Ferdinand Gerhards

Ptakh Shody

Recorded & mixed on 13 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Process notes -
Bitwig - I started in Bitwig by pulling four samples from Freesound.org, including the one offered for use with this project. After this, I applied different settings of the Tuner device, very wet, different stretch modes and some limiting before exporting the 4 stems. 

I grabbed my iPad and sat in the cool night air with AudioKit’s Synth One and recorded a few slow takes on the same arpeggio. 

Ableton Live - 
- I pulled in all four of Freesound samples. I warped each one differently, grouped the HDD Sounds together & applied pitch correction in Nectar along with some CHOWTapeModel. I grouped the other two sounds together and applied Corpus on a beam setting.
- I used 6 different pieces of the Synth One recordings, with some filtering applied to some and used Caellum Audio’s Tape Cassette 2 on one of these tracks.
- I pulled three bits of a Max session from 19 Apr 2024 as some icing on this cake, using the same basic Corpus patch as the second Freesound set.
- I mixed it - just went with it

Title - I just liked how the word "orchard" contains the word "hard." 

Artwork/Photography - 
Sunnyside, Queens, NY 08 Sep 2022

Samples used from ffb.soffa obtained from Freesound.org
- 04 625269__ffbsoffa__toilet-flush-gentle-w-water-admission
- 02 625266__ffbsoffa__1

Samples used from eardeer obtained from Freesound.org
- 03 379004__eardeer__wire_sawnoise_4
- 01 401271__eardeer__toshiba-hdd

This work is published under a Creative Commons License.

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This original version of “Peach Orchard Skiffle” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0663: Drive Way. The Assignment: Record a piece of music that complements the hum and whir of a hard drive.

More on the Disquiet Junto at: http://disquiet.com/junto/

More on the 663rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Drive Way — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that complements the hum and whir of a hard drive — at https://disquiet.com/0663/

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Peach Orchard Skiffle  (disquiet0663)

Through a world of sound
the only filter I have
my discerning ear
 

Jason Richardson is a Leeton based musician and poet who’s collaborated with Naviar many times over the last few years: in 2014 his music was part of the sound installation we made for the State of Origin exhibition in London. In 2017, Jason and I curated together the exhibition Crossing Streams in Narrandera. In 2021, I interviewed Jason as part of our series of online events, Naviar Virtual. You can listen to our interview on Naviar’s YouTube channel.

Haiku by Jason Richardson

Only (naviarhaiku562)

The first release of a compilation of remixes from artists of the Ambient Cat label.

Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Dionis Afonichev with AI
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Ambient Cat Remixes, Vol. 1

Sensitive Moments (Brannan Lane Remix)

77 - You Still Here

Burning Sky (naviarhaiku567)

Deep Ocean Creatures is an atmospheric immersive ambient album that takes listeners meditatively into the ocean's mysterious depths. Each track is inspired by fascinating deep-sea creatures such as jellyfish, octopus, and various fishes. The music beautifully captures the ethereal and otherworldly essence of these creatures, evoking a sense of wonder and tranquility.

Produced and mixed by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev
Cover picture by Dionis Afonichev with AI
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev

Deep Ocean Creatures

Glass Octopus

Since its inception in 2019, the Sleeplaboratory compilation albums have been dedicated to exploring the interplay between Ambient music and sleep. Each volume gathers a diverse range of artists from around the world, who are invited to craft a piece of music which provides either a sense of calm or a subdued, minimal aesthetic.

Building on its four predecessors, Sleeplaboratory5.0 introduces a range of Ambient styles, from cinematic orchestral tones to hushed drones, delicate guitar passages, fractured piano notes, and deep bass textures. This edition welcomes back label previous label contributors such as Henrik Meierkord, Feeling Flying, The Bird’s Companion, Knivtid, and Calm Pieces. Their work is interwoven with contributions from new names to Whitelabrecs, offering a glimpse of potential future collaborations and releases.

As with all Whitelabrecs releases, the physical edition of Sleeplaboratory5.0 will feature companion artwork where the photographer had the same brief, to create something around the theme of sleep. This time, George Korunov’s evocative visuals adorn the four-panel sleeve, continuing our creative partnership. The deep blue and purple hues of these abstract images are suitably dreamlike, suggestive of clouds, of forest and of hard to place memories. The album is designed for versatile listening experiences, whether played quietly on headphones at night, softly through speakers in a dimly lit room, or as a soothing background companion to your day. The Sleeplaboratory series taps into the restorative qualities of both sleep and Ambient music.

Credits:
Curated by Harry Towell
Executive mastering by James Edward Armstrong
Mastering for tracks 2, 6, 7 arranged by the artists
Artwork by George Korunov
Art and design by Andrew Heath
All rights reserved with the artists

Sleeplaboratory5.0

wlr175 Various Artists - Sleeplaboratory5.0

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Sifting Down (naviarhaiku571)

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” - H.P. Lovecraft

Track created entirely with Behringer VS Mini synth, recorded and manipulated using AUM on iPad.

A World Not Desperate To Explain Itself

Erle

Ambient Sinneswahn

Soundtrack for video: https://youtu.be/cz9b8Cehprg

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

Polar

Idref Ambient Dark Realms

Spheren Spannung

Modal Argon8, Waldorf Streichfett + Alesis Philtre, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, DSI MoPho, Ensoniq ESQ-M, Korg Volca FM, Commodore C64 (SID 6581) + MSSIAH

Dust of the Universe: An Ambient Drama in Four Acts - Act One

Fire Walk With Me V4 In Heaven

ETHERE4L #06

inspired by fallen king

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5k8JI9DoxpWKkVc5Hb4ETA?si=xkxfM2A3Q3yNh7hIAARg4A
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silent whispers through a fiery storm

An electronic composition created using Pure Data and Audacity.

More on the 686th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Catch Your Breath — The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make music from what you sense — at https://disquiet.com/0686/

Ferdinand Gerhards

Dirk