fave listenings of this month

in the pic: David Crosby

"musica assoluta" (febbraio 2023)

For Us/Para Nós (2 Album release pieces see link to BandCamp)

This is the closing track off of "Hyphae", a collection of tracks I made with fellow ambient guitarist Wodwo (Ray Robinson -- https://soundcloud.com/user-364196783-552705040). 

It all started with discovering each other’s work on Soundcloud and grew into a lively exchange of ideas and sketches. With both being on a quest to take the less obvious sonic route, always searching for the uncommon guitar sound, and their fondness for spacious and slightly unsettling ambient compositions, the sessions were kickstarted with the appropriately titled "Germ", which gestated into what became the first completed track of this long-distance collaboration between Munich and Derby. 

The title for the second track, "Hyphae" came to mind after reading Merlin Sheldrake’s fascinating “Entangled Life”. It seems apt to draw parallels between the massive mycorrhizal fungi hyphae networks (the "Wood Wide Web") that connect different species of plants and transport substances and information between them, and the to and fro of abstract layers of sonic matter that passed between the two musicians. 

The collection closes with "Simulacrum", probing the terrain where a bright major key tonality coalesces with a bit-crushed low-end undercurrent. And despite what your ears might lead you to believe, no keyboards or synths were used in any of this music! 

Hyphae is also available from Wodwo's Bandcamp page: rayrobinson.bandcamp.com/album/hyphae

Released January 27, 2023

Hyphae

Simulacrum  [Out now on "Hyphae" by Wodwo & encym]

naviarhaiku473 
sudden breeze
every strand of the spider’s web
in tune

Mark Miller is an award-winning poet and photographer who has published four books of poetry, the latest being Light and Counterlight (Ginninderra Press, 2020), a selection of his haiku from over 400 that have been published in international journals and anthologies. His haiku have been featured on buses and trains, on the walls of a public swimming pool, and on art installations in parks and malls. Mark lives in Shoalhaven Heads, Australia.

The spider's web (naviarhaiku473)

Tuesday

« Kedros »  My concerto for flute & orchestra Opus 24 (VST recording)
Here's my flute concerto composed between 2014 and 2023
Score available on my website : www.franckdouvin.com (Tab : Compositons - Enregistrements - Partitions)
To obtain the solo flute score, please contact me on my website (Tab : Contact)
Franck Douvin © 2023 Contemporary chamber music
Thanks for listening & sharing
I hope you'll enjoy !
Instrumentation :
Piccolo
Flute
Alto Flute
Oboe
Alto Saxophone Clarinet (Si Bémol) Bass Clarinet (Si Bémol) Bassoon
Horn (Fa) Trumpet (Do) Ondes Martenot Harp Vibraphone Chimes Timpani
Flute Solo
Violin I
Violin II
Viola Violoncello Double Bass

« Kedros »  My concerto for flute & orchestra Opus 24 (VST recording)

2023-02-02

NLS 2023 - 02 - 02

For ""A box of cloud", 
I used my latest invented instrument, the Mosesa15 to record with and Paulo Chagas used his bass clarinet.
Listen to how we push dynamics, timbre and tone to make this piece work.
It was initiated as an exchange of musical gifts to each other and for us.
You can get the album here on BandCamp:
https://darkpebble-bluewave.bandcamp.com/album/for-us-para-n-s

A box full of cloud

"Flowers forgotten at dawn" was initiated by Paulo Chagas using his bass clarinet. I responded with my 14th version of my mosesa.
This is the 2nd and last album preview.
Listen and or get the album here:
https://darkpebble-bluewave.bandcamp.com/album/for-us-para-n-s

Thanks for your listening, likes and comments!
Wilhelm Matthies and Paulo Chagas

Flowers forgotten at dawn

I share music that I have made here solo or in groups. I am bundling my work with some online friends as a project oriented, micro-collective. We are happy to share with you!

https://darkpebble-bluewave.bandcamp.com/

Wilhelm Mattthies, John Daly (aka Tuneind52), Paulo Chagas and Matthias Boss