from the album, vol. 3. available 10/08
order now: https://peakoil.bandcamp.com/album/vol-3

Vol. 3

Topdown Dialectic - A4

Taken from Mystic AM new album Cardamom & Laudanum, out July 15, 2022, via Astral Industries (@astralindustries)

Read: https://bit.ly/3zPp4SX
Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3y2jpHY

Emerging from a thick spiraling haze, is the debut album from Mystic AM – a new project from Rod Modell and label founder Ario Farahani. Conceived as an immersive fictional soundtrack piece, the release tells the story of a traveller, some centuries ago, and the rather intense metaphysical experience he unexpectedly stumbles into whilst taking shelter on a hot desert night at Zein-o-Din Caravanserai, near Yazd in Persia. Dusk envelopes the vast barren landscape as the protagonist enters the ribat, treasures of woven silks, ornaments and exotic spices glint under the flickering oil lamps, swirls of perfumed vapour dance mesmerisingly in the darkness. As the music unfolds the events of the passing day quickly melt away, and the unsuspecting traveller is plunged into an otherworldly dimension.

Utilizing an extensive collection of old Iranian records as source material, the album is an intoxicating mise-en-scéne of whispering melodies, undulating rhythms, and atmospheric sound details. Ario began the process, extracting and editing samples from old records acquired during frequent trips to Iran over recent years – during which the mood and flavour of the project began to crystallize. Once handed over to Rod for further processing and arrangement, the album took its final shape – an endless tapestry of sights, sounds, and memories that fade mysteriously into the night’s reverie. Textures seep into one another in washes of colour, and hallmarks of classical Persian sounds filter through – the slow stroll of the daf, scintillating runs of santoor, and solitary lines drifting out of the kamancheh. Bridging the realms of the real and the imaginary, the collaboration signals the first contribution to Mystic AM’s enigmatic concept.

Cardamom & Laudanum 

Premiere: Mystic AM - Spirit Lamp [Astral Industries]

info + tracklist: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/pba-earthen-sea-a-disbelief
https://earthensea.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/earthzone

PBA – Earthen Sea: a disbelief

isabella first half (@networkerror)

felisha second half

https://www.nts.live/shows/felisha-ledesma/episodes/felisha-ledesma-w-isabella-koen-5th-november-2022

NTS Felisha Ledesma & Isabella Koen: Chainmail Vol. 2

Road snakes

“Somewhere someone is traveling furiously toward you,
At incredible speed, traveling day and night,
Through blizzards and desert heat, across torrents,
through narrow passes.
But will he know where to find you,
Recognize you when he sees you,
Give you the thing he has for you?”

― John Ashbery

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https://soundcloud.com/fefeatkinson
https://feliciaatkinson.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/felicia_atkinson/

SI088 - FELICIA ATKINSON

Ecstatic is thrilled to announce Foreign Body, the latest release from Barcelona-based Dania Shihab, who crafts dreamlike transmissions into the evocative concept of the 'foreign body' in the context of forced migration and cultural loss. 

A tapestry of sounds and emotions, this work is a product of Dania's exploration of her experiences as an Iraqi-born individual who grew up in Tasmania, Australia, an island where her native culture was completely absent. The profound sense of longing for a homeland that has never truly been experienced reverberates throughout, with each track poignantly capturing the complexities of feeling like a stranger in one's own body and society. 

Inspired by her work as an emergency doctor, the artist delves into the idea of removing foreign bodies, and sees forced migrants as 'foreign bodies' within their adopted societies. This release serves as a window into the emotional displacement of forced migrants and the struggle for cultural identity. 

Foreign Body was written and recorded at home in Barcelona, using a 4-track tape recorder, vocal looping techniques, modular synthesis, and collaged samples of Iraqi musicians and poets from the post-Gulf War era into an amorphous cloud of magnetic drones and soft hypnogogic vocal textures to entrance the listener. 

An emotive and evocative release, Foreign Body weaves together sounds and stories to explore a universal human experience. It is a testament to the sublime power of music to communicate emotion.

Dania - Foreign Body

info + tracklist: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/xpone-05-discka
https://soundcloud.com/disckadi
https://soundcloud.com/xpo_ne

Xpone

Xpone 05 – Discka

The fourth episode of the Test Pressing series compilations includes tracks from such artists as Memotone, Giuseppe Ielasi, Andrew Pekler, Roméo Poirier, Nikolaienko, Felix Kubin, Jake Muir, Felicity Mangan, Star Searchers, and Tarotplane. 
The first episode was released in 2012 as a debut Muscut record named so and intended to become a label trial, a test of the audience to check whether the world needs one more label with the following episodes in 2018 (Test Pressing II) and 2020 (Test Pressing III). 

Format: 12” LP / DL
Cat. No.: Muscut 30
Series: Test Pressing
Edition: 300 (hand-stamped, hand-numbered)
File under: Ambient, Experimental, Electronic
Release date: August 4, 2023

Tracklist:

(Side A)
01 Memotone - False Cobra
02 Giuseppe Ielasi - Untitled, February 2023
03 Andrew Pekler - Neon Nocturne 
04 Roméo Poirier - Haut Lieu
05 Nikolaienko - Ambianta VI
06 Felix Kubin - Spukflattern

(Side B)
07 Jake Muir - Spindle
08 Felicity Mangan - Wings
09 Star Searchers - Previsual Stingray Motion FX
10 Tarotplane - We Stutter Between


Mastering by: Giuseppe Ielasi 
Graphic design by: (DN) daynight.info
Distribution by: N.E.W.S. (BE) 
Website: www.muscut.org

Test Pressing IV

Pre-order

VA Test Pressing IV (Muscut 30, 12" comp) excerpts

info: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/sarab-youssef-chebbi

سراب / Sarab – Youssef Chebbi

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/zaumne-parfum-sferic 

Manchester-based @sferic-records invite Polish musician Mateusz Olszewski aka @zaumne to release his latest full length album. Replete with vaporised dub-pop, dreamlike ambient sounds, and cameos from YL Hooi, Metoronori, plus the muted sax of Patrick Shiroishi, ‘Parfum‘ is a remarkable ambient album that will leave you in a haze.

Vinyl in stock on Inverted Audio Store: https://bit.ly/43djaWW

Parfum

Zaumne - Nymphes [sferic]

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معازف | مجلة الموسيقى الأولى والأخيرة من نوعها في العالم

Premiere: Mystic AM - Spirit Lamp [Astral Industries]

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