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nouveau chapitre [EP], by Hipster Pug

04 Sunday Dec 2022

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This is the first EP I made for monochrome motif records.

I started with this project without knowing a good name for it. But when I already had a couple of songs, I thought about this title “Nouveau Chapitre”.

Not only did I choose this because I absolutely love the French language, but it was also what this album was for me.

A new chapter after a year that was not really good. I lost my feeling for making music and did not enjoy it as much as when I started.

Working on this EP has brought the spark back and I finally felt like I could do it again and make a new album/EP. It was time for a new chapter, take the next step to follow your dreams and achieve your goals.

While working on this album I had the feeling I wanted people to feel like everything will be alright, even when it feels you’re stuck or don’t reach your goals, don’t worry and start that new chapter. It might be scary, but you can do it

With that in mind I made this 5 song EP, and I can only hope that you enjoy it.

Love

Hipster Pug

Released November 4, 2022

all tracks written, performed &
produced by hipster pug

except track one lyrics & vocal by
pascal normand



Madre At​ó​mica, by sarghuma incoxis

23 Wednesday Nov 2022

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Interesting EP, released October 7, 2022

Sarghuma Incoxis – Madre Atómica

Recorded by Alejandro Gomez between July and September 2021 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Compositions, arrangements and instruments by Alejandro Gomez.
Mixed and mastered by Lucas Carnagui at Estudio Montaña Sagrada, La Plata, Argentina.
Artwork by Ghoulmez


Moving our Podcast location

01 Tuesday Nov 2022

Posted by gabulmer in Ambient, Classical/Neo-Classical, Ether-Jazz, Experimental, Jazz Fusion, Mixing, Noise, Rock, Tech/Glitch

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As #Mixcloud has just announced it will limit Tier 1 accounts to 10 published shows as of December 2022 (no new uploads allowed unless previous podcasts are deleted – to a maximum total of 10), we will be making shows available via #HearThis. This is a promotion of Mixcloud’s “Pro” business model ($180/year, U.S.) — which I’m sure works for radio stations and professional D.J.’s . . but not for those of us uploading for the sheer love of the mix.

You may stream or download the podcasts on Hear.This for a total charge of
. . . ZERO!

Our three November shows will be the last new releases on Mixcloud.
Beginning in December, we’ll post on ello, HearThis & Twitter (as well as right here).

Happy listening!

https://hearthis.at/ambient-landscape/

1st podcast w/ Hear.This as the flagship content provider:
‘elements_cornerstone’ – https://hearthis.at/ambient-landscape/elementscornerstone/

announced limit Tier 1 accounts - ambient_landscape | ello

Live at Princeton University 2018, Part 1 by Bernhard Wöstheinrich

30 Tuesday Aug 2022

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Materiaal Series, Part XV 

This is the first half of the Oct. 12 2018 live performance on WPRB’s Program ‘Music with Space’ in Princeton, NJ. 

Recorded to 2-track stereo.

Released March 8, 2019 

Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Roland Juno 60, Moog Minimoog Model D (Reissue), Electronics, Live-Arrangement 

Editing and mastering: Markus Reuter 
Cover drawing: Christine Kriegerowski 

Special thanks to Mike Hunter and George “G$” Bley



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Dust & Ether

21 Sunday Aug 2022

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Peripherie, by rand

08 Monday Aug 2022

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You could write a review about this new release by rand and call it a piano & electronica album; or you could label it an ambient album, or a neo-classical fusion album; perhaps an experimental album or a soft-techno & glitch album; you could even label it a Jazz or an Ether-Jazz album . . .

. . . and, in every case, you’d be right!

I’m labeling it a predominantly Jazz-based album (think ECM) with crossover ventures into ALL of the areas delineated above. What it is . . . is a beautiful set of piano pieces with (mostly) beatless, techno machinations, clicks, pops, swells & whirs woven brilliantly & seamlessly throughout . . . skilled sonic architecture.

The piano playing reminds me of Raphael Loher (Kali Trio) or Lucca Fries (Hely) with a hint of Nik Bärtsch floating in the background. The electronics provide an ethereal skyline for the piano’s grounded-ness: soft & hard compositional frameworks accompanied by soft, to mid, to slightly harsh techno/electronic treatments.

It certainly represents a new direction in crossover-genre, fluidly Jazz-based experimental sound; with each track a new beginning within the adventure (we’ll explore their 2 previous EP’s, i & ii in a future post).

Standout tracks for me:
9.3, San Gimigano, Permanent Green, Siegfried 2.0

Rand (Frank Bogdanowitz & Jan Gerdes) deftly capture the listener’s aural attention (as well as their imagination) with the debut of Peripherie – out September 9th!

Tracks:

A1 – Hoola
A2 – Drangsal
A3 – 9.3.
A4 – Siegfried 2.0
B1 – Permanent Green
B2 – Blood Moon
B3 – San Gimignano

rand will appear on 2 upcoming A.L. podcasts: an Avant-Garde/Experimental Jazz show this Sunday evening (U.S. eastern time zone); and an Ambient show in mid- September.



Additional information:

https://twitter.com/rand_2019
https://www.instagram.com/rand_gerdes_dr.nojoke
https://www.facebook.com/randmusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmRodkdLP1sAuBqpyqRooA
https://soundcloud.com/rand_gerdes_drnojoke

Raise your glass high!

30 Thursday Jun 2022

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Half the year gone . . . half t’go!

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Yesteryear . . .

07 Tuesday Jun 2022

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u n f o c u s e d [r e p r i s e]

18 Wednesday May 2022

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u n f o c u s e d _ r e p r i s e | ambient/experimental/piano/avant-garde/minimal | 78:26

A “wrapped around the piano”, meandering mixture of hush & quietude; crafted in tribute to “. . on reflection” by William Basinski & Janek Schaefer (read our April album review here)
(with a hearty shout-out to the Temporary Residence label for forwarding a copy of this wonderful composition to preview!).

An absolute pleasure to construct, this pairs well with 2021’s ’elements_view’.

Listen via Mixcloud or Sync


01 Harold Budd & John Foxx – Weather Patterns
02 David Bowie & Erdal Kızılçay – The Mysteries (edit)
03 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer – ‘. . on reflection’ (three)
04 Brian Eno & Harold Budd – First Light
05 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer – ‘. . on reflection’ (four)
06 Ayumi Tanaka Trio – Zephyr
07 Grotta Veterano – Dutch Boy Paint (excerpt)
08 John Foxx & Harold Budd – After All This Time
09 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer – ‘. . on reflection’ (two)
10 Brian Eno – A Clearing
11 Porya Hatami – Transition
12 Janek Schaefer – Battlestar Kaempfert
13 Jeff Greinke – The Conversation
14 Izumi Tateno/Toru Takemitsu – Les Yeux Clos 2

Sync

“reflecting on ‘. . . on reflection’ ”

16 Saturday Apr 2022

Posted by gabulmer in Ambient, Classical/Neo-Classical, Experimental, Mixing

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How would one circumnavigate a straight line between fullness . . . and sparsity? Between the delicate. . . and powerful?? Solidity vs. vaporousness???

I’ve been listening to “. . .on reflection”, a collaborative and engaging work between musicians William Basinski & Janek Schaefer; I’ve had it on ‘repeat’ for the last several days, and am mesmerized by the delicate balance between soft & firm, fluid & solid and ethereal & real-time aural construction. It immediately brings to mind the ambient collaborations between Harold Budd, Brian Eno & John Foxx; (that is to say: a powerful canon of composition*).

The five tracks dance to an avant-garde ambience that draws the listener into its interior web of mirrored cadence of piano & electronic meditation. The haunting, ofttimes sparse and meandering, melodies reverberate across an emotional landscape that yields only to the listener’s wonderfully imaginative, inner wanderings; i.e. what will you do; what will you accomplish and for what will you strive within this newly discovered, aurally rich world? Let the trinkling, tinkling melodies wash over you — then set your sights to new & broader horizons.

When all is said, done and listened to, it’s a crossroads: a juncture where delicately woven, nuanced tapestries of sound meet the shimmering reality of sublime compositional genius (and a highly recommended #ambient acquisition).

Bravo, gentlemen!

Available via the Temporary Residence record label on April 29th.

(*this album will be featured on an upcoming May/June ambient mix podcast)


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