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MADHAB06
Santilli • Motions

@maxsant

Release date 24/7/23

MADHAB06 • Santilli • Motions (Snippets)

MADHAB07
Posm • With the Birds

@secondcousins
David Williams
Gabriel Portocarrero
Ryan Thomas

Release date 25/9/23

MADHAB07 • Posm • With the Birds (Snippets)

Sélection Field recording

Yoichi Kamimura
Ryuhyo
4’59, autoproduction (Japon)

Chaque hiver, une étendue glaciaire dérivante se forme en mer de Russie à partir d’un mélange d’eau de mer et d’eau douce qui se dé-place progressivement vers Shiretoko. Durant ce processus, la glace se charge de phytoplancton. Ce qui fait d'elle une mer riche pour la pêche. Avec le réchauffement climatique, le phénomène diminue d’année en année. L’écologie marine en est bouleversée.

Son œuvre comprend des installations sonores, des peintures, des œuvres vidéo, des performances sonores et des œuvres audios dévoilées dans des lieux au Japon et à l’étranger.

Yoichi Kamimura_Ryuhyo

MADHAB08
Greville & The Lonely Voices • Voices of Lonely

@grevillegreville
feat. @earlgreyradio & @stephkitingan aka Steve

Release date 15/12/23

MADHAB08 • Greville & The Lonely Voices • Voices of Lonely (Snippets)

MADHAB09
Tunnel Dancers • Energy Is Residual

@secondcousins
@outertimeinnerspace

MADHAB09 • Tunnel Dancers • Energy Is Residual (Snippets)

MIMINOIMI podcast # 27
- laissez vibrer -
by Mami Konishi (MINGUSS) @mayday0816

In the correspondence collection “Sound, Language, Human” between Junzo Kawada and Toru Takemitsu, anthropologist Kawada writes that while listening to Mozart felt oddly out of place during his time living in tropical Africa, he was deeply moved by how Takemitsu’s November Steps did not clash with the sounds of birds around him. This comment left a strong impression, as it seemed to suggest a new way of thinking about how music is received and perceived.

Since then, I began to wonder what kind of music can “coexist with natural sounds without canceling each other out.” That led me to discover a unique book titled The Orchestra of the Wild, which showed me that natural sounds themselves are diverse, rich, and complex—forming a sonic field in which each sound enhances the others.
Incidentally, I personally regard Toru Takemitsu as an extraordinary composer who used Western instruments to create music that resembles the intricacy of natural soundscapes. Especially notable is how he achieved this even with the piano, an instrument whose pitch cannot be adjusted—something that speaks to his remarkable ear.

Based on these experiences, I became interested in how music sounds when placed alongside natural sounds, and created this mix around that theme. It combines pieces that seem to blend naturally into the environment with others that demand focused listening on the music itself.

川田順造と武満徹による「音・ことば・人間」という往復書簡集の中で、文化人類学者である川田氏が「熱帯アフリカでの生活の中でモーツァルトを聴くと妙に白々しい感じがするのに対して、武満さんの『ノヴェンバー・ステップス』は鳥たちの声が邪魔にならなかった事に感銘を受けた」と書いていた。音楽の「聞かれ方」への新しい方向性を示しているようで、鮮烈な印象を受けた。
それ以来私は「自然音と共にあってもお互いを打ち消し合わない」音楽とはどういうものかと考えるようになり、「野生のオーケストラが聴こえる」というユニークな本に出会う事によって、そもそも自然音自体が多様で豊かで複雑に在り、お互いを生かし合う音響体であることを知った。ちなみに、武満徹は西洋楽器を使用して非常に複雑な自然音のような音楽を作り上げた素晴らしい作曲家だと個人的に思う。特にピッチを調整できないピアノでそれを成し遂げている事に、氏の耳の良さを思わずにはいられない。
以上のような経験もあり、自然音と共にあると音楽がどう聞こえるかに興味を持ち、それをテーマとしてmixを作った。より本来的に聞こえるものと、反対に集中して音楽そのものを聞きたいものとが織り交ざっている。
今はあまり多くの音楽は聞かず、曲そのものを演奏する事でその音楽を知るという事が多いので、ピアノ曲を多く選ぼうと考えたが、結局は昔から好きなものなどが入り込む混沌としたものになった

- Tracklits -
1.Sacrifice-The Last Dialogue：Mami Konishi /Guitar:Takeshi Nishimoto
2.Musica Callada：Federico Mompou /Piano:Yuji Takahashi
3.STILL LIFE：Hirokazu Hiraishi /Piano:Satoko Inoue
4.Souvenir：Christopher Butterfield /Fortepiano:Katelyn Clark, Piano:Luciane Cardassi
5.Memories Of Green：Vengelis
6.La Déploration De Johannes Ockeghem：Josquin Des Prez /The Hilliard Ensemble
7.Ocean Of Tenderness：Ashra
8.Noa Noa：Kaija Saariaho /Flute:Camilla Hoitenga
9.Whites SS：Gavin Bryars
10.Funeral：Joni Mitchell-Mingus
11.In Liebe dein：Hans-Joachim Roedelius
12.Lucky：Joni Mitchell-Mingus
13.The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey：Joni Mitchell
14.Night Signal-Signals from Heaven II：Toru Takemitsu /London Sinfonietta
15.There is no one, not even the wind…：John Luther Adams
16.Kronstorfer Messe WAB 146 I. Kyrie：Anton Bruckner
17.Still Space：Satoshi Ashikawa

Background Nature Sound/ Borneo：Takeshi Mizukoshi

-Selector-
Mami Konishi @mayday0816

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Mami Konishi studied classical piano from an early age. She graduated from Toho Gakuen High School of Music and Toho Gakuen College of Music, with a degree in piano. Throughout her career, she has explored a wide range of musical genres, including pop, jazz, club music, and ambient music. She has created and performed under her solo artist name, MINGUSS. In recent years, she has begun performing under her real name, Mami Konishi, and has further developed her expertise in extended piano techniques and contemporary music. Her focus is on the balance between score-reading and improvisation, as she explores connecting various phenomena to musical notation.

小西麻美
東京生まれ。幼少期よりクラシックピアノを学び、桐朋学園高等学校音楽科および桐朋学園大学のピアノ科を卒業。
ポップス、ジャズ、クラブ・ミュージック、アンビエントなど多様な音楽を経験しながら、ソロ・ユニットであるMINGUSSとして音楽制作を続けている。近年はピアノの特殊奏法や現代音楽の見識を広め、本名名義での活動を始めている。読譜と即興のバランスに着目し、様々な現象と記譜を結びつけた作品を模索している。

https://mamikonishi.com/ja/minguss/

- Artwork -
www.instagram.com/loid0001/

#27 - laissez vibrer - by Mami Konishi (MINGUSS)

MADHAB10
Greville • Anatomy Of Your Veil

@grevillegreville
@madhabitatrecordings

MADHAB10 • Greville • Anatomy Of Your Veil (Snippets)

#46
- Autumn envelops -
by Kaoru Inoue @kaoru324

In mid-September in 2025, a new facility opened in Tokyo, and I was commissioned to create the background music for several common areas on one of its floors. It was the largest music production project I’ve taken on so far. One of the spaces is equipped with an immersive audio system, where multi-track sound files were installed to work with a custom acoustic design and a multi-channel speaker setup.
I dedicated roughly the first half of 2025 to this project. Although the process had its challenges, it became an invaluable experience—offering me a rare opportunity to reconsider, in my own way, how environmental and ambient music can function in contemporary and public spaces. This mix is built around tracks I referenced during the production period, along with other pieces I explored in the process.

先日9月中旬にオープンした都内某施設の一部フロアの共用部分数カ所で流れるBGMを制作した。音楽制作の仕事でここまで大型のものを受けたのは初めてで、さらにそのうちの1カ所はいわゆるイマーシブ・オーディオのシステムが入っており、独自の音響設計に従って配置されたマルチ・チャンネル・スピーカーに対応するようマルチ・トラックの音源がインストールされている。
2025年、今年前半の約半年をこの制作に捧げたわけだが、困難な行程も得難い体験となり、また環境音楽やアンビエント・ミュージックについて現代的・公共空間的に（自分なりに）再考する又と無い機会となった。今回のミックスはこの制作期間に参照した楽曲と、それに伴い掘っていた曲達を軸に構成した。

- Track list -
01. Ruth Happel - Echo Pond
02. Gunther Pohl & Clifford Lantaff - Jolivet: Alla Rustica
03. Bernard Fort - Kenya: Masai mara, de nuit au mois d'août
04. Francesco Messina - Untitled
05. Peter Mumme - Eucalypt
06. David Bowie - Moss Garden
07. Harold Budd & Hector Zazou - And Then She Stepped Aside
08. Mette Henriette - Drifting
09. Jakob Bro - Mar del plata
10. Salamanda - Melting Hazard
11. Pauline Anna Strom - Small Reptiles on the Forest Floor
12. Kaoru Inoue - Mizukumi [Minotaur Inst. Edition]
13. 向後隆 - 水礼拝
14. Josiah Steinbrick - Full Bloom
15. Michael Torke - Bloom 1, Night
16. Uakti - Xentitemento Mu Puli (My Little Bird In Foreign Lands)
17. Lou Harrison - Fugue For Percussion
18. Ryo - Thai Stalk
19. Asa Tone & Ariel Karma - 28°35'S 153°22'E
20. Macie Stewart - What Fills You Up Won't Leave an Empty Cup
21. Terry Plumeri - Water Garden
22. Solange - Things I Imagined

- Selector -
Kaoru Inoue @kaoru324

Kaoru Inoue is a DJ and musician. After gaining experience as a guitarist in a band, he immersed himself in DJ culture following the rise of Acid Jazz in 1989. In 1994, he released his first track under the name Chari Chari. Since then, he has released and remixed music under his own name and various aliases on labels both in Japan and abroad.

As a DJ, he has performed at venues ranging from small clubs to large outdoor rave parties and beyond. In recent years, his DJ style—seamlessly connecting diverse sounds such as dance music, jazz, ambient, Balearic, and experimental—has earned widespread acclaim for its unique sense of aesthetics.


井上薫・DJ／音楽家。ギタリストとしてのバンド経験を経て89年Acid Jazzの洗礼と共にDJカルチャーに没入。94年にChari Chari名義で初の楽曲をリリース。以降、本名やその他様々な名義での楽曲リリース、リミックスを国内外のレーベルで手がけ、大小問わずクラブ、屋外レイヴ・パーティー、またその他様々な場でDJとして活動を続けてきた。近年はダンス・ミュージックに限らずジャズ、アンビエント、バレアリック、エクスペリメンタルなど様々な音楽を独自の審美眼で繋いでいくDJスタイルが好評を博している。
http://soundcloud.com/kaoru324
https://seedsandground.bandcamp.com
http://www.seedsandground.com

- Artwork -
www.instagram.com/loid0001/

#46 - Autumn envelops - by Kaoru Inoue

A recording of Kangding Ray playing a live set at The Labyrinth 2022 on Sunday night, October 9.

The Labyrinth 2022 - Kangding Ray (live)

MADHAB11 • Greville • Honeyeater (Snippets)

https://the-hum.com

K. Leimer - Field Characteristics
Joseph Celli - Organic Oboe
John Hassell - Blue Nile 
Ami Shavit - Alpha 6
J D Emmanuel - Focussing With 
Jocy De Oliveira - Wave Song Para Piano E Fita  
Luciano Cilio - Della Conoscenza 
Riccardo Sinigaglia - Riflessi
The Glass Orchestra - Untitled 1
Iasos - Cloud Prayer 

Petals of Vishuddha - A The Hum Mix for Sounds of the Dawn

This is a debut EP from a Chicago-based producer. Experimental, hip-hop, and techno influences meet eccentric loops and sauntering grooves.
https://sovereignstaterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/early-inhabitants-2

Licensing: https://fperecs.disco.ac/lib/3853/artists/4424822

Check out other releases:
https://soundcloud.com/ashina-2/sets/sovereign-state-keep-it-moving
https://soundcloud.com/ashina-2/sets/miki-miyoshi-distant-memories
https://soundcloud.com/ashina-2/sets/miki-miyoshi-10thregion-12-sovr-003-sovereign-state-recordings

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/SovereignStateRecordings

DISCOGS:
https://www.discogs.com/Sovereign-State-Early-Inhabitants/release/8771538

Early Inhabitants

A1 - Sovereign State - Parasite (91415)

So So Ye - Jimi Bazzouka

Read more here: www.localsuicide.com/lsd-exclusive-mufti-shout-edit/

Lust & Fury Edits -  Shout (Mufti Edit) [Ombra]

Freerotation Records returns with another 12” featuring Freerotation residents and regulars. The theme for this release is live hardware techno and the A side features two cuts from Juju and Jordash’s live improvised set from Freerotation 2017, while the flip showcases two of Freerotation 2017’s live hardware acts, the evergreen Shawn Rudiman from Pittsburgh USA, and the recently revived North-Easterners Cubic Space Collective.
Collectively these artists are some of the best live techno performers in the world today, with decades of experience behind them, and true dedication to their craft.

B2 Cubic Space Collective - Sea Of Tranquility Clip

After releasing on Hot Haus rec(ords) and Pitch Down, Rumore returns home to Discomaths with a collection of tropical beats and healing atmospheres. Cuts that are as deep and thought out, as they are danceable.

On the A- side “Tucano” is shaking its exotic feathers, surrounded by swirling arpegios and the distant whistles of the jungle. It takes you on a voyage to the deeps of the rain forest, as it alternates between the clarity of its pre-Columbian flutes and the magical mist lifted by its leads.

On the more introspective B- side, we submerge ourselves into “Boreal”, experiencing what would dusk be like in a perfect world. Emotional catharsis a waits as the intricate breaks float above the strings and pads that seem to emerge from the bottom of the ocean, and the chemical arpeggios colours the water around them.

The release closes with “La Fonte”, a pleasurable well that bubbles of new age. The humid guitars and warm vapours pass over us in a paused moment of hypnotic massage.

https://soundcloud.com/discomaths

PREMIERE: Rumore - Boreale [Discomaths]

Sydney based label operated by @grevillegreville.

Distribution, hellos & bookings: mail@madhabitat.net

MADHAB06 • Santilli • Motions (Snippets)

Mad Habitat Recordings