Virtual Environment Archive

Here an other binaural recording. The desert is so silent and so dark ! You only feel the sand and can't see a thing

DPA 4060 Binaural Recording - Night Walk In Sahara With Distant Berber Singing

One track from the third release in the new SYM CD-series!
THORSTEN SOLTAU - Gewächse im Zwielicht
https://www.dronerecords.de/album.view.html?album=21322

This Friesian multi media artist with two works on one CD: his compositions combine drone-ambient and electro-acoustic elements in a wonderful (sometimes bizarre, sometimes melancholic) way, various instrumental and electronic sources are building a hypnotic web, very complex and with many unexpected twists and surprises in the mix..  this CD is like a little wonder!

"MUSIC.ART.MORPHOSIS.
A reflection.
I call myself a listening person – I am constantly listening to and into environments. This has lead to a refined sense able to picking up things that may slip the attention of others. My ears are trained to scan the places I visit – crowded metropoles, remote spots in nature or even familiar surroundings of office or home. My way of listening can be divided in two modes: the perception of sound on an unconscious level or the deliberate focus on sonics.

Becoming a sort of scanning antenna had a profound effect how I compose. The experience of my listening is reflected in my sound works. As an example several compositions feature barely noticeable overdubs. They can only be heard with specific settings of loudness and spatial room (and are therefore easy to recognize with headphones) or equalizer settings. Another example is the creation of dense clusters of sound resembling information streams or (over-)crowded places.

My goal is the creation of rich sounds with layers only reachable by multiple listening. Each work exposes itself over time with each consciously made playback / perception:
Repetition becomes a reward for the listener.

On sounds.

My compositions are either electronic or electroacoustic. A commonly used sound is the human voice or excerpts of complex synthesis. As a composer I choose my source material wisely. The starting elements have to inhabit the desired mood and intensity later formulated into full compositions. Nevertheless I am open for developments by surprise or error during sound design.

One important factor is randomness. Sounds or sound manipulating factors are mapped to random forces which allows for unexpected results. Some of my composing techniques are deliberately executed against their primary intention as well. This allows for an ever-morphing character of my works until the final touch is added.

On sonic morphosis.

My compositional ethic has strong ties to morphosis. To reflect different degrees of sonic shifting / transformation / transitions I apply several techniques and methods. As explained above the use of complex treatments and randomness allows for a sound that constantly shapes into an liquid and organic sculpture. The sonics I create are further exposed to imperfections and errors – like body and mind aging or perishing over time.

Errors are integral and welcome. Most of them occur as a glitch in the analogue or digital domain during sessions or setup changes. They give a further layer to the music resembling small failures made by the composer – adding a human touch despite their virtual origin.

On concepts.

My solo work has always been underlined by concepts. My canon includes albums with apparent or less apparent concepts. Often works can be seen as cornerstones of things I research at that time of their genesis. Several compositions reflect situations from personal life. Thus all works can be seen as intimate and highly personal sonic artifacts. Conception can be seen as the base of each work without outweighing the listeners experience. Each of my pieces can be explicitly heard as a sole composition as well."
https://thorstensoltau.de

THORSTEN SOLTAU - Das Begehren

Extract from the CD with Cat. Nr. SYM:04: 
For the first time both long active veterans of the experimental / post industrial / field recording scene have collaborated, and created a mesmerizing one-tracker (56+ min.) with many breathtaking moments from the very beginning... an incredible new virtual sonic reality, taking you on a journey to the microworlds of the "more than human" lifeforms.. a "Phloem" is the part of plants that transports organic compounds = photosynthates. 

order:
https://www.dronerecords.de/album.view.html?album=21323

FRANCISCO LOPEZ & DANIEL MENCHE - Sacrificed Phloem (Zannec Line)

My warm-up Set for the recent bbk Party. Vinyl only so expect Cracks and jumps. Had so much fun <3

FX live played by arika

BBK @ Session

Bassador @Session 28.01.2023

a very personal Vinyl selections in a mixtape-style. music between 1995 an 2019 from Germany, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands that can somehow be labeled as Underground music without reference to any musical instruments used.
Playlist:
Mouse on Mars -subsequence
Roman Jungblut -Einsicht
Bohren&ClubOfGore -schwarzer Sabbath für Den Martin
Zombieflesheater -turn the record and place the needle there again
Zea -an experience of trouble
Chefkochschulz -Charlotte Gainsbourg
Wunder -Noitz's Kakao
Krube -des Zunichtewerdens III
Felix Kubin -No1
Lali Puna -distortion2000
Jeans Team -hi friends
Jerobeam Fenderson -planets
Klaus Apfel -Kiste auf dem Dach
Mein kleines Pony -Kiste auf dem Dach
Candie Hank feat Angie Reed -the booty bank
Kommando Sonne-nmilch -Faltenaffen
Bambam Babylon Bajasch -das letzte Zucken

Central European Underground Express Pt2

Junktion & Desmond Denker selecting at Ebertplatz-Köln in Dec.2021 together with Chaliss Butto on the mic and Echolab on the visuals.
Playlist:
Dj Raph: Bird Trap [Noland Records]
Babatunde Olatunji: Gin-Go-Lo-Ba [Columbia]
Nihiloxica: Dubugwanjuba [Nyege Nyege Tapes]
Nihiloxica: Bwola [Crammed Discs]
Ecko Bazz: Kyusa Embela [Hakuna Kulala]
Ecko Bazz: Kyusa Embela (gunfinger mix) [Hakuna Kulala]
Gooooose & DJ Scotch Egg: Dengrouse [SVBKVLT]
Nazar: Enclave [Hyperdub]
STILL: Nazenèt (Wasp Riddim) [Pan]
King Ayisoba: Baba Apoore [Pidgen Music]
Dengue Dengue Dengue: Menestra [Naafi]
Disco Vumbi: Jo-ducuroma [Hakuna Kulala]
WULFFLUW XCIV: Transmitted Quartal [Nyege Nyege Tapes]
Menzi: Click Dirty (JNKTN Grrrit Cut) [Nyege Nyege Tapes]
B4MBA: WEN [Nyege Nyege Tapes]
Blacksea Não Maya: Reborda [Nyege Nyege Tapes]
Duma: Cape To Cairo [Nyege Nyege Tapes]

AI Wootton -ashe
Dengue Dengue Dengue -Yacuruna
Bankert -nola
Slikback -Ascension
ONHELL -HIV+
Slikback -SLIKBACK X STSK - THIRD DAWN
Strict Face -Rival Drums
KG & Scratchclart -B2L
Sleeping Buddha -Tengu
Menzi -OGM Dance
KG & Scratchclart -Size
Griffit Vigo & Scratchclart -Goosebumps [Pt.1]
Chevel -The Call
Slikback -SLIKBACK X TZUSING - JAHAD
Deft -"Click The Snap"
X&G -High Caliber
BAD ZU -Ghana Boyz
Famous Eno -Ranting (ft. Gafacci)
X&G -XII
BAD ZU -Bless My AK47
Al Wootton -Teresa
Begritty

Ancient Digitals Soundsystem Event  12-2021

Le sentier de randonnée s’est transformé en ruisseau. En approchant l’oreille au pied du vieux muret on peut entendre l’eau se frayer un passage entre les pierres.

The footpath has become a stream. Listening carefully close to the low stonewall, you can hear water trickling through its stones.

© Ph.V. 2023

Résurgence

A pre-dawn song by this distinctive bird of Ecuador is captured in all its resonant glory by the Radio Expeditions team.

Note: To fully experience the 3D sound in this soundscape, listen to the recording with your headphones on.

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Orapendula In Ecuador (binaural/headphones)

Illrie is the new album from Bilayer with Sarah-Jane Summers as special guest, recorded at Ugla studio in February 2023. 

Hilde Marie Holsen - trumpet, electronics
Magnus Bugge - synthesizers
Sarah-Jane Summers - viola, violin

Recorded at Ugla Studio by Juhani Silvola
Produced and mixed by Magnus Bugge and Hilde Marie Holsen
Mastered by Helge Sten

01 Lon

Next in our mix series is Shjva, a Ukrainian DJ and producer based in Warsaw and the founder of the label and party series ‘Penumbrum.’ Since relocating, Shjva has established herself as a prominent figure in the Polish electronic scene while remaining a vital part of the Kyiv community, with regular sets at the iconic ∄, as well as appearances at Closer, Abo Records and Otel'.

This episode features a live recording from Shjva's set at the Ukrainian Festival ICKPA's club night at Jasna 1, in October. Expect an immersive journey through psychedelic tech house, dubby atmospheres, trippy acid and lowkey goa - mostly on wax, straight from the club.

@shjva
@PENUMBRUM

Ute Mix Series #94 | shjva

François J. Bonnet talks about ‘The Order of Sounds: A Sonorous Archipelago’, his book on the philosophy of sound and listening, explaining the motivation behind its examination of modes of listening and its mapping of plural sonic ontologies, and expanding on some of the concepts he introduces in order to take account of the ‘schizological’ nature of sound. The podcast concludes with an exclusive track by Bonnet’s alter-ego Kassel Jaeger. 

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Archipelagic Listening: Interview with François J. Bonnet

This track features the haunting vocalizations of the Common Loon. The ambient "roar" you'll hear is the sound of gentle night breezes swishing through the treetops of large Red Pines nearby. (One critical listener calls this element "sublime.") Recorded late May, 2008. Skies were mostly clear; winds were light and variable; temp. was in the low 50s (F).

Midnight Loons - Wagner Lake

Geophonic sound of post-vulcanic activity in the lake of Maria Laach, Germany. Here, there are mofettes, in which carbon dioxide emerges from the bottom to the surface.

Released on VA - Earth (Listening) by Sonospace, https://sonospace.bandcamp.com/album/earth-listening

mofettes

Calm dawn chorus with insects and Gibbons in the jungles of Borneo. Soft fog drip and occasional frog and bird calls add detail to the soundscape. Listen to more recordings I made in Borneo at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRlYmmK1sqrM_BB3xp6quofSq7fYdEPA

Borneo Rainforest - Dawn - Gibbons

Night gently transitioning to day in the misty World Heritage Listed Gondwana rainforest amongst ancient Antarctic Beeches. On this January morning the subdued dawn light of the cloudy mountain top meant that the night shift of insects, cicadas and frogs continued well after the day shift begins at first light. For most of the year Eastern Yellow Robin leads the chorus but it is silent or absent on this morning. The frog calling is the "Pouched", "Marsupial" or "Hip-Pocket" frog, Assa darlingtonii, named for the brood pouches on the males, where the tadpoles travel to after hatching. (Thanks Jeremy).White-throated treecreeper is first followed at 4:30 by Alberts Lyrebird calling a little tentatively out of breeding season. Other species in this recording include Lewins Honeyeater, Brown Cuckoo Dove, Satin Bowerbird, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, White-Browed Scrubwren, King Parrot, Crimson Rosella, Bassian Thrush, Grey Shrike-thrush, Grey Fantail, Green Catbird, and the Eastern Whipbirds are feeding in pairs with an adult and a juvenile together. 
The recording begins 5 minutes before first light and continues till five minutes after dawn. Altitude 1140m ASL. Sennheiser MKH8020 in Iso-Binaural Stereo, SD702.

Gondwanan Forest Awakens

drones in a spaceship

Aesthetic creator/explorer from Kalamazoo, MI

https://linktr.ee/hawkkn

mofettes

fields on the way

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