Our initial dialog with Synthia was an adventurous creative endeavour that made us question whether machines could have a soul. This one definitely spoke her mind, and left a fascinating mark on both of us as a wondrous machine––––––woman, a marvelous piece of engineering, an entity trapped in a modular eternity.

Considering that neither of us had any previous contact with such a complex modular system such as EMS Synthi 100, we took a somewhat intuitive approach. This is a fairly raw glimpse of the first days spent in the studio.

Oh, Synthia, we only just met...

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Happy birthday Mark!!!

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Composing, editing, patching & live mixing: Manja Ristić
Live mixing & patching: Mark Vernon
Cover art: Manja Ristić –– segment of the sculpture by Angelina Gatalica made in memory of Serbian painter Nadežda Petrović, erected in 1989 in the Pioneer’s Park, on the occasion of the IX Summit of Non-Aligned Countries.

basne——side A

Sci-Fi Soundscapes blends together ethereal synths, pads, and rhythms to provide the perfect sonic backdrop for the next generation of visual narratives.

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Moondust

An improvised field recording set on aquatic life and death in the age of the Anthropocene. It combines underwater recordings of singing glaciers, pulsating aquatic plants and water insects with spatial resonances from hydropower dams and reservoirs.

Live on the river Bille, Floating Transmission, Hamburg 2023
Festival curated by Julia Nordholz
Photo by Antje Sauer

Troubled Waters (Field Recording Live Set @ Floating Transmissions 2023)

Concert recording from Jan.27th 2024 @ WERK, Klybeckareal, Basel.
1. Set: Modular Synth Solo
2. Set: Duo with Benjamin Brodbeck on drums & objects

WERK - Konzert - 1.Set

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https://radiopunctum.cz/shows/seed

February SEED by Mike.H (@mikeh). Recorded live at Tendance Listening Bar. (@tendancedance)

Tracklist:
Egil Kalman - Glint
The United States of America - Cloud Song
Clara Mondshine - Raga Des Aufgehenden Planeten (Raga Of The Rising Planet)
Schaltkreis Wassermann - Arabesque
Forbidden Overture - Strictly Forbidden
Philippe Doray & Les Asociaux Associes - Pile Ou Face (EP version)
Mike Vickers - Central Office of Information
Mort Garson - Captain DJ Disco UFO (Pt II)
Le Maison - Indelible Memories
Cybotron - Mumbo Jumbo
Actors Studio - Dancing Alone (Early Demo)
Simple Minds - Themes for Great Cities
La Compagnia Digitale - La Compagnia Digitale

SEED 02/24 by Mike.H

LAMIA is a music artist, producer, vocalist, and practice-based research academic based in London. She combines haunting vocals, cinematic soundscapes, and industrial sounds - a noise-influenced style inspired by music production training in Berlin. LAMIA writes, performs, and produces her own material. LAMIA is currently performing 'Simulacra States', an audio-visual set made in collaboration with computational artist Brian Hart, combining 3D rendered artwork and her self-produced music (project funded by MusicBoard Berlin). Key performances include Berghain Kantine (DE), a Live Session with BBC Introducing 2023 (UK), PureGold Festival at Goldsmiths University 2023 (UK) and Changeover Festival (SRB).
LAMIA has just graduated in 2024 with a Distinction in a Master of Music (MMUS) from Goldsmiths, University of London, where two scholarships supported her. LAMIA co-runs South East London underground collective Crossovers and has been involved in Berlin-based collective Eclat Crew for several years. Her self-produced album is due for release in Oct 2024.
https://soundcloud.com/lamiamusicuk
https://linktr.ee/lamiamusicuk
https://www.lamiamusic.co.uk
https://lamiamusicuk.bandcamp.com/album/simulacra-prod-lamia 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Tk6oa6l0DNhK8g1yRcAY4?si=lwXvgwgdT3q86HdI1sIki

TRACKLIST:
1. Lucidvox - Thats What Remained - Glitterball Records 
2. LAMIA - Not Enough - Independent
3. Venus Ex Machina - Mirror - Independent
4. LAMIA - Paradox - Independant
5. CRY3MARMIN - The Way I See Things - Independent 
6. Yantan Ministry - Sanguine - Yegorka
7. Polly Scattergood - Wanderlust - Future Paradise
8. Lucidvox - Hold Me - Glitterball Records
9. Wadi - tarabstep - Independent
10. Digital Roses - Waterfalls - Independent
11. Stina Francina - Paradox Remix - Independent 
12. LAMIA - Fool’s Paradise - Independent

f:p podcast episode 151 _ LAMIA

Argentinian DJ/producers Betas and Tom Tom Clubber are shining lights of the Latin American queer dance underground, playing at all of Buenos Aires's biggest parties (Buenos Aires Pride, Fun Fun, Loca, Missa, etc.) as well as clubs across South America and Europe.

Betas has previously released music on Muy Muy Limited and Vista Recordings, while Tom Tom Clubber's productions have appeared on Discos Pato Carlos and Tiga's label Turbo Recordings. 

They were brought to our attention by fellow queer Buenos Aires legends DJs Pareja, and they've turned in a corker of a collaborative EP for us—a tough, crunchy, jackin' dancefloor workout from each of them, plus each artist remixing the other's tune. Keep your ears peeled for driving drums, trippy FX, and big breakdown dancefloor moments!

Betas & Tom Tom Clubber

X-Tatik Dub

I'm embarking on a new project series that will focus on long-form generative eurorack pieces. I was delighted to discover the ability to use the Generations generative midi controller that was created by Innesti (innesti.bandcamp.com/merch/generations-handmade-midi-controller) with the 1010 Bitbox Micro, and so this combination created the foundation for the piece. I very much consider this to be a companion piece to my recently released 'Generational Drift-A Seasonal Reflection in Four Movements' on Handstiched* (handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/generational-drift-the-celestial-sphere), as some of the elements are shared, as well as the use of Generations, however, this feels quite a bit warmer...thus Spring.

Basic patch notes~

Generations triggering four midi clips in Bitbox, as well as modulating various parameters (pan, filter cut off). Other samples in Bitbox triggered by random gates from Marbles, witch is slowly clocked by PNW. White noise triggering ProbMel/ProbDiv in O_c Hemispheres, which is delicately playing Rings, which then goes thru Draad and Monsoon. Øchd is creating an offset drone from Ensemble Osc and Plaits + Three Sisters, all while sending modulation to various param's throughout..

Recorded 4/21/24...Eurorack > Bluebox > Ableton, and then a basic mastering chain..

D/L for free~https://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/album/generative-01-spring

I hope you'll enjoy, and hopefully I'll be able to continue with these bits for the foreseeable future :)

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Generative.01~Spring

Cast of Characters:
Cgmaness – @hiddenhands-760647700 – Chris – beats, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals, composition, and production
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – five string fretless bass, organ, composition, and production editing
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– sitar, composition, and production

This was a seed that Chris came up with on his acoustic guitar, adding beats, and some subtle vocals, then shared with Josh and Stephen. They are always excited to work on Chris' songs, because he always comes up with magical tunes.
  Josh was first in line, adding his five string fretless bass, then the organ part. Stephen used Josh's chord structure to come up with his awe-inspiring, monster electric sitar part. After they both laid down their parts, Chris added the electric guitar you hear at the beginning, too. 
  The song was about twice the current length when Chris made it, but Josh chopped off the second half, as the crescendo fits right into the 2/3 slot now. This was mixed as a team effort in BandLab, too, which is a rarity, given both Stephen and Chris are expert producers. 
  This is an example of a song Chris came up with, that was taken to the next level by Josh and Stephen. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Juxtaposed They Went

Brazilian independent web radio disseminating the culture of electronic music.

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