Meisekimu

Estrato Aurora & Iwamaki - Meisekimu［2023/ Frequencia introspectiva］

A 13.30 minute collage of the album "Travel In Peace" that i recorded in 2019 as a requiem for my soulbrother J.Derwort. 

At 11.30 min you can hear his last flute ever recorded. I call this piece "Last Breath". It was a sunny day in january 2019 at his house in Santa Fe, where he moved december 2018. I put out a comfortable chair with a blanket in the winter sun. And a small table, a cup of tea and his first ever made bamboo flute. He said: thank you but i can not play anymore. After 30 minutes he still picked up the flute and played for a few seconds, that i recorded on my telephone. He said: it's no good at all, but still it's oke, i know you will put your magic to it later. He borrowed me this flute that he made at the Kallikatsou early eighties to record more myself. It was a kind of farwell. A month later he died. Of course i was there too and his best friends.
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You can download the original album (2 x 21 minute) here:
https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/album/ai-18-travel-in-peace
The vinyl was sold out shortly after the release. They now sell copies up to Є 200 on Discogs, which is of course crazy.  I hope Astral will do a repress soon. 

Here are a few of the reviews:

Fred Mikardo-Greaves for Norman Records:
‘Travel In Peace’. Sound advice. Our own Ant rather delightfully described Chi Factory’s ‘Travel In Peace’ as a ‘mind lozenge’, and this latest set is certainly a balm for the soul in extraordinary times. The two side-long meditations here are sonically rather amorphous - aquatic drone, fourth-world soundscapes, spiritual incantations and far-out flurries of field recording can all be found across the course of the LP. Jon Hassell, Alice Coltrane, Sun Ra and ‘Tower Of Meaning’-mode Arthur Russell keep watch over both band and listener throughout. ‘Travel In Peace’, and leave refreshed.

Juno Records:
"Following the death of his one-time Chi Factory partner J.Derwort in February 2019, Hanyo van Oosterom went back to Patmos, the magical island where they once recorded their most famous works, armed with some of the artefacts and hand-built instruments they'd collected together. While there, he made the field recordings and musical sketches that form the backbone of "Travel In Peace", Oosterom's emotional final album as Chi Factory. Poignant, atmospheric, melancholic, dreamy and otherworldly with a genuine sense of time and place (you can almost smell the surrounding flora and fauna), the album's two lengthy tracks - collages of interlinked sketches and recurring musical motifs - are fittingly fantastic. As curtain calls go, we can think of few better".

Here's an interview with "A Vague New World" from 2019. It's all about the story behind CHI, The Chi Factory and Son Of Chi:
https://vaguenewworld.substack.com/p/in-conversation-hanyo-van-oosterom

And a video collage on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6scnruYei0Q

Travel In Peace Collage

Espacio Perpendicular radio show at 9128.live by Doozer

In 2023, a new private space opened in Madrid with the goal to become a meeting point purely for the enjoyment and discovery of underground music. Since 2022, Espacio Perpendicular has broadcasted some of its many meetings and recordings here on 9128.live. 2024 sees the second season of the programme.

For the first week of 2024 and the return of the Espacio Perpendicular weekly program, we have a colorful mix by one of the heads of the EP project, Doozer, responsible for brokenloop podcast series.

Radio Show #11 - Doozer

To dream in jazz

is to become jazz.
Close your eyes and listen—
go to where jazz becomes life.
When your eyes reopen,
you’ll become jazz—
your words will sing the blues.

(by Patricia Carragon)

For the seventh installment of our Identity formation listening sessions, we are happy to announce @hems. Hems is a London-based producer and record collector, usually creating Ambient music with experimental sonic elements. 

This episode's style is very different from what hems usually plays. That said, it is not less amazing: the 1-hour listening session invites us on a journey which combines Jazz and electronic soundscapes. The result is a multi-facetted composition, ranging from calming beats, to versatile melodies and trippy vocals. Hopefully, you enjoy it as much as we do!

We thank hems for contributing to our newly established platform, the trustful and enriching communication and wish the best for the further journey as an artist.

As always, if you like the podcast, please don’t forget to give it a Like, Comment and/or Repost, to support both our community and the artist. If you have questions regarding the mix, you’re always welcome to contact us. Enjoy the journey!

Identity formation listening session - 7 - Jazzy Hour [by hems]

For our last mix of the year, we warmly welcome a very talented synthesist, DJ, and co-founder of Frequency Domain, Ali Wade.

Some words by Ali:

"The Observatory has had a really great first year, hosting many go-to mixes for me, so I feel humbled to round off the series in 2023. Thanks to Jay for the invite and to all the previous contributors for setting the bar so high.

As the world grows exponentially more complex and unjust, music is ever the stabilising force. In November this year I was invited by the Bleep43 crew to DJ alongside some incredible artists at an event in east London - this mix pulls together a lot of the music I played that day, including many tracks from the label I co-run, Frequency Domain. Recorded one afternoon while in bed with a cold, I hope it puts you in a good place."

Tracklist:

Southfacing - The Marking Song (Frequency Domain)
Sync24 - Replicant (Ultimae Records)
Hula Om - Raul Lovisoni / Francesco Messina (Cramps Records)
Marja Ahti - Chora (Hallow Ground)
Pauline Anna Strom - The Unveiling (Ether Ship Records)
Alva Noto - Xerrox Rin (Raster-Noton)
Arovane - Rotor (Quiet Details)
Tetsu Inoue - Sour Cloud (DiN)
Autechre - Nine (Warp Records)
Stars of the Lid - Even (Out)+ (Kranky)
LF58 - Rituale (Astral Industries)
Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 1 (Raster-Noton)
Ali Wade - Imbolc (Frequency Domain)
Jonathan Fitoussi - Triangulum (Further Records)
William Selman - Umami Lagoon (Mysteries Of The Deep)
Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1619010 (AP Musik)
Jürgen Müller - Jenseits des Stromes (Digitalis Recordings)
r beny - eistla (Self-released)
Golden Shields - Radiance (Frequency Domain)
Imaginary Softwoods - Almond Branch (Field Records)
Fields We Found - Shifts (Handstitched)
Hinako Omori - Levitation (Houndstooth)
Mücha - Spectral Interference (Frequency Domain)
Southfacing - Opt Out (Frequency Domain)
Chris Watson - Cima Verde (Fondazione Edmund Mach)
Ian Hawgood - For Distance Brings Us Closer (Handstitched)
Linnley - Filiform (Space Surgeries)
Chris Watson - Soffi di Vento (Fondazione Edmund Mach)
Papiro - Romeo on the Beach (Marionette)
Imaginary Softwoods - Parterre (Field Records)
Polypores - ECCO (Frequency Domain)
Southfacing - Out of the Park (Frequency Domain)

Frequency Domain: https://frequencydomain.bandcamp.com
Space Surgeries (Frequency Domain Sub-label): https://spacesurgeries.bandcamp.com/music

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - Ali Wade

The next chapter begins…

We are so pleased to welcome one of the most prolific artists in the field of ambient and experimental music. An unstoppable creative force, whose music has deeply inspired us over the years..... Ishq…

A mix composed entirely of his own music, and mostly forthcoming releases, Ishq takes us on a mind-bending journey through unknown environments.

“In the winter months, as darkness falls, I tend to gravitate more towards deeper and immersive music. Often themes based around space, science fiction, the other-worldly, and the imaginary.

I tend to work on a lot of music this time of year that’s more about painting a landscape or creating a journey, and it’s also an excuse for me to explore the synthesis of sounds, and in particular, the idea of other dimensions of mind or reality. 

It’s all in the imagination, and the mind is free to explore these things. Thats what art is about, in part, and so there is some escapism to the music, as well as a focus on creating moments of peace for the listener.

This mix ends a long period of working on this particular form of sound, as I now move back into more structured music and other forms, so it's been a nice way to bring an end to a phase of creative work. I'm now ready for the new year, and a new energy." - Ishq

Thank you, Matt. It’s truly an honour <3

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

Bandcamp: https://ishq.bandcamp.com

The Observatory - Ishq

After Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth's first joint album, "Overlay", was released last October, there is now a 10" lathe cut limited to thirty pieces, which will be released on February 2nd.

"Overlay Variations" uses elements that were taken exclusively from the album and puts them together to create completely new pieces of music. The recording is delivered with a print that shows the front of the cover and is hand-numbered on the back.

Furthermore, this 10" represents the start of a series that will be completed by the end of the year...

design | https://markus-guentner.de/
mastering | https://artefactsmastering.com/
Affin | linktr.ee/AffinLTD
Linktr.ee | https://linktr.ee/guentnerspieth

Overlay Variations

Guentner | Spieth - Overlay Variations

Campos de Marte Especial Festival MOSTRA ♥ FW 23/24

Estás escuchando Campos de Marte en Radio Relativa y yo soy Josephine Soundscapes.

Este es un proyecto radiofónico dedicado a la investigación y el disfrute musical a partes iguales. 

Desde hace años vengo creando este espacio centrado en la experimentación musical desde diferentes puntos de vista, a través de monográficos, de entrevistas o Dj sets y también de programas especiales como este que estás escuchando, dedicado íntegramente  al festival MOSTRA, que celebrará su tercera edición entre los próximos 28 y 31 de marzo, en Barcelona.

Acompáñame en esta escucha donde a través de las narraciones de los protagonistas del festival: el público, los artistas y también gente de la organización, profundizamos en el evento y damos las claves de por qué este festival pequeño y novel, es una alternativa más que interesante para un público amante de la música, pues en él confluyen experimentación, fiesta y compromiso, creando un espacio temporal único. 

Escucharemos también tracks de algunos de los artistas que tocarán en directo, tales como Javier Marimón, Rrose, Azu Tiwaline, Vardae, nara is neus, Kato De Vidts feat. J. Noon, Konsudd o hems.

Recuerda que podrás ver toda la información detallada del programa tanto en mi Soundcloud, como en el archivo propio de radio relativa.

Gracias a todas las personas que han participado y a ti, por escuchar. Nos vemos en Marte, digo en Mostra...

Tracklist:
🗣 Félix Beltrán 
🎵 Javier Marimon - Prologue (Re-Imagined by Hems)
🗣 Ilona Scherbak, Pedro Ribera, Fran Campos
🎵 Rrose - Spore
🗣 Helena Bricio, Lady Panther
🎵 Vardae - Ecstatic Dance
🗣 Alba Mellado
🎵 Azu Tiwaline - Long Hypnosis
🗣 Joan Gila, Imox, 
🎵 Kato De Vidts ft. J. Noon - Shoreline Symmetrics
🗣 Alfonso Pomeda, Nico, Carolina Jimenez
🎵 Varuna - (a trip to ) Masdar ( Hems version)
🗣 Maria Santos, Mady Kouadio
🎵 nara is neus - involver's cut
🗣 Sciama, Aina Climent
🎵 Konsudd - Schwebende

Programa retransmitido en Radio relativa el 29/02/2024.

Campos de Marte Especial Festival MOSTRA ♥ FW 23/24

For this month’s chapter of our Podcast Series, we are incredibly proud to welcome Fhionbarra. Barry is a London-based DJ who has been turning heads with his commendably curated and finely executed sets across the city’s experimental ambient & dance music undergrowth and beyond ✨

A real tour-de-force of concept-driven DJing, this is a live recording of Fhionbarra’s mesmerising set from a recent Hardcore Chillout event where the loose concept of the evening was based on ‘Apparent Motion’ – that is, the perceptual illusion in cinema where still frames of film, viewed in quick succession, give the appearance of motion 🎞️

The mix is an interpretation of this concept with the first section taking a scene-setting, atmospheric tone alongside some narrative elements. This is followed by a middle section where time appears stretched or distorted – a reference to the space in between frames where our senses play tricks on us. The final section (or ‘third act’) returns to more overtly narrative territory, finishing with a cinematic flourish 📽️

Sounds by @fhionnbarra 💫
Recorded live at @hardcore-chillout 🌚
Visions by @marcomaldarella 🪲


TRACKLIST:
Jan Jelinek - John Cage, I’ve been told to ask you the following question: Where are you going?
Martyna Basta - Podszepnik I
Zaumne - Voyageur
Romeo Poirier - Muscle de Sable (Jan Jelinek Remix)
Andrew Pekler - Roses (on piano)
Feloneezy - Celia
Romeo Poirier - Negative Feedback
Slowfoam - Amalthea
Traumesser - Sharp Bladed Objects
Ben Bondy - Glans Intercum
Motion Ward - Letting Go
Igor Dyachenko - timeStretch
Nick Malkin - Moving Platform
datasette - Umbrella Partita (Live at Cafe OTO)
Traumesser - Swans
Zaumne - Praire (feat. Patrick Shiroishi)
Ex Ponto - In A Quarry…Far, Far Away
Temple Rat - The Garden of Earthly Delights
Rahel Kraft - No Category
Daniel Bjarnason - The Tree
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - Persephone
Justin Wright - Harmonic Loops (Playground Swings)

Podcast Series 42 | Fhionbarra @ Hardcore Chillout • Apparent Motion

After years of playing records, encountering an artist who inspires you with their unique approach is truly a mind-blower. Enter Big Hands, who graced our February session in the box, saving the day (🙏) when my USB failed (thankfully, I had my records handy). His ingenious use of vinyl, playing some tracks 45s at 33 RPM, breathed new life into the airwaves, leaving a lasting impression on me as I revisit my record collection. Co-founder of @BaroqueSunburst alongside @SoreabUK, Big Hands is also the mastermind behind Ottomani Parker, a delightful addition to our last year event lineup. Operating within the lively beats of London's music scene, our protagonist finds their creative home at Honest Jon's Records shop. Dive into his session now, and experience the magic for yourself.

@big-hands-1
https://instagr.am/big__hands
https://instagr.am/ottomaniparker

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