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Forthcoming & (freshly) released on -OUS

“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

Buy on Bandcamp

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

Outside Yourself

Dorian Concept - 5 - Outside Yourself

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

SIMON GRAB & DAVID MEIER - PORŒS
Cat #: OUS053
Release date: February 7, 2027
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«Groovin’ on the risk of falling apart is our common playground, like surfing on an underwater tightrope through waves of frequencies, riding on broken rhythms.» — Simon Grab & David Meier

Porœs is the first album emerging from the new collaboration between electronic musician and no-input-mixing polymath Simon Grab and multifaceted drummer and composer David Meier, who is also part of the internationally sought-after avant minimal rock band Schnellertollermeier.

Grab and Meier’s cross-genre sound is raw and volatile, morphing between razor-sharp, rolling, crumbling, erratic and fierce states. It balances between Meier’s vibrant organic drumming and Grab’s pulsating bleeps and noises, growling bass lines and dubbed out feedbacks that he extracts from his custom-plugged no-input-mixing setup. Always on the edge of musical tipping points, Grab gradually pushes his circuits into overdrive, only to recalibrate right before everything breaks apart. In defiance, Meier offers an abundance of bold, incisive, stumbling and lighthearted, earthly rhythms and textures that intertwine seamlessly and offer a world of its own to explore.
	Throughout Porœs neither instrument is taking the lead. The two musicians step into a constant dialogue where it seems as if the sound waves are plunged into a perpetual maelstrom, welded into unbreakable bodies and melted into magma-like currents.
	Being fervently hazardous improvisers, Grab and Meier recorded this seven track album in several studio sessions, leading to a result that is confident and precise, but keeps the urgency of live improvisation. The constant sense of risk, of falling out of touch, combined with the intriguing thrill of witnessing an extended moment of equilibrium is what makes Simon Grab and David Meier’s Porœs so captivating.

Simon Grab understands the error as integral part of his method. In a matrix of electronic feedback circuits, he tames the raw noises to find a musical balance within the randomness. Existing systems are always dynamic and never stable. In order to thrive, any system relies on feedback to balance itself out and adapt to the environment. His no-input-mixing album «Posthuman Species» and EP «Extinction» were released on -OUS, as well as his collaboration «[No] Surrender» with drone guitar player Francesco Guidici.

David Meier has been active between minimal music, modern composition, improvisation, jazz and rock music for nearly two decades. His band Schnellertollermeier tours internationally regularly and has played numerous festivals and tours all over the world. He initiated and collaborates with several duos, trios and ensembles, notably his septet Hunter-Gatherer that acts as a vehicle for his rhythmically complex and melodically idiosyncratic compositions. He appears on about 40 recordings to date.

Porœs

Basalt

Simon Gab & David Meier - Basalt

NOÉMI BÜCHI - LIQUID BONES
Cat #: OUS054
Release date: February 14, 2025
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«Sometimes you just need simplicity.» — @noemibuchi

Following her recent album ‘Does It Still Matter’, Noémi Büchi returns to -OUS with ‘Liquid Bones’, a five-track EP that interlaces sound and poetry, inspired by a verse written by her mother, artist Marie-Christine Büchi:

«In the heat
gesticulate elastically
their bodies
disappointing the desire to last.»

With ‘Liquid Bones’, Noémi Büchi lays her focus on simplicity. ‘Liquid Bones’ marks a directional shift in Büchi’s approach: while her previous albums put structure in the foreground and distinguished themselves through high density, the new material seems lighter and even playfully teases the listener with pop elements, albeit without loosing the conceptual depth that has carved out Büchi’s singular position in today’s musical landscape.
	The piano, an instrument Büchi has been embracing for the better part of the past two decades, serves as a recurring theme on the five-track EP. Serving as a form-giving and shape-shifting instrument, Büchi extracts a diverse range of sounds: a leading motif, a voice-like element, percussive patterns, atmospheric textures. These are combined with minimal electronics, orchestral sounds, crisp digital textures and Büchi’s signature method of punctuating the compositions with noise accentuations, thus creating a highly dynamic listening experience. 
	The closing track, finally, introduces Joséphine de Weck’s poetic voice, adding an intimate layer to the EP. Actress de Weck has been the ‘face’ of Büchi’s current audiovisual live show, in which she grants a seemingly intimate view into the actress’ mind. Their track ‘Fair Enough’ expands this collaboration to the next stage.
	As a whole, ‘Liquid Bones’ continues Noémi Büchi’s study of matter, form and structure. By examining their impermanence and transience, Büchi emphasises the temporary nature of being. Everything is in constant flux. 


Noémi Büchi is a Swiss/French sound and sound artist that creates and explores the potential of cross-genre musical structures. Her music is defined by a delicate synthesis of textural rhythms and electroacoustic-orchestral abstraction. She contrasts rhythmic physicality with disruption and playfully emphasizes irregularities, creating an expansive listening experience marked by detail and elevation.

CREDITS
Written and produced by Noémi Büchi
Vocals on track 5 by Joséphine de Weck
Mastered by Manuel Oberholzer, Suoni Speziali (VBFM)
Graphic design by Sharon Ritossa

Noémi Büchi - Liquid Bones - 2 - Gesticulate Elastically

Noémi Büchi - Liquid Bones - 5 - Fair Enough feat Joséphine de Weck

VIOLETA GARCÍA & HORA LUNGA - I'LL WAIT FOR YOU IN THE CAR PARK
Cat #: OUS055
Release date: April 25, 2027
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«The album was created in this back and forth of snapshots - we made most of the decisions impulsively without much questioning. That takes a lot of trust.» — Violeta García &  Hora Lunga

 «I’ll Wait For You In The Car Park», the first full length collaboration between Argentinian cellist, improviser and composer Violeta García and Swiss musician and composer Hora Lunga, is a work of extremes. Drawing from the realities of life on two continents, and embodying moods ranging from stoic desire to violent bursts, the album enciphers so-called ordinary moments from everyday life into an alluring collection of musical scenes. Seemingly inconspicuous moments are condensed into a tale of synchronicity: colliding time zones and seasons, metropolitan rhythms raining down onto a glacier’s ice field, exploring places through street view, the serendipity of loitering at a kiosk. As such, «I’ll Wait For You In The Car Park» brings documentary film essays to mind that carefully observe the private and everyday occurrences.
	Violeta García and Hora Lunga crossed paths by chance in 2023 and began discussing and sharing music shortly afterwards. What started as a loose exchange of ideas, sending back and forth sketches and demos between South America and Europe, grew into several studio sessions in 2024. Being sucked into a «quite extraordinary flow», the two musicians recorded, arranged and intervened on a level playing field, using the studio as a playground to record musical layers and interweave them with field recordings and audio notes gathered over the course of a year. Speaking a kindred musical language, they quickly realized how their ideas clung to each other like two familiar souls, complementing, intertwining and merging. From gauzy and eerie textures, musical miniatures floating through time, howling and screaming strings, to tumbling and thundering basses – the sound of the ordinary shapes a body that vibrates, writhes and breathes.	

Violeta García is a cellist, improviser and composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Based in Spain, she tours a lot with her band Blanco Teta. She is a performer in many art forms, including free improvisation, contemporary and trans-media experimental repertoire in violoncello and electronics and collaborations with dancers, film makers and visual artists. After years of studying classical and popular music on violoncello and, later, contemporary composition and improvisation, Violeta has developed her own musical voice needed to emerge beyond outside specific genres.
	Throughout Swiss composer and musician Hora Lunga’s work, the focus lies is on exploring boundaries, both musically and in terms of performance and content. Above all, genre designations lose all meaning, as the music always takes place within a dramaturgically conceived overall framework. In recent years, his projects have ranged from pop music productions to experimental works and sound performances, as well astheatre and film productions. His ensemble WIRREN consists of up to fifteen performers.

CREDITS
Written, recorded, arranged and mixed by Violeta García and Hora Lunga in different places on earth, but mostly in Schlieren
Mastered by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin
Artwork and graphic design by Renata Gelosi and Gaspar Iwaniura Lorge
Cover Photography by Victoria Papagni
Videography by Işıl Karataş

I'll Wait For You In The Car Park

i think i just died a lil bit

Violeta García & Hora Lunga - 01 - i think i just died a lil bit

Violeta Garcia & Hora Lunga - 09 - In This Together

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

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