Name: Dream #6 by Raphael Eligoulachvili
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: For years I have written down more than 900 dreams, transcribing every morning the synopsis of these films projected in my sleep. For my upcoming album Dreams, I composed music for my dreams. Here is the 6th dream.

Made in response to @naviar-records haiku challenge 437. 
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2022/05/18/naviarhaiku437-high-noon/

Sunlight, birds and water. 
Slow, calm. 

Once again, I've found this to be a very satisfying and inspiring challenge.

Birds on Water

Birds on Water (naviarhaiku437)

Pavane for a Dead Princess / Maurice Ravel / Arranged and performed by Saya

Pavane for a Dead Princess / Maurice Ravel

In Spirit

For years I have written down more than 900 dreams, transcribing every morning the synopsis of these films projected in my sleep. For my upcoming album Dreams, I composed music for my dreams. Here is the 6th dream.

Dream #6

The ethereal sound of japanese producer Gallery Six has been an inspiration for Archives, so we are proud to have his first full EP on the label. 'The Fogbound Island' is a mystical journey through his magic pad sounds and delicate field recordings, including remixes by Darren McClure and Warmth. Also the CDr includes the previously released 'On The Waves' from the Ambient Archives Vol. 2.

Tracklist:

01. Stars on a Hilltop 07:47
02. The Frozen Lake 07:45
03. Shiosai 05:49
04. The Frozen Lake (Darren McClure Remix) 08:01
05. Shiosai (Warmth Remix) 07:12
06. On The Waves (Bonus Track) CD-Only 05:32

Written and Produced by Hidekazu Imashige.
Aditional Remixes by Darren McClure and Warmth.
Mastering by Zzzzra.
Photography by Alexander Kopatz 
www.go70north.com | www.facebook.com/go70north

Archives20// ArchivesCD002
Archives / 2016

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Gallery Six - Shiosai | Warmth Remix

MOCKINGBIRD NIGHT SONG: A Northern Mockingbird singing at night with crickets and gray treefrogs sounding off in the background. Recorded 11:30pm 27 May 2016, near Upperville, Virginia. © Lang Elliott.

Microphone: quasi-binaural SASS (Stereo Ambient Sampling System) modified for use with Sennheiser MKH20 microphones.

THE NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is well-known for its habit of singing at night. What most folks do not know is that the night-singers are primarily unmated males, which may sing almost continuously both day and night (especially when the moon is bright), in their quest to locate a mate.

I managed to capture the featured recording during a recent expedition, which began with a social event: my partner’s niece was graduating from high school and we went down to attend the ceremony. Given how close we were to Washington D.C., I never imagined that I would get a usable recording (too many cars and jets). But we spent the night in a ranch house surrounded by large fields, and as luck would have it, there was a resident mockingbird that sang throughout much of the night.

Resisting my urge to get some much-needed sleep (I was up until nearly 2am the night before, recording frogs), I ventured out around 11pm and walked a considerable distance to his singing tree, which was at the edge of a field. Crickets trilled gently from the grass and a chorus of Gray Treefrogs produced a drone from nearby forest, no doubt sounding off from a pond or swampy area. Not a bad catch for countryside near a major metropolis.

Although not exactly a meditative recording, I am quite pleased to document night-singing in this species, along with enough ambient sounds to add spaciousness to the recording. This particular singer is doing some imitations, but the majority of his phrases seem to be of his own device. Rather than analyze his song phrases, I’ve chosen to simply enjoy the soundscape without thinking too much about it. Mockingbird Nightsong, delivered to you on a golden platter!

What’ya think?

Dream #6

Raphael Eligoulachvili

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