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SOUNDWAVE : 85 : JOSÉ SOBRANES

SOUNDWAVE : 85 : JOSÉ SOBRANES

Today’s guest deejay is José Sobranes.

I met José through Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku, who I met through Axel Arturo Barceló, who guest deejayed on Soundwave here and here. Soundwave has been around just long enough that it is beginning to form a rhizome-like network. I like that.

I also like José’s mix. I’m never quite sure where one song ends, and the next begins. The only boundary is the start and end of his mix. It exists in some liminal space that is akin to being awake and being asleep. I’m doing my best to describe José’s mix, but really, you need to let it wash over you and take you where it may.

José is a self-taught composer and recordist based in Mexico. His compositions explore the balance between electronics and environmental sounds, chaining narratives, context, and movement, all based on the felt of direct presence.

He is the current label manager and founder of Nova Fund Recordings an independent label focused on contemporary arts and music. All his productions was released in many countries around the globe for mention some: Whitelabrecs (UK), Faint (ES), Ediciones Éter (CO), Blaq Records (MX), WOS Colectivo (MX), Frente Pulquero (MX), Shimmering Moods Records (NL), USON (ES) and more…

José has some words about his mix below.

Because Soundwave was borne out of the isolation and stress of the pandemic, I feel obligated to mention it on the show. But what is there to say? The pandemic has become part of our lives, and we’ve come to expect the peaks and valleys of infections and deaths. We go about our days trying to maintain some semblance of normality while at the same time incorporating the disruption across the world as part of our new routine. We simultaneously desire to return to our lives before the pandemic while re-evaluating what’s important in our lives and where we want to go next. What will happen?

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Alisú.

See you then!

 

José Sobranes
José Sobranes

Thanks to Joseph for the invitation, Mauricio Sotelo for trusting in my project, and all my listeners and artists friends who encourage me every day to keep going. Thanks to my girlfriend Brenda for inspiring me every day to keep going ahead on this path.

  1. José Soberanes feat. Kiiote “Fallaos”
  2. Dzyan “Orquídeae”
  3. Alex Bober “Shielded”
  4. Darren McClure “Smooth Manifold”
  5. Francesco Giannico “Litania”
  6. Kate Carr “Under An Ancient Fort”
  7. Machinefabriek “Entrance ”
  8. PCCL + Through “Ehécatl”
  9. William Ryan Fritch “Floats feat. Powerdove”
  10. Booka Shade “Moonstruck”
  11. Brett Nauke “Executable Dreamtime”
  12. Pepo Galán & Lee Yi “Zaragoza Rosa”
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SOUNDWAVE : 84 : protoU

SOUNDWAVE : 84 : protoU

Today’s guest deejay is Sasha Puzan, AKA protoU.

Oleg Puzan of Line Spectrum, AKA Dronny Darko (listen to Dronny’s mix here and his Line Spectrum mix here), recommended his partner guest deejay on the show last year, and Sasha’s mix was beautiful and sublime. I invited Sasha back on Soundwave, and she’s delivered another fantastic mix.

 

Sasha, AKA protoU
Sasha, AKA protoU

While Sasha’s first mix for Soundwave was elemental and cosmic, today’s mix feels cozy and intimate. I’m listening to it as I write today’s show notes, and I wish San Diego would not be so characteristically warm and sunny, and a chilly and overcast day seems more appropriate for Sasha’s mix.

I’ve also been listening to Sasha’s mix while I work at the office. It has been an interesting experience because I launched Soundwave to cope with the stress and isolation of the early days of the pandemic. I’ve been working remotely and listening to Soundwave mixes for nearly two years, and it feels unsettling to listen to the mixes at my office. I’m sure I’ll adjust, but presently it feels out of context.

Where do you listen to Soundwave?

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be José Sobranes.

See you then!

  • 12k “march 10, 2015 (march 3 ice rain)”
  • Connect.Ohm “Fossil”
  • Purl & protoU “Morning Light”
  • Sustainer “Prisma”
  • Miyuki “Ghostly Vibes”
  • protoU “Believe”
  • Dronny Darko “Circuits”
  • Dirk Serries “The Sleep Of Reason”
  • Venture “Autumn Sun”
  • loscil “Gymnote”
  • Shuttle358 “Models of Life”
  • Dronny Darko & protoU “Riparian Forest 300 million years ago ”
  • Fingers in the Noise “Drone Break”
  • protoU “Lucid Sequences”
  • Taylor Deupree “A Little Ecosystem”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 83 : WIFE SIGNS

    SOUNDWAVE : 83 : WIFE SIGNS

    Today’s guest deejay is Kellen Perry, AKA Wife Signs.

    Daniel Chamberlin turned me on to Wife Signs with his Cosmic Chambo mix for Soundwave. As is my want, I asked Daniel who he know that would want to share a mix on Soundwave and he suggested Kellen. Daniel was spot on, because Kellen’s mix is a delight.

     

    Kellen Perry, AKA Wife Signs
    Kellen Perry, AKA Wife Signs

    I mentioned last month how Line Spectrum’s mix blended so seamlesslessly with the sounds of my environment that caused me no small amount of anxiety. Kellen’s mix also merged with the sounds around me, but it was so ephemeral that it was a soothing experience. It made the sound of clanking flatware musical. Some of the mixes heard on Soundwave are sublime, and some, like Kellen’s, make the mundane seem magical.

    While you can stream Kellen’s new album, Beneath the Weight of Care, on Spotify, I encourage you to pushase his album on Bandcamp. You can also follow Kellen on Twitter.

    I hope you have a Happy Halloween. I know I will, because I’m taking my grandkid on his first trick or treating he’ll remember. Talk about magical!

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be protoU.

    See you then!

    1. Klara Lewis “Seascape”
    2. More Eaze “Leave”
    3. Offthesky & The Humble Bee “Fallen Fruit to Navigate By”
    4. Wife Signs “Burning Off the Nuance”
    5. Austin Rockman “Kissed By Her Witness”
    6. Vanessa Amara “Manos”
    7. Lusine ”Without Standing”
    8. Wife Signs “Small Art and Love”
    9. Listening Mirror “Outside Heaven”
    10. Tom James Scott “Green Wren”
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    SOUNDWAVE : 82 : PCM

    SOUNDWAVE : 82 : PCM

    Today’s guest deejays are PCM, who are Francesco Perra (P), Matteo Cantaluppi (C), Matteo Milea (M).

    n5MD founder Mike Cadoo put me in touch with PCM when I asked him after guest deejayed on Soundwave who he thought would want to share a mix on the show. PCM has crafted a mix that I adore. There’s so much to love.

    One of the things I find exciting about Soundwave is that our guest deejays introduce me to music and artists I’m unfamiliar with. On the other hand, some musicians that I’ve been surprised have made an appearance on Soundwave nearly two years into the show. PCM remedy that with today’s mix. I’m talking about talent like Fennesz, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Coil (I’m surprised Coil aren’t on every show), and Morton Subotnick.

     

    PCM: Francesco Perra (P), Matteo Cantaluppi (C), Matteo Milea (M)
    PCM: Francesco Perra (P), Matteo Cantaluppi (C), Matteo Milea (M)

    PCM themselves make an appearance at the end of today’s show. You’ll want to hear more of their music. You can listen to their latest album, Macro, which came out earlier this year. Macro is equal parts expansive and constrained, and the magic happens between those two extremes.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Wife Signs.

    See you then.

    1. Fennesz “Liminality”
    2. zakè “Infinite Ocean”
    3. Takehisa Kosugi “Wave Code #E-1”
    4. Nils Frahm “Talisman”
    5. Rafael Anton Irisarri “Empire System”
    6. Coil “Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In a Night”
    7. Boards Of Canada “Everything You Do Is A Balloon”
    8. loscil “Drained Lake”
    9. Valentino Mora “Morphosa”
    10. John Foxx “Oceanic II”
    11. William Basinski “Melancholia”
    12. Morton Subotnick “Touch. Pt. 1”
    13. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra “Promises”
    14. Perry Frank “Janas”
    15. Global Communication “9:25”
    16. PCM “Macro”
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    SOUNDWAVE : 80 : LECU

    SOUNDWAVE : 80 : LECU

    Today’s guest deejay is Lecu.

    I discovered Lecu a few months ago when Soundwave guest deejay Ishmael Cormack asked folks on Twitter for musical recommendations. Lecu suggested Sebastian Mullaert and Erland Cooper. Those were both great recommendations. Who was this Lecu? I checked out how Twitter profile, which led me to his Bandcamp page and listened to his albums. I extend an invitation to join us on Soundwave, and here we are today.

    It was a breath of fresh air after last week’s mix from Line Spectrum. Don’t get me wrong, last week’s show was great, but listening to it on my AIrPod Pro with transparency mode felt more like an auditory hallucination than a mix. Lecu’s mix feels whimsical by comparison but no less fantastic than Line Spectrum’s mix.

    If you’d like to hear more music from Lecu, check out show on 1020 Radio, every first Thursday of every month from 10 PM – 11 PM Pacific.

    Lecu has some brief words about his mix below.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Inner Travels.

     

    Leo, AKA Lecu
    Leo, AKA Lecu

    I’m happy to share my mix with you today. Lots of nice textures, both abstract and familiar, with some lush tracks along the way — one of which is a new one from me, which feels like the start of a new record and a new direction for me as an artist.

    It was really fun to make, and I’m so honoured to be in very good company with your other guests

    Much love from Plymouth, England, and wishing you all the very best. 

    Leo / Lecu

    1. H. Takahashi “Absorption (Granulated)”
    2. H. Takahashi “Absorption”
    3. Bubble Keiki “Network Gardening”
    4. KMRU “Inter Alia”
    5. Julius Theory “SSRI Prophet (excerpt)”
    6. Dane Law “Southbound To Denshaw”
    7. Morimoto Naoki “A Day”
    8. Lecu “Familiar i*”
    9. Phexionensystem “Water Resonance”

    Field Recordings & Sounds

    1. Listen In “Watering The Garden”
    2. Four Tet “Parallel 5”
    3. Lecu “Water Bowl Through Nebulae”
    4. Lecu “Field Recording: Interacting with Woodland Leaves”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 79 : LINE SPECTRUM

    SOUNDWAVE : 79 : LINE SPECTRUM

    Today’s guest deejay is Oleg Puzan of Line Spectrum.

    Oleg, AKA Dronny Darko, was our guest deejay over a year ago. Dronny mix was drenched in atmospherics and utterly enchanting. It was like looking through the glass darkly. It was a no-brainer to ask Oleg to return to Soundwave with yet another mix, this time as Line Spectrum.

    Line Spectrum is a sound art project that expands sonic boundaries through sound manipulations often in a form of severe minimalism using a vast palette of microscopic sounds. Line Spectrum blends deep ambiences, musique concrète, avant-garde elements and silence. It is recommended that you listen to Line Spectrum with high quality headphones.

    Yeah, about that…

    Last week I took my dog for her evening walk. I find that’s the best time to listen to music and so I played Oleg’s mix. Ordinarily, Oleg’s Line Spectrum mix would have been a relaxing experience, but I used the transparent mode on my Apple AirPods Pro, which lets outside sound in. I use it when I walk my dog because I like to be aware of my surroundings. In this case in induced a state of anxiety because I couldn’t tell what I was hearing was from the Line Spectrum mic or from the outside world. Were the crickets I heard part of Oleg’s mix or my environment? Was that a jet flying overhead or what I was hearing over my AirPods? Were the chatter of people talking coming from a nearby house or from the mix I was listing to?

    It was an unsettling experience. I couldn’t trust what I was hearing. It was what I imagine having auditory hallucinations would feel like.

    Don’t let my experience detract from your enjoyment of Oleg’s mix. It’s truly wonderful. But please be wary if you should listen to the mix with Transparency mode on.

     

    Oleg Puzan, AKA Line Spectrum
    Oleg Puzan, AKA Line Spectrum

    Before I get out of Dodge, if you want to hear more music from Oleg, head over to Bandcmap and purchase his new album, Bruma, available through the Shimmering Moods Records.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Lecu.

    See you then!

    1. France Jobin “D orbital”
    2. Line Spectrum “Other People’s Thoughts”
    3. Eleh + Richard Chartier “LINELEH II”
    4. Francisco López “Untitled #372”
    5. Simon Whetham “Part First (An Uncertain Distance)”
    6. Line Spectrum “A Set of Events at the Shore”
    7. Yann Novak “San Marino”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 78 : TRIPLICATE RECORDS

    #SOUNDWAVE : 78 : TRIPLICATE RECORDS

    Today’s guest deejay is Michael Southard of Triplicate Records.

    A couple of months ago, Soundwave guest deejay Ishmael Cormack (listen to his mix here) asked for musical recommendations from his followers on Twitter.

    Ismael got a lot of responses, and I listened to every suggestion on Spotify. If I heard something I liked, I’d invite the musician to guest deejay on Soundwave. Anthéne, for example, appeared on the show back in August. And today’s show, of course, features Triplicate Records.

     

    Triplicate Records
    Triplicate Records

    I remember back in the 80’s listening to the soundtrack to Birdy by Peter Gabriel and wishing some musicians would record music for imaginary soundtracks. Such music existed, but I wasn’t aware of it until the following year when I was turned on to Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land and Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. Finding Eno, and musicians like him, was everything I hoped for and more.

    Over the decades, I’ve seen more and more record labels dedicated to ambient, modern classical, experimental and instrumental music. 12k comes to mind, as does n5MD and Ultimae Records.

    Music from Triplicate Records was already popping up on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist and music I was discovering on Bandcamp. When Triplicate Records was recommended to Ishmael on Twitter, it felt like the universe was telling me to invite them on the show.

    Triplicate Records is a boutique record label working primarily with instrumental electronic music. They are 100% artist-run, by producers Michael Southard (Time Rival), Bryan Kraft (BVSMV), and George Ernst (Suncastle). Despite the pandemic, they have gained a following with their unique musical tastes, striking artwork, and consistent output.

    You’re going to love today’s mix. If you want to hear more from Triplicate Records, listen to their Spotify playlist here.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Oleg Puzan of Line Spectrum.

    See you then!

    1. Belly Full of Stars “Pattern 3”
    2. Building a Building “As an Animal I Roamed Fearless and Free Over The Hills In The Warmth of the Sun”
    3. Ian Hawgood “Flutter Echo Refrain”
    4. Gary Rees “Flora & Fauna”
    5. Hverheij “Inklings”
    6. Time Rival “Light Pollution”
    7. Belial Pelegrim “The Trillings of Nightingales”
    8. BVSMV “Rubicon”
    9. Survey Channel “Seppy Divide”
    10. Crest of the Syndicate “The Orchard”
    11. Devras Plexi “Radii Central Source”
    12. Suncastle “Boutique”
    13. Glass Roots “The Daily Male”
    14. Chris Randall “Twisted Airwaves”
    15. Chaircrusher “Freue Mich”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 77 : GERT DE MEESTER

    Today’s guest deejay is Gert De Meester.

    Gert appeared on Soundwave last year, and I enjoyed his mix so much I invited him back. Today’s show is equally fantastic. Gert can expect another invitation from me in 2022.

    Gert says today’s show features a perfect mixture of tracks that have influenced him and tracks that currently influence him. He said they’re all such beautiful tracks, and what’s best, you can find them all on Bandcamp, some of them entirely for free.

    Today’s mix also includes a track form Gert’s project, Distant Fires Burning. You’re gong to love today’s mix and you’ll want to hear more music from Gert. Good news! You can find his latest album, Inperspectycon Vol​.​1, here.

     

    Gert De Meester
    Gert De Meester

    One thing that’s interesting about the 21st century is music is so freely available, and it’s nearly endless. Consequently, I don’t think most music gets the attention due, and I’m not wagging my finger. I’m just as guilty. It’s exceedingly rare that I will listen to a song or an album repeatedly. There’s so much I want to listen to, and I’m often impatient to listen to the next song, even while I’m listening to something that very moment.

    Take today’s show. It’s spectacular. But you’ll listen to it once. Some of you might even listen to it twice. And then you’re on to the next show. Or the next song. Or the next video.

    As the producer of Soundwave, however, I have a very different relationship with the music you hear.

    I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I receive these mixes months before I publish them on Soundwave. I live with these mixes. I marinate in these mixes.

    I’ve become very familiar with Gert’s mix. It’s a gorgeous experience. But after repeated listening, I’ve come to appreciate just how dense the songs that appear in today’s show are. I’ve become intimately acquainted with every snap, crackle, and pop. I lose myself in the swooshes, the sizzle, and grit.

    Gert’s mix is made for repeated listening. I encourage you to do so.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Michael Southard of Triplicate Records.

    See you then!

    1. Taylor Dupree “Everything’s Gone Grey”
    2. Neuro… No Neuro “Blend With Internal Mirror”
    3. Loscil “First Narrows”
    4. Biosphere “Endurium”
    5. For Greater Good “Love You Terrorist (Stockholm Syndrome Mix by Distant Fires Burning)”
    6. Boards Of Canada “XYZ (Peel Session)”
    7. He Can Jog “My (Mother’s) Records”
    8. Umlaut “Audio(bulbs)”
    9. Jon Doe One “Karper”
    10. Autistici “Edall”
    11. Distant Fires Burning & Seigo Aoyama “Or The Horror Of It Now”
    12. Ashtoreth & Stratosphere “The Burning Spirit”
    13. Dadavistic Orchestra “Strung Valve Checkout”
    14. Oubys “ToweringWindTowering”
    15. Roel Funcken “Graydon Margolis AMB”
    16. Sonmi451 “Hippocampus”
    17. Darren McClure “Time Takes It’s Course”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 76 : MICHAEL DONALDSON

    SOUNDWAVE : 76 : MICHAEL DONALDSON

    Today’s guest deejay is Michael Donaldson.

    I met Michael when he posted an interview with Daniel Fuzztone on Micro.blog. I enjoyed the interview and Michael’s other blog posts and Daniel’s music, so I invited both of them to guest deejay on Soundwave. We’ll hear Daniel’s mix in December.

    I’m happy about the Micro.blog connection. It’s one of the aspects of social media I still like. When I joined Twitter 2006, it was easier to have actual conversations with people and establish friendships. It was also easier to chat with musicians, label owners, directors, etc and bypass the dual intermediaries. Those days are gone, and Micro.blog’s network is currently too small to be useful to me in that way, what it has going for it that’s invaluable is the conversations and connections you have there. It’s cosier. And because Micro.blog is subscription based, it eliminates the riff raft.

     

    Michael Donaldson
    Michael Donaldson

    I got a kick out of Michael’s blog. It’s got a lot of 80/90s feel to it, so for me hearing Michael’s mix was like putting on a comfortable, worn-in sweater. Michael’s mix is wonderful, but the track that got me in the feels was My Bloody Valentine/Skylab’s “Incidental Peace.” It’s such an unlikely collaboration but somehow weaves a seamless blend of shoegaze and electronic music. It’s all kinds of wonderful and “Incidental Peace” is buttressed between music that is equally gorgeous.

    I think what I love most about Michael’s mix is how dreamy it it. I’ll find myself listening to the it, and lose myself in the music and my own thoughts and feelings, only to resurface laster in the mix, uncertain how much time has passed.

    Okay, time for me to pack it in. Tomorrow is my boy’s first baseball game of the season. I’ll be honest, even with social distancing I think it’s going to be unsettling being around so many people. At least we’ll all be outdoors.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Gert De Meeseter.

    See you then!

    1. Gemini Revolution “Crumarooned”
    2. Bjørn Torske “HemmeligOrkester”
    3. Ralph Kinsella “Suffuse”
    4. Bill Nelson “Night Tides”
    5. More Ghost Than Man + San Mateo “11811 (Georgy Block 7.7)”
    6. Holger Czukay “Radio in an Hourglass”
    7. My Bloody Valentine meets Skylab “Incidental Peace”
    8. Fila Brazillia “Midnight Friends”
    9. Bill Nelson “Clothed in Light Amongst the Stars”
    10. Elijah Knutsen “Somewhere Knows”
    11. Q-Burns Abstract Message “The Burning City”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 75 : COMPLEX HOLIDAY

    SOUNDWAVE : 75 : COMPLEX HOLIDAY

    Today’s guest deejay is Robert Farrugia, co-founder of Complex Holiday, an itinerant label for inside-out ambient and sound art tomfoolery.

    I’m usually fastidious about tracking how I come to know guest deejays on Soundwave. Unfortunately, my initial conversation with Robert began on Facebook Messenger and that chat is lost to the ether. Well, really, Facebook has that conversation stored somewhere. But it’s as good as gone for me.

    Whatever lead me to Robert, I’m glad I invited him to join us.

    What you may or may not know is that I get the mixes you hear months in advance. I usually enjoy it for a week or two before I move on to listen to the next guest deejay’s mix. I’ll also re-listen to the mix a few weeks before their show is released. I listen to the mixes a lot.

     

    Robert Farrugia
    Robert Farrugia, Photograph by Chris Vella / Storbju

    Robert’s mix was a welcome companion for the last week. Nationally, the U.S. is caught between wildfires and hurricanes. Internationally, the U.S. has left Afghanistan. And on a personal note, the was my kid’s first week at high school. While our area is 75% vaccinated, I’m still anxious about how this will work out. Within the first week there’s already been a report of a student with COVID-19. Robert’s mix felt like an echo of how I’ve been feeling about all of it.

    There’s a tension that builds up early in Robert’s mix that unravels nearly halfway through before exploring different sonic territory. The mix ends hauntingly and somberly.

    That feels right.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Michael Donaldson.

    See you then!

    1. Dylan Henner “I Was Reading the News But I Felt So Sad I had to Stop”
    2. Snap Dragon “Breathe”
    3. Benoît Pioulard “Whose Palms Create”
    4. Robert Farrugia “Tlellix”
    5. Warmth “Cirrus”
    6. David Cordero “Sevredol (Sight Below Remix)”
    7. Marsha Fisher “Chapter House”
    8. Kurt Buttigieg “Confiance en quoi”

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