Guest mixes

Endurance's guest mix for Dublab's Contact Wave (2021.11.07).

Link to the main page and show notes here:
https://www.dublab.com/archive/chris-kissel-and-chuck-soo-hoo-contact-wave-w-endurance

Tracklist:
Jordan Christoff – Drift – from “Wild Eyed” (Shimmering Mood) (2021)
Endurance – unreleased
Polygonia – Hemera – from “Children of Chaos” (Secuencias Temporales) (2021)
yolabmi – III (Muzan Editions)(2021)
Chad Munson – Visible Spectrum (Muzan Editions)(2021)
Rrose – Hymn to Moisture – from “Hymn to Moisture” (Eaux) (2019)
Hideo Nakasako – R0012444 (2021)
Felipe Ayres – Signals – from “Mystery Circles – Compilation Vol. 1” (Mystery Circles)(2021)
Chie Otomi – goodbye my ghost (Muzan Editions)(2021)
LF58 – Live at Brancaleone (un-released) (Astral Industries) (2021)
Felipe Ayres – Metamorfose Sintética – from “Turvo” (Mystery Circles) (2021)
jung dj – isn’t o – from “loci flux” (Lillerne Tapes) (2021)
Endurance – Expanding Repetition (Muzan Editions)

Endurance / Muzan mix for Dublab's Contact Wave (21.11.07)

Endurance put together this collection of three live performances for @enjoy_tet on @radio80000 . Many thanks to Tet for giving us the opportunity to bring some of Osaka's electronic music scene to the rest of the world.

00:00 Endurance - https://soundcloud.com/joshua-stefane
21:30 Chie Otomi - https://soundcloud.com/chie-otomi
39:50 Hideo Nakasako - https://soundcloud.com/sako0219

Endurance on the mix:
"When Tet invited me to put together an hour for the show, she left it quite open-ended as to what I could do – a straight up mix, a collection of Endurance or Muzan tracks, or a live session. However, one thing that stuck with me was her suggestion that it might be interesting to do something uniquely from Japan, i.e. that listeners in Germany and in other countries might not get a chance to hear. This put me onto the idea of creating a mix using live material that would reflect the sound and atmosphere of the ambient parties I’m involved in here.
Coincidentally, the 8th edition of Osaka’s Don’t Dance party was happening right around the same time (Nov.21 specifically) and during the event I asked Hideo Nakasako and Chie Otomi to contribute to the mix. They were kind enough to agree, so the mix is basically three 20-minute live recordings from Endurance, Otomi, and Nakasako (in that order).

My contribution to this mix is the most minimal of the three. However, since that’s the direction my live performances have been going in recent years, I thought it would be good to include it. This piece was recorded live on modular synths around 4am after hearing Wata Igarashi play in Osaka. It’s perhaps one of the most sparse sets that I’ve done, but I really like how the minimalism helps to emphasize each sound more potently. I hope you enjoy.

Chie Otomi is one of my favorite producers. We’ve released two of her albums on Muzan (Namisen in 2018 and Touch Again in our latest batch) and she’s a regular at most of the events we organize. Primarily using a Waldorf Blofeld and a DSI Tempest, her sound is totally unique. She creates intense fourth world vibes, but on the micro level! I imagine a lot of her music as field recordings from some hidden ecosystem where things float and glow in a beautiful phosphorescent dance. The set she provided me is a very good representation of her live performances.

Closing out the mix is Hideo Nakasako. He is an ambient producer and the organizer of Don’t Dance, an ambient listening party that has been going on for a few years now. The most recent party, held at Club Daphnia, was a day party (from 3pm to 9pm), but the previous installments have mostly been all-night affairs, with ambient performances and DJ sets running from 11pm to early morning. Nakasako is also one of the most talented ambient artists in Japan, but since he hasn’t released a ton of music it’s likely that a lot of international listeners will be hearing him for the first time. His albums and monthly track releases are all top-notch, but his live sets are simply transformative – picture pitch-shifting, drifty synths and expertly processed samples that flow around the stereo field at a glacial pace. So good! Muzan released his incredible Texture of Days in 2019, but expect another Nakasako tape from us at some point in the new year..."

[Radio 80000] Endurance guest mix for Enjoy TET

Collaboration. Today’s mix comes from a label, near and dear to the hearts of our Delayed HQ. Both the founders behind the amazing Muzan Editions have contributed their selections to soundtrack the cold, blustery morning we find ourselves in today. So sit back, make a cup of coffee and enjoy the sounds of Joshua and Andreas…

Tracklist:

Bana Haffar - totally alive and totally invisible (S/R)
Zemög - The Birds That Never Returned (Huinali Recordings)
Doltz - Sayu (forthcoming on Muzan Editions)
Doltz - Akatsuki (forthcoming on Muzan Editions)
Felicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - And All The Spirals Of The World (Shelter Press)
Owl – Immersion (re:st)
John D. Murphy - Composition 1960 #7 (Variation B) (GLYK)
M Geddes Gengras – Mirror (Room40)
Laura BCR – Boddinstrasse (Something Happening Somewhere)
Endurance – Tonal After Wata (unreleased)
Acronym w Korridor - Untitled (VAAGNER)
Elin Piel - Isen (forthcoming on Muzan Editions)
Sofie Birch - New Life Index (Mystery Circles)
Chie Otomi - Matataki (Am Shhara remix) (Muzan Editions)
Bastian Void - Valley Visions™ (Oxtail Recordings)

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Sundays are for... Muzan Editions

~ Deep Breakfast 150 by https://soundcloud.com/joshua-stefane ~

Tracklist:
01. Wata Igarashi - Summer's End in Doushigawa (S/R)
02. Enitokwa - o.n.s.a. - o.n.s.a. - Ep edit (non-entertainment-research)
03. Kazuomi Eshima & Masahiko Takeda – Sho (Laatry)
04. Patricia Wolf - The Culmination Of... (Past Inside the Present)
05. Yolambi – Unreleased field recording
06. Bana Haffar - the earth is a square (S/R)
07. Lawrence - MUSIC FOR PLANTS (II) (dialrec)
08. Am Shhara – Tame (Muzan Editions)
09. Endurance – Echoing (Forthcoming from Amulet of Tears)
10. Hegira Moya – 地下公園・Lowline (Muzan Editions)
11. The Abyss Within Us - Life in a Circle Part II (Astral Industries)
12. Elin Piel – Bliss Tristesse (Muzan Editions)
13. Marie Rose Sarri – Controvento (Enmossed)
14. Yolabmi – Unreleased processed field recording
15. Sara Berts – Aichi (Gang of Ducks)
16. KMRU - while we wait (S/R)
17. David Cordero - Bitter patience (S/R)
18. AHRKH – Bliss Waves (zamzamrec)
19. Eitan Reiter - Loop For Today (Wa Wu We Live In The Woods Remix) (Circle of Live)

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Endurance on Bandcamp: https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
Muzan Editions on Bandcamp: https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/

Deep Breakfast 150 - Endurance

"Be, in this immensity of night, the magic force at your sense’s crossroad..."

An intricate selection from @muzaneditions label curator @joshua-stefane

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MFIS XXXIV ✢ Endurance

This is a tribute mix to one of the most talented, kind, and lovely people I know. I have been a fan of Norm's work since I first became interested in "ambient" music, falling in love with the Pavilion LP the moment I heard it. His music has given me so much joy, solace, and inspiration ever since. 
His passing has left a giant hole inside me and for the past two days I haven't done much else other than listen to his music. This mix features some (but not all) of my favorite pieces by Norm.
I never had the pleasure to meet Norm in person, but it was an honor to work with him on several occasions at Muzan.
Norm, wherever you are - perhaps floating on some galactic current in a space-faring bathysphere - I miss you so much. Thank you for everything.

-Endurance

https://panabrite.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist:

00:00 		Panabrite - Veil (Pavilion, Immune)
06:10 		Panabrite - Regent (Pavilion, Immune)
11:00 		Panabrite - Reflections (Blue Grotto, Love All Day)
13:45 		Jürgen Müller - Jenseits des Stromes (Science of the Sea, Digitalis Recordings)
18:40 		Panabrite - Blue Grotto (Blue Grotto, Love All Day)
21:40 		Panabrite - Garden Interlude (Blue Grotto, Love All Day)
23:30 		N Chambers - Froth (Air Example, Love All Day)
24:50 		N Chambers - To Continue (Facets, Love All Day)
26:00 		N Chambers - Dome Flora (Mirage Colony, Soft Profile)
28:30 		N Chambers - Automatic Bog (Air Example, Love All Day)
32:30 		N Chambers - Optimal Point (Air Example, Love All Day)
36:45 		N. Chambers – Teto (Idea Region, Muzan Editions)
40:40 		N Chambers - Cathedral Canopy (Mirage Colony, Soft Profile)
44:00 		Panabrite - Golden Drape (Blue Grotto, Love All Day)
49:30 		Panabrite - Particle Counterpoint (Xenon District, VCO Records)
52:20 		Panabrite - Dawnscape (Blue Grotto, Love All Day)
55:05 		N. Chambers – Humidity (Idea Region, Muzan Editions)
57:00 		N. Chambers - Bells for Jun (Idea Region, Muzan Editions)
01:02:15 	        N Chambers - Carillon (Air Example, Love All Day)
01:03:15 	        N Chambers - Terrace (Air Example, Love All Day)
01:05:05 	Panabrite - Pool (Pavilion, Immune)
01:07:30 	Panabrite - Humid Zones (Seychelles, Field Studies)
01:13:15 	        Panabrite - Anse Boileau (Seychelles, Field Studies)
01:16:20 	        Panabrite - Riddle (Seychelles, Field Studies)
01:18:45	        Jürgen Müller - Wasserwelt (Science of the Sea, Digitalis Recordings)

Norm's Bandcamp

A Tribute To Panabrite / N Chambers / Jürgen Müller

Constructions returns for the 60th instalment with an hour-long live sound performance from Japan's Muzan Editions label boss, Endurance.

"In the past few years, I have been lucky enough to open for a lot of techno parties in Japan, and this has had a big impact on my sound as a performer. My live sets used to lean more towards the prettier, new-age side of ambient, but as that doesn't particularly suit dark clubs in Osaka and Tokyo, I have tried to push my sound towards the more minimal and intense regions of ambient.

This is a set from a show I played in Osaka with Peter van Hoesen in November. I remember being terribly nervous while setting up my modular, as PvH was standing right behind me doing a soundcheck (I'm a big fan)! Nevertheless, I think the set went well, setting the tone for the party and the music to come. When I looked up towards the end, the dance floor was nearly full, and people were swaying back and forth with their eyes shut. As someone doing ambient, there's no clearer sign that you're doing something right than that."

Endurance is the ambient project of Osaka-based Joshua Stefane. Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes, Endurance’s sound has become increasingly minimal and tonally-focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions.

He is part of the organizing team for Moment, a techno festival in Nara. As a live performer, he has appeared at numerous high-profile events such as Star Festival, Moment, and Rural, with an increasing emphasis on bringing deep ambient soundscapes to techno music parties.

@joshua-stefane
Instagram: instagram.com/endurance010010/
Bandcamp: https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/

Location: Japan

Endurance | Constructions Podcast 060

Endurance @joshua-stefane is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane. Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes, Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions. As a live performer, he has appeared at numerous high-profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Tobira Records-run Extremely Cold Music Festival, Moment, and Scale, with an increasing emphasis on bringing deep ambient soundscapes to techno music parties.

Endurance_Katharsis_Stories_013｜ambient live set at Katharsis｜Nov 2022

Momentの出演者たちの現場でのサウンドを解放する新シリーズ、Archives。
第5弾は、 カナダ出身大阪在住、Momentのレジデントアーティストの1人でもあるEnduranceのライブアンビエントセットを公開。彼のライブセットは開幕のしめ縄の儀式と同時に披露され、現地で録ったフィルドレコーディングと波形から慎重に作り上げたシンセ音で来客を異世界へと案内し、本フェスティバルでの開会式を美しく作り上げた素晴らしいサウンドを是非お楽しみください。

Archives, a new series presenting the sound of DJs and artists at Moment events, is proud bring you our 5th installment. This episode features Endurance, a Canadian-born, Osaka-based ambient musician. As a Moment organizer and label curator at the incredible Muzan Editions, Endurance has become one of the key figures in electronic music in Osaka, introducing more and more techno fans to ambient - and vice versa.
At last year's Moment, we asked Endurance to provide sound for the Shimenawa ceremony (tying of the sacred knot) that opened the festival. This ceremony symbolizes the strengthening of the bonds between us and was intended to purify the dancefloor. Using locally sourced field recordings and carefully sculpted electronic soundscapes, Endurance's set laid the ground for all the music to come, transporting listeners to unexplored sonic realms. We hope this installment in our series offers a glimpse into that special moment.

Moment Archives 005 | Endurance

For the sixteenth episode of our Herbarium mix series, we invited Endurance (@joshua-stefane), the label owner of @muzaneditions. He is a master when it comes to exquisit ambient journeys and therefore we are very happy to feature one of his beautifully told stories. 

For this mix he chose Chrysanthemum. Here is why:
I chose the chrysanthemum as the flower for this mix - specifically the Chrysanthemum / morifolium hybrid species, which originated in China and is also popular in Japan. Aesthetically, I think it is one of the most beautiful flowers, with its multitude of florets radiating from the center, or cascading down like willow branches, depending on the type. I love how such flowers can feel so complex and deep, simply through the arrangement of similar elements - and that is something that guided this mix. Using tracks from artists I love, old sound effects records from the 60s and 70s, and my own live improvisations and field recordings, I tried to layer similar or repeating elements over each other to create a complex and cohesive whole. Thank you for listening.

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About Endurance:
Endurance is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane. Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes, Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions. He is part of the organizing team for Moment, a techno festival in Nara. He has appeared at numerous high-profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Moment, and Rural, and has performed with artists such as Neel, Peter van Hoesen, and Wata Igarashi.

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Follow Endurance:
https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/endurance010010/
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-stefane

Artwork by @polygonia

Herbarium No 16 - Endurance - Chrysanthemum

@joshua-stefane

This is a live set for Human Lessons. 
Mastering by yori 
https://www.instagram.com/anonymouseffect?igsh=Y2Myaml5amFxMXp0

Endurance is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane.
Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes,
Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-
focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create
a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels
such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also
curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions. He is part of the organizing team for Moment, a techno festival in Nara, and
SLOWMOTION, a regular ambient party in Osaka in collaboration
with AOKI takamasa and Loe. He has appeared at numerous high-
profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Moment, and Rural, and
has performed with artists such as Neel, Peter van Hoesen, and Wata Igarashi.

Bandcamp: 
https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
Instgram:
https://www.instagram.com/endurance010010/

Human Lessons #083 - Endurance (live set)

So happy to welcome Osaka-based ambient musician, co-founder/ label curator of Muzan Editions, and one of the loveliest humans on the planet… Joshua Stefane, aka Endurance, who has gifted us with a very special live recording.

“This set – like a lot of my material – was recorded in a single take. At home in the studio, I have been trying to work on tight, focused sounds that I could recreate in a live setting at a festival or ambient party, and this set is the result of those efforts. I like how the initial intensity of the set slowly recedes, evolving into other, more serene forms of the same sound.
Recorded in March 2024 with a Moog Mother 32, modular synths, and processed field recordings.”

Mastered by Yori
Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

https://soundcloud.com/joshua-stefane
https://soundcloud.com/muzaneditions

The Observatory - Endurance (Live)

"Like tracing constellations in slow motion - patterns unfold, shift, dissolve. What begins as motion becomes presence, and in the stillness that follows, echoes linger like distant light."

Endurance (@joshua-stefane) is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane. Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes, Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions (@muzaneditions). As a live performer, he has appeared at numerous high-profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Extremely Cold Music Festival, Moment, and Rural, with an increasing emphasis on bringing deep ambient soundscapes to techno music parties.

https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/descending_on_venus/

HOCast #245 - Endurance - LIVE

Muzan's seasonal mix for winter, including some of our favorites from the year. 
Starts off organic and wistful, and moves towards more tone-focused experimental territory towards the end. We hope you enjoy.
Stay healthy and happy!

Tracklist:
00:00	Tutti Harp – Patch #1 (nic i nikt) (Shimmering Moods)
09:50	Kim’s Spirit – Dune (A Red Thread)
15:25	Vague Imaginaires –  L'Île Sous l'Eau (12th Isle)
23:45	Hideki Umezawa & Andrew Pekler – Dokkyaku (Edições CN)
29:30	Miki Yui – Dreaming (now) (Hallow Ground)
34:40	CV & JAB - The Maître d' is Dead (Editions Basilic)
38:20	k.burwash – Shelf Life (Saw-whet Records)
43:27	Nakayama Munetoshi – Egnora2 (S/R)
50:50	Hudson Glover – Rhodes II (Muzan Editions)
53:50	Inner Travels – Bellgarden (S/R)
59:45	Endurance – [unreleased track]

Mix by Endurance.

Muzan Winter Mix (Endurance)

Endurance @joshua-stefane mix for Free City Radio

00:00 Hirotaka Shirotsubaki @infection
Summer Ends 
[Perfect Days for Suicide, S/R]

07:05 Hideo Nakasako @sako0219
R0011740 
[S/R]

14:20 Miki Yui @miki-yui
Dancing (swamp) 
[Aperio!, Hallow Ground]

17:30 Endurance 
FS02 
[unreleased track]

Free City Radio broadcasts every Wednesday at 11h on @radiockut in Montreal and is hosted by Stefan @spirodon Christoff. Photo by Joshua Stefane.

Endurance - Free City Radio mix

Modular techno-adjacent ambient.

Label curator at @muzaneditions
Organizer at @feelthemoment2021
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