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Preparing for the (5 year) memorial concert for Jacobus Derwort in Valencia, February 6th 2024 @ Madame Mim, i made a random collage of tracks i have been listening to the last days. Half way i started mixing them together a bit more...

Live i will perform a selection of new Son Of Chi works. This collage is just for tuning and inspiration.  Please scroll down for the credits of this collage and make sure to visit all the artists profiles and sites for more music and info. Thank you!

The Valencia Collage

1. Zylva
2. The Black Dog
3. Taylor Dupree
4. Hania Rani
5. Toki Fuko
6. Andre 3000
7. Mauve Rose
8.  Sonmi 451
9. Civilistjävel
10. Ulla
11. Amber Meulenijzer + Kmru (mix)
12. Megan Leber (live)
13. Monolake + Don Cherry (mix)
14. Mira Calix
15. Shards
16. Rival Consoles
17. Night Sea + Shards (mix)
18. Andrew Pekler
19. Carmen Villain + Jon Hassell (mix)
20. Yana x Terre Thaemlitz  + raga + Sakamoto (mix)  
21. Laurie Anderson
22. Michael Brook x Brian Eno

The Valencia Collage (Abstract Trips)

Hind LP: https://found.ee/hind-1
12" Vinyl:  https://shop.lamour.se/shop/vinyl/seb...

Sometimes in life things fall into a perfect circle. One such example is the project ‘HIND’ by acclaimed Swedish Grammy nominated musicians Sebastian Mullaert and Henrik Frendin, constituting the pinnacle of over 40 years of combined research and creative explorations in the space of contemporary electro-acoustic music. 

The first encounter between the two was back in 2006 at the Malmö Academy of Music. Following an illustrious career in the electronic dance music scene, Sebastian received support from tastemakers like Mixmag, FACT, Electronic Beats and Crack and nominated twice for Swedish Grammy both for his solo work and under his Minilogue project. He was voted in the “Top Live Acts In The World" by Resident Advisor, for his awe inspiring performances touching all corners of the globe form Boiler Room, through Berghain and Fabric. Mullaert became interested in returning to his roots as a classically trained musician, seeking novel ways of integrating classical and electronic music, culminating in his stunning “Natthall” LP with Zurich Philharmonic Orchestra which featured in the BBC Music Magazine “Top 10 Post Classical Albums” of 2020.

Meanwhile, Frendin was touring internationally promoting his solo album ‘Viola con Forza’ (2004), nominated for a Swedish Grammy in the category ‘Classical solo’, at that time already considered one of Scandinavia´s leading violists.

This album was a compilation of works by leading Swedish composers, all pieces dedicated to Frendin. To meet his vision of expanding and developing the sound palette of an electro-acoustical string instrument, a new amplified string instrument called Electric Viola Grande, built, and created by Richard Rolf, was constructed especially for him. This unique five-string viola set a new standard of authentic sound and design in the field of electro-acoustical instrument making. Frendin´s first appearance on stage with the new instrument was at a performance in Wiener Concerthaus as a feathured solo artist at “Lange Nacht der Neue Klänge”.
Naturally, this sparked Mullaert’s interest, so he enrolled for private lessons with the viola professor Frendin.

Fast forward to 2024 and the pair reunited for the resulting ‘HIND’ project, with the main inspiration and starting point nature, and it was an up-close experience with a baby wild deer and its protective mother while they were both meditating in the woods from which the album takes its name. “Almost getting showered by the beauty of nature – it was quite a magical moment that has never happened to me before or anyone else I know for that matter,” adds Mullaert.

Across ‘HIND’, both Mullaert and Frendin’s creative practises and different musical backgrounds are taken to a new level of technical and artistic achievement. Album opener ‘Dawn’ peacefully unfolds – the sun comes up, the darkness clears – while the sprightly ‘Stepping Stone’ and album title track ‘Hind’ elegantly use melody, rhythm, and harmony; a result of a series of long takes in which Frendin’s playing is processed, looped, and warped in real time by Mullaert, with Frendin adding real-time string layers through improvisation and Mullaert performing multilayer looping.

Sebastian Mullaert & Henrik Frendin - Star Dance

Solpara - Eviction

Campfire Stories 8 (Rain Dance) Mixed by Jamie McCue.


~ About The Story ~

Rainmaking is a weather modification ritual that attempts to invoke rain. Among the most well known examples of weather modification rituals are North American rain dances, historically performed by many Native American tribes.


~ Chapters ~

01. Aes Dana - 6am
02. Cio D'Or - Yocta
03. Cio D'Or - Zepto
04. Cio D'Or - XI
05. Archivist ‎– Migration (Josef Gaard)
06. Josef Gaard - Perennial
07. Josef Gaard - Obsidian Falls (Archivist)
08. Refracted - Swelling Senses
09. Skymn - Okuyi (Korridor)
10. Dakini9 - Driftwould 
11. Dakini9 - Desolation (DJ Spider)
12. Nobody Home - Drum Journey
13. Nobody Home - Where We Come From
14. Nobody Home - Entheogen
16. Donato Dozzy - Fazah
17. Sonitus Eco - Continuum (Edit Select)
18. Refracted - We Arrive
19. Refracted - The Jungle Is Thick
20. ASC - Raging Seas
21. ASC - Constant
22. CC Not - 303 IMUX


~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.


~ Cover ~

Navajo Fire Dance by William Robinson Leigh

Campfire Stories 9 (Rain Dance) by Silent Season

Mall Mini

Mc-303 - Tom Marilú and I song

Grubby Dub

Some smooth jazzy grooves in a special mix for independent radio STNC "Станция"
stnc.live

Aman Po-Kaifu ~ STNC Radio Guestmix 5.04.20

We're very pleased to share with you this long, saucy mix straight from the soul of Louis McCoy, founder of renowned Inner Varnika festival and all-round Naarm music aficionado. 
As Louis writes:

"I've been subconsciously compiling this mix for years now, but it's made a lot more sense during the last 6 months. I think it's important to remember to feel something, whether it is pure joy or overwhelming melancholy, I wanted to cover both aspects in this and everything in between. A lot of the music in this mix really means a lot to me, from my mother's jazz influences to my teenage years on a strict diet of emo trip-hop. I wanted to make a soundtrack from literally putting the kettle on first thing on a cold Sunday morning to hopefully take you through to a semi-productive day in the kitchen with someone you love. To be honest, just enjoy it, any way you can."

Louis curates the fantastic series, For Home Use Only:
https://soundcloud.com/for_home_use_only

Inner Varnika
https://www.facebook.com/InnerVarnika

Downloads

Music To Drink Tea To - 002 - Louis McCoy

Mungolian Jetset's revival in the form of an ode to Zwei Orangen, Die Orangen's sophomore LP on Malka Tuti.
https://malkatuti.bandcamp.com/album/saft-3

Zwei Orangen:
https://dieorangen.bandcamp.com/album/zwei-orangen

Mungolian Jetset - Orange Munshine Mix

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