Tag: post-rock

SOUNDWAVE : 110 : JAKOB LINDHAGEN

Today’s guest deejay is Jakob Lindhagen.

Sofia Nystrand introduced me to several fantastic musicians after sharing her Vargkvint mix on Soundwave (you can listen to it here). Jakob was one of those musicians, and after I listened to some of his releases, I invited him to guest deejay.

Jakob is an award-winning film composer based in Stockholm, Sweden. His most recent soundtrack is Ziba, a movie about an Afghan woman living in Sweden, struggling with the realisation that she has developed romantic feelings for another woman, and the consequences that will have for her marriage and family. Jakob’s soundtrack for Ziba will be released Thursday, May 12. You can listen to a single from the soundtrack here. It’s a beautiful, moving piece.

Speaking of soundtracks, I listened to Jakob’s mix while playing the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game on Roll20. It lent atmosphere to the game and heightened the experience.

Jakob has some words about his mix below.

Before I leave you, Soundwave guest deejay Alex Haas has released his new album, STRING OF PIECES. His album has become part of my mourning routine as I start my workday. Listen to Alex’s mix for Soundwave here.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Andrew Tasslemyer.

 

Jakob Lindhagen
Jakob Lindhagen

I’ve always found the duo constellation very interesting, as it’s so intimate. Whereas the solo work is the reflection of one vision, and a band can be everything from a fair democracy to a dictatorship, the duo is such a fascinating reflection of two combined minds, often resulting in a synergy effect. The mix contains some of the most inspiring duos I know (of), as well as a couple of examples where I myself have felt elevated by my collaborator.

  1. Aaron Martin & Dag Rosenqvist “Opening”
  2. CEEYS_Brueder Selke “Hiddensee”
  3. Jakob Lindhagen & Dag Rosenqvist “Östersjön”
  4. Hoshiko Yamane & Mikael Lind “Beyond The Hidden”
  5. AVAWAVES “Waves”
  6. Kinbrae “The River Awakens”
  7. Hydras Dream “The Little Match Girl”
  8. Jakob Lindhagen & Vargkvint “Bäckahäst”
  9. Ben Frost & Daníel Bjarnason “Simulacra II”
  10. Klangriket and Sjors Mans “Prinsengracht”
  11. Olec Mün and Michael Sarian “Manaas”
  12. John Hayes & Maxy Dutcher “Arrival”

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SOUNDWAVE : 88 : DEAD MELODIES

Today’s guest deejay is Tom Moore, AKA Dead Melodies.

After listening to his latest album, Fabled Machines of Old, I invited Tom to guest deejay on Soundwave back in June. The album was released on Cryo Chamber, and it’s what I’ve come to expect from every release from the label: exquisitely crafted dark ambient music that takes you on an emotional journey. Sometimes harrowing, but always rewarding.

Today’s show has been a different experience for me than what I’ve become accustomed to. Usually, I receive mixes for Soundwave six months before I share them with you. I do this for practical reasons. I like to have the mixes well before the release date, so I don’t have to scramble to get shows out weekly. I listened to the mixes you repeatedly hear for months, a byproduct of this arrangement. I become intimately acquainted with the music. They become the soundtrack for my life.

Tom’s schedule did not permit him to send me his mix in advance. I only just got his mix for Soundwave two weeks ago. I didn’t think that would be time enough to allow Tom’s mix to “breather,” but fortunately, I was able to lose myself in the music, and Tom’s mix quickly became an old friend.

Tom has some words about today’s show below.

As always, the shadow of the pandemic looms over Soundwave.

Yesterday I spoke with a professional colleague, and he shared that his production partner had come down with COVID. He told me that he had contracted COVID some months ago, and as a result, his blood pressure is up by 20%; he has experienced liver damage, and his joints ache. I wished him a speedy recovery and that his partner would not suffer lasting effects from the virus. There but for the grace of God goes I, as they say. Except that I expect to catch the virus myself at some point. I don’t know where you listen to Soundwave, but here in the U.S., it seems we want the pandemic to last as long as possible.

But today, I’m still healthy. And I have a lovely show to share with you.

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

See you then!

 

Tom Moore, AKA Dead Melodies
Tom Moore, AKA Dead Melodies

Thanks for the invitation to put together a mix for the show. It was a fun challenge deciding what to do as I trawled through all my influences and favourite artists, but it wasn’t long before it dawned on me it was near impossible to capture even a fraction of the music that makes me tick in an hour-long cut. So I decided to look at my music, pick out some rarities and remixes, and see how best to present them. My output is pretty diverse, but these rarities seemed to tap into a dark-ambient meets post-rock style. I paired with a few popular tunes from my Cryo Chamber releases to keep on the theme and hopefully create a haunting yet soothing listening experience.

Honourable mentions to the collaborating artists named on the tracks – a remix is always much more than a reforming of stems, but a respectful collaboration with layers of new instruments added, paying homage to the original piece while expanding the sound. Thanks to; Everyday Dust, Zenjungle, Understated Theory (my side project/band), and Owsey. Thanks to Cryo Chamber and Sparkwood Records, who have published a few of the included tunes.

  1. Dead Melodies “Winter’s Bite”
  2. Everyday Dust “Where Light Fails (Dead Melodies Solar Frenzy Mix)”
  3. Dead Melodies “The Wake of Man”
  4. Zenjungle “Elegy for The Will (Dead Melodies’ Perspective)”
  5. Dead Melodies “Secrets Foretold”
  6. Understated Theory “Solitary Demons”
  7. Owsey “Thousands of Summer Twilights (Dead Melodies Remix)”
  8. Dead Melodies “A Trial of Crows and Blood”
  9. Dead Melodies “Certain Beasts”

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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 : 70 : BRUEDER SELKE (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 : 69 : FROM OVERSEAS

This week’s deejay is Kévin Séry, AKA From Overseas. Kévin is also the label manager for Past Inside the Present, a label, and resource for the ambient listener.

From Overseas is Kévin’s ambient project. Using his guitar as his tool of expression and looping techniques, he creates a multiplicity of layers, intense drones, and mesmerizing soundscapes both in the studio and in live performances.

Originally from the tiny French Overseas Department and Region, Reunion Island, he routinely bounces between his home island, a small port town on the east coast of the US, and continental Europe, picking up fresh ideas and inspiration along the way.

Kévin’s mix is very familiar, even though I’m unfamiliar with every song and musician featured in his mix. There’s something about Kévin’s mix that evokes the sound and feel of 4AD, a label that was known for alternative rock, post-punk, gothic rock, and dream pop albums. But if I had to narrow it down, I’d say that Kévin captures the spirit of 4AD’s This Mortal Coil. There’s something haunted in the selection of his songs but still quietly triumphant.

Kévin has some words below about his mix.

Join us next week when our guest deejays will be brothers Sebastian and Daniel Selke of CEEYS.

 

Kévin Séry, AKA From Overseas
Kévin Séry, AKA From Overseas

It’s an honor to be part of the Soundwave series. I love doing mixes like this. It’s a great way to go on a unique journey and to immerse yourself in the work of amazing and influential artists. This mix was made on February 23rd, 2021, when winter was slowly giving space to spring. Hopefully, people feel what I feel and can discover a few gems.

  1. 36 & awakened souls “Guide Me Home (awakened souls – Shoegaze Version) ”
  2. Lucy Gooch “Ash and Orange”
  3. Emily A. Sprague “Woven”
  4. Chuck Johnson “Raz-de-Marée”
  5. Illuvia Iridescence”
  6. Ilyas Ahmed & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma “Ocean Blue”
  7. From Overseas “Rêve”
  8. Christina Giannone “Untitled111”
  9. Alex Somers “Sooner”
  10. Mogwai “Dry Fantasy”

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SOUNDWAVE : 61 : NANEUM

Today’s guest deejay is Jon Solo, AKA Naneum.

Carmen Rizzo introduced me to Naneum when he was a guest deejay on Soundwave. Carmen’s mix was gorgeous and I invited each musician he featured on his mix to guest deejay on Soundwave as well.

Jon’s mix is equally gorgeous. Whenever I listen to it I’m transported from sunny San Diego to a snow morning in the woods of Massachusetts when I was a boy. I can’t explain why but there is something about the delicacy of the music Jon selected that evokes that experience. That’s the beauty of the mixes on Soundwave, they take you on a journey. I’m curious to know where Jon’s mix takes you.

 

Naneum: solo piano
Naneum: solo piano

If you want to hear more music from Jon, you can begin with his January 2021 release, Solo Piano. You can hear more of his music here.

I’m going to keep today’s show notes brief. I just drove over eight hours to Sacramento to spend the next few weeks with my wife. I’m looking forward to catching up, having a nice meal, and getting some shuteye. I want to get up early so we can go kayaking.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Brian Sangmeister.

See you then!

 

Jon Solo, AKA Naneum
Jon Solo, AKA Naneum

  1. Goldmund “Sometimes”
  2. Islands Of Light “Goerde”
  3. Abby Gundersen “Stratus”
  4. Carmen Rizzo “Stratification (Naneum Remix)”
  5. Ólafur Arnalds “Saman”
  6. Slow Meadow “Ships Along The Harbor”
  7. Lars Jakob Rudjord “Mothersong”
  8. Joel Shearer “Sunday”
  9. Alan Ellis “Soothe”
  10. Poppy Ackroyd “Feathers”

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