Eighty-first guest of KHIDI’s podcast series is Lemna - Japanese composer, producer and sound designer, member of the Horo  imprint. Her music is characterized with totally robust, unique sounds, equally sharing ambient and techno with a rhythmically experimental approach defining the bulk of her work.

This podcast is a live recorded at ASYLUM X CONVOLUTE - SOUND A BASE NEST Utsunomiya - 31st Oct 2015

@lemnamusic

KHIDI Podcast NR.81: Lemna

“You were always there for me, and that’s all I needed. Just you. For some reason, I didn’t feel sad or broken up, it just didn’t seem real. But slowly I realized it was real – that you were gone. And little by little, I slowly felt something inside me go numb." (Cowboy Bebop)

A perfect interstellar ride with @huedj of @itsdelayed

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buttechno invites NAWAZ — NTS 08.04.2024

Vand - Trialism 
ISO002

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The second release from ISOTOOP sees Vand venture out solo on three divergent and introspective cuts, each cultivated from the Dutch musician’s live repertoire, and an austere remix from the ever-accurate Italian duo natural.electronic/system tops off the release.

Throughout each of his original compositions Vand explores his varied definitions of club music: opener Futureshock showcases an isolated groove, sights centred on the dancefloor through its foreboding and uncertain tone, but a self-assuredness is palpable in the craftsmanship. Gaze takes lithe shuffle-ups of the tracks’ sharp snares, woozy atmospherics, snarling frequencies and shadowy basslines — intrigue is gathered, and kept through the prominent yet minimalist dub-minded elements. Vand’s final original offering Trialism blends gravitas and grace together on top of the unlevel ground of the syncopated, impulsive drumline.

Close friends of the label, certified maestros of the dancefloor natural.electronic/system take Trialism for a spin on the closing piece; the Italian duo establish a sound based on restrained loop hypnosis, evocative and suggestive, leaving space for more to be said.

A spacious and dark realm, but far from a void; pearlescent light pools, reflections beaming back pale starlight.

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W&P by Viktor van der Riet 
Remix by Antonio Giova & Valerio Gomez de Ayala 
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci 
Artwork by Jessica Dreu 
Words by Freddie Hudson 
Pressed by AFG Record Manufacturing 
Distributed by Space Cadets Distribution

Vand - Trialism (ISO002)

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Partial Holograms is the latest album by US-based artist Todd Gautreau, who records under the moniker Tapes and Topographies. Since launching the project in 2014, Todd has crafted a distinct form of Ambient music which is built around quietly expressive and cinematic textures. He has released on respected imprints such as Past Inside the Present, Dronarivm, Rohs!, Shimmering Moods his own label Simulacra Records. This is his third record for Whitelabrecs, following Amplitudes (2021) and Floating World - Reflections on 36 views of Newland Island (2022) in which he collaborated with painter Jonathan S Hooper. His practice blends analogue and digital processes, drawing from a background in guitar, hardware pedals and synthesizers. His artistic worldview is shaped by the shadowy, poetic sensibilities of filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman and Jean Cocteau.

In Partial Holograms, Todd shifts his usual methods by intentionally removing one of his most familiar tools: the guitar. Though there are timbres that mimic stringed instruments, none were recorded in the traditional sense. Instead, this work leans more heavily into software processing, filtering Ambient textures and melodic fragments through a deliberately limited palette. This approach is typical of Todd’s ethos which is to change direction from one project to the next, by excluding previously used techniques. This creates a sense of evolution without abandoning the core aesthetic of Tapes and Topographies.

Initially, Partial Holograms was conceived as a more melodic record, one that incorporated piano, strings and even brass. This was the version which reached the mixing stage, but something essential felt absent; its atmosphere, its texture. Most of the material was set aside, with only two tracks surviving into the final sequence. What emerged from the second attempt was more immediate, with ideas flowing freely and a final product that strikes a thoughtful balance between melody and abstraction.

While there was no set narrative concept guiding this album, recurring themes began to surface during its creation, of isolation, dreams, memory and loss - all hallmarks of the Tapes and Topographies’ sound. Sometimes these themes are consciously woven in and at other times, they only become apparent in hindsight, or through the interpretations of others. As with his previous work, Partial Holograms invites the listener to drift between real and imagined spaces, forming connections in the half-light of memory and meaning.

Credits:
Written and produced by Todd Gautreau
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Artwork by nkl
Art and design by Andrew Heath

Partial Holograms

wlr191 Tapes and Topographies - Partial Holograms

FADED TO GREY

Midgar MDG014.1
Wata Igarashi - Niskala Ep
Mastered by D&M Berlin
Release Date : 23.01.2018

Artist Page : @wata
FB : www.facebook.com/wataigarashi/

Release date:
24 January 2018

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Wata Igarashi - A. Spirits In The Rain

Played some tunes at the Dreams of Neon event live on Intergalactic FM including some unreleased stuff.

Live DJ Set on Intergalactic FM (Dreams of Neon Show)

http://www.roberthenke.com/downloads/free_track_2008_01.html

Robert Henke Fragment Endlos (1992)

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