Recorded in Berlin (March 2021) by https://soundcloud.com/philipp-otterbach aka Grand Optimist

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56 ✖ PHILIPP OTTERBACH

Parisian artist Dang-Khoa Chau, better known as D.K., joins us for the 22nd edition of the Off The Record Mix Series.

As a producer, D.K. has been known to dabble in many different electronic genres, from dancefloor-focused ceiling slappers to deeply atmospheric deck-chair tappers.

His musical treasures have been released via such labels as Good Morning Tapes, Antinote, Melody As Truth, Second Circle, and 12th Isle in recent years - all of which have been in high demand here at Phonica.

Off the back of his latest EP on Good Morning Tapes, as well as the news of an eagerly-awaited repress of his phenomenal 'Live At The Edge' LP, we reached out to Dang to see if he would be interested in contributing towards our Off The Record Mix Series. The result is a mistifying, hour-long journey through things tribal, ambient and electronic. Enjoy!

Off The Record Mix Series 22: D.K.

Up next in our mix series is Berlin based Dutch-Italian recording and performing artist Grand River (@grandriver). Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com
 
MFM: Hi Aimée. In the musical landscape nowadays it often seems to be all about the final result (or product even) rather than the process and path before it. With your music it feels that it's more about the process of making rather than the final outcome. Where does your profound interest for experimenting with audio and composing come from?
 
GR: Nice to hear that you see it that way and to know that it may be perceived like this from the outside as well. The work itself and how we experience the process is what matters most. It’s not always easy to be mindful about how everything is created along the way. The end result or end product is important, but if you don’t enjoy the process of how you get there, I don’t think it makes much sense to even undertake the journey. And of course this applies to many aspects of life.
 
MFM: You've got a rich experience in doing technical work for and at radio stations and with other kinds of media. Did you have someone to teach you all the ins & outs of audio and technical production?
 
GR: Most of the technical work I learned directly through working as I did not go to any audio school to study sound design or audio engineering. When I started to work as an audio engineer for radio stations and other media outlets 13-14 years ago, there were not many audio schools like there are now. Back then, the people I worked with were mainly composers that had learned audio engineering on their own, just as I had. However, as a child, I was formally taught music theory and musical instruments. That, of course, came long before the technical work.
 
MFM: Your first official release dates are from 2017 but you had been active with experimenting, composing, and recording for a much longer time already. At what point did you find yourself confident and pleased enough to share your productions with the outside world?
 
GR: When I moved to Berlin in 2015 I took the first few years to research and study the sound I wanted to express and felt a connection to. Long before that, I was building and playing other genres. It takes time to find your sound and style, and the interesting part is that it continues to evolve over time. Even when you think you’ve found it, it still changes slightly.
 
MFM: Do you go to the studio religiously, regardless of whether you feel inspired or motivated? Do you have a certain routine when working in the studio?  
 
GR: I don’t go to the studio religiously, at least not to make music. 
I do work every day, but often I am just sitting in my studio listening to music, writing emails, or having meetings. Many people don’t know how much work is behind a project. From the outside, what you see is just the tip of the iceberg. I mostly compose in phases; I might compose a lot for two months and then the next month I will be focused on researching, or preparing a live show, recording a mix like I did for you, or creating a sound installation. I need time to absorb what I compose and let it rest, and then get back to it.
 
MFM: Are there any new projects that you're working on and can share with us? 
 
GR: I am working on several beautiful projects at the moment. This year I am working on different collaborations of which the releases will follow in the near future. I have a new album coming out either at the end of the year or beginning of 2023. I am currently working on an immersive installation and I will also be premiering a new AV show with the visual artist Marco Ciceri this summer.

MFM Mix 041: Grand River

Amsterdam selector Orpheu The Wizard connects oddball and straight forward jams from different decades and different record shelves in a monthly two hour show.

https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-22nd-july-2022

Orpheu The Wizard 220722

@x-y-r

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Petersburg recluse Vladimir Karpov is an electronic musician and producer under the pseudonym X.Y.R. Many of his works are able to tune in to a meditative mood, and to completely immerse a sensitive listener in a state of hypnosis.

More than ten years ago Vladimir got his first synthesizer - the Soviet "formant", from which his musical career began. In his work, he prefers soft timbres, wavy ambient and the pacifying mystery of the New Age, and his track record, for example, includes releases on the California label Not Not Fun or the Oakland Constellation Tatsu.

Karpov's synthesizer melodies are distorted in a mirage landscape, and the enveloping vibrations emanating from all guitar gadgets twist like snakes in the air. Unsurprisingly, the abbreviation X.Y.R. stands for the Temple of Solitary Reflection - this is how the hero of "Dead Souls" landowner Manilov calls the homeless pavilion in which he indulges in lonely dreams. Likewise, the music of the Petersburg recluse, inspiring, soothing, and sometimes disturbing, has a solitary character.

This mix was recorded at Ahola Festival in 2021.

TESTFM )) Bandcamp

TESTFM MIX 06: X.Y.R.

Wake & bake with NWAQ fm(also for evenings) Falling.

Mutant radio

wake 'n bake with NWAQ fm (also for evenings) [10.10.2022]

NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE - DJ Sundae - 19-10-2022 - NTS 2

This recording was made at the festival of light art "Undark". Yekaterinburg, winter 2022

Shine Grooves Live @ Coliseum, Undark Fest. 25-12-2022

Noods Radio · Tales from the Tavern 25.01.2023

Primer episodio de la residencia del @aliciacarrera para el proyecto RRWaves, un proyecto donde artistas que admiramos ahondarán en temas específicos de su propio interés.

"Espacio Singular es un lugar de exploración a través de distintos territorios sonoros seleccionados por Alicia Carrera. El primer programa es una selección de géneros como el psydub, downtempo, hip hop experimental y el rock como elemento conector".

https://radiorelativa.eu/resident/estado-singular

Alicia Carrera: "Espacio Singular" - 13/04/2023

Created by Lyon based DJ, producer, edit magician and devoted vinyl collector, @guillaumedesbois, mix № 98 features 100 minutes of pre-internet sounds including hard-to-find dystopian acid, downbeat, techno, trance, trip-hop gems, and other electronic music oddities from '92-'97.

To read the full interview, visit https://edwin-europe.com

№ 98 - Guillaume Des Bois

London's leading independent record shop. Also home to labels Phonica Records, Phonica White, Phonica Records Special Editions and @KarakulRecords.

Full features, including interviews and tracklists, for our Phonica Podcast and Phonica Mix Series on our editorial platform Off The Record ⬇

http://offtherecord.net/

Off The Record Mix Series 22: D.K.

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