Hildegard Westerkamp – Kits Beach Soundwalk (1989)
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by itta
ambient, deep listening, drone, healing music, new age
Hildegard Westerkamp – Kits Beach Soundwalk (1989)
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by itta
ambient, deep listening, drone, healing music, new age
Finally, made it to Christmas eve and probably, like many, I feel that it’s been a hard slog of a year, more so for some, especially those working in the Entertainment and Hospitality sectors. If you are able, and I know it’s hard, try and buy someone’s’ music this Christmas. Many artists are struggling and a ka=ching, however small, could mean more than you will ever know.
I’m going to post a couple of usual suspects, an old playlist that’s still good, and also a crazy happy new release from Xylitol that made me smile : )
Signing off now for a few days. Wishing you ALL, whoever you are, wherever you are, hopefully, a Peaceful and Happy Christmas. O / Feminatronic
Here are this weeks throwback tracks, icymi : )
m i a m b i e n t
by Dendera Bloodbath
2016
experimental, darkwave, electronic music, harsh noise, industrial noise
The Great Panic
by Puce Mary
2014
experimental, electroacoustic, industrial, noise, power electronics
Trickling Light
by Anda Volley
2017
alternative, ambient, electronic, new age, dark ambient, dream pop, electro, gothic, indie rock
Phew…Just scraping the tip of the iceberg with these. As usual, no preferences, order, rank, whatever…
Everything is so throw away nowadays and has to be new and shiny. Yes, that’s fine but don’t be afraid to listen to something a little older than a year released.
This weeks’ throwback releases are –
Sea Of Negligence
by Dorit Chrysler
2011
electronic, experimental, ambient, experimental pop, soundtrack, synthpop, theremin, thereminmusic
Alle Sorgenti Delle Civiltà (The Sources Of Civilisation)
by Kema
2016
library music, psychedelic
Is it only the 14th December? There will be a few of these by the sounds of it.
This is the next collection of 20 releases, and it only covers the days December 8th to 12th twitter posts and I’ve barely scraped the surface of #released2020. It’s been a horrendous year for many but the releases have been eclectic, at times challenging and luckily, numerous.
In case you missed my explanation – Every year on social media and elsewhere, the big sites publish their end of year best of lists and this has always made me feel uncomfortable. On many, they are made up of the big names and labels, not very diverse and often narrow in scope. I also have a thing about the subjectivism of lists and rank. What one person says is great, another can’t see the fuss, often resulting in animosity and division…..Isn’t there enough in the world?
I decided a couple of years ago to try and cover as many of the new releases as possible, given my personal constraints, and have posted them under the moniker of I don’t do lists but this was released….This year I just used the #released2020 on twitter.
As usual, no order, no preferences, no rank, not exhaustive,….It’s easy…
http://www.panyrosasdiscos.net/pyr285-fulmedesh-caracoles-de-una-ciudad-enterrada/
Every year on social media and elsewhere, the big sites publish their end of year best of lists and this has always made me feel uncomfortable. On many, they are made up of the big names and labels, not very diverse and often narrow in scope. I also have a thing about the subjectivism of lists and rank. What one person says is great, another can’t see the fuss, often resulting in animosity and division…..Isn’t there enough in the world?
I decided a couple of years ago to try and cover as many of the new releases as possible, given my constraints, and have posted them under the moniker of I don’t do lists but….
This year I just used the #released2020 on twitter and here are the releases I’ve posted between December 1st to 7th 2020.
No order, no preference, no rank, not exhaustive,….It’s easy…
http://www.panyrosasdiscos.net/pyr290-rachel-devorah-radiant-drift/
http://www.panyrosasdiscos.net/pyr299-lauren-redhead-the-octopus/
I have always been reluctant to use hashtags, not sure why but after 8 years I think maybe I should join the modern age : D
I have begun to do the #throwback on twitter , an album on Tuesdays and one on Thursdays, no order or prefences, it just has to be released before this year but it is a good way to get more music that might have been missed a little spotlight. Here’s two quite contrasting releases to start –
Santiago
by Flavia Goa
2019
experimental, experimental guitar
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Where Time Meets Space
by Mila Chiral
2017
electronic, ambient, dance, techno
Agora
by Alёna Korolёva
experimental, field recording
Dream Signal
by Heejin Jang
live performance, noise electronics, field recordings
The life of Insects
by Ale Hop
experimental, ambient, improv, psych, sound art
We Q
by clang
Edith Lettner and Dafna Naphtali
electronic, ambient, ambient electronic
Maja S. K. Ratkje: Corona lockdown concert for TUSK Festival 2020
by Maja S. K. Ratkje
experimental, avant-garde, contemporary classical, experimental electronic, improvisation, voice
Trans-Millenia Music
by Pauline Anna Strom
electronic, ambient, experimental, meditative, new age, pioneer, synth
I’ve been looking through some of my drafts in a bit of a tidy up, and have found many that, for some reason, I forgot to post, like this one…Now’s as good as any…
National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Sept. 14, 2019 –
Laurie Spiegel: (1945- ) A composer whose work appears on NASA’s “Golden Record,” (shipped out on the Voyager spacecraft) Laurie Spiegel is known worldwide for her pioneering work with early electronic and computer music systems. A cutting-edge thinker, her experience with early analog electronic music systems led Spiegel to innovate musically and instrumentally. She has focused largely on interactive software that uses algorithmic logic as a supplement to human abilities, thereby expanding access to creative expression for a far greater number of people than was previously allowed through traditional methods of musical training. The aesthetics of musical structure and cognitive processes have also been a focus of Spiegel’s work. Spiegel’s work has been re-issued, having appeared in the popular Hunger Games movies, highlighted in the 2018 BBC Proms, and featured in various museum settings where the intersection of electronic music compositions, the machines, and software used to create those compositions, and the visual arts have come together in harmony.
Four Electronic Artists Reflect on the Influence of Composer Laurie Spiegel
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