Today’s guest deejay is Sean Conrad.
I met Sean through Steve Targo (listen to his mix for Soundwave here). I asked Steve who he thought would share a mix on Soundwave, and he recommended Sean, who runs the Inner Islands music label. I spent an afternoon listening to some of the music from Sean’s label. Wonderful stuff! I sent out an invitation to guest deejay on Soundwave, toot suite.
Sean also records under under the names Ashan and Channelers, and is in the duo Skyminds with Michael Henning.
On today’s show, Sean showcases select tracks from his recordings as Channelers.
Sean has words about today’s mix below.
This week electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze died. Klaus was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers. Klaus released more than 60 albums in sixty years during his solo career.
Last year I invited Klaus to guest deejay on Soundwave. It saddens me that Klaus was unable to appear on the show. I would have loved to have heard what music he finds essential. But we will always have Klaus’s music to experience and enjoy.
You can listen to a 7+ hour mix of Klaus’s music on Spotify.
Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Andrew Tasslemyer.
See you then.
The following pieces trace my (mostly) acoustic work as Channelers recorded on 8-track tape over the last six years. The pieces revolve around long live takes, minimal to no editing, and compositions that range from fully worked out to fully improvised, with most resting somewhere in between. This is in contrast to my electronic albums as Channelers, which have heavily relied on editing, loops, effects, and generally more post-production than playing. As the years go by, the tape pieces remain closer to my heart. There is a certain spaciousness and spirit to them that I still resonate with. They are more indicative of how I would like to carry on with the Channelers’ work.
- Channelers “In The Garden Of Venus”
- Channelers “Moving Through My Second Self”
- Channelers “Praise For Life In All Its Forms”
- Channelers “Life Living Through”
- Channelers “Dissolving Image”
- Channelers “Pressure Sigh”
- Channelers “Slow Leaf Spell”
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