makes a good argument for the phonogene - really sounds like fun!

very impressive work, very effective jyuxtaposition of sounds, nicely minimal

Possibly my favorite track of yours so far. Fantastic!

impressive track! Really like that crazy rhythm & mood

c u r i o u s

Music made for performance and instillation work by Raíces Aéreas.

Sammy Metcalfe - analogue synths (Make Noise 0Coast/Strega/0Ctrl), effects, PO-12.

Artwork by Checho Tamayo

2021

FREE DOWNLOAD (or pay what you like)at:
https://sammymetcalfe.bandcamp.com

Music for Raíces Aéreas

ESFERA IV + V

Music made for performance and instillation work by Raíces Aéreas.

Sammy Metcalfe - analogue synths (Make Noise 0Coast/Strega/0Ctrl), effects.

Artwork by Checho Tamayo

2021

FREE DOWNLOAD (or pay what you like)at:
https://sammymetcalfe.bandcamp.com

MUSIC FOR DREAMING I

Recently I was asked to come up with a patch to share on Tim Held's Podular Modcast podcast. I made this patch on my Hordijk instrument to use as the core of a live improvisation. Here is a medley of two brief improvisations.

Hordijk Improvs

https://www.nts.live/shows/timeisaway/episodes/time-is-away-4th-october-2021

Time is Away: Another Green World Revisited  041021

this is a longer version of this little experiment I did over on my Youtube https://youtu.be/2SehDh19FEA

The Long Chill

Quartz

This is the recording of my live improv for the Hordijk 2023 Tribute event in Der Bosch on September 2 to commemorate and celebrate the life, love and genius of Rob Hordijk.

Hordijk Homage

The Music Thing Modular Workshop system playing a melody generated by the Turing Machine Computer Card.

bleep_groove_edit

Fritters

Taken from his forthcoming album 'Spells' out June 10 on Erased Tapes.

Pre-order the LP/CD/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP085
iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spells
Spotify: http://snip.ftpromo.net/goldentimes
Bandcamp: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spellsbc
or any other good record store worldwide

"It's just incredible" – Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music
“Strangely upbeat nocturnes" – The Wire

‘Spells’ merges programmed piano pieces with live instruments, combining the controllable technical world and the often unpredictable aspects of live improvisation. In some ways it continues where his underground debut ‘Gravity’ left off, though a lot of weight is lifted, making room for a lighter and more energetic listen. Friend and fellow Erased Tapes artist Nils Frahm mixed and mastered both albums. Ben is not a master pianist like his dear friend, but his sound collages are so meticulously designed that after hearing the result an impressed Nils declared: “from now on, if anyone asks – this is a real piano”. 

His intricate, humanised programming – enhanced by drummer Achim Färber, cellist Anton Peisakhov and harpist Lara Somogyi, and a considerate selection of echoes, delays and compressors – has been used to create a hybrid sound that intends to deceive, question and challenge existing listening habits. Utilising the contrast between reduction and decoration, ‘Spells’ can be seen as a quest to find out how much or how little composition is required to constitute a song. Why the ear can and should be deceived about the authenticity of instruments. What significance these instruments have within this process, and why the personal perception of balance and sound exclude ultimate truths. 

Linking the two albums are the four movements of ‘Nocturne’, an ever-developing conversation that on occasion flirts with the grandeur of compressed rock drums. The first single, ‘Golden Times 1’, received a world premiere by BBC 6 Music’s Mary Anne Hobbs, proclaiming it as "incredible." An alternative version of ‘Sleepers Beat Theme’ – composed for the soundtrack to a short film about the Trans-Siberian Express – opened Jon Hopkins’ Late Night Tales album from 2015, who noted “I thought it was such a calming and sensitive piece that sounded to me like the beginning of something...the warmth and depth of the sound entrances me every time”. 

Though ‘Spells’ and ‘Gravity’ are his first albums recorded under his own name, as acclaimed electronic producer HECQ he’s released nine albums since 2003, exploring everything from ambient to breakcore. He has simultaneously established himself as a trusted composer and sound designer, working for a wide array of clients including Amnesty International and Marvel Comics; composing for feature films, games, art installations and convention opening titles.

After embracing this demanding line of work, in 2010 Ben felt the need to explore his roots and early education, which inspired these albums under his own name. Born in 1981 as the third child of opera singer Deirdre Boysen and actor Claus Boysen, his classical music training on piano and guitar began when he was seven years old; the works of Bruckner, Wagner and Bach laid an important foundation. Rediscovering this music shared with his parents – united with the sounds of Autechre, Cristian Vogel and Jiri.Ceiver to Pink Floyd and Godspeed You! Black Emperor – brought back an understanding of why he wanted to write music in the first place.

“Finding my views understood, reflected and welcomed by Erased Tapes was an encouraging experience, crowned by the offer to release ‘Spells’ and re-issue ‘Gravity’ with them. Through many caring conversations with Robert I felt that there’s no better home for the existing ideas and no better cradle for new ones.”  – Ben Lukas Boysen 

TRACK LISTING:  	

01. The Veil  02. Nocturne 3  03. Sleepers Beat Theme  04. Golden Times 1
05. Nocturne 4  06. Keep Watch  07. Golden Times 2  08. Selene

Spells

Golden Times 1

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Ben Lukas Boysen – Golden Times 1

The NYC-via-Kansas producer Brian Leeds (Huerco S), known for his distinctly murky productions, returns to Anthony Naples' Proibito imprint with a brilliant full-length release of dense meditative ambiance. A marked move away from Leeds' house music ventures, For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those That Have) is an intensely cerebral experience, sparking raw emotions throughout.

Our pick of the bunch is "Promises of Fertility". Seven blissful minutes of softly smudged chords lay the foundation for an innocent melody that beams you into a world of mystical sounds and fantasy.

Dropping on June 6th, For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those That Have) is now available to pre-order.

Pre-Order

Huerco S "Promises Of Fertility" - Boiler Room Debuts

From the Disquiet.com compilation album Instagr/am/bient: 25 ambient musicians created original sonic postcards in response to one another’s evocative Instagram photos.

Photo by Evan Cordes.

Wooden Walls: "Meter Maid"

Re-mastered and issued by Incidental Music on vinyl for the first time ever. Ambienti Coassiali's Vol. 1 is a missing link in the world of 1980's Italian electronic music. A parallel project of Capricorni Pneumatici, Vol. 1 was conceived in and around Milan in the late '80s and released only on an incredibly limited cassette. Recorded solely with a Yamaha DX7 and two track Revox A77 tape machine, Vol. 1 is composed of 6 "rooms" (stanze), each their own world of meditative & ethereal FM synthesis.

Ambienti Coassiali - Room 3

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Warbly harmonica tones from tELHARMONIC, lead voice from STO. STO goes into Echophon with STO’s linear FM and Echophon’s echo rate both modulated by Wogglebug’s Smooth CV out. Smooth CV attenuated with ModDemix before going into Echophon. Attenuation modulated throughout recording. Piece recorded, reversed, and played at half speed with looper pedal beneath itself. Field recording from St. Pauls Cathedral, London in September, 2019.

Sketch_03

also: 
http://modular-jazz.bandcamp.com/track/a-r-hill-sending-circles

The Chalk Group: http://soundcloud.com/thechalkgroup/
Unit One: http://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/track/dry-land-appearing

http://soundcloud.com/ayearinthecountry/voyages-of-the-moon-unit-one-a-year-in-the-country?in=ayearinthecountry/sets/the-quietened-cosmologists

http://terraneanrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/nest-of-wild-stones

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