This album is a celebration of curiosity and trust.
During 2020 and 2021 I composed numerous pieces in my studio - poured my heart and soul out to music in challenging times. I sent these improvisations to other musicians whom I trusted. No instruction given but to record only one take, following their intuition.

"Composing is just putting the right people in the right place." - John Zorn

The right people were in the right place. This odd situation of not-being-together created a powerful mediated togetherness; opened spaces for the sceneries, meditations, musical paintings, outbursts, contemplations of this album - Atolls of human beings expressing themselves through music in times of separation. This album unites 5 of these comforting and wild territories - in an adventurous piece of art that funnels our curious approach in music into visible form - driven by the spirit of music.

Enjoy the ride,
Malo

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ATOLLS is dedicated to my grandmother who was the most curious listener I ever knew. And to my dear friend Ariella who trusted my musical self long before I did.

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These people wove their gifts into this album (in order of appearance in the process):

Malo Moray - Artistic Concept, Composition, Vocals, Upright Bass, Tapes, Electronics, Prepared Guitar, Field Recordings, Design Concept, Producer
Hans Arnold - Drums, Electronics
πxl - Saxophones
Gregor Forbes - Piano, Photography
Markus Rom - Guitar, Electronics
Marc Urselli - Mix, Master
Rowan Coupland - Prepared Harp
Matthias Gründig - Synthesizers, Materials, Electronics, Springs
Izabela Kaldunska - Violin, Electronics
Barnabas Herrmann - Flute, Vocals, Painting
A 400 Year Old Oak Tree - As Themself
Ben Dexel - Clay Tile
Konstantin Feig - LP Sleeve Design, Concept & Printing
Friederike Butter - Painting

© 2023 Malo Moray. All music composed by Martin Riebel, except for “Letters” and “Tiny Objects” by Martin Riebel & Matthias Gründig. All rights reserved. All inquiries: info@possiblysam.com www.malo.cool

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Tea-Snuggery Show #63 w/ Threeemoji (*Landau) - 23-Jul-24 | Threads

"The majority of the ordinary population does not understand what is really happening. And they don't even understand that they don't understand!"
-Noam Chomsky-

Welcome to Tea-Snuggery #63 with a psychedelic-influenced krautrock mix that will send us tumbling but tasty into the apocalypse! Listen with care! q:

Playing tracks by Jac Berrocal + David Fenech + Vincent Epplay feat Cosey Fanni Tutti and Jah Wobble, Famous Forgotten Artist, Meridian Brothers, DJ Koze, Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance, Mary Ocher, DJ Linus, Die Wilde Jagd and much more.

For more show: @threadsradio ~ Listen live: www.threadsradio.com

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Weird and wonderful is the name of the game - a musical journey out from the Tea-Snuggery - way off mainstream: impulsive, spontaneous, demanding - hopefully never boring!

:(:/:) aka ThreeEmoji, is Tom Bossert. Born in 1976, his musical journey quickly led him to electronics. From Kraut Rock and bands like Cluster, Can and Kraftwerk in his youth, to the early 90’s with the start of the techno movement and club culture in Germany. His sets have always pulled on this progression, never purely one thing or the other.
One of his major influences is DJ Marcelle from Amsterdam, and her way of breaking conventions. Music is a world phenomenon and so its output should reflect this. Just like a nervous Zen master on tenterhooks, waiting for the very last sound, impulsive but deeply circumspect, it should bring together everything in a Jackson Pollock-like manner. For Tom, spontaneity and improvisation are always more important than perfection.

The Tea-Snuggery wants to invite the listeners to discover new music and artists from all over the world – enjoy and listen with care! q:
email: t.bossert@gmx.de

Listen to & support:

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Kurios und lustig, vielleicht nicht das, was mancher unter großer Kunst versteht, aber wer immer nur große Dinge haben will, muss sich wohl oder übel in eine Mücke verwandeln. Das wars für heute, schönen Abend und auf Wiedersehen!

Google translated ;) ...

Étrange et drôle, peut-être pas ce que certains moyenne par grand art, mais qui veut avoir seulement de grandes choses doivent se transformer en un moustique bon gré mal gré. C'est tout pour aujourd'hui, bonne soirée et à bientôt!

Strange and funny, maybe not what some mean by great art, but who wants to have only great things must transform into a mosquito willy-nilly. That's it for today, nice evening and goodbye!

奇怪而有趣的，也许不是有些意思了伟大的艺术，但谁愿意只有伟大的事情必须转变成蚊无可奈何。这就是它的今天，美好的夜晚，再见！

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