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Northsilver Guest Mix 7
Blear Moon
November 2022

7th in our Northsilver Imprint Guest Mix series.
Blear Moon checks in with a deeply sublime soundscape that pushes at the boundaries of atmospheric music.

Follow Blear Moon:
@blearmoon
instagram.com/blear_moon

Tracklist:

1. Ous Mal - Tumma
2. Martin Herterich - Kyrie (For A. Pärt)
3. Epeus Reichenbach - Watch It, You Brazen Altars
4. kesh - 88 Tapes
5. AIR Krew - Types of Crickets
6. Distant Fires Burning - Science Stops...
7. Villages - Answerers
8. Fate Ote - Axiom/Till We Die
9. V. Sinclair - Reverie
10. Marty Hicks - [things take] the time they take

About Blear Moon:

Blear Moon is a scenic name of composer and multimedia artist Vlas Presnetsov, who is currently living in Fethiye of Turkey. Since his early teenage years in mid 2000's Vlas found his belonging in exploration of liminal genres of electronic and instrumental music and small-scale labels. In 2018 He started cassette tape based imprint "secret press", followed by "Immersive love" netlabel in 2022.

Cover by Atmospherics
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Northsilver Guest Mix 7 - Blear Moon

Northsilver Guest Mix 7 - Blear Moon (@blearmoon)

BPitch’s second collection of We Are Not Alone compilations closes out with part six, another eclectic all-star selection of techno productions. With each installment the label presents artists who break the mould and create electronic music that defies standard genre categorisation, while holding true to the roots of techno. Artists who are well established, alongside newcomers who are equally innovative and daring. Placed side by side in one big compilation the music demonstrates the power of techno and its core ethos of looking to the future for inspiration.

We Are Not Alone PT6

Etapp Kyle - Moveon SNIPPET

When it comes to early forms of ambient used in a musical context, the roots can be traced back to early 20th century French composer and pianist Erik Satir – albeit not in the manner we know today. His work is considered a precursor to Ambient and other styles of minimalism through his modest ‘furniture music’. This is a form of music that serves the purpose of creating a background atmosphere during dinner parties. Satir didn’t produce these compositions in order to hog the attention of the listener, and that sentiment already sets the foundation of what would later become ambient music.
On the subject of compositions, it’s safe to say that classical avant-garde and experimental music were heavily influential in the formation of ambient as composers from these genres embraced minimalism and unorthodoxy.

Text source: https://www.stereofox.com/articles/ambient-music-explained/

I thought it would be interesting to see how Erik's music may have sounded today if he was still alive, with access to technology we take for granted. 

The original length of the piece at 28mins is also interesting, as who has 28 minutes to relax and listen to a whole composition of music these days?

The image was made using www.dreamstudio.ai
 
Kit used:

MacBook Pro M1

Ableton Live 11 Standard

Arp Groove Oddysey - VST Synthesiser

Valhalla Shimmer - VST Reverb Filter

Voxengo Stereo Touch - VST Effects Unit

Isotope Iris 2 - VST Sample Synthesiser

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 (Extended) - FOV Re work

mix&master by Ignas Juzokas
cover by Birute Lemke and Cryostudio

PREMIERE: ICE CREAM

Hell Yeah heads to Brazil and the cultured sounds of @pedro-b-2  for a hot new 12" that features Mariana Gehring and remixes from Romain FX and My Friend Dario. The digital version includes two bonus cuts while the vinyl is the first to have all-new artwork by FJD. 

Now based in France, inclusive party promoter Pedro Bertho’s music is a melting pot of sound that draws on his own personal heritage and a life spent digging for records. That means that Afro rhythms, Italo melodies, rolling reggae, deep house and plenty more all get mixed up into something new. They have come on the likes of Cracki Records and always search out innovative ways to bring euphoria to the dance floor. 

For the first tune, he works with Mariana Gehring, a São Paulo-based singer and composer influenced by new MPB and other signature Brazilian sounds like forro, maracatu and samba. Their excellent 'Tornei' is a mix of full-fat bass and sensuous vocals. Fizzing synths, percussion and FX bring the energy while Gehring arrives in the breakdowns to bring the spine-tingling soul. Romain FX is a scene mainstay, label head at Fauve, Boiler Room veteran and has released on the likes of Kalahari Oyster Cult and many more. His version is a retro workout with lush cosmic melodies and slinky grown-up grooves sure to get the floor full. 

Next is 'Éléphants au 5eme', a busy mix of analogue drums and hits, wild Elephant trumpets and fleshy synths that bring unusual tropical heat to any party. The same track is remixed by label regular and new school Balearic boss My Friend Dario. He plays with the vocals, layers in shimmering chords and keeps things dubby to make for another of his signature grooves. 

The digital bonuses are a fat-bottomed dub version of 'Tornei' and pumping new-age house cut 'Chez Botallico' with its woodwind leads and steamy synth sounds. 

Pedro Bertho and co. really bring a different kind of party with these humid jungle grooves.

download / vinyl

Pedro Bertho - Éléphants Au 5eme (Original Mix)

Record collector in all kind of good music...


SMS w/ Pozi @ Kiosk Radio 24.05.2023

A special edition of the @radioalhara show intended to promote education, learning and understanding around the current situation in Palestine. 

Damsel Elysium - Empathy is a Muscle
Julian Assange - War and the media
Noise Diva - Amal (Hope)
Avi Shlaim meets Ghada Karmi - The hidden history of Israel
Nueen - Structure of Desire
Ilan Pappe - Understanding The true origins of Israel
Christina Vantzou & Ezra Fieremans - Bewilderment I
Onsy - Ajjax
Fatima Al Qadiri - Zandaq
Inti-Illimani - La Partida
Kareem Lotfy - Chromosome
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss - Zionism is not the same as Judaism
Vitamin String Quartet - Idioteque
Anthony Bourdain - MPAC Media Award acceptance speech
Dakn - Difa3an 3an nafs
Onsy - Artefacts
Mehdi Hasan - How Israel helped create Hamas
Maryam Saleh - Nouh Al Hamam
Qow - Betehky F Eh
Ghassan Kanafani - Richard Carleton interview
DJ Plead - RT4
Daniel Levy - The Western world is in denial about the reality of Israel
Kareem Lotfy - Fr3sh
Kofia - Leve Palestina krossa sionismen

LOW PALESTINE ORBIT 24.11.23

Aphex Twin - Stone in Focus (N64 version)

01 Record 1

Lost Station

As Field of View, my electronic music persona, I channel emotions and experiences into soundscapes, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in a journey of introspection through evolving melodies and intricate rhythms.

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 (Extended) - FOV Re work

Field Of View