Songs from the Bardo

Moon in the Water

Jane Weaver
Intiaani Kesä
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Originally commissioned as incidental cues for a short film by Helsinki based designer Paola Suhonen, Intiaani Kesä (Indian Summer) by multi-instrumentalist Jane Weaver has since grown into a fully formed project lending itself to a number of further cinematic productions and creative applications . Appearing alongside Demdike Stare and Brigitte Fontaine in the vampire film Kiss Of The Damned by Xan (daughter of John) Cassevetes and recut and performed as an alternative rescore to Eiichi Yamamoto's Belladonna Of Sadness for various live performances, this set of well-crafted themes takes it's brazen influences of Nicolai, Dell'Orso, Alessandroni and Daniella Casa back to their purest analog recording origins with startling effect. Recorded in an old vicarage near the Peak District, housing a unique analogue experimental studio, Intiaani Kesä hears Weaver deploy a wide range of instruments including tubular bells, bowed guitars, vintage Goblinised Roland string synths, detuned pianos, church bells, Roland guitar synths, harpsichords and ex-Radiophonic Workshop custom equipment as accompaniment to wordless and onomatopoeic chorale vocals recorded on valve microphones with space echo, sonic room reverbs and bespoke experimental tape delays. Made in a disciplined and unforgiving environment without modern technological shortcuts these self-initiated creative research prototypes were not initially intended for commercial release but are thankfully gathered here as songs in there own right independent of context.

Jane Weaver - Parade Of The Blood Red Sorrows

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#211 - La spiritualité

Welsh producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett is set to release his beautiful new
album 'Days Like Now'. Steeped in organic sounds of jazz, folk, soul, dub and the
earthy, psychedelic roots of his homeland; the music has history but also harmonises with the new world around it, understanding the changing landscape.

"I feel as if this is both a step back and forward with my identity, piecing together what I like about Welsh and Celtic music and feelings", says Bennett.

"Trying to move forward with a modern approach and bravery in that I may not understand everything but this is mine to use and be proud of".

His last album, 2020's 'Tresilian Bay', was widely supported on BBC radio by 6
Music's Cerys Matthews, Gideon Coe, Gilles Peterson, Huey Morgan, Lauren Laverne, Stuart Maconie, Tom Ravenscroft and BBC Wales' Adam Walton and Huw Stephens.

The Vinyl Factory said it “Melds south London electronica and Welsh psychedelia,
along with elements of Afrobeat and highlife” while Electronic Sound said Bennett is "Another name to add to the growing list of UK new jazz talents".

'Days Like Now' started as a continuation of the worldly-funk sound of 'Tresilian
Bay' before morphing inwards to become a more personal reflection of Bennett's
connection with living in, leaving, and revisiting Wales from his now home in south
London. Playing bass, guitar and synths, the tracks were written, performed and
recorded by Bennett and as the writing progressed, he became more influenced by
thoughts of home and melodies from Wales' extensive cannon of beautiful songs.

"Now I am older, home means more to me than ever", says Bennett.

"I look back at what I took from there. Being brought up in a quiet Welsh coastal setting gives you a sense of community but also a longing for the bigger world. I like to think this record is exploring a lot of those outside influences I've been exposed to, but following my journey back to where I started, and even deeper in to the destination where perceive my identity".

On ‘Y Gwydd’, Bennett takes direct inspiration from the music of Wales, offering his
version of the popular folk tune ‘Y Gwydd’ (The Loom), first collected by Maria Jane Williams. The original words of the tune, compares the threads of life, to the threads of the loom.

'Red Valley' refers to the Welsh who left their homes between 1936 and 1939 to fight in the Spanish civil war against Franco and the rise of facism. Bennett says,

"It's just my little nod to the humble people who saw themselves as global citizens and the responsibility that comes with that, and that their individual actions truly mattered".

Featuring the voices of Angela Christofilou, Cleo Savva and Bennett himself, the
beautifully serene 'Pinc Sunset' captures that moment when it's hard not to stop and recognise the beauty of nature.

"Whether on a busy main street or streaming in through the window in your small room, it makes you stop and have a moment of clarity and peace. To look at yourself, who you are, where you are going, and where you have come from. And whatever that is, you own it".

Days Like Now

Huw Marc Bennett - Iolo

When it comes to early forms of ambient used in a musical context, the roots can be traced back to early 20th century French composer and pianist Erik Satir – albeit not in the manner we know today. His work is considered a precursor to Ambient and other styles of minimalism through his modest ‘furniture music’. This is a form of music that serves the purpose of creating a background atmosphere during dinner parties. Satir didn’t produce these compositions in order to hog the attention of the listener, and that sentiment already sets the foundation of what would later become ambient music.
On the subject of compositions, it’s safe to say that classical avant-garde and experimental music were heavily influential in the formation of ambient as composers from these genres embraced minimalism and unorthodoxy.

Text source: https://www.stereofox.com/articles/ambient-music-explained/

I thought it would be interesting to see how Erik's music may have sounded today if he was still alive, with access to technology we take for granted. 

The original length of the piece at 28mins is also interesting, as who has 28 minutes to relax and listen to a whole composition of music these days?

The image was made using www.dreamstudio.ai
 
Kit used:

MacBook Pro M1

Ableton Live 11 Standard

Arp Groove Oddysey - VST Synthesiser

Valhalla Shimmer - VST Reverb Filter

Voxengo Stereo Touch - VST Effects Unit

Isotope Iris 2 - VST Sample Synthesiser

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 (Extended) - FOV Re work

Recorded on the southern hemisphere spring equinox in Platypus Bay, K'gari, Australia.

We dedicate this recording to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Wahrlabal tribe of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales. We honour the Ancestor Spirits of Bundjalung Country. We honour Uncle Lewis's Dreaming Lineage and we honour Uncle Lewis's innate understanding of the relationship between the water, the whales, the Earth and humanity. Uncle Lewis reminds us that all Earth's creatures are our brothers and sisters.

Whale Song Research

Songlines Equinox 2023

November

Radio Ghosts

Guitars, bass, keyboards - Erki Pärnoja
Drums - Ulrik Ording

Himmelbjerget

I do not own this song.
Recorded in 1970 for a movie called ''Varastati vana Toomas''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixp-RfsgwNk - Music video

Marju Kuut Kui Tahad Olla Hea (Uno Naissoo  Heldur Karmo)

Ansambel Hääled:
Karmen Linnamägi (lüüra, chrotta, vokaal), Leelo Viita (vokaal), Siina Seemet (vokaal, kitarr), Tarmo Teekivi (vokaal, kitarr), Tõnu Vorms (flööt, vokaal), Lauri Randveer (kontrabass).
Endised liikmed: Margot Must, Martin Uudevald.

Hääled on Tartus tegutsev vokaal-instrumentaalansambel – sõpruskond, kellele meeldib laulda ja katsetada häälte, helide ja harmooniate erinevaid võimalusi. Oleme koos musitseerinud vahelduva eduga juba aastaid – meie esimene tõeline kohtumine leidis aset aastal 2000 Tartu üliõpilasteatri etendusele "Üle Jõe" (lavastaja: Auli Auväärt) helitausta luues. Häälte kokkukõladest sündinud üllatavad helimaastikud ja nende seletamatu lummus on meid ikka ja jälle uuesti kokku toonud.
2022. aasta novembris ilmus album "Kuni süttib" ansambli omaloominguga.
2015. aastal sündinud kogumikul „Kas olin see mina...?“ on muusikalised lühivormid, mis on inspireeritud Liibanoni päritolu araabia- ja ingliskeelse luuletaja Kahlil Gibrani teosest "Prohvet" (Doris Kareva tõlkes).

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