What do you use to create all of this? A daw?

For our second last mix of the year, we welcome Taipei-based musician and artist, Ryan J Raffa. 

Some words by Ryan:

"However today’s mind-heart-soul crushing violence in the streets or vapid cultural lacquer that distracts and divides may make it seem, we’re fortunate when we’re surrounded by others who are equally passionate about initiating and participating in sustainable, creative communities. A huge thanks to Jay and The Observatory for the opportunity to celebrate some music together and listen to some sounds I’ve been enjoying and supporting recently. 

A huge shout to these and the innumerable musicians and artists who continue to make and create amazing work in the face of climate disaster, war, economic instability, and the continual reframing of sound’s relationship to society. It’s an ecosystem, and if you're reading this, you can be assured you’re part of it. Supporting music and the artists who create it is vital, so consider picking up a physical copy or dropping some change in the digital tip jar of your favourite track or artist. It all makes an impact. Best wishes and much love from Taipei."

Thank you so much, Ryan <3

Tracklist:

Luurel Varas - Phantom Island [Crash Symbols, 2023]
Pulse Emitter - Temple in the Mountains [Hausu Mountain Records, 2022]
Ki Oni - Plant Life III [Sound As Language, 2022]
Papiro - Romeo on the Beach [Marionette, 2021]
Splash Blade - Theme From Mythica [Precision Audio, 2023]
Sam Prekop - Community Place [self-released, 2021]
Mary Yalex - Bridge Over Troubled Water [A Strangely Isolated Place, 2023]
Chie Otomi & Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Lunar Cruising [Muzan Editions, 2023]
Jo Johnson - Live at Going In [Going In, 2022]
Nick Tsai - Aechmea Chantinii + Neoregelia Turmoil [self-released, 2021]
Per Barfot - Livstycken [Mystery Circles, 2023]
a wave, a mouth - Concurrence Waltz [Dragon's Eye Recordings, 2023]
yolabmi - Circulation [Vaagner, 2022]
Julia Gjertsen - Restive [Moderna Records, 2021]
Purelink - We Should Keep Going [Peak Oil, 2023]
SG - Sentimental Guitar Dream [Faitiche, 2023]
Aura Gaze - Spanda Rain Monk [Aural Canyon, 2023]
Mind over MIDI - Tap [Shimmering Moods Records, 2021]
Whatever The Weather - 25°C [Ghostly International, 2022]
Awakened Souls - Paint The Sky [Stereoscenic Records, 2020]
Carlos Ferreira & Luke Elliott - Holding Hands [A Red Thread, 2022]
Ryan J Raffa - Fall Jackets Of Unknown Origin (ft. Andrew Weathers) [self-released, 2023]
William Selman - Tropical Doxa [Mysteries of the Deep, 2023]
Loris S Sarid - Start Of A Spring? [Moon Glyph, 2023]
Ryan J Raffa - Spirits Of Menghuanhu [Group Tightener, 2023]
M. Sage - Bendin' In [RVNG Intl., 2023]
Felbm - Fruit [Soundway Records, 2021]
Colloboh - Mystic You [Leaving Records, 2023]
Yumi Iwaki - Reverie [Kankyō Records, 2023]
Ibukun Sunday - Root [self-released, 2023]
Niecy Blues - Bones Become the Trees [Looking Glass, 2023]

Spoken Word:

Ruth Draper - Doctors And Diets [1962]
Josef Albers - Reason for painting [date unknown]
Ruth Draper - The Actress  [1962]
Red Jen - Life [1999]
Brian O'Doherty - Invitation to Art [1959]
Ruth Draper - Doctors And Diets [1962]
Ethel Waters - Last Wish, His Eye Is On The Sparrow [1977]
Richard Brautigan - Phone Call [Harvest, 1970]
Mahatma Gandhi - Speech [1931]

Bandcamp: https://rjraffa.bandcamp.com/music
Website: https://www.rjraffa.net

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - Ryan J Raffa

La Serpiente Presents "Searching For The Sublime" [03.09.24]

This week we're welcoming Babytanuki, Member of Tustance collective (@tustance), here to heal human hearts

Tracklist:
??? - 222CU
Romance & Dean Hurley - Sorrow
nthng - Two People
Romance & Dean Hurley - Flame in the Wind
my head is empty - life, on hold
Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton - For a Burning World
Belmont Girl - southern sun
Dexba - Hồ Bán Cạn Việt Nam
Carmen Villain - So High You're Mine (2020 Edit)
Adam Pits - Tip Toe (Konduku Remix)
innerinnerlife - it reminds me of U
Vegyn - Fake Life
Mike Midnight - Smiling in Slow Motion
Romance & Dean Hurley - I Don't Need You, But I Want You
innerinnerlife - if life was soft
Andrea Cichecki - Mirrored reflections
alvedon - retire
Blossombisquits - Un pomeriggio nel giardino segreto degli inganni
Massive Attack vs Burial - Paradis Circus


https://www.instagram.com/tustance/
https://tustance.fr/
https://tustancecorp.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/tustance

TREVE series 96 - Babytanuki (Tustance)

Spontaneously playful collisions.

Read more: https://www.orbmag.com/music/podcast/orb-podcast-082-the-jaffa-kid/

@jaffakid-1

Orb Podcast

Tracklist

Orb Podcast 082: The Jaffa Kid

We are honored to share this mix, as a memory in time by Monkey Rob, for his upcoming set at Natural Endings, Todmorden, 23rd November 2024.

also 
@thereisneverenoughmonkeys
@netil-radio

Tracklisting

Welcome:

Eskifaia — Kyrie 

Let’s go for a walk:

Haizea — Egunaren hastapena
Nana Vasconcelos — O berimbau
Field recording — Guarani & Kaiowá shamans at UCL, London, 2024
Bobvan — Water dragon
Indian Wells — Night arp blues 
Field recording — resonance by the Pond w/ Avril & John Haycock, Hebden Bridge, 2024
Mira Calix — Soundtrack to our time
Raymond Scott — Cyclic bit
Faff — Nuzzle2
Infinite Monkeys — From Hollywood to Rome 
Muslimgauze — Mullah said
Field recording — A mosque surroundings in Fes, Morocco, 2024
David Byrne — Machu Picchu 
Lord of the Isles & Elle Renton — Let the colours flood in 
Spygeist — Hanged 
Infinite Monkeys — Gnominous ominous 
Field recording — resonance by the Pond, Gordo’s book, Hebden Bridge, 2024
Biosphere — Hyperborea
Edward Griffiths — Sunday church

Farewell:

Paul Earls — Monday music
Special guest — From Greece

The artwork is a collaboration between Mark Wagner and Adam Kahan. Mark creates cymatics from his sonic experimentation, and with each installment of the series we will explore turning a fraction of sound into light. 🎨

We would like to dedicate this mix, to the birth of new light, Sasha Birge Andzhanovskii 💙🔥♏️

episode II ~ w/  Monkey Rob

Mutant Radio (Tbilisi, GE) monthly residency, episode #42, November '24. Two hour session from the HQ, fun jam with the Amsterdam based homie/Deutsche musician Till Hormann. He is the singer and guitar player of the band Délage and in 2023 his first solo instrumental EP – THE WAY SOUND MOVES DRAWING OVER AND OVER THE BLUEPRINT OF A LOOP FOR EVERY SITUATION – has been released by Bad Boy Jesus Tape Club. Here's 200% German music for two hours, except for one 80's Dutch parody EP that sounds more German than I’ll probably ever do. 'Ein tropical drink bitte!’

@tillhormann

Mutant Radio - Inner Overtones w/ Jouko & Till Hormann [23.11.2024]

A series of six B2Bs @magadrum and I did on @netil-radio between 2017 and 2019. Time flies, but these shows stood its test beautifully ֎

E2-E8 w/ Valentina Magaletti + Luca – 05.11.2017

after another funny but fruitful evening of our cute online gathering in preparation of the next glyk event, everyone feels happy with the shape that our collective thoughts take. during the next weeks, i'm v thankful for the shared pics of people having fun setting up, while i prepare and piece together

i arrive in leipzig on the first verrry cold night of the year. tired and hit by slushy rain hurting my fingers, i'm warmly welcomed by christoph and his old friends. we are joking laughing eating pizza at pekar, yummy :) after splitting up, having our own missions in old dmx board menu diving pain (but fun result) and feeling the urge to work on last bits, we would meet again in the hallway confused blasting laughing wishing dreams

at noon, hugs on hugs later, everyone is gathered and i'm more than thankful for peoples hard working hands that turned our thoughts yet again into another beautiful space that made its way into reality ~ its such a pleasure to feel connected with all of u ✨

that day and night, we couldnt care less about the freezing cold outside, getting comfy in the ever changing room of jackets dripping in pulsating lights. while tram after tram pushes low end frequencies into our bellies, we prost with our golden bergtee und goldmelisse that was harvested and served with love by René. the same tea that grew next to us all playing around at this years summer gathering on his little farm 🥰

its late for a long day and i need to lay down somewhere quiet. the windows disapear completly in fog now, as christoph and fabi mark their first few hours (it could go forever and ever) in celebration of yet another compilation of music that touches challenges moves suprises often can and should be unbequem

Daunen und Töene im Kunstraum Ortloff 07.12.2024
mit sensi.ble, enéian, Lino Rex, Mikolai, Vanessa Bettina, Feuerbach
und Kunst von Elisabeth Liselotte Kraus

reworking ony - live @ daunenundtoene im Kunstraum Ortloff

The Cats Pajamas

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don't wanna go back to overdosing
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Rain & HandPan recorded in BINAURAL 

For Binaural effect, listen with headphones for an immersive 3D soundscape experience.

Gaia Calling BINAURAL 432Hz

Curated by @jaykeegan

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

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