a short music about love (ambient worx)

The spike organ or nail chello (sic) is thought to originate from an early middle Europe monastic sect, the Iscariotians. They may have used the instrument to accompany their lengthy rituals contemplating the pain of the crucifixion.  

The Iscariotians are said to have been wiped out by returning crusaders at the behest of emperor Leopold III. Other commentators have suggested that the whole story may have been a constructed  alibi for the defeated crusaders plunder and desecration of the brewery of ..Santa Quaffa...


A possible surviving 'chello' object, made from of lignum vitae and iron, resides in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. Its interpretation is not without controversy with some critics asserting the object is nothing more than a kind of agricultural implement, though this does not explain its cruciform shape and carved decoration.

In 1972 the scholar . Roland de Févin was granted permission to investigate the Rouen Chello, explore its sound making capabilities and make recordings. his theory was that the instrument was to be played by a rosined bow.  Unfortunately de Févin's playing and handling resulted in two of the nails fracturing and so the investigation was terminated after only one day. The single recording de Févin made was never released but it was played to audiences on an European lecture tour he conducted shortly before his death in 1974. 

It has been subsequently alleged that de Févin's  investigation  coincided with the great fire at  Nantes cathedral. This lead to several occultist conspiracy theories, most notably retold in the pulp fiction novel Blood Nail-(Brownie Dane,1975) much of the plot was lifted for the Italian soft core film Sistero Orgasma (1977) where the action was switched away from a monastery to a scantily clad convent.(citation needed) 

On the film soundtrack, the sounds of the Chello were replicated by experimental electronic synthesiser the achoirorium- itself the  subject of intrigue- as its extremely high operating voltages caused the death of its creator  Luigi soon after the recording session.


This recording was made in 1980 by UK avant geographer Forster Iberix who attended several of de Févin's lectures.  He set about building a replica device and making reconstructions of the Iscariotarian mass based on a column of scribbled numbers  which appear reverso  in one of Leonardo da Vinci's codex's (Coded notebooks). The recording was released on an untitled flexi disk issued by cult French label sordide sentimental -who now deny any knowledge of its existence. It does not appear on their official discography.  Improbably- Haringey local studies library, London, has a copy in their archive. The library does not provide any method of playback for the flexidisc and items from the archive cannot be withdrawn -so some subterfuge was involved in me getting this track taped. Whilst the disk was in my possession an inexplicable number of minor disasters befell me -so I can assure you I hurriedly returned it.

disquiet0385
More on this 385th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Audubonus Instrumentum / The Assignment: Imagine a fake instrument, and make music with it — at:
https://disquiet.com/0385/
More on the Disquiet Junto at:
https://disquiet.com/junto/
Thanks to Paul Harrington for the Latin assistance.
Subscribe to project announcements here:
http://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/
Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0385-audubonus-instrumentum/

The Nail Chello (disquiet0385)

From a melancholy enveloping, slightly depressing idm with sentimental keys, it carries away a rattling hum and the motor of human feelings is rapidly gaining momentum. Movements are born from the body, and the listener, picked up by the tune of tin bells from the liquid cyber space, is in a void Nowhere framed by a velvet perforator.

music: https://soundcloud.com/npva

npva - Panicuisine

Prisme

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004. http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Pietro Puccio (2019). http://www.pietropuccio.it

All that I did not understand, Story of an afternoon and Under Antonio Ceriani / Tutto quello che non ho capito, Storia di un pomeriggio e Sotto Antonio Ceriani

These three songs are constructed in a very similar way, practically recording short guitar patterns and creating loops by re-editing them and processing them with the same outboard. They were also the easiest tracks of the selection to restore as they were kept on multi-track format. All three tracks are directly inspired by Pietro Puccio's paintings. Between the distressing expectation of Under Antonio Ceriani and the lazy and lukewarm pace of the Story of an afternoon, my favorite has always been All that I did not understand, with that mass of unknown emerging from the depths of the canvas and swallowing all the forms and colors.
***

Questi tre brani sono costruiti in modo molto simile, in pratica registrando dei brevi pattern di chitarra e creando loop rimaneggiandoli e passandoli dagli stessi macchinari. Sono stati anche i più facili della raccolta da restaurare in quanto tenuti in multi-traccia. Tutti e tre i brani sono ispirati direttamente da dei quadri di Pietro Puccio. Tra l'attesa desolante di Sotto Antonio Ceriani e il pigro e tiepido incedere di Storia di un pomeriggio, il mio preferito è sempre stato Tutto quello che non ho capito, con quella massa di ignoto che emergeva dal fondo della tela e ingoiava le forme e i colori.

from macrogramma volume 2, released September 5, 2019
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004

macrogramma volume 2

Tutto Quello Che Non Ho Capito

Audio snippets from the film 'The Mindbenders'

RADIANT

Midoriyutaka 緑豊か

track taken from the latest dfhf album .machine blossoms.features amazing brass playing by the legend who is DON CHERRY ,lifted from the live album recorded with terry riley .live in koln .feb 23 .1973...... for full  machine blossoms album .visit bandcamp or all major streaming /download sites......https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/machine-blossoms-bc056  will be playing  .lancaster .uk 2oth of dec ,winchester.uk 22nd dec... if covid  stays away...stay safe people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6449e2LsUI

Fume Jazz by Dark fidelity HiFi [ don cherry.terry riley rework ]

An Abstract Place

Repose

Inception

sound for Tour de Nippon commercial.
"MINAMI ASO"
stunning video are here💕 https://youtu.be/qygUWyZLKGQ

🌋Cycling in Minami Aso🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️
The Aso caldera is one of the largest volcanic features of its kind, measuring 25 km north to south, 18 km east to west, and 128 km in circumference. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. Its peak is 1,592 metres above sea level. The valley is a global rarity home to fertile land, human communities, and even a railway. Join us on a virtual ride as we cycle Minami Aso Village and take in its nature and culture.

Na Ka Ji Ma's

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and live improviser. 

Borrowing from the worlds of ambient/electronic music and combining them with modern classical minimalism, jazz and experimental touches. 

Session player for a range of artists including Super Furry Animals on their last album 'Dark Days/Light Years'. 
 
'Power Dynamic' (2021 EP) is a collection of pieces for effected piano, violin, organ and voice.

Audio snippets from the film 'The Mindbenders'

Jessica Roch