Ambient Sets - Philip Sherburne

Peace

"Floating state within various ambient atmospheres. From celestial surroundings to earthly airs. This journey comprises a whole, a time span that aims to describe an abstract landscape, without a specific roadmap yet with meaning. From an empty (balmat in catalan) space of time, a sketch of textures and infinite sensations has been outlined. Bon appetit."

Balmat (@balmat_cat) is a new label with a cloudy outline.
Jointly shepherded by Albert Salinas (@wooky) and Philip Sherburne (@psherburne), two friends living in Cardedeu, Catalonia, and on the Balearic island of Menorca, Balmat grew out of Lapsus Radio, a weekly show on Spain’s Radio 3 (https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/lapsus). Balmat’s mission is simple: to foster new ideas, expand upon personal obsessions, and put enveloping sounds out into the world.
“Balmat” means “empty” or “void” in Catalan. But quite apart from any negative connotations, we prefer to think of it in terms of possibility: a space waiting to be filled.

https://balmat.bandcamp.com
https://www.lapsus.cat 
(@lapsus-records)

HOCast #71 - Balmat DJs

full broadcast

http://m50.net/playlists/2021.11.12.html

@submersion...
Submersion - Rain (Field) | 7/2021
Submersion - Wind (Field) | 7/2021
Voice Segment (Treated)
Simon McCorry - Flow 03
Saffronkeira / Siavash Amini - Emanation
Saffronkeira / Siavash Amini - Sanguineus
Pellarin & Lenler - Orquestra 78
Porter Ricks - Decay Chart
Porter Ricks - Biokinetics 2
Submersion - Light | 10/2021
mon0 & Submersion - Echo Structures
Submersion - Unity / Memoriam | 10/2021
Submersion - Infrareal
Vril & Rødhåd - Moscovium
Sraunus - Arpiaus
Organon - Class P
Submersion - Collage 14
Submersion - Wind (Field) | 7/2021
Submersion - Rain (Field) | 7/2021
Voice Segment (Treated)

@m50...
Various Artists : No. 8 (AMX by Arovane) : 8, 8.5, 9 • Remixes : FatCat
Radboud Mens & Matthijs Kouw : F : 1 : Moving Furniture
Map.ache : 03 : What Is This : Giegling
Oneohtrix Point Never : Lovergirls Precinct : Rifts : Software
Perila & Ulla : Every Something is an Echo of Nothing : Memories of LOG : Vaknar
Hoavi : Persistent Feeling
Freescha : Baby Maker : What's Come Inside Of You : Attacknine
Huerco S : Monks Mound (Arcology) : Colonial Patterns : Software
HVL : Does The Moon Also Fall : Ritual In Transfigured Time Vol 1 : Transfigured Time 
Dorisburg : Insvept : Irrbloss : Hivern Discs
Vainqueur : Solanus Reprise (Extracted 2) : Dreamy Harbor : Tresor
Tourist Kid : UV Bleacher Tangent : Crude Tracer : Melody As Truth
Claudia Anderson : Phase : Dreamy Harbor : Tresor
Transilvanian Galaxi : Sequence 2 : You Have Always Been The Caretaker : Acido
Earthen Sea : All Men Know The Truth : Ink : Lovers Rock
Vague Imaginaires : Space Birthday : L'ile Sous L'eau : 12th Isle
Triton : Green II : Green : Zer0 G Sounds
Fluxion : Within : Perspectives : Vibrant Music
DYL : Space Program : Infinite Dylays : Alpha Cutauri
Oneohtrix Point Never : When I Get Back From New York : Rifts : Software
Valentino Mora : Membrane : Underwater : Spazio Disponibile
Kilchhofer : Anzu : The Book Room : Marionette
Exael : Into Deep : collex : West Mineral
A601-2 : River Place : dc07/dc08/dc09 Remastered : Echospace [Detroit]
Leandro Fresco : Cuando El Sol Grita La Manana : Pop Ambient 2013 : Kompakt
Snad : Suburban Solitude
Max Loderbauer : Golden Crescent : Greyland : Marionette
Thor : T2 : T1 : Thule
Vladislav Delay : Vastaa : Kuopio : Raster-Noton
Strategy : Ominous Lovely Piano : Noise Tape Self : Further

streamed live at
@datafruits, ICN
@internetpublicradio, GDL
Sphere-Radio, LEJ
Wax n' Cats, CHI

Submersion + m50 @ etc 2021.11.12

SPIRITUAL OBJECTS RADIO EPISODE 11 W/ PHILIP SHERBURNE

@balmat_cat DJs (@wooky + @psherburneperformed) on the last day of #Mostra22 at Hangar. Their set was reproduced for the first time at our 9128.live takeover on 17 September 2022, through @astrangelyisolatedplace: 9128.live/takeover-mostra

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Albert Salinas and Philip Sherburne founded the Balmat label in 2021 after three years as co-hosts of Lapsus Radio, a weekly show on Spain’s Radio 3. Balmat’s mission is simple: to foster new ideas, expand upon personal obsessions, and put all-encompassing sounds out into the world. But where Lapsus Radio focuses on a wide range of electronic sounds, encompassing everything from IDM to techno to footwork, the duo’s sets together typically skirt the edges of the dancefoor, if not steering clear of it altogether.

True to the experimental spirit of Mediterranean and Balearic electronic traditions, Balmat DJs are interested in creating enveloping environments that incorporate ambient music, atmospheric soundscaping, and low-BPM rhythms—music with a cloudy outline yet a distinct sensibility.

“Balmat” means “empty” or “void” in Catalan. But quite apart from any negative connotations, they prefer to think of it in terms of possibility: a space waiting to be filled.

LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/balmat.cat/
https://www.instagram.com/philipsherburne/
https://www.instagram.com/wooky_lapsus/
https://www.facebook.com/wookymusic
@balmat_cat
@wooky
@psherburne
https://balmat.bandcamp.com

Balmat DJs @ Mostra22 🖤

A swift hour long excursion into the unknown. Expect the unexpected from host Tom Cathcart as almost anything goes: techno, post-punk, minimal synth, dub and new wave. Don’t be a prude. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/last-resort/episodes/last-resort-5th-october-2024

Last Resort w/ Balmat 051024

The Beatportal Residency: Label of the Month — Balmat
For this week’s Beatportal Residency, we’re spotlighting Balmat, the Barcelona-based label founded by Philip Sherburne and Albert Salinas. Since launching in 2021, Balmat has carved out a serene space in the ambient world — releasing meditative, genre-blurring records from artists like Patricia Wolf and µ-Ziq.

Rooted in deep listening and delicate design, Balmat is more than a label — it’s a mood. Dive into their world with this exclusive mix, showcasing the imprint’s signature blend of ambient textures, field recordings, and spacious sonic storytelling.

💡 Discover more about Balmat and explore their curated Beatport chart now at www.beatportal.com

The Beatportal Residency: Balmat

Taken from Markus Guentner's new album, Theia - now available on double vinyl and digital: asip.me/asipv004

There was chaos and violence, a collision of dark matter and heat. 
In the maelstrom, a legacy was created and a new moon born. 
She left something here forever.
But amongst infinite black depths,
Theia rages on.

Depicting the legendary impact of the planet Theia, Pop Ambient pioneer Markus Guentner returns to vinyl, with a highly anticipated full-length LP.

Markus Guentner - Redshift (ASIPV004)

Marco Shuttle - Olga

Recorded in 2012 for the long-defunct Construct Industries mix series. (In fact, I think it was the only one?) 
https://www.discogs.com/Philip-Sherburne-Construct-Mix-One/release/4024195

•	Disjecta – Pit [Warp, 1996]
•	Svarte Greiner – Ulsokk [Type, 2006]
•	Sendai – Emptiness of Attention [Time 2 Express, 2012]
•	Oni Ayhun – OAR001-B [Oni Ayhun, 2008]
•	Novisad – Pflanzenwuchs [Tomlab, 2001]
•	Driphouse – In Peru [Spectrum Spools, 2011]
•	Jochem Paap – Hchm-2ngn [Fax +49-69/450464, 1999]
•	Seefeel – Utreat [Warp, 1995]
•	This Mortal Coil – Waves Become Wings [4AD, 1984]
•	Kate Bush – Hello Earth [EMI, 1985]
•	Telavy Choir – Tsintskaro [Multi Cultural Media, 1997]
•	Zomes – No. 1 [Thrill Jockey, 2011]
•	Rough Fields – Edge of the Firelight [Bomb Shop, 2011]
•	Shriekback – Coelecanth [Arista, 1985]
•	Nuel – Correspondence [Further, 2011]
•	Blut Aus Nord – Epitome IX [Debemur Morti Productions, 2011]
•	Chris Watson – Friday the 13th [Touch, 2000]
•	Transportation AAD – Pagoda [Darkestral, 2011]
•	On – Oh Run Slowly [Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier/Type, 2004/2009]
•	Oneohtrix Point Never – Remember [Software, 2011]
•	Alvin Lucier – Nothing Is Real (Matthias Kaul, Piano) [Wergo, 2005]
•	Henri Texier - Quand Tout S'arrete [Eurodisc, 1976]
•	Imbogodom - Borogmog's Clock [Thrill Jockey, 2011]
•	Tim Hecker – Sketch 5 [Kranky, 2011]
•	David Lynch & Alan R. Splet – In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song) [I.R.S. Records, 1982]
•	Chris Watson – El Divisadero – The Telegraph [Touch, 2011]
•	Steve Reich – Come Out [Nonesuch, 1966/1987]
•	Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer – Retikhiy [ECM, 2011]
•	Craig Taborn - The Broad Day King [ECM, 2011]
•	Supersilent – 10.10 [Rune Grammofon, 2010]
•	Alexander Scriabin – Prelude No. 22 in G minor, Op. 11 (Racha Arodaky, piano) [Zig Zag, 2004]
•	Alexander Scriabin – Prelude No. 22 in G minor, Op. 11 (Evgeny Zarafiants, piano) [Naxos, 2000]

Construct Mix One: Radiator Songs (2012)

Taken from Futuro (Music for the Waldorf Project) released on 2LP and download 01/02/19.

• Not Waving’s engrossing, highly original soundtrack to Sean Rogg’s world-renowned art/theatre project
• Ambient tonal works and abstractions written between 2013-2018
• Mastered and cut at D&M, Berlin.
• Limited edition vinyl with full colour insert featuring photographs by Lee Arucci
• RIYL Laurie Spiegel, Steve Roach, Brian Eno, Shuttle 358

’Futuro’ is Not Waving’s sublime synth/ambient soundtrack to one of the world’s most intense art/theatre experiences: Sean Rogg’s radical immersive artwork ‘The Waldorf Project’ - fusing choreography, spatial design, music and performance into a cohesive experience.

Drawn from more than 20 hours of material made for the project between 2013-2018, ‘Futuro’ finds Alessio Natalizia exploring a style of tonal and spatial minimalism that works as a fine palette cleanser from much of what you’ve heard from him in the past. 

While not a new solo album, per se, the long form, Eno-like results of ‘Futuro’ demonstrate the full wingspan of Not Waving’s obsessive knowledge and emotive feel for electronic composition, making it in some senses one of the more substantial and unusual releases in his catalogue to date.

BUY!

Not Waving - Emotion 1.4 Decontamination [ELP040]

Recorded for the @mysteriesofthedeep Takeover of @astrangelyisolatedplace's 9128.live Internet radio station the weekend of April 17-19, 2020.

Tracklist:
01 “Never trust a prankster…” (sample from “Long Strange Trip”)
02 Echium - Sunken
03 Alva Noto - Uni Sub
04 Donnacha Costello - Tides
05 Positive Centre - Exhibit Structures
06 Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri - Entre La Niebla
07 Alonefold - Railway Horizon
08 Plastikman - Lost
09 Donato Dozzy - 12H.5
10 Purl - Slow Poem (Wanderwelle Mix)
11 AFX - th1 [evnslower]
12 protoU & Hilyard - Blood Grass Sojourn
13 Ø - Loihdittu

Tracks available via Bandcamp can be found in here:
https://buymusic.club/list/jd-harrington-mysteries-of-the-deep-9128live-takeover-tracklist

Mysteries of the Deep 9128.live Takeover 2020-04-19

Mysteries of the Deep 9128 Takeover 2020-04-19

Writer, DJ, lapsed producer. 
Bylines in Pitchfork, NYT, and others.
Weekly newsletter: futurismrestated.substack.com
Mixes ranging from techno to ambient to who knows what.