Name: 24 4 22 by WalkingEars
Duration: 6 min 5 s
Description: Second upload of album "The Thing in my Head Smiled," consisting of thematically linked compositions (with more to be explained about how they're linked once the full album is online).

I thought this piece was fun, almost like an accompaniment to a silent movie. In any case, very dramatic.

Song by Tony Harrell & Leland Scott recorded at Buck's Place studio.

It's About Time

Whispering Forest (Remix)

ambient soundscape: field recording / tape noise and minimal synth.

into the blue meer

Dedico questa mia musica a tutto il popolo Africano e all'Africa tutta. Terra di di fascino, dove si vive secondo natura e nel rispetto reciproco di ogni uno di noi.

I LOVE AFRICA

Fredo’s Boat Ride

Brother of mine

The Moon Is Winking

With my electronic piano from Yamaha, a Clavinova with integrated VSTi, I simply improvised.
Mit meinem elektronischen Klavier von Yamaha, einem Clavinova mit integrierten VSTi, habe ich einfach mal improvisiert.

Clavinova Livesession

I often wonder what's going to happen with our planet/civilization/humanity.  Recent political developments around the world have me (and many many others) deeply concerned, so I'm investigating other potentially habitable regions in the universe.  Mother Earth is my home, and is very dear to me.  Wolf 1061 C could be habitable; it's only 14.1 light years away from Earth.  Hmmm.  How long would it take to get there?  Even if you could travel the speed of light.  I hope we can redeem ourselves and discover a sense of living in harmony and at peace with each other and our planet.

Flight to Wolf 1061

Second upload of album "The Thing in my Head Smiled," consisting of thematically linked compositions (with more to be explained about how they're linked once the full album is online). 

The Thing in my Head Smiled

24 4 22

Stand Up

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Magnetic Series

Tape In E Flat Lydian

I work as a scientist for a living & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

24 4 22

WalkingEars

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