Photic Fields | Releases

Tracklist:

Biosphere - Strigiformes
HOLOVR – Two Crows
Embla Quickbeam – Radiant Abyss
Jo Johnson – Words Came After Music
Circles – Frog Factory Magic
Ali Wade - Xenophypophore
Fader From Borneo – Could Sore 
KMRU – Change of Degree
Eating Flowers – Naturalistic Fallacy
Brett Naucke – Up from The Sun
Biosphere – Audax 
Brett Naucke – Lost Inside Your Houses
Imaginary Softwoods – Innerglow Portal 
Kangdim Ray – Sun 
Jo Johnson – Haunted by the legend of better days 
Sunnhiwo – Waves of Sunlight

Merites - Open Source Radio (15-4-2021)

PF10/CD02 Vagon Brei - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Format: pressed CD (MP3 download cards included)
Release date: 16-09-2015
Distributed by Clone 
Mastered by Anders Peterson
Artwork by Another Day
Picture: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

Vagon Brei, aka Victor Ramos, known for great albums on Legowelt's Strange Life Records and Seattle's Further Records, is back with a full length CD album. A project inspired by and dedicated to Richard Feynman: the scientist, the teacher, the explorer, the visionary and the raconteur. His scientific curiosity, zest for life and eccentric personality were tried to be captured in music, produced by a true admirer of the man. A varied set of tracks, among the album you'll find mystic waves, ambient moods, synth soundtracks and electro cuts. Limited to 100 glass mastered and hand numbered CD copies. 'It's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong'.

1 Jiggling Atoms
2 Feynman Computing Center
3 Quantum Electrodynamics
4 Caltech Years
5 Los Alamos
6 Feynman Theme
7 Challenger Disaster
8 Manhattan Project
9 Waves & Vibrations
10 D’Arline
11 A Legend Becomes a Legend
12 Feynman Diagrams
13 The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
14 The Last Journey of a Genius

PF10 Vagon Brei - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

PF11: Tagwell Woods - Mecca
Format: 12 inch vinyl (180 gr)
Release date: january 12, 2016
Mastered by Rinus Hooning
Distributed by Clone 
Artwork by Another Day
Picture (B-side label) by Alexander Keefe

It’s been two years since Tagwell Woods first appeared on W.T.  Records. His rich and refreshingly unique techno style caught the ears of the faithful. Finally, finally, the Londoner is back on vinyl with six pieces of his original brand of machine music. And the wait is worth it. Tracks like “Christmas” and “Training” pulsate with feeling. Others like “Rabbit Society” and “Chance” build on that emotion. Crisp percussion and heartening strings are weaved as lush moments and textures unfurl. The 12” is incredibly deep and flooded with sentiment. But don’t be mistaken into thinking Tagwell Woods deals in weight, instead it’s his lightness of touch that sings. “Tied Waves” is fragile and delicate, whispering before blossoming into being. The finale, the beautifully uplifting “Velocity”, has that same deftness. Mecca defies classification. Electronica. Techno. House. Acid. All are lovingly melted together to produce an absorbing and soulful second release, a release which is testament to the talent of this fledgling musician. 

A1, Christmas
A2. Rabbit Society
A3. Training
B1. Chance
B2. Tied Waves
B3. Velocity

PF11 Tagwell Woods - Mecca

PF12/CD03 Cinematic 74 - Realtime Inverted
Format: pressed CD 
Release date: 11-04-2016
Distributed by Clone 
Mastered by Anders Peterson
Artwork by Another Day
Picture by Peter Richards

Limited ambient CD-album release by US producer Cinematic 74 a.k.a. Brooks Mosher, who is known for his excellent detroit / house productions on labels as Dolly and Other Heights. Though, his ambient recordings are less known till date. Under the alias Cinematic 74 we'll present a collection of ambient works, produced by Brooks between 2003-2015. 9 spacious and tranquil cuts, connected to harmonies and moments of bliss. Still, a variety within the album is captured, ranging from darker, remarkable synth-washed soundcsapes to more melodious moods with emphatic rhythm forms. Limited to 100 glass mastered and handstamped CD copies.

1 Ghosts of Kata Beach
2 Endless Stream
3 Melt
4 Saltmines
5 Umbrellas in the Sun
6 Buoyancy
7 Aquanet
8 Softdive
9 Transition Point

PF12 Cinematic 74 (Brooks Mosher) - Realtime Inverted

PF13 The Valley and The Mountain - Gentle Waters Keep Moving
Format: pressed CD 
Release date: december 12, 2016
Distributed by Clone 
Mastered by Anders Peterson
Artwork by Another Day
Picture by Nicola Odemann

Only a few nuggets of information exist on The Valley and The Mountain. They/he/she hail(s) from Detroit. Previous work has featured on labels like WeMe and Shipwrec. That´s it. And the mysterious producer has been quiet of late, but the return is well worth the wait. Gentle Waters Keep Moving is the first full length outing from TVTM and their/his/her most absorbing work to date. Sharpened edges are rounded, 303 squawk softened and rhythms mellowed as ten tracks of melting music is served. The Detroit denizen calls on the sounds of the hometown. Techno is at the album´s heart but frosted touches of electro are present, warming acid twangs, house grooves with all being dipped in a refreshing undercurrent of electronica. A collection of tracks that draws you in, deeper and deeper, with every listen.

1 Manifest III (Initiation Sequence) 
2 Shoreline Wilderness
3 Song For 4B4A44 
4 Light Through Clouds 
5 Gentle Waters Keep Moving 
6 Motion Instruction Set 
7 Two Moon Retrospective 
8 Bursts of Opcode 
9 Last Breaths of First Life 
10 Regeneration

PF13 The Valley and The Mountain - Gentle Waters Keep Moving

PF14: CCO - Road to the Stars
Format: 12 inch vinyl 
Release date: june 19, 2017
Mastered by Anders Peterson
Distributed by Clone 
Artwork by Another Day
Picture (B-side label) by Nathan Anderson

Photic Fields usher a new name into the fold, Switzerland’s Contra Communem Opinionem aka CCO. The Lux Rec and Mathematics alumni arrives with The Road to the Stars, five tracks of his trademark acid elegance. The ferocity of the 303 has been sheathed, percussion pared down with lush chords and deep warmth being the focus. House is the foundation from which CCO builds. Those time honoured sounds support cascading melodies and fragile keys for a 12” that borders between armchair abstraction, floor funk and the night sky.

A1. Lunar Outpost
A2. Space Colonization
A3. Stanford Torus
B1. Artificial Gravity
B2. The High Frontier

https://soundcloud.com/contracommunemopinionem

PF14 CCO - Road to the Stars (12", out now)

@aleksiperala 

COLUNDI LOVE
XX

Aleksi Perälä: Colundi rain
https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2567 


All music by Aleksi Perälä / colundi
??? = Unreleased
UK74R1721xxx = The Colundi Sequence Level 17 [Forthcoming] 

01	- 00:00 ???
02	- 03:09 ???
03	- 07:30 ???
04	- 10:30 ???
05	- 13:30 UK74R1721508 [AP Musik] (Blu Ray)
06	- 19:36 UK74R1721377 [AP Musik] (MD)
07	- 24:50 UK74R1721091 [AP Musik] (CD)
08	- 27:52 UK74R1721134 [AP Musik] (Cass)
09	- 32:03 UK74R1721194 [AP Musik] (Cass)
10	- 37:32 UK74R1721154 [AP Musik] (Cass)
11	- 41:49 UK74R1721164 [AP Musik] (Cass)
12	- 45:28 UK74R1721448 [AP Musik] (Blu Ray)
13	- 50:22 ???
14	- 53:26 ???
15	- 58:21 The End


Upcoming gigs:
24.11. Tel Aviv 
25.11. Brussels 
8.12. Clermont
10.12. Amsterdam
16.12. Hamburg

Information regarding upcoming releases:
Paradox (2x12") 15.12. [Trip]
The Colundi Sequence Level 17 (box) [AP Musik] 





www.ovuca.com - down at the moment but will be back online soon
aleksiperala.bandcamp.com
http://colundi.net/
www.facebook.com/colundi.colleague
https://www.discogs.com/artist/15690-Aleksi-Per%C3%A4l%C3%A4
https://soundcloud.com/aleksiperala

Electronic Explorations - 482

Aleksi Perälä - 482 - Electronic Explorations

Wanderwelle (Live) @tresorberlin 22.12.17

We're very pleased to share the recording of our 2.5 hour live set we played in the legendary Tresor, Berlin. It was an amazing experience as it was the first time we performed in a club. 

https://tresorberlin.com/event/tresor-invites-surgeon-dasha-rush-and-dj-pete/

Wanderwelle (Live) @Tresor 22.12.17

Artist: Mikron
Title: Severance
Label: Central Processing Unit
CAT#: 01000110
Format: 2x Vinyl LP / Digital

Severance

Mikron - Severance

Favouring the ravey side of techno, broken rhythms, low-swung electro and breakbeat, London-based Sybil turns in the the latest contribution to our mix series. 

Sybil is a founding member of the collective SIREN, a collection of DJs, artists with aims to “challenge and re-define current preconceptions within dance music.” Cutting her teeth on pivotal parties in the capital and beyond, Sybil drives to play hard and fast injected with an evident shot of fun. 

Easing us into the mix with explorative percussive tracks before rolling into moodier and heavier spacey electro and techno, buckle in for an hour-long sonic trip. 

Image used by permission of the artist; Jonathan K. Fields. "Mason Jar, Polar Refractograph no.1," from Polar Refractography. (c) 2015 Jonathan K. Fields Art and Photography, all rights reserved.

https://soundcloud.com/syberkid

DIM167 - Sybil

Full tracklist available here: https://bleep.com/Bleep-Mix-63-VC-118A

Following his release on Delsin Records, we asked VC-118A to contribute to the Bleep Mix series.  

Samuel van Dijk aka Mohlao aka Multicast Dynamics aka VC-118A delivers a hauntingly good mix. Patient and prepared, slow and steady, this mix draws the listener in with masterful ease. VC-118A ducks and dives into the dark shadows of electro and the murky swamps of breakbeat. Nothing is rushed, the mix maintains an eery groove and a blend of proto-roboto gear and a chilling quiet. The boundaries of electro, ambient and techno are blurred into one monolithic mix.

@delsinrecords
@mohlao

Bleep Mix #63 - VC-118A

Campfire Stories 68 (Passage Through Tomorrow) by @brendonmoeller

~ About The Story ~

“I sit beside the fire and think 
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been

Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair

I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring 
That I shall ever see

For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green

I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know

But all the while I sit and think
Of times there were before
I listen for returning feet 
And voices at the door” 
― J.R.R. Tolkien

~ Chapters ~

01. Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain
02. Birds of Prey - Emanation
03. Andrea - TP
04. Overlook - Nowhere Else To Go
05. DJ Richard - Final Mercy
06. Earthen Sea - Shallow, Shadowless
07. Wilson Tanner - Crossing The Bar
08. DJ Python - Lampara
09. Gunnar Haslam - Cacique De Poyais
10. Freund Der Familie - Thyll
11. Bill Converse - Harbour Air
12. Loop LF - Natural XT
13. Organic Dial - Mercator Rhythm
14. Soluce - Polymorphia

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.

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Photo: Almos Bechtold

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www.silentseason.com
info@silentseason.com

Campfire Stories 68 (Passage Through Tomorrow) by Brendon Moeller

When we asked @marco_shuttle if he wanted to podcast an excerpt of his all night set from Public Records in February, he responded that he really wanted to publish the whole set start to finish. so here you have it, nearly 6 hours of Marco playing to the very intimate dancefloor at The Bunker Limited at Public Records in Brooklyn. This set is quite a bit different than what you might normally hear him play at a big techno club or festival, and we're thrilled to present this side of Marco's sound.

The Bunker Podcast 212

The Bunker Podcast 212: Marco Shuttle

T/L

Techmarine Bottom Feeders - The Oceanic Depths of Jupiter
Andrea - TrackQY
Terraform - Ghettotech
Lurka - Point Noise Behaviors
Nikki Nair - Super
Name Does Not Matter - Anti Movement League
Bonka - Pootek ft Solpara
Sepehr - Consortium
468th - Plunge Stepping
Sarin - Repression (Privacy remix)
Reptant - MS Plenty 
Sansibar - Technology
214 - Quick Start
Galaxy 87 - Square Wave
Mark Hand - Cold Feet

May 2020 mix

Campfire Stories 91 (A Light Exists in Spring) by Mosam Howieson (@mos-how) 

~ About The Story ~

A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the year
At any other period --
When March is scarcely here

A color stands abroad
On solitary fields
That science cannot overtake
But human nature feels.

It waits upon the lawn,
It shows the furthest tree
Upon the furthest slope you know
It almost speaks to you.

Then as horizons step
Or noons report away
Without the formula of sound
It passes and we stay --

A quality of loss
Affecting our content
As trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a sacrament.
- Emily Dickinson 

~ Chapters ~

1. Jay - Disasterpeace 
2. Bibio - Pantglas
3. Aleksi Perala - nl 156
4. Murcof - Rostro
5. Porn Sword Tobacco - Untitled 
6. Porn Sword Tobacco - Untitled
7. Claudio Fabrianesi & Donato Dozzy - Infecta Atmosphere
8. Saphileaum ‎- Violet Pond
9. Porn Sword Tobacco - Untitled 
10. Ryan James Ford - Lempt Jarkarin
11. Klaus - Cry Tuff
12. Grand River - Recollectio
13. Taylor Deupree - Negative Snow
14. Andrea - Floating
15. Barker - Wireheading
16. Bibio - 0913
17. Regis Solution (Music)
18 . Laksa - Yoig’s Choice
19. Tarquin Manek - locks on our doors (instrumental dub)
20. Grand River - The Question Is
21. Romans - Cyrene
22. Saphileaum ‎- Night Forest Campfire
23. Steve Hauschildt - Subtractive Skies

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.

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Photo: Lucia

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www.silentseason.com
info@silentseason.com

Campfire Stories 91 (A Light Exists in Spring) by Mosam Howieson

PF03: Leonid - Midas EP
Format: 12 inch vinyl / digital
Release date: 04-06-2013 (digital: 02-06-2014)
Mastered by Alden Tyrell 
Distributed by Clone 
Artwork by Another Day 
http://clone.nl/item27129.html

As we further explore shapes of deep and emotive electronic music, Photic Fields proudly presents the return of Leonid. This anonymous producer only appeared a couple of times in the last 5 years on Sistrum and Statik Recordings, such a commitment to a ‘quality over quantity’ approach is pretty unique and remarkable. Despite this low output, his well-considered and delightfully crafted works are greatly appreciated and have impressed quite some folks. This record features 3 new tracks by Leonid, which all pushes down into the depths of 'soulful' house and techno music. Each of them does this in its own way but they’ve got one thing in common: they are all overloaded with warmth and emotions. Pure and calm deepness, which is soothing for our restless minds.

A1. 67 Jam
A2. SD2
B. Random Waves

PF03 Leonid - Midas EP

Defunct record label from Nijmegen, Netherlands. Ran by Micha Venderbos (Merites/MV). Released records from 2012-2017. www.photic-fields.com

Distributed worldwide by Clone Records. 
www.clone.nl

/Releases (2012-2017)
PF01 Perseus Traxx / Aroy Dee 
PF02 Automatic Tasty 
PF03 Leonid 
PF04 Lerosa 
PF05 V/A 
PF06 Lapien / Metropolis 
PF07 Perseus Traxx 
PF08 Vertical67 (CD)
PF09 Submersible Machines 
PF10 Vagon Brei (CD)
PF11 Tagwell Woods 
PF12 Cinematic 74 (CD)
PF13 The Valley and the Mountain (CD)
PF14 Contra Communem Opinionem

PF03 Leonid - Midas EP

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