Released on December 5, 2017 as an infinitely looping minisite and limited edition cassette.

"The latest installment in an ongoing mix series, Absent Friends Vol. 2 presents Minor Science’s take on ambient: a hyper-dense, micro-edited collage form incorporating music, sound and speech. Progressing by a series of lulls and wild crescendos, its structure mimics the volatile behaviours of weather systems; over time, an oblique but powerful emotional narrative emerges."

“We may be stranded in the rain, sometimes…”

Music used, in order of appearance:

Peggy Lee - Going Rowing
Steven Halpern - 7th Chakra: Keynote B (Violet)
Michel Redolfi - Immersion
Steve Hauschildt - Eyelids Gently Dreaming
Mike Ratledge - Riddles Of The Sphinx Sequence 7
Leif - Untitled (GAL006 B2)
Arthur Russell - The Name Of The Next Song
Aisha Devi / Laurel Halo - Aurat (Tool) / Wow (Minor Science Call & Response Blend)
Robin Fox - Antlers
Robin Fox - A Small Prometheus
Georges Aperghis - Avis De Tempête: Avis 6
Pita - Vent-Glass
Linkwood - Outside In
Mike Ratledge - Riddles Of The Sphinx Sequence 6 (Minor Science Eternal Return Excerpt)
Qasim Naqvi - Preamble
François Bayle - L’Aventure Du Cri
Luc Ferrari - Presque Rien Avec Filles
David Behrman - On The Other Ocean
Eli Keszler - Willing To Be Open
Peggy Lee - “Audio Book” interview w/ Wink Martindale (Minor Science Gratitude Cutup)
Joanna Brouk - The Sounding (Minor science Divine Stepladder Edit)
Jaap Blonk - Flux-De-Bouche
Bernard Parmegiani - De Natura Sonorum: Deuxième Série
Arca - Extent
LOFT - Yes
Carlos Niño - Gongs, Cymbals and Bells
O Yuki Conjugate - Cloud Cover
Alvin Lucier - Oases
Bernard Parmegiani - De Natura Sonorum: Première Série
Guy Reibel - Franges Du Signe
Alderaan - The Idea Of Having A Soul
Guy Reibel - Granulations-Sillages
Ben Vida - Damaged Particulates
James Pugliese / Visible Cloaks ft. Motion Graphics - Freeze / Terrazzo (Minor Science Blend)
Vanessa Rosato - This Is A Recorder
Diseño Corbusier - El Circulo De La Infancia
Sidsel Endresen - One: Untitled Track 2
Atom TM - Naturalist #3
Braaxtaal - Spraakwater
Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek - Vague, Yet
Eli Keszler - Corresponding Probably To Quanta
Minor Science - Temporising Peggy
Blonk, Gustafsson & Zerang - Rorr
John Martyn - Small Hours (Minor Science Chord Aug Excerpt)
Michel Redolfi - Pacific Tubular Waves

Minor Science - Change Now Megamix, featuring excerpts from:
Andrea - Floating
“Blue” Gene Tyranny - Timing
Joanna Brouk - The Sounding (Minor Science Divine Stepladder Edit)
Minor Science - Hungup
Mike Ratledge - Riddles Of The Sphinx Sequence 6 (Minor Science Eternal Return
Excerpt)
and,
Jaap Blonk - AA 60
Jaap Blonk - Flux-De-Bouche
Jaap Blonk - Gramm
Jaap Blonk - Seepferdchen und Flugfische
Jaap Blonk - Zieuwis
Jaap Blonk & Cor Fuhler - Notches of Mycoplasma
Braaxtaal - Kwik-Me-Dit Schar-Luup
Braaxtaal - Spraakwater
Five Men Singing - No Drone Rising
Five Men Singing - Tough and Rumble
Eli Keszler - Willing To Be Open
Yann Leguay - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
LOFT - Yes
Carlos Niño - Gongs, Cymbals and Bells
Bernard Parmegiani - De Natura Sonorum
Michel Redolfi - Pacific Tubular Waves
Minor Science - Richardstraße Downpour
Guy Reibel - Franges du Signe
Guy Reibel - Granulations-Sillages
Rully Shabara - Faring
Zeitkratzer - Mort Aux Vaches: Random Dilettantes

LFDM - Ant Hills
Headlock - Again

Absent Friends Vol. 2

Casheine

Workahol

recorded live as part of the @mothersagainstnoise takeover at the @bangface Weekender 2023, Saturday 6th May, Queen Vic

it was a great pleasure to play at my favourite festival with my old pals @hurtdeer @seppamusic @ffinniff @myr @insert-gore  :)

160-220bpm ft. lots of J-core, too much "STRIPE N CO" & inimitable compèring from max @hurtdeer

you can hear the whole MAN takeover here: https://on.soundcloud.com/mdza7

Renslink - Static [Infinite Machine]
Stripe n Co - PUR3 H0N3Y [Atelier Stripe Sound]
Stripe n Co - LITE IT UP [forthcoming]
Docta Jeep - Rolla Dex (Sam Binga's Turbo Remix) [TraTraTrax]
Stripe n Co - DOESNT EVEN MATTER [forthcoming Atelier Stripe Sound]
Polo Lilli - Boundaries [Super Sonic Booty Bangers]
Minor Science - Workahol [AD 93]
NGHTHYP - Dirty Bug [Dochakuso]
Massive New Krew - Okay! [Hardcore Tano*C]
DJ Myosuke - Meat Mincer [Hardcore Tano*C]
Stripe n Co - WAKE ME UP [forthcoming Atelier Stripe Sound]
Chrizpy Chriz - Trauma [Yuku]
Current Value - Running State [Yuku]
Stripe n Co - YESTERDAY [forthcoming]
Shurk - In This Moment [N4TS]
Colon - Destroyer [Illegal Wave]
6th - Fuck You Up (Nashuri Remix) [Illegal Wave]
exjaynine - Get ****** 2nite [N4TS]
DJ Myosuke & KAJI - Distortion Human [Hardcore Tano*C]
Laur - Cat Paradise [Hardcore Tano*C]

Minor Science LIVE @ Bang Face Weekender 2023

Absent Friends Vol. III

Summer Diary

Life Texture

The Dinas Walk

Dread the Evening

Gather Your Party (Dispersed Mix)

Contingency

Introduction

Sun Turn

Covering the Fictions show on Cashmere Radio in @gigstab's absence, July 2023

Minor Science - Dread The Evening [Balmat]
Norma Winstone - En mort d'En Joan de Cucanh [ECM]
Bennie Maupin - Farewell To Rashan [Mercury]
David Horridge - At First Sight [Smiling C]
David Sylvian - Alphabet Angel [Virgin]
Miles Davis - Early Minor (New Mix) [Columbia]
E.S.T. - From Gagarin's Point of View [ACT]
Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know, You Know [Columbia]
John Martyn - Some People Are Crazy [Island]
Madonna - Drowned World/Substitute for Love [Warner]
Dub Syndicate - Creation [Lion And Roots]
New Age Steppers - Fade Away [On-U Sound]
African Head Charge - Family Doctoring [On-U Sound]
Harmonia - Golum [Brain]
4 Strings - Moving Guitar [The Dance Division]
Paradise 3001 - Gates Of Eden [Banoffee Pies]
Mayaku - Bushwalking [Something Happening, Somewhere]
Bok Bok - L'chordian [Night Slugs]
Isola - Last Winter [Smartdumb]
Toumani Diabaté - Elyne Road [World Circuit]

Fictions w/ Minor Science, Cashmere Radio, 20th July 2023

Whities 008

Naturally Spineless

Whities 004

Glamour

Closing Acts

Underripe

mix for the hessle audio show on rinse fm, broadcast on 20th april 2017

https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/hessleaudio200417

jungle wonz - bird in a gilded cage (instrumental dub) [trax]
randomer & hodge - simple as [dnuos ytivil]
dreams - headhunter [nous]
lag - nemir [them]
leonce ft. neana - flight risk [fade to mind]
tsvi & dj jm - aziza [nervous horizon]
matrixxman - process [dekmantel]
peder mannerfelt - wake up! [peder mannerfelt produktion]
jb3 - loose kick [novamute]
kamera - consignia (yaleesa hall dub) [phantasy sound]
literon - freak funktion [clone basement series]
juxta position - pacemaker [mistress]
minor science - naturally spineless [whities]
echoplex - unclear [arts]
erdem tunakan & alpha tracks - pure pain [cheap]
hiroaki iizuka - voodoo [them]
sean pierce & maoupa mazzocchetti - immodest force [mannequin]
alderaan - statics (stanislav tolkachev’s ‘well, I’m here’ mix) [weekend circuit]
perc - spit [perc trax]
dj vague - freakout [anarchostar]
dva - the end [diverse artz]

Hessle Audio mix, broadcast on Rinse FM 20/04/17

Second Language

Second Language (Kid the Moon)

Balconies

Gone Rouge

Voiced and Unvoiced

Polyglottal

Spoken and Unspoken

Blue Deal

Second Language (Intro)

For Want of Gelt

Second Language (Tender Phonemes)

Whities 012

Another Moon

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