Pre-order now available: https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/upward-eyes-kindred

Handstitched* is thrilled to announce the next installment of the split-artist series, Ian Hawgood and Fields We Found feature alongside each other for an outing of outstanding musical composure and tranquility. 

Ian's music needs little introduction, with many releases and collaborations under his belt on numerous well-known labels - to say he's prolific is pretty close to the mark. Ian also curates the wonderful Home Normal label, here in the UK. "upward eyes" is seriene, slow-moving and hauntingly subtle, prolonged space fills the moments we frequently overlook and leaves time for reflection during a quiet time spent in an open space. We are honoured to have his debut EP "upward eyes" featuring on Handstitched*. 

Fields We Found has just released his outstanding album "Distance" on the lovely Seil Records, which has been on constant rotation here at Handstitched* over the past month - and the new EP "kindred" is equally as moving, graceful and bewitching. The equilibrium and expression within "kindred" is harmonious - and at the same time, quietly sonorous.

Fields We Found and Ian Hawgood are both welcomed to Handstitched* with many thanks and admiration for their respective musical works as part of the split-artist series, it's great to have them visiting Handstitched* for this special release.

Limited to 50 copies. Released on mini CD-r and sage green cassette with hand-made packaging, tape O-cards and unique designs for each CD package. [HS45/45T]. 

Released August 12.

Ian Hawgood / Fields We Found - upward eyes/kindred [HS45/T S4mpl3r]

Untitled 2022

find on Bandcamp here: 
https://marineeyes.bandcamp.com/track/half-dreaming

i wrote ‘half dreaming’ last month when heavy rains came to southern california. 

this one-off single is a bit of a new hushed direction for me—using only tiny swells of my voice, osmose synth & field recordings. life feels extra fragile & precious lately and i hope listening (with headphones on) inspires you to take rest, and drift.

half dreaming

Fumeiryou - 不明瞭, Obscureness

1. 有耶無耶、2. 茫乎、3. 縹渺、 4. 漠然、5. 模糊、6. 曖昧、7. あやふや、8. 朦朧、9. ぼんやり

The titles of all the tracks are Japanese words that are close to the meaning of obscurity.

When we do not define the attributes of an object and see it as it is, there is something that comes into view for the first time.

全ての曲のタイトルは、不明瞭という意味に近い日本語である。

対象の属性を定義せず、それをあるがままに見ると、そこに初めて見えてくる何かがある。

All tracks are produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover art by Hidekazu Imashige

Fumeiryou

Aimai

The large spiral galaxy called NGC 6872 has two elongated arms stretching to the upper right and lower left. Just to the upper left of NGC 6872 appears another smaller spiral galaxy. These two galaxies, each of which likely has a supermassive black hole at
the center, are being drawn toward one another. X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, represented sonically by a wind-like tone, show multimillion-degree gas that permeates the galaxies. Meanwhile Hubble Space Telescope data reveal the galaxy’s spiral arms and background stars as low drone sounds, soft plucks and cymbals. 
cymbals.

Chandra and Hubble NGC 6872 Sonification

Sabled Sun (Atrium Carceri/Mountain Realm) returns with 2150, the 6th entry in the Sabled Sun series.

As our protagonist's essence was decanted into the waiting vessel, a fresh husk of flesh and circuitry, he felt the familiar disorientation of transition. The spaceship - a silver arrow piercing the void, was his chariot to the last bastion of humanity, the outer sector space station. And yet now, as he was dragged screaming from slumber - the ship's alarm suite shrieked in discordant harmony, a cacophony of warning klaxons and flashing telltales that paint the darkness in fiery hues.

The man's thoughts, still coalescing from the fog of sleep, struggle to comprehend the chaos around him. System failure, navigation error, propulsion malfunction - the ship's AI yammers in his ear with a still soothing voice. The man's new body, still unfamiliar, thrummed with tension as he fights to assert control, his consciousness a fragile flame flickering in the hurricane of alarms and warnings...

Recommended for fans of Sci-Fi Ambience, Layered Synthesizers and Space Settings

Sabled Sun - 2150 - 09 Longcasting

Cities Last Broadcast, the Swedish expert of paranormal electronics and Fractalyst, the Greek specialist of technical soundscapes, has created an equally disturbing and fascinating album of the finest dark ambient.

Phantasmora is an album about feverish madness, séances gone wrong and about grandma singing in many tongues as reality crumbles.

Recommended for fans of séances trapped in endless tape loops and ghostly transmissions through analog noise

Cities Last Broadcast & Fractalyst - Phantasmora - 04 Imprecise Waltz

Cities Last Broadcast & Fractalyst - Phantasmora - 07 Phantasmora

The Darker Sex

If you love me...

Before settling into orbit around Saturn, Cassini faced a white-knuckle ride through the plane of the planet’s rings. When converted into an audio file, the interstellar cacophony is reminiscent of a hellstorm on Earth.

Cassini Shields Up

Silent Night

Hello, we’re NASA. You may have seen our astronauts, rocket launches, or Mars rovers — but have you heard our sounds? From interviews with astronauts and engineers to stories that take you on a tour of the galaxy, NASA’s audio offerings let you experience the thrill of space exploration without ever leaving Earth.