https://johntgast.bandcamp.com/track/2-nasty-tk5
PT1

JOHN T. GAST - &2 (NASTY) TK 5 - [CLIP]

Billy Bultheel - Two Cycles
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 138
Release Date: 08 March 2024
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/TwoCycles

Billy Bultheel's debut solo album is an ambitious distillation of the composer's,' sprawling litany of influences and his unique approach to site-specific composition. A compilation of pieces created between 2016 and 2023, the album is a forceful testament to Bultheel's expansive performance practice and collaborations with cutting-edge visual artists like Anne Imhof and James Richards.

Drawing inspiration from industrial music and metal as well as medieval and baroque polyphony, Bultheel devised a way to present this collection of works side-by-side. The record is split into two distinct cycles: the Snow Cycle, which collects Bultheel's electro-acoustic and compositional work, and the Game Cycle, which assembles his electronic productions. These two suites have unmistakable symmetry; Bultheel's traditional compositions are bolstered by his understanding of electronic production, while his electronic pieces are moulded by his knowledge of classical and traditional music. "Two Cycles" is an album that exhibits duality, embodying the dichotomy of Bultheel's roles as both an ensemble composer and an electronic producer.

The haunting opening track of the 'Snow Cycle', 'The Arcades Project', — named after the unfinished compendium of architectural contemplations penned by the eminent German philosopher, Walter Benjamin - places four tubas in strategic towers surrounding the audience, creating an immersive auditory experience. Conversely, 'The Snows of Venice' — named after Alexander Kluge and Ben Lerner collection of short stories and poems — was conceived for two flautists directed to intertwine their melodies as they traversed through knee-high water.

The 'Game Cycle' meanwhile places a strong emphasis on rhythm, crafting a sonic landscape that resonates with overdriven metallic clanks and sharp stabs. Drawing upon his extensive experience in composing for choreography, Bultheel envisions a series of jittery dances that purposefully deviate from conventional timelines. 'Decreation' infuses techno with the visceral qualities of noise music and 'Game Theory' offers an unsettling skeletal barrage of saturated, precisely tuned percussive hits. Bultheel brings 'Two Cycles' to a close with 'Gigue,' a reference to the 6/8 baroque court dance that traditionally marked the conclusion of a dance suite; by merging marching rhythms performed by two percussionists on a single drum set with chaotic and evocative synth leads, he establishes a tantalizing counterpoint.

'Two Cycles' is a musical compilation that explores the themes of locale and landscape, elucidating the intricate dynamics that arise between the musicians and their audience, the ears and the architecture. Considering timbre, density and the psycho-acoustic qualities of communal spaces, from the warehouse to the cathedral, Bultheel draws indelible lines between seemingly distant concepts, merging the celestial with the terrestrial.

The double album cover, one for each side and cycle on the record, features a collage created by the Welsh video artist James Richards that merges medieval iconography with snippets of queer memorabilia.

All tracks written by Billy Bultheel
Mixed by James Ginsburg
Mastered by Enyang Urbicks

Billy Bultheel - The Man without Content (Snow Cycle) (PAN 138)

Pink Oasis

angelicaa & Charles Verni - I

all (in) your head

@locr3

Our mix series is continued by the musician Locre.

In 2023, he teamed up with Ice_Eyes for the “Dreamless Shadows” EP on Fixed Abode label (owned by Rainy Miller), and this spring the duo continued their collaboration with the release of “Liminal Reverie” on Magdalena's Apathy (founded by DJ Loser).

The tracklist includes his own work, as well as works by Emma DJ, Mumdance, Baby Pantera and others.

Tracklist:
Ice_Eyes & Locre - Liminal Reverie
Ice_Eyes & Locre - Serenity
Baby Pantera - Light Sprite ft. Isabella Lovestory
ODG - Falling Apart
Prof. Stranger - In The End
Ice_Eyes & Locre - ???
Emma dj - RR.dnk
Locre - ???
Marlon Hoffstadt aka DJ Daddy Trance - Call Me
Pro Athlete & Vergil - Dark Triad
Mumdance - Five Years
Prof. Stranger - NEVER BE APART (Jungle Edit)
ballad - ghin

ethereal mix 085: Locre

Udu A

A monthly collection of blurred collage, aural experiments, and tonal in-betweens with sound artist and musician Felisha Ledesma. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/felisha-ledesma/episodes/felisha-ledesma-2nd-november-2024

Felisha Ledesma w/ Ingri Høyland 021124

Barnabaie - Bran ar barn finds (Novembre 2024)

With „I DARE YOU II“, Xzavier Stone unlifted the veil: Removing the usual hard-hitting drums and pop structures he highlighted the meticulous sound design that has made up a big part of his signature sound. This culminated in a soothing and ever evolving 26 min soundscape. With I DARE YOU II (Interpolated Versions), the artist invites friends to re-interpret his sonics. Whether it's made up of one sequence or many; there weren’t any rules to the creation process. This open approach resulted in a variety of interpolations - featuring a vocal debut by American musician and DJ P. Morris, the Dutch duo KEY/GEN, Montreal’s producer and DJ Martyn “M.” Bootyspoon, Swiss producers and artists 2AAB, Kombé, Modulaw and Tobias Koch, french pianist Joseph Schiano di Lombo, genre-bending French producer Brodinski and Xzavier’s frequent collaborator Phillip Jondo from Cologne.

Original compositions by Xzavier Stone
Mastered by Modulaw
Artwork based on a still by Enayet Kabir's video work for "I DARE YOU II"
www.instagram.com/_enayet/

I DARE YOU II (Kombé Interpolation)

4 cassette box set of new Nick Klein album "RATHAUS" for Total Black.

https://totalblack.bandcamp.com/

G1. WHAT'S MY NAME

Label based in Berlin, est. 2008. http://www.p-a-n.org