The French drone monks of Digital Mass have composed a new soundtrack for their own meditation rituals. In addition to their custom secret sounds they have used sounds provided by Kecap Tuyul (an old tape of prepared guitar improvisations) and by Thanato Twist With Oleg’s Sound System (synths, effects, balalaika). You are welcome to test [...]

Arriving at a state of “nervous stasis” (as one listener put it most appropriately), “Rauschen” was recorded and produced in September 2011. The illustration is part of the well-known Hieronymus Bosch triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights. Listen at Soundcloud: Rauschen by Phirnis Free high-quality download: http://phirnis.de/blog/uploads/Phirnis-Rauschen.mp3

Julian Bonequi , drums & voice DIGITAL DOWNLOAD | mp3 | 320 kbps | CD-R | available at CDBaby In honor of the poem “I wonder (Nikitoa)” by Nezahualcóyotl (1402-1472) Recorded at NK, Berlin on 18th January 2011; Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mauro Martinuz Artwork by Aniana Heras Special thanks to Aniana Heras,Mauro Martinuz,Umut [...]

Phirnis – Stille – latest noise/ambient creation produced in July 2011

“It is not right to say that I created this piece. More right to say
that I manipulated software, listened and then let it generate
itself. Sometimes pressing some chords on a midi keyboard,
then letting it play as background tapestry in my room while I
sat and talked with a friend. Eventually I noticed that we
listened to the sounds more and more. Even my 4 month old
daughter became quiet and seemed to listen carefully.”

Live improvisation recorded on July 2nd, 2011. Religious imagery is a topic referred to by many past musical creations released under the Phirnis monicker and “La Création du Monde” is yet another exploration of this long-running fascination of mine. The accompanying picture shows part of an exceptional postcard advertising the 1910 Universal Exposition at Brussels, [...]

“Hauntings” is a bonus sneak-peek track from Doron Sadja’s upcoming summer release : Residuals Spectral New Age, “Hauntings” enters as a glitched drone accented by minimal percussion, slowly developing intensity before lifting off into a shimmering soundscape of ultra high frequency bliss. DORON SADJA “HAUNTINGS” (4:47) Residuals was premiered at Roulette in February 2011.  NYC. [...]

The final instalment in our series of Totally Huge 09 podcasts features Thembi Soddell in a performance of artefact. Composer: Thembi Soddell Featuring:Thembi Soddell, laptop Download Australian Field Recording and Live Sound Performance Tour Camilla Hannan, Thembi Soddell, and Tarab Artefact is an upcoming tour by Melbourne field recording based sound artists Camilla Hannan,Thembi Soddell, and Tarab [...]

Crónicast 077, .at/on 31’16″, 61.2MB Live recording of Anton Holota at “Swood: in the night of sparkling ambient”, Cinema club, Kyiv, Ukraine, 24th October 2008. The Crónicaster presents regular digital releases of Crónica related pieces: radio broadcasts, live performances, special remixes, and everything else we can get our hands into. Crónicaster is licensed under a [...]

On April 21, 2011, local sound artist and musician, Brendan Murray performed live on the program. Brendan was Rare Frequency’s first live guest back in 2005 (you can read my interview with him, if you’re feeling nostalgic). His work has changed markedly since he first played on the show. He’s shifted from a sampler-based set-up to using [...]

Stig Inge Oy’s album has a distinctive character owing to the use of ‘prepared’ vinyl records that are being played back on three turntables and that change with a series of transformation processes. Stig Inge Oy constructs a detailed narrative that weaves throughout the seven varied pieces on the album. Immediate download of 7-track album [...]

Fields of darkness and light 10:27 Adrian Moore A.L. 2 24:13 François Lebègue Recordings of times with Sara 09:55 Adam Asnan 9 9:08 Olivier Labbé Rouen RadioHDR 99.1 23h-minuit L’émission 1 semaine apres sur le facebook (pas besoin d’etre inscrit pour y accéder) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phonogene/120942167961810