Holding the tension of opposites is a theme running throughout the work of Angelo Harmsworth, and the six pieces comprising Vent are no exception. Inspired by the different and oftentimes clashing forces comprising our weather systems, the New Mexico-born but now Berlin-based musician and producer envisioned his “compositions as micro-ecologies,” wherein “powerful waves push off one another.” The patterns emerging from this captivating music represent some of Harmsworth’s most complex to date. Swells of foreboding frequencies and jarring maximalist textures may bear down on listeners, yet an undercurrent of bliss–so deeply submerged it borders on the subliminal–manages to infuse even the most tumultuous moments of Vent with a calming groundedness.

And also like the climate, especially in the age of the Anthropocene, this cassette unfolds in ways that are profoundly unpredictable. An artist known for his ability to span the divides separating underground noise, sound design, ambient and industrial, Harmsworth ensures that each successive piece makes a radical break from what preceded it. This quality becomes particularly apparent when contrasting sides. The nearly harsh-noise, distortion-charged moments punctuating Side A are nowhere to be found on Side B, which reveals moments of vast, spectral beauty that reflect his roots in the desert landscapes of the American Southwest.

Of course, this kind of sonic breadth only comes with experience, of which Harmsworth has plenty. Steadily recording and releasing experimental music since the early 2010s, he has worked with some of the sub-underground’s stand-out imprints, including Angoisse, Bathetic Records, Total Black, and Opal Tapes. Placed in the context of his impressive catalog, Vent can be seen as both a continuation of what came before and a bold new development.

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Angelo Harmsworth is a musician & sound artist whose works tends to fluctuate between austerity and decadence. Currently based in Germany, he has been published by a network of experimental labels in addition to his own imprint, Lime Lodge. 

releases July 26, 2022

Recorded by Angelo Harmsworth
Audio finalized by Glyn Maier
Artwork by Angelo Harmsworth
Design by RJM Vanderheyden

Vent

Angelo Harmsworth - Drag Net Capture (ENXPL15)

textural ecstasy from @s_l_y_n recorded live at co:clear in August '23

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Hermeneia

Fumfiltagain

Curio earworms and other obsessions from Krakow's Natalia Panzer. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/natalia-panzer/episodes/natalia-panzer-7th-december-2024

Natalia Panzer 071224

[EP052] evo-natura presents: T2HDOF, an EP By Noah Rosa.

Aired via https://soundcloud.com/stegi-radio-athens.

Noah Rosa - Gentle rain, thunder, Ninh Binh
Music From Vietnam (Smithsonian Folkways) - Ho Ru Con (Lullaby)
Noah Rosa - Pure land 2022
Sequences - Hypnagogia 
Noah Rosa - Cicadas, distant motorcycles, Hanoi
Music From Vietnam (Smithsonian Folkways) - Doh Dam Mutai (Funeral Song)
Noah Rosa - Motorcycles, street sounds, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - An empty vessel
Richard Skelton - Threads across the river
Noah Rosa - Chickens, distant bikes, birds, Ninh Binh
Noah Rosa - Đàn đáy (Pham Dinh Hoang)
Tarawangsawelas - Selalu 
Leila Bordreuil - Sleep Cycle
Noah Rosa - Heavy rain, heavy wind, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - The lotus thorn
Noah Rosa - Rain, birds, AC, Hanoi
Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang - Ordered Pairs I
Noah Rosa - Loud street, garbage bell, sweeping, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - Metabolizing despair

Commissioned by Stegi Radio
Produced by Onassis Stegi

T2HDOF

Stegi | evo-natura presents: T2HDOF, an EP By Noah Rosa ― 28th January 2025

This now near 90 year old 1/4 ton 163 valve behemoth never ceases to amaze me - Over the years I have found that no matter how you record, sample or process material from this beast it always ends up sounding like something from another planet and I'm still left staggered to think this was the brainchild of a small team of talented men in the late 1930s truly motivated to break the norms and see their vision of the future come true.

In this case I had a go grafting together two excerpts of a test recording I made back in 2020 played at half speed and the result is fascinating - you can hear the effect of Novachord's 6 free-running LFOs affecting both pitch and timbre and the remarkable dynamics and frequency range of the instrument happening before your ears in slow motion. Remember, this thing literally has a VCA and envelope generator for every single one of its 72 keys just like the Polymoog and PS-3300... in 1938 technology!

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2020/25.

1938 Novachord #346: The Beast Doth Gently Awaken in Slo-Mo...

Portrait

St Celfer, ft. Christin Call

“Seattleʼs St Celfer writes immersive electronic songs that encompass both haunting beauty & wild experimentalism.” – BANDCAMP

St Celfer, of Korean and American origin, currently lives between São Paulo and Seattle, the latter living off/on since 1990. A fan of Seattle grunge, was, once upon a time, in the 00’s New York scene performing, among other places, at CBGB’s, The Kitchen, Tonic, The Tank, Remote Lounge, Galapagos Art Space, Sputnik, and Stinger Club.  

During the isolation of the pandemic, St Celfer developed an innovative and sophisticated electronic instrument – a “gambiarra,” in Brasilian Portuguese – named Step4D™. This unpredictable instrument is designed to be played and heard live, in real time, and works in a way that bypasses step by step, rational thinking. Every unique performance embraces chaos and forms songs from turmoil.

St Celfer has twice been named New & Notable on BANDCAMP (2021 & 2022), and is the featured wave track for Infrasonica issue #7, ‘Voicing Abstraction’. Much of his work can also be found on his YouTube channel.

C. Asa Call is an assemblage artist living in Seattle and making work primarily at the cross-section of dance, film, installation, and poetry. She received her BA in Painting and Art History from Wichita State University, co-founded Coriolis Dance and was co-Artistic Director for 14 years. She is also the founder of The Shed, a performance installation space that facilitates residencies for artists with complex practices. 


Bandcamp

Pyre for Tom (Live at the Wayward Music Series, Seattle, 2023)

Second upload of live Aphex Twin material are two typically deranged PAs from 1997, around the 'Girl/Boy'/'Come to Daddy' era.

Roskilde Festival '97:
Laughable Butane Bob
Heliosphan
Lichen
Inkey $
Girl/Boy Song
Unreleased Jam
Digeridoo
Come To Daddy

Big Day Out Festival '97:
Come To Daddy [Mummy Mix]
Heliosphan
Inkey $
Girl/Boy Song
The Garden of Linmiri
Digeridoo

Aphex Twin: Inkey$ (Live 1997 - 2 Shows Combined)

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Pre-2001, all mixes vinyl; Post-2016, all mixes digital (DJay 2); Post-2018, Ableton Live. Why? Why not?
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Although I'm partial to the odd DJay or vinyl mix when I get the chance, the progression into Ableton Live was a simple means to an end.  My ideas stretch further than the limitations of my physical collection and real-time mixing, and by sequencing I can pick, choose, chip away and structure mixes at my leisure. Which I do... a lot :)

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Aphex Twin: Inkey$ (Live 1997 - 2 Shows Combined)

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