Alternatywna Polska 04_2021

Recorded by Michał Zygmunt at various locations across Odra river in winter 2021
Mic: MKH 8040 stereo XY, SD MixPre

Sun Salute

better sound quality -> https://desper.bandcamp.com/track/brb

"She walks in beauty" - it was a favourite poem of Jacqueline Kennedy. Written by Lord Byron in 1814, one can argue, represents an idea of a woman beaming with confidence. My setting originally was a little more elaborated, and was a part of opera "Requiem for an icon".  Big thanks to Nederlands Kamerkoor Nederlands Kamerkoor for such a fantastic job. Due to corona regulations, no close mics could be placed, so enjoy lots of room (with a compromise on diction).

She Walks In Beauty

part 1: nu vse, mne pizda
part 2: tawagoto no gēmu
part 3: nique ta étude

1983 - trilogy for three voices

Listen / Purchase: https://lnk.to/alapastel

This album is also part of Lost Tribe Sound's Salt & Gravity Series:
https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/salt-and-gravity-series

‘Ceremony’ is the second album from Slovakian composer Lukáš Bulko, who records under the name Alapastel. Bulko’s 2018 debut album ‘Hidden for the Eyes’ for James Murray’s Slowcraft was met with praise from critics and fans alike. Much like ‘Hidden for the Eyes’, the new album ‘Ceremony’ provides no easy comparisons.

Lost Tribe Sound was introduced to Alapastel by composer William Ryan Fritch in early 2021. Immediately upon listening to the demo it became clear that ‘Ceremony’ was unlike any album we’d heard before.  It’s an album built from mammoth sound objects, carved from organic sources, that feel so palpable that one could reach out and touch them. Often spanning ten + minutes, these expansive compositions are crafted with such intent and intricate detail that they never overstay their welcome.

There’s a purity and a gentleness to Bulko’s musical voice that speaks of connection, mending, of building a better existence. Subjects that are often swallowed up by the noise, the cruelty, and lack of compassion found in modern society… written off as idealistic or naive. Bulko describes the intention of ‘Ceremony’ is to facilitate a transformative experience. Much of ‘Ceremony’ was written to highlight his interest in Indigenous Peoples ability to survive using sustainable methods passed down over thousands of years, making use of techniques that helped to conserve biodiversity for future generations. Bulko’s work with Fairtrade International has nurtured this connection and belief that adopting these ancient practices is the key to continued life on this planet.

cover art by Silvia Bobeková Art

Ceremony

Releaseness

Alapastel - Releaseness (from Ceremony)

Listen / Purchase: https://lnk.to/mastrokristo

Presenting ‘Departures’ (out now on Lost Tribe Sound), the debut album from μastroKristo. ‘Departures’ is a nocturne, built from a humble and quiet rehearsal for untuned piano, tuba, bassoon, and tapes. It's a tribute to the night, and to all the failed and successful attempts at falling asleep. In gentle gray and pale blue hues, its watery, moonlit emotions spill forth... a siren’s song tempting heavy eyelids to take the final plunge towards a long night’s sleep.

‘Departures’ makes use of the worn mechanics and incidental noises generated by μastroKristo’s nearly 100 years old John Spencer & Co upright piano and its exposed soundboard. The artist takes advantage of the fragile character found in the low fidelity recordings and uses it to serve an equally important role as the piano itself. The tired piano hammers collapse in cascading cyclical patterns, resting comfortably inside the hiss and the wow and flutter effects brought on by an old TASCAM cassette recorder. Further still, these moments are glued together by the relaxed conversations between a tuba and a bassoon, which help lend a certain film noir like character to the music. This combination of forward motion and fluidity creates an intoxicating ebb and flow.

Departures

Waves

mastroKristo - Waves (from Departures)

Listen / Purchase: https://lnk.to/meltingworld

Ryan Chamberlain (aka Arrowounds) originally envisioned 'The Rise and Fall of the Melting World' as an extension of the previous two albums, 'Oncotype Sketchbook' and 'The Loneliness of the Deep Sea Diver,' although with the intended purpose of exploring the "aftermath and resurfacing" from the events that inspired those creations.

Chamberlain aimed for a more open sounding terrain to represent a clearing of the mind or the ability to breathe again, though there were multiple occasions throughout the making of 'Rise and Fall' where the waves came crashing back down into the depths. Nothing is ever that easy. Continuing health scares of those closest to Chamberlain and the overall climate of anxiety the world maintains always threatened to darken and pollute the soundscapes during their creation.

Field recordings from Chamberlain’s new living environment; far from the city, also played a huge role in shaping this album, maneuvering the senses of uncertainty and isolation throughout. Traveling in the mind, projecting ones being through nature, spilling out amongst the moss and soil into your own film of wreckage… senses perceive as much as deceive.

As it stands, 'The Rise and Fall of the Melting World' is the perfect closing to the trilogy of albums, with its lingering threads and cancerous tentacles breaching the surfaces and branching into unknown landscapes.

The Rise and Fall of the Melting World

Caverns of the Behemoth (Edit)

Arrowounds - Caverns of the Behemoth (Edit)(from The Rise and Fall of the Melting World)

The announcement of the new Last Of Us DLC made me want to finish this track I started in July, so I did.

Also this really nice art is by Dark-Adon: http://dark-adon.deviantart.com/

Gustavo Santaolalla - The Choice (DEEM Bootleg)

The Inventory Of Our Desire

Faces

Avalanche

Brother of Dusk & Umber - Teaser

04 OSTATNI 13.11.2019

Free cover of Nils Frahm's "All Armed" using Rhodes electric piano, upright acoustic piano, Ableton, Native instruments and Arturia plugins.

Nils Frahm's All [Re]Armed

'Tiny Melodies' is the upcoming new album from @Grabek. The 3rd single 'Nine' releases on April 16th, 2021 via @interpretnull.
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Tiny Melodies

Nine

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Grabek - Nine

Rorschach Test

Stalker

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