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Today’s guest deejay is Chuck Soo-Hoo, AKA Ki Oni.

We have Mark Trecka to thank for today’s show. After Mkl Anderson, AKA Drekka, shared a mix with us (listen to it here), I asked him who he knew would want to guest deejay on Soundwave, and he highly recommended Mark. Mark had to pass, but he mentioned that he is helping Ki Oni with publicity for his new forthcoming record on AKP, and I wondered if I’d be interested in inviting him. I luxuriated in Ki Oni’s A Leisurely Swim To Everlasting Life album, and here we are today with an exquisite mix for you to enjoy.

 

Now that I think about it, we have Drekka to thank for today’s show because he’s the one who got this ball of wax rolling. And these connections are one of the unexpected delights of Soundwave in the last few years. Four people are the furthest the degrees of separation of guest deejays on Soundwave. It’s only a matter of time before that extends to five people. As I said, unexpected delight.

Another unexpected delight: Chuck chose his pseudonym, Ki Oni, as an homage to a Japanese monster movie creature of the same name — a tree with a human face that spews flower pedals from its mouth. Sublime.

On a personal note, I’ve enjoyed listening to Ki Oni’s mix while walking my dog, particularly around a lovely community spot at a nearby cliff during the golden hour. It was a nice moment.

Join us again next week. I’ll be behind the virtual wheels of steel.

See you then.

1. Raum “Daughter”
2. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe “Fraud Callout”
3. Purelink “Stadium Drive”
4. Patricia Wolf “The Juncos’ Nest”
5. Audrey Carmes “Tout est déjà là”
6. Lisa Lerkenfeldt “With water up to her knees”
7. Dania “Sprinting Toward The Sun”
8. Yuri Urano “awa”
9. KMRU “Along A Wall”
10. Gregg Kowalsky “Fragile Water”
11. Pauline Anna Strom “Quiet Joy”

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Today’s guest deejay is Garek Druss.

Garek is another musician I was introduced to through Mkl Anderson AKA, Drekka (listen to Mkl’s mix for Soundwave here). I asked Mkl who he thought would share a mix on Soundwave, and he highly recommended Garek. I didn’t doubt Mkl for a second, but I wantto get a feel for the artists I plan to invite on the show. I listened to Garek’s OHR EYN SOF – Youth Eternal album, and Iknew I was in good hands.

The album was crafted during Garek’s battle with cancer, but it isn't a comprehensive reflection of that experience. The album serves as a personal effort to counter the challenges of treatment and create a sense of warmth and joy during his recovery at home. It also incorporates sounds from the treatment facilities, making it a very intimate you-are-there experience.

 

Garek is a Los Angeles-based sound and visual artist who delves into the delicate balance between the physical and the ethereal. He crafts immersive listening environments that provoke deep self-reflection and heightened awareness. Through watercolor drawings, video, and vibrant soundscapes, he orchestrates fleeting ambient interactions that dissect the human experience.

Garek’s mix is disparate yet strangely cohesive. In its way, it reflects Garek’s journey, an exploration of the human condition. Meaning is elusive, lurking just beyond the edge of perception. I could be projecting, of course.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Ki Oni.

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1. Minamo & Asuna “Purkinje Fluctuations”
2. Garek Druss “The Emotional Addictions of the Body”
3. lucy gooch “Chained To A Woman”
4. Richter Band “Líbivá”
5. J. Campbell “Memorial Drive Tunnel”
6. Jac Berrocal, David Fenech, Vincent Epplay “Rock ’n Roll Station”
7. nimu “Ultramarine”
8. Petteril “His Breath Makes a Cloud in Front of His Mouth”
9. Popol Vuh “Strofa 2”
10. Inhmost “Trees”
11. Jean-Claude Vannier “Bombarde Lamentation (Reprise)”
12. Kenji Kihara “Nagi”
13. Hamza El Din “ Ashranda (The Beautiful)”
14. Croatian Amor “Any Path to Touch the Stars (feat. Jeuru & Alto Aria)”
15. Lustmord “Conclusion”
16. Mecánica Clásica “En Otra Ocasión”
17. Philip K. Dick “The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick Unabridged Part 4”

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Today’s guest deejay is Riz Maslen.

Riz’s last mix for Soundwave is what I imagine a mix from Wes Anderson might sound like at first. But then Riz pivoted to Egyptian jazz-inspired psychedelic rock, to trip-hop, and moved on. And yet, it all hung together seamlessly.

I was so delighted with Riz’s mix that I invited her to share more beautiful music. And, wow, did Riz Maslen deliver!

Riz’s mix is a fusion of both contemporary and classics, but I was instantly smitten with Arooj Aftab’s “Inayaat” (check out my mix featuring Arooj). Riz’s mix will swaddle you in an immersive listening experience. It’s been the soundtrack to my morning commutes for the last few weeks, and it’s a pleasure to share it with you.

 

Riz’s new second album will be released in 2024 from Aircooled, her new band born out of lockdown with Oliver Cherer, Justin Welch, and Katherine Wallinger.

Catch Aircooled at The Shacklewell Arms in London on October 18.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Garek Druss.

See you then.

1. Arooj Aftab “Inayaat”
2. Volume Group “Rapid Ascent”
3. James Murray “Evolver”
4. Boards of Canada “Happy Cycling”
5. D Rothon & O Cherer “Godwits”
6. Spiritualized “Symphony Space”
7. Daniele Bogon “Under This Heavy Sky”
8. The Attendant “Untitled”
9. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra “Movement 9”
10. Mogwai “Tracy”
11. Peter Kruder & Roberto di Gioia “Kusine Limusene”
12. North Americans “Bleeding Heart Tetra”
13. Woodcraft Folk “Blokflute”
14. Kyron “Loop of Mirrors”
15. Sinead O’Connor “Trouble of the World”

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Today’s guest deejay is Adam Parks.

Adam is a Virginia-based artist and musician with two main music projects: timber rattle and Lightning White Bison. timber rattle is his primary endeavor, exploring the connection between primordial sound, landscape, and human relationships with space. Lightning White Bison is more abstract and experimental, incorporating field recordings and improvisations.

I met Adam through Mkl Anderson, AKA, Drekka, after Mkl shared a mix on Soundwave. As is my want, I asked Mkl who he knew would also share a mix with us, and he highly recommended Adam Parks. Mkl said Adam is his spirit animal, and it is anyone’s guess what kind of mix he might come up with.

Mkl was dead on.

I often describe Soundwave as a show where each track in the guest deejay’s mix is lovingly handpicked. Adam’s devotion and adoration are evident, from rare tracks to found sounds to field recordings. The first words in Adam’s mix describe it best: “Oh, beautiful. Wow!”

Adam has some words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our returning guest deejay will be Riz Maslen.

See you then.

 

This mix seeks to dissolve into a more contiguous “piece,” composed of music that is often inherently contemplative, recursive, ritualistic, and, hence, meditative, music that willfully allows itself to act as a canvas for environmental sounds (some of which are contained therein, others of which are warmly invited from wherever one may be listening), and music that embodies the notion of “fidelity” as faithfulness to the spirit of sound, process, place and/or moment.

1. jb rochefort “07.11.23”
2. m.evans & a.parks “a.f. chapman’s childhood home”
3. winter lull “glacier" (redux)”
4. Pillars of Light “the seeing head severed”
5. hahwistaas “shenandoah 3”
6. Brian Markham “Medical Professional”
7. lyle quass & mkl anderson “untitled”
8. water is the sun “mask off”
9. ASCENSIONS CREST “Lavender for Devotion”
10. walter evans and congregation “guide me, oh thou gracious savior”
11. friends of sleep “circles" (edit)”
12. acoustic guitar “nothing screams america" (excerpt)”
13. lavanah byler “A2”
14. lightning white bison “mute master, mute mare”
15. Tomáš Niesner “Laguny Zp​ě​vu”
16. timber rattle -“will i have too much joy?”

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Today’s guest deejay is Mark O’Shea, founder of Winter-Light, a label specializing in ambient, experimental, and drone soundscapes.

Winter-Light kept turning up in my life. Musicians for the label would appear in mixes from guest deejays on Soundwave, or I listen to on Spotify. After hearing Electronic Death Black Dogs’ Hinterland album and discovering it was yet another excellent release from Winter-Light, I took it as a hint from the universe that I should invite the label’s founder to guest deejay on Soundwave.

Mark’s mix is fantastic, and while most of it is new to me (always a delight), there were some tracks my musicians I’m quite fond of. Kloob made two appearances in Mark’s mix and was a guest deejay on Soundwave back in 2021. And RNGMNN? Wow, that takes me back to an inspired mix I did in 2008! And Hessel Veldman shared an enthralling mix on Soundwave just last year. Everyone who appears in Mark’s mix are new favorites. And I hope they are for you, too.

Mark has some words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Adam Parks.

See you then.

 

I have curated tracks from some of our Winter-Light label releases in this mix session. A wonderful opportunity to discover some artists and their unique musical styles that may have eluded some of Soundwave’s listeners.

The mix highlights the finer details within the music while creating a space for reflection and solitude. I like to blend percussive elements, lighter shades of ambient interwoven with darker tracks, and accentuated with more harsh soundscapes. A bit of everything to enrich the mix and keep it dynamic.

There is a hidden beauty to the darker side of ambient music that really shines when mixed with slightly softer tones. Light and dark coexist in the same air space. A perfect harmony. I hope you appreciate the experience.

1. Nam-Khar “Sab Dak”
2. Rapoon “On An Even Keel”
3. Kloob “Dali’s Universe”
4. Argyre Planitia “The Gate Of Osiris”
5. Gydja “Ór Élivágum stukku eitrdropar”
6. RNGMNN “The Dawning Of Falsehood (Nam-Khar & Sielwolf Re-Shape)”
7. Ajna & Onasander “Routing The Empusa”
8. Hessel Veldman “Rauw 0:18:76/Sluisgelag”
9. RNGMNN “Nebula”
10. Kloob & Onasander “The Malefici”
11. Ashtoreth & Onasander “Inferis”

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Today’s guest deejay is Aidan Baker.

I came across Aidan on one of my deep dives on Bandcamp and was struck by his music. Aidan, a Canadian musician currently residing in the creative hub of Berlin, has an impressive repertoire that spans solo work and collaborations with notable groups like Nadja, Hypnodrone Ensemble, and WERL

Baker’s musical ingenuity is particularly evident in his experimental guitar playing style, which draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Caspar Brötzmann, James Plotkin, Steve Albini, and Justin Broadrick. It’s a pleasure to have him curate this episode’s mix, a captivating compilation that showcases his unique musical sensibilities.

Want to hear more beautiful music? Just last week, Aidan released his new album, Tense Surfaces. I’ve been listing to it while I write today’s show notes while an ocean breeze wafts its way through my windows. It’s a lovely experience.

Aidan has words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Mark O’Shea of the Winter-Light music label.

See you then.

 

This mix features tracks from musicians who contributed to my Trio Not Trio series, which began in 2022 as a collaborative recording project and is being released over the course of 2023 by Gizeh Records. Some of these players are based in Berlin, as am I, others elsewhere around the world, and while I knew some of them personally before we started working together, I had never played with them before. I wanted a diversity of sound and instrumentation for this project while remaining within the ambient/experimental/jazz genres, and this mix should display that.

1. Plotkin & Wyskida “Improv 6”
2. Man Forever “Catenary Smile”
3. PinkishBlack “Away Again”
4. Sarff “Wild Flesh”
5. Point No Point “Museum Der Angst”
6. Tara Nome Doyle “Crow”
7. My Disco “Third Place”
8. MJ Guider “Lit Negative”
9. Ayami Suzuki “Claro”
10. Sofía Salvo, Gustavo Obligado, Marcelo von Schultz “Granada”
11. Aidan Baker “Blood Like A Chorus of Insects”

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Today’s guest deejay is Philippe Neau.

The kind folks at Igloo Magazine introduced me to Philippe when they reviewed his 2022 album, A Quiet Place. Philippe explores tranquil environments, blending bird sounds and water with electronics to create meditative soundscapes. Simple and captivating. I was so enchanted that I invited Philippe to share a mix with us.

Some of the themes in Philippe’s mix revolve around rebellion, introspection, darkness, electronic experimentation, and sonic exploration. There is an emphasis on societal and personal struggles, expressed through the Beastie Boys’ cheeky anthem of defiance, “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party),” and the politically charged “Can’t Truss It” by Public Enemy. David Lynch’s “Noah’s Ark” and Scorn’s “Slumber:” delve into introspective and atmospheric territories, while Painkiller’s “Trailmarker” and the DJ Spooky’s “12 Nihilismus Dub” offer a glimpse into the experimental and industrial aspects of the mix. The presence of artists like Rockers Hi-Fi brings electronic elements and dub-inspired sounds, adding depth and dimension to the overall sonic landscape. Additionally, Philippe’s mix includes tracks by Robert Rich and B. Lustmord, Ø, and :zoviet*france:, which explore the ambient and textural side, creating a sense of mystery and darkness. I love all these songs, and you will, too.

Philippe has words about his mix below.

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"the crows would like to sing"

I offer you a long experimental track where,

tangle, intertwine, overlap entire tracks,

sometimes just voices, sounds that have marked out, marked

in recent years in the workshop, the car, the house, the garden …

Far from being an inventory, I tried to create a sound / sonic walk,

a contemplative drift with these tracks that resonate in me,

in my head on a background of birdsong

recorded in the garden, hence the title crows

 

"les corbeaux voudraient chanter"

je vous propose un long track expérimental où se cotoient,

s'enmêlent, s'entrecroisent, se superposent des tracks entiers,

parfois juste des voix, des sonorités qui ont jalonnés, marqués

ces dernières années dans l'atelier, la voiture, la maison, le jardin …

Loin d'être un inventaire, j'ai essayé de créer une promenade sonore / sonique,

une dérive contemplative avec ces tracks qui résonnent en moi,

dans ma tête sur fond de chants d'oiseaux

enregistrés dans le jardin, d'où les corbeaux du titre

1. Beastie Boys “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” (excerpt)
2. David Lynch “Noah's Ark”
3. Painkiller “Trailmarker” (excerpt)
4. Scorn “Slumber”
5. Peace Orchestra “Shining”
6. Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno “Stars”
7. Rockers Hi-Fi “Going Under (Kruder & Dorfmeister Evil Love And Insanity Dub Version)”
8. The Young Gods “Attend”
9. DJ Spooky “12 Nihilismus Dub”
10. Kim Gordon / Ikue Mori / DJ Olive “Neu adult”
11. Public Enemy“Can't Truss It, 1991” (excerpt)
12. Material “Intime (Featuring Ramm Ell Zee)”
13. Pole “Stadt”
14. Robert Rich & B. Lustmord “Elemental Trigger”
15. Ø “Metsän Sydän”
16. :zoviet*france: “Ularhan”
17. philippe neau “Osecret (rework)”
18. Depeche Mode “Enjoy The Silence” (excerpt)

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Today’s guest deejay is Mkl Anderson, AKA, Drekka.

One of the delights of Soundwave is the people I continue to meet through the guest deejays that appear on the show. Take Mkl. I met Mkl through Raziel Panic after the last mix he shared on Soundwave. Raziel highly recommended Mkl. There was no doubt that I would invite Mkl to share a mix with us, but that didn’t stop me from spending a delightful afternoon experiencing his music.

I’m still emotionally processing Mkl’s mix. I know that sounds pretentious as hell, so hear me out. Most times, someone sends me a mix, and I have an immediate reaction to it. But with Mkl’s mix, I feel like I keep unpacking stuff from it, which is why I’ve listened to it so damn much.

I love it, though, and I’ve also found that Mkl’s mix is the perfect soundtrack to play while telling my grandson fairy tales as he drifts off to sleep. I can’t think of a better compliment than that.

Mkl has words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Philippe Neau.

See you then.

 

This mix was done with fresh thoughts of my recent tour of California this past April with my spirit animal, Timber Rattle. I hope it evokes cinematic landscapes and drifting thoughts of driving California’s long, open stretches of desert and tight, winding coastal roads.

Mixed alongside a field recording of ocean waves and pebble beach I made on my trip, I have included some deep, long-time essentials like Cindytalk and Simon Fisher Turner, alongside cherished friends and recent discoveries. Plus, a brand new Drekka track in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Sascha Stadlmeier’s Emerge project.

1. Mkl Anderson “33°02'02.1"N 117°17'30.3"W, 23.IV.23, 17:39 (unreleased, 2023)”
2. Cindytalk “In This World”
3. John B. McLemore “Before Winter's Death (Excerpt)”
4. Lightning White Bison “03.”
5. Obay Alsharani “Sleep”
6. Luciano Cilio “Secondo quadro da ‘Dialoghi dal presente’”
7. An Heap “Singing Dawn Chorus”
8. Vört Limpa “Pauling Meadows (unreleased, 2023)”
9. Simon Fisher Turner “Rushing Forgotten Secrets”
10. Yara Asmar “Sleeping in church (tape 1) on a warm day I turned to tell you something but there was nothing there (excerpt)”
11. Dropsy “Part 5”
12. Drekka “Une nostalgie relativement inconnue”
13. Ascensions Crest “Love is Limitless”
14. Kali Malone “Arched In Hysteria”
15. Whirled Music “October Third”
16. Matthias M.D. Hemstock + Katrín Elvarsdóttir “Hlykkur”

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