The second foray into Séance Centre's “Speculative Ethnography” series is an icy and tender missive of glacial piano, ambient electronics, samples, treated sax, and drum machine rhythms from snowbound Canadians Joseph Shabason & Vibrant Matter (Kieran Adams).

Shabason and Adams have been collaborating for years, forming the production team behind the celebrated experimental synth pop trio Diana, but their relationship has often been fraught with creative tension. Fly Me to the Moon is their ‘make up’ EP, a redemptive voyage through uncertain times. During lockdown Adams found refuge in routine, practicing drums every morning in Shabason’s Toronto studio. Afterwards, the pair would chat in the alleyway behind the studio, drinking espressos, a daily practice that became an antidote to the chaos of pandemic life. Through this daily ritual a creative spark was reignited and they decided to start exchanging ideas, but rather than working together in the studio as they had in the past, the circumstances required them to collaborate remotely. Through this distanced connection the youthful tension and ego of the past eroded, evolving into a deep trust.

Escaping the gravitational pull of a planet in distress, the duo composed a sonic love letter adrift in weightless ambient electronics, fourth world jazz visions, and cyborg IDM riddim technologies — an ode to a long friendship which has strength because it has travelled through so many galaxies and vortices. Who says you can’t fall in love all over again - ‘Fly me to the moon / Let me play up there with those stars / Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars’.

Fly Me to the Moon is a limited edition pressing with risograph printed insert and designed for future archives.

RIYL: Ramzi, Photek, Mo Wax Headz, Jon Hassell, FSOL, Aleksi Perälä, Nuron, Ismistik

Purchase digital: https://josephshabasonvibrantmatter.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-to-the-moon

Purchase vinyl: https://www.seance-centre.com/shop/joseph-shabason-vibrant-matter-fly-me-to-the-moon

B1. Joseph Shabason & Vibrant Matter - Winterhaze (32SC)

«The Diary 2019 - 2023» is a collection of memories and impressions from the last 4 years.
It consists of art, music, AI-replicated memories, generative impressions, photo documentation, and true stories.

Full Diaty experience here — https://www.imanou.art/diary

Diary 2019 — 2023

01.06.2023

Love / War

I think part of being mature is truly feeling the flow of time and realizing how short and fragile life can be. When you see people around you die, or get ill, or even when you yourself are attacked – like when strangers shot rockets at you – it makes you question your own beliefs but also be grateful for what you have.

This serves as a reminder for myself to be bold, brave, and strong. It's a call not to waste time and to cherish what life has to offer.

Maturity

From the Scape One album Neutron Drive.
A brand new electro album taking in various elements of old-school styles with a new twist of synthetic waves and beat manipulation.
Buy: https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/neutron-drive
Stream: https://share.amuse.io/O7ZUngnCi0l6

Neutron Drive

Nicolás Melmann — Música Aperta

Umor Rex, catalog UR154
Vinyl LP, digital and streaming 
Release date: April 4, 2025

Nicolás Melmann (born in Buenos Aires and now based in Barcelona) explores sound's social and poetic dimensions through transdisciplinary projects. Drawing inspiration from Erik Satie's concept of "furniture music," Melmann's compositions transform the listening experience into havens of calm and contemplation.

Música Aperta is a fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds, rich in beautiful harmonies, where carefully soft elements interplay with delicate raspiness. Made up of three parts, the music unfolds slowly, immersing the listener in time. Música Aperta resonates with echoes of Satie, the meditative minimalism of Arvo Pärt, the roughness of Phill Niblock, and the nostalgic reflections of Richard Skelton.

Another way of listening to Música Aperta is through its digital encore – an extension of the album experience that brings the concept of open music to life – "a work that remains unfinished and open to transformation." The website features a reactive audiovisual interface where images dynamically respond to the music's behavior, translating electroacoustic frequencies into real-time cinematic landscapes. The album blends instrumental and electronic textures while allowing listeners to interact with different layers through a virtual mixer, enabling them to create unique sound combinations and personal sonic experiences.

All songs written and performed by Nicolás Melmann in Château Éphémère 
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY
Artwork by Daniel Castrejón

Project supported by: Asylum Arts / The Neighborhood (New York), and Château Éphémère - Fabrique Sonore et Numérique (Poissy).


VINYL LP
A1  Música Aperta I  — (06:30)
A2  Música Aperta II  — (11:17)
B3  Música Aperta III — (18:36)

Umor Rex records 2025 / UPC: 796520479937
Press & general inquiries: editor@umor-rex.com 
Worldwide distributed by Morr Music Distribution GmbH 
Anklamer Str. 30, 10115 Berlin  /  order@morrmusic.com

Música Aperta

Buy LP or DL

Nicolás Melmann - Música Aperta II

10 minutes showcase of Meridian's "Marja / Nocturne EP" featuring 3 original tracks + 5 remixes
Out 21th Marsh on https://soundcloud.com/shimmering-moods-records
https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/

Remixers
https://soundcloud.com/karenvogt
https://soundcloud.com/arkap
https://soundcloud.com/arco5
https://soundcloud.com/chouk-bwa-lib-te
https://soundcloud.com/neve_ambient

Marja EP Megamix

Respair

The Other Side
by Vitaliy Rybakin

All copies are sold out, digital here:

https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side



Vitaliy Rybakin - The Other Side

Murk Praxis

"Offrande insensée de la vie
Nous rappelle à l'éphémère joyau de l'émoi
Rendue je suis
A toi mon destin
Fais-moi danser entre tes mains" (Shantala Pèpe)

Image: Roxane Métayer https://www.roxanemetayer.com/

Playlist:
00:00 Half Asleep - Interlude 1 (invisible as music)
01:10 Nina Skywōkeur & Lloyde - Medusa
05:43 S280F - owls sing for the birth of Lilith (F168)
07:37 Giraffe - Drought
12:28 Shantala Pèpe - Entre tes mains
13:52 Klimperei - De branche en branche
15:53 Roxane Métayer - Première image
17:38 Yasmine Laassal - Rêve 11/04/23
18:54 Monika Bugajny & Gareth Davis - On The Edge Of Shadows I (Edit)
19:55 Christophe Petchanatz - musique pour le demi-sommeil 1.5
24:19 Refurinn Kitsune - Je t'aime à la folie (Madame Patate Cover)
27:10 Giraffe - Pressure
29:31 Roberto Musci - Water Music
31:20 Khôra - Echemythia
35:52 Klimperei - Lola Petit Chagrin
37:30 Khôra - Golden Femur
42:37 Antonin De Bemels - Au temps pour moi
48:53 Mariane Mendels Flandre - Trouble # 9
50:26 Roberto Musci - Back Railway To
54:01 Klimperei - La rencontre
57:36 Half Asleep - Ah! Whence is this- What is this severance-
59:15 Olivier Taskin - Comme ça

Mélancolie douce XXX

Released with permission from the original artist.  Made out of love for the track.
Huge thanks to Client_03 for the green light <3

Client_03 Bandcamp: https://client03.bandcamp.com/album/testbed-assembly
original track: https://client03.bandcamp.com/track/uncompiledotself

Artwork: Ola Szmidt

Client_03- UncompileDotSelf - (Ola Szmidt Vocal Edit)

Ola Szmidt

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