Lullabies For Insomniacs mixes

Quiet bliss

Ambient

theatre

Lullabies for Insomaniac (Fav)

ambient/experimental

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Overnites

Tokyo Train

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Brian Eno - An Ending(Ascent)(Module Module's Reimagining)

The first of the fortnightly podcast series is inspired by travels through Amsterdam, Berlin, Belgium, London and Italy.

The mix begins with a tuning meditation by electronic  music pioneer Pauline Oliveros who developed the EIS (Expanded Instrument System) with the aim of providing access in real performance time to what would normally be considered studio processes. She was also the founder of the Deep Listening Band which stemmed from the concept of "Deep Listening" a term Oliveros coined during her experiments with tape recorders during the 50's and 60's. She encourages both trained and untrained musicians to practice the art of listening and to respond to environmental conditions.
“If you are not listening you are not going to be aware" Pauline Oliveros, 2007

Over the new two hours you will hear...

A track by George Theodorakis taken from the beautiful new double LP "The Rules of the Game" out on Into The Light Records. A compilation of the Greek composers work spanning from 1978-1996, carefully selected by Ilias Pitsios and Tako Reyenga. The musician explored many musical terrains and this release is a great introduction to his work. LFI are particularly interested in his earlier pieces that feature on the release dating from 1978 - 1984

Power duo Les Vampyrettes (Conny Plank and Holger Czukay) combine post punk and 70's experimentalism with 'Biomutanten'  evoking a scenario where "a car driver got a motor problem next to a slimy garbage place from where he got attacked by yet unknown monsters." The record is a series of special singles inspired by "horror with comfort"

Automat, three musicians from Berlin who have been collaborating since 2011 and released their debut album via Bureau B this year.

Female experimental artist Tsembla based in Finland with a piece from her release out on Matt Monandile's New York based label New Image
back in 2013.

Italian legend Claudio Rocci's more experimental side

New York post punk act Ike Yard and English group This Heat with a song inspired by Stevie Smiths 1957 poem "Not Waving but Drowning".

Industrial experimental duo Coil, made up of Psychic TV and TG members John Balance and Peter Christopherson

Enjoy

Lullabies For Insomniacs - ONE

The first of the LFI spotlight series looks at spaces that have brilliant natural acoustics. Recordings made underground, in tunnels or underwater; the spatial co-ordinates of otherness. 

Bernie Krause a musician, soundscape recorder and founder of the Wild Sanctuary,  said "The prime goal of any recording is the creation of an illusion that creates an honest sense of space". The synthetic mimicry of resonance artificially created by masters of the studio such as Lee Perry, Joe Meek and Phil Spector contradicts Krause's statement, as they summon fantastical realms, in search of better worlds .  We move away from the beaten track,  turning our ears towards what lies outside of the idealised studio space. Here we find sonic beauty in subterranean locations where earthly nature is suspended and time appears fragmented. 

Recordings from the underground make manifest a world where fear of the unknown gains momentum. The echoing chamber causes a sensory shift that pierces the static quotidian grid. This new sonic field gives life to the otherwise inanimate sound object. Formerly used as a currency, it's reincarnation disorientates the listener as one is unable to make a direct link between the sound and its sources.

The mix begins and ends with Walter Marchetti's-'Per La Sete Dell'orecchio' (For The Thirsty Ears) released in 1984. We hear rocks being dropped into a well, from this minimal gesture a maximal output is achieved as the echo envelops the listener, "turning sound into a sculpture, making material and dimensional it's reverberating presence".  This recording exemplifies technology being used as an extension of the human body, distorting our perceptions to create a constant battle between natural acoustic space and the virtual acoustic space.  This tug of war ends when the rope dissolves over long periods of time. 

Michel Redolfi hangs microphones underwater, leaving them there for years at a time to record the natural sounds before adding processed field recordings and synthesised sounds. Not only does Michel explore the natural acoustics of his chosen environment he explores technical manipulation and the virtual space, merging technology and the natural world together as one inseparable universe. 

The Deep Listening Band reverse our confusing experience of technology. They recorded in Fort Worden Cistern, Washington in 1988. The cistern is 14 feet deep with a diameter of 186 feet, it once held 2 million gallons of water. The natural acoustics of the space had a huge 45 second reverberation time. Panaiotis, one quarter of band said "the space is real, and unique. It is impossible to tell where the performer stops and the reverberation takes over". The instruments are played without any electronic processing, in the cistern one creates an unpredictable aural experience in which sound waves are constantly interacting to either diminish or amplify their initial effect, creating haunting tonalities.

Long live the underground.

Lullabies for Insomniacs  - Spatial Coordinates of otherness PT.1

from 'Engtanz Depression' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den221
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/sanktotten]

The German instrumental duo SANKT OTTEN, founded in 1999, consists of Stephan Otten (drums, programming, synthesizer) and Oliver Klemm (guitar, synthesizer, piano), and has been releasing on Denovali Records since 2009. 

Their eighth album ENGTANZ DEPRESSION (engl.: CLOSE DANCE DEPRESSION) expresses a significant progression of their material on the preceding album trilogy (Gottes Synthesizer, Sequencer Liebe, Messias Maschine). New drum sounds and acoustic instruments such as harmonium and piano may be found, and some pieces emerged from free improvisations, which is a completely new approach taken by this band. 

The album starts with "Urlaub Unter Psalmen" which builds up slowly, piles up further, just to completely disintegrate in the end. Klemm’s typical E-bow guitar parts and the dubby baseline make this track a catchy tune. Next is "Beten, Tanzen, Küssen" which is the first Sankt Otten track ever where a harmonium appears. In combination with the minimal beat one could even think that this track is suitable for a club context, but the two musicians always manage to stay away just enough from the ordinary and remain slightly disturbing as ever. "Im Lichtorgelparadies" switches on the lights in paradise with a hypnotic synthesizer melody and the KRAFTWERK-like beat gives the track a floating ease. 

One of the album highlights is the 12-minute monster "Sing die Apokalypse", which is dominated by Otten’s powerful, but always minimalistic drumming. After about 10 minutes the listener might think that the apocalypse has aleady arrived, but Sankt Otten move on and manage to even increase this feeling. The track ends unexpectedly and with a winking bow to the influential American electronic protopunks SUICIDE. However, Sankt Otten also demonstrate that they can still master the meditative sounds. Tracks like "Der Himmel ist voll" or "Die tragische Nummer" are quite far apart from average electronica. 

The titles of the tracks appearing on the album are as always a unique mixture of aphorisms, sarcasm and puns. In spite of the new directions explored on this album, SANKT OTTEN maintain their characteristic Holy Trinity of krautrock, ambient, and 80ies electronica. Floating, meditative, dazing and catchy at times. 


Engtanz Depression

Sankt Otten - Sing Die Apokalypse

from 'The Unified Field Reconstructed' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records ·  den226
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/pianointerrupted]

Piano Interrupted, the anglo / french duo formed by Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann is a musical entity in continuous reinvention, their music constantly evolving and transforming from concert to concert, record to record. Studio compositions are deconstructed for live shows, becoming brand new pieces, which in turn serve as a basis for future new compositions, like a never-ending “mise en abyme”
It was just a question of time then before the pair turned to other producers to ask them to rework their music. Concentrating exclusively on material from their last LP “The Unified Field”, Piano Interrupted invited a handful of artists and producers from Denovali Records' roster including Hidden Orchestra, Floex, Origamibiro, John Lemke, Saffronkeira and Second Moon Of Winter to reinvent some of their compositions. Oscillating between dub, techno, abstract hip hop, ambient and post-classical, each interpretation offers a completely fresh approach to the work, sometimes barely recognisable, and sheds new light on the infinite directions that Piano Interrupted's intricate compositions can be taken.
“The Unified Field Reconstructed” is a reminder of the possibilities and a promise of more exquisite exploration in the duo's 3rd album, scheduled for later this year, based on recordings taking place in Senegal (where Franz spent his childhood) in February 2015.


The Unifield Field Reconstructed

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Piano Interrupted - Cross Hands (Hidden Orchestra Remix)

02 Forest Pyre

from 'Flesh' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den228
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/ahkosmos]

AH! KOSMOS is the moniker of Istanbul-based producer and instrumentalist Başak Günak. Her debut EP called FLESH has been released in her native country via Turkish label Müzik Hayvanı back in 2013. Along the release of her first full length BASTARDS in April 2015, Denovali Records will provide a re-issue FLESH, available for the first time on a world-wide scale and on the vinyl format.

Echoing and bouncing off the surfaces, the nuanced metallic droplets of synth-triggered sound interacts with moody sustained cluttering down-tempo beats and unholy choral voices over the trio of ambience on this three-track EP FLESH. From the mysterious catacombs and imagined otherworldly terrains of Istanbul, oozes the enlightened cosmic union of analog and electronic.

Supporting the likes of DARKSIDE, James Holden, Kiasmos, Two Door Cinema Club, Emika, Daddy G (Massive Attack) in her hometown Istanbul, AH! KOSMOS  performed at remarkable festivals as Rock’n Coke, Babylon Soundgarden, Venice Electro Festival, Budapest Punkurica Festival, Piknik Elektronik in Brussels, Tokyo Electronic Music of Arts Festival and CitySonic Festival in Mons.
Başak Günak has also composed and created sound design for contemporary dance and plays, short-flms and site-specifc performances / installations in several art spaces including Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Prague Signal Festival, 18th and 19th Istanbul International Theater Festival (IKSV), ARENA Theater Festival Nürnberg and Venice ElectroFestival. Recently, she has been invited to the highly coveted Red Bull Music Academy 2014 Tokyo as a participant.

Flesh

Ah! Kosmos - Melting Into Rise

Moriarty - Reverse (Anger)

Hare Rama Hare Krishna - Dum Maro Dum (1971)

http://the-attic.net/audio/1654/the-attic-podcast:-32.-izabel-caligiore-_-lullabies-for-insomniacs.html

The Attic Podcast: 32. Izabel Caligiore / Lullabies For Insomniacs

Ecrit par Adouk Boucan
Produit et mixé par Adouk Boucan & Pakun Jaran
Mastering par Alexis Bardinet (Globe Audio)

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ADOUK BOUCAN - Katie Revolver

as someone who is always – *always* – tired, trust me on this one
– nice noodling for early starts & late nite burners.

Queens of the Stone Age - Lightning Song _ [Interscope; 2000]
Kuedo - As We Lie Promising _ [Planet Mu; 2011]
Carbon Based Lifeforms - System _ [Ultimae Records; 2011]
Syrinx - December Angel _ [RVNG Intl; 2016] **
Jürgen Müller - Meeresbett Meditation _ [Digitalis; 2011]
Haruomi Hosono - 花に水_ [Tohjusha; 1984]
Woo - Deep Within _ [Woo Music; 2015]
Pete Namlook - Seasons Greetings: Summer (Part 7) _ [Fax +49-69/450464; 1995]
Imaginary Softwoods - Coconut Serenade _ [Mineral Disk; 2016]
Emeralds - Through & Through _ [Editions Mego; 2016]
The Art of Noise - Camilla; The Old, Old Story _ [China/Chrysalis; 1986]
Mei Saraswati - Patience in Adversity, Generosity in Prosperity _ [Hi Tide; 2016]
Benedek - Angelus Vista _ [Arcane; 2016]
Ital & Halal - B2 _ [Lovers Rock; 2016] **
SKY H1 - Night/Fall/Dream _ [PAN; 2016]
The Durutti Column - Pigeon _ [Factory; 1998]
SUNI - Einde _ [Warm Laundry; 2016]
Rex - Porcelain _ [Southern Records; 1996]
Chris Remo - Calm After The Storm _ [self-released; 2016]
Twerps - Fern Murderers _ [Merge; 2015]
Queens - Keep It _ [Dial; 2013]

Radio

Red Light Radio – 16th August 2016

David 'Horne Dogg' steps out from under his graphic designer desk to deliver us a sleepy little slice of his collection. 

Artwork by Carla Uriarte : http://www.carlauriarte.com/

Sleepmix

Sleep Mix Volume 5 (Mixed by Horne Dogg)

ANDREA - NTS radio - Dark Sky present the RE-UP - 1/03/16

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Since 2009 we have hosted an annual Advent Calendar- a daily release of rarities, alternate versions, and brand new exclusives that span the sound of the LuckyMe family. We ask that if you enjoy the music you use the site to donate to the charity linked in the site. These songs stay archived and absolutely free at • https://luckyme.net/advent

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Advent 16 / 17

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Mike Slott - Testing Ground

Dillon Wendel – Pulse / High (TTT057)

A. Pulse (17:38)
B. High (17:04)

A Beatrice Dillon and Kassem Mosse collaboration

Photography by Anne Tetzlaff

Pulse / High

PRE-ORDER @ TTT SHOP

Dillon Wendel – Pulse

Big thanks to our guests for joining the second half of this months show 

Maeekot from 55 - 1.55.00 mins
Satoshi until the end :)

Lullabies for Insomniacs 12 with guests Satoshi and MAEKKOT @ RLR 28/1/17

Izabel mixes a blend of music for the midnight hour, with tracks from inside and outside of the label. 

Read the feature: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3067

RA Label of the month

Lullabies For Insomniacs - RA Label of the month

Darling, Darling, Darling ("Darling, Darling, Darling" EP/2009)

No. 12 ~ 23.5.2018

music by:
Izabel
@izabel_caligiore