is Mónica Mesa. Sometimes I release music under the moniker doris dana, and 1/2 of bad lsd trips. I was born in Colombia and currently reside somewhere between the swamp and the desert.

q. is there a story behind the mix?
a. I have been exploring voices since January and have found myself falling into rabbit holes - I would say that this mix is very much a reflection of that research.

q. what’s the best way to enjoy your mix?
a. Either take it for a night drive, or lay on the floor, turn on your night lamp, put your headphones on, and stare at the ceiling fan.

q. describe a favorite object in your living room...
a. My favorite object in the living room is a Space Age Sputnik lamp from the '60s that I found at a thrift store. It looks like a projector lamp with glass wands sticking out of it. The lamp never gets warm, which blows me away.

q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?
a. I have a couple of albums set to be released later this year, and I’m about to start a new residency at Radio TNP that I'm really looking forward to. Additionally, I’m preparing for a cross-country move from the swamp to be closer to the desert, weirdly... my happy place.

~

Tracklist:
KAZU - Unsure in Waves
Isabel's Dream - Trinity Square
saga charlotte - allting
Vincent Gallo - The Girl of Her Dreams
Loren Connors - His Room (in the Almshouse)
Ulla & Ultrafog - sad bowl
Nueen - Time=Feel
DJ Birdbath - Close Your Eyes
Yawning Portal - Make You Happy House
Locust - Some Love Will Remain Unsaid
Suarez - Algo Difícil
Hydroplane - International Exiles
Hysterical Love Project - Lifelong
Massive Attack - Angel
Holy Tongue - Under A Veil, Under A Garment
Opheliaxz - Halo4k2DJ
Downstairs People - Kiss My Vibe

Living Room n°73 ~ Doris Dana

§ focused on contemporary sound and growth
✔ hand-constructed out of recycled materials as possible
♥ all proceeds to positive endeavors

Secret Boyfriend - Treil (ENMB-16)

enmossed

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