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Zhou Huang Zhou peered into the structural weaving of the materials of the small temple, studying the symbols inscribed on the walls and the neat patterns of the roof...Between the rows of statues of deities, Taoist priests dressed in gray clothes walked back and forth and talked to the parishioners...
A 30-year-old programmer from Neihu came to the Temple of Joyful Grace to undergo a Guanlingshu ritual - during which he intended to enter the spirit world - a place where gods, ghosts, and deceased ancestors are believed to live...
The totality of the beliefs and traditions of his native land fueled the idea that every person - past, present, and future has a home in the spiritual world, and the state of each room is symbolically linked to a tangible aspect of life...

This was his third appearance on the doorstep of the world beyond perception - two other attempts were unsuccessful...For some reason, the spirits did not answer his call...But this time Zhou felt inexplicable confidence that today the door of the inner alchemy will be revealed to them...Taking a deep breath, he entered the temple...

The great hall was lit with many candles, the floors were covered with carpets with mantras and mandalas...In the сenter, in front of the inner sanctuary, there were rows of chairs, on each back of which a red piece of cloth hung...The monk urged the faithful to take courage when entering the spirit world...A small shiver ran down Zhou's spine, but there is no other way and he takes one of the chairs...

The monk's voice was loud, but soft at the same time:

- You will return from the spirit world, - he said, - but many of you will not return the same...Take these red scraps of cloth and blindfold ... Focus on the rhythm of my instrument and free your mind from worldly worries and do not rationalize what you see, do not involve the mind in this process...

Having said this, he began to recite a mantra and play on a small wooden drum...Three other monks slowly emerging from different corners, echoed him and their voices merged in that flow...

A house appeared before Zhou's inner gaze, without hesitation he opened the door and found himself in the living room, where he saw an old man sitting on the sofa...

- Greetings, Zhou, my name is Ug... Finally, you've reached this state...Look what a mess in this room, we need to streamline your life, help me remove everything that interferes with the circulation of energy...Pay attention to how much you brought a lot of junk here, every object takes attention and energy, prevents you from focusing on important aspects...

Zhou nodded silently and they began to swap objects, creating corridors along which, as if through veins, a golden snake of energy began to move...At some point, Ug raised his hand up, symbolizing that they needed to go up to the second floor...The staircase arose by itself...There was one door on the upper floor, closed with a large padlock...Zhou looked inquiringly at the South...

- This is the door of your heart...What big lock did you hang on it, ask yourself who are you hiding from? Here, take this key and open it, let love live inside...

The silver key turned softly in the lock, the door opened and a radiant stream of the sound of this mix filled the space...

Removing the blindfold from his eyes, Zhou was no longer the same...

MONG TONG 夢東 - AMATEUR EXOTIC'S JOYFUL BENEFICENCE

Gestures (with Arve Henriksen)

Futuropaco "Fortezza di Vetro vol. 1" out now!

Vinyl and CD available from www.elparaisorecords.com, Norman Records, Rough Trade and many others.

Futuropaco: "Muro Vuoto"

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LR102 Laraaji – Tonings 1&2 1980s, CS
“Tonings 1: Shimmering celestial Zither and OM chant continual deep induction listening for expanded inner-stillness.” -Laraaji
“Tonings 2: OM chimes ladder, Kalimba (African thumb piano), hand chimes, spontaneous laughter release, chant, & chimes distortion (heavy at times towards end.)” -Laraaji

Laraaji - Tonings 1

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LR101 Laraaji – Celestrana / Deep Chimes Meditation 1980s CS
“Celestrana: Calming, gentle, continual, patient, relaxed-pace solo electric zither feeling. Home cassette recorded 1980’s. Mood of contemplative stillness. Peaceful, introspective listening.”
“Deep Chimes Meditation: Classic, Space, Peace, Zen, Timelessness” -Laraaji

VINYL + 3TAPES + DIGI

Laraaji - Celestrana

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LR103 Laraaji – Sun Zither 1&2 1984, CS
“90+ minutes of non-stop sun-drenched Zither Ecstacy”
“A refreshing new sound journey through ecstatic hammered open-tuned zither string board, through jazz-funk rhythms with improvised rubber-tipped mallets, through rattled, stopped Zither. Chaos with wooden chopsticks, through ethereal steel slide string sound exploration to take the classic zither sound way out of the box. An exploratory adventure in sustained open modal tuning, elegant electronics and virtuoso performance mastery” -Laraaji

Laraaji - Sun Zither 1

"Steve Reich in The Hague"  
 14.12.2003
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Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians

Estonian duo Maarja Nuut & Ruum operate in a musical interzone; connecting the deep-rooted, intuitive worldview of days past with the hyper-mediated realities and seemingly limitless technological possibilities of the present and future.  A tour de force of sonic dexterity, their debut album 'Muunduja' is released on our 130701 imprint on October 5th. 

Listen / read / pre-order:  www.130701.com/release/muunduja/

Maarja Nuut & Ruum - Haned Kadunud

Craig Leon - Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon

RVNGNL55

Full album available May 10, 2019

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Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon

The Gates Made Plain

Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain

Island Explorer series #004
Island of the Gods records / Indonesia

Young Marco - Temple On A Road

'Atan' & 'Stel' snippets by Atoris, a Japanese electronic impro-trio consisting of Yudai Osawa, Kohey Oyamada and H. Takahashi.

MUSIC & MASTERING by H.Takahashi, Yudai Osawa & Kohei Oyamada
RISOPRINT by Risiko Press, ARTWORK by Jj funhouse , PUBLISHED by Jj funhouse, 2020

http://www.jjfunhouse.com/catalogue/jj021

Laraaji - Celestrana

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