Taken from the new album, available on digital and vinyl.

Vinyl at Bleep: https://bleep.com/release/220862-ochre-an-eye-to-windward

A Current Under Sea

My new Smackos - Fables from a Silent Wave album conveniently mixed in one giant mix for deep listening, falling asleep to, trip to, wander, hike, work, code, paint, do fitness, forest bathing or whatever you want to do…Available at the Legowelt bandcamp in all sorts of hi quality formats here for paywhatuwant-> https://legowelt.bandcamp.com/album/fables-from-a-silent-wave

Most of this album was recorded around 2017 at the North Sea Institute for the Overmind in The Hague Holland. Early 2022 I finally had some energy to get the artwork, tracks and "mastering" etc. together. 

I went for a bit of a “mid century weird tales Clipper Flying boat LA science Fiction fanclub” vibe with this one as I was reading a lot of that stuff. Synthwise its all over the place... ‘Supernova Cherry Dessert’ is nothing but the Novation Supernova pushing its 12 DSP succulent dripping filter to the max. Also heavy use of the Waldorf Pulse 2 & Blofeld (like on Fluttering into a Pulse storm) There is some JV2080 in there too. “Where the endless minds go” = just one loop on the Roland boutique mini JP08 you can hear the notes cut off sometimes because it can’t cope with too much polyphony and the hands on control gets a bit mucky due do its microscopically sized faders ah well…. “La chaleur sombre d’un S900” which is something like the Dark brooding warmth of the S900 is just that, all sounds sampled into the lower kHz rates of an AKAI S900 for those mesmerizing undusted digital artefacts. The artwork is a painting I made called ‘The golden age of Flying boats’.

Nightwind Records NW032 ©2022 NIGHTWIND RECORDS 
All tracks written and produced by Danny Wolfers 
Instruments used: Novation Supernova, Akai S900, Waldorf Blofeld, Waldorf Pulse 2, Roland JP08 & JV2080 and probably lots more. 
Vocals on Volons Près des Vagues by Cassiopeia Blumenthal
Artwork by Danny Wolfers

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Smackos 'Fables from a Silent Wave'  complete album in one deep listening mix

I am playing with a range of minimal single patch recordings from single synthesizers

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A New Seed

Denovali Records is pleased to welcome RICARDO DONOSO to the roster. In anticipation of the release of his new album Saravá Exu in January 2015, to be released along with Deterrence, previously available only on casette and now completely remastered, we offer the EP Beginning of the Shape as a free digital release. A further new album, Machine 2 Machine, will appear in April 2015, and a collector's vinyl boxset release, containing the previous albums Progress Chance, Assimilating The Shadow and As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another will follow in May 2015.


BEGINNING OF THE SHAPE EP

Carrying on from his highly acclaimed trilogy on the Digitalis label, “Beginning of the Shape” marks his first release for Denovali. The new EP hints at a new direction for the composer, while more experimental textures are at the forefront his sense of pacing and musical development remains intact – a perfect taste for what’s to come in the months ahead.

Written & Produced by Ricardo Donoso 2013-2014
Recorded at Vesica Pisces
Mastered by John Tejeda
© Ricardo Donoso

Ricardo Donoso is a composer, percussionist and electronic musician from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil who currently resides in Boston.  After having studied composition at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory he has participated in a slew of projects over the years, most notably playing drums for avant-death metal unit Ehnahre and being one half of the ever morphing electronic duo Perispirit. Ricardo's musical vocabulary draws as much from contemporary composition, drone, to techno and noise. Whether on his multifaceted albums or in live performance Donoso’s main interest lies in building and manipulating an immersive sound world that bridges the gap between light and dark, hope & despair and the past & future – creating a truly timeless & transcendent experience.

He has released music on esteemed labels such as Digitalis, Further Records and Hospital Productions and has toured throughout North America, Europe & Asia. His first three albums – Progress Chance (2011), Assimilating The Shadow (2012) and As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another (2013) – were widely celebrated by specialized vehicles such as FACT, Clash and Resident Advisor. Pitchfork Media called it: “dream-state dance music,” while Exclaim (CA) called it “one of the most compelling and satisfying electronic albums of the year” which culminated with performances at the illustrious Sonar Festival in both its Barcelona & Sao Paulo editions in 2012. His music has been described as a sort of ‘anti-techno’ where polyrhythmic structures and meticulous textures blur any semblance of a bar line, instead collapsing in on itself for moments of striking isolation.

Ricardo Donoso has led listeners on an incredible journey through the sun kissed, post-rave morning in Rio through to the blackened shadows of the psyche, to the submerged alien depths of the Scuba Death project. Next time all limits will be destroyed. 

Free download

Ricardo Donoso - Shape Collateral

where de boom

Disclaimer

'This track contains herbal formulæ of spellcraft that must be viewed as being of interest only for the anthropologist, ethnobotanist and researchers in general. Neither the author nor the publisher endorse the use of these herbal substances 
in any way, juvenile or cunning as they may be. We refrain from taking any responsibility placed upon us by anyone who has, in a learned or immature way, attempted to apply potentially poisonous and dangerous formulæ in their life upon listening to this track. As such, those parts of the track should be viewed as curiosities of the cult.

This track is a gospel of Saturn set aflame in the hearts of men, be they blazing in the blood of Asclepius, Dionysus, Vulcan or Hephaestus. This track I give forth to the King, 
the Queen, their Court and their Ruler. This testament I give to the world in the hope it will serve the world well and in this I give praise to my Elders, be they Ogboni, Imule, Bizango or Sanpwel and give praise to my support and nourishment in this our world of Mystery, Iya Osunkole Eyebonmi Adetutu Iyamisse. 

May you realise that you are blessed and allow the blessed station of your being to radiate upon the worlds. Now and forever more.'

Secret song contained at the end of CD version of 'Sarava Exu' released  Jan31 2015 on Denovali Records.


Wardens at the Gates of Night

Live performance at Coaxial Arts Foundation in Los Angeles

Modesty Live At FeM Synth Lab 6.29.18

APSARA

From the Resonant Lung Concert Series
Feb 16, 2019
Dimension Gallery
Austin, TX
mix: Scot Markland

An unusual set in a sculpture gallery.

Live at  Dimension Gallery

Into the Majestic

Using hardware synthesis to construct lush sonic landscapes.  Photo Credit: Trent Maxwell

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Colin McIntyre