The Garden of Gods and Monsters (Birds in Flight)

2023-02-15

Before The Trip

Kermes

(I Am) Sleep Deprived

Taken from my album "An Idea Of Almost Nothing".

https://soundbymark.bandcamp.com/album/an-idea-of-almost-nothing

An Idea Of Almost Nothing

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Drifting

method: merging emf recordings (soma ehter) with voice and electronic instruments
narration: are we even noticing in what way we are acting outside our immediate range of perception?
image: self-gimped from my own photo, copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter:

in other senses
prominent slivers have turned loadstone amber
fluctuating
surf spraying in intensely spiking charges
in alluring, apparently random patterns

listen in closer
to appreciate the peculiar nanopercolations
emenating
from devices attached to humanoid eels
crowded along a crust of diminshed plasticity

the oil-spill beauty
of chromatically shared capacitive fields
signalling
majestic confusion, an irradiating yearning
to shelter within forces of overload frugality

this harshness, too
will yield to the momentum of temporal fugality
giving way
to the meandering grace of wavelength dragons
singing their songs in the old astral tongues

E M F

Z-Got Dumped So Hard

Sonopoem by Ilaria Boffa
Fieldrecording taken by IB using jrf hydrophone and h6 zoom recorder.

On the night of 9th October 1963 at 22.39, a landslide from Monte Toc* fell down into the Vajont artificial lake (Pordenone, Italy) causing a mega-tsunami and a seismic shock twice the power of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 250 metre wave that overtopped the Vajont Dam with 50 million m3 of water overflowing in total (other two waves were simultaneously produced), killed over 3000 people. 1910 victims and among the 1300 missing, many were dismembered and atomised by the air mass movement blast. The seismic shock and its earth tremors were recorded as far away as Brussels and Vienna. 
The white dam, perfectly built and still intact, is the tallest in Europe and considered by experts, a work of art.
Tina Merlin, journalist and partisan, wrote, denounced and opposed the construction of the Vajont Dam on Monte Toc (geologically unstable) from 1957 till the disaster in 1963. 

In figures:
- 20 seconds for the landslide to reach the water level
- 45 seconds to fill the hole
- 270 million cubic metres of rock slid down from Monte Toc
- 25 million cubic metres of water overtopped the dam
- 250 metres high, the wave overtopping the dam (50 million cubic metres of water overflowed in 3 waves)
- 25 seconds to the impact
- twice the power of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1910 victims, half of them impossible to identify
- 1300 missing, many dismembered and atomised by the air mass movement blast

'The Dam, for Tina

Tick-Toc*, Tick-Toc, 
Tick-Toc.
All elements buzzing
the earth first sliding
implacable, unending
and then water 
bursting and collapsing
the air blasting
burning and flaying 
limbs and futures
dismembered and 
atomised.

Tick-Toc, Tick-Toc
Tick-Toc.
Almost history 
kneeled down before
the stone.
Almost a war 
its spectres of trees subsiding 
rocks whirling down into
the hole and howls aborted 
perpetually.
Almost a genesis
new order.

Tick-Toc, Tick-Toc,
Tick-Toc. 
Oh damned dam
you, impassive artefact
double-curved arch
towering above, perfect
tiara embellishing 
human hubris.
You, tragic Niobe
still, tonguing your lake
your concrete womb.
You, work of art.

La Diga, a Tina

Tic-Toc*, Tic-Toc, 
Tic-Toc.
Gli elementi a rumoreggiare
lo scivolare primo della terra
implacabile, interminabile
e poi l’acqua 
che esplode e collassa 
l’aria che detona
ustiona e scortica  
membra e futuro 
dilaniati e 
polverizzati.

Tic-Toc, Tic-Toc
Tic-Toc.
Quasi la storia 
inginocchiata dinanzi
alla pietra.
Quasi una guerra 
i suoi spettri di alberi che sprofondano 
rocce che vorticano giù
nel buco e urla abortite 
in perpetuo.
Quasi una genesi
un ordine nuovo.

Tic-Toc, Tic-Toc,
Tic-Toc. 
Oh dannata diga
tu, artefatto impassibile
arcata che doppia ti curvi
troneggi, perfetta
tiara che adorna 
l’arroganza umana.
Tu, tragica Niobe
immobile, a leccare il tuo lago 
il tuo utero di cemento.
Tu, opera d’arte.'

The Dam, for Tina/ La Diga, a Tina

Remaining

Collab EP with @ The City at Night
Hope you enjoy 🖤


Listen to The City at Night: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WJ943ZzQ64RpxsEvmuikx?si=NzT9aGOQQeucdSTAhAad9A

https://www.youtube.com/@TheCityatNight995/featured

Silent Currents

Auroa (w/ The City at Night)

Ballroom Records is honored to present "Vermilion," the 7th studio album by the esteemed electronic artist Kostas Maskalides. This release is a carefully curated exploration of sound, marking a departure from his signature melodic techno toward a more atmospheric and cinematic aesthetic.

With "Vermilion," Kostas delves into the nuances of subtle melodies, intricate layers, and immersive textures, crafting a soundscape that invites listeners into a realm of introspection and expansive emotion. Each composition is imbued with precision and thoughtfulness, reflecting his dedication to pushing creative boundaries while remaining true to the essence of his craft.

This album is not merely a collection of tracks; it is a cohesive narrative, a deeply personal journey that bridges the tangible with the abstract. Through its delicate balance of innovation and refinement, "Vermilion" represents the maturity of an artist who continues to evolve with purpose and intention.

Vermilion

Tranquility

Kostas Maskalides - Tranquility

a great honor for me  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRfaP4ROcQs

no professional aspirations, just entertainment
home recordings just for the joy of music
thank you for listening
Thank you all for your comments, because there is always room for improvement
I am still looking, trying and experimenting, I really like electronic ambient for many years, but it only works as a live percussionist. In short, nothing is black or white:)
In today's hectic world I need quiet sounds and the vast majority of songs created at night, so are my compositions such as they are.

My tracks is based on the absolute freedom of the use of sound. Arises as if I painted a picture. In the head is the base, and then adding the details here and there.
As well as if I were his music told the story.

I use: Ableton-Live-Suite with Partnerinstrumets, Kontakt Player + virtual instrumentzs,NI-Machine, Ableton Push, Acces Virus TI Snow, Waldorf Blofeld, AKAI MPK 49, Korg Microkorg XL+,KORG Kaossilator,Kaosspad,KORG Wavedrum, Roland HPD 20, nord lead A1 r, Yamaha mx49, Roland Edirol for Fieldrecordings - and various live percussion.(Kalimba, frame drum, tombak, koshi etc)

Before The Trip

Night Note