aaaand purchased, wonderfully simple but utterly transformative and immersive. Lovely work.

Collection of 6 miniature tracks. These are improvisations using a minimal setup, recorded live in one take. 
Each track is an exploration of an idea, a process, or just caring about what is occurring and the unexpected.
"Miniature" means both the duration, the setup (one instrument, a looper and some effects), and the composition (few things, allowing to focus on details).

https://neve.bandcamp.com/

Petites Formes - 01 - Tactile

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]

Sounds from the fields
Idanha-a-nova, 2018

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Sementes II

https://karenvogt.bandcamp.com/track/searching-for-shoals-karen-vogt-remix

Searching For Shoals (Karen Vogt Remix)

Taken from the album "Retrograde Amnesia" by Xu & Oberlin, released on Slow Tone Collages:


The record delves into the haunting history of the former psychiatric hospital in Colorno (Parma – Italy, in use from 1873 to 1978). Titled "Retrograde Amnesia”, it explores the lives of patients who were once confined to the institution, many of whom were forgotten by society. 
The hospital, which is now abandoned, was once home to over a thousand patients, including those who were deemed "dangerous" or "marginalized" by society. Among them were prostitutes, alcoholics, vagabonds, and even small children. The psychiatrists who worked at the institution were free to experiment with new treatments, including practices such as electroshock and frontal lobotomy. While these doctors saw themselves as innovators and experimenters, many of the patients were no longer considered people. One of the devastating consequences of the treatments administered at the hospital was retrograde amnesia, which is the loss of memories of past events. Many patients who underwent these treatments were left with gaps in their memory, unable to recall important moments of their lives, as their identities were fragmented and their shared human experiences obliterated. Forgotten by society and stripped of their own sense of self, they were consigned to the shadows of history. 
"Retrograde Amnesia" is a haunting and emotional record that aims to shed light on the lives of these forgotten patients. Through the use of ambient soundscapes and atmospheric textures, the music captures the sense of isolation and despair that many of the patients must have felt. Enveloped in the echoes of empty corridors and abandoned rooms, one easily feels consumed by the weight of the lives that once occupied these desolate spaces. 

releases September 1, 2023 

W&P by Xu & Oberlin 

Xu: 
Acoustic and electric piano, vocals and psaltery samples, small eurorack 
system, Korg Volca FM, Strymon El Capistan 

Oberlin: 
Eurorack modular synth, tape-recorder 

Mastered by Francis M Gri 
Artwork and packaging design by Slow Tone Collages 
STC 036 
Slow Tone Collages 2023

Xu & Oberlin - Retrograde Amnesia - Part I

Tracklist

01. Ambalek - Oceannaire Pragmatist
02. Anthéne - Balance (featuring fields we found)
03. Betts(JP) - Yosde 05
04. Brambles - To Speak Of Solitude
05. Cat Tyson Hughes - Goldfields
06. Dag Rosenqvist - August
07. Hotel Neon - The Hope of Becoming
08. Marcus Fischer - Lighting the Shadows
09. Minamo & Moskitoo - Palm Fable
10. Norihito Suda + Stijn Hüwels - 蓬莱 : Hourai

360. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01. Adrian Lane - An Engraved Offering
02. The Humble Bee & Offthesky - Presence
03. Far away Nebraska - Uno sguardo all'orizzonte prima di tornare a casa
04. David Cordero - Seas of Serenity
05. Michael Scott Dawson - Yarmouth
06. Ghost and Tape - Ikoj
07. Francisco Sonur - Momentary Miracles
08. Russell Burden & Craig Tattersall - Turnings
09.  Jens Pauly - Slope
10.  Jeannine Schulz - Humble - 01 Home

363. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01.  Glacis - Under The Bare Sky
02.  Fortresses - Hear
03.  Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Hanakuma
04.  Anthéne - The Fields
05.  Bauer + Katharina Schmidt - Night Passage
06.  Tomáš Šenkyřík - Mami
07.  Taylor Deupree - Dissipating
08.  Sleepland+duenn - Pond
09.  Paper Armies - Walls

364. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01.  Glacis - I Watched The Sun Go Down
02.  Prism Capture - Your hair got waves
03.  Andrew Heath - Catching Clouds
04.  Simon McCorry & Wodwo - By Snail on its Slick of Light
05.  David Cordero - Wet Paper
06.  The Humble Bee & Offthesky - Space
07.  Federico Durand, Pablo Picco - Olas
08.  Dudal - Première Partie
09.  Daily Rituals -  I cant help but romanticize the briefness in which you existed in my life
10.  Danny Clay -  12.21.2022
11. Francisco Sonur - The house is noisy
12.  Adrian Lane - For That Brief Moment

366. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01. Sawako - Deep Under
02. Sawako - Untitledcave
03. Sawako - Pink Liquid Cotton Candy
04.  Sawako - Performed Perfume
05.  Gurun Gurun - Yume no mori (ft. sawako)
06.  Sawako - H u g b u g
07.  Sawako - Cloud No Crowd
08. Sawako - Eclipse Dawn
09. Sawako - 7-fin
10.  Sawako - Fertile Emptiness

368. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Pre-order now available ...

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/generational-drift-the-celestial-sphere

Handstitched* is happy to announce a new split-artist EP (hs53) is by two consistent artists and friends of Handstitched* - Darren Harper & Ümlaut, both well-known and respected within musical spheres and both have released music on an amazing array of well-respected labels over the years.

Darren Harper - "Generational Drift - A seasonal reflection in four movements" wanders through a tactile and circular movement of explorations and minimalistic patterns of generative structures, each arrangement allows itself to occupy its own space within the theme, and variations evolve with harmonious and unrestricted woven textures, subtly offering an openness and tranquillity. "Generational Drift" is a long-form piece that is a sonic tapestry of evolving beauty and internal perceptions.

Ümlaut - "The Celestial Sphere" in contrast to Darren Harpers' work is fractured, short-formed pieces adjoining each other with a disjointed tension, sometimes off-kilter but always focused with a thought-provoking structure. Ümlaut navigates his way through contrasting and conflicting elements and carries the listener through a maze of articulations and random jazz-infused electronic segments, choosing to avoiding traditional form and creating something uniquely dynamic and engaging, all wrapped-up inside a sonic cosmos.

Issued on dual-format, limited edition tape and mini double CD featuring individually hand-bound and hand-cut collage CD wallets made from vintage materials and papers, a special print edition of five x ten designs for the [tape] O-cards to house the c45 cassettes. Each CD copy is hand-numbered and packed inside glassine bags, tape copies are packed inside a clear eco bag.

Darren Harper / Ümlaut - Generational Drift / The Celestial Sphere S4mpl3r [HS53]

ambient music
caring about the unexpected, focusing on details
improvisation

Petites Formes - 01 - Tactile

neve

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