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Bala Guest Sessions #27 - Flavia Paurinotto (Minimal, Deep Tech, Deep House, Micro Sound)

Andy Cartwright is an artist based in France who was originally from Oxfordshire in the UK. Here he presents his latest album Yonder, an evocative journey through textures of weather, ASMR, and dreamlike soundscapes. Known for his work as Seabuckthorn and releases with labels such as Fluid Audio, Quiet Details, Lost Tribe Sound, and IIKKI, Andy brings years of exploration in sound engineering and acoustic experimentation to this release under his own name which follows 2023’s ‘Below The Noise’. With a career that started in the early 2000s, Cartwright’s DIY ethos and innovative approaches to sound design continue to drive his creative process.

Yonder was crafted through a meticulous layering of microsounds, field recordings, and experimental processing. Using tools like Ableton and granular synthesis software he pushed acoustic instrument sound sources to their limits, including piano and guitar performed using unconventional techniques. The result is a collage of sonic environments that feel both intricate and organic, reflecting a fascination with over-processed and mutated audio forms. The fourteen pieces that make up Yonder unfold with a watery, outdoor inspired quality, enhanced by subtly implied rhythms, pulses, and hidden layers of electronic texture that reward repeat listens.

Cartwright describes the album as a project born out of unhurried experimentation, creating a meditative escape from his more guitar-focused work. The immersive soundscapes of Yonder beckon listeners to uncover its depths and nuances, offering a unique auditory experience.

Yonder

wlr179 Andy Cartwright - Yonder

April 25, 2025

Today I visited the beach and noticed subtle movements in the sea wrack along the shoreline. I inserted my soil microphones – crafted by the wonderful David Stalling of Stille & Klang – into the damp clusters of eelgrass and seaweed. Beneath the surface, a hidden world revealed itself through sound: delicate crackles and rustling textures, as tiny creatures carried on with their lives.
A small moment of coastal life, amplified.

Recorded on a Sound Devices MixPre-3 II in 32-bit float.

Amphipods in sea wrack

'Petrichor' is the third studio album from long-time collaborators James Osland and Andrew Heath, and serves as a natural continuation of their creative partnership following the release of Elysian Fields (2024), also on the esteemed Fluid Audio label.

The two artists were initially brought together by a shared admiration for each other’s work within the ambient music community. Andrew Heath is an established figure in the genre, with numerous albums and EPs released on respected imprints such as Disco Gecko, Whitelabrecs, Rusted Tone Recordings, Elm Records, and White Paddy Mountain. James Osland, meanwhile, is both an accomplished artist and the founder of Elm Records, a boutique label known for its thoughtful curation. His personal discography includes releases on Unknown Tone Records, Whitelabrecs, Flaming Pines, and Dewtone Recordings, among others. Osland’s practice explores the intersection of sound, memory, and place, working across both sonic and visual mediums.

Petrichor began to take shape during an exchange of ideas between the two artists in the late winter and early spring of 2024. As Andrew shared loops and sonic sketches, James found himself listening from his studio, watching the unrelenting English rain from the window. These moments of stillness-quiet reflections on the shifting of seasons-informed the mood and direction of the album.

What emerged is a collection of slowly evolving compositions, revealing gentle melodies, nuanced textures, and soft drones-much like the tender unfolding of early spring leaves. The album carefully weaves together field recordings, organic textures, and synthesis to create immersive soundscapes that capture the subtle beauty and contemplative atmosphere of seasonal change.

James Osland & Andrew Heath - Outside The Light Was Starting To Wane

Whitelabrecs was set up by Harry Towell in late 2015 as another outlet to put out experimental electronic/acoustic music. It followed Harry’s previous labels Audio Gourmet, Tessellate and Warehouse Decay and focuses on a collectable series of highly limited edition vinyl-effect CDr packaging, with the first 50 releases influenced by white label vinyl records. The label also runs a digital only series called eRecords, with each of these releases including a special PDF booklet.

https://www.whitelabrecs.com
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/

Working in mixed media...fieldrecordings, analog soundgenerators homemade "tossekasser" creating soundscapes, a,bi & non tonal pieces with or without instruments. Graduated with a degree in (electric) guitar from the Carl Nielsen Institute in Odense, Denmark in 2000.
Masters degree in Electronic Music Composition from DIEM, Aarhus Denmark
Work among others with Acustic Laptoist Tore Honore Boe - saxophonist Peter Brem, soprano Ge-Suk Yeo, poet Richard J. Rizzi, Thomas Jakobsen, drums






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