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SOUNDWAVE : 87 : TEXTERE ORIS

SOUNDWAVE : 87 : TEXTERE ORIS

Today’s guest deejay is Ilya Fursov, AKA Textere Oris.

Ilya is yet another guest deejay that comes to us by way of the Cryo Chamber music label. I’m sometimes reluctant to feature musicians from Cryo Chamber because I showcase artists from their roster a lot. But that’s because the label’s releases are so good that why would I not invite them on Soundwave?

I was introduced to Ilya after listening to Reflections at the Sea, an album he released with Vladislav Sikach, AKA SiJ. Like most albums on Cryo Chamber, I was immersed in the world they unfolded through their music. I often listen to music while working or doing chores, but I often found myself pausing what I was doing as I got lost in Reflections. Ilya’s mix for today’s show is equally mysterious and magical.

 

Ilya Fursov, AKA Textere Oris
Ilya Fursov, AKA Textere Oris

Here in the States, we celebrated Thanksgiving. As I write this, I’m in Boston. This is the first time my father, uncle, brother, and sister have been under the same roof in decades. It wasn’t without family drama, but I suspect that’s part of the Thanksgiving tradition. I also got to spend time with some of my oldest and dearest friends.

I admit to being reluctant to travel to Boston. Mingling with people at the airport and flying with more people in a metal tube with people for five hours was unsettling. I certainly don’t want to catch the virus, and I wouldn’t want to pass the virus on to my family. My father and uncle are in their seventies, and I’m all too aware that my time with them shortens each year.

Like most people, I was able to put the pandemic out of my mind for a while and enjoy myself. But the Coronavirus is not done with us, and now we have to Omicron variant to contend with. Soundwave is my way of coping with the pandemic, and each time I think the show has served its purpose, there is yet another reason to continue sharing mixes with you. And here we are.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Dead Melodies.

See you then!

  1. Mayer Julcsa “Szundikál”
  2. Atrium Carceri, Cities Last Broadcast, God Body Disconnect “Quiet Days On Earth”
  3. Textere Oris & Montren “Warehouse”
  4. Runar Blesvik “Window”
  5. kj “Caro”
  6. Claustrum “Penitential”
  7. Textere Oris “Temple of Insomnia”
  8. Atrium Carceri “Reborn”
  9. Textere Oris “Encased (tribute version)”
  10. SiJ & Textere Oris “The City That Fell Asleep in the Fog”
  11. Textere Oris “New Hope”

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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 : 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 : 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 : 73 : JONATHAN AMMONS

    Today’s guest deejay is Jonathan Ammons.

    Jonathan guest deejayed on the show last October. Jonathan’s mix was so moving that I invited him back to Soundwave. Today’s mix is equally remarkable. I had the unique opportunity to listen to it while driving from San Diego to Sacramento to visit my wife this weekend. It’s wildfire season in California (it’s always wildfire season), and Jonathan’s mix provided the soundtrack to my apocalyptic drive. The skies were tinted dirty brown from the ashes from the wildfires, but somehow the sun managed to blast the landscape with glaring light: grass and trees parched from California’s megadrought. Every 20 miles or so, I’d pass an abandoned car to the side of the highway. And yet, Jonathan’s mix somehow lent some beauty to such desolate scenery.

    Jonathan has some words about his mix below.

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

    See you then!

     

    Jonathan Ammons
    Jonathan Ammons

    I think that my past year has looked like many people’s lives during the middle of one of the largest global pandemics in history. A lot of isolation, a lot of finding ways to busy yourself or occupy your mind. In the past, as someone who worked from home, I had enjoyed drone, ambient, and all of those experimental genres for the way they occupied a space without dominating it. If ambient music was created to generate music that did not evoke strong and tumultuous emotions — as Brian Eno claims— that was exactly what I wanted droning on in the background of my house while I pecked away at a keyboard for work. As a journalist, it provided this stoic, emotionless wallpaper for the background of my daily existence.

    Covid changed a lot of that. They daily monotony left me just craving a change of emotion. But I didn’t want words; I didn’t want lyrics that would remind me of how things were when we were able to go places, meet people, kiss strangers at a bar… I wanted the same stability that the drone I’d come to love gave me, but I wanted something a little more expressive.

    I also noticed that the more I used any streaming platform, the more the algorithm would eventually whittle things down to the same handful of artists. I wanted new things. I wanted variety in a locked-down life with no chance of spontaneity. So I decided to cut all algorithmic music out of my life. I stopped listening to Spotify or Pandora or any of those generated playlists and dialed back in to the radio.

    I have to give a giant shoutout to Noods Radio out of Bristol, England, because they have been a major lifesaver. A station dedicated to the wild and weird sounds of Bristol. You never know what you’ll find, but the rich spread of creativity has introduced me to a slew of new artists. Props to BBC6’s great ambient show, as well.

    Northern England’s A Beautiful Burning World make’s gorgeous sounds using very simple gear and tape loops. They even have a subscription system for $15 a year, and you can get their entire discography for cheaper than that! Much of this mix comes from artists discovered through the radio or combing around Bandcamp.

    Seamstress makes delightful chill-out beats. Scanner gorgeously blends drone and ambient with deep arrangements that are so subtle, but meaningful. And I don’t know why it took me till now to notice Garth Stevenson’s incredible compositions. We really are in a golden age for the reinvention of modern classical music. Just look no further than Tristan Perich’s fantastic work.

    I also have to give a shoutout to Kimathi Moore. Kima is an incredibly talented sound artist here in Asheville. His style’s shift between ambient, drone, and Edgard Varèse-like tone poems. I got the chance to work with him on a music video he shot for my latest album, and got to see just what a meticulous worker he is.No wonder his sounds are so precise and pristine.

    Of course, I had to include some Harold Budd. I included a selection off of his album the Serpent (In Quicksilver) because I remember hearing an interview with him in which he claimed that it was his favorite record that he’d made. A major loss for the ambient music world, losing one of the original masters to this damned virus.

    And lastly, the original tracks are two previously unreleased compositions. I started messing around with more tape loops in my studio this winter, and really decided to dive into it, which is how “The Same River” originated. The closing track is actually from a much larger piece I have coming out in the Fall. “A Certain Kind of Light” is a 40-minute piece in five movements. It was an experiment to see just how far I could go using only a single chord. The incredibly talented Olivia Springer performed all of the string parts for that piece. I’ve included the final movement of that piece to close out this mix as its debut.

    Endless thanks to Joseph for having me back for another Soundwave mix. It’s been a pleasure to follow along and hear what everyone is listening to these days!

    1. Jonathan Ammons “The Same River”
    2. Scanner “The Ascent”
    3. Floating Points “Apoptose Pt. 1”
    4. Kimathi Moore “Eyris”
    5. Harold Budd “Rub with Ashes”
    6. Seamstress “Save the Bees”
    7. A Beautiful Burning World “Sonder: III”
    8. Garth Stevenson “The Southern Sea”
    9. Tristan Perich “Drift Multiply: Section 3”
    10. Jonathan Ammons “A Certain Kind of Light: Movement V”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 72 : VARGKVINT

    SOUNDWAVE : 72 : VARGKVINT

    Today’s guest deejay is Sofia Nystrand, AKA Vargkvint.

    For months, Sofia’s music kept appearing on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlists. If I didn’t find Sofia’s music there, she’d pop up on someone else’s playlist. Or I’d find her music on Bandcamp. In fact, Brueder Selke (CEEYS), played Sofia’s “Utåt” on their mix for Soundwave a few weeks ago.

    There’s a reason for this, of course. Sofia has that magical ability to trasnport you to a world that is uniquely hers yet utterly familiar though her songs. Sofia deftly weaves folk, contemporary classical, pop, experimental music, and ambient. It’s a gorgeous thing to experience and I’m delighted to share her mix with you on today’s show.

    If you’d like to hear more music from Sofia, she is featured on the Realismo Mágico compilation album from piano and coffee records. Some of the artists you’ll find on Sofia’s mix can also be found on the album (Klangriket, Sjors Mans, Jakob Lindhagen, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Simeon Walker, Ceeys). Sofia has also just released a rework of the first track, “Pomegranate,” by Sergio Diaz de Rojas.

    Sofia has some words about her mix below.

    Before I get out of Dodge, I’m happy to report that this weekend I briefly had my wife and kids in the same house. It was short lived, though. My wife headed back to work Sunday evening, and the kids will be visiting their dad next week. But after months and months of being apart, it was a small blessing.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Jonathan Ammons.

    See you then!

     

    Sofia Nyland, AKA Vargkvint
    Sofia Nyland, AKA Vargkvint

    When I was working on this mixtape, I wanted it to be centered around collaboration and how music can change when being transformed by another person’s creativity. I’ve just released a rework album where people have reimagined my songs from the album Hav (I have two of them included in the mixtape), and it made me inspired to find other remixes or reworks to include. One of my favorite songs of this year is the rework that Alexandra Hamilton-Ayes have made of Frances Shelley’s ”Evening Star”. Apart from the amazing reworks, I have included a few newly released songs, and a couple of my personal favorites from artists who I really admire.

  • Sergio Diaz De Rojas “Pomegranate”
  • Rockettothesky “Grizzly Man”
  • Tim Linghaus “Love and Dust”
  • Joakim Alfvén “Opinium”
  • Richard Luke “Everything a Reason (Jakob Lindhagen Rework)”
  • Vargkvint “Fyr (Reimagined by Bonander)”
  • Justina Jaruševičiūtė “Prayer”
  • Frances Shelley & Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres “Evening Star (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)”
  • Simeon Walker “Drift (Reworked by CEEYS)”
  • Marie Awadis “day 3”
  • Klangriket “Björk (Jakob Lindhagen & Vargkvint Rework)”
  • Bonander“Gone in the Wind”
  • Vargkvint “Stormen Kommer II (Reimagined by Klangriket & Sjors Mans)”
  • Simeon Walker “Compline”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 70 : BRUEDER SELKE (CEEYS)

    SOUNDWAVE : 70 : CEEYS

    Today’s guest deejays are Potsdam-based Brueder Selke, brothers Sebastian and Daniel Selke (CEEYS).

    Over the years, I’ve gotten quite good at jotting down notes on how I meet people. But sometimes, I forget to capture that information, and in this case, I don’t recall how I met Sebastian and Daniel. If I had to guess, I believe I discovered them while perusing Bandcamp for new music.

    CEEYS’s albums explore and combine experimental, minimalist, avant-garde, pop, jazz, ambient, and classical chamber music. I love all that stuff, and Sebastian and Daniel distill all those forms of music into a heady listening experience, something you can lose yourself in. I’ve had “Yes, Brick By Brick” on repeat for few hours, for example.

    Their mix for today’s show was a surprise. I trusted they would craft a mix worth hearing, and while it captures their musical sensibilities, it also subverted my expectations. And the mix is dense. In the space of 40+ minutes, you’re going to hear music from 28 different artists.

    Sebastian and Daniel have some words about their mix below.

     

    Paleowolfs Cenozoic alnum
    Paleowolf’s Cenozoic album

    Before I wrap things up, I want to mention that Paleowolf has released a new album, Cenozoic. Paleowolf continues to create music inspired by totems of prehistoric animals and describes Cenozoic as the spiritual successor to Megafauna Rituals. It’s impressive how much material Paleowolf has churned up within his self-created genre. Listen to the Soundwave Paleomix here.

    Joins us next week when our guest deejay will be Roel Funcken.

    See you then!

     

    Brueder Selke (CEEYS)
    Brueder Selke (CEEYS)

    For us, two brothers coming from beyond the Iron Curtain, the Wall, with a strikingly serene sense of modesty and humility, rooted in the daily improvisation to manage and resolve shortcomings during Communist-era GDR times and the later reunion of Germany, the most intrinsic part of being a musician is the encounter with like-minded friends and fellows.

    Collaboration has become an essential element of our musical approach manifesting itself in the 2020 EP, THESIS 17, alongside CONSTANT PRESENCE, the project between Peter Broderick and Daniel O’Sullivan, on Gregory Euclide’s Thesis Project.

    In fact, it was musicians like these and collaborations with others like Ólafur Arnalds, Masayoshi Fujita, Carlos Cipa , and Martyn Heyne (who mixed and mastered almost the entire CEEYS catalogue) that inspired us to found Q3AMBIENTFEST.

    The aim of this handpicked list of talent is to blend established and emerging artists from diverse genres and origins. Some even shared already the stage with us while others are invited to come over to our little filmtown Potsdam, in the future.

    Thanks to Joseph, who gave us the opportunity to curate this cozy playlist.

    1. Otto Lindholm “Lehena”
    2. Jakob Lindhagen “Tema”
    3. Anna von Hausswolff “The Miraculous”
    4. Midori Hirano “Night Traveling”
    5. Oneohtrix Point Never “Transmat Memories”
    6. David Allred “For Catherine E. Coulson (Solo Piano)”
    7. Sarah Neufeld “Where The Light Comes In”
    8. Shida Shahabi “Main Theme (Piano Version)”
    9. Matt Stewart-Evans “Horizon”
    10. Galya Bisengalieva “Kantubek”
    11. Takeshi Nishimoto “Straßenlaterne”
    12. Nils Frahm “Über”
    13. Brueder Selke x Eric Maltz “Crossing”
    14. Peter Broderick “Eyes Closed And Traveling”
    15. Library Tapes “Silhouettes”
    16. Aidan Baker “The Sea Swells A Bit 2006 (Full Album)”
    17. Mary Lattimore “II”
    18. Anne Müller “Heliopause”
    19. A-Sun Amissa “Out Past the Dark”
    20. Marie Awadis “Lounas Waltz”
    21. Hoshiko Yamane “Threads”
    22. Vargkvint “Utåt”
    23. Diane Barbé “Terra Sonus”
    24. Kinbrae “Isolated Sketch”
    25. Grand River “All There Now”
    26. Rauelsson “Hourglass I”
    27. Julia Kent “Heavy Eyes”
    28. Rone “Tempelhof”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 66 : COREY PARLAMENTO

    SOUNDWAVE : 66 : COREY PARLAMENTO

    Today’s guest deejay is Corey Parlamento.

    Corey was on Soundwave last summer, and his mix was unique because it was an extension of his show on AshevilleFM, where he played instrumental soundtracks. Sadly, Corey no longer produces that show. Fortunately for us, Corey kept to that format for today’s mix.

    When I invite guest deejays on Soundwave, I’ll ask them to write up a description of their mix: the reason they chose songs, if there was a theme or story they wanted to convert through their mix, etc. The mixes speak for themselves, but I think it adds another level of appreciation for understanding their intentions.

    If they don’t send me a description, I’ll usually write my impressions of their mix. But for today’s show, I decided to call Corey and hear in his own words the motivations behind his mix.

     

    Corey Parlamento
    Corey Parlamento

    Corey’s mix is built around the kernel of Black to Comm’s “Stolen Androgens.” Corey said he listened to this track repeatedly long before he assembled today’s show. The song begins so abruptly and then loops itself around some fascinating accompaniment. He liked how voice is used in this track.

    Corey has had Yasuaki Shimizu’s Music for Commercials album for quite some time and incorporated it into his radio show for segues. The faint sound of water drops is what attracted him to Shimizu’s “Seiko 2.”

    Fatima Al Qadiri’s “Souleiman’s Theme” is taken from the Atlantic film score, Corey’s current favorite soundtracks of the last couple of years, and transitions nicely into Kali Malone’s “Hagakyrka Bells,” from her album, The Sacrificial Code.

    Corey also selected a track from the remastered soundtrack for Lady Macbeth by Third Ear Band, followed by Mary Steele’s “Al Rosana (My Rose),” which is available through Canary Records. This label specializes in archival music. “Al Rosana (My Rose)” is recorded from the 1920s in New York City and features a sonic blend of many cultures. Corey told me this piece is eery and conveyed a sense of decaying time.

    Lustmord follows Mary Steele with a piece from the First Reformed soundtrack. Up next is a track by Michael Gordon, a composer for the movie Decasia, directed by Bill Morrison, who assembles found damaged footage.

    Loren Connors takes it down a notch after Gordon, who is one of Corey’s favorite guitarists.

    Corey wanted to follow Connors with a longer track from Sean McCann’s “Puck” but settled on “Nightfall.” Corey describes the album that track was taken from as having a lot of space, weird vocalizations, subtle noises, drones, and crashing sounds.

    Corey closes his mix with a track of his own which he recorded under the name Livingdog. The track is taken from his album, The Four Times, released by Cold Moon Records out of New York City. This is the one-year anniversary of The Four Times, and Corey says the album was inspired by Le Quattro Volte. The movie has no soundtrack, but Corey’s imagination was capture by the meditations on a goat farmer who is reincarnated into a goat, then reincarnated into a tree which then turns into smoke.

    And there you have it, Corey’s mix.

    Oh, and Corey wanted me to tell you that he’s got a new album coming out on July 23 called Many Aways. I will, of course, remind you when the album is released

     

    Jon Hassell
    Jon Hassell

    Before I leave you to Corey’s wonderful and mysterious mix, I have some sad news. When I launched Soundwave, I didn’t anticipate having to say farewell to so many talented and wonderful musicians in one short year. Today it saddens me to tell you that Jon Hassell, a trumpet player pioneering electronic musician, left planet earth last week. Jon played with everyone, from Brian Eno to Peter Gabriel to Techno Animal. I first became aware of Jon on his appearance on the Myths 3 : La nouvelle sérénité compilation album, and he’s been part of the soundtrack to my life ever since. You owe it to yourself to make Jon part of the soundtrack to your own life. I encourage you to purchase his music or stream him on your favorite streaming service.

    Join us next week when our guest deejay will be felt body.

    See you then!

    1. Black To Comm “Stolen Androgens”
    2. Yasuaki Shimizu “Seiko 2”
    3. Fatima Al Qadiri “Souleiman’s Theme”
    4. Kali Malone “Hagakyrka Bells”
    5. Third Ear Band “LADY MACBETH”
    6. Mary Steele “Al Rosana (My Rose)”
    7. Lustmord “Hanstown Kills”
    8. Michael Gordon “Decasia, Part 5”
    9. Loren Connors “No Goodbyes”
    10. Sean McCann “Nightfall”
    11. Livingdog “Body Of A Tree”

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    SOUNDWAVE : 65 : YANN NOVAK

    SOUNDWAVE : 65 : YANN NOVAK

    Today’s guest deejay is Yann Novak, the founder of Dragon’s Eye Recordings.

    I met Yann when I showcased his label on solipsistic NATION.

    I discovered Yann’s label through Mike Lazarev’s music blog, Headphone Commute (if you enjoy Soundwave, you’re going to love Headphone Commute).

    Yann curates a heady offer of music through Dragon’s Eye Recordings featuring notable artists such as Pinkcourtesyphone (Richard Chartier), Genrietta, and Lawrence English. Some of the label’s releases are whimsical, some challenging, and some so ephemeral that you might imagine you dreamt of hearing it. But all the releases on his label are lovingly selected and demands to be listened to just as Yann’s mix demands to be heard.

     

    Yann Novak
    Yann Novak
    Photo Credit: Robert Crouch

    A few highlights.

    The hairs went up on the back of my neck when I instantly recognized Geinō Yamashirogumi’s score for the cyberpunk classic, Akira. Back in the 80s, the movie was considered as imponderable as 2001: A Space Odyssey, but Akira has influenced culture to such a degree that it seems straightforward by our current standards. Incidentally, you can purchase Kaneda’s jacket, who is the film’s protagonist.

    Yann’s inclusion of Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA’s was an unexpected delight. Eilish is kind of cyberpunk herself, having sung about our anthropogenic doom and interviewed by an AI bot.

    The Future Sound Of London make yet another appearance on Soundwave via Yann’s mix. So much of the electronic music that was fasionalble in the late 80s seems dated but The Future Sound of London still feel timeless.

    Lloop was also a surprise. I first heard Lloop when I showcased The Agriculture label on solipsistic NATION (mumbles) 15 years ago.

    I know it isn’t true but I can’t help but feel that Yann made this mix specifically for me. It’s uncanny.

    Yann modestly didn’t include his own music in his mix but I wanted to mention that Friday he released his new album, Lifeblood of Light and Rapture., available through Room40 (streaming starts July 2). Yann is really proud of this album and he can’t wait for everyone to experience it! He hopes it’s just the kind of lightness… or darkness you need right now.

     

    Frank Riggio’s Empreinte Musicale 3 LP
    Frank Riggio’s Empreinte Musicale 3 LP

    Before I wrap this up, there are two things I need to mention.

    Frank Riggio just released the third and last installment of his new trilogy, Empreinte Musicale 3. It’s just as weird and wonderful as his previous two albums. Go listen to it, and then buy it, and afterwards, listen to Frank’s Soundwave mix.

    Lastly, I believe I’ll wrap up Soundwave sometime in 2022. I launched Soundwave to cope with the stress and isolation of the pandemic. I told myself that once COVID-19 is no longer the threat that grinds nations to a halt that the show willhave served it’s purpose and that I’d bring it to an end. Unless the pandemic spirals out of control again or unless I change my mind, I will release all the remaining mixes our generous guest deejays have provided for us.

    And on that note, please join us next week when our guest deejay will be Corey Parlamento.

    See you then!

    1. Geinō Yamashirogumi “Requiem”
    2. Félicia Atkinson “Infant vampire”
    3. Tim Hecker “Arctic Lover’s Rock Pt. 2”
    4. Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
    5. The Future Sound Of London “Domain”
    6. Braulio Lam “Dream Lens (Edit)”
    7. Fortresses “Spring”
    8. Labrinth “Forever (Euphoria: Special Episode 2)”
    9. Allen Ginsberg “Pacific High Studio Mantras (feat. Arthur Russell)”
    10. Byron Westbrook “Heavy Weather”
    11. Tim Hecker “The Return Of Sam Snead”
    12. Ian Wellman “Watershed”
    13. LLOOP “Track 1”
    14. Geinō Yamashirogumi “Requiem”

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