Baudelaires poetries remain one of the most influential centrepieces in my book collection and they are maybe my most re-read volume of poems. Like all great poets he was an acute observer and an ingenious translator of feelings. His words paint precise and poignant pictures of the shapeless and inenarrable, like a mood or a sentiment. Sometimes only music can have the same effect on me. However, the fascination and the bloom of „Les Fleurs du Mal“ goes beyond that. Baudelaire's observations, could be considered overall as „negative“, for example as pessimistic - like the unfulfilled human pursuit of integrity -, or as repulsive - like the tristesse of urban hedonism. Induced by the linguistic beauty the emotional experiencing of the seemingly „negative“ or „evil“ - which in some places of the book can be kind of an explicit sense of self - transforms into a bittersweet atmosphere that holds grace and grandeur. Here I see a strong commonality with some music I love and I feel there is a similar approach entire music genres might have pursued: Maybe more than other art forms, music is sometimes met with refusal, confusion and lack of understanding when things become aestheticised, that are distasteful, obnoxious, cruel or - to stay with Baudelaire - „evil“. But behind all this stands a reality, the musician as an acute observer is witness to. Ars longa, vita brevis.

This mix, rather a sound collage, is meant to sonically illustrate the pictures Baudelaire put in my mind; sometimes a direct reflection of the texts, sometimes a associative pairing to the feelings Baudelaire's words elicit. Many thanks to my speakers M’hmed (Znzl), Marie-Emmanuelle, Ronan (NZM99), Ruby, Sébastien (Hørd), Sébastien (UVB), Sydney Valette, Theo (Mind | Matter). Without you it would not have been possible to materialise the concept. Many thanks to Marie-Emmanuelle for sparking the initial idea.

BLANK #9 - "LES FLEURS DU MAL COLLAGE" BY ANCIENT METHODS

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Surgeon - Essential Mix 2023-04-15

spontaneous session, thx for some1 for the vocals

No time to leave

DJ Kid Who puts together the first in a trilogy of mixes celebrating the new sub-label .NFO which features music from the Amiga Demoscene and some of the finest Techno and House from underground producers in the eary 90s. @kidwho

WRECKS WRADIO - .NFO MIXTAPE 1 - DJ KID WHO

Aphex Twin - Korg Funk

Aphex Twin - Korg 1B RU,EC,E

Aphex Twin - Soog E

Aphex Twin - Body Pads

Aphex Twin - Dgitne Tst1e

Soundtrack for our Pico-8 demo "The Mind" by Haujobb & SWEET16

Ever heard this kind of sound coming out of your beloved Pico-8 ? 
Thx to Hellfire for his code magic to make it happen!

Never stop the fucking beat!
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