Sullen, restrained, hopeful low hum. Touches my frontal lobe. A delicious warmth ensues, circulates. Sunrise or sunset. Heat on a mail box. Two hands embracing. Connection. Fireflies. Levitation, synchronicity. Pleasure, peace, promise. Relaxing, meditative, meandering. Something clean. Harmony itself.

Ambient

~ LAAPS 011 ~ [SEQ.02 - LP11]

artists : Stijn Hüwels + Tomoyoshi Date
album : 遠き火、遠き雲 (A Distant Fire, A Distant Cloud)
durations : 34.12 mn
 date : May 27th, 2021

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

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pre-order : May 07th, 2021 / official release : May 27th, 2021
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All music and sounds by Tomoyoshi Date & Stijn Hüwels. 
Recorded 2020/2021 in Japan and Belgium.

Tomoyoshi Date: piano, harmonium, synths, field recordings. 
Stijn Hüwels: guitar, pedals.

Mixed by Tomoyoshi Date.
Mastered by Chihei Hatakeyama.
Artwork by Lynn Pollard
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

Tōki hi, tōki kumo 遠き火、遠き雲’ (A distant fire, a distant cloud) is a poem by Tadahito Ichinoseki.

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

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Stijn Hüwels + Tomoyoshi Date - 朝空に閃く光の粒子（Particles Of Light Flashing In The Morning Sky)

Disconnect

Difference

Natur

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Untitled (September Sky)

@kamarujoseph paints varied soundscapes in his monthly ‘Palettes’ show, running through a selection of ambient and experimental sounds.

Palettes w/ KMRU (08.10.2024)

Jonas Munk is a Danish composer known for his atmospheric, ambient soundscapes, released under his real name, as well as the celebrated Manual project, which I've been following from the early 2000s via Make Mine Music, Darla, and Morr. Most of his solo works (and collaborations with Ulrich Schnauss) appear on his own Azure Vista Records, including the record I'm sharing today. And if that's not enough, you may [and should] recognise his other renowned project with Jason Kolb, known as Billow Observatory, which I've lauded on these pages for every single release. If you already know this fantastic artist, you can learn more about his process in this interview, which I published in 2019: In the studio with Jonas Munk. His latest release, titled Mirror Phase, is the final record in the trilogy of minimal ambient albums composed using guitar loops and lush synth pads. My favourite piece on the album is the title track, which is why I'm happy to premiere it for you today. This is the longest piece, approaching 18 minutes, and it's a slow-burn evolution of warm frequencies that oscillate at different phases, creating that beating of constantly shifting patterns, which finally develop into a blissful sonic space. Suddenly, all of the eighteen minutes pass, and I feel like I should experience the journey all over. Everything is perfectly out of focus, creating a brand-new perspective on repeat rotations. These are the stunning "sonic structures that gradually evolve, like cloud formations in the sky..." Fans of delicate and introspective moments from the likes of William Basinski, Christopher Willits, and Stars of the Lid will find themselves in a familiar environment with plenty of texture to get lost in and then discover themselves again.

Read more on Headphone Commute:
https://headphonecommute.com/2024/10/24/jonas-munk-mirror-phase/

Mirror Phase

TRACK PREMIERE : Jonas Munk - Mirror Phase

First Journey - “Limited Edition 12" available at:
https://coding.bandcamp.com/album/first-journey

In each track, you will find samples captured from the depths of the space, not always obvious but always there.
Enjoy the intersection of real-world phenomena and human imagination.
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released October 4, 2024

Music, Mixing & Design by: Kacper Graczyk (part of mindses music label)

coding - First Journey - 05 - Cosmo

Tracklist

01.  David Cordero & Rhucle -  Triangle Inequality
02.  Will Samson - I Will Sing Again Soon
03.  Michael Grigoni - Pan•American -  New World, Lonely Ride
04.  Blue Lake - Tatara
05.  Jason calhoun + Foresteppe -  iv
06.  Altars Altars - V
07.  América Analógica - Cortezas (i)
08.  Danny Clay - Sighing softly
09.  Francesco Covarino -  Nido ii
10.  Gareth Dickson - Snag With The Language

409. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01.  Valotihkuu - Threads of Warmth
02. Andrew Heath - Signals (transmitters and receivers)
03. Glåsbird - 2007
04. Sven Laux - The Discomfort 
05. Andy Cartwright - Journeying
06. Michael Grigoni - Pan•American - Mirage-Afternoon
07. Thme - Point De Fuite
08. Anthéne & David Cordero - Night Sea
09. Far away Nebraska - Gelata
10. Jogging House & The Lifted Index - Long On The Sawgrass
11. Moskitoo - Molder And Morrow (Album Mix)
12. The Humble Bee - 21 24 jan 2010

410. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Taken from the forthcoming album "Ausencia" ~~ Pre Orders start 14/3

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Original Score inspired by the Dan Hanks novel The way up is Death

It’s here.

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Open Vacancy

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk: "Passage" out now on CD/LP (via Azure Vista Records) and digital (via Pedigree Cuts)!

Order here: www.azurevistarecords.bandcamp.com

Info:

Following the release of ‘No Further Ahead Than Today’ last November Ulrich Schnauss (now a member of Tangerine Dream) wastes little time in bringing us the long awaited sequel to his 2011 eponymous collaboration with Jonas Munk.

There's a prismatic, multi-dimensional quality to these 11 tracks, most likely stemming from the fact that these two producers have each worked with a wide range of styles and musicians throughout their 15+ year careers: Ulrich cut his teeth as a drum and bass producer in Berlin, before releasing a string of highly influential neo-shoegaze records on labels such as Domino and City Centre Offices. Since moving to London in 2006 he's been a member of the bands Engineers and Longview, remixed many artists (from Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys to Mojave 3) and since 2013, been a member of legendary band Tangerine Dream.

While Jonas initially became known to the electronica community via his Manual albums on Morr Music and Darla Records, he also has a career as a noted producer on the European psych scene, as well as working on film soundtracks and experimental minimalism.

Fans of the first album’s euphoric and blissful moments will find much to love here, but also themes that gradually unfurl into crisp, symphonic soundscapes. The album is perfectly titled - it certainly has the feel of a journey but not in a literal sense. It feels like an ‘emotional passage’ or one that plays out via a series of dreams.

Opener ‘Amaris’ has many of the Schnauss hallmarks that we’ve come to enjoy from his many shoegaze collaborations and Munk is the perfect foil for this side to his oeuvre - the track chimes and sways beautifully before one of his trademark melodies hits and leaves you breathless. Munk introduces a more progressive aspect to the release than previously heard by the pair on 'genau wie damals', which recalls several 70’s guitar based giants, though in 2016 this is somehow a natural diversion for a record bearing Ulrich’s name.
Mst’ is certainly one for those yearning for the open armed rush of the first album will surely embrace - 80’s guitars and electro drums set the scene for some of the most gorgeous sequencing and melodic synth work on the album. In truth though, there’s no shortage of highlights. The retro futurism of ‘Spellbreaker’ is awesomely addictive and modest standout ‘Caffeine blues’ combines tasteful guitar strokes with a standard of Berlin school sequencing that surely only a member of one of the scene’s key exponents could summon.

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk: "Ao Hinode"

The heart comes to rest

the wind settles down

the longing begins to stir

the wind begins to move

enfolding each branch and limb

stroking each leaf and hair

setting in motion her swing

remnant from a distant glimmer

of a childhood that continues on

forever

...

In loving memory of Brian Young

Written and produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius 
Mastering by Emanuele Pertoldi 
Photography by Brian Young 
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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!

TRACK PREMIERE : Jonas Munk - Mirror Phase

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