“Conversion” - @bit-tuner for Nel Frattempo Residency

Topic: Mood at the beginning of the lockdown

Waiting for the daily press conferences with the latest figures and regulations. Feelings of standing still, paralysis, dependence, isolation, insecurity and also relaxation.

The idea was to record something with live instruments, immediately, not reflecting too much and not using a theoretical approach.
And in parallel to the sound experiments, I tried for the first time to convert Chinese cabbage into a Korean kimchi, using fermentation. This process suited the situation of waiting in the lockdown very well.

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Conversion

Bit-Tuner - Conversion (Nel Frattempo Residency 2020)

Sara Oswald & Feldermelder - Dual | Duel
Cat #: OUS038
Release date: July 7, 2023
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«We find ourselves venturing into the depths of a rugged terrain. In our hands, we hold stones and minerals, each possessing its own distinct texture, weight, and sonic potential. It is through the artistic touch and through the musical instruments that these earthly treasures, once dormant, are awaken to life.» — Sara Oswald + Feldermelder

The 3rd collaboration of prolific cellist Sara Oswald and electronic musician Feldermelder evokes captivating sensations that oscillate between impending doom and hope. The albums’ sonic journey is highly immersive, transporting the listener from one cerebral landscape to another. The transformative nature of metallic elements being integrated in sustained orchestral tones weaves the sonic tapestry, resulting in a captivating experience for the listeners. The organic sounding — reminiscent of minerals’ timbres — brings a touch of brightness and a distinctive edge, while the orchestral harmonic structures lend a sense of grandeur and continuity. The origins of this music remain enigmatic, while the tracks of the album gradually unveil concealed aspects and the hidden truth.
One can step into a realm where melodies are reborn, as Sara Oswald’s cello spins tales and emotions burst forth. Nature’s eternal splendor intertwines with the essence of music, as she infuses harmonies with the soul of mountains. Vibrant hues come alive with delicate strokes, and cascading notes resonate with a select few. Feldermelder conjures profound echoes that swirl like ancient whispers of the earth’s primordial past. He sculpts textures, from fragmented glitches to expansive atmospheres, that warp the fabric of reality. The two musicians merge together harmoniously, blending the acoustic and electronic worlds into a transcendent unity. This fusion of contrasting elements adds a unique and intriguing quality to the music. The cello’s warmth merges with pulsating electronic beats, creating a symphony of contrasts and sonic upheaval. Each composition is woven in intricate layers, combining electroacoustic architecture with delicate precision. A subtle balance of chaos and control permeates the music as it meanders through the labyrinth of the mind. The soundscape unfolds like a grand tapestry, distant echoes murmuring like grains of sand.

Trained in baroque cello and advocating improvised music, Sara Oswald is the perfect match for sound artist and electronic musician Feldermelder. She plays solo, composes for film and theatre and collaborates with musicians like The Young Gods, Pascal Auberson, Sophie Hunger and Julian Sartorius. Feldermelder is a polymathic creative whose artistry spans composition, sound design, installation and code. He is co-founders of -OUS and part of Encor.studio, a collective of artists who specialise in creating immersive audio-visual installations. Through his work, he explores the idea of secrecy and its impact on our lives, using music and sound to create a thought-provoking and immersive experience for his audience.

CREDITS
Written by Feldermelder & Sara Oswald 
Produced by Manuel Oberholzer
Mastered by VFBM
Cover Design by Isaak Rickenbacher

https://ous.ooo
OUS038
@feldermelder

Dual | Duel

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Sara Oswald & Feldermelder - 3 - Everything Vibrating Is An Illusion

DORIAN CONCEPT - MUSIC FROM A ROOM FULL OF SYNTHS
Cat #: OUS048 / SMEM+OUS02
Release date: December 6, 2024
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com


From the Artist:
«In the summer of 2020, I was invited to attend a residency at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments (SMEM). Home to thousands of keyboards, synthesizers, and electronic music equipment dating back to the 1950s, it was unlike any place I’d ever seen. It felt surreal to be able to make music there, freely choosing from such a vast array of gear. I spent 10 days recording what would become Music From A Room Full Of Synths.

Sometimes, I feel there are misconceptions about me as a musician. I’m not really a "gear guy"—meaning, I often don’t know much about the tools I make music with. I've always favored a more intuitive and playful approach, rather than a technical one. While I do love developing my skills and gaining proficiency on an instrument, at heart, I try to keep a beginner's mind. Marshall McLuhan beautifully expressed the mindset I try to maintain when he said:

"Knowledge gets in the way. It is only the very ignorant person who can get past that problem because he is not fogged over by knowledge. When you're looking for new answers to new questions, it is knowledge itself that blocks progress. It is knowledge that creates rear currents just as wealth creates poverty. Knowledge creates ignorance."

This project was recorded, mixed, and edited in the playroom at the SMEM. Nothing was programmed—it was all played live. There’s a certain roughness to these songs. The music always fell apart when I tried adding new layers or tweaking the mixes. Only when I left it alone did it retain something of the original photographic quality of that experience.

I appreciate the quirks that come when working with older music gear. While vintage synthesizers are often praised for their warm sound, it’s their unique characteristics that I find most interesting. Exploring the distinctiveness of each instrument and celebrating their differences is at the heart of this project.

This record is a playful excursion. It’s about discovering things as you go along—about those little imperfections and flaws we often want to correct, but sometimes are better off accepting.»

From -OUS
 We are very happy to present the second instalment in our collaboration with SMEM. Dorian Concept spent 10 days at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments to record Music From A Room Full of Synths. Even though he doesn't consider himself a "gear-guy," his unique approach led to a record defined by its playful curiosity and free-form arrangements. The entire album was recorded live, with no sequencing or programming involved. Thus, capturing the rawness of the moment, while celebrating the quirks and imperfections of older electronic-music gear, became the core of this project.

 Dorian Concept is a highly respected electronic musician who has been releasing music for close to two decades. As a cross-genre "synthesizer virtuoso," he mixes experimental electronic sounds with jazz, ambient, and club music. Due to his unmistakable sound and singular live show, he has become a sought-after performer. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with musicians and producers such as Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and Kenny Beats. 
credits
releases December 6, 2024

Written and produced by Oliver Johnson
Mastered by VFBM
Cover by Sarah Parsons
Recorded at SMEM

This is OUS048 and SMEM+OUS02

Music From A Room Full Of Synths

Dorian Concept - 6 - Cuchaule

SDG 15 - Created for SOUNDS SUSTAINABLE
la durabilité pour l’oreille
Nachhaltigkeit für’s Ohr

https://trnstn.ch/trnstn-box/

Life On Land

Ink! - Yours, truly. (Vol. 8)

1:12:29 | 220805 | 768.7 mb
A somewhat uplifting DJ mix recorded on a number of CDJs, a turntable and effects. Additional loop sources listed below.

01: Bambounou x Bruce - Rai - Bambe
02: Matter - Underground - Guerilla
03: Phuture - Rise from your Grave - Strictly Rhythm
04: Frequency X - I shot him (remix) - Radikal Records
05: WestBam - Mr. Peanut - Low Spirit
06: Four Tet - Buchla - Text
07: Aleksi Perälä - UKMH51900046 - трип
08: KiNK - Pocket Piano - Running Back
09: Bambounou - TFTT - AD 93
10: Anunaku - Luminosa - AD 93
11: Overmono - Gunk - XL Recordings
12: KiNK - Cloud Generator - Running Back
13: Anunaku - Ninfea - AD 93
14: 9beats - Through an interstellar cloud - Submersive
15: Nathan Fake - Vectra (Irène Drésel Remix) - Cambria Instruments
16: Mark Broom - 88 - Balkan Vinyl
17: SHAO - Flash Back - Ostgut Ton
18: Locked Groove - Zillion - Locked Groove
19: Fjaak - Martin - Fjaak

-Additional loops from:
TWR72 ‎– Endless - Turbo
WB Loops ‎– Vinyl Wunderwaffe Volume IV Techno Rave 91 - Bass Planet

Ink! - Yours, truly. (Vol. 8)

Rumors Mix for Mundo Urbano
https://mundourbano.blogspot.com/


Tracklist:
Feldermelder - Drone Rec 10. 04.21
Charlotte Simon - Chloé - Feldermelder Rework
Misel Quitno - Spool II
Davide Tomat & Federico Bisozzi - Horn Whales
His Name Is Alive - Because Piano
Julian Sartorius - Fatzikus
Hugo Sonia - No Sinking
UFO - 8 (Dimitri Grimm
Feldermelder - Drone Rec 07.05.22
His Name Is Alive - Tape Slow
Lawrence English - And A Twist
Marina Herlop - shaolin mantis
Feldermelder - Illusionary Digitals
Noémi Büchi - Extracts - 03 REC 0001
Autechre - Live in Helsinki Rec.141118
Misel Quitno - Glück
Autechre - Live in Helsinki Rec.141118
Davide Tomat & Federico Bisozzi - Dryland
Feldermelder - Drone Rec 02.03.22 1
Autechre - Live in Helsinki Rec.141118
Charlotte Simon - Chloé - Feldermelder Rework
Feldermelder - Drone Rec 02.03.22 2
Mica Levi - Love
Charlotte Simon - Chloé

Played some synths and fx piano over it.. and and and

Rumors - Mix for Mundo Urbano - August 2022

Track from my performance " The Stories We Tell Ourselves"

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

track done in collaboration with Noémi Büchi for Biodiversità compilation. Symbiotic Chants 2022

photo: Jean-Marc Avila [ https://jeanmarcavila.com ]
Mixing and Mastering: Suoni Speziali

Symbiotic Chants

Feldermelder & Noémi Büchi - Chasing Crispr Variants

https://soundcloud.com/feldermelder is a composer, musician and in!allation arti! that co-runs the record Label -OUS, and is part of ENCOR.STUDIO.
He's on a quest to create and find dense, intense, intricate and surprising music that contains a transformational attitude.
Besides that in play and create in the following formations.
Musique Infinie ( with https://soundcloud.com/noemibuchi ) 
Duo with https://soundcloud.com/jsartorius
Duo with https://soundcloud.com/bamanya-brian
Duo with Sara Oswald

"What was a crucial sound experience in your life?"
In simple terms, the discovery as a child that I could manipulate and record audio. The Basics.

About the mix:
"It’s an audio collage of things I’ve worked on, random recordings from my hard disc and inspiring music.
The Files list is in no particular order. But contains the names of all audio files used."
Check the full file list here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXVVveM3UX/

Links: 
https://feldermelder.bandcamp.com/music 
SC: https://soundcloud.com/feldermelder 
https://www.instagram.com/feldermelder/ 
https://www.feldermelder.ch/ 
https://ousooo.bandcamp.com/ 
https://www.encor.audio/

MNEMOSYNE #043 - FELDERMELDER

Words, further info and tracklisting :
https://creakedrecords.com/radios/feldermelder-creaked-radio-9

Creaked Radio #9 - Feldermelder

𝘍𝘞𝘋 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢, 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴. 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘭, 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 + 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🖤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.
 To date, -OUS has released music by @noemibuchi (Zurich, CH) @SPIMEIM (Turin, IT), @Feldermelder (Fribourg, CH), @jsartorius (Bern, CH), @Bit-Tuner (Zurich, CH), @Furtherset (Bologna, IT), @jan-nemecek (Belgrade, SR), NHK yx Koyxen (Berlin/Osaka, JP), @senkingmusic (Cologne, DE), Hirsch&Eigner (Cologne, DE /Vienna, AT), @IOKOI (Zurich/Milano, IT), @simongrab (Zurich, CH) and @Tresque (Geneva, CH).

-OUS was founded in 2015 by @ink_ous, @mprfctmprmnntncmplt, Feldermelder and JJ. The label is run out of Switzerland. All releases are distributed through Kudos and are als available via http://ousooo.bandcamp.com

Distributed by Kudos: https://ous.kudosrecords.co.uk/

http://www.ous.ooo