Love the DC motor growl, and the classic compressors

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In February of 2022, as Storm Eunice worked its way across the UK, two people, namely Greig Baird and his partner Susie Baird set out for a rare weekend away on the North Coast of Devon. The weather was rough, but life affirming. The North Devon coast spectacular and dramatic; made more so by the waning storm.

This collection is a set of sonified memories; moments in a particular location at a particular time. A creative recalling. A set of sound postcards if you will.

For Susie. As always, thank you. I love you.

Special thank you to Uma Baird.

Thank you to Brad Deschamps and Polar Seas Recordings.

Also a big thank you to James Bernard.

written and produced by Greig Baird 
mastered by James Bernard at Ambient Mountain House 
photography, design and layout by Greig Baird

psr-066

A Shared Place

Shoreline Constellations

'Shoreline Constellations' - A Shared Place - [Polar Seas Recordings, 2023]

Taken from the album "Retrograde Amnesia" by Xu & Oberlin, released on Slow Tone Collages:


The record delves into the haunting history of the former psychiatric hospital in Colorno (Parma – Italy, in use from 1873 to 1978). Titled "Retrograde Amnesia”, it explores the lives of patients who were once confined to the institution, many of whom were forgotten by society. 
The hospital, which is now abandoned, was once home to over a thousand patients, including those who were deemed "dangerous" or "marginalized" by society. Among them were prostitutes, alcoholics, vagabonds, and even small children. The psychiatrists who worked at the institution were free to experiment with new treatments, including practices such as electroshock and frontal lobotomy. While these doctors saw themselves as innovators and experimenters, many of the patients were no longer considered people. One of the devastating consequences of the treatments administered at the hospital was retrograde amnesia, which is the loss of memories of past events. Many patients who underwent these treatments were left with gaps in their memory, unable to recall important moments of their lives, as their identities were fragmented and their shared human experiences obliterated. Forgotten by society and stripped of their own sense of self, they were consigned to the shadows of history. 
"Retrograde Amnesia" is a haunting and emotional record that aims to shed light on the lives of these forgotten patients. Through the use of ambient soundscapes and atmospheric textures, the music captures the sense of isolation and despair that many of the patients must have felt. Enveloped in the echoes of empty corridors and abandoned rooms, one easily feels consumed by the weight of the lives that once occupied these desolate spaces. 

releases September 1, 2023 

W&P by Xu & Oberlin 

Xu: 
Acoustic and electric piano, vocals and psaltery samples, small eurorack 
system, Korg Volca FM, Strymon El Capistan 

Oberlin: 
Eurorack modular synth, tape-recorder 

Mastered by Francis M Gri 
Artwork and packaging design by Slow Tone Collages 
STC 036 
Slow Tone Collages 2023

Xu & Oberlin - Retrograde Amnesia - Part I

The artists of our label themselves chose the tracks, which they remixed and reworked. It turned out to be something incredible.

Henrik Meierkord (Sweden)
https://soundbread.se

Dionisaf (USA)
https://dionisaf.bandcamp.com

Toni Dimitrov (Macedonia)
https://soundcloud.com/sound_00

Soloi Sounds (Japan)
https://soundcloud.com/monotone-orchestra

Sebby Kowal (USA)
https://soundcloud.com/sebbykowalmusic

Alessandro Barbanera (Italy)
https://alessandrobarbanera.bandcamp.com

Pagination (USA)
https://pagination.bandcamp.com

KapTep (USA)
https://kaptep.bandcamp.com

.cut (Canada)

Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Photo by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Artwork and cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

https://www.chitrarecords.com

Chitra Ambient Remixes

Sebby Kowal - Take This Moment (Toni Dimitrov Seaside Rework)

Where is the train you are on headed? To a fun place? To a nostalgic place?

This EP is based on field recordings I made on my way to fun and nostalgic places. These are familiar field recordings, but my mood was so uplifting that they turned out to be beautiful.

All tracks are produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover Photo by Hidekazu Imashige

This train is bound for

JR Sanyo Line

Keifuku Randen Tram Line

I would like to start this year with this album.

I have been making music alone for almost 20 years now. I would like to thank everyone who has ever purchased or listened to my music, my subscribers, my collaborators, everyone who has criticized as well as praised me, the equipment and electricity I have used to make music, my room, my time, my friends, my family, everything. Thank you so much.

As a token of my appreciation, I would like to release this album for free. Please enjoy it.

I have only one request. For once, for about 40 minutes listening to this album, please do nothing and think about nothing and just be in a daze. We are too busy. We need time to intentionally give our heads and hearts a rest. Once you get into that habit, you will inevitably feel yourself becoming energized again.

I wish you all a very happy new year.

1. Hogaraka (朗らか) - Cheerful
2. Ajiwai (味わい) - Flavor
3. Utakata (泡沫) - Ephemeral
4. Mizumaki (水撒き) - Watering
5. Neiro (音色) - Tone Color
6. Mederu (愛でる) - Celebrate
7. Otsukimi (お月見) - Moon Viewing
8. Oboroge (朧げ) - Faint

Richness of the Heart

Mizumaki

Free DL

The Doldrums W/ Moss Covered Technology

The Doldrums is an ambient mix series hosted by Drax. Each series welcomes an up and coming artist to showcase an hour of their own productions.

For episode 2 we have Moss Covered Technology from Devon, England. 

Moss Covered Technology
Spotfiy: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HFnyRY6gI7JSXJENeJLTd?si=P_CynXhMTgK-7VvjHrewEA 

Soundcloud:
https://on.soundcloud.com/s8Mu2 


Drax
Spotfiy:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NGYqzh5E0e9QRpEBPBEbA?si=B2Eq_uw4T2uCF8X_SJgdrw 

Soundcloud:
https://on.soundcloud.com/qiBBK

Listen live: www.threadsradio.com
For more shows: @threadsradio

The Doldrums w/ Moss Covered Technology (*Stoke Newington) - 10-Jan-24

øjeRum - Everything Wounded Will Flow
release date: 15.03.2024

Everything Wounded Will Flow

øjeRum - Everything Wounded Will Flow I

100 copies are available on undyed natural color vinyl directly from ImportantRecords.com 

Christina Kubisch’s Stromsänger finds this legendary sound artist at the top of her game mixing electromagnetic wave recordings with a score for six voices, creating powerful results. 

Stromsänger is based on a collaboration with the Norwegian vocal ensemble Trondheim Voices and on a special experience while researching and recording electromagnetic waves in the city of Trondheim.

“The general theme of the composition is the idea of sounds which travel. During a tram ride from the city up to the hills with an old tram I discovered not only stunning views of the surrounding landscape but as well a special soundscape. Wearing a custom made induction headphones, I could hear the normally hidden electromagnetic fields of the tram, which were so impressive and musical to me that I immediately decided to base my piece for Trondheim Voices on this discovery.

As a start, a series of pure vocal recordings were produced by Trondheim Voices while listening to a choice of electromagnetic tram sounds and following score instructions. This material was mixed in my Berlin studio and afterward was played back through a multi-loudspeaker setup into the room of the Elisabeth Church in Berlin and was instantaneously recorded. The emerged recording was played back and recorded again. The process of playing back the previous recording was repeated numerous times, generating numerous “re-recordings”, until the voices sounded aethereal and abstract. The last one of these recordings became the very beginning of the Stromsänger piece.

Part A is based on the electromagnetic sounds of the waiting tram and previously recorded voices. The singers come on stage and start to sing together with their recorded part which slowly fades out while the live singing takes over: a kind of choral for electrical tram waves and voices.

Part B is based on the actual tram ride with strong and intense electromagnetic sounds.  The single recordings were treated electronically and were divided into six channels. Each singer has chosen one of these files and improvises with the magnetic sounds as a soloist or in duos or trios.

Part C is based on the itinerary of the tram ride to Lian, where a pilgrim's path starts. The names of the single stops, which have very beautiful and poetic names, are performed together as a kind of "sound poetry". The singers walk around on stage and/or can choose special positions for their performance. The recording of the word "Lian", the final stop, was recorded beforehand and played back and re-recorded several times in the open Norwegian landscape near the final tram stop. The voices slowly disappear and fade out.”

- Christina Kubisch, 2024

Trondheim Voices:  Sissel Vera Pettersen, Ingrid Lode, Siri Gjære, Anita Kaasbøll, Heidi Skjerve, Natali Abrahamsen Garner

Voice recordings: Daniel Formo, Eckehard Güther, Lars Ove Fossheim
Electromagnetic recordings: Christina Kubisch
Electronic editing of electromagnetic recordings: Tom Thiel
Sound design and mixing in  Berlin, sound director concert in Trondheim: Ecki Güther  

The premiere of Stromsänger was in the Radhussalen Trondheim August 20th, 2022.

Christina Kubisch & Trondheim Voices Stromsänger LP - April 26. 2024

What do we do when the darkness encroaches upon the light?

Keifuku Randen Tram Line

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