Kangding Ray . Solens Arc
Release : January 2014 on raster-noton
www.raster-noton.net
www.kangdingray.com

A stone thrown, just to watch it fly. A projectile launched for the sole purpose of drawing a ballistic trajectory in the sky.
The Solens arc is what remains after the subtraction of the goal; a simple parabolic curve defined by gravity, impulse and starting angle. No target to hit, no catharsis to wait for, just the beauty of the flight.

The Arc as the purpose, in the form of four variations, constructed from disintegrated melodic textures and dismantled beats. Each sequences are assembled seamlessly into dense, evolving compositions, while keeping their autonomy, and their role in the global dramaturgy.

Pointillist serial loops morph into abrasive rave anthems, broken club rhythms are refitted into uneven patterns, like deconstructivist sound architectures. Industrial techno stompers dissolve into granular sound waves and filtered space pads, before being overtaken by cinematic drums and rising arpeggios.

Solens Arc is Kangding Ray’s fourth Album for raster-noton.


TRACKLIST

A : 
Serendipity March
The river 
Evento

B : 
The river ( reprise )
Blank Empire
L’envol

C :
Amber decay
Apogee
History of obscurity

D :
Crystal
Transitional Ballistics
Son

Blank Empire

01 Grit - Homage [Pronounce]
02 Dominique Jacquinet - Absolute Expectation [Pronounce]
03 The Analog Roland Orchestra - Velvet Green - Rhauder Remix [Ornaments]
04 Ion Ludwig - Dubmaniac Jazznology [Ugold Series]
05 SCSI-9 - Metamorphosis [Klik]
06 Beat Pharmacy feat. Coppa - Rooftops [Deep Space]
07 Brickman - Shift [Biorecordings]
08 Sasse feat. James Flavour - Comfort Zone [Statra]
09 SCSI-9 - Moebius [Klik]
10 Luke Hess - Transform [Echocord]
11 Marc Cotterell - Tiz - Neurotron Dub Mix [Night Drive Music]
12 Gecko Chamber and Matthis Meyer - Slow to Speak - J. Diaz Remix [Low Brow] 
13 Gorge - Ayomide - Kenquo Remix [Plastic City]
14 Martin Buttrich - You've Got That Vibe - Gandini Remix [Desolat]
15 Malin Genie - Solar Boat [Fathers & Sons]
16 Joel Alter - Sweatbox [We Are]
17 Malin Genie - Qe Ra Si Ja [Tomorrow Is Now, Kid]
18 Martyn - Elden St - Sebo K Watergate Edit [Watergate]
19 Burnski - Watch Out [Dessous]
20 Chad Andrew - G Walk - Martinez Low End Dub Walk Mix [Moan]
21 Extrawelt - Zeitfuge [Cocoon]
22 Gonzalez, Gonzalo - Just Strings [Sincopat]
23 PJ Davy - What is [Frik:N:Frak] 
24 Sasse - Took My Love feat. Big Bully - James What Remix [My Favorite Robot]

Legoff und Panda @ ZEN ven (11 Jan 2014)

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Ladies and gentlemen, it's thursday and here's your new Lett Records Podcast. This week I have Noctum on the mix. Enjoy...

Noctum Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/arianrrecaj 

Tracklisting:

01 Acronym -  Isolated From the Land
02 Сезон Волка - До востребования
03 Koss - Kokoro
04 Сезон Волка - Космос амфибии
05 Hironori Takahashi - Medue (Obtane Puppetmachine Remix)
06 Сезон Волка - Без вести
07 Kanthor - Hegemony
08 Periskop - Immerse (Component XI)
09 Polar Inertia - Kinematic Optics
10 Yuka - Poem 24
11 Brother Blue - Summoning UFOs
12 Archivist - Photosensitive
13 Obtane, Giorgio Gigli & Tin Man - Individual Submission To The System
14 Object - 113
15 Antonio Ruscito - Composto A
16 Object - Nocpy
17 Pfirter - Materia


Lett Records Podcast #011 - Noctum

Link to the video captured here in real-time: https://vimeo.com/150015591

Patch Notes:

This was a patch experiment using the new Mutable Instruments Rings/Clouds Modules, and trying to create strumming/plucking guitar like sounds within a patch. The inspiration came from playing around with the Clouds Parasites 1.3 alternate firmware running in the Resonator mode highlighting the "scatter" (or strum) function. The master clock was the Tiptop Circadian Rhythms module, taking the first 4 outputs into my Nord Drum 2 for the Kick, snare, closed and open hi-hats. From there the clock output from the CR was multiplied and then sent to the Modcan Touch Sequencer. First row output from the TS was sent to the intellijel Shapeshifter creating a two note baseline sequence that comes in at 1:58. The second sequence Row2 output from the TS was sent to the "ALM Akemie's Castle" module OSC A output using the chord function, that comes in at 25 seconds. The gates from the modcan where set to a 16th's pulse sequence. Modulation from the synthesis technology E102 Quad Temporal Shifter output 1 modulating the Multiplier input on Operator 1. The 2, 3 and 4 outputs from the E102 where also modulating the Operator 2, 3, and 4 inputs on the Akemie's Castle. This was creating the harmonic timbre changing as the sequence was playing.

The slowly evolving sweeping noise textures that come in at 1:09 is from the Music Thing Radio Music module. The sample was a white noise sampled lightly filtered and then sent to the intellijel HexVCA with the amplitude CV control via a Intellijel Dixie modulating from slow to high rates (free running). The Make Noise Rene was being externally clocked from the Circadian Rhythm, and was sending out a quantized output to the Mutable Instruments Clouds pitch input creating the chord guitar sequence. The strum sounds on Clouds was played by the 4ms QCD running in 32th division output into the Trigger input. The freeze input was also triggered by a Ladik R-110 Random clock module. The combination of the two created the trill chord like strums.

The bass guitar tone sound that comes in at 1:24 are from the MakeNoise Mysteron, that is being sequenced by the Modcan Touch Sequencer, Row Output 3 was programmed in the same key but a lower octave. The "Rings" module was creating slow attack soft high pitched chords in reverb that come around 2:50. There was additional processing of the Clouds output that was sent into the Tiptop ZDSP module running the "Halls of Vahalla" card program 8 "Ginnungagap" creating the high pitch octave deep reverb shimmer effects. The harmonic slow swells that come in at 3:30 where created using another intellijel Dixie oscillator sine output running into an Strymon "Big Sky" pedal being harmonically controlled by an intellijel µScale V1. The output was being played slowly then processed using the "Choral" mode, creating the slow shimmer swells. The entire mix was sent into the Eventide Space pedal using the "Corridors" patch.

Mutable Instruments Rings : mutable-instruments.net/modules/rings
Clouds Parasites firmware: mqtthiqs.github.io/parasites/clouds.html

Strum - Modular Patch

Cuckoo's Nest Nxum/Papiyan - Konspirations terapi

Pollux - Gravity

The set was recorded on 15.04.2016 at 1010E. It contains the begining part from the total of 5h set.

Legoff @ A Space Shuttle / 1010E

This is the second time of me posting something unusual to the seasonal mixes, which turns to be the usual situation of what I sound in front of the audience! The 4h 48min dj set was recorded at one of the many gig's  I've been involved during this summer.

A gratitude towards the countless support. 

cover by: @bamberg

Uran B. - MV III September 2016

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