"Dwelling deep in murky, damp caverns of darkness, where endless drops of water have long shaped ominously towering dark cathedrals of stone. Afloat on a a moss-covered stream, in the thickest of unruly vegetation. Resting atop a massive jagged boulder carried here by the inland ice, the dark earth seeping through your fingers like a fine mist. A magical soundworld glittering in the darkness.

Portuguese soundscaper VelgeNaturlig has a penchant for creating dramatic soundworlds where the elements interact freely with more complex constructs. The magical album Húmus, originally self-released some nine years ago, is a true gterma favourite and we are delighted to bring it once more into the spotlight where its regal stature can inspire a new generation of listeners."

Artwork by Nanna Cartis
Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento.
credits
Released January 1, 2002
Ivo São Bento, aural concepts.

BUY = https://velgenaturlig.bandcamp.com/album/h-mus-2

02 - Respect

"VelgeNaturlig has been in our view for some time now. Somewhat underground until recently, when releasing "Opalescent Pust" (2017) and "Kundalini" (2018) on Dutch Winter Light label.
When approaching Reverse Alignment we didn't hesitate to take care of the experimental sound piece "Anāhata".
Staying true to the VelgeNaturlig format, "Anāhata" is another field of sound bits that were put together to manifest a holistic work. Carefully caressed, VelgeNaturlig deliver an almost hourly long hypnotic and deep track. Most easily described as a ocean, waving back and forth, "Anāhata" has to be explored. And felt."

Released June 7, 2019

Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento.
Artwork by Inês van Velze.
Cover by Kristian Widqvist.

BUY: https://velgenaturlig.bandcamp.com/album/an-hata

Anāhata

Anāhata IX

Anāhata VII

Anāhata VI

Anāhata IV

Anāhata III

Anāhata I

Live improvisation in 27.05.2016, alchemically sculpted with MF-102, FilterFactory, Mo-Fx, RNC 1773, HK 2k18.

Artwork by Claudia Stieper
Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento.
Released May 27, 2016

BUY: https://velgenaturlig.bandcamp.com/album/kuiper

Ivo São Bento, sonic concepts.

Kuiper

Kuiper V

Kuiper II

The Third Light Performance live improvisation in March 15, 2006, Porto.

Artwork, photo in Montejunto, composition improvisation by Ivo São Bento..
Artwork, photo and composition by Ivo São Bento.

Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento. 2006.
Artwork by Ivo São Bento. in 2006.
Cover by Ivo São Bento. 2006.

The Third Light Performance

The Third Light Performance VII

The Third Light Performance VI

The Third Light Performance V

The Third Light Performance IV

The Third Light Performance III

The Third Light Performance II

The Third Light Performance I

Strings, echoes, spectral voices, analog antiques, wild captures by Ivo São Bento.

Artwork by Miguel Lima
Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento.
Released December 3, 2021

Miguel Lima Art
Ivo São Bento, sonic concepts.
BUY: https://velgenaturlig.bandcamp.com/album/heosphoros

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"Marmorsonne" unfolds like a passage deep into the center of the Earth. Two oscillators drift as steady guides through the thicket, dust, and fog, reverberating through columned halls that murmur with echoes.

Along the way down, the scenes shift—each episode of field recording layering itself like a patina over rocky facades, imbuing the space with new shadows and depth. Slowly, drilling further, drawing closer to its core, where sounds, like captured water on polished marble, condense into sacred stillness.

The piece was conceived and recorded within walls first documented around the year 1000 AD, following the same path as the solar warriors.

Dedicated to the marble sun.

released November 17, 2024
noyaderecords.bandcamp.com/album/marmorsonne

Photography by Peter Szczur
Artwork by Nanna Cartis
Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento

BUY: https://velgenaturlig.bandcamp.com/album/marmorsonne

Marmorsonne

Released December 28, 2024
ationismrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emudecer

Photography by Alessio Dutto
Artwork by Nanna Cartis
Music written and mastered by Ivo São Bento

emudecer

Emudecer

Ivo São Bento is an exploratory sound artist and aural composer from Lisbon based in Graz.

By working preferably fully improvisational each performance by São Bento is solely focused on the respective present moment, resulting in a myriad of unique sonic outcomes and allowing for the creation of (and in) “complete natural flow” - the focal point of São Bentos work.

From sculpting vast and ever-evolving sonic spaces by multi-layering carefully tailored processed sounds, field recordings and electro acoustic elements to meticulously crafting simplistic musical blueprints with purposeful precision using old analogue machines - the work of the Portuguese electronic music veteran creates a variation of aural environments - pleasant, immersive and bright as well as dense, heavy, dissonant and unexpected channeling.

Under the moniker “VelgeNaturlig” he has released over 32 full-length records, some of which have been published through international major labels and has been performing both nationally and internationally, also playing selected shows in the United States.

Bookings: kosmisk@proton.me
Publishing: velgenaturlig@ik.me

https://velgenaturlig.myportfolio.com/

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