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Misleading Structures - Inner Heat Ascent

Iconoclastic Buddhist Línjì Yìxuán once remarked, "The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on earth." This profound statement serves as a reminder of the sheer beauty of our planet. We often take for granted the ground beneath our feet and the simple wonders that our ecosystem supports. Everyday activities like walking under a blue sky, feeling the breeze on our skin, or listening to a songbird's melody remind us that Earth is a precious host offering endless marvels.

"Breath," the latest album by Bordeaux-based producer Frank Zaragoza under his Ocoeur project, is a heartfelt tribute to these earthly wonders. This album, perhaps his most sincere and ambitious to date, comprises seven tracks that reflect Zaragoza's deep appreciation for the world around us. "Breath" is tranquil, peaceful, and meditative, yet its expansive, cinematic scope evokes vivid images of Earth's stunning landscapes. The album is both elegantly captivating and a poignant call for peace on our planet.

With "Breath," Zaragoza elevates his Ocoeur project to new heights, celebrating the marvels of the physical world around us. Breath is out on September 6th 2024.

Ocoeur - Life

What can I say about Carsten Nicolai that I have not said before? It feels that only just the other day, I revisited his catalogue and sang high praises for his album HYbr:ID II, which I then highlighted in my Best of 2023 list, Music For Synergizing The Synapse Of Ideas. You should check out that write-up, where I quickly go over his monumental contribution to electronic music (it's up on my site). And here we are again, with an anticipated follow-up, the third entry in Alva Noto‘s series initiated in 2021. For this instalment, Nicolai explores the Noh.  “Drawing inspiration from Noh, a traditional Japanese musical drama dating back to the 14th century, the album reflects the genre’s distinctive rhythmic movements and its nuanced expression of emotions through subtle gestures.” Just as with the previous two volumes, the compositions on the album capture the music commissioned to a ballet score by an American choreographer, Richard Siegal – the first two came from Ectopia, and this third one is for the Ballet of (Dis)Obedience (check out a teaser here). And, just like the first two releases, it comes with a fantastic graphical score for each piece. I’m trying to follow this visualisation along with its sonic incarnation, and it’s like deciphering an alien script. This wonderful mystery adds a touch of fascination to the piece. And yet, the music is enthralling on its own…

HYbr:ID III

HYbr:ID Noh Talk

NOTON Shop

TRACK PREMIERE : Alva Noto - HYbr:ID Noh Talk

Blossom Chill

Tracklist

01. Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo -  Thick walls, thin walls
02. No Memory - Heaven's Gate
03. The Volume Settings Folder -  Squeamish mind
04. Moss Covered Technology & Snufmumriko - Skagerrak
05.  Giannis Gogos - Fragments
06. Guy Gelem - Night Walk
07. Seawind of Battery - Sidestepping
08. Tatsuro Murakami - Dialogue with a Mountain
09.  Landtitles - Borrowed light
10.  Richard Ginns - A joy forever

425. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

DUST & MEMORIES

Pure ethereal ambient soundscapes. Chillout, relax and enjoy!

SFS - PURE - FIRST FROST

Couth

When Glider was first released in 2008, it felt like a natural phenomenon captured and recreated with sheets of astral guitar and electronic whispers. Rafael Anton Irisarri's debut album as The Sight Below is part of a long continuum of ambient-inspired musicians pushing at the edges of Brian Eno's iconic idea, incorporating elements of drone, minimalism, shoegaze, and techno with transformative effects. Ten years later, like-minded artists continue to explore the remote landscapes Glider traversed, and to celebrate the album's reissue, many of them have reworked its music for a special mixtape.

From electronic music pioneers like Biosphere, to Slowdive's Simon Scott, to Swedish techno auteur Acronym, each of the eight producers on Glider 10: Reworks brings a unique perspective to the source material. Composer Benoît Pioulard, a frequent collaborator with Irisarri, adds a new density and wistful pathos to the once sparse "Further Away." In the hands of Spanish ambient artist Warmth, the calming pulse of "A Fractured Smile" is inverted to a swirling bath of texture and light. Pop Ambient veterans Leandro Fresco and Markus Guentner both distill their reworks (“Without Motion” and “Dour”) into pure ethereal bliss. The two versions of Glider's opening track, "At First Touch," range from Yagya's immersive techno vista to an all but indiscernible mirage by Simon Scott. No matter the approach, the eight reworks featured here feel wholly contained in the singular ecosystem The Sight Below crafted 10 years ago.

glider 10 reworks

The Sight Below - A Fractured Smile (Warmth Remix)

"Remembrance" is taken from "Invisible Island". Midori Hirano´s follow up album from 2015s "Minor Planet". Handmade LP and CD editions available from Sonic Pieces February 7th.

Midori Hirano - Remembrance

Produced by Project Hybrid (former name) aka Sonolog

Proud to be part of the third and final installment of the theme based Pano compilation of Polyglot Records. The theme is "time".

Pano III features the works of:
aqwan, Liza Nicklin, Michael Bruckner, PIRX, Walter Fini, Ullapul, The Ambiguity, and Second Bounze

https://e-con.bandcamp.com/album/pano-iii

Smaller Circles

balancing act, 

burns without consumption

growth mindset, 

acts in mass

inner design,

moved by meaning

chosen trust,

held in pulse