A fieldrecording to celebrate the coming of spring. Or to take your mind off the dreadful things that happen in Ukraine. It might be a comforting thought that nature carries on, no matter what we do...

Nature awakens (and Man too)

There is the one-man campaign against the war by the former Soviet air force pilot Volodymir Bilevich; when arrested by the police he responds "Guys, this is the country that defeated fascism. Now, a man with a slogan 'No to war' is arrested. What kind of world are we living in?"
There is Yevgeni Albats, a journalist in Moscow, who is staying in Russia despite a new law that could jail journalists. She speaks to CNN: "I am so ashamed of my country...ashamed that my taxes go into bombs that kill people in Ukraine".
There are still anti-war protesters who, armed with nothing but protest signs (and an occasional didgeridoo), defy the riot police, risking jail sentences up to fifteen years.
And last night, there was Marina Ovsyannikova. During a live broadcast related to the Russian invasion, she appeared behind the news anchor, carrying a poster stating: "No war. Stop the war , don't believe  the propaganda, here you are being lied to."

As long as there are brave people like Marina Ovsyannikova, Yevgeni Albats, Volodymir Bilevich and all those other yet unknown people who protest against the war and oppose Putin, there is still hope. Hope that the dreadful war stops. Before it's too late...

This mess was recorded March 2022, using Korg Minilogue XD and Audiokit synthesizers, guitar and sampler.

нет войне No to war! (see description)

Suzy Hazelwood makes lovely photographs and videos. Besides that, she’s a very gifted writer too. So I’m very grateful to her for allowing me again to add music to her poetry. 
A big thank you Suzy, for your kindness and for your beautiful words and voice!
You can find Suzy Hazelwoods photograps and videos on suzyhazelwood.tumblr.com/ and vimeo.com/user48871036. And check out her wonderful poetry and voice (@suzyhazelwood) and (wordmusing.wordpress.com/)

Suzy Hazelwood: words, voice
qsc: noises and sounds

"Recollection Chills" Spoken Word By Suzy Hazelwood with quarkstrangenesscharm, see description

As I try to follow the news about the war in Ukraine, I feel increasingly  pessimistic about a "good" outcome (i.e. an end of the hostilities and withdrawal of all Russian troops from all of the Ukraine could be a start...)
War has its own dynamic. With every kind of rhetoric, bluff and outright threats (from both sides),we are quickly getting closer to the abyss...we are desperately in need of common sense, more than brinkmanship or anything else...and there's really no time to lose if we want man and earth to survive!

This mess was recorded  in the last days of June and the start of July 2022 with synthesizers and a sampler. I prefer to listen to it with headphones.
The title is derived from a book by William Burroughs.

A Report From The Bunker (see description)

I'm really happy to post this collaboration with E-noki . With her wonderful voice and cool production techniques she gave new life to this track. Thank you so much for all your work and input E-noki! And for proving at least some of my words turn out to be singable after all :).

For E-noki's solowork, please go to @e-noki); for the equally adventurous and beautiful collaboration of E-noki with Karl Gründer make sure to visit Anouge (@anougemusic)!

Finally: a big thank you to my friend SinTaMental (@sintamental), who made all of this possible in the first place!

Recorded 29July 2017, overdubs 5 December 2021.
Vocals recorded by E-noki January 2022.

E-noki: vocals, electronics, music and final mix
qsc: words and music, synthesizers, bowed guitar

Under the trees the river saw us embrace
Heard two hearts beating restlessly yet seeming safe
As the evening sun kissed the gentle waves
it never seemed to wonder why we came
While you and I dreamed of a ship to sail away
In still waters that are darker than before

"...in still waters" E-noki with quarkstrangenesscharm

16 track, recorded February-December 2022.  Anyone interested in trying some vocals, please contact me.

Let's meet in our dreams she said
As if we could find the keys to a secret kingdom
Where anything could happen
As if she knew
only magic could  keep this love alive

qsc: synthesizers, guitars+delay, fretless bass

Rehearsal for a dream (see description)

Recorded June and November 2022,

synthesizers, fretless bass.

Shortcuts to a detour

Thanks for lending an ear.

for different sounds see also:
https://soundcloud.com/delichtmorbidebrigade
https://soundcloud.com/thefactsoffiction
https://soundcloud.com/bint-4
https://soundcloud.com/rgmb-1

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