Song for compilation Troglobatem Festival 2017

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Dobra voda is a small bay on the island of Silba. A remote beach is situated an hours walking distance from the only village on the island.

This mystical and completely secluded place was once a summer commune, gathering creative minds from Yugoslavia but also from all over Europe. A versatile art scene emerged, the one that preceded Ljubljana's alternative theatre scene, Rijeka's new wave and some of the most influential ex-Yu alternative bands; "[...] The music was coming from every single bush: violins, cellos, saxophones, trumpets, and, of course, mostly guitars [...]."

One of my dearest friends, Natasha Kadin, curator and cultural manager of SEA Silba Environment Art organised a wonderful exhibition in 2018 with found archive photos made by Marijan Blažina, one of the artists from the commune. Croatian multi-disciplinary artist and author Boris Greiner wrote more about this exhibition: www.silba-environment-art.hr/en/blog/boris-greiner-slikovne-poruke-s-dobre-vode/

I visited Dobre vode on a few occasions, but this particular time I wanted to record a sonic palimpsest, built from water memories and other environmental simulacra of this magical little bay. I recorded with hydrophones from various angles, listened to the interplay between water and salt and different geological formations. The movement of the pebbles from the sea bed, water sliding down the rocks and crevices, burying my "ears" under the sea bed but also inside the enormous piles of dry Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem. The Posidonia has a very high carbon absorption capacity, being able to soak up 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar-sized piece of the Amazon rainforest.

Dobra voda bay is positioned to accumulate dry Posidonia once it is washed ashore. It is absolutely impossible to be still in those clouds of dry seaweed and be completely silent. Even so, I tried.

The sound piece is a mix of 16 chosen recordings placed in a dronesque metaphor of passing time. 

released August 25, 2022

All sounds recorded, edited and composed by Manja Ristić
Recorded during SEA Silba Environment Art Residence 2021
www.silba-environment-art.hr
Hydrophone built by Jez riley French
jezrileyfrench.co.uk
Mastering La Plant Studio Belgrade
laplantstudio.com

Dobra voda

August 25th, 2022

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https://soundcloud.com/sequences is the main musical output by Niels Geybels. Besides creating sound and visual works he also curates the label Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere.
The sonic worlds of Sequences are arranged to blur the listener’s perception of the mundane and the surreal. It’s the result of an almost obsessive hunt for analog and acoustic sounds, some captured and recorded during travels all around the world, while others have been crafted through tape experiments with an array of instruments and tools like modular synthesizers, electric guitar, piano, contact microphones and reel-to-reel recorders.

Q: "What was a crucial sound experience in your life?"
A: "As a child I was always browsing through my parents music collection and looking at the artwork and designs of all those records they collected. Instrumental music (soundtracks, ambient music, etc..) had a great impact on my earliest listening experience since they held such rich imaginary power."

LINKS:
https://audiovisualsatmosphere.bandcamp.com/
https://sequences.bandcamp.com/album/woven-empty
https://www.instagram.com/sqncs/

TRACK/SOUNDLIST:
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Sequences - Zenith, Ascend III [unreleased]
Untitled Sketch [#3] & Tabasco, México 2022
Sequences - Solfatara [unreleased]
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