Basic Needs

Beautiful You

Levi's Synth

Loyal

The Worship Bell

Raising Our Ashes

Body Complex

Cast in Lemon & Sand

dust circles

Cristoforo Colombo by FRIENDLY THUG 52 NGG

Music Virus Bot

October

chihei hatakeyama // les paul sanitarium — slowed version by weareflorence.

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les paul sanitarium by chihei hatakeyama — but it's a + slowed version.

12k is happy to present the debut release on the label from Argentinian composer Federico Durand who has had a series of amazing releases on labels such as Spekk, Own, and Desire Path. Federico and 12k crossed paths on a tour of Japan together in 2014 where the personal friendships among the artists and the label are such a part of what 12k is about. Sharing music and ideas throughout the tour led to an invite to make an album.

It’s no accident that Federico’s music has a dusty air of nostalgia surrounding it. It has always been a very personal affair. Songs inspired family, local life and the world around him are woven by hand with a selection of very physical instruments. He works like a craftsman, piecing together fragments of sound from cassette recorders, small instruments and loopers and creates music that’s as softspoken as he is. No pretenses, no disguises, just the most honest and down-to-earth music that can be made. Broken melodies spinning from tape reels, the sounds of bells and small found objects being played with care... The music is as beautiful as it is introspective, like a small window of antique glass looking right into Federico’s soul.

In his own words:

“A través del espejo in Spanish means “Through the mirror”. I am fascinated with the experience of putting a mirror in front of another: as a miracle, the image turns in a loop that flows into infinity. Loops in the mirror get less clear with each repetition, the color becomes diffuse and greener. When these loops turn into a lullaby we can enter the other side of the mirror: a place of delight and insight.

I always make simple melodies as they are born free. In many pieces, I use cassette recorders as an instrument that play friendly with others such as piano, lyre, toys, bells or effects. I enjoy the possibilities of cutting tape and making loops, reversing, and even using many tape recorders at the same time making air recordings of the sound. The Roland Space Echo or 2880, which are loop-machines themselves, match perfectly with this way of working.

When I see an emboridery I enjoy both the front and back where a mysterious, invisible world suddenly appears. For this reason, I am grateful to the natural sounds made by the machines, the crackle of loops and other sounds that appear while working, as an unexpected gift.

A través del espejo is a dream of beauty, A love of handcrafted music.” 

- Federico Durand

A Través Del Espejo

El jardín encantado (The enchanted garden)

Chessa

logical

Get the full 4-track EP here: needaname.bandcamp.com/album/embrace

This project started sampling an album I composed as Chasing Dreams, which I never released for many reasons.

Its concept is about embracing humanity.
From the beginning of our journey to the end of our days, from the first memories to none of them. 
Everything has a beginning and of course, an ending.

At the end, we all have to Embrace our nature as we know it.

Embrace

Get the EP

Katahimikan - Persistent

Buy on Bandcamp

Bengalfuel - Arcs

Themes For Dying Earth is available here:

Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2lwiTKP | iTunes: http://apple.co/2iO4rvU | Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/Themes-Preorder

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Teen Daze (Jamison Isaak) is a British-Columbia based artist and producer. He released his fifth LP Themes For Dying Earth on February 10th through his new label, FLORA.

After last year's foray into vibrant indie-pop, Themes finds Teen Daze returning to more ambient, electronic production with new insight: "I learned so much from the experience making Morning World, it would be a step backwards if I didn't apply it." This comes through in songs like "Lost", "Rising" and the first single, "Cycle", which fuse the synthesized sound of early Teen Daze records with the live energy of his more recent works. Themes is also distinct in its collaborative nature. Jamison has worked with other artists in the past, but never to this degree and expanse: "Making the last record alongside other people helped me realize that inviting additional minds to the creative process brings out the best in me."

Conceptually and thematically, this album is one of Jamison's most personal, navigating topics both intimate and broad: "Much of my work is inspired by nature, and it's scary to think that future generations may not have that same relationship. The album starts with Cycle, a song about my personal experience dealing with anxiety and depression, and it slowly zooms out to cover some of the external forces, like climate change, that are affecting those experiences. After touring last fall, I came home so cynical and worn out, I decided take all the nervous energy I had about the world, and filter it through more optimistic, positive sounds."

Themes For Dying Earth

Get The LP Here

Anew (w/ Jon Anderson)

Mend

Into Some Spirit World

Celer - Elapsed Paradise (excerpt)

Fallen

Unearth

I have no rights to this, just overlaid two things, will take down in an instant if I have offended anyone.

Pausal+Rzewski - Lapsing+Attica

Pausal+Rzewski - Lapsing+Attica v2

Benoît Pioulard 'Toward a Boundless Uncertainty, Sunlit But Shivering' is out now from all digital stores.

iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y9vus89e
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ybxhm726
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ycdgkxzz

Benoît Pioulard - Toward a Boundless Uncertainty, Sunlit But Shivering

After a few hours of absorbing the calm of the lake, you're welcomed back to shore by the sound of rustling leaves echoing along the shoreline as you make your way to the canopy covered campground. The mid-day sun periodically shimmers through the treetops lighting up the forest trail inviting you to go and discover. Find the perfect place to lose yourself along the thousands of miles of pristine Michigan trails. https://www.michigan.org/hiking

ABOUT WINDY & CARL: As composers of Forest Trails, Windy Weber and Carl Hultgren began writing music together in 1993. They have since released numerous LPs and singles with labels such as Kranky Records. Windy & Carl create imaginary film scores – music for the movies in your mind. These days, their time is split working on new music, walking their dogs and running Stormy Records – their 20 year old record store in Dearborn, Michigan. http://www.stormyrecords.com/

More Info: https://www.michigan.org/puresounds 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4IraxSJiP3P7561LUlNTrY 
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forest-trails-single/1459913776 
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07QLNYBP9?ref=dm_sh_e998-0bff-dmcp-c905-1aa13&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bwusinmexbpbemdrztikabx3g5i&tid=song-Tydfow3rnkt2foqspszgqgs4xdy 

Executive Produced and Mixed by Blair French. Mastered by Eddie Logix.

Pure Sounds of Michigan

Forest Trails

Official Website

Windy & Carl - Forest Trails

The timeless mantra of Ram Dass, I am Loving Awareness, is reworked by ambient pioneer Christopher Willits, reflecting this teaching of unconditional love of through music. Featuring Krishna Das, and tabla by Javad Butah, the rework layers spatial guitar harmonies and flute-like string tones into a ceremonial listening of Ram Dass’ message.

credits

Christopher Willits - Guitar, Production, Mastering
Ram Dass - Spoken Word
Krishna Das - Vocals
Javad Butah - Tabla
East Forest - original mixing and engineering
Ryan Kleeman and Alingo Loh - production and mastering consultation

Ram Dass Extras

Download

I Am Loving Awareness (Christopher Willits Rework) feat. Krishna Das & Javad Butah

lwlvls is an imprint helmed by Jakub Alexander, otherwise known as Heathered Pearls. In his past, Jakub has worked with artists such as Tycho, Com Truise, and many more under the Ghostly International banner. As per Jakub, "I am excited to be bringing this project to life, powered by Symphonic Distribution to not only release great music but, to donate to a cause that is important and special to me”.

lwlvls distributes music and creative visuals from artists and producers to outlets such as Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, and more. Submit a demo and we’ll have it under consideration for release. Anything approved by Jakub Alexander will be automatically released and you will be donating a portion of your art to the Badass Animal Rescue, a charity aimed at rescuing BADASS dogs from high-kill shelters in the rural South and finding them great forever homes.

Presented by Howlmate / lwlvls
Fundraising for Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue
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Caisson

LL012 Loscil - Caisson

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Between doing a remix with Salt’n Pepa’s original 16-track tapes of ‘Push it’, classical training at a conservatory, playing 5 instruments, founding, releasing records and touring with Indie pop band ‘The Jeremy Days’ in the 80’s, experiencing first hand the birth of acid house, rave and progressive techno, while living in London and Germany in the 90’s, you could certainly say Triggerstrøm has a wealth of experience.

Ask him why that matters in terms of his work as a DJ and you’ll get an answer like: "Because it helps to understand oneself and, with that, the people you play for - oh, and because it is actually a blast!”

Deftly balancing a challenging, yet highly intuitive eclecticism, his live sets are founded in House, Nu-Disco, Afrobeats, IDM, Electronica and Progressive House.

“When I go out to dance, I am hungry” he explains, “hungry for love, freedom, movement and inspiration. If the music of that night feeds some of those cravings and with that those of the audience and listener, I consider it a great night"

His all time fave car that he owned was a white 1979 SAAB 900S and also the same color coded ADIDAS basketball sneakers that matched it. 
He fears the depths of the oceans as much as he finds humor in awkward situations due to cultural differences. 
The less-is-more approach to food, music, architecture and design turns him on. 

Bulgarian-born, raised in Germany. Resident the past 10 years in Los Angeles, via London, NYC and Miami. Played the legendary Golden Pudel in Hamburg and also entertains private events. 

Triggerstrøm is currently resident DJ at Bar Stella in Silver Lake, Los Angeles

Strøm = German, ‘current’, as in ‘electricity’ as well as a ‘stream (of water, people, tears)’

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QTtTB9nLQiN8WwANBVOcA?si=bcjqVtUTSde-AfJcWcy15Q

Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/bokeh-ep/1541355658