new track from upcoming works with Stanislav Kotovski

trolltunga (feat. Stanislav Kotovski)

I wrote this prior to the ‘slow fire’ tour of ’95. performed it nightly. I began recording a fully arranged version for ‘dead bees..’ but it was lost in a computer crash. yuka found this demo on cassette. it’s certainly of its time. as far as i can tell, i’d just completed the writing and recorded this(very)rough take for reference.

i do nothing (live demo) - david sylvian ©samadhisound

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither I nor you. 
But when the leaves hang trembling, 
The wind is passing through. 
Who has seen the wind? 
Neither you nor I. 
But when the trees bow down their heads, 
The wind is passing by.

(by Christina Georgina Rossetti)

For the fourth installment of our ‚Identity formation‘ podcast series, we are happy to present Mind over MIDI (@mind-over-midi-1). Hailing from Kristiansund on the northwest coast of Norway, Helge Tømmervåg has been crafting electronic sounds since the early '80s. His earliest work recorded under the now-familiar Mind over MIDI moniker arrived in the early '90s. He's released scores of highly regarded and stylistically uncompromising sounds over the years, appearing on labels including Silent Seasons, Diametric, Hibernate, Whitelabrecs, ROHS! Lontano Series, Shimmering Moods Records, Slow Tones Collages and via his own Berserk Fabrik.

His music can be described as sounds for daydreamers and nighthinkers. Inspired by the icy winds, snowy vistas and frozen landscapes in Norway.

If you can picture the very furthest, coldest, darkest part of Norway, that's where Mind over MIDI resides. If you want to get an idea of what it's like there, and can do without the frostbite, then this is the perfect solution.

If you want to learn more about the artist, please check out his links:

https://linktr.ee/mindovermidi

Also, we invite you to check out his new album 'Escapism' (CD ltd 50 • DL • stream), released on March 31.

We thank Mind over MIDI for contributing to our recently established platform, the wonderful mix and wish him the best for his further journey as an artist. If everything goes as planned, you can expect more from him on studio bb soon.

As always, if you like the podcast, please don’t forget to give it a Like, Comment and/or Repost, to support both our community and the artist. If you have questions regarding the mix, you’re always welcome to contact us. You can find the Tracklist enclosed.

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Tracklist

Brian Eno - In the Uncanny Valley
William Basinski & Janek Scaefer - ... on reflection (five)
Deaf Center - Undone
Seabuckthorn - Rest House 
Ecovillage - Memories of Spring
Romance & Dean Hurley - Amnesia
Twin Color - Going Home
Romance - I've Been Blown by the Wind
Arovane - Fern
Loscil & Lawrence English - Aqua
Triola - Kupferblüte
Celer - Woodoo Crowds untitled loop 4
Arovane & Taylor Deupree - Barn_Aband
COH meets Abul Mogard - Find and Hold
Félicia Atkinson - The House That Agnes Built
Biosphere - Tranoy Lighthouse
Part Timer - Myr
Taylor Deupree - Twirl
Alva Noto - Xerrox Canaux
Biosphere - Kobresia (alternative version)
Mind over MIDI - Last Embrace v2 / outro

Identity formation listening session - 4 - Icy Winds [by Mind over MIDI]

Musikk

LOST CHANCE -ENNIE WAYS
composition and performance by Ennie Lina Kochbeck
produced by George Kochbeck
Monopalast Productions 2023

lost chance

track from upcoming autumn release on Lono 2023

recorded september 11, 2020
featuring Kotovski and troxellemott

but it will be

from psych-ward west, aka nine horses, an idea kicked around on a clear day in 2004 that wasn’t developed further. this live take/raw mix is, i believe, all that survived. the last sketch from the nine horses sessions.

isn't that me?

Mercatante is a New York-based electronic musician with self-releases dating back to 2007, appearing on a handful of boutique and independent labels. For his debut appearance on ASIP, Mercatante takes the concept of Ø [a symbol used in mathematics for an empty set or null] and explores the possibilities of starting out from nothing, "specifically, trying to understand how the idea of ‘nothing’ fits into the realm of sound, and at the same time, exist in a world of influence at every turn." This is an album that could easily appear on the celebrated raster label or get a head nod from the Alva Noto crowd. Across the ten surgically precise pieces, Mercante explores the concepts of meticulously placed sonic elements, investigating void and all that negative space. It is at once minimal in its execution and maximal in the presented sound, occupying frequencies evoked by glitchy IDM [is that still a used term?], post-techno and reductionist soundtracks.

"Beginning with open spaces and allowing sonic textures to live and evolve past where you may expect, Ø allows the space between notes to become equally as important as the notes themselves."

Love Of Lies

TRACK PREMIERE : Salvatore Mercatante - Love Of Lies

After Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth's first joint album, "Overlay", was released last October, there is now a 10" lathe cut limited to thirty pieces, which will be released on February 2nd.

"Overlay Variations" uses elements that were taken exclusively from the album and puts them together to create completely new pieces of music. The recording is delivered with a print that shows the front of the cover and is hand-numbered on the back.

Furthermore, this 10" represents the start of a series that will be completed by the end of the year...

design | https://markus-guentner.de/
mastering | https://artefactsmastering.com/
Affin | linktr.ee/AffinLTD
Linktr.ee | https://linktr.ee/guentnerspieth

Overlay Variations

Guentner | Spieth - Overlay Variations

Autumn of Communion 4

Through the Motion

A very unusual track, back to the roots but nevertheless different than the old songs because I never sang in German before. No worries, it won’t become a new habit...

Elfenbeinturm 

Will nicht sehen
Was mein Herz zerreißt 
Immer wieder
Diese Bitterkeit
Mein Verstand sagt
Alles klar soweit
Alles ganz normal

Halt ich’s hier noch aus
Oder muss ich raus
Meinst Du’s gut mit mir
Oder ist da Hass in Dir
‚s gibt so Tage
An denen ist nichts leicht
Ach ich komm schon klar

Zurück zum Elfenbeinturm 
Ich geh in den Elfenbeinturm
Mach die Tür zu
Zieh die Leiter ein
Und dann gibt’s nur mich

Will nicht mehr zurück
In mein altes ich
Ließ dich in mein Herz
Nahmst davon ein Stück
Alles gut soweit
Ich fühl mich endlich frei
Für immer ohne Dich

Zurück zum Elfenbeinturm 
Ich geh in den Elfenbeinturm
Mach die Tür zu
Zieh die Leiter ein
Und dann gibt’s nur mich

Ich hatte die Hände zu Fäusten geballt
Ich hab geschrien und geweint
All das ist fertig aus und vorbei
Ich bin endlich frei!

Eigentlich 
Ist all das längst gesagt
Überhaupt 
Hast jede Chance gehabt
Sicher ist
Ich schau nicht mehr zurück
Wünsch Dir alles Glück!

©️Theothersideofwho?

Theothersideofwho? - Elfenbeinturm (Demo)

Theothersideofwho? is not a project - it is a labor of love.
Feelings and thoughts become words. Words become  music.
Devotedly.
Music is my heartbeat.
All my tunes came out of my mind and were born with the help of the "Garage Band" App. Listen and enjoy!


Theothersideofwho? - Elfenbeinturm (Demo)

Theothersideofwho?

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