"homework - year 8" is the eighth volume in an ongoing series of compilations which are released at the end of each year and gather unreleased tracks composed/recorded/tweaked/finalized during the year by as much taâlem artists as possible.

so once again, we've asked every artist who had a release on taâlem during these 22 past years to contribute a 2023 track.

we've received 71 tracks for this eighth edition. most of the contributing artists were already present on the previous editions (even on all of them for a few!) while others could unfortunately not make it.

as always, taâlem wishes to thank all the artists involved for their generosity, patience, trust and support during all these years.
and of course big thanks to our ever loyal customers too! we couldn't go on without you.

photography: kaeru-chan

homework - year 8

Abyss gazes into you (tomonari nozaki / 2023)

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"The human obsession with exploring; risking life — whether to establish a name, expand human knowledge, or simply discover what’s over the horizon. A theme repeated by civilisation over thousands of years. Our planet-wide presence is evidence of our compulsion to explore and fulfil our desire to create paths. It will continue for as long as we remain curious."

zYklen (Neotantra, Mare Nostrum, Chitra Records) is Simon Ferris, a musician, composer and synthesist, based in Devon, UK.

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Aniakchak Caldera

a journey started,
a journey completed.

Thanks to the Souls who kept me going,
from the inside out.

credits
released February 29, 2024

original sounds by Ludvig Cimbrelius
1, 2 reimagined by Alexander Lux (www.instagram.com/ayaavaaki)
3 reimagined by Ayna Kali
4 reimagined by Priyesh Patel (soundcloud.com/priyesh)
5 reimagined by Liva Moonchild

mastering: Illuvia

artwork: Ludvig Cimbrelius using images created by Paweł Czerwiński (unsplash.com/@pawel_czerwinski)

thank you: Samantha & Alex for your loving creative input



𝓛𝓘𝓛𝓐 · 𝓛𝓤𝓜𝓘𝓝 ° 2

--

𝓕oundational to LILA लीला is the view that we are all in this adventure of eternal life together. As a reflection of this, a part of the income from music releases is forwarded to trusted organizations who are working on bringing better conditions of Life to all inhabitants of this beautiful Earth, our home in the Universe.

Starlight Skin (Ayaavaaki's Blue Gods Invocation)

Taken from Markus Guentner's new album, Theia - now available on double vinyl and digital: asip.me/asipv004

There was chaos and violence, a collision of dark matter and heat. 
In the maelstrom, a legacy was created and a new moon born. 
She left something here forever.
But amongst infinite black depths,
Theia rages on.

Depicting the legendary impact of the planet Theia, Pop Ambient pioneer Markus Guentner returns to vinyl, with a highly anticipated full-length LP.

Markus Guentner - Redshift (ASIPV004)

Forwind kicks 2016 off with three powerful new EP’s by Tokyo's Tomonari Nozaki. The first instalment 'Credence' is Tomonari's first new material on the label since his hugely well received debut 'North Palace' in 2013.

The new compositions see Tomonari experimenting with even denser layers of sound, morphing acoustics and chugging industrial rhythms, all while keeping his distinctive and much loved tape recorded sonics hissing and gestating away.


Pt.1

'Essay' is the long awaited first full ambient album by Warmth. A collection of hazy textures, intricate soundscapes and field recordings, presented in a beautiful 4-panel CDr. 

Tracklist:

01.  Nineteen Eighty (1980)             09:58
02. Youth                              08:34
03. Essay                              08:27
04. Odessa                             06:37
05. Wave Growth (Album Version)        08:12
06. Decade                             07:20
07. Insight                            09:30
08. Time as a Reward (Album Version)   08:54


Written and Produced by Agustín Mena.
Mastering by Zzzzra.
Archives23 // ArchivesCD005
Archives / 2016

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Warmth - Essay

Track 1
cdr - http://submersion.info/store
digital - http://audio.submersion.info/album/circular

Alternate CDr master

rain, thunderstorm, wave, & wind field recordings 2008-2015; synth, fx, tape, surface noise

W/P by Submersion, August-December 2017
Circular (Reprocess) is a combined ambient reprise of the previous tracks
Tracks 1-9 mastered by A.P at GS Mastering & Post

1:37:27

http://submersion.info
http://soundcloud.com/submersion
http://tinyurl.com/sbmrsn-youtube

released: 3/18/18

Circular

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Circular I

Shallow Remixed

Porya Hatami - White Forest (Purl Remix)

I’ve been a long time fan of Dmitry Taldykin‘s Moscow-based Dronarivm label which, thanks to the additional curation from Bartosz Dziadosz (aka Pleq) has always brought us treasures from the depths of ambient and modern classical waters. Many of imprint’s releases have been covered on these pages, so it’s no wonder that I’m excited in sharing the Headphone Commute Podcast platform with the founder to showcase Dronarivm’s upcoming releases in 2019 in this very special mix. Plenty of exciting tracks on here from all of your favourites in the many yet to be announced albums. It’s a like a season preview of all the fantastic finds we’ve got in store for you this year!

For a full track listing and a download of a higher bitrate MP3, please stop by headphonecommute.com and subscribe to our podcast! Don't forget to check us out on Facebook and follow us for more music recommendations!

And as always, please enjoy responsibly and support the featured artists!

Dronarivm Showcase 2019

Dmitry Taldykin - Dronarivm Showcase 2019

This is the second chapter of SKY – a trilogy of releases exploring collective dreams of celestial origin.

released April 28, 2019 

Written and produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius 

Artwork created in a collaboration between Purl and ARIJ MOKA – www.instagram.com/arijmoka 
www.behance.net/arijmoka 

Mastered by The Analog Botanist at the White Pillar Workshop, Winter 2019. www.analogbotany.com

A Sky Beyond

composer, producer, false-prophet
-- 'On the grounds of indecency' is now out

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Swoop and Cross