Supreme

... and here we are, at the end of the Xerrox series. For those who have been all along on the ride, the fifth and final volume concludes an incredible journey which Alva Noto started back in 2007, with the exploration between the original and the copy, the distinction between the two in the analogue and digital world, and the context which each one holds. This was before the concept of non-fungible tokens designed to represent proof of authenticity for the original [digital] art, music, and collectables. Nearly two decades in the making, the five albums capture Carsten Nicolai's evolving philosophy around the method and the system. "The copying process is now less visible through software manipulation; rather, it unfolds as the artist describes melodic and acoustic images that are then manipulated, copied, and transformed into new patterns during composition." I've covered Vol. 2, Vol. 3, and Vol 4 in detail, in the last of which I have predicted that this fifth and final volume will come out in 2025. So, I am delighted and a little sad to feature this exclusive premiere of a track from the final entry as the voyage approached dissolution. This is an emotional experience filled with moments of melancholy and the bittersweet feelings of goodbye, not the least of which are influenced by the connection to the passing of Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was a fan of this series.

Read more on Headphone Commute:
https://headphonecommute.com/2024/11/25/alva-noto-xerrox-nausicaa/

Xerrox Vol. 5

Xerrox Nausicaa

TRACK PREMIERE : Alva Noto - Xerrox Nausicaa

Purl - Stillpoint [SSCD17] 
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Stillpoint
At the center of us is a focal point of consciousness
Perfectly still, yet vibrant with life
This is our natural state
Ever at peace, yet ever expanding
Ever at peace 
In knowing that being can never cease to be
Thus there is no death
Only eternal life
Ever expanding 
In knowing that eternity is never done
We are in continuous motion towards what lies beyond
Across endless new horizons
- Ludvig Cimbrelius 2015
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http://silentseason.com/sscd17/index.html
http://shop.silentseason.com/album/stillpoint-sscd17

Produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius
Mastered by Stefan Betke (Pole) of Scape Mastering
Photography by Danthon

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info@silentseason.com
www.silentseason.com


Bandcamp

Purl - Saraide [SSCD17]

☆★★ https://bit.ly/GRSCLM141 ★★☆

eth_mnd’s MMMXXV Time Dilation lives up to its name for Greyscale's 141st release of the Mood Series. The EP unfolds like a meditation on the distortion of time and perception, merging fast-moving atmospheres with grounded rhythms. South Africa's eth_mnd crafts a sonic landscape where temporal boundaries blur and dissolve, pulling the listener into a dense, contemplative space that feels suspended between ancient ritual and future unknown. Opening track 'Anomalous Dimention, Ancient Wisdom Of Ye' has layers of deep ambience. There is grit in its texture but also a strange serenity. The brisk sonic currents create motion, while the low tones anchor the experience in something heavier and more eternal. Field recordings of children playing rise unexpectedly through the haze, adding a human element rarely heard in this genre and contributing to the sense of memory drifting through altered time. 'Planetary Expanse, Reconfiguration Of Thy Essence' elevates the album’s introspective mood. A rising warm tone gradually spreads like light over a frozen landscape. The central melody looms with purpose, supported by a heavy beat and crystalline production. Cold yet full of life, the track evokes vast solitude and a sublime sense of scale. The closing track 'Cosmic Transcendental Heteroclite, Odyssey To Thy Provenance' serves as a culmination. It threads the sonic language of the earlier pieces into a more rhythmically pronounced journey. The rhythm is slow but determined, like a pulse at the edge of perception. This is the soundtrack to observing stars in motion and understanding that their light is older than your lifetime. MMMXXV Time Dilation stretches and bends, creating an experience that feels entirely current.

w&p - eth_mnd
mastering - grad_u
artwork - Rima Prusakova
write-up - Tim Humphrey

☆★★ https://bit.ly/GRSCLM141 ★★☆

MMMXXV Time Dilation

Cosmic Transcendental Heteroclite, Odyssey To Thy Provenance

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available as vinyl lp for the first time 10/16

loscil 'rorschach'

Peace of live recorded session on Perfotester Event by SREDA, Uluwatu, Bali

SREDA meets Waxwood / Ambient Set [Live Rec]

https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/exoterra

Archives25 // ArchivesCD007 
Archives / 2016

Fathoms

Stranger Things (Basicnoise Remix)

My Vibrance stage opening set at La Vallée Électrique : Music & Film Festival 2017 in France. 

Tracklist:
01. Carbon Based Lifeforms - System (Ultimae Records)
02. ASC - Idyll Of Sorrow (Silent Season)
03. Montren - Sometimes (Endless Quest Media)
04. Sam KDC - Untitled (Auxiliary Records)
05. Alan Backdrop - Kair (Ekar Records)
06. Claudio PRC - Hyacinth (Ultimae Records)
07. AES Dana feat. Miktek - Diffraction Protocol (Ultimae Records)
08. Miktek - Biosphere (Echomania Records)
09. AES Dana - Snöflinga (Ultimae Records)
10. Scann-Tec - Ne Viden (Ultimae Records)
11. Cell - Vapor (Ultimae Records)
12. AES Dana feat. Miktek - Small Things Matter (Ultimae Records)
13. H.U.V.A. Network - Orientations Part 3 (Uncertainty Principle) (Ultimae Records)
14. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Comsat (Ultimae Records)
15. Sync24 - Replicant (Ultimae Records)
16. Scann-Tec - Parsec (Ultimae Records)
17. Connect.Ohm - 9980 (Cell Remix) (Ultimae Records)
18. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Gryning (Ultimae Records)

Photo by: Franz Walter
https://www.behance.net/studiofranzwalter

Support the artists, buy the music!

Samsara @ La Vallée Électrique Festival 2017

Shining star

Ambient Soundscapes : Selections 011

The eleventh installment of the Ambient Soundscapes Selections series.
This mix features 10 different tracks I shared on the Ambient Soundscapes playlist during May 2020. 
Hope you'll enjoy the selection and mix.

Tracklist:
SVLBRD - Ensomhet
Logic Moon - I See Planets
Perry Frank - Decades
Cholosus - Sahara
Logic Moon - Re-Vault
Keys for Eclipse - Sleep is the Interest We Pay
.foundation - foundation 11
Lauge - Barents Sea
Haruhisa Tanaka - False Color II
Christina Gianonne - Kaleidoscope

Buy the individual tracks:
https://faintmusic.bandcamp.com/track/svlbrd-ensomhet
https://logicmoon.bandcamp.com/track/i-see-planets
https://perryfrank.bandcamp.com/track/decades
https://cholosus.bandcamp.com/track/sahara
https://logicmoon.bandcamp.com/track/re-vault
https://hollowpointone.bandcamp.com/track/sleep-is-the-interest-we-pay
https://0foundation.bandcamp.com/track/foundation-11
https://faintmusic.bandcamp.com/track/lauge-barents-sea
https://haruhisatanaka.bandcamp.com/track/false-color-2
https://faintmusic.bandcamp.com/track/christina-giannone-kaleidoscope
		
Photo: Jeremy Bishop

Previous Selections:
https://soundcloud.com/laugebabagnohm/sets/ambient-soundscapes-selections

Playlist & Group:
https://spoti.fi/2GA8QSI (Ambient Soundscapes)
https://spoti.fi/2AZB6tg (Ambient Soundscapes Archives)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/900302086999252/

Ambient Soundscapes : Selections 011

[moosdohmen] is a producer of live modular dubs and drones. He combines dub, lo-fi ambient and drone elements to create his own blend. He performs with a 7U modular setup, Torso T1/S4, guitar FX pedals, and Elektron Syntakt and Pulsar 23 analog drum machines.

Since 2023 he has done modular livesets at Paradiso Amsterdam, Vondelbunker, Ruigoord, OT301, Modulation Utrecht, Dutch Modular Fest, Doka Amsterdam, Waveforms, Ruis Festival (with FreakedMusic), ElektrikCafe Arnhem, Zeeplab, POM Eindhoven, and in Berlin and Cologne, Germany. Together with Paul Alstein he did  live ambient dub sets in Amersfoort and Zeeplab. In the past few years he has done live streams for New York Modular Society, Colorado Modular Synth Society, and Modular World. He also did podcasts for the Ambient Vault and Data Cult Audio series.

His latest releases are on BandCamp and all streaming platforms. 
Find [moosdohmen] on https://linktr.ee/moosdohmen