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Fluttering Wings

Jari - Fluttering Wings

“Cicada Sessions”, as the debut EP is called, derived it’s name from the cicadas that were constantly singing while the sun was up… so much so that the album had to be produced at night, with recording sessions starting at sunset and lasting until sunrise. The cicadas and many other sounds of nature even made their way subtly into the music throughout the EP. The music created by this distinctive pair is a unique and deliberate collaboration of electronic production with live and very real performances. Many of the solos were recorded in a single take and left “as is”.

Taking inspiration from elements of dub, roots, jazz & downbeat electronica, Nachur fuses modern digital production with earthy analogue warmth. The songs are glued together with delay and soaked in reverb, creating deep atmospheric soundscapes. Crunchy electronic beats and reggae basslines are seamlessly interwoven with sitar, guitar, bansuri flute, didgeridoo and melodica. Epic guitar solos reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd are arranged with Eastern sitar and indigenous instruments to take the listener on a true journey. Nachur smoothly mixes these organic and digital sounds, hoping to help 21st Century humans reconnect with the beauty of nature and with their own source.

Both Isaac and Prosad wanted to create a project that was a true collaboration, with no agenda and no attempt to market to a genre; their goal was simply to create music that conveys positivity and their deep love for nature. Because of this intention, Cicada Sessions became a concept album - meant to be listened to from start to finish, with quality speakers or headphones. So turn the lights down low and let these songs take you on a 3 dimensional journey through sound.
It is an enigma… on one hand mellow and calming, yet on the other upbeat and energizing.

We hope you can feel the warmth in this heartfelt music, which was inspired by the muses that must still be living in the old forests of Aotearoa.

Chur Chur,
Isaac and Prosad

Beyond The Dream (Prosad & Isaac Chambers / Nachur)

The shamans of today do their ceremonies anywhere 

Red Fulka - Disco Shamans

From Portugal, henriq & daniel got together in 2003 to create Zen Baboon. 

Key players on the Moon By Day artist roster showcasing there interpretations of dreamy downtempo, electronica & acoustic beats. 

Sit back relax and chill to the magical soundscapes of Zen Baboon.

❍ Moon By Day

The Green House

Zen Baboon - Electric Bird

OCO - Álbum "Harmonic Sound Travel", 2011.

OCO - Evening

Makyo - Skin As Soft As Silk (Puff Dragon Remix) (feat Nona)

Sitar, 5 March

Update 3.March 2021: Carbon Based Lifeforms finally did their own extended 20 minutes long version of their 20 Minutes. So go and buy theirs! https://carbonbasedlifeforms.bandcamp.com/album/20-minutes  :)  In my humble opinion Carbon Based Lifeforms' 20 Minutes is the most beautiful track ever made. For some purposes I have however often wished it would last 20 minutes and not the original 7m46s, Becoming tired of waiting for that official remix to come, I did my own. So here it is :) Use with moderation, so that it doesn't get too monotonous.

Reworks

20 Minutes of 20 Minutes

Here´s a track I made for the downtempo electronica compilation Ease Division 3 a couple of years ago. This time a bit updated. Enjoy!

I Awake - Life Cipher (Wellton Extended Version)

"2/1 (Night Flight Mix)"

A cover version of Brian Eno's "2/1" from Ambient 1: Music for Airports. 
Vocals: Keiku.  Loops, tamboura, Tibetan bells, processing: Gio.

This originally appeared on the compilation "Minimalism" on UK label Law &  Auder in 1998. It was recorded shortly after finishing the album "Shringara". I had been reading Erich Tamm's wonderful book on Brian Eno, and he gave a fairly detailed analysis of how Eno put together the Music for Airports album. I thought the best way to understand how that music was made was to try it, so this track was an experiment in seeing how close I could get to Eno's sound. (With a few typically Makyo-esque elements thrown in.) Instead of tape loops, we used a sampler with sequencer loops of varying lengths triggering the samples. The experiment would later be developed on "Swara Mandala" in the similarly Eno-ish track "Skin as Soft as Starlight". With love to Prof. Eno.

Makyo: "2/1 (Night Flight mix)"

An excursion in dreamy, downtempo, electronica & acoustic beats, showcasing artists from across the globe.

Zen Baboon - Electric Bird

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