Nomadic Drift is a previously unreleased collection of sound collages and recordings that were arranged and mixed over the year 2022. The phrase "Nomadic Drift" comes from a quote in David Toop's book "Ocean of Sound: Ambient sound and radical listening in the age of communication"

Nomadic Drift 1

Omiya, Saitama City, (JP)
28/01/2024, 11:30 a.m.

A cold winter sunday morning, opening the window of our home studio in the city of Omiya, Japan. We can see our balcony terrace, Japanese pine tree in the garden and the music room of the city’s high school just next to our place.

We don't know how long this tradition has been going on, the sounds of high school brass bands echo through the street everyday and accompany some moments of our daily life in this neighborhood for around 60 years at least. The sounds of brass celebrate our ordinary life and add some pinch of dramatic or cinematic senses in our daily life.　


Microphones : Rode NTG-5 + ZOOM XYH-6 
Recorder : ZOOM H6

Omiya, Saitama City, (JP)  28/01/2024, 11:30 a.m.

From Bastian Void and Endurance's split album, available now on tape and digital form Muzan Editions:
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/bastian-void-endurance

Endurance - Starfont

Guestmix 14 - eedthr
https://soundcloud.com/jonas-huldi

track list

t0ni - angel stance
nthng - some clouds are destined to break
vallmo - fairytale
s280f - keep precious things inside you or you will lose them
sarahsson - without wings (britney spears)
tendre ael - myself
eedthr - feather
sy/n - sankyoku I: vanish¦dismantle
eedthr - id
vallmo - dødt udstiller levende
eedthr - the unconditional
spring meadow sounds of birds
s280f - 727 leviathan
fetva - “Blinding Lights” but you're waking up in a tent at the festival during fetva's morning set and went to have some water
eterna - when everyone is sleeping
taylor swift - shake if off (acapella)
harold budd - the room obscured
harold budd - a walk in the park with nancy (in memory)
mars - mystery of love / instrumental
sophie - 44th cloud (lavender remix)
yves tumor - limerence (deterioration mix)
robert miles - children (xtreme onction edit)
eedthr - id

Guestmix_14_eedthr

Calls of Munjtac deer :
山羌 Muntiacus reevesi (Ogilby, 1839)

Also a chorus of endemic treefrogs of Taiwan :
莫氏樹蛙 Rhacophorus moltrechti Boulenger, 1908.
台北樹蛙 Rhacophorus taipeianus Liang & Wang, 1978.

Recorded near Jiaping Camp, Yilan County, Taiwan.
14.04.2024 04:50
Sony PCM-D100 + Primo EM272

240414 Muntjac deer with tree frogs chorus, Jiaping, Yilan, Taiwan

From the split EP "Coastal / à main levée" 
Of the Night Sky / Jean-Emmanuel Rosnet
HS54

Handstitched* returns after a summer excursion and is super-excited to announce the next release in the split-artist series, this limited issue is by producer and instrumentalist Andrew Dobson under his guise Of The Night Sky, and French sound artist Jean-Emmanuel Rosnet.

Both artists deliver two emotionally resonant and individual perspectives for the split EP, Of The Night Sky who has previously released an EP on the Cactus Island label as Digitonal visits Handstitched* with his Coastal EP which focuses on his creative visions, surroundings and explorations with combinations of textured ambience and introspective harmonies which links Of The Night Sky’s music and the Suffolk landscapes together in musical soundscapes.

Jean-Emmanuel Rosnet is focused on improvisation - weaving patchworks of modular synthesis, tape variations, resampling and digital process into magical and mysterious sound collages, inspired by Musique Concrète and his trademark overlapping of intimate dimensions within natural environments. À main levée was composed in early 2024 in the heart of Parc Naturel du Livradois-Forez's green hills where he is now located. À main levée follows his recent album Les Alentours which was released on Californian imprint Not Not Fun Records.

Nuits Après Jours

Until we see him again, @dj_steve_brown (July 20, 1969 – March 20, 2022) will always be missed.

We met nilla in 2020 on a WECU show. https://soundcloud.com/nilla

Tracklist:
Act I - Leaving the Physical Plane (Death) / Grief
01 Nthng - Some Clouds Are Destined to Break
02 Des Vies - Aura
03 Syntek - Breathe and Surrender
04 Ryan Davis - Altitudes
05 Lydsten - Opale
06 Ganucheau - Fire
07 Rhythm of Snow - Getting Closer to an Unknown Goal
08 The Micronauts - Table Tennis (Otik remix)
09 Hugo Massien - God Knows We Tried
10 Kangding Ray - Automne Fold
11 Fearful & Mtwn - Depths
12 Alex Banks - Into the Realm
Act II - Passing Between / Searching & Yearning
13 Koma - Talk
14 Desolate - Amaru
15 Redspace - Emptiness (Framewerk dub)
16 Sebo K - Paradigm Change
17 DJ .WAV - I Wish You Were Here
18 Gacha Bakradze - The Prayer
19 Layton Giordani - Translation Lost
20 Bicep - Waterfall
21 Artefakt - Rail
22 Riza Gobelez & Ayhan Akca - Promises We Made
Act III - Beyond the Infinite / Acceptance
23 Karol XVII & MB Valence - Sonus (Lusine remix)
24 AFFKT & Piek - Adios Ayer
25 Weval - Forever
26 Marc Romboy & Oniris - Eternity
27 Ocoeur - Nouveau Depart

nilla words: "I started this mix when I first learned of Steve's passing over 2 years ago. This mix is meant to function as a tribute first and foremost, which is why it is titled 'Elegy': a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. However, it is also meant to represent the journey of a soul into the afterlife, as well as the stages of grief those still living go through while mourning the departed. It was so hard to come up with a fitting end, but it was important to me that the end be somewhat of an uplifting one and not a dark one. I want to remember all the good memories: all the music and artists we shared over the years. I don't know if I ever met another soul like Steve, and I don't think I ever will again. I miss you my friend. I hope we'll meet again someday, on another plane or some other frequency."

Mix can be heard https://www.mixcloud.com/nilla_idm/elegy/

Steve Brown (1969-2022) :: A Remembrance
https://igloomag.com/newswire/steve-brown-1969-2022

#hugyourlovedonesclose

Tribute to Steve Brown (nilla Elegy Mix)

ME-dita-TON

in the dark

This ambient album immerses the listener in a calm, expansive soundscape shaped by deep drones and soft, emotionally resonant pads. Slowly evolving layers drift through a quiet atmosphere where time feels suspended, allowing space for reflection, stillness and inner presence. The absence of rhythm and percussion gives each composition room to breathe, unfolding with a fragile sense of intimacy and depth.

Between gentle shadows and faint light, the sound shifts from darker, enveloping tones to brighter, almost weightless passages. Beneath the surface, a subdued sense of contemplation emerges — echoing moments where thoughts linger a little longer than intended, yet remain quiet, softened by warmth and subtle harmony.

A tranquil journey through atmosphere and emotion, designed for late-night listening, creative focus or moments of peaceful solitude.