Artist: Trip Shrubb
Album: Trewwer, Leud und Danz
Label#: faitiche 25
Format: LP/DL
Release: Oct 22nd 2021

Faitiche is excited to present, for the first time on vinyl, a selection from the 84-track (!!) remix project originally released in 2013 as a three-tape set by Trip Shrubb aka kptmichigan aka Michael Beckett. Known to many from bands like Tuesday Weld or The Schneider TM Experience, Beckett remixed his way through Harry Smith’s famous Anthology of American Folk Music – a compilation of American folk, blues and country recordings released in 1952, soon to become key point of reference for the emerging folk revival movement. Having translated the title into the local dialect of the part of Germany where he lives, Beckett began reinterpreting all of its 84 tracks using sampler, effect pedals and loops – sometimes making several tracks in a single day. A colossal undertaking whose results are beyond accomplished and that is summed up in the selection of thirteen tracks on Trewwer, Leud un Danz.
  

Murray Royston-Ward writes about Trewwer, Leud un Danz:

“Total sacrilege... 
A collection of remixes of tracks from Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music which was originally released in its entirety. The album is titled Trewwer, Leud un Danz (sorrow, song and dance) which is drawn from an endangered ‘Low German’ dialect (lippisch Platt) and is poetically approximating Smith’s volumes Ballads, Social Music and Songs.   The hardware employed encompasses analogue, virtual analogue and digital. A primordial soup of electrical fields, striated granulation, micro-circuitry, molecular oscillations and mathematical manipulation; communicating directly with the guitars, zithers, mountain dulcimers, fiddles, jaw harps, banjos, harmonicas and human voices of 1930’s America: itself a reterritorialization of African and European folk traditions that reach back farther and farther into our collective pasts. (…)” 

faitiche 25, 2021
Music by Michael Beckett
Mastering by Rashad Becker
Design by Tim Tetzner
Published by La Chunga
Label image by Giant Fox

Trip Shrubb: Wach Up, Jakob

Sun Ra’s disciple and multiface artist Jamal Moss is back to Modern Obscure Music after his debut on the label with the "The Anticipatory Organization" under The Sun God alias back in 2018.

J. Moss more known as Hieroglyphic Being is back to the Barcelona based record label with a new aka, OUR SOULS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE TRANSALOR. Three years after "sɪŋkrɪtɪzəm", released on Warp’s sublabel Arcola, the chicago electronic-wizar signs "An Era of Spiritual Tenebrae”. The new EP is composed by two 18 minutes long freejazz-psycodelic improvisations. A trip to the dark holes of the space eternity.

The artwork is conceptualized by Created by Us.
credits
releases November 26, 2021

"Continue to see yourself shining your light, brighter and brighter with every breath out as you hear yourself silently say these words. May love heal our world. May we all choose kindness and compassion"

All music written, composed, arranged, produced, and overdubbed by Jamal R Moss.

P Mathematics Communications Inc (ASCAP) Pub 2021. Recorded @ Galaxy Studios, Planet Earth.

Instruments used for the recording of An Era Spiritualis Tenebrae

Moog Mother 32 Semi-Modular Analog Synths
Behringer 303 Clones
Dr - 5 Drum
Korg Ddd1 Drum Machine
Ensoniq Mirage Workstation
Stagg Electric Upright Bass
Casio Dh-100 Digital Horn Midi Sax

An Era Of Spiritual Tenebrae

An Era Of Spiritual Tenebrae by OUR SOULS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE TRANSLATOR [Snipped]

ORDER FROM BANDCAMP :
https://bigsciencerecords.bandcamp.com

Side A:  
A1. Féth Fíada (19:20)  

Side B:  
B1. Long Amber Light (7:08)
B2. Purple Night (3:47)
B3. There’s No Trauma Here In Space, But You’re Welcome To Cry If You Want  (6:45)

Written, recorded and produced by Leo James 
Saxophone by Cayn Borthwick 
Mastering by Paul’s Boutique 
Design by Warzou. Distribution by Rubadub Glasgow. 

Big Science Records presents Leo James’ latest release Féth Fíada, a distillation of the musical ideas James has been developing in his recent work. A collection of hypnotic repetitions, held saxophone notes, synthesiser drones and beautiful chords, the record is full of life and rich in texture. The music is an exploration of disconnection, longing and catharsis, and is both deeply personal and wide open to the listener - emotion hidden in plain sight.  

In recent years James has released records with Patience, Berceuse Heroique, Neubau and his own imprint Body Language. In 2020 he was asked to remix a song from the collaborative project of Ariel Kalma and Gilbert Cohen, released on Versatile Records. In July 2021, James collaborated with renowned Aboriginal artist Daniel Boyd for his solo exhibition 'Treasure Island' at Kukje Gallery, Seoul. Boyd created a 6 minute video work that was projected alongside his paintings. Titled Rivers, the projection was soundtracked by Leo James' track of the same name.

The record will be out on end of November 29t 2021. Limited Edition 100x 12 inches records, distributed by Rubadub, and available as digital on Spotify, iTunes and Deezer soon.

[BGSC2105] Leo James - Féth Fíada (Snippets)

Mutant Radio (Tbilisi, GE) monthly residency, episode #16, September '22. Hessel Veldman special this time, so strictly music by the man from IJmuiden - a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Mutant Radio - Inner Overtones w/ Jouko [24.09.2022]

JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents "Allocations Of The American Nile", official label debut of legendary California cult favorites German Army. Birthed from an intense summer experiencing firsthand the disappearing waters and heavy wildfire damage in various remote corners of the Colorado River Basin, German Army return from the sands with a quintessential collection of drugged-out tribal drum machines, Saharan synth mirages and stargazing vocal works, drawing comparisons both sonic and conceptual to Egyptian Nile regions plagued by similar environmental challenges for centuries. Far-out reflections on current (bleak) conditions in the Southwestern United States, "Allocations Of The American Nile" is raw desert-psychedelia, a soundtrack for the water wars, a summary of future prospects... exclusively from JUNGLE GYM.

@german-army

[JGT82] "Allocations Of The American Nile"

[JGT82] "Less Than Can Be Claimed" - Allocations Of The American Nile - German Army

Milian Mori is a composer and digital artist based in Switzerland. As part of his solo work he integrates dance, algorithms, pixels, and club music. In the last 12 years mori has developed a musical language that aims to expand, project and reinterpret dance music's common vocabulary.
Mori shares his deep interest in combining mathematics, geometry and data with emotion, dance and fulfillment: Technology meets nature, binary meets fluids, algorithm meets spirituality, dualism meets triality, machine meets human, randomness meets self similarity. All of his works are trying to open the space which exceeds dualism. His art doesn’t want to answer, nor does it aim to question.
His debut album »as you were listening«, released via raster, captures the spirit of his previous works as well as establishes a new vision in which he endeavours to fuse pop culture with the art world. In »As you were listening« he’s using the distinct language of dub techno whilst attempting to expand the genre’s vocabulary with new changes, elements and aesthetics.
Mori has been involved in numerous collaborations and a wide array of arts projects, as well as working as a composer, DIY installation artist, sound designer, recording and sound engineer.

As you were listening

Milian Mori »I listen 5« taken from »As you were listening«

https://www.nts.live/shows/sarah-davachi/episodes/sarah-davachi-19th-december-2022

Le Jardin 191222

Brain

Australian composer Jack Burton contemplates the subtle intricacies and spirituality of the natural world with a three-part ambient epic.

The 'Lake Monger EP' is out may 25th on Analogue Attic Recordings.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2HmMAtR

@analogueattic

Lake Monger

Premiere: Jack Burton – Lake Monger Part I, II and III [Analogue Attic]

Welcoming in a dear friend and alchemical music maker Iggy aka Mister Water Wet for the first Motion Cast of 2020. Last year saw the release of his debut record “Bought The Farm” on West Mineral, an assortment of songs that felt reflective of someone who’s interest in sound is far reaching. Fingers crossed for another full length from him this year, until then I’m happy to share this mix of his which he’s described as a “love letter” and “almost like an early 2000’s movie or skate video soundtrack”.

2814 - guided by love
Harold budd & hector zazou - and then she stepped aside
Higher intelligence agency - tortoise
Meat beat manifesto - pot sounds
Ekstasis - providence (Bill laswell remix)
Vacabou - Russia in white
Jon hassell - Mombasa 
Alpha seven - thermion
The sabres of paradise - planet d (portishead remix)
Pole - taxidub
Bedouin ascent - treading the earth

https://soundcloud.com/titofuego

Motion Cast Vol. 41: Mister Water Wet

Masaru Emoto amassed an occult following from his research investigating the fractal formation of ice crystals as a way of proving that human consciousness can affect the molecular structure of water. His theories are largely debunked as pseudoscience but perhaps there is something to discover if we take the opposite perspective, considering the impact water has on human consciousness and how it manifests itself in our creative sonic articulations?  
 
Our connection to water is inextricably linked to life on Earth. It permeates through the air and courses through the rivers of blood in our veins. My dad elected for his ashes to be spread in the sea before he passed earlier this year, a common request to reconnect to a living undercurrent. 

The oceanic currents, fed by glaciers and melting ice caps from mountains, feed a vast ecosystem of living organisms which provide oxygen and food to humans and other animals. The winds carry waves of vapor in the air across vast distances causing  destructive weather systems and even facilitating the expansive globalisation of humans through trade. These undercurrents have made us who we are, and they are us. 

Strangely, despite this connection we have with water, we have places in the world where those from developing nations, disproportionately women, have to spend 2-3 hours each day looking for water that in some cases is not suitable for consumption. Adversely, we can also find other places where perfectly healthy drinking water is accessible in multiple outlets in one household, but yet the residents insist on drinking it out of plastic bottles. 

These matters are but a drop in the ocean (so to speak) when we consider all of the ways we are connected to water and the worrying perspective that it is anything but a basic life necessity that all should have access to. It will come as no surprise that musicians and sound artists are inclined to channel water into the pipeworks of their compositions, whether intentional or not, as is the case with this year’s Strange Ritual mix. 

From a sonic perspective water provides an interesting point of investigation. The range of timbral differences can be quite diverse, both delicate and tranquil, tonal and melodic, or it can shake the ground with its power and pierce our ears with resonance. This mix aims to recapture and focus some of these elements, to circulate, ebb and flow, shift in tidal currents, and meander and sink to the darkest depths.
 
For me water can be likened to the fluidity between places and thoughts, a motivator of movement, and a force that flows through us and is us. I hope this ritual mix allows you to tap into deeper reservoirs of water and rethink the value it has for all life. 

Dan Nicholls - 12th April 
ASC - Ocean Shadow
Asusu - Arrhythmia
Monolake - Watching Clouds 
Pete Namlook - Diving 
Gonzo - Vinha D'alho
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Glacier  
Abul Mogard - House_on_the_river
Aboutface - Aboutface Live Pres. Holometaboly - Larva
Andrew Pekler - A Savage Topography
Vanuatu Women's Water Water Music - Sogor
Black Zone Magick Chant - Where Will We Meet When Our Ashes Are Spread In The Wind?
Félicia Atkinson - CURIOUS IN EPIDAVROS
Christina Vantzou - Garden of Forking Paths
Benjamin Lew - Etendue
Men With Secrets - 4th Dimension Signal n°2
Perila - Wet 
Pierre Bastien - Snide Dins
Jonathan Fitoussi and Clemens Hourriere - solstice winter
Eric Vann - Diving
Logos - Occitan Twilight Pyre
Toshiyuki Hiraoka -  Mum
Shōen 荘園  - unreleased 
o.utlier - Adrift 
Relinquistix - Underwater
Neel - Life on Laputa Regio
Eric Vann - Sonar
Scuba Death - 50-70 meters
jonathan fitoussi and clemens hourriere - instants ephemeres
Tr nch - Challenger Deep feat. Jacques Picard
Morton Subotnick - Touch 
Walt Rockman - Deep Sea Soundings 1
Multicast Dynamics - Tie
Scuba Death - Nociception
Michel Redolfi - Immersion partielle
Natasha Barrett - Opening
Ricardo Donoso - Dance of Attunement
Dan Nicholls- 12th April

Image credits: Jatin Makwana

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