For eight years now, songwriter and producer Sebastian Lee Philipp has been steering his project https://soundcloud.com/diewildejagd through the field of tension between contemporary electronic music and avant-pop. Between 2015 and 2020, three studio albums were produced as documents of Philipp's rigorous musical creativity. Most recently, «Atem», a composition for Roadburn Festival, was released in 2022, documenting yet another, more experimental side of the project. On the new, eagerly awaited fourth album, all these multi-faceted worlds are brought together in an impressive way.
«Ophio, Ophio» you say. Lies in the end of you Still the best ahead of me?
With these lines from the title track, Sebastian Lee Philipp poses the question that spans over the entire album like a parenthesis. The work entitled «ophio» tells of constant transformation, the blurring of beginning, end, and the various dimensions in between.
«It's about the constant unfolding of the self, about the seductive forces of life, an ode to existence and the transformation to happiness.» Says Philipp himself about his conceptual direction of the album.
The meandering between leaving behind and starting anew is not only found in the lyrics, but also in the music itself. The production seems more consistent than ever before, stripping away all frills and trinkets, like a skin that has become too tight. The compositions form a concentrate in which every single sound finds its space. In a certain sense, it's like listening to an introspection in which the bundled voices become a single, demanding murmur that is both drone and whisper in equal measure. I see you in blows of delight
Where have you been?
Make my eyes to love the things that want to love (From «In Wonnenhieben», engl. «In Blows of Delight»)
As on the previous album «Haut», the drums were played by long-time stage partner Ran Levari. The new album also features cellist and singer Lih Qun Wong («Lihla»), who first joined Die Wilde Jagd for the Live performance of «Atem».
This collaboration sounds particularly impressive on «The Hearth», the band's first English-language song. A beguiling track as if of shiny, heavy tar, carried by Philipp's dense composition, Levari's pulsating beats and lyricist Wong's voice. Other production partners were Philipp Otterbach («Kelch») and Vactrol Park («In Wonnenhieben»). Nina Siegler, who could already be heard as a duet partner in the song «Himmelfahrten», also lends her voice again to the tracks
«Ouroboros» and «In Wonnenhieben».
When the journey ends after just under 50 minutes with the questions «Will your songs blind me again? Be sparkling eyes
to me in the dark?» and dissonant choirs release you out into the distance, it's as if you're right back at the beginning again, only to set off once more. An album as strange as it is beautiful

PREMIERE : Die Wilde Jagd - The Hearth (ft. Lihla)

LIHLA is a cellist, singer, composer, electronic producer, and storyteller who masterfully blends cello, electronic production, and vocals to craft immersive aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes.  She has over 30 years of classical training and a decade of composing and producing experiences, effortlessly navigating between modern classical, electronica, and sonic environments. 

Her current work explores the diaspora of time and space, why we all feel so displaced.  She uses storytelling and voice as a link to collective and ancestral memory. LIHLA has been exploring acoustic landscapes that depict the journeys of the internal psyche and induce altered states of consciousness. She is interested in how forming abstract narratives create shared experiences of consciousness and safe spaces for travel. 

In Episode 8 (Part I), we delve into LIHLA's extraordinary journey, where music and psychic gifts were given to her by grace. Born on the other side of the veil, LIHLA shares her natural musical talents, weaving them into a profound sense of purpose. We explore trust, staying open to the universe's flow, and her unique process of channeling celestial messages into music.

We discuss the transformative power of embracing your shadow self and using it as a wellspring of art. LIHLA emphasises the importance of self-kindness and challenges fear-based narratives about supernatural perceptions.

We contemplate the interplay of nature versus nurture, the beauty of unity among women, and the common threads in our upbringings. Join us for a captivating journey into LIHLA's world, where trust, openness, and finding one's voice lead to boundless creativity and self-discovery.

www.lihqun.com
@lihlalih [Instagram]
@LihQun [Soundcloud]
@Lihla.Music [Facebook]

Track IDs:  The Void - LIHLA, Excerpt from "No longer Tame" - LIHLA

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Welcome to The Cosmic Whispers Podcast where we delve into the realms of spirituality, personal growth, and the cosmic dance between the 3rd and 5th dimensions. 

In each episode, we embark on a quest for self-knowledge and transformation, embracing the interplay between our physical reality and the higher realms of consciousness. 

Through engaging conversations, we unravel the mysteries of the soul, share tools for personal growth, and explore the delicate balance of transcending the old paradigm. 

Whether you're an empath, a seeker of truth, or simply curious about expanding your horizons, The Cosmic Whispers Podcast is here to inspire you on your path. Get ready to embrace the whispers of the cosmos and embark on unveiling the authentic self, expansion, and cosmic connection.

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@thecosmicwhisperspodcast [Instagram, YouTube]
@cosmicmama [Sound Cloud]

Sound Production & Design © Joost van der Meer

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This episode is brought to you by Cosmic Mama's Ceremonial Herbal teas for the Chakras!

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LIHLA's Celestial Journey (PT I): Harmonising the Shadow Self, Channeling Messages into Music EP8

LIHLA is a cellist, singer, composer, electronic producer, and storyteller who masterfully blends cello, electronic production, and vocals to craft immersive aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes.  She has over 30 years of classical training and a decade of composing and producing experiences, effortlessly navigating between modern classical, electronica, and sonic environments. 

Her current work explores the diaspora of time and space, why we all feel so displaced.  She uses storytelling and voice as a link to collective and ancestral memory. LIHLA has been exploring acoustic landscapes that depict the journeys of the internal psyche and induce altered states of consciousness. She is interested in how forming abstract narratives create shared experiences of consciousness and safe spaces for travel.

In episode 9 (Part II), LIHLA talks about finding truth in music in the 3D world, the transformative beauty of surrender through psychedelics, the potency of being precise in your desires, navigating grief while celebrating its teachings, and facing the enigmatic realm of death and the fear of the unknown. We further discuss the embrace of grieving, living in flow over force, spiritual housekeeping, and the pivotal role of trust in achieving synchronicity and flow. Stay tuned for her new album, Socha, which is wrapped in a tapestry of vulnerability and introspection. It will be released in Winter 2024.

References: ophio - Die Wilde Jagd (featuring LIHLA), Music For Psychedelic Therapy - Jon Hopkins

Track IDs: Falling Sand Sculptures from the dance piece "UNDA" created with choreographer Joy Alpuerto Ritter - LIHLA, Three - LIHLA

www.lihqun.com
@lihlalih [Instagram]
@LihQun [Soundcloud]
@Lihla.Music [Facebook]

🌬️

Welcome to The Cosmic Whispers Podcast where we delve into the realms of spirituality, personal growth, and the cosmic dance between the 3rd and 5th dimensions. 

In each episode, we embark on a quest for self-knowledge and transformation, embracing the interplay between our physical reality and the higher realms of consciousness. 

Through engaging conversations, we unravel the mysteries of the soul, share tools for personal growth, and explore the delicate balance of transcending the old paradigm. 

Whether you're an empath, a seeker of truth, or simply curious about expanding your horizons, The Cosmic Whispers Podcast is here to inspire you on your path. Get ready to embrace the whispers of the cosmos and embark on unveiling the authentic self, expansion, and cosmic connection.

🌬️

@thecosmicwhisperspodcast [Instagram, YouTube]
@cosmicmama [Sound Cloud]

Sound Production & Design © Joost van der Meer

🌬️

This episode is brought to you by Cosmic Mama's Ceremonial Herbal teas for the Chakras!

Have you ever felt like you needed a little Grounding when the Full Moon hits? Perhaps you want to open your Third Eye a bit before meditation, get your creative juices flowing for a project, or balance some womb healing? Cosmic Mama Ceremonial Herbal teas for the Chakras can help! Our 100% organic, sustainably sourced, and caffeine-free blends are meticulously handcrafted in small batches. Whether you’re looking for an herbal infusion to complement an intentional moment or ceremony—or you just want to enjoy a soothing & delicious brew, Cosmic Mama is here for you. You can support our podcast and enjoy 15% off with code WHISPERS15 on cosmicmama.co. Indulge in the magic of Cosmic Mama Ceremonial Herbal teas, and let their harmonizing essence guide you on your path of connection and well-being.

LIHLA's Celestial Journey (PT II): Finding Truth in Music, Navigating Grief, Flow Over Force EP9

Sharing a new set featuring 2023 new music highlights

 including music composed for iRiS ( dance piece created with Joy Alpuerto Ritter for DART DsP BERLIN)

iRis

Tea-Snuggery - Weird Pop Tunes (2024)

Tea Snuggery presents eccentric and weird pop tracks, old and new favourites carefully and tastefully selected. We hope you'll enjoy dancing into April!

Playing tracks from Famous Forgotten Artists, UFO Hawaii, Timbre Timbre, David Fenech, Baumarkt, Shackleton, Lihla, Plattenbau, Black Box Recorder and much more! Listen with care q:

1.	Ledi Cannit - Schätzchen
https://soundcloud.com/kymakomplex/sets/kymkmplx022-ledi-cannit-liebe
2.	UFO Hawaii - D. Gabel
https://ufohawaii.bandcamp.com/album/tele-kr-mmer-vinyl-album
3.	John Also Bennett – Aviary
4.	Famous Forgotten Artists - The Solar System Engineers
https://famousforgottenartists.bandcamp.com/album/a-straight-line-is-an-infinite-circle 
5.	Shackleton - Es fiel ein Reif
6.	Jac Berrocal, Vincent Epplay, David Fenech – Catafalque
https://akuphone.bandcamp.com/album/transcodex
7.	UFO Hawaii - A Pillowcase Full of Voices
https://ufohawaii.bandcamp.com/album/von-aalra-uchereien-bis-zylinderstifte
8.	Timber Timbre - Sugar Land
9.	Wrangler - How To Start A Revolution
10.	Ledi Cannit - Bis in die Unendlichkeit
11.	Black Box Recorder – Swinging
12.	Timber Timbre - Confessions Of Dr. Woo
13.	David Fenech – Dome
https://jelodanti-records.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-of-night
14.	Lihla – Disperse
https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/album/socha
15.	Shackleton - Abend Wird Es Wieder
https://samshackleton.bandcamp.com/album/the-scandal-of-time
16.	Baumarkt – Kellerduell
https://latenz.bandcamp.com/album/kellerduell
17.	Timber Timbre - Ask The Community
18.	DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung – Graceful
19.	Black Box Recorder – Brutality
20.	Plattenbau - THE KLASSENFEIND - Auf zwei Zylindern
https://ufohawaii.bandcamp.com/album/plattenbau
21.	Die Türen - Gut für mich, schlecht für die Welt
22.	Stahlschrank - Egal Ist Sehr Gut
23.	The Chap - Bring Your Dolphin
24.	DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung - Lock-down (Totaal)
https://daau.bandcamp.com/track/graceful
25.	Sea of Tranquility – Engellied
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/215444-Sea-Of-Tranquility-Landed
26.	Malo Moray & His Inflatable Knee - Vanishing Act
https://malomoray.bandcamp.com/album/vanishing-act
27.	Messer Fur Frau Muller - Salut Adieu
28.	Holger Hiller - Das Feuer
29.	SPAZA - Sunlight, Glycerine, 2 loose draws
30.	Faust - Sur Le Ventre
31.	Lustige Mutanten - Kurios & Lustig

Tea-Snuggery - Weird Pop Tunes (2024)

Tea-Snuggery Show #60/w LIHLA (*Berlin) - 30-Apr-24 | Threads
Listen to Thread Radio www.threradradio.com
https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/tea-snuggery-show-60-w-lihla-berlin-30-apr-23/

This time we’re proud to present a very special guest with Lihla from Berlin/Germany!

Lih Qun Wong is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, producer, and storyteller who masterfully blends cello, electronic soundscape, and vocals to craft immersive sonic landscapes. 
A classically trained cellist and pianist with studies in contemporary poetry and writing, she combines story telling with her unique exploration of cello and vocal textures. 

As a composer for contemporary dance and theatre, Lih is driven by a profound exploration of diasporia, the feminine and the storytelling as a link to collective narrative. Drawing on a vast palette that shifts between classical, field recordings, sonic environment and pulsing basses, Lihla’s music creates immersive and hallucinatory aural spaces where audiences can transcend their reality and engage in transformative journeys. 

She has collaborated with artists such as Die Wilde Jagd and Raz O’hara, and is a seasoned live performer appearing on stages such as for Sonar festival, Fusion Festival, Elba Philharmonie (DE), La Seine Musical, La Philharmonie (FR), Stanislavsky Theatre (RU), Queen Elizabeth Hall, and The Barbican (UK), as well as featuring on albums such as "Atem “, „Ophio “(Die Wilde Jagd) and Tyrants (Raz O’hara). 

SOCIALS:
Website: www.lihqun.com
IG: www.instagram.com/lihlalih/
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/lihqun

MIX - 6 doors:
“6 doors” explores a pathway of flow through the opening of doorways, or gates if you will. A passageway of lifting of veils. When Tom asked me to do the 60th episode of the show, we both were taken by its placement on cusp of Walpurgis Nacht or Belthane. I realized that the pathways of womanhood, or witchery, had been a glowing thread through much of my musical journey. And tonight, it’s woven together in a singular journey - one that is neither completely linear nor circular. 

Door 1 ° Shadow — Loss 
“Becoming Human” (Socha)
“Inside Outside” (unreleased)
“Orphne” (Socha)

Door 2 ° Simulation
“The machines” (from “Iris” dance theatre)
“Through the veil” (from “Iris” dance theatre)

Door 3 ° Dream - Lifetimes, Remembrance
“Release” (from “The passage 4.7”)
“Onwards they said”
“The plains”

Door 4 ° Cycles - Creation- Earth 
“The Crone” (from “The Passage 4.7”)
“The River under the River” (from “The Passage 4.7”)
“Death of language” (from “Vacio” live version)
“The Void” (Null)
“Birth” (from “Shikandi”)
“Gratitude” (from “Vacio” live version)

Door 5 ° Cleanse - Sisterhood 
Disperse (Socha)
“Untie your hair” 
“Untamed” (from “Unda”) 

Door 6 ° Light - Crossing over 
Khepri (Socha)
Did we arrive yet? (Socha)
Resonance (Socha)

Tea-Snuggery Show#60/w LIHLA (*Berlin) - 30-Apr-24 | Threads

Tea-Snuggery Show #60 w/ LIHLA (*Berlin) - 30-Apr-24 | Threads

Unbearable

Ecuadorian producer Nicola Cruz released his debut album ‘Prender el Alma’. Like we do here at ZZK, with each release we put out a corresponding free mixtape. ‘Prender el Alma’ is a new strain of Latin American music Cruz calls ‘Andes Step’. Influenced by new digital technology, exploring local indigenous and Afro-cosmologies in a modern setting, we’re proud to present our 22nd mixtape, a piece of ridiculous hot fire from Nicola Cruz. 

Track List:

	1.	Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto - Maria Sola Dub
	2.	Flako - Twelve O'Clock Shadow
	3.	Praah - Chamada
	4.	UFe - Cumbiamor
	5.	Dubagroova - Phantom Drone (Pata de Perro Rmx)
	6.	Stephen Marley, Capleton & Sizzla   - Rock Stone
	7.	Gaby Kerpel y Balvina Ramos - Linda Flor
	8.	Paloma del Cerro - Nos Habla el Maiz Remix (Nicola Cruz Remix) 
	9.	Nicola Cruz - Colibria (History of Colour Remix)
	10.	Grupo Naidy - El Botellon (Nicola Cruz Remix)
	11.	Flako - Kuku
	12.	IFE - 3 Mujeres (Iború Iboya Ibosheshé)
	13.	Sunlightsquare - Ochosi (Jose Marquez Mix)
	14.	EVHA - UIU (Nicola Cruz Remix)
	15.	Caribou - Mars
	16.	Nicola Cruz - Puente Roto (Siete Catorce Remix)

Go Buy Prender el Alma:
➜ http://zzkrecords.com/prenderelalma
➜ http://zzkrecords.com/album/Prender_El_Alma 
➜ Bandcamp: https://zzkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/prender-el-alma
➜ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/prender-el-alma 

Listen on Soundcloud:
➜ https://soundcloud.com/zzkrecords/sets/nicola-cruz-prender-el-alma

Watch the Music Video for ‘Colibria’:
➜ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRV90c_uWpQ  
Watch the Live Music Video of 'Colibria':
➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRugQvbt2J8   
Watch the album playlist on YouTube:
➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg-nB2MqvXA&list=PL97ISVilOoYBg9X0DZDInNe6ZUBvWvbmC

ZZK Mixtape Vol. 22 - Nicola Cruz

Previously released on Who We Are (WWA012)

I want this!

Woodwork

Discover the best Melodic Deep House to Techno with Sweet Melodic ! From Paris with Love <3 

PREMIERE : Himbrecht - Anything Else (Sam Goku & Quatri 'God Of Nature' Remix) [Nie Wieder Schlafen] 

New bomb on the channel with the remix from our Guy Sam Goku on the original track 'Anything Else' from Himbrecht.  It will be released on Nie Wieder Schlafen on May 24th. 

Follow the artist here :

Himbrecht 
https://soundcloud.com/himbrecht
https://www.facebook.com/himbrecht
Sam Goku
https://soundcloud.com/samgoku
https://www.facebook.com/samgokumusic/
Quatri
https://soundcloud.com/quatrimusic
https://www.facebook.com/quatrimusic/

Follow the label here: 
https://soundcloud.com/niewiederschlafen
https://www.facebook.com/niewiederschlafen
https://www.youtube.com/user/niewiederschlafen
https://niewiederschlafen.bandcamp.com/
https://www.beatport.com/label/nie-wieder-schlafen/61679

ALL PREMIERE SWEET MELODIC : soundcloud.com/sweetmelodicmusic/sets/sweetmelodicpremiere

ALL FREE DOWNLOAD SWEET MELODIC : soundcloud.com/sweetmelodicmusic/sets/sweet-melodic-free-download-1

Anything Else EP

PREMIERE : Himbrecht - Anything Else (Sam Goku & Quatri 'God Of Nature' Remix) [Nie Wieder Schlafen]

OP 𓅛 mix 6 - Nicolas Jaar - (BBC Essential Mix 2012)

Lih Qun (Lihla) is a composer, electronic producer and musician. Originally from Australia, she now resides in Berlin. She explores the full percussive and lyrical range of the cello, drawing on sound effect worlds created through electronic production and vocal textures, her sets travel through complex aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes. Her live sets (under the artist name Lihla) combine cello, piano, synths, vocals and storytelling and looping to create a truly immersive and dream like journey.