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SOUNDWAVE : 136 : SAM ROSENTHAL

Today’s guest deejay is Sam Rosenthal.

I invited Sam to guest deejay on Soundwave because he is the founder of Projekt Records. I didn’t ask Sam because Projekt explores genres of music I love, such as ambient, darkwave, and goth, although that’s part of it. No, it’s because Sam has been running Projekt and releasing breathtaking music for nearly 40 years!

For a lot of us, Projekt has become an institution. It feels like it’s always been a part of our lives. Incredibly, I’ve been listening to music released by Projekt for nearly half my life. Sam’s Black Tape for a Blue Girl has always been a favorite. Steve Roach, of course, who makes an appearance on today’s mix. And I’ve been listening to Anji Bee and Ryan Lum’s Lovespirals for years. And so many compilation albums.

I fully expect Sam will be releasing more music from Projekt well into the middle of the 21st century. And Sam will be the house deejay at my funeral. Wow, that got dark. Sam, I hope you took that in the spirit that was intended.

Sam has some words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be DJ Bulut.

See you then.

 

Sam Rosenthal, founder of Projekt Records
Sam Rosenthal, founder of Projekt Records

I put together a mix of tracks selected from the 600+ electronic/ambient/drone albums released on Projekt over the last 39 years (founded in 1983!) Three are my collaborations with label artists; for the other four, rather than selecting “hits” I programmed deep tracks that I quite enjoy. With over 50 releases on Projekt in 2022 there is an abundance of wonderful music to chose from. My intention for Soundwave was to create an hour flow of the mood of Projekt — an exploration and overview for listeners discovering the label for the first time.

  1. Sam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists “the Alabaster reliquary of glittering ashes”
  2. Steve Roach “In the Eye of Noche Compressed”
  3. theAdelaidean & deepspace “Star Cradle”
  4. Sam Rosenthal / jarguna “Evening market of the petal fields > part 3”
  5. Forrest Fang “In Air, It Seems”
  6. Lorenzo Montanà “Between Worlds”
  7. jarguna “Return to the Paganism”

SOUNDWAVE : 126 : MIKE CADOO

Today’s guest deejay is Mike Cadoo, the founder of n5MD, a much loved and respected independent record label based out of Oakland, California. n5MD focuses on ambient, modern composition, post-rock, and experimental electronic music.

As a long-time fan of n5MD, I showcased Mike’s label on solipsistic NATION, my electronic music show, years ago. Mike guest deejayed on Soundwave in 2021 and returns today with a much-needed mix for me.

I can’t go into the details, but last week I nearly died. You’d never know it by looking at me. Physically I’m fine. But I’m shaken. I find that I quickly get emotional about things. Sometimes I have a profound respect for life, all lives. Sometimes I’m filled with existential despair. I’m told this will pass in a few months. In the meantime, I’m having these overwhelming experiences.

Mike doesn’t know this, but his mix helped get me through the week.

Mike has some words about today’s mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Giulio Aldinucci.

See you then.

My song, “Sunrise at Ironhorse Trail,” included in today’s mix, is from a release that I will be releasing on my personal Bandcamp page on World Alzheimer’s Day. My father passed this January in what can best be described as complications due to mixed dementia. All proceeds will be donated to Hope Hospice, which was very integral in the comfort of my father in the last days of his life, as well as, and maybe even more importantly, my mother’s grief counseling after his passing.

  1. Jon Hopkins & 7RAYS “Ascending, Dawn Sky”
  2. Billow Observatory “Wash Away The Dust”
  3. awakened souls “No Other Place”
  4. Jason van Wyk “Surface Drones”
  5. OKADA “Annihilation”
  6. KMRU “Und”
  7. Mike Cadoo “Sunrise at Ironhorse Trail”
  8. Chris Child & Micah Frank “VarnAw”
  9. SVLBRD “The Vault”
  10. Haunted Ghost “Lost Footage”
  11. Gridlock “Under [Beat Mix] (unreleased)”
  12. Rinnovare feat. Benoit Pioulard “The Be in the Grey is Okay”
  13. Ex Confusion “When I Think of You”
  14. Brambles “Such Owls As You”
  15. Last Days “All the Lighthouses”
  16. Jan Wagner “Kapitel 28”

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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 : 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 : 28 : AXEL ARTURO BARCELÓ

Today’s guest deejay is Axel Arturo Barceló, who I met while interviewing him for solipsistic NATION about his netlabel, Discos Konfort. I enjoyed talking to Axel about his label and dug the music from his roster of artists that he was one of the first people I contacted when I started asking folks to guest deejay on SOUNDWAVE. I know you’re going to live his mix!

 

Axel Arturo Barceló
Axel Arturo Barceló

This is another one of those entries that I have to keep short because I have friends from out of town that I’m about to meet up with for dinner. A few things before I go…

A few weeks ago I saw a photo of apocalyptic skies due to the fires in NorCal that Robert Rich posted on Facebook. When I discovered that he and I lived in the same area I said we should hang out, and so we did. Robert is just a nice and thoughtful as you’d imagine. We was also generous and gave me a copy his latest CD, Offering to the Morning Fog. So cool to finally meet the guy whose music I’ve been listening to since last century. Check out Robert’s mix for SOUNDWAVE here.

 

Joseph Aleo and Robert Rich
Joseph Aleo and Robert Rich

This week I’ve been enjoying W. David Oliphant’s new album, Beyond All Defects: 2020, that he recorded with Sir Richard Bishop. Actually, I don’t know if enjoying is the right word. More like experiencing it. Oliphant’s music is haunting and that doesn’t even begin to capture the depth of his music. Look, just listen to the damn album and hear for yourself. Or listen to Oliphant’s mix for SOUNDWAVE.

Okay, that’s it. I got a flex. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be protoU.

See you then!

  1. Jerry ZZZ “M”
  2. Rose McGowan “Canes Venatici”
  3. Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes “Storm before the Calm”
  4. Field Works “Formation 2, Revisited (Lusine Remix)”
  5. Liozn “Ascending”
  6. Local 86 “Sim Dreams”
  7. Pássaro “Ayaymama”
  8. mdol “aquablock”
  9. Machino “Navajas”
  10. OMAAR “Dancefloor (Like this)”
  11. Hexsystem “Cycles”
  12. Emmerichk “Dub 2”
  13. Bliz Nochi “Day Dreamwalker”
  14. Matías Pérez Fuentes & Joni Lobos “Magnetismo”

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It’s All in How You Play the Algorithms

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On today’s show we chat with TLR and Jack Squires about L.A. Zinefests PlayDate 2016 and their indie video game, Tonight You Die. Steve Howard interviews Mike Andersen and we hear a song from Mike’s peroemance on Asheville FM’s The Lost Cause. Emil Brown explains yo-yo culture. Alan Ranta prasies Prince Rama’s new album, XTREME NOW. Ryk McIntye reads us a poem about his experience with OKCupid. Brent plays us a Vaporwave mix.

 

  • L.A. Zine Fest‘s PlayDate 2016
  • Zines
  • Tonight You Die video game
  • Your Network is Your Net Worth video game
  • Mike Andersen live on The Lost Cause on Asheville FM
    1. Mike Andersen “Every Day”
  • Daniel Johnston
  • Yo-yo culture
  • National Yo-Yo Museum
  • Redondo Beach Pier Yo-Yo Contest
  • Prince Rama’s new album, XTREME NOW
  • Glam rock
  • Now Age Manifesto
    1. Prince Rama “Your Life in the End”
  • OkCupid
  • Tinder
  • PennySaver
  • Ryk McIntye’s “OkCupid is To Dating, as Salmon is To…”
    •  
    • I posted a new profile on OkCupid recently,
      figuring it’s like playing cash lottery, but
      more “It’s just so crazy it might work!”
      as opposed to odds of lightning strikes.
      “It’s all in how you play the algorithms”,
    •  
    • friends offer, the same way Math teachers
      explain things to people who have allowed
      themselves to be born as Poetry students:
      ar-tic-u-late-ing “al-go-rih-thim” as if
      it might better take root, the knowledge
    •  
    • sinking deeper into my hopeful imagination.
      I expected personal questions, and receive
      questions better suited to astronomers-
      “Which is bigger- the Sun or the Earth?”
      it asks, then asks me what is acceptable
    •  
    • for a possible match to answer, and to rate
      that importance, using the three-finger metric:
      “A Little”,”Somewhat” or “Very”. So, I answer,
      “the Sun”, make it clear I’d want my match
      to also answer “the Sun”, stress it is “Very”
    •  
    • in its importance, explaining “I need to know
      that you come from the same Galaxy as me.
      Long-distance relationships suck.” Satisfied
      I am being as specific as possible, I go on.
      OkCupid asks, “When it comes to pubic hair,
    •  
    • do you make a regular effort to maintaining
      its appearance?”       Well, I’ve stopped picking
      out the grey ones… does that count? I have
      no particular opinion on how or if a match
      needs to answer that one, assume it’s the same
    •  
    • sort of thing as “What noises would she make?”–
      things I’d find out if a match is found; the first
      date gone so well, that she asks me to drop her
      off, circle the block, and ask her out again, but
      this time, she says, “Park the car… lose the keys…”
    •  
    • …and this fantasy is interrupted by the next
      question, which asks me to describe my life
      by what stage of Salmon I would describe me
      as being at? The metaphors are not even subtle:
      a.) Fry (youth), b.) Smolt (young adult), c.) Adult
    •  
    • fully developed) and d.) Spawner (has kids/dead).
      My Life in Dating as sad coda to nature documentaries.
      This is where my perfect match would say “e.) Sushi-
      now shut down the computer. Let’s get to eating.      “
      I would mumble glad praise to algorithms, and join her.
    •  
  • Storium
  • Brent Morris’ Vaporwave Mix
    1. 3D Blast “Twenty15 父の年”
    2. Visceral “MIND OVER MATTER (Feat. Replica Federation)”
    3. Blank Banshee “Teen Pregnancy”
    4. Köshrimp “Oddy SeicentoSessentaSeis Experience”
    5. Bodyline “Sunset Shell”
    6. ULTRADREAM “america (VHS)”
    7. YOUTH FOUNTAIN “電気の銀行”

 

Joseph Aleo
Website: http://josephaleo.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephaleo

Mike Andersen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Andersen-243537738991451/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/M_AndersenPiano

Emil Brown
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ebilflindas

Steven Howard
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalnotesAFM
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentalNotesAFM

Steven Howard
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalnotesAFM
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentalNotesAFM

Ryk McIntye
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RykMcI

Brent Morris
Website: http://closetgeekshow.ca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/closetgeekshow

Alan Ranta
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanranta

Jack Squires
Website: http://duendegames.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/duendegames

TLR
Website: http://taylorshechet.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_tlr_

 

 

Dystopia Can Be A Little Depressing

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On today’s show we chat with Lisa Ronson about her new album, Emperors of Medieval Japan. Brent talks about his affection for the 90s revival sound and Vaporwave. TLR talks about creating a Choose Your Own Adventure audio drama.

 

 

Joseph Aleo
Website: http://josephaleo.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephaleo

Steven Howard
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalnotesAFM
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentalNotesAFM

Brent Morris
Website: http://closetgeekshow.ca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/closetgeekshow

TLR
Website: http://taylorshechet.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_tlr_