Babacane (https://soundcloud.com/babacane) - composition, concept, mix and master
FaceOnFigure - drums, vocals
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Before the Tul prayer begins, it is customary to give free rein to violence, shouts, loud and tense music, worshippers letting themselves go and objects being shattered.
This precipitates a particular psychological state that could be likened to deep relaxation: the opening of the inner listening.
The sermon that follows, different each time, revolves around the articulation of apparent contradictions in a style similar to our Taoism. Thus, in the recording we offer you, the first aphorism recites:
"Supreme peace appears as violence".
This part of the celebration is traditionally accompanied by complex rhythmic music. Each worshipper is invited to dance to the rhythm they perceive, slow for some, fast for others, the whole swirl being considered as supreme harmony, everyone's part of the same ensemble but in a way that is unique to each individual.

The Tul prayer

Instrumental songs from the Orange Album; for soundtracks nobody asked for

Shaluga

https://kontra-musik.bandcamp.com/album/syra
TM404 - SYRA

The evolution of Andreas Tilliander’s moniker TM404 has reached its third stage. The first TM404 album was a heavily self-restricted concept album, live recorded with classic Roland machines. The subsequent album had a more playful vibe, shaped by Tilliander’s extensive live touring. This third TM404 album on Kontra-Musik simply tells the story of what he’s been up to since. The third part of a musical diary, initiated in 2013. 

The TM404 venture might have started out as a dreamy acid dub project, more suited for the chill-out than the main floor. But by popular demand Tillander found himself touring big clubs around the globe and the TM404 sound adapted organically. As a result, the album features tracks like Vactro and Rymdeko: fast paced acidic techno tracks in the same vein as classic Plus 8 releases, but with more space echo. Much more.

But never fear, fans of the classic warm and bubbling TM404 sound. You’ll certainly get yours as well. A substantial portion of this album was recorded in a studio flat in Berlin as part of an artist residency. For obvious reasons, Tilliander could only bring a small portion of his studio gear to this German sanctuary. As a consequence, this album has a more stripped down vibe than its predecessors, which creates more space for Tilliander’s glowing melodies. The last track on the album, a loving homage to Kontra-Musik’s label boss, is a sublime example.

And for the Instagram generation, here’s the short version: The album is called Syra. That translates to Acid. You’re welcome.

Syra

KM058 TM404 - Syra PREVIEW

Recording of my set for Supervoid XI: Time, streamed November 20, 2020 alongside performances from Nihal Ramchandani and Matthew Patterson Curry. Thanks to LeeAnn and the @supervoidoakland crew.

ASDA Bells (FuckPunk, 2015)
ZELIENOPLE The Chemist (Horst/Meier Reconstruction) (Self-released, 2012)
RHAETICUS Center of Earth (Navy Yard, 2019)
NURSE WITH WOUND July 8 (ICR, 2004)
ALVA NOTO & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Panois (Noton, 2019)
DEEPCHORD PRESENTS ECHOSPACE In Echospace (Modern Love, 2010)
PAN AMERICAN Project for an Apartment Building (Kranky, 2013)
BILL CONVERSE Harbour Air (Dark Entries, 2019)
STANLEY KUBRICK & JEREMY BERNSTEIN Patience & Actors (Taschen, 2005)
THOMAS KOENER Extension (Attack) (Mille Plateaux, 2020)
HARRY BERTOIA Continuum (Sonambient, 1978)
Ø Kesayon Haltijat (Sahko, 2013)
ANTTI RANNISTO Aaniesineita 3 Live (Sleeparchive, 2007)
KANGDING RAY Antar (Stroboscopic Artefacts, 2012)
X-TG Emerge to Space Jazz (Industrial, 2012)
OSSIA Ice & Blood (Blackest Ever Black, 2015)
51717 אדגמה (LIES, 2019)
OREN AMBARCHI Quixotism Part 2 (Editions Mego, 2015)
WILLIAM SELMAN Swimming in Contingency (Mysteries of the Deep, 2020)
B/B/S Cosmow (Miasmah, 2016)
REGIS Alone of All Her Sex (Downwards, 2020)
BIOSPHERE Birds Fly by Flapping Their Wings v2 (Biophon, 2020)
PUBLIC IMAGE Religion I (Virgin, 1978)
STRANGE AUDIO DREAMS Error Design 2 (Art-Aud, 2015)
SLAGMANN Phase 8 (Talismann, 2019)
BRITISH MURDER BOYS Untitled (Downwards, 2019)
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS Twenty-Two in Cincinnati (Dindisc, 1981)
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Progress (Dindisc, 1978)
ROD MODELL Into Day (Plop, 2007)
SPARSE Version Dub 1 (Nullpunkt, 2018)
GAAP KVIT Ritual (Monotype, 2014)
SKEE MASK Sphere in Total (Ilian Skee Series, 2019)
RICHARD H KIRK Cosmic Override 2 (Grey Area, 1974)
PESSIMIST & KARIM MAAS B4 (Pessimist, 2019)
VLADISLAV DELAY Musta Planeetta (Leaf, 2009)
MATT CHRISTENSEN The Big Decay (Self-released, 2020)
CAN EFS 108 (Spoon, 2012)
MOHAMMAD REZA MORTAZAVI Roaming Pulses (Latency, 2019)
BOREAL MASSIF Somewhere in Galicia (Pessimist, 2019)
REGIS Eros in Tangiers (Downwards, 2020)
ARNO STEFFEN Horprobe (WEA, 1983)
BRUCE Trip (Hessle Audio, 2014)
NSI ART IX (No, 2015)
RICCARDO SCHIRO Algebre des Nomades (Gravity Graffiti, 2018)
DUET EMMO ANC (Mute, 1983)
STEPHEN MALLINDER Pow-Wow (Fetish, 1982)
WILLIAM SELMAN Dayparting (Hausu Mountain, 2015)
ACRONYM Humid Zone (Northern Electronics, 2015)
ARVE HENRIKSEN Vivification (Rune Grammofon, 2017)
ZELIENOPLE Just an Unkind Time (Miasmah, 2020)

Ken Meier for Supervoid XI: Time (11/20/20)

Closing this year's @nts-latest shows with a special guest, the sound healer @groundtactics who’s made a mesmerising set of his own compositions for the occasion ✨
If you don’t know @groundtactics get to know ~ having developed from a music producer into a sound alchemist and tuning fork practitioner, @groundtactics is moving beyond sound. His treatments inspire the addition of symbolic values in life.
Check out his bandcamp https://groundtactics.bandcamp.com/ and releases on @midgar_records https://midgar-records.bandcamp.com/track/ground-tactics-a3-reality-implant-2020

Beautiful artwork by amore https://www.instagram.com/giacques/

Ground Tactics ~ New Earth ( Original Soundtrack )  
Track list ~
1. Ground Tactics - Transmutation (0:00 - 0:10) * 
2. Ground Tactics - Morning Star (0:10 - 9:35) *
 3. Ground Tactics - Reorder Perception ( 9:16 - 18:30) * 
4. Ground Tactics - New Earth (18:10 - 25:25) * 
5. Gigi FM - Full Moon Ketu (Ground Tactics rmx) (25:25 - 29:29) * 
6. Ground Tactics - Self Recognition (29:29 - 33:33) * 
7. Ground Tactics - S01 Ep10 - Connecting Vessels - Energy Culture (33:33 - 39:39)
8. Ground Tactics - High Flutter (39:39 - 46:46) *
 9. Icon Template - Already There - Immunity Consciousness (46:00 - 46:00)  
10. Ground Tactics - Omnipresence (47:72 - 55:33) * 
11. Ground Tactics - Big Time ( Frliendly mix ) (55:55 - 60:00) *
  * = New

NTS ~ GiGi FM presents Ground Tactics - New Earth (Original Soundtrack) - NTS RADIO 9/12/2020

@p_areidolia has been posted up by your favorite front left speaker for years. Despite a deep catalogue and knowledge of music and a well-loved stint of parties in San Francisco as @noctuarysf (alongside @kudeki), she held off on DJing herself, keeping her focus on elevating the gender-marginalized artists around her. Over the last year, she's started investing more of her energy into ambient sets with an immersive, underwater quality reminiscent of our favorite ambient rooms.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/032-pareidolia.html

"This was recorded on a Pioneer XDJ RR at an annual gathering of a small group of friends, where we hike approximately 10 miles and bring sound to the 5,000’ summit of a mountain above Los Angeles overnight.

I had never used this controller before - I have a much simpler one at home, but it went fairly well after one practice session beforehand. The small group involved with this fully commits to pitching in to make it happen, leaving no trace (with some added extra precautions this year given the circumstances), and really being fully invested in the experience.

I had not socialized IRL with more than a couple of people since the beginning of March outside of protesting and wanted to create a gently joyful and psychedelic experience under the stars, as well as play music in a way that made sense between the friends who played before and after me. Nearly everyone in the group is a DJ, producer, or at least a self-confessed music nerd, so it’s both thrilling and terrifying to play for them in such a small and deeply intentional group.

It is easily one of the most physically taxing things I’ve ever been involved in, but also one of the most rewarding. I say every time, “I’m not sure I can do this again” and keep coming back for a little suffering with my ambient music....seeing the endless glittering lights of the city below, near-complete silence in high desert nature, and the sun rise through a colorful layer of smog, smoke particles, and thin air makes it thoroughly worthwhile."

@p_areidolia / @noctuarysf

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #032: Pareidolia

Recording of MAYO's set at Dekmantel Connects 2020.

Dekmantel Connects 2020

Radio by Minor AM: MAYO at Dekmantel Connects 2020

Massage your ears into a heightened state of awareness with this beautifully selected mix by accomplished musician, synth enthusiast and Vienna resident, LDY OSC. 

Combining deeply resonating electro-acoustic works alongside razor-sharp IDM and vertigo-inducing avant-garde structures, its a welcome wake up call. The future is officially here. 

For more arch music visit:
www.archbln.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/channel/UC6IXVxDut1qfiUFBQwLBP5g

@ldyosc
instagram.com/arch.berlin
www.sweatlodgeagency.com

LDY OSC - arch 0.5 selection

Diving back into the INCHMIX series after a small hiatus, we are delighted to share with you some of our favourite artists that we've gathered over time. 

The first artist to nestle gently between your ears, is @conflation-port
A project based in the Artic Circle, filled with textural ambient, warm dub elements and sweeping drones that is not only found in his mixes but also his latest release for @on-board-music.

Inspired of the Filomena Storm, this mix is the perfect companion for those reclusive Winter evenings, crisp morning strolls and anything pensive in between. 

Artwork: 'Restricted Areas' by Danila Tkachenko
Bulgaria, Yugoiztochen region, 2015

Links:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Conflation-Port-809515925837580/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/conflation-port
MC: https://www.mixcloud.com/Conflation_Port/

INCHMIX064: Conflation Port

STAVE RADIO 006 

KEN MEIER

Ken Meier on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/ken-meier

STAVE RADIO 006 — KEN MEIER

A diverse selection of ambient leaning and techno from Melbourne based producer/live act/DJ Mosam Howieson. I first discovered Mosam's music from his amazing EP on Canada's Silent Season label. He continued to impress me with his work for Melbourne's Butter Sessions and the live performance's hes been doing around Melbourne.
@mos-how

Ken Meier for Supervoid XI: Time (11/20/20)

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