AMBIENT SESSION

Sonic diversity is arguably a very underrated characteristic of modern musicians in a world where conformity and pigeonholing are rampant. Our next guest Stefan Goldmann is about as diverse as it can get. Known for running the Macro label with Finn Johannsen and his close association with Berlin's Berghain, Stefan has established himself as a unique artistic voice among Berlin's monochrome uniformity. Apart from DJing around the globe, he has also ventured into a line of projects hacking away at the core features of techno, with systematic forays into irregular rhythms, microtonal tunings, or the recontextualisation of industrial sound design. He has conceived site-specific performances for venues such as the Berlin Philharmonic, LA's LACMA museum and Kyoto's Honen-in Temple and worked with Ensembles, visual artists and filmmakers.
 
For his Unrush mix, Stefan Goldmann cut up more than 60 recordings of 20th-century acoustic avant-garde compositions. Through layering segments of individual instrumental and chamber performances form emergent orchestral opulence. Goldmann has tackled acoustic archives before with his edit of multiple recordings of Igor Stravinsky's 'Le Sacre du Printemps'. However, this mix travels through the disparities and convergences of seven decades of score-based music with impressive results. So turn off the heater, sit on the balcony, and let the rite of spring begin with this singular trip...

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/stefangoldmann

Homepage: http://www.stefangoldmann.com/
Bandcamp: https://macrorec.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stgmn
RA: https://ra.co/dj/stefangoldmann

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Unrush 056

Unrush

056 - Unrushed by Stefan Goldmann

The initial spark of creativity resides deep within us like a seed, waiting for water and warmth before germinating into a floral wonder. Our next guest is a rather fine gardener in this sense, having cut his teeth for 10 years in the Berlin underground before flourishing into the internationally renowned artist he is today. At this point, Rødhåd is an artist who hardly needs an introduction. Launching his party series-turned-label Dystopian in 2009, he undoubtedly helped facilitate the musical landscape of modern-day Berlin with his uncompromising vision of techno. Known for his infectious smile and ginger personality, he has won many hearts and minds with his selections and productions ever since his humble beginnings. 

With his new label, WSNWG, he has entered a new chapter of collaborative synergy and fluid audio-visual exploration, releasing his first full-length ambient album MOOD as well as tracks with Ø [PHASE], Lady Starlight, and Antigone among others. It is in this spirit that we have asked him for a contribution to Unrush, and his mix does not disappoint. Clocking in at just over an hour, it takes us through sweeping valleys of sound, whispers of content, and everything in between. So let yourself burst through the soil of inner turmoil and unlock your buried visions with this impeccable mix...

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/rodhad

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodhad_dystopian/
Bandcamp: https://wsnwg.bandcamp.com/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

01 Albert van Abbe - Function D (Guy Tavares Monolgue)
02 Masashi Kitamura + Phonogenix - Variation III
03 Varg - Archive 1 "Spit Sugar Free Red Bull Into My Mouth"
04 Nima Khak - Viken vid Udden
05 Optics- Strong Enough To Leave 
06 Wa Wu We - What's Left? (Ambient Version)
07 Soda Lite	- Lyra's Horizon
08 Xela - Charm
09 Steven Halpern - Starborn Suite (Part 1)
10 Skee Mask - Cerroverb
11 Island People - 6 Idyll (Forthcoming on Raster)
12 Skee Mask - Ozone
13 Grand River - Coordinate Redirects Here
14 J. D. Emmanuel - 7-Note Trance
15 Richard Norris - Earth
16 Barker & JakoJako - Duality
17 Jonathan Fitoussi - Rayons Solaires
18 Ezekiel Honig & Morgan Packard - Balm
19 Khotin - Shopping List
20 Or Sarfati	- When The Sun Came Out And I Wanted It To Rain (Kamil Mowais Arabic Oud 2007)
21 Elin Piel - Beppe
22 Simon Stålenhag - Beach Pyre
23 Killing Sound - Eight Methods
24 Florian T M Zeisig - Dad Is Painting Again
25 Machinefabriek - VII (with Wei-Yun Chen)
26 Andy Stott - Hard to Tell

057 - Unrushed by Rødhåd

https://soundcloud.com/gilbartemusic
more @ https://mitaminelab.org

ML638: Gil.Barte

Soundwaves can act as a portal, enabling you to resonate with the conscious experience of others. The DJ then bridges the gaps, connecting these pathways to help us realize our inherent interconnectedness. Our next guest, Lychee, is very mindful of this sonic potential as they build experiences through sound. Hailing from the east coast of the US, they have established themselves locally and internationally through their excellently crafted sets and tastefully curated project Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series, annual zine, and occasional event platform. Lychee's sound is ever-evolving, exploratory, and effervescent. Their Unrush contribution takes us through a myriad of moods and styles while still keeping a singular unified voice throughout. A perfect accompaniment to the first signs of fall as we reflect on the past few months of pause with a warm nostalgia.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/lycheefrut & https://soundcloud.com/spontaneousaffinity

Website: https://www.lychee.club/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lycheefrut/
Spontaneous affinity: https://spontaneous.zone/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Unrush 058

058 - Unrushed by Lychee

for @evo-natura as part of the WARE2021 Marathon

(07/10/2021)

TRACKLIST:
Oli XL - Atonal Cut (Bonus)
Lorn - lock bites key
clipping. - Piano Burning
Caterina Barbieri, Kara-Lis Coverdale - Fantas Morbida
Skee Mask - Frogsplash (Reshape)
Brunnen - Freiheit
KAVARI - Singe (Stay Awake)
Jordan Alexander - Doze On The Bullet Train
The 1975 - 12
yyed - An Instant Folded Over Itself Into A Knot
Edith Underground - Born From A Wish
Himera - Peaceseeker
Crystal Castles - Child I Will Hurt You

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[dpr_xs_podcast_110_eafhm]

Our next dpr_xs_podcast episode is a soothing one hour live recording by an artist we follow for some time now and who has an incredible diverse musical output, both as a musician and as the founder of "Secuencias Temporales", a label who describes itself with the words "Multidisciplinary Exploration in the purest and deepest version of the work of our artists.". He put together this live recording focusing on subsonic frequencies, ambient and drone with subtle changes and progressions - half of it is done digitally modulated live and the other half is done analog with some machines. Please welcome Eafhm.

[Follow Eafhm]
Soundcloud: @eafhmlive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EafhmLive
Formaviva: https://formaviva.com/eafhm
Bandcamp: https://eafhm.bandcamp.com/music

dpr_xs_podcast_110_eafhm

over the last couple of years i’ve been making really really really quiet music to listen to when i do yoga or sleep or meditate or panic. i ended up with 4 hours of music and have decided to give it away.

you can download it for free here: http://moby.com/la1 or stream it for free on soundcloud. or you can get it on spotify, apple music & itunes & deezer & tidal.

it’s really quiet: no drums, no vocals, just very slow calm pretty chords and sounds and things for sleeping and yoga and etc.

and feel free to share it or give it away or whatever, it’s not protected or anything, or at least it shouldn’t be.

thanks,

moby

Free Download

LA11

For our inaugural podcast we are elated to present an hour of deep listening material from the renowned dub techno artist Echoplex. As someone who has cast a distinct imprint in the techno community for years through his refined sonic palette, we couldn't think of a more suitable artist to begin our UNRUSH journey.

Echoplex also answered a few questions we were curious to know and which hopefully inspire you:

http://bit.ly/1sHa5V3

Thanks a lot to @peterechoplex 

001 - Unrushed by Echoplex

Straight from the inner depths of the universe, our subsequent podcast comes from our dear friend Elliot Clarke. A crucial mainstay in the Brisbane techno scene for years with his Kana Broadcast project, Elliot has now recently launched a new label entitled VATN Recordings. Also check out the link below to read about this new project as well as some profound life insights.

http://bit.ly/1XSqWlw

More info:

https://vatnrecordings.bandcamp.com/
http://okkana.com/



002 - Unrushed by Elliot Clarke

As some amongst us push harder to draw lines, build walls, and separate us from one another, it remains one of the utmost import goals of musicians and curators to push back even harder in order to bring us back together. For this reason we are determined to keep a global perspective when it comes to our curation, with our previous mixes ranging from Glasgow to Brisbane. We now present an exemplification of the rich creative talent that emanates from the south with this hour of time-melting atmosphere compiled by Italian artist Kaelan aka Nico Campanella. With releases on renowned techno imprints such as Construct Re-form, CLFT, Subosc and Monnom Black, we are humbled and inspired to showcase the other side of his distinct sound. 

Check his interview here:

http://bit.ly/297yPhJ

Tracklist:

Michael Stearns - In The Beginning (1981)
Thom Brennan - Raingardens (2000)
Steve Roach - Left Perfectly Alone (2003)
Steve Roach - The Memory (1986)
Acronym - Aftermath (2015)
D.≈.R.F.D.H.S. - Offerings To Njord (2015)
Gas - Untitled 2 (2000)
Rod Modell - Morning Again (2007)
Marcelus - Astral (2014)
Iasos - The Angels Of Comfort (1978)
Thomas Koner - Teimo (1992)
Biosphere - The Things I Tell You (1997)
Aphex Twin - Blue Calx (1994)
Ash Ra Temple - Quasarsphere (1975)
Biosphere - As The Sun Kissed The Horizon (1997)
Ross 154 - Apricot (1996)

Thanks a lot to Kaelan...

https://soundcloud.com/kaelan-suboscrec
https://www.facebook.com/Kaelan-447745151954492/?fref=ts
https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2938589-Kaelan




003 - Unrushed by Kaelan

For our next contribution we turn inwards for a mix from UNRUSH founder and curator Mareena. A name who is akin with eclectic and distinguished taste, Mareena has been carefully working behind the scenes in Berlin to consistently bring forth the best of both upcoming and established artists. For the last of our UNRUSH summer edition series she has amassed an immersive environment of sound, shining light on the natural world while still maintaining her signature sense of hypnotic mysticism. For insights into the intention behind UNRUSH and Mareena’s views as an artist, check out the link to her interview below.

http://bit.ly/2cTYqP9

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/mareenaofficial
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mareena/479358265458029?ref=hl

This mix got featured by That Special Record
http://www.thatspecialrecord.com/blog/best-dj-mixes-of-september-2016

UN007

007 - Unrushed by Mareena

Sarah Davachi (CA) @sarahdavachi
Thursday June 2, 2016 - Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC)
Mastered by @Pheek

WHO: Vancouver, now Montréal-based musician, composer and musicologist Sarah Davachi
STYLE: Minimal electronic and electroacoustic compositions, synthesized ambient sonics of a bygone era, extended drones and harmonic textures
LATEST WORK: Barons Court (2015), Qualities Of Bodies Permanent (2015), neustadt/altstadt EP (2015), Σ = 4 (2015)
LABELS: Students of Decay @studentsofdecay, Constellation Tatsu @constellationtatsu, Cassauna
MORE: Holds an MFA in electronic music and recording media from Mills College in Oakland, California and works for the National Music Centre in Calgary as an interpreter, researcher and archivist of their collection of acoustic and electronic keyboard instruments

Making her MUTEK debut last festival, Vancouver now Montréal-based composer and synthesist Sarah Davachi, turned in a gorgeous sweep of richly emotional electronic harmonics and textures. This is the live recording of her delicate and elegiac set.

Full bio: http://www.mutek.org/fr/fm/podcasts/muteklive/735-muteklive112-sarah-davachi


MUTEKLIVE112 - Sarah Davachi

As the year comes to a close we launch our winter edition with a name tantamount to icy electro and frigid body mechanics. Umwelt is a French producer birthed from the heyday of rave in the 90’s, supplying the world with a consistently excellent stream of dramatic analog malfunctions and genre-bending beats since the project’s inception. Widely acclaimed in many different arenas yet still remaining thoroughly underground, he has recently released an album on Killekill’s new sublabel Boidae as well as recent EP’s on numerous other renowned imprints. We decided to catch up with him to see where the more experimental side of his music collection could take us for this very special year-end edition of UNRUSH.

Check his interview here:

http://bit.ly/2gEnxX0

Tracklist:

01. KIND HUMAN BEING : Vash Mir - New Flesh
02. BERNARD HERRMAN : Gort / The Visor / The Telescope - 20th Century Fox 
03. JOHN CARPENTER : Darkness Begins - Varese Sarabande
04. MEDOOZA : Weiterflug - New Flesh
05. FRANCK KARTELL : Emergency Evacuation - New Flesh
06. UMWELT : Unreleased
07. UMWELT : Realm Of Eternity - New Flesh
08. BIOMASS & R.O.M : MDOF#1 - Modal Analysis
09. UMWELT : Upcoming
10. JOHN CARPENTER : A Message From The Future - Varese Sarabande
11. ANALOG BIPOLAR BOY : Into Darkness Theme - New Flesh (Upcoming)
12. OCCULT ORIENTATED CRIME : Telepatic Consultation - Dekmantel
13. ANTONY PARTOS : Nicky Henry - Milan Records
14. ANFS : Ground#1 - Modal Analysis
15. ISORINNE : Closing Window To The East - Yerevan Tapes
16. DEZ WILLIAM : Falling Upwards - New Flesh
17. UMWELT: Room 1 - New Flesh
18. LEO ANIBALDI -Untilted (muta) - ACV
19. SEEKNESS : Cyberwar Survivor - Re-load Ambient

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/umwelt-music

FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/UMWELT/194569466037
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/umwelt
New Flesh: https://newfleshrecords.bandcamp.com/music
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/21833-umwelt

Photgraphy by Nadine Talakovics
Artwork by Joop Schroen

UN012

Unrushed by Umwelt

012 - Unrushed by Umwelt

5 brand new handmade cassette releases from Cassauna in varying editions of 25 - 50 copies each. Letterpress packaging printed at IMPREC using metallic gold ink and a case of Futura type.

1. Florian TM Zeisig "You Look So Serious" 
   The artist spliced a cassette of Enya's "Watermark" album into 426 four second long tape loops and painstakingly reassembled the pieces. The work touches on subjects of mainstream music and popular culture, juxtaposing it and aiming to introduce a discourse on institutional elitism, privilege in the general context of sound/performance art. In the process evaluating its boundaries while staying as close as possible to the original medium.

2. Tom Eaton "Acips" 
    Tom Eaton has been releasing private press New Age albums since the 1980's and is currently the engineer and co-producer at William Ackerman's Imaginary Road Studio. SPICA/ACIPS presents Tom's work with a more stripped down/slowed down aesthetic. 

3. David Burraston "Wagga Ham Shack" 
    Wagga Ham Shack is an extensive, ambient recording of the Wired Lab's  Global Communications Radio Club installation held at the Waga Waga Fusion Multicultural Festival in Oct. 2015. The incredible analog/digital sounds of short wave radio Ham's mix with David Burraston's accompanying synthesizer work to create an incredibly useful ambient environment. 

4. QST "2023" 
    QST is the work of Frans DeWaard and its focus is on beat oriented electronic music. DeWaard abandoned the QST project at some point in the 90's but returned to it once he was able to get the drum sound he was searching for. 

5. Perhaps "V & 4"
    Jim Haney's Perhaps is a pounding, dense re-imagining of their recent album for Riot Season.  Includes members of the Acid Mothers Temple.

Cassauna - New Release 5 Tape Mix - Florian T M Zeisig - Tom Eaton - David Burraston - QST - Perhaps

Recorded at wordless @ Contact Tokyo 
9th February 2019 (22:00~23:30)

thanks to Yone-ko, Contact Tokyo, and all the people who were there.

DJ mix _ 9 Feb 2019 _ Wordless @ Contact Tokyo (22:10~23:30)

The Swedish composer turns in a collection of patient music meant to make you focus on "timbre, texture, and tuning."

Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/neaxvd/ellen-arkbro-noisey-mix-interview

Tracklist:
Oren Ambarchi, Jim O’Rourke, U-zhaan - Hence One
Ellen Arkbro - CHORDS for guitar
Marcus Pal & Isak Edberg - λ
Charlemagne Palestine - Interrvallissphereee (Tuesday)
Ellen Arkbro - CHORDS for organ
Catherine Lamb - Muto Infinitas (for quarter-tone bass flute and double bass, performed by Rebecca Lane and Jon Heilbron)
Catherine Christer Hennix - Equal Temperament Fender Mix
Charles Curtis - Ultra White Violet Light/Sleep, Vol.1, A
Marc Sabat - Jean-Phillipe Rameau (performed by JACK quartet)

Noisey Mix: Ellen Arkbro

live recordings + podcasts

Video Club 026 - Aurora Halal (downtempo mix)

A myriad of tones, colors, and figures descend around a central point, encircling themselves into a focused dance of abstracted precipitation. Such is the kind of stimulating, autumn-mirrored imagery offered up by our next renowned guest, Zadig. While known primarily for his distinguished brand of dubby, Detroit-tinged techno on his label Construct Re-Form, anyone who reduces him to this simply has not been listening. His recent record for the Ukrainian imprint Rhythm Büro exemplifies his many facets, with refined ambient, synth, and downtempo passages lulling one into ecstatic states. It's this kind of diversity we seek, and it's an honor to have him contribute to UNRUSH. So put on some headphones, kick around some leaves, and enjoy the last golden rays of semi-warm days before the darkness subsumes us.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/zadig-construct_re-form

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1459436-Zadig
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zadigmusic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zadig_aka_ksa/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Tracklist: 

1 - Elodie - La Saison Blanche - Ideologic Organ
2 - Abul Mogard - Above all Dreams - Ecstatic
3 - Tim Hecker - Boreal Kiss (Part 1) - Kranky
4 - Stars Of The Lid - Lactate’s Moment - Kranky
5 - Ratti / Nielsen / Nikoaienko - M2 - Muscut
6 - Luc Marianni - Voix Dans Les Brumes - Féeri Music
7 - Igor Wakhevitch - Love Song To Ekalavya - Transversales Disques
8 - Vantzou - Garden Of Forking Paths - Kranky
9 - Elemnt - Octagon #1 - Hidden Hawaii
10 - Dez Williams - Tulpas - Unrush
11 - Carlo Maria - Rotolame - Brutaz
12 - Anthony Child - Farthest Known Object - Editions Mego
13 - Σ - Schleifen C1 - Σ – Σ = 7
14 - Grouper - Parking Lot - Kranky
15 - Severnaya - Proud Cliffs Garbed In Blue - Fauxpas Musik

Unrush 050

050 - Unrushed by Zadig

Read our interview with Ario here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-ario

Followers of ambient music will no doubt know Ario as the man behind @astralindustries, the revered label that fuses reissued work with new releases from some of the most exciting artists in the genre. Despite the challenges thrown up by 2020, this year alone has seen AI releases from @multicastdynamics, The Chi Factory and Waveform Transmission, among others, and 2021 already promises to be even more prolific for both the label and its boss. 

Yet London-based Ario is just as much a DJ in his own right, with a sound that evades neat categorisation: drawn to the “deeply ritualistic and primal” side of drone, yet partial to the occasional dance floor set, he is reluctant to get too concrete when discussing his own music. His Patterns of Perception 77 is designed to challenge the listener – built on the belief that, contrary to what many may think, an ambient set is not necessarily designed to soothe and subdue. 

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/arioastral
https://soundcloud.com/astralindustries
https://www.facebook.com/astralindustries
https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/
https://www.astralindustries.co.uk/

Patterns of Perception 77 - Ario

Read our interview with Grant Aaron here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-grant-aaron

The first time Grant Aaron (@insideout) went to an event with a chill-out room, everything clicked into place. It was the beginning of a long love affair with ambient and experimental music, with its sparsity and often beat-less nature leaving plenty of room for the imagination to take over. Grant went on to take up DJing in chill-out spaces himself before founding the influential platform Mysteries of the Deep in New York a decade ago. Initially a podcast, Mysteries has evolved over time into an event series and record label, and has established itself as one of the most revered sources for ambient music, both online and offline.

2021 is shaping up to be as busy a year as any other for Mysteries: there are releases in the works from Christina Chatfield (@anitserk), Mosam Howieson (@mos-how) and Grant’s label partner Oliver Chapoy (@ohm_sweet_ohm), plus plans to bring back the podcast after a brief hiatus. In the midst of this busy schedule, Grant took the time to showcase his cinematic, storytelling-driven style for our own podcast, with a mix recorded in a dense New York winter and inspired by the dampening of sound that comes with heavy snowfall.

Of the concept of his Patterns of Perception 80, Grant says: “The last eight or nine months have been some of the most difficult that I’ve been through in several years. A lot of it has to do with my work situation, which has been incredibly challenging and pushed me to rethink many things in my life. Then you have the pandemic, which has been this overarching theme for so many, most just trying to get through each day. But then there are these rays of light. I always try to be optimistic and hopeful about stuff, even when that can be really tough, so while this mix is very solemn, there are rays of light coming through.”

Links:
@insideout
https://ra.co/dj/grantaaron

@mysteriesofthedeep
https://mysteriesofthedeep.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mystofthedeep/

@birdsofprey

AMBIENT SESSION

Malaman