~ LAAPS 012 ~ [SEQ.02 - LP12]

artist : Federico Durand
album : Herbario
duration : 39.52 mn
 date : June 17th, 2021

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 300 copies / green colored vinyl / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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pre-order : June 07th, 2021 / official release : June 17th, 2021
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Federico Durand: ARP Odyssey, cassette tapes, feedback looper, Sony TCM-459V, Microcosm, El Capistan, EHX 2880, RE-201, sampler, short-wave radio.
 
Mastered by Taylor Deupree.
Artwork by Albarrán Cabrera
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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"Herbario is the Spanish name given to a collection of dried plants and flowers preserved in an album. The collector usually writes with pencil the name of the herb, the place and date of collection, thoughts, and the habitat where the plant was collected from.
 
I live in a place surrounded by mountains and wild gardens which are, to me, a source of inexhaustible beauty. Through them I feel the passage of time: an ancient, circular temporality that follows the course of seasons, dialogues with the dark stillness of the mountain and the moon calendar. Each musical piece of Herbario has the name of my favourite flowers and trees.
 
Through a year of uncertainty, from March 2020 to March 2021, I composed this album in the same way a botanist would have proceeded: collecting and preserving simple, broken and hypnotic melodies.
 
F. D.
La Cumbre, Argentina. "

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Links :
https://laaps-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/laaps.records/
https://federicodurand.bandcamp.com/

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Tobira

Tsukubai

Second track from the album "Baba Soirée" 
Release: Oct 27 

Two visionary maestros, Pierre Bastien and Michel Banabila, unite in their first collaborative album, Baba Soirée. The veterans of electronic music bring their unique expertise to the table, resulting in a captivating fusion of experimental styles. Bastien’s mechanical loops and experimental instrumental setups merge seamlessly with Banabila's sound design and impeccable skills of sampling collages. It's not a dance party, nor is it an avant-garde intervention. It's a soirée: a cultivated evening of sonic alchemy hosted by these two charismatic gentlemen.

Pierre Bastien is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a background in French literature. He has spent decades crafting an idiosyncratic world of experimental sound with his self-built mechanical orchestra Mecanium. It was most notably showcased in audiovisual releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. Bastien's creations are a mesmerizing combination of traditional instruments (he has a vast collection) and mechanical automatons. The violin in the track Rotomotor, for example, is physically played by one of his machines. In Baba Soirée, Bastien also plays a prepared cornet (Slow Dance, Banbas Aura), infusing the recordings with a breathy, dreamy dimension.

Michel Banabila, a sound artist, composer and producer, possesses an eclectic musical repertoire that defies genres. His seamless blend of minimal electronica, tribal ambient, and neo-classical influences has earned him a prominent place in the world of experimental music, and an impressive discography (Knekelhuis, Bureau B, Séance Center, a.o.). Banabila serves as the creative sampling editor for Baba Soirée, expertly weaving together the recordings to craft an evocative sonic tapestry.

The two share a curiosity for traditional instruments from various cultures. The instruments used in the recordings are shown in the cover artwork. A mutual admiration for each other's work paved the way for this fruitful artistic partnership of the Rotterdam-based artists: Collaborating on a single as a fundraiser for Yemen in 2022 set the stage for the creation of Baba Soirée.

For Pierre Bastien, Dada, Fluxus and International Situationism have played a significant role in shaping his artistic vision. The title Baba Soirée is an homage to Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg's "Kleine Dada Soirée" collaboration which took place exactly a century ago. There's an unmistakable stoicism and an anarchic not-giving-a-f*** attitude in these recordings by Bastien & Banabila, which resonates in the light of this Dada reference.

Baba Soirée

Stray Carrier Pigeon

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Pierre Bastien, Michel Banabila: Stray Carrier Pigeon (Pingipung 083 / LP, digital)

SELECTED WORKS.
SERIES 3

by

VARIOUS ARTISTS
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This digital release is cut from the 24bit Master Source. 

‘Immersive’
Produced by Yurou Yang aka Rainsoft

‘Visions’
Produced by Arthur Bohl aka Artos Eleven

‘Fractal Conscientia'
Produced by Aiôn Lazura

‘Toucheng’
Produced by Marco Wollenberg aka Ocram Orchestra

‘Ahti’
Produced by Conflation Port

‘Ritualistic Light’
Produced by Beyond Humans

‘777’
Produced by Andrea Zapata

'Kanou’
Produced by Baal

‘Field I’
Produced by Federico Corrado

‘Las Guerras Mienten’
Produced by Pablo Mauricio Garber aka Garber

‘Nuit Silencieuse’
Produced by Johan Bonnefoy aka Sub Accent

‘Vista Con Delfino’
Produced by Ronny Pinazza

‘Unlock’
Produced by Darris Hopper

‘Potencial De Indiferencia’
Produced by Samuel Wilson and John Plaza

‘Anthesis’
Produced by Kato de Vidts

'Dance Of The Moon's Envoy (feat. Francis Moore)’
Produced by James Laing aka Night Garden
Shakuhachi by Francis Moore

‘Haiku’
Produced by Paul Rêve

‘Another Escape’
Produced by Fantin M. aka Ryefield Society

‘Fleeting Bloom’
Produced by Alts Förgänglighet

‘Forest Dive’
Produced by Vladimir Karpov aka X.Y.R.
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Mastered by J. David Lucio S.
Artwork by Mark Wagner 

Selected Works. series 
This is PITCHVA07.

Indefinite Pitch . Yantai

https://www.indefinitepitch.com

Selected Works. Series 3

Forest Dive

download/stream

X.Y.R. - Forest Dive

Kostas Maskalides - Framed Memories

Music composed, arranged, performed and mastered by Kostas Maskalides.
BPM: 99 (variable)

- Synthesizers -
Pads: Jun-6 (Arturia) x3, Diva (U-he), Pigments (Arturia)
Piano: Piano V (Arturia)
Synth Organ: Wurli (Arturia)
Bass: Mini V (Arturia)

Soundscape

Framed Memories

Circuits of the Soul 417 Hz. [Dark Nature Concept]

@jan-platek provides us with our latest guest mix featuring the likes of Bill Lawrence, Neil Cowley, Ben Lukas Boyson, Hania Rani, Luke Abbot and much more. 

You can listen and purchase Jan's music via his band camp page here: 
https://jan-dirkplatek.bandcamp.com

Message from Jan: "Hello, I really feel honored that Matt from Contemplative Classical asked me to create this little, one hour long mix of my favorite songs from the past months. I hope you`ll dig it. If you like what you hear - please support the artists and buy their music. Thanks for listening."

Track List:
(00:00) BILL LAURENCE - The Keeper
(06:00) NEIL COWLEY & BEN LUKAS BOYSEN - Solitary Refinement
(11:54) ELUVIUM - Recital
(15:34) HANIA RANI - Hawaii Oslo
(19:44) LUKE ABBOTT - Tree
(23:00) TOM BLANKENBERG - Oktober
(27:28) LTO - Deja Reve Part 1
(31:54) LAMBERT - Sweet Apocalypse
(35:02) JOHANNES HIRSCHMANN - Winter In An Empty Church
(38:52) ARNOLD KASAR - A Million Miles From Silence
(42:48) 36 - D.R.E.A.M Link
(46:56) JOEP BEVING - Unus Mundus
(51:00) KUBA KAPSA - Exciting The Last Flight

Contemplative Classical Mix

Jan-Dirk Platek Contemplative Classical Guest Mix

Ikaros

from 'Miscellany' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den348
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/origamibiro

After an almost 6 year hiatus, and the break up of the audio-visual trio it had evolved into, Origamibiro returns with Miscellany, a body of work amassed during the years since the release of 2014’s Odham’s Standard.

Though the group never officially disbanded, a number of life-changing events meant it simply became impossible to continue together. As such, the project organically reverted back to the solo pursuits of composer Tom Hill. Fellow multi-instrumentalist Andy Tytherleigh, however, remains a strong collaborator.

Miscellany comprises a varied mixture of work, ranging from electroacoustic to orchestral chamber music. Drawing upon much of the found-sound style for which Origamibiro became known, the DIY approach to sampling and composing continues to play a central role in the process.

Exploration into the tangible nature of everyday objects and textures - both in and outside of the home - is a theme relished in much of Origamibiro’s work. Forest brambles and plastic toy Easter eggs are examined in surgical detail alongside the debris of demolished piano parts, to be repurposed into whatever sonic potential they offer up.

However, new additions to the instrumental palette - viola da gamba, piano, zither, singing bowl, glockenspiel, drum machines and gongs - contribute to an even broader timbre.

Miscellany will be released on Denovali, March 2021.

Miscellany

Origamibiro - Circle Fifth

Here are some original solo piano pieces...  some mixes from my podcast... some exclusive track premieres...  and some tracks from the albums I review on Headphone Commute... Enjoy!