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"
two clouds meet

ones pours rain
the other is a swan

skies change
I find it beautiful
"

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POSITIVE MESSAGES #68 - DJ PYTHON

As we enter another epoch in the collaboration corridor of DW, this time the obscure music hoarders at Radio Alhara reached out and asked if we could supply them with a mixtape for September. It is only on rare occasions these days that the three architects of Dream Weapons, Moahaha, Sadhu Sadhu and Prabha Devi, join forces, but this was an opportunity we couldn't turn down. 

Three minds were sent racing into the void to collect sounds and sighs captured on tape from all corners of the globe. The tracks were shared and listened to and carefully put in order, artwork created, blurbs written and off it went into the ether, off to Palestine, to perfume the air of different realms.

A

1 1 Maile Serenaders - Beyond The Reef ☾︎
2 Idris Sardi - Es Lilin ♌︎
3 Stellinha Egg e Típico Brasileiro de Gaya - Bum Qui Ti Bum ☾︎
4 Kingdom of the Sun: Peru's Inca Heritage - Yawlina ⟡
5 I.D.Company - Bum-Bum ♌︎
6 সন্ধ্যা মুখোপাধ্যায় মুখোপাধ্যায় - গানে মোর কোন ইন্দ্রধনু ⟡
7 The Silvertones - 咪咪猫  ☾︎
8 H. Abdul Adjib & Uun Kurniasih - Sumpah Suci ♌︎
9 Visarad Srima Ratnayaka - Chattamanavaka Gatha - Stanzas of the Triple Gem ⟡

B

10 Tasos Chalkias - Dirminitsa ♌︎
11 Алла Баянова - Встретились случайно мы на Фестивале ⟡
12 Kang Mandor - Ujang Suryana ☾︎
13 Hương Lan - Máu chảy về tim ☾︎
14 Light Rain - Sword Dance ♌︎
15 አስቴር አወቀ (Aster Aweke) - ካይኔ አለሬ ⟡
16 U Ba Than - Pattala solo ⟡

☾︎ = Prabha Devi
⟡ = Sadhu Sadhu
♌︎ = Moahaha

Dream Weapons present: SPHINX RADIO CC60

soFa elsewhere on Alhara

Amphibian love songs and soundscapes (RIAFC090)
1. Night Sounds/Frogs from Myanmar (Burma) Ambient – Jesse Paul Miller
https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/album/myanmar-burma-ambient
2. Frogs Calling for Rain (Mae Hong Son, Thailand)  – Fred Gales (Sound Reporters)
https://soundreporters.bandcamp.com/
https://www.concertzender.nl/programma/de_klankbron_656300/
3. Frog Tannoy - Roi Et, Thailand - April 2008 – Jesse Paul Miller
https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/music
4. Kodok Solok - Frogs and bugs in Solok, West Sumatra, Indonesia (Aural Archipelago)
https://www.auralarchipelago.com/
5. Kiromboi from Sawaku: Music Of Sarawak (PAN Records – PAN 2067CD) and Night Lotus Pool from Night Recordings From Bali (Sublime Frequencies)
http://www.sublimefrequencies.com/products/576931-night-recordings-from-bali
6. Night Paddy Orchestra -  Kutuh, Bali from Bali - Night Nature  – Jesse Paul Miller
https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/album/bali-night-nature
7. Nyamwezy drummers (Intoxicating rhythms for the Monster of the Lake) and looped excerpt from Samia Bugwe. Musical Gems From Lake Victoria. Rec’d by David Fanshawe (Sapra Ltd. – CMIL 102). 
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2020/07/kenya-tanzania-uganda-musical-gems-from.html
8. Palenque - Frogs 4 - Recd by Felix Hess (Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico)
https://basicfunction-releases.bandcamp.com/
9. Túngara frog synthesizer at night (Gamboa, Panama) - Phillip Hermans
https://www.dinacon.org/2019/09/11/laser-tungara-frog-synth/
10. Le Chaco (Paraguay) - Indiens et Animaux Sauvages d'Amérique du Sud. Rec’d by Richard Chapelle (Unidisc – UD 30 1293, 1977)
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2017/12/brazil-paraguay-indiens-et-animaux.html
11. Night frogs from Villa Giardino Córdoba – Pablo Picco
https://bardotodolmonofonia.bandcamp.com/album/ambiente-w-rks-2012-2021
12. Kaw Mountain, Post-explosive Breeding (French Guiana) – Marc Namblard
https://www.gruenrekorder.de/?page_id=16085
13. Night frogs, La Sabana, Venezuela - David Toop (1978)
https://room40.bandcamp.com/track/night-frogs-la-sabana-venezuela-1978
14. Morning Chorus Above and Below a Creek in the Kroombit Mountains - Jeremy Hegge (Queensland, Australia, 2016)
https://soundcloud.com/jeremyhegge
15. 5.10 AM Banjo Frog (Pobble Bonk), BG Frogs (Crinnia Sp.), Raven (Australia) – Dawn Chorus: Early Morning Music of the Bush – John N. Hutchinson 
https://www.discogs.com/release/6288767-John-N-Hutchinson-Dawn-Chorus
16. Unknown didgeridoo performance recorded off the radio and an excerpt from the Cane Toads: An Unnatural History. 
17. 蛙蛙哇！Songs Of The Frogs Of Taiwan. Rec’d by Yannick Dauby (2009)
https://kalerne.bandcamp.com/
18. Frogs (Bachotek, Poland) - Gerrit Kalsbeek (Lola Radio)
https://lolaradio.blogspot.com/
19. Frog – Ear Explorer 
https://www.facebook.com/EarExplorer

Cover is a “Zen Picture” (Zenga) by Matsumoto Hoji, c. 1785

Amphibian Love Songs And Soundscapes (RIAFC090)

Gongs, boat lutes, mouth harps, rain, very heavy drinking parties, dogs, atmospherics, funeral music and more. 

TRACKLIST
1. Grand gong à bulbe, agung. Rythme Tinäptapan - Nicole Revel (Ile de Tataran, Philippines, 
1999)
2. Jew's Harp (Kubing) - Kubing - Rhythms And Speech Phrases (Loop)
3. Boat Lute (Kudyapi') - Binalig Scale Mapalendad
4. Bagobo Tagabawa Agong Music – Video
5. Ludoy - Sludoy Skebit - Lemhadong Collective - Women Artists of Lake Sebu, Phillippines
6. The Gong Ensemble (Basalan) - Sinulug Mode on the Gandingan
7. The Gong Ensemble (Basalan) - Sinulug Mode on the Kulintang
8. Kulilal ni Mänisi
9. Han Han feat. DATU - World Gong Crazy (RIAFC Edit)
10. Boat Lute (Kudyapi') Dinaladay Scale Patundug
11. Klintang – Semselong
12. The Gong Ensemble (Basalan) - Sinulug Mode on the Agung
13. Piyalurus
14. Danse du Cerf-Volant
15. Rebana Ubi – Groupe de Gros Tambours
16. Very Heavy Drinking Parties - Dayak Headhunting, Tom Harrison
17. Excerpt from the Sape Master
18-20. Musiques de purification – vièles, flûtes de divinité 1&2, Recorded by Dana Rappaport.
21-24. Pa'daun Lemo (Gesok Gesok), Pa'kau Kau (Gesok Gesok), Pa'messina (Gesok Gesok), and 
Untitled (Gesok Gesok). Music Of Sulawesi: Celebes, Indonesia. Recorded by Eric & Catherine 
Crystal (Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4351)
25. Toki Hajat Perkawinan Musik Kulintang Molosing. Sulawesi: Festivals, Funerals, And Work. 
Recorded by Philip Yampolsky (Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40445)
26. (Region Rantepao) Polymusique Funeraire: Ronde/Chanteuses/Mortier A Riz, Recorded by Dana 
Rappoport (Célèbes, 1993).
27. Rikong. Sulawesi: Festivals, Funerals, And Work. Recorded by Philip Yampolsky (Smithsonian 
Folkways – SFW CD 40445)
28. Sundi Ambe Usi and Surafi - Sengo Mapalamban Bombo (Duri People - Aural Archipelago)
29. (Toraja Mamasa) Flutes De Guerison (Suling Bonde) - Dana Rappoport 
30. (Bugis) Clarinette double: deux pieces – Dana Rappoport
31. (Tolaki) gong de danse tolaki (lulo) – Dana Rappoport

FOLK MAGIC RADIO: FIELD RECORDINGS FROM THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO

This mixtape features (mostly) Sundanese psychedelic pop music recorded during the 1970s when the Suharto military dictatorship ruled Indonesia. These recordings were chosen due to their signature sound in which haunting and darkly psychedelic notes mingle strangely with endearing girl pop vibes to create an unusual, intense and suspenseful atmosphere.

MUSIC OF THE PSYCHEDELIC MILITARY STATE

with @theatreofforgottenconcern at ELLIPTICA, Porto, Portugal
https://www.instagram.com/elliptica.elliptica/?api=1

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The contemporary Cairo scene, including electro-shaabi and psychedelic folk rock, Syrian synth and wedding bangers, French-Moroccan indie electronica and more. Music by 3Phaz, Islam Chispy, Maryam Saleh, Acid Arab, DJ Snake, Baskot Lel Baltegeya (Cookies for Thugs), Sufi, Al-Rifai Mulid, Dwarfs of East Agouza, Taxi Kebab, Rizan Said & Omar Souleyman.

ELECTRO-SHAABI, SYRIAN SYNTH & MORE

FROM DEEP IN THE WELL: VINTAGE SOUNDS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

An electrifying mixtape celebrating the explosive new Sublime Frequencies LP “TSAPIKY!” Brace yourself for a mind-blowing hour of Malagasy guitar music that includes a cut from the new record, rare gems from French ethnomusicologist Julien Mallet’s early 2000s recordings, and fresh cuts from Fifangaroa & MaAuLa Records. Huge gratitude to Maxime Bobo, Boris Paillard, and the phenomenal tsapiky masters of Tulear, Madagascar.

Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar
https://sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/album/tsapiky-modern-music-from-southwest-madagascar


TSAPIKY MIXTAPE (RIAFC151)

Track ID: @alextackenberg

The latest episode of De Kat Memwa comes from Alex Tackenberg, aka Alex from Galax—a long-time figure in the underground music landscape of the Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr, and a steady resident in some of its most important institutions over the past decade: Acephale, dublab.de, and the ever-iconic Salon des Amateurs.

Over the years, I’ve found myself repeatedly drawn to Alex’s mixes, each carrying that distinct Köln–Düsseldorf fingerprint: raw, punky, hypnotic, fuzzy, melancholic, and always stylistically adventurous. And crucially—played as slow as possible. A true DJ’s DJ.

About a month ago, I stumbled upon a guest mix Alex recorded for LIO Press, and it pierced right through me. At this point in my life, I’m mostly inspired by sonic collages, mixes that weave storytelling with spoken word and evoke a melancholic tranquility. Naturally, I felt compelled to invite Alex to contribute to our series—his sensibility fits right in.

This mix, in particular, feels incredibly resonant. It reminds me of a nearby bird sanctuary where I often go for mental health walks—a space of stillness inside the noise, where clarity slowly returns.

Below, Alex shares a few words about the mix he called 'The Garden of My Own Space':

'For some time now I have been thinking about the coming of spring in the urban space—a confrontation between city structures and the places within them marked by trees, plants, flowers, and the sounds of an unreal nature in the town. And yet, these spaces serve as a retreat for each of us.

Virginia Astley’s From Gardens Where We Feel Secure and Emily Dickinson’s nature observations and poems formed a metaphor, a cohesiveness of my thoughts and feelings. They provided the framework to express these feelings musically.'

De Kat Memwa #58 w/ Alex Tackenberg: The Garden of My Own Space

Ursula Bogner: Winkel Pong
Format: 7” Vinyl/DL
Label#: faitiche15
Release date: Sept 8th 2017
 
Faitiche is delighted to announce the release of a new Ursula Bogner record (faitiche15). Winkel Pong contains three previously unreleased pieces from the archive of the sound researcher who died in 1994. In 2008, Jan Jelinek put together a first album from Bogner’s tape archive (CD/LP Recordings 1969-1988, faitiche01). A second followed in 2011, compiled this time by Andrew Pekler (CD/LP Sonne = Blackbox, accompanying the book of the same name with texts, photographs and Bogner’s graphic oeuvre). For Winkel Pong the tape archive was passed on to Lucrecia Dalt. The Berlin-based Colombian sound artist and musician chose three tracks from the 1980s (exact dates unknown), editing the tape recordings for their release on Winkel Pong.
 
Gundrun Gut (Malaria!, Einstürzende Neubauten), an activist and reluctant chronicler of Berlin’s underground scene since the 1980s, has worked with Lucrecia Dalt. She is also familiar with Ursula Bogner’s work. Reason enough to ask her for an interview:
 
Jan Jelinek: Gudrun, how does it feel to be constantly obliged to talk about the 1980s Berlin underground as someone who was there at the time?
 
Gudrun Gut: I’ve learned to live with it as there are clearly too few people who witnessed it first-hand. Maybe it’s even important to do these interviews as a woman – so that someone actually says that women, too, have written music history. Men tend not to mention this. But it’s true, people do always ask the same questions.
 
JJ: Did you know about Ursula Bogner in the 1980s? Did you ever meet her?
 
GG: No, I never met Ursula Bogner in person and I only discovered her in 2008 thanks to Faitiche. But that’s no surprise: firstly, I don’t know every single woman artist, and secondly, far too many women artists never see the light of day. In the male-dominated art and music market, women are not considered important – or worse still, they are not understood. Look at artists like Sonia Delaunay, Eva Hesse, Bebe Baron, Delia Derbyshire and Daphne Oram. Some of them have now been discovered – but only recently. A lot has changed in the last few years: there is a growing awareness of art and music made by women.
 
JJ: But isn’t it annoying that the conventional distribution of roles still applies? One example: in many articles, Ursula Bogner has been presented as an “electronic housewife”.
 
GG: When Ursula Bogner is referred to as an electronic housewife, then sadly that reflects the situation of many women artists at the time. Women could only pursue artistic activities in private – transcendence was reserved for men. This has still not been overcome. But today, the home has become a site of professional production for all. I’m talking about bedroom producers: it is totally normal to make art and music at home. And that makes things interesting, because “working at home” is no longer associated solely with women.
 
JJ: For Winkel Pong, Lucrecia Dalt compiled and remixed three pieces from the Bogner archive. You know Lucrecia and you’ve already worked with her. How did you meet?
 
GG: I met Lucrecia through MySpace – I think it was 2007. Back then she was still living in Medellin, Colombia. Lucrecia’s father made loop machines for her that she still uses. The Sound of Lucrecia was part of my 4 Women no Cry compilation series on Monika Enterprise, each with four producers from different countries. She’s great fun to watch as a performer because she has a unique sense of rhythm and feel for music. Above all I’m impressed by her sustained approach as an artist, someone who can and does think around corners. I’m thinking specifically of her album Ou, for which she ploughed her way through post-war German cinema, using it as a source of inspiration for a soundtrack. This is proof that she thinks like an engineer – so it makes perfect sense that she would want to explore the work of Ursula Bogner.
 
Berlin, 2017

Ursula Bogner: Atmosphärische Energie (edited by Lucrecia Dalt)

see description of Star-shaped Biscuit, scene 1.

Star-shaped Biscuit: scene 2- Curiosity

Slavic folk, ambient psychedelia, 20th century minimalism and vocal experiments - Polish band Księżyc floats somewhere between, happily resisting simple genre categorization. The surreal and haunting beauty of their music is amplified by the fairy tale inspired lyrics Remek Hanaj has created.

For this episode, Remek has curated an hour of Eastern European 
avant-folk. It displays some of the creative diversity of the region and its relationship with blending traditional and contemporary ideas.

1. Almost Dead Celebrities - Factory Girl
2. Maarja Nuut - Haned Kadunud / Geese Lost
3. Svitlana Nianio & Illkutan - Kites
4. Maniucha Bikont & Assaf Talmudi - Cipi гуси / Grey Geese
5. Lautari - I’m Going Home
6. Odpoczno - Polka
7. Širom – A Washed Out Boy Taking Fossils from a Frog Sack 
8. Bastarda – Achar  
9. Księżyc – Kapkowa
10. Remek Hanaj feat. Tade Sudnik & Paweł Nowicki – Carpet
11. Pole – Radom 
12. Berjozkele ] – A yingele, a meydele / A little Boy, a Little Girl
13. Iva Bittova – Zeleny vineček / Green Maidenhead

Image: Jan Stanisławski - Orchard (1890)

https://skylab-radio.com/shows/off-the-edge-e7

Off The Edge E7 - Remek Hanaj (Księżyc)

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