That percussion is perfect, and the guitar work (that is a guitar right?) is top notch

𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗗𝗲 𝗧𝗶
first relaease for 𝘼𝙇𝙂𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙎 𝙑𝙄𝙎Õ𝙀𝙎 (𝙑𝙊𝙇.𝟮)
João Sousa: vocals, vsti, mix and master.
Melancholic, introspective, reflecting the chaos and ugliness outside.

While I'm taking care of the edition of 𝘼𝙇𝙂𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙎 𝙑𝙄𝙎Õ𝙀𝙎 (𝙑𝙊𝙇.𝟭) , here is the first track for the vol2.

Ecos De Ti

Gravado ao vivo @ Bar irreal (09-04-2016)
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Recorded live @ Bar Irreal (09-04-2016)

Ahen Vortex

running away from your fear of me

produced by shiey.

MUSIC VIDEO: youtu.be/Sob31enKFH8

running out

guaranteed to make a stunning sight

produced by shiey.

polar night

i feel the blissful feeling of the autumn night; when you talk to me - i don't mind

produced by shiey

distance

confusion

best with headphones <3
inspired by the sea, and the ocean, see video with the sound of the ocean here : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXjrVwfHAz8pKh_PaIep9Q (subscribe my yt channel <3 )
while traveling in Santa Maria Island, Açores (Azores)

free download <3

Inspirado pelas ondas do Atlântico, na Formosa, Santa Maria, Açores.
Um momento de refelxão sobre o ir e vir constante das ondas, o movimento das marés, do planeta e de todos os Astros.

onde começo

Onde começo

VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/TRB8S_XsZzU
Bansuri flute experiments recorded in Azores, 22 Sep 2020.

Second song finished here at Azores, in Ilha de Santa Maria.
Inspired by the roads of this beuatiful Island and taking a small bike track from the airport to the Anjos area.
All the island breathes so much life, despite the undesired effect of human presence. There's a certain harmony that invites us to contemplate the passage of clouds, its shadows, the light that walks trough them gently to our eyes. Luz no Olhar, means "shine in the eyes (gaze)"

quando do o tempo 
perde a linearidade
ou quando escolhemos abandonar 
essa linha desse tempo
abre-se a porta ao círculo
à simplicidade da presença
há um brilho nos olhos
mais forte que o fim
mais forte que o início
uma luz no olhar

///

when time
looses linearity
or when we choose to abandon
the timeline from that time
we open the door to circularity
to the simplicity of being present
there's a shine in the eyes
stronger than the end
stronger than the beginning 
a shine in the eyes

I really hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed filming it, playing music for it, and writing for it.

João Svayam
ॐ
Om Bhumyai namah


More at Shanti C☮at Rec☮rds!
https://shanticoat.bandcamp.com/

Luz no olhar

Collaboration track by 𝗦𝘃𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺 and 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 <3

As my stay in Ilha de Santa Maria (Azores) goes on, I'm taking time to listen to more music and contact a lot of interesting musicians in SoundCloud. One of those I recently became aware as a fantastic work with ambient, experimental sounds, contemplative and meditative music, and for a such a long time that his experience resonates in every felt note he creates. 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮, or Night Note @mmastalka, gently accepted to take a Bansuri (bamboo flute) track I recorded while here in Santa Maria and he create magic with it, bringing is Soul into this amazing journey. Such an honor have his composition alongside mine.  I'm so grateful for this connection and for this track we created. It inspired me so much that I decided to use our music to soundtrack of more footage I've taken around the Island (see VIDEO here: https://youtu.be/n9Cm-l6yrhY)
Sending you love <3

João

Svayam (João Sousa) @joaomsousa -> Bansuri flute, fx, final mix
Night Note (Milan Mastalka) @mmastalka -> Magical synth composition, mix

𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 𝘕𝘐𝘎𝘏𝘛 𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘌:
https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka
https://nightnote.bandcamp.com/
https://bluelizard.bandcamp.com/album/precious-moments-of-peace

𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 𝘚𝘝𝘈𝘠𝘈𝘔:
https://soundcloud.com/joaomsousa
https://shanticoat.bandcamp.com/album/casa
https://shanticoat.bandcamp.com/album/svayam-e-alma

Santa Maria (𝗦𝘃𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺 and 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲)

see video: https://youtu.be/cFVPcJ0tCps

☼ english /português abaixo/
The fantastic wizard of ambient, contemplative, meditative and experimental sounds 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 (@mmastalka)has challenged me and other fabulous musicians to complete the puzzle [you can check it at https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/sets/100-discount ]. 
It's not just an honor to be able to add something to Milan's work, is just like looking in a magic mirror that shows me parts of myself that I never knew existed as a musician... It's so inspiring and makes me very happy, very emotional to be able to see my creativity being pulled to such beautiful places. Music is this unbelievable portal to universal communication, to inner looking and so many mysteries still being discovered. 
I began by picking Milan's sound and convert it to Midi, so I could create new layers with vsts, but then while listening to it for the 4th time I prepared my mic and soundboard to record my adored Bansuri Flute... Magic occurred as I found my self singing, improvising with my voice and with two simple sentences that came out on the process. After recording the voice, the bansuri was a cosmic flow of what had to be. 
I hope it was up to the challenge, for me it was a wonderful spiritual moment. And I'm grateful. Thank you so much Milan! 

Another moment inspired by the beautiful Island of Santa Maria in The Azores Archipelago <3

Night Note (@mmastalka) - Hang drum and compostion
Svayam - Vocals, Bansuri, Virtual Harp (https://vis.versilstudios.com/etherealwinds-harp.html), Mix

The words:
nos meus olhos um grão de luz e mar
nos meus olhos um grão de luz e amor
//
in my eyes a grain of light and sea
in my eyes a grain of light and love

☼ Português

O fantástico feiticeiro de música ambient, contemplativa, meditativa e experimental, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 (@mmastalka) desafiou-me a mim e outros fabulosos músicos para completar um puzzle [vê aqui: https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/sets/100-discount ]
Não é só uma honra poder adicionar algo à música do Milan, é como olhar para um espelho mágico que me mostra partes de mim como músico que eu nem sabia que existiam... É tão inspirador, tão feliz, tão emotivo ver a minha criatividade ser puxada para lugares tão bonitos. A música é um inacreditável portal para a comunicação universal, para o olhar para dentro e para tantos mistérios ainda por descobrir.
Comecei por pegar no som do Milan e converti para Midi, para poder adicionar camadas de instrumentos virtuais, mas após 4 vezes de audição do tema original, preparei o meu microfone e a minha placa de som para gravar o meu amado Bansuri... E magia aconteceu: dei por mim a cantar, improvisando com a voz e com duas frases que apareceram no momento. Depois de gravar a voz, o bansuri era apenas uma fluência cósmica que tinha de ser. 
Espero ter estado à altura do desafio, para mim foi um momento espiritual de maravilha. Estou muito grato. Obrigado Milan.

ॐ Shanti, shanti, shanti

Nos Meus Olhos (𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 & 𝗦𝘃𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺)

SEE VÍDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/WNderBKpU24

As we observe life in its infinite details, we see circles, spirals and other patterns that assure us the only divine thing most people tend to recognize is Life itself. All cosmic evidences show circular movements, orbits, and spiral tendencies. Woke up today thinking about these things, observing them in nature as I walk on ancient vulcaninc rock in the coast, by the sea; as I snorkle and dive trough the waters and see all this life, bigger than an individuality.  

As our journey in Ilha de Santa Maria ends, we are amazed with this Divine power that guided us here. 

::::::Best with Headphones::::::
A track made out of many moments:
☮ a bansuri piece played on the begginig of one the Yoga classes I gave these days, on SerenaMente, Ilha de Santa Maria, Açores;
☮ a drum (tambor xamânico) and some shakers played by my girlfriend and partner in yoga and meditation, Carla Natário @carla-nat-rio (on a studio session of Shanti Coat Records, around May this year
☮ a zaphir shanti chime played, with some feedback loops on June this year

Espiral

Tiago Eira's alter ego
Founder of PARTÍCULA RECORDS w/@joaoaclopesms

NEW ALBUM ARIS - https://particularec.bandcamp.com/album/aris-prtcl017

@particula-records (netlabel)
@a-besta-label (collective)

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