Not
sure how I happened upon this. Not going to post the quite disturbing
cover art. But the music is quite beautiful. Ambient shoegazey female
vocals - not usually quite my sweeet spot, but remarkably well done and
free at bandcamp (not even NYOP).
AMG says Sea Oleena is between ambient dream pop and experimental post-folk. Drawing from your description and listening I thought more slowcore electronic shoegazey, but in any case very nice indeed.
Sea Oleena is one of my five or ten favorite new artists of the last 20 years, and "Insomnia Plague" (from her Sleeplessness EP) is one of my five favorite tracks of the last 20 years. (Admittedly, that may be because I'm a lifelong insomnia sufferer, but all of her records are great.)
Anyway, if you like her, I can also recommend a more recent release, Paradise Gardens by White Poppy - though it's significantly less dark and melancholic. But both of these artists are young women from Canada who record under assumed names, so there's that.
(I'm also a huge fan of Shana Falana, but she comes from New York and sounds nothing like Sea Oleena.)
Well, to make a short story long, I couldn't bear to watch the news any longer yesterday and headed to my iTunes alphabet for refuge and found a friend I hadn't visited since sometime before 2017 when the old computer broke down. I lost some albums I didn't have backed up on an external hard drive but I did manage to reload some from my old Emusic account and one day I hope to get around to retrieving the missing albums and pictures that were on it. Firstly, I want to thank @kargatron and @Brighternow for helping me find so many interesting folks in the Gimmie 10 Experimental thread back in the old Emusic days. I'm not sure if I would have ever found these without all the suggestions. This particular thread has been the source for a good portion of my iTunes library so a big thank you for all that have made suggestions here. Although I've stopped downloading most various/sampler albums this is one of the best sets in my collection. I did manage to replace all the missing ones from the 7 An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music albums in that series and found Scott Gibbons (Lilith) in Vol. 3. It was only a short excerpt but I thought it was really interesting that someone could make such incredible sounds using stones as the source for the music. I can't help but feel connected to the earth hearing those sounds and can't wait to get out into the garden and practice digging in the compost pile as it tries to defrost.
Scott Gibbons / Lilith - Reciprocal (excerpt from Crag on the album Stone) For the first time ever I broke someone's heart at Bandcamp today after a couple? of listens to the excerpt from Stone. Overstayed my welcomed and had to watch that little heart break away in pieces when I clicked the button of guilt. I guess that's why I only like to listen from my library.
The only other album I came across was a collaboration with Chiara Guidi on The Cryonic Chants. A truly terrific album, it contains portions of everything I've come to find most enjoyable about experimental music including beautiful voices, a good bit of orchestrated randomness and it also makes me think of owls as the album closes out and I turn up the volume because I think I can hear something as it's slowly fading when that last 60 seconds of adrenaline kicks in while I scramble to turn down the volume. It really is an album that requires a full listen to appreciate the journey he takes you on. Probably more suited for headphones but I just can't bring myself to wear them. My last.fm tells me I've listened to the album 6 times including the 3 times since yesterday, I thought it would be more. Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi - The Cryonic Chants - Objective Songs And Poems, Taken From An Impassive Animal A couple of samples...
Secondly, I've tried my best over the years to remember to re-search some of the really interesting artists from the series as I work my way through the alphabet and what luck for me as I searched archive.org to find these. I'm feeling a bit guilty for downloading free tracks when the artist is selling them at Bandcamp but I'm doing it anyway. I'll hope they'd understand that if I could afford to (and I have) I'd pay my share. I do really appreciate the opportunity to hear these so I thank them greatly for that. That said, as always there's some editing and tweaking to do on the downloads from the archive and these are no exception. I've recently come across some interesting albums uploaded by https://archive.org/details/@45minutes, so thanks to him too.
Scott Gibbons Since he started doing performing in 1988 with the New Elementals in Dallas, Texas, Scott Gibbons has written several soundtracks, dance pieces and sound installations for art galleries. He took a double major in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in History of Religions. His field is music as it relates to the religious experience and (in this context) contributes to altereted states of consciousness
Stone - first part of the Lilith trilogy published by Sub Rosa from 1992 to 1995. This recording is made exclusively with stones: struck, smashed, grated, granite or clay - all voices are stone, the photographs reproduced here were produced by a process involving the progressive overexposure of a sculpture by Hubert Kiecol. We don't know to what extent we are indebted to the Disciple Divinity House of the University of Chicago.
Orgaziarchive.org Note- Rats, unfortunately these downloads have no sound. Oh well, sometimes they just turn up after years of looking, sometimes they don't, I don't mind waiting till I can afford one to add to my library.
LILITH's second album is inspired by an organisation of the English writer and black mage Aleister Crowley (right). Before World War II this highly ambiguous caracter infiltrated the Golden Dawn of the Outside sect, which ranked Nobel Prize winner W.B. Yeats and the creator of Dracula, Bram Stocker among its members. After he had dissolved this sect, Crowley went on to found his own: Astrum Argentum; he organized orgiastic rituals (which in Italy will lead to the death of one person; Crowley is subsequently banished from the country). He goes by the names THE BEAST or 666, and writes "Magic in Theory and Practice" among other books. When World War II is declared, he suggests a sure means to victory to Churchill. ORGAZIO combines structures taken from Crowley 's magic formulas with his own voice (rare documents); it also uses real cosmic recordings (courtesy of the Adler Planetarium of Chicago). Some of these sounds appear on the limit of audibility; others create an eerie phenomenon of "disconnection".
Redwing - last part of the Lilith trilogy published by Sub Rosa from 1992 to 1995. Redwing explores with Rachel Wilson 's voice, the deep power of sexual energy. All the record is based on the micro-phenomena manipulation of her voice. These recordings based on vital cycles of the human being effectively create a net of hot points in the center of the body - sexually effective - listen in the dark - not alone.
The recordings on this album are compiled from five different live performances but are presented as one continuous mix: - The Lab's Granular Synthesis Showcase "Particle System" (Chicago - USA) : Jun-13-98 - Comandini Theatre (Cesena - Italy) : Feb-21-98 - A/R/S Electronica Festival (In A Tunnel Under The City Of Linz - Austria) : Sep-8-97 - E/S/P Convention (Normal - USA) : May-2-97 - The Double Door (Chicago - USA) : Nov-15-96
Lastly, these albums have been a terrific escape from the lunacy in Europe. I feel so sad for my grandkids and all the children who've already suffered so much mental anguish through the pandemic now have to endure these terrible times. For What? An "idea" that knowing will cost the lives of an unthinkable number of people. How could any SANE person put us through this and how could anyone not condemn this brutal assault on everyday decent people.
From Bandcamp on the Six Ensemble label. Their entire catalogue is free. I chose these to sample first. Tony Peña, Zebenzui González, José Guillén [SE103] Hidráulica Selenita (Free) [SE151] De Sesgo Inclinado (Free) [SE157] De Cuanto el Viento y el Silencio (Free)
From Bandcamp on the Six Ensemble label. Their entire catalogue is free. I chose these to sample first. Tony Peña, Zebenzui González, José Guillén [SE103] Hidráulica Selenita (Free) [SE151] De Sesgo Inclinado (Free) [SE157] De Cuanto el Viento y el Silencio (Free)
Many thanks for the heads up about this label. Because I'm sure I have a mild case of OCD I went straight back to their first five releases and am listening now. That's an awful lot of music to get to grips with, but I certainly enjoyed the first two albums
A bit of an oddball one but if you're into 1960s/70s Psychedelic Rock like I am, then you will really like some of the tracks on RidingEasy Records Mixtape 2025 which comes free.
It is sampled from the RidingEasy albums to be released during 2025.
Comments
Randy Greif
Lost Contact Live In Los Angeles 3.13.87
The Magnetic Spine Review / The Wireless Spine Review
In A Foreign Tongue
Randy Greif / Illusion Of Safety - In Our Little Bodies
Errant Angels Recurring (Dream Circle)
: D-LEM : (A Day Of Visual Geographics) Rapoon + Pacific 231 - Tour De Force
Rickie Lee Jones - Kicks archive.org
Live At XIV International Festival Of Improvisation Hurta Cordel 2010
archive.org
Audition Records at archive.org
Rune Lindblad - Objekt 2 (Electronic & Concrète Music 1962 - 1988)
archive.org
Tokyo Morning Loop Luck
Music Sleepy
Thanks again to @Germanprof, Resting Bell at archive.org
Grow Free Sarana • Orqan Split archive.org
Senyawa - archive.org Unheard Indonesia Vol. 5 - archive.org
Menjadi - Emusic Sujud - Emusic
Alkisah Dikisahkan archive.org
Yes No Wave Records at archive.org
A netlabel; your resource for Indonesian extraordinary music.
Firstly, I want to thank @kargatron and @Brighternow for helping me find so many interesting folks in the Gimmie 10 Experimental thread back in the old Emusic days. I'm not sure if I would have ever found these without all the suggestions. This particular thread has been the source for a good portion of my iTunes library so a big thank you for all that have made suggestions here. Although I've stopped downloading most various/sampler albums this is one of the best sets in my collection. I did manage to replace all the missing ones from the 7 An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music albums in that series and found Scott Gibbons (Lilith) in Vol. 3. It was only a short excerpt but I thought it was really interesting that someone could make such incredible sounds using stones as the source for the music. I can't help but feel connected to the earth hearing those sounds and can't wait to get out into the garden and practice digging in the compost pile as it tries to defrost.
Scott Gibbons / Lilith - Reciprocal (excerpt from Crag on the album Stone)
For the first time ever I broke someone's heart at Bandcamp today after a couple? of listens to the excerpt from Stone. Overstayed my welcomed and had to watch that little heart break away in pieces when I clicked the button of guilt. I guess that's why I only like to listen from my library.
The only other album I came across was a collaboration with Chiara Guidi on The Cryonic Chants. A truly terrific album, it contains portions of everything I've come to find most enjoyable about experimental music including beautiful voices, a good bit of orchestrated randomness and it also makes me think of owls as the album closes out and I turn up the volume because I think I can hear something as it's slowly fading when that last 60 seconds of adrenaline kicks in while I scramble to turn down the volume. It really is an album that requires a full listen to appreciate the journey he takes you on. Probably more suited for headphones but I just can't bring myself to wear them. My last.fm tells me I've listened to the album 6 times including the 3 times since yesterday, I thought it would be more.
Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi
- The Cryonic Chants - Objective Songs And Poems, Taken From An Impassive Animal
A couple of samples...
Secondly, I've tried my best over the years to remember to re-search some of the really interesting artists from the series as I work my way through the alphabet and what luck for me as I searched archive.org to find these. I'm feeling a bit guilty for downloading free tracks when the artist is selling them at Bandcamp but I'm doing it anyway. I'll hope they'd understand that if I could afford to (and I have) I'd pay my share. I do really appreciate the opportunity to hear these so I thank them greatly for that.
That said, as always there's some editing and tweaking to do on the downloads from the archive and these are no exception. I've recently come across some interesting albums uploaded by https://archive.org/details/@45minutes, so thanks to him too.
Since he started doing performing in 1988 with the New Elementals in Dallas, Texas, Scott Gibbons has written several soundtracks, dance pieces and sound installations for art galleries. He took a double major in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in History of Religions. His field is music as it relates to the religious experience and (in this context) contributes to altereted states of consciousness
Stone archive.org
This recording is made exclusively with stones: struck, smashed, grated, granite or clay - all voices are stone, the photographs reproduced here were produced by a process involving the progressive overexposure of a sculpture by Hubert Kiecol. We don't know to what extent we are indebted to the Disciple Divinity House of the University of Chicago.
Orgazi archive.org Note- Rats, unfortunately these downloads have no sound. Oh well, sometimes they just turn up after years of looking, sometimes they don't, I don't mind waiting till I can afford one to add to my library.
Redwing archive.org
Redwing explores with Rachel Wilson 's voice, the deep power of sexual energy. All the record is based on the micro-phenomena manipulation of her voice. These recordings based on vital cycles of the human being effectively create a net of hot points in the center of the body - sexually effective - listen in the dark - not alone.
Field Notes archive.org
- The Lab's Granular Synthesis Showcase "Particle System" (Chicago - USA) : Jun-13-98
- Comandini Theatre (Cesena - Italy) : Feb-21-98
- A/R/S Electronica Festival (In A Tunnel Under The City Of Linz - Austria) : Sep-8-97
- E/S/P Convention (Normal - USA) : May-2-97
- The Double Door (Chicago - USA) : Nov-15-96
Lastly, these albums have been a terrific escape from the lunacy in Europe. I feel so sad for my grandkids and all the children who've already suffered so much mental anguish through the pandemic now have to endure these terrible times. For What? An "idea" that knowing will cost the lives of an unthinkable number of people. How could any SANE person put us through this and how could anyone not condemn this brutal assault on everyday decent people.
Stéphane Grappelli
Stephane Grappelli Satin Doll
On The Road Again
Steve Roden
The Radio View
Three Roots Carved To Look Like Stones Between Yellow And White On One Side.
Between Blue And Black On The Other
Susana López (Susan Drone)
Vortex - Bandcamp Megalitomanía - Bandcamp
Looms - Bandcamp Crónica de un secuestro - Bandcamp
Sublamp (Ryan Connor)
Shiverland Free Cathedrals Of Gravity Free
Whipporwisp Free Lianas (Eilean 16)
Sublamp - Ghost Theories nyop
Taraf de Haïdouks
Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses And Evil Eye Dumbala Dumba
Band Of Gypsies
An old favourite!
Thanos Chrysakis
Inscapes Is There, Is There Not?
ΜΑΓΜΑ / MAGMA Enantio Dromia - Live
(Thanos Chrysakis/Wade Matthews/Dario Bernal-Villegas
#techno #psytechno
koslif.bandcamp.com/album/live
koslif.bandcamp.com/album/solaris
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/piano-is-no-more-side-liner-renil-edis-remix
#psychill #downtempo #worldmusic
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/unknow
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/unravel-feat-shakima
#Chilstep #FutureGarage
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/soul-salvation
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/gravity-of-love-24bit-96khz
#Chillhop #Chillbeats
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-air-2
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/lure-me
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-grill-vol-1
cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/mermaid-marmalade-vol-2-24bit-96khz
Tony Peña, Zebenzui González, José Guillén
[SE103] Hidráulica Selenita (Free) [SE151] De Sesgo Inclinado (Free)
[SE157] De Cuanto el Viento y el Silencio (Free)
Volkan Ergen Hoşnutluk Vadisi Orkestrası Free
Kammerflimmer Kollektief / Strings Of Consciousness (Split-10")
by KAMMERFLIMMER KOLLEKTIEF / STRINGS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
by F. BRETSCHNEIDER / B. MAXIMIN / J. GUFFOND / PHONOSPHERE / KAMMERFLIMMER KOLLEKTIEF
by AIDAN BAKER I GARETH DAVIS
It is sampled from the RidingEasy albums to be released during 2025.
Just ignore the cover which is really misleading!
https://ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/2025-xmas-mixtape
FREE / nameyourprice downloads on Bandcamp through November
celebrating some special anniversaries this month...
20 YEARS
'Cistern'
by Doublends Vert
(LINE_024)
lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/cistern
+
15 YEARS
’Twin Radiant Flux’
by Scott Cortez (of Lovesliescrushing)
(LINE_046)
lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/twin-radiant-flux
+
10 YEARS
‘Isolation’
by Frank Bretschneider
(LINE_074)
lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/isolation