• 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁 • 

For its third release, forms of minutiae presents ‘possible moistures’ a non-profit compilation of field recordings and soundscape compositions derived from various aqueous environments and their autochthons. 

This gathering is made of 16 sonic encounters collected by field recordists and sound artists across the world. Artists were invited to submit sounds from marine and aquatic-related events, phenomena, geologies, fauna, flora, geographies, and technologies. From the thawing acoustics of Icelandic and Antarctic glaciers to the non-human voices of Australian wetlands, while meeting sea and river dwellers, the listeners embark on a sonic journey across the globe’s possible moistures. 

All proceeds from this release will be donated to the organisation Atelier Bleu - Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement de la Côte Provençale to support them in their aim to conserve and protect Posidonia Oceanica seagrass species and to accompany ecological transitions on the Mediterranean coastal lands of the Côte Provençale (France) by encouraging eco-responsible behaviour through education, training and awareness actions. They especially work closely with the region’s youth to raise their environmental awareness by offering workshops and activities to discover the maritime and terrestrial environments: underwater snorkelling trails, guided walks, etc. 

This compilation has been made available to the Atelier Bleu as a resource which they can present to the children as part of their educational workshops. 

> more visual and textual info about each contribution available in the PDF or by clicking on them above. 

> Atelier Bleu: www.cpie-coteprovencale.org  

PDF → texts and pictures by each artist - unless mentioned otherwise
cover picture by stéphane marin 
curated by mathieu bonnafous and pablo diserens 
forms of minutiae — fom03 — 2021

pdf & digital

mathieu bonnafous — le bras du glacier

Microtonal bliss from Berlin sound explorer @pekler - a multi-layered ambient trip where phantom memories are assembled from many fractional sound collages, and tomorrow's dreams are filled with amazing samples of an imaginary future.

Recorded specially for Grains of Peace - recreational zone and charity marathon on Kyiv-based 20ft Radio to help Ukrainians who have suffered from russia's aggression.

Listen to music and stay with Ukraine: www.20ftradio.net

Grains of Peace w/ Andrew Pekler @ 20ft Radio - 18/06/2022

Luna Reflec

tape loops
pianos
and broken voices,
breathing
then falling
like dust on strings.

VAK60 | The Humble Bee - An Opposite (Fall Snippet)

This is Part 2 of "Beyond The Wall", the Hiroshimabend remix of :zoviet*france:'s "Hidden-by-the-Wall" Open Remix Project. All sounds used were created originally by :zoviet*france:, with additional remix and production by Puppy38 at Opiumdenpluto.

Beyond The Wall

Beyond The Wall (Part 2)

:zoviet*france: / Hiroshimabend - Beyond The Wall (Part 2)

VA. I: As a first radical letter - the inauguration of the Isabelline sound featuring four artists channeling elements of techno, dub and ambient minimalism. Limited to 120 copies on wax, finishing touches made at the mighty Dubplates & Mastering with collage artwork by Paul van Trigt. 

Berlin-based UK native and label head Practitioner has been active for nearly 2 decades under numerous aliases - releasing field recordings, musique concrete and ethnic percussive sounds; with his electronic productions floating ambiguously between dubtechno, UKG and Romanian minimal. With prior releases on Well Street, Lissoms and more, “Factor Basis” nods towards a love of analog broken techno and exquisite sound design. 

“Deviate” is the latest impeccable emission by Igor Dyachenko, whose symmetrical frequencies are precisely built on years of sound design with MaxMSP and modular equipment. Superlative “Ambient” doesn’t do justice to the textured layers of this broadcast built on unique source manipulation. 

Katsunori Sawa once again sidesteps all trends with his track “Royal Flush” - bringing down a post-club rising dirge with a savage low end tone. Based in Kyoto, Japan, where he runs 10 Label with Yuji Kondo, Sawa has been a key contributor to abstract techno, rhythmic noise and offkilter dub under a variety of pseudonyms and collaborations (Bokeh, EOC, Steven Porter). 

Cologne-based Senking has been producing lean subarctic dub, IDM & techno since 1995 with 10 releases on legendary label Raster-Noton amongst other projects. On his track “Painkiller” Jens harks back to the early 2000s spare bassweight sound which captured a generation.

Senking - Painkiller (clip)

GRFTPS020
Carlos Ferreira -In Praise of Shadows
limited edition cassette / digital - now on bandcamp

https://giraffetapes.bandcamp.com/album/in-praise-of-shadows

In Praise of Shadows

B2. Carlos Ferreira - The Excluded [GRFTPS020]

CD available directly from Imprec.com

Highly recommended to fans of Alessandro Cortini, Caterina
Barbieri, Shasta Cults

"A slow building beauty of electronic soundscapes." The Vinyl District

Alina Kalancea is a sonic alchemist who can warp and weave electronic
signals into complex tapestries of synthesized analog timbre. These
transportive environments were recorded using the artist's personal
collection of historic Buchla electronic music instruments including
Allen Strange's expanded Music Easel.
Letters Never Sent, Alina Kalancea's second full length for Imprec
follows 2021's double LP titled Impedance and is being released at the
same time as a new cassette titled Alchemy.
Kalancea's music has the ability to evoke both emotion and image;
feeling and landscape; passion and place. She described recording
Letters Never Sent as being like collecting images that are born in
your mind. Shades of sound, tone, color and feeling shape the
experience of listening to Kalancea's work.
Kalancea's work is made of malleable sonic material that never looks
or sounds the same way twice. Part of the magic of the music, and her
work is similar to ELEH in this way, is that her work leaves room for
the conscious and unconscious emotions of the listener. How you react
is partially a result of how you feel at the time.
Alchemy, Alina Kalancea's subsequent cassette being released
simultaneously, is a limited edition appendix to the album Letters
Never Sent.

Alina Kalancea - Letters Never Sent - Album Mix - CD June 23, 2023

Extrait Live/ Goz Pan / Division / Third Type Tapes

Aus dem Archiv, aufgenommen im Presshaus am Grund der Dinge // Sommer 2019

Kedamo

Tracklist:
Raime - The Last Foundry
Martina Lussi - Citrin
Brannten Schnüre - Balkone voll leuchtender Geranienkasten
1991 - No More Dreams I
Pye Corner Audio - Ganzfeld Effect
Aponogeton -This Concerns You
Benedikt Frey- Patcher
Black Seed - Narcotic
Heap - Tripper
Black Merlin - Mod
Raica - Makmba

Kometenhagel

https://f-o-m.bandcamp.com

publishing platform for attuning listenings, electroacoustic music, and sonic ecologies. 

artists are invited to produce sound topographies that point to specific (or imagined) environments.

co-runned & curated by @pablodiserens & @mathieu-bonnafous

> demos: we encourage submissions by women, trans, non-binary and BIPOC artists.

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