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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 : 74 : ANTHÈNE

Today’s guest deejay is Bradley Sean Alexander Deschamps, AKA Anthéne, curator of Polar Seas Recordings.

I discovered Anthéne when Ishmael Cormack (listen to his mix for Soundwave here) requested music recommendations on Twitter. There were some great suggrestions, and I listened to everything I could find on Bandcamp or Spotify. Anthéne’s music was warm, dreamy, and organic for all its etherealness. Naturally, I extended to Anthéne to guest deejay on Soundwave.

Last week I drove from San Diego to Sacramento with Jonanathan Ammons’s mix providing the soundtrack for that apocalyptic journey. This week Anthéne’s mix was the music for my night drive back to San Diego. This time there were no abandoned cars, wildfire smoke choked skies, or searing sunlight. Instead, a beautiful, three-quarter orange moon floated on the horizon while the stars came out, one by one. It was a long drive, and I played Anthéne’s mix several times, which got me as far as Los Angeles.

If you feel like sharing, please tell me where you listened to today’s show.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Complex Holiday.

 

Sean Alexander Deschamps, AKA Anthéne
Sean Alexander Deschamps, AKA Anthéne

  1. Mary Lattimore “Sometimes He’s In My Dreams”
  2. Drape “Solo In High Dreary”
  3. Sylvain Chauveau “Et peu à peu les flots respiraient comme on pleure”
  4. Keeley Forsyth “Photograph”
  5. Sarah Neufeld “Stories”
  6. Gia Margaret “No Sleep No Dream”
  7. Yasmin Williams “Juvenescence”
  8. Havenaire “Beta”
  9. Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron “Real Lost Wisdom”
  10. Leo Svirsky “River Without Banks”
  11. Slow Reels “Lakka”

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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 : 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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SOUNDWAVE : 16 : SHAD MARSH

Our guest deejay on today’s SOUNDWAVE is Shad Marsh, who hosts 2000 Years on 103.3 AshevilleFM.

This is a rare instance where I don’t know out guest deejay at all. My good friend, Steven Howard, introduced us when I first launched SOUNDWAVE. Steven’s taste in music is impeccable and when he suggested Shad as a guest deejay I said yes without a moment’s hesitation. And I was right it trust Steven because Shad’s mix is singular. On his radio show Shad explores the genres of experimental, freeform, jazz and psychedelic music and while all of that informs today’s show the mix also like a foley’s wet dream. Shad’s mix feels extremely personal and takes you on an unexpected journey.

I’m going to wrap things up because I blew out my knee last week and as a result I’m way behind on chores. Enjoy Shad’s mix and he encourages you to experience it with headphones.

Join us next week when out guest deejay will be Charles Hazlewood.

Take care!

 

Shad Marsh
Shad Marsh

  1. Daniel Bachman “Car”
  2. Israel Martínez “Mi Vida”
  3. Issac Shankler “Future Feelings”
  4. Yarn/Wire “Quartz and Feldspar”
  5. Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille “I Wish I Didn’t Dream”
  6. Gamelan Son of Lion “Sleeping Braid”
  7. connect_icut “Longing Forest”

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