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Ensemble Entendu - Reckless Mechanical Anthems, Vol. 4

Rafting / Tall Grass is out now! Available everywhere on the digi sphere: https://extrafreq.ffm.to/rafting_tallgrass 

Performed & Composed by Evan Shornstein & Booker Stardrum
Produced & Mixed by Evan Shornstein
Mastered by Sam Obey
Artwork by Celia Hollander

Water vapor is typically invisible to the naked eye. We refer to it’s concentrated state as humidity. During the high summer season in New York’s Hudson Valley, humidity reaches peak levels and is very much felt, and sometimes even visible. During these months, we experience a constant tension and release as humidity rises and falls. This tension persists until a massive thunderstorm erupts and releases both the moisture and our anxieties from the air.

Another common occurrence in New York’s Hudson Valley are musicians Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein. Hailing from opposite ends of the river valley, the two musicians found themselves orbiting the same region near the old capitol city of Kingston. Nudged together by a constellation of mutual friends and musical allies, Stardrum and Shornstein inevitably crossed paths. This led to a string of sessions in the hot, rain-slicked summer of 2022, broken up by dips in a nearby swimming hole.

Both percussionists-turned-producers, Evan and Booker quickly discovered a shared musical language. That summer, Evan was immersed in the Buchla Music Easel, coaxing fluid gestures from its analog circuitry, while Booker was crafting rhythms on a homemade instrument built from floorboards salvaged from his basement. These tactile tools were brought to life by the duo’s spirit of improvisation and appreciation of their recording environment: a moist enveloping forest. The rain often returned as they recorded, soaking the days and gently filtering into the sound.

A few years passed by and while the recordings stood still, the musicians did not. They performed a handful of improvised duets together, revealing their undeniable synchronicity where all things move in and out of “the groove” with ease. Now, as the seasons cycle back toward the same heat and high humidity in which this music was born, Rafting / Tall Grass is released. 

Rafting / Tall Grass

"VI" is the first single from Frog Raag. Recorded outside in the hudson valley April 2023 alongside the chorus of spring "peeper" frogs. Full album out 4/22/25. 

Pre-order here: https://extravagantfrequencies.bandcamp.com/album/frog-raag

Collin Walcott & Don Cherry – Gold Sun
Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila – Walk The Talk
Umeko Ando – Utari Opun Parewa
Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes – Marvis
Thomas Leer – Tight As A Drum
Testpattern – Sea Breeze
Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Lamp Fall
Madteo – Freeze The Cheese
Warriors Of Funk – Lines Of Pleasure
Quantic – Motivic Retrograde (Live Version)
Zaire – I’m Tired Of Living In A Shake
Konono N°1 – Paradiso
Florence Adonis – Uh-Ah Song
The Maghreban – Covent Garden
Axel Boman – Paid by the Rhythm
Nyboma – Doublé Doublé
Peacocks International Highlife Band – Igbala also
Florence Adooni – A.O.E.I.U.
Sun Ra – Sleeping Beauty
Axel Boman – Le New Life
Carlos Niño & Friend – Maharose Marigold (with Laraaji, Photay, and Surya Botofasina)

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (5.27.25)

The phenomenon known as déjà entendu occurs when a person believes they've heard something before, even though it's entirely new. You can think of it as the auditory equivalent of déjà vu. This peculiar illusion has been a defining trait of Ensemble Entendu since its inception—and now, for the first time in five years, we have the pleasure of experiencing it once again.

'Reckless Mechanical Anthems, Vol. 4.' out June 20, 2025
Mastered by Phil Moffa at Butcha Sound
Artwork by Celia Hollander: "Hot Heads" [2022]

Hot Heads

Reckless Mechanical Anthems, Vol. 4

Horse Power

Scrap Metals

Oil Spill

Charles Ditto – Pop
cabezadenego, Mbé & Leyblack – Roda
Max Graef – Albanian FM
Nicolini – TIE IT UP (ft. Hanna Tembo)
Beck, Danny Krivit – Deep Sky (Mr. K Edit)
Nicola Conte – Jet Sounds
FLUXX, TheBoyTapes & 2woBunnies – Sheik Money
HAT – Plug-In Mambo
Ensemble Entendu – Hot Heads
FIVE SINNERS – Magic
Len Leise – Stars for Jorge
Riddim Research Lab vs Lay-Far – Cry Fi Dem (vs Lay-Far)
AFX – pre memory100N pt2
John Beltran – As The Sunsets
Danny Krivit – Batutastica (Mr. K Edit)
SAULT – Envious (Breakfast Triple Remix)
L.B. Dub corp – Turner’s House
Daniel Maunick – Macumba Quebrada
SW. – Untitled A2
WHAM – RAY OF SUNLIGHT (Sam O.B. TWIST)
Akiko Yano – ト・キ・メ・キ (Waffles Edit)
Glass Domain – Interlock
Alex Picone – Mon Amour
Der Zyklus – Formenverwandler
Thys, Nikki Nair, Kelbin – Cheese Interface
PLUS ONE – tent laden plains
Ennio Morricone – Senza Sapere Niente Di Lei
Ballaké Sissoko – Maimouna

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (6.24.25)

Luís Cília - Saxofonia
7FO - 蘭 Ran
Bourbonese Qualk - Ton Ton Macoute 
DMX Krew - 100 Tears
Aphex Twin - We are the Music Makers
Psychemagik - Another Day In Paradise 
Ashford & Simpson -  It Seems To Hang On 
Nutty Nys - Never
Magic Source - Voodoo Ray
Nicolas Gaunin - Rokoreke Taribaku
Toupaz - Bad Habits
FYI Chris - DONER LEWE DONGGUAN
TLIM SHUG - Ant Farm
Spacial Herbz - Dance Di Dance! ghetto 4 beat
Susumu Yokota - Play Act Circuit 
Gosub - Miami To Brooklyn
Major T - Bay Loves Dub (Rhythm O’Dub)
DJ Slugo - Cheers
Andrés - Café Con Léché
Noda & Wolfers - Broken Dream Tape Saturation
Skee Mask - Nvivo 
Max Graef - Gost
Kirk Barley - Beach 
Impérieux - Cawuso
Bruno Nicolai - La Contessa, Incontro

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (7.29.25)

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Daniel Lentz - Slow Motion Mirror
Floating Points - Farukx (Photay No Drums Edit)
Andi Otto, M. D. Pallavi - Six (Center of The Universe Remix)
Joy Orbison - VELLA - RO [RADIO 1 RIP]
Dissadenten - The Dreams and the Loaf of Bread 
Tabala - Tabala Mouv
Aphex Twin - produk 29 [101]
Andrea Benini - The Forbidden Tale 
Mytron & Ofofo - Ceremony 
SSSLIP - Sweetest Silver
FÉNYAN - Boki 
Chassol - La route de la trace (Pieuvre Remix)
rRoxymore - Forward Flamingo (Joe Remix)
Yuri Shulgin -  Friendly Circles  
Digital Afrika feat. Radouan Naim - Gnawa
Eliana Pittman - Quem Vai Querer (Aroop Roy Rework) 
Kelly G. - Feels Good (Yeah!) (Kelly G. Shelter Mix)
Adesse Versions - Pulp Fusion
Duque, Kidsun  - Bom Dia
Olof Dreijer - Cassia
João Selva - Um caroço
Josh Milan - Fort Greene's Theme (Main)
Maxime Denuc - Infinite End 
John Beltran - Expecting Rain 
Natureboy Flako - Blue Synthasy 
The I Threes - Many Are Called (Few Are Chosen)
Pinch - Qawwali

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (8.26.25)

Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh - Tabla 
Nboj Tespo - Banquet Of Embers 
La Chooma - Praise 
Larry Leaba - Family butter 
JK & Tru-Skool - Jatti Di Torh
Fire (We Are The Horsemen Remix) - AlinaHipHarp
Sergio Mendes - Roda 
Kay Suzuki & Gaoulé Mizik - A Ka Titine (Kay Suzuki Gwoka Dub)
Nboj Tespo - Neo Footprint
Vox Populi - Jube man
Luke Vibert - Homework 
Dubl Drat - Jump Rope
Hot Chip - No Fit State (Audion Remix)
Guts - Kenke Corner
Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band - Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix)
ANCESTRAL - DJ ADAMM & Styn
Continua a Mexe - DJ Lycox
Millicent - Alberto groove 
Duckett - This Is It  
Flora (Baile Funk Mix) - Daniel Haaksman 
Motoko & Myers - Plover 
foi oi oi - Tales From The Crickks
Kraftwerk - Ätherwellen
Pearson Sound - Cobwebs 
Cakedog - Pop Back
Aphex Twin - PAPAT4 [155] (pineal mix)  
Joaquín Cornejo - Shadow Feat. Wabi Sabi
Beatrice Dillon - Clouds Strum
Evan Fischer Zierk - Bending 

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (9.23.25)

Richard Hickox - Lyra Angelica: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Yoshiaki Ochi - Madal Sonic #2 
Yoshiaki Ochi - Balasong
Chants and Dave Schoepke - Ritmo puro
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2560008
Coco Bryce - Alaniara
Mickey Heart - Dancing Sorcerer [Photay Edit] 
Jean-Luc Ponty - Elephants In Love- (Spivey's JZZ Groove Edit)
Unknown Artist - Zaya (Perdu Edit)
Sam O.B. - Balance (Photay Extra Dub Mix) 
Mark Fell - Auchterhouse (Reprise)
Automatic Tasty - Rising Sun 
Rozi Plain - Help (Photay Remix) 
Yoofee - I Know 
Dave Aju - Max at Masonic  	
Olof Dreijer - Iris (Nídia Remix)
Mrs Jynx - Supermarket Sandwiches 
Sakura Tsuruta - Euphorique
Joe Milli - Expressions
JOSH STEERS - HOW LOW
Autechre - AE LIVE TALLINN [Photay Edit]
Rolando Simmons - Whisper and laugh 
µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - Afternoon Sunshine 
Pascäal - Z53
DJ Swisha - LASTBRAINCELL
Rolando Simmons - Loom


Dublab Radio w/ Photay (10.28.25)

Have you ever tried to grasp the vast scale of our universe, only to slip into a moment of existential fatigue and retreat into the tangible space right in front of you? And then, perhaps you tried to focus on something more digestible (like the mesmerizing chirp of a chorus frog) and ended up feeling reconnected to something so inconceivably large? “Three Might Slip” is the result of musical companions, Evan Shornstein & Will Epstein, improvising with these notions in real time. The duo explores the zenith of pitch without flying too close to the sun. Instead, they plunge back into the murky depths of the pond (a la “Frog Raag”) and eventually stumble through the gateway of some new gravitational field reminiscent of deep space.

We’d like to thank Raymond Foye and the Jordan Beslon estate for this usage. “Three Might Slip” is mixed by Eli Crews and mastered by Sam OB. Featuring special guest Kenny Wollesen. 

Excerpt from Jordan Belson, Samadhi, 1967, 16mm Color. Courtesy of the Jordan Belson Estate. 

Three Might Slip

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