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NEW RELEASES 17/01/23

Things are not going well here in real life, so posts are a bit hit and miss but here are some of the new releases that I’ve come across for the past couple of weeks.

Sounding good : )

alternative

technology, voice, languages, field recording

ambient, electronic, background music, drone, electronic, electronica, ethereal, meditation, meditative, minimal ambient, soundscape, spacemusic,

electronic, experimental, ambient, soundtrack

experimental, ambient, avant-garde, drone, drone ambient, experimental, noise

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PLAYLIST #199 – LONGLISTEN #12

Eclectic Electronic Soundscapes –
Sometimes tracks are just too long for the usual playlist I put together so I decided to put together bite sized playlists for longer tracks.
Bite sized in number of artists but not scrimping on the length and quality of the listening : )
Experiments in sound, where artists have created, in essence, music, pieces, sound and noise that try to go beyond the usual and traditional.
Take some time and immerse in the sound waves.

As with all the playlists, they are jumping off points to discoveries. They are not meant to be definitive. Just let some of the tracks play onto the next….follow up on “sounds like”….see who’s following, many artists follow other artists….

Artists are J o Thomas, Justyna Stasiowska, beepblip, Laura Agnusdei, Patricia Bizzotto and Pia Palme.

electronic, ambient, electroacoustic, experimental, longlisten, improv, musique concrete.

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NEW YEAR: 10 YEARS

Firstly, I would like to wish you all the best for the New Year. A bit belated, I know, due to unforeseen circumstances but let’s hope that 2023 is better than last year for many.

On the positive side, there have already been some new and interesting releases and let’s hope that this continues, especially as 2023 also marks 10 years of Feminatronic. I’m not sure how to mark this milestone but for now I’m carrying on .

So, on with the New Year… and the new releases

experimental, ambient, avantgarde, drone, electronic, contemporary music, new release 2023

electronic, ambient electronic, dance music, hip-hop, techno, new release 2023

experimental, new release 2023

electronic, drone droneambient, field recordings, industrial, ambient, drone noise, white noise for sleep, new release 2023

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THESE HAVE BEEN RELEASED THIS YEAR #4

Phew, so many great releases this year…

ambient, experimental, electronic, field recordings, musique concrète, soundscapes

electronic, therapeutic music, ambient, electronic music, healing, healing music, synth, therapeutic

electronic, abstract avant-garde dance experimental, electronic, techno

experimental

electronic

experimental, ambient, drone

experimental, avant-garde, composition, drone, horns, strings, tape, woodwind

ambient, experimental, drone, field recording, lowercase

hip hop, jazz, south indian music, world, ambient, beats, dance, electronic, experimental, instrumental, production

electronic, experimental,idm, ambient, dark, meditative, minimal

experimental, acousmatic, electroacoustic, electronic, experimental, musique concrète

ambient, ambience, ambient electronic, background music, drone, electronica, ethereal, meditation, meditative, minimal, ambient, soundscape, spacemusic

electronic, experimental, ambient, dark, ambient, drone, minimal, noise, synths, techno

experimental, shamanic, drone, ambient, psychedelic, pop

experimental, persistent, repetitive, sound art

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THESE HAVE BEEN RELEASED THIS YEAR #3

Here is the third part of my year in listening concentrating on releases from 2022. As ever, no positions, favourites, best of…. that, dear listeners and followers is for you to decide.

electronic, shamanic, electroacoustic, electronica, esoteric, experimental, powerful, psychedelic, ritual, techno, transcendental

electronic pioneer

experimental, avant-garde, contemporary, contemporary, classical, electroacoustic

experimental, aleatoric, ambient, drone, electroacoustic, electronic, field recording, modular synth, synth

experimental, electroacoustic, field recording, field recordings, musique concrete, sound art

experimental, ambient, avant-garde, cello, classical, electronic, experimental, field recordings, improvisation, neo-futurist, pop

experimental, acousmatic, ambisonics, binaural, electroacoustic, experimental, electronic

experimental, experimental electronic

experimental, electro-acoustic, electronic, improv, sound art

ambient, electro, electronic, experimental, glitch, pop, techno

experimental, ambient, drone, electronic, industrial, noise

electronic, experimental, cellphone, databending, experimental, field recordings, glitch, hex, noise, reaper

experimental, avant-garde, elektron, fm, glitchy, idm, live pa

sequencers, berlin school, ambient electronic, electronic, progressive, synth, synthesizers

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PLAYLIST #197 – VOICE/LONGLISTEN

Eclectic Electronic Soundscapes –
Sometimes tracks are just too long for the usual playlist I put together, so I decided to put together bite sized playlists for longer tracks.
Bite sized in number of artists but not scrimping on the length and quality of the listening : )
Experiments in sound, where artists have created, in essence, music, pieces, sound and noise that try to go beyond the usual and traditional.
Sound uttered with resonance……sometimes with added processing.
Take some time and immerse in the sound waves.

As with all the playlists, they are jumping off points to discoveries. They are not meant to be definitive. Just let some of the tracks play onto the next…. follow up on “sounds like”…. see who’s following, many artists follow other artists….

Artists are Lily Greenham, Catherine Street, Ingrid Plum, Pamela Z, Viv Corringham and Joan LaBarbara.

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WEB FOCUS – TSUKU BOSHI RECORDS

TSUKU BOSHI release experimental music in all its diversity: composed, improvised, electronic, acoustic, performed, mediated, concrete and conseptual. Based in Paris, France we work with local, national and international artists.

Tsuku Boshi Records seem to be releasing some of the most interesting sounds I listen to and their collaboration with the Fair_Play Network have produced some of my favourite releases this year –

Following the INCLUSIVES project, the Fair_Play network and Tsuku Boshi Recordshave decided to continue their joint adventure through a temporary collection presenting female and non-binary composers from various backgrounds: ]FairTsuku[ Each split album features two artists with a carte blanche.

Here is a short selection but I recommend you check them out.

Expect challenging but rewarding listening.

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Reblog – Physical Reality as Processed Spirituality ~ An Interview With Fire-Toolz — a closer listen

Photo by Lyndon French, courtesy the artist David Murrieta Flores (ACL): Hi Fire-Toolz! To begin with, please talk to us a bit about how Fire-Toolz came into being, and how it relates to other projects you have (like Nonlocal Forecast or MindSpring Memories). Fire-Toolz (FT): Fire-Toolz was born when I decided to graduate from my […]

Physical Reality as Processed Spirituality ~ An Interview With Fire-Toolz — a closer listen
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S IS FOR…pt1

Eclectic Electronic Soundscapes –
To make sure that I’m giving space for as many artists as possible and to try and discover new ones, I’m trying to make playlists of artists alphabetically throughout the year on all platforms.
Here is the letter S but it’s only the tip of the iceberg. I’m sure that I will have to make another.
As with all the playlists there are no preferences. They are jumping off points to discoveries. They are not meant to be definitive. Just let some of the tracks play onto the next…. follow up on “sounds like”…. see who’s following, many artists follow other artists……

Artists are Eki Shola and Yehu Salah, Strange Stains, Geneva Skeen, Sandunes, Shimmer Crush, Salama, Nicola Scrutton, Aida Shirazi, Hayley Suviste, Maryam Sirvan, Stevia Sphere, Sharon Stewart, Stonerpop, Madeleine Slaves, Justyna Stasiowska, Sabiwa, Jessica Sligter, Skoddie, Nadia Struiwigh, Heidrun Schramm, Mona Servo, Aleksandra Slyz, suzukian, SRA Synths by the Sea, Stekkerdoos, Soramimi, Anna Socoria,‡Starving Poet§, Sifonics, Sharkiface, Eva Schlegel, Lara Soulio and Slowspin.

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SEPTMBER LISTENING

Autumn is here and the time seems to be passing very quickly, helped, of course, by the following listening.