november sinewaves

performed by AKSE
Maren Sofie Nyland Johansen - accordion
Eivind Holmboe Leifsen - saxophone

Ferdinand Schwarz - composition

recorded 24th of February 2024

Listening Conditions V (2023) - Ferdinand Schwarz & AKSE

@saintmozelle at Hemlock Nights on Saturday night.

Campout Mix Series: ST. MOZELLE

A remix album can be one of many things; a homage to the original material, a deconstruction/reconstruction of the original material or as found here on Klara Lewis’ Thankful Remixes a deeply moving and soulful exploration of the sounds and ideas located within the original works. All participants are a part of Lewis’ Swedish network and were invited to participate, as peers and as friends.

The gifted multi-instrumentalist Pelle Westlin launches proceedings with an intimate and moving take on the track 4U reworking the original emotional reverse tape work into a deeply affecting piece for acoustic guitar, clarinet and voice. Lewis and Westlins paths crossed as teenagers in Uppsala when they were both starting out as musicians and Lewis has since been inspired by Westlins unique fragile tone.

Baba Stiltzs’ pivot from House Music to minimal and immediate guitar and vocals sparked Lewis curiosity and after Stiltz invited Lewis to remix his track “Stockholm” earlier this year Lewis couldn’t wait to return the invitation. Stiltz presents another guitar work, one which extends the original material to a unique untethered territory. This cover of the original Thankful is laid bare as the chords found in this work are subtly strummed amongst discreet ambience.

The legendary Swedish producer Peder Mannerfelt radically switches gears with his ecstasy ladden dancefloor take on the track Top. Ten years ago Mannerfelt invited Lewis to release an EP on his label and they have since been collaborators and friends. Mannerfelts’ life affirming experimental techno is a constant inspiration for Lewis.

A more recent appearance on the Stockholm scene is that of Lokalfrågan, a duo between artist rip ME (Em Silén) and electronic musician bas bleau (Nora Pollak). Lewis describes them as an intimate and atmospheric bedroom band and that is apparent here with their minimal and beautiful take on 4U. To compare and contrast the two versions of this track on this remix album is also a delight lending as they do to the open ended nature of the original compositions.

The final contribution is from Erik Enocksson, another of Lewis favourites. Enockssons’ music for the films “Farväl Falkenberg” and ”Man Tänker Sitt” soundtracked Lewis teens in Uppsala. Enocksson brings his signature euphoric melancholy with an effortlessly emotional take on Thankful. Enockssons' version is a moving meld of the original composition with stark edits and powerfully fragile acoustic guitar and field recordings.

The theme of the original Thankful LP was a sincere and heartfelt tribute to her friend and label mentor Peter Rehberg. With this follow up of collaborations Klara extends the gesture with an invitation to her immediate community of musicians and friends. The offer to rework the original material is also a means to show gratitude to the work and inspiration each have provided to Lewis’ own vision. Thankful once again showcases a variety of deeply affecting tracks as tributes and expands warmly on the original material.

Thankful Remixes

4U - Lokalfrågan Remix

Klara Lewis '4U - Lokalfrågan Remix' (EMEGO313RMX)

In view of his recently released album Is Peace Wild?, the Berlin producer and drummer delivers a mix full of “contrasting moments”, from hypnagogic calm to energetic club peaks

Dazed Mix: Ludwig Wandinger

Recording of the Second Sundays Listening Session on 12/1/2025 at Q-O2 workspace Brussels with Mona Briko

Playlist:

David Maranha ›› Virgins Visions
/ Marches Of The New World :: 2007 › no label
 
Pali Meursault & Thomas Tilly ›› EXTRAIT Gmea, 2
/ Melt* :: 2023 › Fragment
 
Anton Bruhin (& Etienne Conod) ›› EXTRAIT rotomotor (1978)
/ rotomotor :: 2022 › Alga Marghen
 
Audrey Poujoula ›› EXTRAIT Encrages, live Théâtre de la Lucarne, Bordeaux 2023
 
Sleeparchive ›› MRI Scanner
/ papercup :: 2007 › no label
 
Julien Desailly ›› Cran
/ iiii! :: 2020 › Soleils Bleus
 
Marco Lampis ›› The Gallery 45 Cave Map
/ Soundmaps For The Dreamer (compil) // 2017 › Sono Space
 
Jake Meginsky ›› L'appel du vide
/ L'appel du vide // 2014 › Open Mouth
 
Michaela Turcerová ›› anima void
/ alene et // 2024 › Mappa
 
Diatribes ›› Tell me, what do you see
/ Echoes & Sirens :: 2018 › Aussenraum
 
Zohar ›› Mad Drums
/ ZHR001 :: 2019 › Zohar
 
Alessandro Bosetti ›› EXTRAIT II
/ Plane -Talea :: 2016 › Holiday record
 
Ryoji Ikeda ›› Body Music (For Duo), Op.4
/ Music for Percussion :: 2017 › The Vinyl Factory
 
SHXCXCHCXSH ›› SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs (piste 11)
/ SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs :: 2016 › No label
 
Rébecca Bonté ›› La faute de la Faute
/ Noli Me Tangere :: 2024 › Tanzprocesz
 
Tachycardie ›› 1000 Fois Bonjour Depuis le Vignemale
/ Probables :: 2019 › Un je ne sais quoi
 

Mona (aka Mona Briko) has been a traveling organizer and programmer in Brussels since 2012, specializing in experimental music.


Emerging from the creative depths of Barlok (occupied from 2011 to 2017), Mona sharpened her auditory sensibilities at a KKnul concert at Magasin 4 and during a Bruitisme holiday camp in Nancy in 2015. Nurtured within the walls of La Senne (occupied from 2015 to 2020), she took her first steps as a curator, enjoying genuine freedom for three years. What began as a playful venture into organizing and programming evolved into a deep passion and commitment.  With a perpetually shifting set of keys, Mona now moves fluidly through Brussels’ alternative venues, curating radical and uncompromising lineups.

 

Completely self-taught in musicology, she relies solely on her instincts, often disregarding technicalities and virtuosity. This approach is reflected in her occasionally messed-up but fully unapologetic discourse. Her aesthetic preferences have evolved over time, yet a common thread remains: a focus on intrusion, amplitude, intensity, and tension.

In recent years, she shared a sound system named Dolores with D’incise, joined the team at the TTT label, and been entrusted with programming the Haunted Folklore series at Recyclart.


Second Sundays is a monthly series initiated by Q-O2. Each session a new guest is invited to share an insight into their own listening, playing and speaking about a selection of sound and music that is important to their thinking or practice. The sessions try to put value on listening to recorded music in a social setting as a space for discussion. Each session is paired with a cocktail-of-the-month, as decided by the invited guest.

Mona Briko - Second Sundays #56

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oscillating -e

Recorded live at chords, melodies festival, KM28, Berlin on January 8 2019
(sorry for some digital clicks).

Marc Sabat - violin
Thomas Nicholson - violin
Johnny Chang - viola
Catherine Lamb - viola
Vilhelm Bromander - double bass
Fredrik Rasten - e-bowed guitar, composition


Photo by Photomusix / Cristina Marx

Harmony for six voices

Limits

Fredrik Rasten - e-bowed acoustic guitar, compostion
Vilde Sandve Alnæs - violin
Torstein Lavik Larsen - trumpet
Inga Margrete Aas - viola da gamba

Recorded live at the Norwegian Academy of Music on the 28th of May 2019 by Espen Reinertsen and Torstein Lavik Larsen

Limits - Harmony for two or more voices

Fredrik Rasten - bowed, plucked and e-bowed guitar and voice
Vilhelm Bromander - double bass and voice

Differ Records are proud to present our first release - …for some reason that escapes us by Vilhelm Bromander & Fredrik Rasten. The album will be released on September 20th (LP and digital).

It could be a forgotten music, unearthed from the vacuum of nonusage, reincarnating into a musical form sounding obscure and nevertheless familiar, human.

Vilhelm Bromander & Fredrik Rasten materialize resonant sound with double bass, guitar and subtle vocal shadings. The music puts just intonation on display and explores its potential in improvised as well as composed music. On...for some reason that escapes us, the instrumental and vocal sounds entwine into a collective body of harmonics, interference and difference tones; a complex wherefrom a tangible sonic space arises and listening becomes tactile. The music echoes an imagined old music, inhabiting both melodic and textural entities in continual motion.

Recorded at Flerbruket, Hemnes, Norway August 15 and 16 2018 by Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard.
Mixed by Göran Stegborn in December and February 2018 / 2019.
Coverart by Simen Engen Larsen
All music by Vilhelm Bromander & Fredrik Rasten, except Harmony for two or more voices I & II by Fredrik Rasten.

«They knew it, the fervent pupils of Pythagoras…»

Jorge Luis Borges, The Cyclical Night

Differ Records 001

Harmony for two or more voices II

composer-performer
currently oslo, norway

Listening Conditions V (2023) - Ferdinand Schwarz & AKSE

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