Ambient 6

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I needed everything you gave
Everyday I was wasting away
I needed...
I see it, things I threw away
Pacing the room, remember the day
I see it...
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La,la,la,la
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Still waiting for my time to come
Patiently waiting, ready to fire 
Off....
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Yeah, I know it, I'm not fine
I'm lost in a maze, running blind
And bare false witness to these rants
I'm not in control, your command
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Someone lead me out
Far away from all this sound
Someone lead me out
Away from here, away from here
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No feelings, your blank and dreary eyes
Never could say for certain that
You tried...
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Yeah, I know it, I'm not fine
I'm lost in a maze, running blind
And bare false witness to these rants
I'm not in control, your command
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Someone lead me out
Far away from all this sound
Someone lead me out
Away from here, away from here

Running Blind

It's been so long since i've been able to spend time in my little studio, but I was able to spend the day on Feb 1st, and this is what came about...a bit rough, but it felt nice to play.  

*UPDATE*
I remixed this piece in late 2019, and it now appears on the Meditations 6 compilation presented by Shimmering Moods Records, and has been beautifully mastered by Andrea Porcu
https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meditations-6

Meditations 6

A Way/Within (2019 redeux)

And the dog says "wharf, fisherman's wharf".

Spoken samples taken from the awesome video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLOF2es9tu8
Sarah Silverman & Todd Glass - Getting Doug with High.

Thanks for listening,  QWiRL

Talking Dog Joke

A generation of crazy, illuminated hipsters suddenly rising and roaming America, serious, bumming and hitchhiking everywhere, ragged, beatific, beautiful in an ugly graceful new way—a vision gleaned from the way we had heard the word "beat" spoken on street corners on Times Square and in the Village, in other cities in the downtown city night of America—beat, meaning down and out but full of intense conviction. We'd even heard old Daddy Hipsters of the streets speak the word that way, with a melancholy sneer. It never meant juvenile delinquents, it meant characters of a special spirituality who didn't gang up but were solitary Bartlebies staring out the dead wall window of our civilization ...

 - Jack Kerouac from the 1940s or 1950s sometime.

Thanks for listening, QWiRL

Beatnik 9

nur mit dir

Nowhereland lullaby

Il beneficio del dubbio

Sounds from Elsewhere - Malu Entu

Yōkai's Visit ~ Ambient Music

GRFTPS004
@tetenoise - Sea of tranquility
PRE-ORDER > limited edition cassette / digital - now on bandcamp
https://giraffetapes.bandcamp.com/album/sea-of-tranquility

video for "Stratosphere [part II]" here - youtu.be/xwNqgU8lnpk

"This tape contains string and wind instruments which accompanies tape loops and field recordings.

Tracks on side A are named after moon craters, the seas of Serenity, Knowledge and Tranquility are the craters where Apollo 11 and 12 was landed and so would Apollo 13 if it wouldn’t fail at launch.

Field recording of stratosphere is done with Tascam DR40-x aprox. 45000 meters up under the framework of the project “Exhibition in space”.

Side A is recorded with Elfa 332, Dynacord and Pioneer CT-W
Side B is recorded with Tascam DR40-x and Panasonic RN102

Field recordings:

Side A
Stratosphere at approx. 45000m
Flies on shit (Tusheti, Georgia)
Port (Poti, Georgia)

Side B
Underground station (Rustaveli, Tbilisi)
Stratosphere approx. (8000m-45000m)

#giraffetapes #GRFTPS004 #tetenoise #piano #tapeisnotdead #stratosphere #fieldrecordings #preorder #album

Sea of Tranquility

Sea of tranqulity

B3. Tete Noise - Stratosphere [part II] (GRFTPS004)

Hope

Boson Spin - Vouceratio

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano 

(2021) http://macrogramma.com

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Magnetic Series

Tape in A minor

Tape in A Minor

Parallel Inspirations
https://soundcloud.com/myrhyum/hummin-snowflake-myrcury
Thank you Myrh, vocals and their mix and arrangement. 
Original Inspiration
https://soundcloud.com/enigmacurry/orison
Updated Mix edit 06/05/2023

Susurro Ōrātiō (Orison)by EnigmaCurry and taRka(HumminSnowflake)

Extended version of the track "Catedral", composed for the original soundtrack of the film "La Nevada", directed by Anna Tyurina and Juan Matías Musa.

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) 

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Catedral (extended Version)

Catedral

Spoken samples from this very funny video:

Michael Che - Lying on Your Résumé, Paying Taxes & The History of Sexting

https://youtu.be/6AhAi0NfWbs

English

Almost there

Dance Macabre

source: https://soundcloud.com/gaspardcanine/sugar-bear-slices

Relish

Blue Playground

Martin wrote this incredible instrumental track, and when he invited me to write words and a vocal melody to his song, I couldn't resist.  He is immensely talented, and it's been my honour to work with him on this song.  Please check out his music on this link:  Martin Hirsch https://soundcloud.com/martin-hirsch-656665916

Copyright 2021 Nat Daniels / Martin Hirsch / Gentle Rain Records
Music and Instruments - Martin Hirsch
Vocals, Lyrics and Vocal Melody - Nat Daniels
Produced and Mixed by Nat Daniels and Martin Hirsch

Lyrics:   Where Are You Now (I Surrender) 🌻☀️

Darling ain’t no use, to try and let you go..
Because your sweet touch lingers in my bones
You said all the right words to make me believe and in that surrender
You brought me to my knees…

Adept at discretion, you made it easy to dwell,
But like an assassin, you knew me too well..
And I let my guard down, went out on a ledge 
But where are you now? When all has been said…

I stare at that shimmer, that glides on the waves
I swear I can hear you calling my name
And there in that whisper of a slow midnight breeze
I surrender, but you’re not here with me…

I wasn’t used to love, and may at times seemed cold
But somehow you saved me from the dark in my soul..
But where are you now when I finally believe ?
Oh I surrender unto the dream…
Baby I surrender unto the dream.

Where Are You Now

Where Are You Now  - Nat Daniels & Martin Hirsch

(un)ghost(ly) notes

Joshua M Norton's Album

Among the Missing II

From my album "In A Parallel Universe"
https://silentloverecords.bandcamp.com/track/a-pool-of-shadow

Photo by wonderful Anke Linz
https://www.flickr.com/photos/187686180@N02
Billy&Hells
https://www.billyandhells.com

A Pool Of Shadow

the complete story to read here: https://soundcloud.com/joaomsousa/ethereal-reach-wodwo-svayam-joerxworkx
......... with heartfelt thanks to Wodwo and Svayam - please check out their music !!!
WODWO https://soundcloud.com/user-364196783-552705040 : guitar, mix
SVAYAM https://soundcloud.com/joaomsousa : Sitar, mix, master
JOERXWORX : Tenor Saxophone

Ethereal Reach // Wodwo / Svayam / joerxworx

Sound Designer & Composer. Creates instrumental music and soundtracks for film/videos and for art exhibitions.

Catedral

Macrogramma