Very inspired! Love this, it has magic and mystery in abundance

Reminded me somewhat of 'Cathedral Oceans' by John Foxx & Harold Budd. Beautiful.

We’re pleased to welcome back Toronto, Canada’s anthéne in the form of this collaborative album with UK cellist and composer Simon McCorry. Between them, they have released solo recordings on labels such as Home Normal, Archives, Past Inside The Present, Naviar and Fallen Moon. They’ve also both released on Polar Seas, a label helmed by Brad Deschamps, the man behind anthéne.

Both artists are comfortable collaborators, having worked alongside the likes of Ian Hawgood, Andrew Tasselmyer and Andrew Heath. It was in 2020 when their remote recording sessions translated into The Equation Of Time, combining and processing Brad’s guitar and Simon’s cello into a collage of droning textures. A concept sprang from their work together, during the unfolding pandemic and its resulting lockdowns, where time itself seemed to stand still, go backwards and go forwards, all at once. Add to this the the sheer geographical distance and time zones separating these artists, the often-explored artistic muse of time and space became the central theme.

The title ‘The Equation Of Time’ relates to the differences between the day of the earliest sun rise, the day of the latest sunset, the longest day. Each of these days are different, noted by the ancient Greeks and the Persians before them. The enormity of time and the ability for humans to occupy the same space as multiple predecessors is particularly fascinating when faced with something ancient, such as a cave painting, a forest or the ruins of a fallen civilisation. The track titles are aptly borrowed from parts of T.S. Eliot’s 4 Quartets, which also deals with the contemplation of time. You can surmise from these poems that ideally, one would focus only on the present, in order to make the most of each turn of the clock; the past cannot be altered and the future is unknown. Our memory can subconsciously serve us back our own recollection of past times, which can result in nostalgia, melancholy or both. Our minds can also influence our perception of the future, with feelings of either fear, excitement or both.

The Equation Of Time grapples at these themes and ideas without the intention of ever truly being able to define time. A wash of faded memories, unknowns and current thoughts stir into one-another; ambient music itself always seems so able to reflect and evoke a sense of wonder, at things far bigger than we can ever comprehend. 

Releases May 22, 2021

Written and Produced by Brad Deschamps and Simon McCorry
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Artwork by Tom Tebby
Packaging design by Tom Tebby

The Equation Of Time

wlr093 anthéne & simon mccorry - the equation of time

A new collection of work titled 'Sodium Light' from myself has just been released on Lee Norris's excellent NeoTantra label. The work was inspired by a series of night walks my daughter and I took towards the back end of 2019; pre all the states we find ourselves in at the moment. It's an impressionistic work of night-time cityscapes. Mastered by Fraser McGowan.

Sodium Light

Night #2

'Night #2' - Taken from the release 'Sodium Light' - [Neotantra, 2021]

This EP is a collection of improvised pieces recorded between 2021 and 2022 by Daniele Bogon in his studio using analog modular synthesizers, an old Korg MS 20 and effects without further modifications, in order to preserve the core of the initial feeling. Each piece represents the photograph of the moment in which it was performed and recorded, a direct connection between feeling and making it flow through the machines, without overthinking. It was a new way of working for me but it was liberating and helped me a lot.
The result is like the memory of a dream, the outlines are blurred but the essence is present and still clear in the mind.

The Night Is A Refuge

No More Roses arrives as a single on 07/04/23 ahead of the full release of Soundflowers on 21/04/23.

Music by James Murray
Photography by Grant Gard
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Design by Slowcraft

Soundflowers

No More Roses

James Murray - No More Roses

Ambient Compressor

Available 13, August on https://soundcloud.com/archives-5

Another venue for Warmth to showcase ambient and dub music's finest, Archives welcomes Heidelberg’s Luis Miehlich. The German’s debut LP, Silences, is the first production under his birth name rather than “woolookologie,” which he released with once before on Mango Alley. Alongside breathtaking collaborations with SineRider and Erder, Starlight’s pleasant atmosphere and delicate plucks serve as the perfect score to drift away to.

Silences

Premiere: Luis Miehlich - Starlight [Archives]

Starflowers

We Walked Into Summer

Jason van Wyk - Amidst

Sink / Levitate

track 2 from “Prelude” by Dreone
https://dreone.bandcamp.com/album/prelude

Music by @Hilyard
Mastered by @AndrewJKlimek

Prelude

Dreone - Untethered

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my other project on soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/beau-moto

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Sink / Levitate

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