[14] Mix for Beyond / Below

Deep listening mix series Beyond / Below was kind enough to request a mix from Arturo, we hope you enjoy!

Hand over the controls to the Beyond/Below TARDIS as we set the time-space coordinates to travel through electronic and found sound pioneers along with modern ambient experiments. We're visiting Move D's mid-90s electronic Jazz ensemble, early 1980's Japanese ambient sounds, 1970's experimental German collabs between Cluster & Brian Eno, to David Sylvian ("Japan" frontman) and Holger Czukay (Can). Sam Kidel's modern classic reinterpretation of call center purgatory, and Danish ambient with spoken words by Chloe Wise on the return trip.  All aboard!

The Human League - Toyota City [Virgin] [1980]
Pauline Anna Strom - Virgin Ice [Trans-Millenia Consort] [1984]
Gail Laughton/Vangelis - Bicycle Riders / Harps of the Ancient Temples [1969/1981]
Mike Simonetti - Requiem [2MR] [2018]
Pauline Anna Strom - Rain on Ancient Quays [Trans-Millenia Consort] [1988]
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Soto Wa Ame [Sound Process] [1982]
Cluster & Eno - Wehrmut [Sky Records] [1976]
Conjoint - No Balls [Sound Records] [2000]
Conjoint - Strange Ideas [Sound Records] [2000]
Yasuaki Shimizu - Umi No Ue Kara [Better Days] [1982]
Sam Kidel - Disruptive Muzak [Death of Rave] [2016]
Vangelis - Wait for me [1981]
Varg - Archive 1 "Spit Sugar Free Red Bull Into My Mouth" [Posh Isolation] [2018]
David Sylvian + Holger Czukay - Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) [Venture] [1988]
Ash Ra Tempel - Look At Your Sun [1972] Productions] [2012]

Beyond / Below has a stellar collection of mixes focusing on the ambient / drone / deep listening end of the spectrum. Well worth your time, so do check them out!

[13] Sold + Hi-Vis @ Diane's Hunting Club Annual Membership

An annual gathering in the woods; open-skies and all-night communing far from the city. We are quite happy to share with you selections from the deeper ends of that evening's waters.  Sold and Hi-Vis recorded more than two hours of moods, ambient, and nature that night, and it is a beautiful thing. 

Superlatives are sometimes easily given these days, but we really mean it when we say this is a special one and precisely where we are at right now with all things auditory.  So sit back, turn off the lights, and let's get to it.

Click Here to download the entire unedited mix (290 MB)

Eliane Radigue - Mila's Journey Inspired by a Dream [Lovely Music] [1987]
Theodore Cale Schafer - Untitled (Japanese Whisper) [Angoisse] [2017]
Locust - Moist Moss [Apollo] [1994]
Camilla Hannan - Double Glazed [Room40] [2017]
April Larson - The Wells of Sorrow Unfathomed [Self Released] [2015]
Seraphim Rytm - Andromeda 7 [Self Released] [2016]
Kit Clayton - Tongue Under Lip [Orthlorng Musork] [2001]
Jaap Vink - En dehors [Recollection GRM] [2017]
Environments 10 - Night in Country [Syntonic Research Inc.] [1979]
Ø (Mika Vainio) - Mojave [Sähkö] [2008]
Beatriz Ferreyra - Un fil invisible [Recollection GRM] [2015]
ASC - Orcus [Auxiliary] [2017]
Dillon/Wendel - Pulse [The Trilogy Tapes] [2017]
Olivia Block - Untitled Piece for Analog [Intransitive Recordings] [2004]
Bulgarian Pastorales [JARO Medien] [2002] 
Phill Niblock - Held Tones [Blast First] [1995]
Turman + Dilloway - Blizzard 4 [Fabrica] [2016]
UnicaZürn - Breathe the Snake Pt. 1 [Touch] [2017]
Autechre - eastre [Warp] [2016]
nothing natural - skin2skin [Self Release] [2017]
Robert Rich - Spectre of Lost Light [Soundscape][2016]
Zos Kia/Coil - Silence & Secrecy [Nokrophile Rekords] [1984]
Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1619180 [AP Musik] [2016]
Sarah Davachi - Olsun [Constellation Tatsu] [2016]
Caterina Barbieri - Gravity That Binds [Important] [2017]
HVAD & Pan Daijing - Zhao Hua ("blossoming flowers") [[PAN] [2017]
Lejsovka & Freund - Nothing Just Looking at the Moon [MIE Music] [2017]

Sold certainly doesn't need our praises but you can find them frequently DJing at Chicago's Smart bar for events like Hugo Ball, and all across these United States.  Partner-In-Crime Hi-Vis you will be hearing quite a bit more from directly!

[09] Guest Mix: Jacktone Radio

We were both delighted and honored to be featured on Jacktone Radio, which aired this week past. Jacktone Radio broadcasts a weekly show on the Intergalactic.fm site, covering a fantastic range of ambient, techno, and otherworldly sounds.  If you like any of the music we share with you, we highly recommend checking them out. 

Jacktone Records, based out of Detroit, specializes in techno, house, and experimental electronics.  Aside from releasing digitally, they have put out a number of excellent vinyl and cassette releases over the last few years. Cannot recommend highly enough. 

From Arturo: " I thought it would be interesting to take a step back from my Techno oriented mixes and explore a range of 70s and 80s synth sounds and moods. Smooth, rough, mellow, angry, even a bit of cheese. We're hitting everything from haunting devotional Krishna music to synth pioneer Patrick Cowley's instrumental soundtracks for 80's gay porn films. We make a few Italian New Wave pit stops along the way along with modern takes on telephone hold muzak and other oddities. Hope you enjoy!"

Alice Coltrane - Krishna Krishna [Avatar Book Institute] [1982]
MarcoAntonio Spaventi ‎– Undisclosed Intermezzo [M>O>S] [2016]
Odi Mi - Three Different Crystal Therapies [@jacktonerecords] [2015]
Japan - Ghosts [Epic] [1982]
Midori Takada - Crossing [RCA Red Seal] [1983]
Voices From The Lake - Max [Editions Mego] [2015]
Trevor Jackson - 300 Words [The Vinyl Factory] [2015]
Sam Kidel ‎– Disruptive Muzak [Death of Rave] [2016]
Vangelis - Wait for Me [1982]
Macintosh Plus - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー [Beer on the Rug] [2011]
Patrick Cowley - Somebody to Love Tonight [1980] [Dark Entries] [2015 repress]
Andy Stott - Butterfly [Modern Love] [2016]
The Human League - Being Boiled [EMI] [1978]
Eurythmics - I Did It Just The Same [Virgin] [1984]
Kirlian Camera - News [Italian] [1981]
Neon - Lobotomy [Materiali Sonori] [1982]
YMO - La Femme Chinoise [A&M] [1979]
Space - Magic Fly [1977]
Propaganda - Frozen Faces [1985]
Front 242 - Controversy Between [Wax Trax!] [1987]
Cetu Javu - Situations [Techno Drome] [1988]
Fatima Yamaha - What's a Girl to Do? [Dekmantel] [2015]

[08] Phonaut

Returning to the surface after last episode's darker Techno shenanigans, we plot a course straight for the upper atmosphere and infinite space beyond with Chicago's Phonaut.  He's delivered rich ambient selections in a mix entitled "Mood Triangulations" to take you to all the right places, and we think you'll enjoy the trip as much as we have.  Phonaut has been focusing on a variety of ambient styles of late, crossing from psychadelic to beat-driven, to clock-drone, etc, and this mix showcases this variety of sounds within the genre.

Along with his own production work, international performances and audio installation work, Phonaut has also been a frequent selector on Chicago's WNUR.  You can find out more, including archived performances and additional mixes at his website.  

119 Minutes, 273 MB.  Download (opens a new window with download options (top of screen)). 

Benjamin Brunn: Like the Course of a Conversation  [Kimochi] [2016]
Markus Guentner feat The Sight Below: Baryon  [Headphone Commute] [2016]
Variant: Vortexual Element Zero (excerpt)  [Echospace Detroit] [2016]
cv313: Isis (reimagined)  [Echospace Detroit] [2014]
Ligovskoï: Dilip  [Dement3d] [2014]
Phra Rahu: Eclipse (excerpt)  [gterma] [2014]
The Orb: Alpine Dawn  [Kompakt] [2016]
2814: 新宿ゴールデン街  [Dream Catalogue] [2015]
Seraphim Rytm: Andromeda 1  [Artist Release] [2016]
ISHQ: Waterslide  [Virtual (3)] [2016]
Fjäder: Vegvísir  [Kabalion] [2016]
Atom™ : Texturen I (excerpt)  [No.] [2015]
Futurology: Cascade of Astral Colours  [Artist release]  [2015]
Shuttle358: Blast  [Virtual (3)] [2015]
Rapoon: Babel’s Tongues (excerpt)
Skyscaper: Ionosphere (excerpt)  [Ghost Sounds] [2013]
Autumn Of Communion: Shonhi  [...txt] [2015]
Relapxych.0: Tegelbacken Nightlights  [A Strangely Isolated Place] [2012]
Imaginary Softwoods: Memory Loop  [Artist release] [2016]

[04] sold

 

For Episode 04 we've got an excellently eclectic mix from Chicago selector sold! Great cuts from Area, Roberto Carlos, and others crossing several decades.  Sold DJ's for Chicago's long-running Hugo Ball monthly and various other parties around the city. She will be visiting you soon if you live in Denver (3/4 Arcology Release Party) and San Francisco (3/9 Houspitality).
 -Arturo

From the Artist: ...."This mix is an agglomeration of thoughts, textures, influences, rhythms, sounds and aspirations. Chicago by far is the biggest inspiration on my DJing: selection-wise, programming-wise, skill-wise. I've been a collage artist since high school and with my recent transition to vinyl, the technique really lends itself to my mixing. I got into electronic music as a dancer, and I'm now expanding past the four on the floor pattern I've focused on for many years. I'm rediscovering a true love of music and in this mix I'm combining that with sounds that bridge the gaps or make different pieces fit. This mix is an homage to people & friends who have helped me along the way, artists who are shaping my path, and the music that guides me. It is only the beginning of my journey beyond the dancefloor."

[65 Minutes, 147 MB]

Skookum featuring Kazumi - Knees (Spaced by Area) [Kimochi] [2014]
3 Phase - Spacegeherator [Transmat] [1992]
Environments - Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp [Syntonic Research Inc] [1974]
Antenes - The Track of the Storm [L.I.E.S.] [2015]
Peder Mannerfelt - Mach 2 [Peder Mannerfelt] [2015]
Russell Haswell - Champagne Walk [Diagonal] [2015]
Happa - Stirring [Boomkat Editions] [2013]
Tigrics - Sushi [Kind Gesture Records] [2015]
Drexciya - Beyond the Abyss [UR] [1993]
Chaperone - Get Ghost [Great Circles] [2015]
Roberto Carlos Lange - Oranj con You [Asthmatic Kitty] [2009]
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Theme [Sire] [1981]
WeR7 - Masterful of Ceremonies (Edit) [Color Disc] [2015]
Severed Heads - Lamborghini (Petrol 1982) [Dark Entries] [re-release: 2015]
Operation Midnight Climax - Mind Control in Marin County [Peak Oil] [2015]
Moodymann - Mahogany Brown [Peacefrog] [1998]
Trankilou - N∘6 [BPM (France)] [1996]

[03] SoundInBetween

We're delighted to share some choice selections as Chicago's SoundInBetween takes us to a more introspective place for episode 03, "For No Floor."  Relax as you wade into the more thoughtful, downtempo end of the pool. Enjoy!
 -Arturo

From the Artist: ...."A long time in coming, this mix ties together a small group of artists & records which have been very influential to me over the years, and whose tracks here (mostly) would not be found on any dancefloor. If it can help, even in a small way, to bring anyone to a more peaceful and restive place, it will have been a success. Thanks to my many fellow travelers on this aural journey who indirectly contributed ideas and influences over the years, especially ASC and the Deep Space podcast series." 

[60 Minutes, 140 MB]

Monolake - Luntau [Chain Reaction]  [1997]
Mitchell Akiyama - On/Off Course [Background]  [2002]
Echospace - Sonorous (Version) [Fortune8]  [2007]
ASC - Another Late Night [Auxiliary]  [2011]
Signaldrift - Yellow Leaves [The Consumers Research & Development] [2005]
MT Coast - Alone @ 52 Hz. (Hear What You Want) [Dismantle] [2013]
Biosphere - In the shape of a flute [Touch]  [2005]
Colorlist - Monochrome [482 Music]  [2009]
Carl Craig - Twilight [Planet E]  [2004]
John Beltran - Soft Summer [Peacefrog]  [1996]
Secede - Big Day Out [Merck]  [2003]
Donato Dozzy - Vaporware 01 [Spectrum Spools]  [2013]
Steve Good - Mercury [Music 4 Your Legs] [2011]
Ulf Lohmann - Falling Down [Kompakt]  [2005] 

[01] Welcome Aboard

Welcome to the show!

For our initial transmission we are casting a wide net, previewing the variety and range of sounds we are interested in showcasing in more depth down the line.   You can expect future episodes to focus more tightly on specific themes; genres, labels, or important musicians we feel worth sharing.   But to start, a little something for a variety of tastes!

...In the future we might do a whole show on early 90's Prescription Records, or WBMX radio sounds from Chicago, or Amsterdam's Delsin. There is a pretty good chance you'll get an episode showcasing Basic Channel and their contemporary affiliates, or 100 minutes of pain from Hospital Productions... or 100 minutes of ambient bliss.

In any case we're going broad but not (too) deep to start, and will plunge the depths moving forward with our own sets and our guests'.   Thanks for joining us as we set off on this trip.

EPISODE 1: Welcome Aboard!

[90 Minutes, 148 MB]

Disco Edits and South African Boogie from Letta Mbulu lead us to a smooth cruising altitude, eventually spending some time in the clouds with a great live recording from London's Barbican earlier this summer. Deeper sounds from Chain Reaction and some 90's high energy take us towards modern love from Morgan Geist and beyond.  Mixed by a human on turntables. 
 -Arturo

The S.S.O. Orchestra - Faded Lady [Shadybrook]  [1976]
Letta Mbulu - Nomalizo [Morning]  [1985]
Bim Marx - "Stronger" B1 [Stilove4music]  [2008]
Home Boy - A Love Connection [Alwest]  [1986]
One Way - Cutie Pie [MCA]  [1982]
Whodini - 5 Minutes of Funk [Jive]  1984
Bogdan Irkuk a.k.a. Bulgari - Caprice [Rollerboys]  [2008]
Raiders of the Lost Arp - City of Lights [Nature]  [2004]
Kim Brown - Pacific Pink [Just Another Beat]  [2008]
Newworldaquarium - Avon Sparkle [Delsin]  [2007]
Ross 154 - Apricot [Delsin]  [2004]
Trevor Jackson - 300 Words [The Vinyl Factory]  [2015]
Lee Gamble - You Concrete [Pan]  [2014]
Fluxion - Atlos [Chain Reaction]  [1998]
D-IX - D9 [LackRec]  [2014]
Stardub - B3 [Stardub]  [2013]
Ron Trent/Joshua/Abacus/Chez Damier - The Foot Therapy EP B1 [Prescription]  [1995]
LFO - Love is the Message [Tommy Boy]  [1991]
GTO - Pure (Pure Energy) [Go Bang!]  [1990]
Entro Senestre - Uncertain Tragedy [Echovolt]  [2012]
Fabrice Lig - Digital Forest (SDC's 33 Degree Tape Mix) [R&S]  [2010]
Morgan Geist - Darkstar [Environ]  [2015]
Digital Emotion - Get Up, Do You Wanna Funk [Break]  [1983]
Mike Grant - The Struggle of my People (Mr. G's There's Hope Mix) [Moods & Grooves]  [2001] 
Round Five feat. Tikiman - Na Fe Throw It [Main Street]  [1999]

Next mix from Arturo:  Returning to more solid footing with a Techno focus. Buckle up.