We’re pleased to welcome back Toronto, Canada’s anthéne in the form of this collaborative album with UK cellist and composer Simon McCorry. Between them, they have released solo recordings on labels such as Home Normal, Archives, Past Inside The Present, Naviar and Fallen Moon. They’ve also both released on Polar Seas, a label helmed by Brad Deschamps, the man behind anthéne.

Both artists are comfortable collaborators, having worked alongside the likes of Ian Hawgood, Andrew Tasselmyer and Andrew Heath. It was in 2020 when their remote recording sessions translated into The Equation Of Time, combining and processing Brad’s guitar and Simon’s cello into a collage of droning textures. A concept sprang from their work together, during the unfolding pandemic and its resulting lockdowns, where time itself seemed to stand still, go backwards and go forwards, all at once. Add to this the the sheer geographical distance and time zones separating these artists, the often-explored artistic muse of time and space became the central theme.

The title ‘The Equation Of Time’ relates to the differences between the day of the earliest sun rise, the day of the latest sunset, the longest day. Each of these days are different, noted by the ancient Greeks and the Persians before them. The enormity of time and the ability for humans to occupy the same space as multiple predecessors is particularly fascinating when faced with something ancient, such as a cave painting, a forest or the ruins of a fallen civilisation. The track titles are aptly borrowed from parts of T.S. Eliot’s 4 Quartets, which also deals with the contemplation of time. You can surmise from these poems that ideally, one would focus only on the present, in order to make the most of each turn of the clock; the past cannot be altered and the future is unknown. Our memory can subconsciously serve us back our own recollection of past times, which can result in nostalgia, melancholy or both. Our minds can also influence our perception of the future, with feelings of either fear, excitement or both.

The Equation Of Time grapples at these themes and ideas without the intention of ever truly being able to define time. A wash of faded memories, unknowns and current thoughts stir into one-another; ambient music itself always seems so able to reflect and evoke a sense of wonder, at things far bigger than we can ever comprehend. 

Releases May 22, 2021

Written and Produced by Brad Deschamps and Simon McCorry
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork by Tom Tebby
Packaging design by Tom Tebby

The Equation Of Time

wlr093 anthéne & simon mccorry - the equation of time

Cat no: homen128
Artist: David Cordero
Album: Lambda (λ)
Release Date: May 13th 2021
Format: CD + Digital

Press Release:

In January 2016, Home Normal was lucky enough to release the excellent 'El Rumor del Oleaje' by David Cordero to critical acclaim. Since then, David has gone on to release a number of solo and collaborative works, including two excellent releases with the electronic artist dot tape dot.

'Lambda: {λ}' is his long-awaited return to the label after over five years. An album of subtle ambient-electronics, David highlights his unique talent in creating an album of carefully constructed, subtle and slowly-evolving sounds, quite different to the more recent grandiose releases on Dronarivm and Archives with 'Honne (本 音)' and 'Salinas' respectively. 

It is this quiet nature I have always loved in David's work and I don't think there are many better artists out there who can develop these highly melodic little worlds of sound that are perfectly contained in their relatively short-form constructions. Indeed, 'Lambda: {λ}' is an album that has been something of a mainstay during our time at home through the winter and spring, becoming a perfect soundtrack to time spent quietly appreciating the changing seasons in the haven we live.

The album has been created alongside artists such as Miguel Otero, Carlos Maquieira (Duister) and Pepo Galán, and once again features the Polaroid artwork of Stijn Hüwels on the cover.

Thank you

Links:

https://davidcordero.bandcamp.com/

Tracks:

1. B2k
2. Aiko (with Duister)
3. Arrow-kt
4. The Process (with Miguel Otero)
5. El bosque animado
6. Quiet loops (with Pepo Galán) 
7. Charly Menta Poleo
8. Kotlin (with Duister)

Credits:

Written & produced by David Cordero
Cover art by Stijn Hüwels
Mastered by Ian Hawgood

My gratitude to Ian Hawgood, Miguel Otero, Carlos Maquieira (Duister) and Pepo Galán

copyright © 2021 Home Normal 
all rights reserved

Lambda: {λ}

homen128 David Cordero - Lambda {λ} (album sampler)

From the Origin EP
Now on bandcamp

https://balsam.bandcamp.com/album/origin-ep

Origin EP

Remembering Antisana

This is a series of sketch-like works that arose out of the need for me to create an atmosphere when working in the studio. A loop would be made then I'd start the prep work for that session. The loop may even inspire the output and work created for that day.

The release is pay what you like and I'd appreciate if you took a moment to go over to Dewtone and check this out.

Many thanks and I really hope you enjoy this small and beautiful release with artwork from photographer Courtney Smith and mastering by Pheek over at audioservices.studio.

Hope you enjoy it.

'Untitled Quiet Loop #5' - Quiet Loops - [Dewtone Recordings, 2020]

FULL VERSION HERE!  🦀" 🐢)))

 https://linkco.re/DN0VrQDT

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Concert In The Tortoiseshell <<Short ver>>

"Marble Hands", from Grey Magik's untitled album, available now from Muzan Editions on Cassette and Digital.
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/untitled
Grey Magik is the collaborative project of Ireland's Garden Magik and Muzan Editions' own Standard Grey.

untitled

Grey Magik - Marble Hands

Releases November 20, 2020 

-All music played, recorded and assembled by me (Grotta Veterano) using laptop, field recording, digital synth, guitar, pedal effects, tape. 

-All the material was conceived during different sessions, which lasted about a week in August, a couple of days in June. 

-Constructed between August-September, 2020. 

- Mastered by Francis M Gri

KS45 | GROTTA VETERANO Luung (album preview)

Song taken from the album "The basic sharpness of emotions"
Release date: January 23, 2021

Whenever winter arrives, I am always amazed by the beauty of the colours that the sky can create. I will never tire of looking at the infinite beauty of nature; colours and emotions that I love to associate with sounds of a certain type. 
That's why I really want to present some albums during this season.The first release of 2021 describes in an excellent way the tonal range of this winter, so uncertain, cold and melancholic. That Which Is Not is a beautiful project that combines the sound experiments of Nicola Fornasari (Xu, La Petite Vague, etc) and the instrumental ramifications of Pier Giorgio Storti (Morose, Belaqua Shua, etc) who, with notes of cello and many other instruments, adds nuances to a rich picture of pulsating introspection. "The basic sharpness of emotions" is genreless music, the soundtrack of those timeless winter days, when the snow and the ground are still unknown but are aware they have already met millions of times. A debut that I strongly advise you to listen to in solitude …

KS47 | THAT WHICH IS NOT The Basic Sharpness Of Emotions

rationale Unordentlichkeit

GRFTPS005
@anthene - the slow wave
PRE-ORDER > limited edition cassette / digital - now on bandcamp
https://giraffetapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-slow-wave

video for "paper plates" - https://youtu.be/BcMMhRgBq0c

“Most of the sounds on this album
come from electric and bowed guitar,
with the exception of a few field recordings
and string samples here and there.
I've found myself spending a lot of time
building pieces from minimal guitar loops
and melodies during this pandemic,
it's been a very soothing process for me
during an otherwise stressful time.”

-- Bradley Sean Alexander Deschamps

#ambient #giraffetapes #GRFTPS006 #anthene

the slow wave

B1. Anthéne - paper plates [GRFTPS006]

Put together in January 2021. Mostly hardware though the drums are all Ableton.

Punct

Giraffe tapes - the label was created in order to tell separate and limited stories via magnetic tape, analog photography, silk screen printing and other analog manifestations. Based in Tbilisi.

B1. Anthéne - paper plates [GRFTPS006]

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