“Still Lives” is the third solo full length by the Finnish composer Marja Ahti, following a pair of releases on the Hallow Ground imprint. As a collection, it may be seen as a series of studies on the liminality of the listening act and an investigation into the physicality of sound. Ahti forges vivid electroacoustic environments from field recordings, analog synthesizers, acoustic feedback, magnetic tape and digital processing, resulting in a set of articulate, prickly, and surprising compositions. In the artist’s words, “These pieces could be conceived of as vanitas paintings of a kind – selections of mundane or archetypal objects, sounds that have their own distinct qualities, but exist only by virtue of being temporary events. From another angle, one could think of them as shrines – objects assembled and set in a particular relationship to each other, charging each other in their given constellations.” Marja Ahti (b. 1981) is a musician and composer based in Turku, Finland. Originally from Sweden, Ahti has been a part of the Finnish experimental music scene for more than ten years in different constellations. She is currently active in the duo Ahti & Ahti with her partner and as a member of the Himera artist/organizer collective.

Shrine (Still Life With Glass Bottle, Flower and Microphone)

This is a mixed down composite version of Browser Music 4.

The individual parts and instructions for playing them are as follows:

Open each link below in its own web browser tab or window and press play on each. The four parts are meant to play at the same time but don’t have to start together. You can stop / re-start individual parts and change their respective volumes as you wish. Like the components of a mobile sculpture, each part can be considered on its own or in any combination.

Part One:
youtu.be/4fE2awB7_d0

Part Two:
youtu.be/kT9ZastGvqE

Part Three:
youtu.be/Hzd_ydrGCqE

Part Four:
youtu.be/EpPkit3i8Vg


This is music without development, where nothing much happens (or rather: the happening is evenly distributed throughout). This is also quiet music – perfect for playing in the background on your web browser while you are doing something else on your computer. You can even listen to other music / watch other videos / make Zoom calls, etc. while playing Browser Music in the background.

Bandcamp

Browser Music 4

From the LP GEDULDIG (with Kónni Behrendt), out now on Ana Ott.

Geduldig

Steffen Roth - Geduldig

https://colorsquadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/c-o-l-o-r-s-q-u-a-d-0-1-2

Yoink

Crytorian

6mlog kunkin VH

From Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos
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Available March 22, 2024

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Gate IX

Ka Baird - Gate IX

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/cwtchcwtch
Track: Softness
Label: https://soundcloud.com/r_atioclub
Format: Digital EP
Release date: 01/03/24
YouTube: https://youtu.be/5qbcAKFB5t0 

It was during a residency on a farm in the Breton marshlands of Vendée, between rain, wind and timid rays of sunshine, that Cwtch awakened a captivating EP: "Noise Field". The two creative souls confronted their worlds in an electronic dance, shaping a unique soundscape. In this second EP, Theodore and Vincent solidify their musical identity, pushing back the boundaries of their ideas and production concepts. Noise Field is a panorama in which melodies interweave with the crackling sounds of synthesizers. Immerse yourself in a sonic journey where isolation and nature become grounds for artistic exploration, and let yourself be carried away by Cwtch's bewitching pulsations.

PREMIERE | Cwtch - Softness [ratio/club] 2024

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Cloud Cover from the album Beauty Data Pollution by Perfume.

Melbourne, June 2018.

Full album available at:  https://perfume.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-data-pollution

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Cloud Cover

From TRACED, Sonic Pieces, Pattern Series, 2017

Boundless Informant

A recording of "dinks and donks," strange sounds created by friction inside of InSight's seismometer, called SEIS. Scientists aren't entirely sure what causes each of these sounds, by they are created by parts inside the seismometer contracting as they cool down, especially during sunset. These were recorded on just after sundown on July 16, 2019 (Sol 226).

InSight Dinks And Donks Sample

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.