A1. Or Sarfati - Sky On Concrete Background (Fender Telecaster Japan 1980)

A2. Or Sarfati - Spring Is Only For Us (Kamil Mowais Arabic Oud 2007) 12:00

B1. Or Sarfati - When The Sun Came Out And I Wanted It To Rain (Kamil Mowais Arabic Oud 2007)

B2. Or Sarfati - Sleepless (Fender Telecaster Japan 1980)

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Or Sarfati - Sky On Concrete Background
Formats: Tape, digital
Digital release date: 11th April 2021
Tape shipping: 25th May 2021

Tracklist:

A1. Or Sarfati - Sky On Concrete Background (Fender Telecaster Japan 1980)
A2. Or Sarfati - Spring Is Only For Us (Kamil Mowais Arabic Oud 2007)
B1. Or Sarfati - When The Sun Came Out And I Wanted It To Rain (Kamil Mowais Arabic Oud 2007)
B2. Or Sarfati - Sleepless (Fender Telecaster Japan 1980)


Behind this beautiful release we find the musician and visual artist Or Sarfati. 
The EP was recorded in Spring 2020 and acts as a soundtrack for a particular moment in time during the pandemic lockdown period. 
Each track is a solo representation of an instrument and includes up to 4 layers.
In the first track, “Sky On A Concrete Background”, we find the Fender Telecaster, the oldest and very first instrument in the inventory of Fender. 
Originally manufactured in Japan, and well preserved, the guitar holds all the original parts and electricity, with a unique timber mechanism allowing up to 13 different timbers. 
Followed by “Spring Is Only For Us”, we hear the Arabic Oud, build by craftsman Kamil Mowais from Nazareth. 
His track starts with an improvisation introducing the Arabic scale. 
 Or Sarfati’s compositions move between ambient and minimalism, creating an abstract atmosphere yet stating a tonal ground to land on. 
With a great similarity to eastern improvisation technics, Or invited the listener to be led by sounds to different sonar landscapes. Or Sarfati’s compositions move between ambient and minimalism, creating an abstract atmosphere yet stating a tonal ground to land on. With a great similarity to eastern improvisation technics, Or asks us to be led by sounds to different sonar landscapes, while keeping a concrete flow in the background. 

Composed and produced by Or Sarfati
Recorded at St?gma Studio, April-May 2020, Berlin
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork and layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2021 One Instrument

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On the first-ever SonarMix from a Sónar Lisboa artist, deep techno aficionado Laura BCR delivers 57 minutes of “dubs, breaks and high-energy rhythms”. Packed with new and forthcoming music, it's a seamlessly mixed journey through some of the most hypnotic four-to-the-floor sounds around.

@laurabcr

Tracklist:
Zara - Quixotic
Doltz - Mimei (HI-C Remix)
Gigi FM - Amadamushies 
Ben Buitendijk - XXX 
Tammo Hesselink - Nut Wandel 
Foreign Material - The Living Planet 
Psyk - Parade 
Steffi - Individuals From All Walks (Rosati Remix) 
Luigi Tozzi - Haboob 
Rene Wise - Gorilla 
Polygonia - Forthcoming 
Luigi Tozzi - Sorcery (Psyk Remix) 
Gunjack - Ratsel Box 
Korbeat - Reconocerse 
Kontinium - Doom Scrolling 
Laura BCR - How Do I Get To Know You 
Polygonia - Forthcoming 
Steffi - The Red Hunter (Barker Remix) 
Endurance - Novum

SonarMix 030: Laura BCR

Back to the magic during the anniversary with @efdemin 's 3hr closing set at 2 YEARS OF PAX-ROMANA. Special thanks to Efdemin for allowing us to share this recording. Enjoy this journey by one of the greats!

Efdemin @PAX-ROMANA | RADION AMSTERDAM 2023.07.01

Hailing from Germany and now based in Portugal, @vril_01 has in recent years been quietly producing and performing some truly extraordinary electronic music. Going from strength to strength, he takes dancefloors on vivid, compelling journeys across Europe and beyond.

Patterns of Perception 121 takes us back to a very special live ambient set .VRIL performed at @nachtdigital MINT 2019, an immersive hour of lucid textures and swelling intensity.

Big thanks to @sentientechno for making this happen with us.

Patterns of Perception 121 - .VRIL

Here is the recording of my set at my favorite Amsterdam party @ratherlost_ that teamed up with @paxromana_xxi for an incredible event: CODA, over ADE at @lofi.amsterdam! 🥹🥰 
I played 17:00 - 20:00 on sunday night after @anouschkardt and before bunch of legends @djnobu_bitta @sandrien @dvs1 @dasha-rush @freddy_k_berlin @peter-kuschnereit & @jakojako_live 
The atmosphere, the vibe, the sound, the lighting and the dancers at this event were beyond 🤌🥰, one that will remain in my books for sure! Thank you to the two crews for hosting me amongst a crazy lineup! 
Hope you enjoy the journey 🥰❤️ 
~ with love & gratitude ~ 
GiGi

📸 CFW pics https://www.instagram.com/cle.f.wphotography/
https://www.instagram.com/aesthetic_lunatic/

GiGi FM Live Rec ADE  Coda: Ratherlost X Pax Romana 2023

For MNMT 402 we welcome London based artist, Sybil with a mystical two hour voyage spanning the deepest depths of techno and beyond, stitched together from a broad palette of textures, ambiance and psychedelia. 

About the mix Sybil said:

“For this mix I wanted to capture the icy freshness of January, a month filled with new energy, bright skies, and winter’s introspection. Inspired by a trip in the mountains: cold alpine air, glittering snow, and vast expanses of rock nestled amongst forests of pine trees. I also wanted to bring the sonic feeling of my Deep Mind Music (https://soundcloud.com/deep-mind-music) mixes into a techno format. A mix for daytime deepness, spiralling upwards on a shimmering journey through the sky.”

Follow:

https://www.facebook.com/sybil.dj
https://www.instagram.com/sybil_dj
https://soundcloud.com/syberkid
https://soundcloud.com/deep-mind-music

MNMT 402 : Sybil

The full set of Detroit's deep techno specialist Eric Cloutier at Ratherlost NYD.

Warm, dubby atmospheres and uplifting grooves, capturing the vibrant energy of that first evening of the year.

Eric Cloutier at Ratherlost NYD 2024 - Lofi Amsterdam

"The lights went off and we decided to start."
We are deeply excited to share Donato and Marco’s grand finale for the last edition of Terraforma at Villa Arconati. With great humbleness, these two masters and dear friends have carefully broadened and lulled, record after record, an intimate space of trust, exchange and deep-time connection. 
 
Also, we’d like to add a fond memory that was shared with us a few days after:

“Dozzy and Shuttle’s finale unfolded like twilight. A prolonged dusk caressed by an eerie drizzle. Shadows and whispers echoing with the surroundings. Synapses slowly reaching the ground, merging and becoming one with the underground rhizomatic networks. A memorable rendez-Nous within a fractal space. It felt like being at the core center of the matrix, enveloped by a warmth reminiscent of a maternal womb. I found myself in a weightless suspension, envisioning the past, the present and the future, all together in a blink of an eye.”

We are fueled by gratitude for all this beauty.

Terraforma Grand Finale w/ Donato Dozzy b2b Marco Shuttle

Was back on NTS radio this week presenting Amotik @amotikmusic
Full moon in Virgo and Pisces season energies in fullbloom. 
♍︎ x ♓️ 
In Amotik's words "a more hedonistic warm-up vibe - not a regular club DJ mix but more of a alternative/listening leaning, with some heady/trippy techno in the middle." 
Thank you so much Anil for delivering such a beautiful journey, an absolute pleasure to have you as our cosmic captain for this show. 

I hope you enjoy the voyage ✨
See you next month! 

Beauty art by Giacomo M. 

~ with love & gratitude ~ 
GiGi

NTS RADIO GiGi FM Presents Amotik 28.02.2024

Do you know that time when listening to music and you feel like you are part of a miraculous and yet incredibly beautiful swarm of insects? Or when a swarm of starlings perform their unusually astonishing formations in front of your inner eye?

Neel (@neel) is a true master in blending the sheer endless colours and shapes of techno and the energy level of his 3h set is so incredibly high that it’s very likely it gives you those fantasies.

Voices From The Lake

Neel // Nachtipod // Nachtiville 2024 (Chalet)

Giulia Fournier-Mercadante (GiGi FM) is a multi-disciplinary artist, DJ, resident of NTS Radio, dancer and music producer. Boldly versatile, GiGi FM’s selections have charmed bodies on dancefloors all across the world, such as Berghain, Rural Japan, Draaimolen, Fabric, De School, Primavera, The Bunker New York, and Sustain Release. In the booth her genre-defying spirit is in full effect with techno, bass, breaks and ambient all coming in to play.

Deeply influenced by astrology, philosophy and the cosmos; for GiGi, music is both a tool for expression and introspection. As a multi- hyphenate artist, she continues on her quest to push artistic boundaries and hold space for unique audience experiences. Whatever medium she may adopt, the result is a rich embodiment of the interconnectedness of sound, colour, movement and metaphysics.

Here are GiGi’s words about the mix :
"In the heart's silent chamber, truth whispers,
A dance of light and shadow, as the spirit quivers.
Embrace the darkness, for it delivers,
The light of self-love, as the soul considers."

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/gigi-fm
https://www.facebook.com/GiGixFM/
https://www.instagram.com/gigif_m/

MNMT 410 : GiGi FM

Released April 6th 2018

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A1. In Bloom - Korg DS-8 - 2:56 
A2. Korridor - Orgon Systems Enigiser - 8:13 
A3. Serena Butler - Korg Polysix - 6:29 
A4. Yhdessa - Waldorf Micro Q - 4:24 
B1. Yair Elazar Glotman - Contrabass - 3:38 
B2. Fjäder - Korg MS-20 Mini - 4:44 
B3. Claudio PRC - Rucci Minimal Drone - 5:12 
B4. Wanderwelle - Roland Juno-106 - 6:14 

One Instrument Volume 01 is the physical fulfillment of eight sound experiments composed by different producers using the guidelines of the label. 
The choice of the Various Artists format aims at creating an harmonious journey across different sub-genres in the ambient, techno and experimental worlds, which can perfectly embrace each other. 

The LP opens with a composition by In Bloom, the new project of Martino Bertola, who drives us directly into a melodic ambience. To follow it is the dense, polyrhythmic experiment by Fabian Kempe’s project ‘Korridor’. Serena Butler’s piece is built around spacey sounds and breezy rhythms. 

Yhdessa, the newly born Dutch-Italian duo formed by Grand River (Aimée Portioli) and Enrica Falqui, leans towards ambient atmospherics and ominous sonorities with a refined Northern European touch. Yair Elazar Glotman ventures us across his contrabass player skills giving an acoustic touch to the record. 

Swedish producer, Fjäder (Ida Matsdotter), handles the flip with a moody techno cut filled with evasive analog acutes. 

Claudio PRC delivers an electroacoustic soundscape created with a tiny, graceful drone machine. 

The Dutch duo, Wanderwelle, closes the LP with a dreamy and delicate excursion evoking the mysterious sides of nature. 

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Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome
Original artwork by Marco Fasoli
Layout by Marco Fasoli

© 2018 One Instrument

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One Instrument Volume 01

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Released December 7th 2018

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A1. Aria (Synthesis Technology - E340 Cloud Generator) 22:06 
B1. The Morning After (Roland SH-01A) 7:44 

In a scenario of overwhelming number of instruments, musicians often do not take the time to deepen and explore the creative possibilities of each gear they possess. One Instrument aims at counter-acting this tendency by challenging and limiting each artist in producing a composition by using only one instrument of their choice. 

One Instrument presents "One Instrument Sessions”, a new format on which each artist shows a more personal narrative of the sound experiments they compose. 

Neel opens the series with a solo record including “Aria”, a 20 minutes long piece made with the E340 Cloud Generator of Synthesis Technology, and “The Morning After”, composed with the Roland SH-01A. 

The E340 Cloud Generator is an oscillator which Neel says has always been a fan of. It has eight sines and sawtooth VCOs with unique modulation capabilities. “Aria” came to life while he was preparing for a live techno set: when he stopped the recording the oscillator kept running producing the sound and tones audible in the composition. 

The Roland SH-101 is Neel’s favorite synth. “The Morning After” is one of the 9 experiments he created while using the boutique version of the machine. 
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Composed and produced by Giuseppe Tillieci
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome
Original artwork taken from the painting “B 5085175” by Filippo Scorcucchi
Layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2018 One Instrument

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Released September 6th 2019 - ONEINST003

A1. Fahmi Mursyid - Hening (Saron) - 03:12 
A2. Fahmi Mursyid - Wirama (Kendang) - 03:30 
A3. Fahmi Mursyid - Denting (Rösler Piano 50’s) - 03:36 
B1. Fahmi Mursyid - Halaman (Karinding) - 04.29 
B2. Fahmi Mursyid - Dentum (Bonang) - 05:37 
B3. Fahmi Mursyid - Alunan (Pan Flute) - 04.30

For the next One Instrument Session series, we’re pleased to present the Indonesian artist, Fahmi Mursyid. 
This mini-album, limited to an edition of 200, includes 6 tracks that take the listener on a warm, experimental journey of varying timbres.

The artist has always had a personal interest in traditional Indonesian instruments, specifically from Sundanese culture, the second largest Indonesian ethnic group, native to the western part of the Island of Java.

Paying homage to this source of inspiration, he has chosen to use Indonesian instruments for almost all of the tracks on the 12’’. Considering the strict guidelines One Instrument gives the artists, Mursyid has succeeded in getting the most out of his chosen instruments.

With each of the 6 different acoustic instruments he has eluded clichè and surpassed physical limitations to shape a bold, alternative musical language.    
All tracks are recorded with only one condenser microphone.

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Composed and produced by Fahmi Mursyid 
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome 
Original artwork by Alejandra García and Marco Ciceri 
Layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2019 One Instrument

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A1. Fahmi Mursyid - Hening (Saron) [ONEINST003]

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Released November 1st 2019 - ONEINST004

A1. Alessandro Di Puccio - Autumn Jig (Ludwig Musser M55 Pro-Vibe Vibraphone (1983) - 1:52
A2. Alessandro Di Puccio - Wandering (Ludwig Musser M55 Pro-Vibe Vibraphone (1983) - 2:11
B1. Alessandro Di Puccio - Transparent Shapes (Ludwig Musser M55 Pro-Vibe Vibraphone (1983) - 2:21

Certain to become a collectors item, 'One Instrument Sessions - Alessandro Di Puccio’ pressed onto 7” vinyl and will run a very limited edition of only 100 copies. On this record One Instrument presents their most minimal work to date; three one-take vibraphone tracks recorded by Alessandro Di Puccio eighteen years ago.

The tracks are a selection from eleven pieces that were originally created for a theatre piece called “Il silenzio è d’oro” (“Silence is golden”). After 18 years of being kept in a drawer in Di Puccio’s home, these previously unreleased works will finally see the light of day.
Short and powerful, these tracks suddenly break the silence and reflect Di Puccio’s interest in evoking virtuous and tender emotions. “One Instrument Sessions - Alessandro Di Puccio” gives the listener a feeling of simultaneously being tenderly cradled and awakened.

Playful and bright, the tracks reflect the joyful nature of the vibraphonist and composer who since 1986 has been experimenting and collaborating with many internationally renowned musicians.

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Composed and produced by Alessandro Di Puccio
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome
Original artwork by Alejandra García and Marco Ciceri
Layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2019 One Instrument

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