German-Icelandic electro-acoustic trio Minua’s new EP Simulacra explores just tuning systems and alternate temperaments. Utilising various instruments like woodwinds, a modular synthesizer, a Bavarian zither or electric bass, the trio stretch barely song-like structures to their limits; the four pieces here move with glacial grandeur, their movement barely perceptible. 

The first half of the record revolves around the element of air. The opening “Order of Instants” utilises layered woodwind instruments to create a harmonic space inspired by an 18th century temperament often used by organ tuners. “Final Service” is an ode to overtones and noise, fusing bass clarinets with modular synthesizer and processed electric bass to calming, slowly modulating effect. 

The second half of the record shifts the trio’s focus to plucked instruments, but the pieces retain their slow-moving, monolithic character. “Sixfold Wilted Rose” features a Bavarian zither, unravelling its shimmering beauty on the bedrock of drone sounds like a rose blooming in parched soil, while the closing “Ascension Point” continues in a similar mood, a droning calmness underpinning the gentle electric guitar plucks. 

Inspired by traditional musics, elements of jazz and contemporary drone, Minua have created a body of work that draws parallels between musical worlds. Simulacra is beautiful, patient music.

Released by Warm Winters Ltd. as WW012 

Fabian Willmann – woodwinds 
Kristinn Kristinsson – guitar, electronics 
Luka Aron – guitar, zither, modular synthesizer 

Tracks 1-3 written by Luka Aron 
Track 4 written by Kristinn Kristinsson 

Recorded by Daniel Nentwig at Butterama Recording Center 
Mixed by Luca Aaron and Kristinn Kristinsson 
Mastered by Rashad Becker at Clunk 
Cover artwork by Nat Marcus

Simulacra

Minua - Final Service

https://www.nts.live/shows/sue-zuki/episodes/sue-zuki-10th-november-2021

Sue Zuki 091121

For the next episode of our monthly show on Ma3azef.live we’re inviting Mark Dartau — DJ and part of Ugly club in St. Petersburg, Russia.

NEOPLASM w/ Mark Dartau - ma3azef.live - November 19, 2021

Третий эпизод подкаста сокураторки радио Элины Большенковой "Глубокое слушание", гость – Леонид Кравченко, автор телеграм-канала What’s That Noise. https://t.me/whats_that_noise 

Я попросила Леонида составить плейлист для нашей радиопередачи – 4 самые любимые песни вообще и 4 любимые вещи 2021 года, медленно подходящего к своему завершению. Получилась чрезвычайно неожиданная подборка, которая стала отправной точкой для шуток, рассказывания историй из жизни, для дискуссий, например, о разделении поп и экспериментал музона или о том, нужно ли отменять Бойда Райса. Ни к чему определенному и строгому мы не пришли (не в этом была суть разговора), но мы хорошо смеялись! Лично мне кажется получившийся формат максимально удачным и крутым – в описании к подкасту на саундкалуде вы можете найти все-все ссылки на звучащую музыку и материалы, упомянутые Леонидом в эпизоде. Я благодарю его за доверие, и благодарю случай за возможность записать выпуск, физически находясь в одном помещении. 

ps в записи возникли небольшие артефакты, они вряд ли помешают прослушиванию, но кого-то могут встревожить 

songs and other links
Slowdive – Souvlaki Space Station \\ https://youtu.be/Sjr6esFXJl4
Bjork – I Miss You \\ https://youtu.be/cTZ7XZIiT7o
Depeche Mode – Pipeline \\ https://youtu.be/yO0YjqMVAoo
Francesco Messina – Marcia di Kyoto \\ https://bestrecord.bandcamp.com/track/marcia-di-kioto
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Lucy Railton & Kit Downes – Of Becoming and Dying \\ https://lucyrailton.bandcamp.com/album/subaerial
Dan Nicholls - Yeh Yeh \\ https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mattering-and-meaning
Hela Bilaletdin – Diana \\ https://fonal.bandcamp.com/album/nauhoi
Владимир Лучанский – Пункт 2 \\ https://kartaskvazhin.bandcamp.com/album/--10


more - (new weird formats) - coming - - - soon
c0ver art – collab of https://www.instagram.com/metakitch/ X elina bolshenkova

#3. Леонид Кравченко (What's That Noise). Спортивное ориентирование в потоке музыкального материала

info: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/prosthetic-sentiment-05-boundary-condition-wouter-van-veldhoven
https://www.woutervanveldhoven.nl
https://woutervanveldhoven.bandcamp.com

prosthetic sentiments

prosthetic sentiments 05 – Boundary Condition: Wouter Van Veldhoven

Mixed from Dnipro by @refaol

Встречаем первый в сериях микс от подписчика. В следующие два часа мы предлагаем вам отпустить все тревожные мысли и довериться прекрасному селекту Евгения с Днепра.


Download link:
https://bit.ly/3JyP6eA

Cover art by @pseudo-art-rose

W Λ V E S  C  Λ  L M

Eugene Kasian – W Λ V E S  C  Λ  L M

Symphonic spirals and deep IDM, spoken word spells and piercing corpuscular noise - a multi-story tower of brilliant sound layouts, built in a starry fog by a guest from Georgia @dalicl.

Recorded specially for Grains of Peace - recreational zone and charity marathon on Kyiv-based 20ft Radio to help Ukrainians who have suffered from russia's aggression.

Listen to music and stay with Ukraine: www.20ftradio.net

Grains of Peace w/ Dali @ 20ft Radio - 31/03/2022

three

When I was recording my upcoming electronic album "Source", I challenged myself to use every synth that I own somewhere on the album. Happy to say that I did it, and it was a lot of fun. I hope you'll give it a listen when it comes out.

One thing that I have been trying to do with these vintage synths is to recontextualize them as contemporary sounds rather than throwbacks. In the attached piece for example, I wanted to use the Moog, and have it sound like a Moog, but without feeling retro or nostalgic. And that's what I'm most interested in hearing from the Junto, how it's landing for you and ideas for what I might do to meet my aesthetic goal: preserving the unique voice of the instrument without situating its sound in an earlier era.  

This piece was posted in response to Disquiet Junto #0711. More on the 711th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Show & Tell & — The Assignment: Share some recent music; get and give feedback — at https://disquiet.com/0711/.

Tethys (disquiet0711)

glad to have had | untitled project 001 sessions | ambient atmospheric psyche drone horror WIP | shifty 4.1 rl 10 bpm take 1 81425

Part of "Homesick" tape.
Released 11/09/2016

http://oblastrec.bandcamp.com/album/homesick

ruthless (w/ D. Towärds)

nissan groove