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https://archive.org/details/beyondtheoldcoldmetal

Well hidden in an old factory among relics of rusted machinery, Darkstar83 introduce us to his dark ambient world with fantastic soundscapes full of ominous and grim feelings. In 'Beyond The Old Cold Metal' he fuses the genre he loves with organic cosmic textures and elements. Sparkles, machinery sounds, burnt wood, leakage sounds, distant horns; everything's here to create a meditative work.

ET022 An Etched Traumas release July 2012

Beyond The Old Cold Metal

Beyond The Old Cold Metal 1

Am I Normal?

Anastasia Vronski - Summer Girl

TO FORGET [FRAGMENTS]

An Evening In Split, 21.07.2021

An evening in Split, 21.07.2021

Commissioned by S-201. 

Opus.201 Ludwig Van concert premiere on August 16th, 2021 at RüBühne, Essen.

Ensemble S201:
Dimitry Stavrianidi, Bass Flute
Tamon Yashima, Oboe
Heni Hyunjung Kim, Bass Clarinet
Filip Erakovic, Accordion
Robert "Rob“ Alan Wheatley, Cello

Pure Bloom

vital022
2022 élan vital recordings 

Manja Ristic / Toni Dimitrov - Dystopian 001

1. Manja Ristic - Nothing Has To Happen, Fortress Europe
2. Toni Dimitrov - Against Civilization

🏴 'Dystopian 001' is split release between the sound artists Manja Ristić and Toni Dimitrov, and it is part of the new 'Dystopian series', showcasing a more abstract, darker, obscure and politically infused side of the sound of élan vital artist roster. Inspired by everyday life in the last several years living in realized dystopian visions and darkest predictions, the sound on this series will be the soundtrack for our daily dystopian reality. We are all aware that the future of our civilization is not bright, but that doesn't mean we are not living in an exciting epoch.

🏳️ Part one brings two longer pieces, presenting the dark side of the mystical long form experimentations by the Serbian violin and field recordings diva Manja Ristić and the latest field recordings experiments of the sound art naturalist Toni Dimitrov. Through this joint release the artists are trying to explore the potential for change of the society, resulting in a mature, expressive and complex album. 

Composed and arranged by Manja Ristić & Toni Dimitrov 
Mastering LaPlant Studio Belgrade
Cover drawings by Dorian Dimitrov
Design by Toni Dimitrov

Release date 27th March 2022
 https://elanvital.bandcamp.com/album/dystopian-001

Manja Ristic - Nothing Has To Happen, Fortress Europe (excerpt)

Matteo Cesari (flute)

Tremplin de la création - Philharmonie de Paris 12/03/2022


“Le comte est donc si vain et si peu raisonnable ! Ose-t-il croire encor son crime pardonnable ?’”
Pierre Corneille, Le Cid.
Cette phrase de Don Fernand qui ouvre la scène VI de l’acte II tisse la trame de cette œuvre pour flûte solo.
Reprenant le principe du vers alexandrin, l’interprète développe divers modèles répétitifs et récursifs qui interrompent inopinément sa forme constante.
Ces modèles, caractérisés par une rythmicité idiomatique, renforcent une structure mécanique qui se rétrécit progressivement.
Toute la pièce serpente autour de cette idée maîtresse et le geste instrumental est progressivement lié à la parole humaine.

Scène VI (2014 / revised version 2022)

wreck

Let Me Breathe, for bass clarinet and electronics. 
Bass clarinet: Chiara Percivati; Electronics: Daniela Terranova
Recorded live in Trieste by Paolo Carrer (Conservatorio 'G. Tartini', 13-11-2019). Commissioned by ACM Chamber Music Trieste (a special thanks to Fedra Florit).

Let me breathe (bass clarinet and electronics)

For electric guitar and ensemble
Performed by musicians from the Ensemble Intercontemporain, DAI students from CNSMDP and Samuel Taylor (electric guitar)

I have a deep attraction to the ruggedness of forests and the intense vibrations they emit. Although this piece was not directly inspired by forests, nor is it programatic in other sense for that matter, I feel it brought the nature lover out in me. I think of my music a bit like an English garden, in which the ruggedness of nature is allowed to resonate, with the gardener guiding plants rather than forcing them into geometrical shapes and forms. While I do write very precise harmonies, timbres and textures, I like to allow the music to breath and flow in a way that reflects the natural textures, motions and layers of a forest.

Quakin' 'n' Groovin' (Ensemble Intercontemporain)

next concerts :
02.03.2022//Guess what freedom smells like//The Interstring Project// Rotterdam (NL)
21.04.2022//Guess what freedom smells like//Interstring Project//Maison de l'Argentine à Paris//The Interstring Project// Paris (FR)
26.04.2022//Guess what freedom smells like//Interstring Project//Gare du Nord//The Interstring Project// Basel (CH)
01.05.2002//Elettrificare il Rosa// Ossia New Music//Kilbourn Hall-Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (USA)
28.05.2022//Paradise (lush sensitivity digitally designed)// Li Li-Chin//Centre Culturel Italien// Paris (FR)
11.09.2022//Lucids dreams are part of my design (Welcome to Paradise)// Ensemble Résilience// De Nijverheid as part of Gaudeamus Fest// Utretch (NL)
15.11.2022//New piece//Ensemble S-201//Maison de l'Argentine (FR)

Francisco Uberto (b.1988) shapes his musical ideas with intuition from within the digital side of sound. In his music he manages expectations in the most imaginative ways possible, like a cold war of emotions. The horizon of his realizations extend from solo pieces to orchestral works with and without the use of electronics.

He received training in composition in Argentina (UNC), and France (CNSMD Paris, and IRCAM), and was supported by several prestigious foundations from Europe, and Argentina since 2012. 

His music has been vibrating with renowned international ensembles since his arrival in Europe. Resident composer at Casa de Velázquez, Ibermúsicas, and Cité des Arts, Francisco, today is composer in residence at Couvent des Récollets in Paris.