First time I recorded myself with my cellphone on a upright I could rent for 1h in Montreal. I just followed my inspiration with the one take.

Vocal 002 (2016 or 2017)

A prism of hidden worlds refracts silence into color, shadows into shapes, and dreams into sound. Each reflection opens a passage where memory dissolves, names become echoes, and horizons blur into a luminous pattern that feels both eternal and unknown.

The Weight of Distant Shadows

Unfinished track from 2014
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Séance De Contre-Initiation À La Société Du Saint-Esprit

TAKEN FROM HIS UPCOMING ALBUM "TRIVIAL OCCUPATIONS"
OUT ON OCTOBER 19 VIA SCISSOR AND THREAD

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Trivial Occupations' is the third LP released under the Kingdoms and Scissor and Thread founder’s own name - and continues in the traditions of those landmark records. Having scaled to heights within the club scene and released almost a hundred records under different monikers, Francis Harris embarked on an altogether more personal journey as a composer of intimate, atmospheric pieces removed from the dancefloor.

Here, with 'Trivial Occupations', Harris dives deep into a new sound pallette - bringing the listener on a journey through various states over the almost one hour run time. The album was made over the course of four years in various studios with an array of notable players, bringing a diversity of perspectives and approaches encompassed within Harris stunning artistic studio approach. It was also mixed at Jack White’s Third Man Studios again with the help of long time collaborator and friend, Bill Skibbe.

'At First A Wide Space' opens up the album, setting the tone with a vista of soundscapes, merging synths, live strings by Kingdom’s artist Emil Abramyan. It sets the stage for what is perhaps the album’s (first) opus, 'St Catherine And The Calm'. Spanning over 12 minutes, drifting through ambient textures, shuffling beats and beautifully arpeggiated melodies and found recordings, it gives the listener a widescreen intimacy, not unlike the enveloping sensation of a cinematic experience. 'Song For Aguirre' is a more mournful affair, built around Abramyan’s cello, Leah Lazonick's Piano, deep bass tones, pad washes and distant sounding horns from Greg Paulus, adding to the noir-ish 70’s soundtrack feel. 'Trivial Occupations' the album's title track and perhaps the centerpiece in terms of mood and tone, is a dizzying off kilter Jazz trip featuring a cast of remarkable jazz players, including vocalist Genevieve Marentette, Robb Reddy (tenor sax), Darkside member Dave Harrington on guitar and Will Shore (vibes).

Breaking up the album nicely, 'Dalloway', perhaps Harris’ most unique production to date, moves into Dancehall territory with a collaboration with Cameroon born but NY based singer, Kaïssa.

'Recital Of Facts' , one of the only beat driven songs on the LP, harkens back to the sound of Harris' last two albums with a melancholic groove paired with melodic bass fragments and the ever-present pad washes. 'Parklife' follows a similar vibe with the return of Greg Paulus’ mournful horns, but without any rhythmic underpinning, before the previous single 'Minor Forms' appears with its shuffling percussion and the singular sound of Will Shore’s Vibraphone, bringing about a climatic moment listening moment.

The final two tracks - 'Beaumont' and 'No Useless Leniency' both further explore the sense of space with which Harris has become so enamoured - creating textures and backdrops for piano by Leah Lazonick (Beaumont) and horns (Useless Leniency).

It’s an album that is easy to get lost in - a structure suggesting no real beginning or end. Listening to it on loop offers the listener a chance to be fully immersed in the rich, melancholic tonalities of Harris’ sound universe..

Trivial Occupations

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Francis Harris - Song For Aguirre

The 4th and last Winter Mix for 2018 was done by our hero The Field. He released his sixth album with us this year, called "Infinite Moment".

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Kompakt wishes you a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Kompakt Winter Mix 4 - The Field

recorded at Hosoi, listening lounge 3 october 2019. A little extra set of some of my favourite most relaxing tunes and psychy vibes.

Ambientjazzypsyk At Hosoi

The 1990s “Afro-Cosmic” scene, highlighting on Munich’s The New Morning project, is the focus of an in depth reissue, collected across 3 six track EPs. As the influence and cult of Baldelli’s Cosmic sound
spread out across Italy from the late 1970s, the music expanded, mixing new wave, African, funk, electro, space rock, Brazilian, jazz and dub, all delivered in a freestyle playing that became “Afro”.
Adding percussion, samples and effects, the music spread north to Austria and Southern Germany, where DJs, producers, labels and parties flourished.
In 1994, DJ Otti and Jay Pee started Global Rhythm Records and with friends DJ Thilo and DJ Fred released 1O EPs and 1 LP over 4 years. The 3 EPs select the best of this output, including unreleased tracks, mixing a love of funk, disco, hip hop and house with syncopated analogue beats and live percussion. The 90-110 bpm sample heavy tracks, often running for only 3 to 4 minutes, showcase their eclectic sound collage.
More than DJ tools, the EPs were warmly received by aficionados and clubbers alike, becoming mainstays at the afro-tribal gatherings taking place throughout the scene. Secret plays for taste-making DJs since, their scarcityand value have increased considerably, bringing a new appreciation of their“Afro-Funky” sound. Buy here: https://emotional-rescue.bandcamp.com/album/riddims-of-culture-1

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https://soundcloud.com/emotional-especial
https://soundcloud.com/emotional-response

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PREMIERE #748 | The New Morning - Jay's Rhama [Emotional Rescue] 2019

D A N K E   D A N K E   D A N K E

🌱🐖🐖 Dear Subscribers and Supporters,
to all the friends: It's time to come to an end. 🦖🦖🌱

The very last episode of AUFSCHNITT Vol. 1 is uploaded right now. 

I decided to get this series to a point, from where I am able to do a break. A break to come back with new inputs, to find an  appaerance thats more varitable, to focus a little better on other things. But for one last time:

It's Number #30!!!!!  

And yes I am very glad to have this beautiful mix, which Parole Emil! has sent me through.

This last mix, is the best summary of all the mixes I was able to publish within this series. It's a mix focusing on all the music that's not getting played inside the clubs. A mix that's filled with tracks which one's listening to at home - being held behind the club appearance.

Keep on loving the alternation of moods inside or outside this mix and learn some laws by the deep sound of souls that chants to you via scapes of melodies and punches of a bouncy beat from this collected tracks.

No more text, but:

I am very grateful to have this mix inside the series.

And I am very grateful for all the support that this got so far.
Thanks to Emil for this lovely mix and thanks to everyone else who took part.

Volume 2. will follow,
we're all wating for a spring, mh?

Stay pretty and conected.

Robi 💚

LINKS:

FACEBOOK:       https://www.facebook.com/Parole.Emil.DJ/
SOUNDCLOUD:  https://soundcloud.com/emil-torp 

https://soundcloud.com/aufschnitt/aufschnitt-30-parole-emil

AUFSCHNITT #30 - Parole Emil!

Back in October 2019 we had Oscar der Winzige as a guest for Past Forward in the Cashmere Radio headquarters. Due to some unfortunate, technical issues on this evening we weren’t able to upload the recording of the show. However, Oscar was kind enough to record a mix for us instead and we are super happy to present you his mind-bending selection of unknown tunage.

Artwork by Ingwa

The Past Forward radio show is hosted and aired on Cashmere Radio. Find more info and other episodes on the Cashmere Radio website - cashmereradio.com/shows/past-forward/

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Past Forward #35 w/ Oscar Der Winzige

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