This braindance compilation is a companion piece to the zine series A Compendium of Classic Disques (vol. 3). 

Available for download here: https://samsonandpress.bandcamp.com/album/a-compendium-of-classic-disques-vol-3

The artists involved are a veritable Avenger Squad of world-class talent that we at Samson & Press are so fortunate to be able to work with. The album is free and any donations will be donated to charity. 

Full risograph zine series is available here: www.samsonandpress.com/bookstore 

A Compendium of Classic Disques (volume 3) is a collection of record reviews culled from the personal files of mysterious author, activist investor, and film director Rik Pollen. Each album under review is widely considered to be a canonical piece of music; together with Mr Pollen’s famous wit and inisght, the collection is truly a gift to the field of artistic criticism, as well as to music snobs everywhere. 

Review written by Rik Pollen 
Music & Words Edited by Cymru Roberts 
Album mastered by Julien Stazma at Electric Voyage Studio
Most rights reserved. ©2030 Samson & Press

A Compendium of Classic Disques (vol. 3) *Snippets*

lost in the open

Geophones, hydrophones, contact mic and 6 omnidirectional microphones

Notes
As the light diminished, the volcanic palette undergoes a kaleidoscopic transformation, revealing an iridescence a spectral shimmering.

The sands embody the ethereal interplay of otherworldly pigments that defy earthly conventions.
Listening with multispecies ecologies: volcanic rock pools teeming with life , hermit crabs, Black Sea urchin, Goby and Shrimp, with tides crashing nearby. Human perception and language too limited to describe these multiplicitous worlds.

Using  geophones to  convert ground movement (velocity) into voltage, in attempt to pick up subterranean vibrations. The deviation of this measured voltage from the base line is called the seismic response and is analysed for structure of the earth.
In this majestic Canary Islands. We discovered alien, enigmatic volcanic landscapes, lava fields and magical caves and art by Cesar Manrique. An island carved and shaped with creativity and art.

Speculative Field Trip: Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote

This anthology of historic Italian zampogne bagpipes and ciaramella oboes recorded in Calabria, Campania, and Lazio/Molise and the US, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog:
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2024/05/italy-italie-zampogne-bagpipes-italia.html

Zampogne / Bagpipes Italia Vol. 2 – Albatros VPA 8482 

Italy Zampogne / Bagpipes Anthology

The Marais Du Verdier is a rich marshland made up of four former fishponds totalling 120 hectares, with a variety of habitats (reedbeds, bulrushes, salt meadows, ponds, tamarisk groves). This recording captures the intense amphibian chorus after dusk, with many Stripeless Tree Frogs (hyla meridionalis) vocalising. 

Recorded 10.05.2024
Zoom F3 + 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040s (ORTF)

Amphibian Chorus - Les Marais Du Verdier, Camargue, France

Une création collective des participantes et participants au stage Field Recording animé par Félix Blume.

Faut-il raccourcir le crypto-portique, monter la Camargue, ou filtrer la batucada ? Enregistrer en AB ou MS ? Les expériences des participantes et participants sont individuelles et collectives, sensorielles et techniques. D’un hydrophone jeté dans le Rhône aux mondanités enregistrées en toute discrétion, ils nous mettent à l’écoute du paysage sonore arlésien.

Avec: Laureline Attali, Jenny Cartwright, David Cherniak, Sylvain Durantet, Ulysse Fiévé, Matt Frenot, David Lagarde et Louis Pierre-Lacouture.

Merci aux enfants de la place Paul Doumer, à Porky, aux grenouilles du parc de la Fondation Luma et à Celestino.

Arles Juin 2024

Terrain glissant

Format: CD
Pre-order: 14th June 2024
Release date: 21st June 2024

"When I create music, I try to experiment with a way of composing that lets musical ideas develop freely, guided by improvisation.
The material, the melodic and rhythmic elements, then find their final pattern in computer editing.
But, we need to keep and feel a certain fluidity from the playing itself.
With BORA BORA, I continue my work with keyboards, principally, and other instruments like flutes.
But keys are the core of the music.
Since the previous album (Aubusson), a new one was invited in the intrumentarium: the Arturia Polybrute synthesizer.
Its colorful sound palette is very inspiring and gives a kind of mood of this new album, BORA BORA. Each track is like a painting, a draw or a short film. The titles are always important because they can open the imaginary and may be combined with the sounds in a sort of mental soundscape.
This album is a journey through different feelings and sound images. But there is a common color, I guess, like a dark indigo haze, a slightly melancholic dusk. This is notable in the track Le Tunnel de Klaus (a tribute to Klaus Shulze), for example.
Music is a journey.
An experimentation of our own internal perceptions. I hope this album brings the listener in a joyful listening experience." 

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

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This long form recording captures waves breaking over the sand beach at La Franqui, captured at dawn as the sun rose over the Mediterranean sea. 

Zoom F3 + 2 x Clippy EM272
13.08.2024

Mediterranean Waves - La Franqui, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This exquisite album published in 1965 by the Dagar Brothers, Nasir Moinuddin & Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, featuring their deep, timeless, sensuous telepathic singing, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog:
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2024/08/india-inde-dagar-brothers-nasir.html

India – Dagar Brothers – Alap - Raga Darbari Kanada

Cassette available directly from Imprec.com

Lee Ranaldo and Rob Menard have been friends and collaborators for years and this split cassette release on Important Records' Cassauna label amplifies their unique musical personalities and sonic compatibility. Both artists contributed over 30 minutes of music making this a pair of mini-albums on one tape. 

Ranaldo plays Farfisa, electric guitar, tres, marimba, bass and bells, taking the listener on a lyrical, hazy, ride full of life, time and echoing riff shimmer. Massive vibes from author, artist, Sonic Youth gtr slinger. 

Rob Menard (Ascension Sound), delivers a mini-album of washed out, minimal lo-fi astral guitar and feedback drones. Menard founded the 20 Guitar Circular Wall Of Angelic Sound and practices vibrational frequency healing.

Italy Zampogne / Bagpipes Anthology

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