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SOUNDWAVE : 141 : IAN WELLMAN

Today’s guest deejay is Ian Wellman.

Ian is another fantastic musician I was introduced to through Yann Novak (listen to his mixes for Soundwave here and here). Every artist Yann has turned me on to has been outstanding. Oh, I’ll still listen to the releases of the musicians he recommends before inviting the person to guest deejay on Soundwave, but it’s perfunctory at this point. I know anyone Yann suggests is going worthwhile.

Take today’s mix.

Ian begins his playlists with a lovely tune by Cosmo Sheldrake. Wherever Ian is going to take me on this mix, I’m happy to be along for the ride. And it’s an emotional journey, full of meditations and reflections, not all of it gentle. Appropriate enough for the time of year.

 

Ian Wellman
Ian Wellman

Ian recently released Sedge, which he calls “a little tape of sandhill crane recordings,” available through Luminous Drift. I’m listening to the album as I write this. It’s quite nice and a great way to wind down this post.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Joshua Bruner.

See you then.

  1. Cosmo Sheldrake “Cuckoo Song”
  2. Thomas Tilly “Paraponera clavata stridulations #2”
  3. Todd Anderson-Kunert “Now”
  4. Rym Nouioua “Furipteridae”
  5. Locrian “KXL I”
  6. Melissa Pons “Minho”
  7. Blackbird Raum “Adder”
  8. Lawrence English and Merzbow “A thing, Just Silence”
  9. Robert Takahashi Crouch “Like a Shipwreck We Die Going into Ourselves”
  10. Mikel R. Nieto “Dark Sound (excerpt)”
  11. Patrick Wolf “Wind In the Wires (clifftop demo)”
  12. Bethan Kellough “Return”

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SOUNDWAVE : 139 : RUBÉN TAMAYO

Today’s guest deejay is Rubén A. Tamayo, founder of Facade Electronics and Fax Music.

I met Rubén through Yann Novak (listen to Yann’s mixes for Soundwave here and here). Yann’s a great guy with exquisite taste in music. Yann turned me on to Rosalía, who, according to Spotify, I listen to a lot. When I asked Yann who he thought would share a mix on Soundwave, he recommended Rubén. I spent an afternoon listing to music from Rubén’s label for form’s sake, but it was a foregone conclusion. I already knew I would have Rubén on the show solely based on Yann’s opinion. I was not wrong, as Rubén’s mix proves.

 

Rubén A. Tamayo
Rubén A. Tamayo

I can feel winter coming to San Diego. The mornings are just a little bit chillier. Rubén’s mix has been my companion for the last few weeks as I start my day. Supersadfish + Reptile’s “Daybreak” provides a nice jolt as I make a cup of coffee, review email and review my tasks for the day. Rubén’s mix has been the soundtrack for my mornings, and by the time we arrive at Subxet’s “Blastoise,” I’ve been on an epic sonic journey. It’s a great way to start the day. I highly recommend the experience.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Benoît Pioulard.

See you then.

  1. Supersadfish + Reptile “Daybreak”
  2. Alonso x Ibarra x Rudametkin “Erosión”
  3. Simonel “Equal Poles”
  4. Rodo “Nyang” (Excerpt)
  5. Tremolo Audio “Dawn Chorus”
  6. Yamaoka “Take VI” (Unreleased)
  7. Otero Vargas “Untitled” (Unreleased)
  8. MU “Trazo” (Unreleased)
  9. Transgresorcorruptor + Fax “Tzara” (Unreleased)
  10. Kathia Rudametkin “Embodying The Macrocosm Of Nature” (Personal track, Excerpt)
  11. Fax “Non (Portable Remix)”
  12. Subxet “Blastoise” (Unreleased)

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SOUNDWAVE : 63 : PIERRE LAPLACE

Today’s guest deejay is Pierre Laplace.

I discovered Pierre while listening to his 2019 album, You Disappeared, recorded under the monicker Beyond the Ghost. You Disappeared felt like a soundtrack to a China Miéville novel. In fact, Miéville’s definition of weird fiction perfectly describes Pierre’s music; it “evokes a sense of the numinous.” His follow-up albums, Eternal Drift and his recently released The Last Resort continue to induce feelings of mystery and awe.

Inviting Pierre to be a guest deejay on Soundwave was a no-brainer. I was surprised, however, to hear his selections for today’s show.

When I extend invitations for guest deejays to participate in the show, I allow them latitude to explore the format of ambient, classical, experimental and instrumental music. Some of the guest deejays will play tracks of their own music, and that’s perfectly fine, but what I’m hoping for is a mix of songs from other musicians they love.

 

Pierre Laplace
Pierre Laplace

I expected Pierre’s mix to feature songs that are much like his own in feeling and tone. I was delighted to find his mix explored a different sonic landscape.

To begin with, he opens his mix with a track from Deru. I knew immediately that Pierre had something unusual in store for us. I’ve been a fan of Deru for over a decade (hear my interview with Deru and his live set for solipsistic NATION), so I was eager to go whatever journey Pierre was going to take me on.

There are many twists and turns.

Pierre’s inclusion of Morphine caught me by surprise but in context completely makes sense. Brian Eno and David Byrne’s My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is one of my favorite albums, and I was thrilled to hear a track from it included in Pierre’s mix. The appearance of Ennio Morricone was also a welcome surprise. I’m also a fan of The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble and The Mount Fuji Doommjazz Corporation and have wondered when someone would play them on Soundwave. The Cinematic Orchestra makes perfect sense within Pierre’s mix, and David Bowie pops up once again on Soundwave, making him the show’s perhaps most featured artist.

Stock up on provisions because Pierre is about to take you on a dark vision quest.

Join us again next week when our guest deejay will be Sean Hocking.

See you then!

  1. Deru “Light The Pyre”
  2. Antonymes “A Fragile Acceptance”
  3. Atrium Carceri “Sheol”
  4. Morphine “Miles Davis’ Funeral”
  5. Brian Eno/David Byrne “A Secret Life”
  6. The Cinematic Orchestra “All Things”
  7. Ennio Morricone “El Castillo Encantado”
  8. Trigg & Gusset “Black Ocean”
  9. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble “Cotard Delusion”
  10. Deaf Center “White Lake”
  11. Bohren und der Club der Gore “Maximum Black”
  12. The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation “The Admirals Game”
  13. David Bowie “Warszawa”
  14. Esbjörn Svensson Trio “Seven Days of Falling”

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