"Connection: sculpting silence"
Embark on a serene journey with "Connection," where ambient and experimental compositions delicately sculpt silence. Each artist contributes to this intricate tapestry, creating a melodic symphony that invites reflection on the subtle connections woven into the spaces between notes. Explore the beauty of shared experiences through the enigmatic echoes of sonic exploration.
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Alessandro De Nicola:
"Alessandro De Nicola is a musician and composer inspired by the idea of Air’s “electronic performer”. Influenced by a variety of music styles, from Brian Eno to Radiohead, the Paris-based artist’s sound exploration ranges through diverse soundscapes like ambient music, experimental electronic, cinematic music and art rock."
"Open Arms is a song composed and performed by Alessandro De Nicola."
linktr.ee/alessandrodenicola
www.instagram.com/alex_de_nicola/
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Andrea Cichecki:
"Andrea drew inspiration from a patch she created with her modular synthesiser, and from there she created the dreamy song 'Mirrored Reflections’, a song that keeps moving endlessly and where you can discover a new sound every time."
"Andrea Cichecki is a sound artist and composer. Her signature sound is in the melancholic layers of electronic music that can be found in ambient, contemporary and experimental music, and sound design."
www.andreacichecki.com
linktr.ee/AndreaCichecki
soundcloud.com/andrea-cichecki www.instagram.com/andrea_cichecki/ www.facebook.com/AndreaCicheckiMusic
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Blossombisquits:
"The track is called "Un pomeriggio nel giardino segreto degli inganni".
I am often inspired and connected to my childhood about connections and especially the reading I did in the summer when school let out.
When time comes between you and the book you read, your memory reworks the story, adding parts or modifying it and so in your mind the memories are different from the original story.
I know it may seem a bit cryptic as a message but this is an example of my approach."
www.blossombisquits.it
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Denis Violet:
"Merci à Syro Instruments, luthier qui m'a envoyé gracieusement son Diddley Bow, instrument à une corde."
www.instagram.com/denis_violet/
linktr.ee/denisviolet.ramirez
open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/1GT5OxsOAn0KF006Pa5woJ?si=qr9plbUzRnO_qn_v113o8g
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Dexba:
"The quirkiest drum machine reconstructs the sounds from the outside nature; the most classical piano gives structure and meaning, in this tiny, self-contained, microcosm."
Track credits: "Giorgio Castelli / Dexba"
www.instagram.com/dexbasynth/
www.youtube.com/@Dexba/
dexba.bandcamp.com
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Ekin Fil w. Dominic Coppola:
"Michigan-based synthesist Dominic Coppola and Istanbul-based ambient artist Ekin Fil join forces on this overseas collaboration to bring forth an enveloping affair of beguiled transcendence.
On this track, Coppola paints the landscape with a graceful melody to make space for Ekin to sprinkle the created realm with woozy tape textures and misty vocals."
track credits:
Dominic Coppola:
dominiccoppola.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/dominiccoppola/
Ekin Fil:
ekinfil.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/ekin.fil/
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Florigenix:
"This is the detailed and emotive story about three interconnected stages in the metamorphic process of a being."
track credits:
"Written, played, arranged, produced by Nicholas Dallwitz aka Florigenix"
florigenix.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/florigenix/
open.spotify.com/artist/5HrzDJDZHaomyqcoS6Pji1
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Frédéric D. Oberland:
"The track "Iceberg A23a" refers to the world’s biggest iceberg due to global warming.
This ice colossus island (38 times the size of Paris, 3 times the size of New York) splits from the Antarctic coastline and is now driven by winds and currents.
Frédéric D. Oberland is an experimental multi-instrumentalist, composer, photographer and the label co-owner of NAHAL Recordings.
Founding member of the post-anything collective OISEAUX-TEMPÊTE and the electro-shamanic and psych-noise groups FOUDRE! and Le Réveil des Tropiques, his fourth solo album ""Solstices"" was released by ZamZamRec in March 2023."
track credits:
"All music by Frédéric D. Oberland: resonant garden, deckard's dream, poly D, mellotron, syntrx & voice,
recorded at Magnum Diva
mixed by Jean-Charles Bastion at Mer/Noir
mastered by Camille Jamain"
www.fredericdoberland.com
fredericdoberland.bandcamp.com
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Gaël Segalen:
www.instagram.com/g_ihearu_segalen/
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IDRA:
"IDRA, a project by Francesca Pavesi, musician, producer, sound artist from Milan. Ambient sounds, soundscapes and organic textures blend through the use of synths and modular systems to enter into a journey of sound creation."
track credits:
www.idrasound.com
idra.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/__idra__/
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Igor Yalivec:
"Igor Yalivec is a sound artist from Ukraine.
The compositional approach of Igor's solo works is based on the ideas of cyclicity, repetition and layering of sound fragments, on the interaction of silence and pressure, minimalism and melodic diversity.
Igor creates music through improvisation on modular synthesizers with extensive use of generative algorithms, granular synthesis and sampling."
Bandcamp:
yalivec.bandcamp.com
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/yalivec/
YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/yalivec
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Irène Blanc:
"Les bruissements sont son silence.
Son énergie dans le jour blanc
N'a pas d'écho."
track credits:
Composition, enregistrement, mixage Irène Blanc (Wavestate, Microfreak, Mother 32)
www.ireneblanc.com
irene-blanc.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/ireneblanc
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Julien Lheuillier:
"Julien Lheuillier a créé Pointe du Lac, groupe qui est désormais un trio avec Richard Francés et Quentin Rollet. Leur dernier album, Les siphonophores des eaux froides et profondes de l'Arctique vient de paraître sur le label Hands in the Dark."
www.instagram.com/pointe_du_lac/
pointedulac.bandcamp.com
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Kritzkom:
"When it gets cold, the air feels different, intense, dry, even the smells is different. It has a special texture. Colder it is more intense is the feeling.
A piece made of modular synthesizer supported by a low field recording of wind and snow in Antarctic peninsula."
www.kritzkom.com
instagram.com/kritzkom/
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Marc Melià:
"Born in Majorca, composer and producer Marc Melià is known for his ability to find beauty and emotion within the circuitry of his synthesizer."
www.instagram.com/marc_melia/?hl=en
marcmelia.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-prophet
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Matthias Puech:
Composed and Mixed by Matthias Puech
mqtthiqs.github.io
matthiaspuech.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/mqtthiqs/
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MAYSUN:
"about this track:
Music title:
The Veil is Off (feat. Gylden)
Project name:
MAYSUN
Project Description:
MAYSUN, a composer and sound artist, crafts immersive atmospheric soundscapes through a unique blend of drumming expertise and sound design, using physical space to shape and manipulate sounds as soundtracks to his life events.
His work is marked by an innovative approach that transforms real-life sounds into musical tones, skillfully interweaving time and space dimensions to create meaningful emotional connections in his compositions."
track credits:
Gylden: Contra-Alto Clarinet
MAYSUN: Synths, sound Design & mix
www.maysun.ca
maysunmusic.bandcamp.com
gylden.bandcamp.com
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Oora:
About the track:
"Una notte senza sogni is a modular composition recorded as a performance made on purpose for this compilation."
About Oora:
"Oora is a church of analog sequencing.
Oora is the solo project of Italian artist Federico Chiesa. Using
only hardware synths and avoiding multitracking, Chiesa is
interested in spontaneous recording of minimal electronic
music, cherishing the imperfection and authenticity over
production.
His live shows are fully improvised, making every performance
unique and unrepeatable, since the sequences are always
deleted at the end. Taking off the conveniency of playing
prerecorded material and embracing the risks of a blank start
are the focal points of Oora’s acts."
IG :
www.instagram.com/ooramusic
SOUNDCLOUD :
soundcloud.com/ooramusic
BANDCAMP :
oora.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK :
www.facebook.com/ooramusic/
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Ricardo M. Peixoto:
"Ricardo M. Peixoto often prefers the role of curator, setting up a controlled chaos that tries to balance harmony and rhythm with field recordings and tape loops through the generative skin of a modular synthesizer."
track credits:
Ricardo M. Peixoto
www.instagram.com/havewedronethisbefore/
linktr.ee/ricardopeixoto
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Richard Francés:
"Richard Francés, a passionate sound explorer, delves into the unexpected in his work. 'Entropy Eclipsed', his latest track, is a humble exploration of the Moog Grandmother's dual notes, blending darkness and unpredictability."
track credits:
"Recorded, mixed and mastered by Richard Francés."
richardfrancs.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/richardfrancesmusic
hyletapes.bandcamp.com/music
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Silentwave:
about this track:
"dreamy improvised drone"
silentwave.bandcamp.com
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Tangent Universes:
"Attic Haunts & Flower Quilts is a modular synth and field recording composition that captures a deep friendship at midlife.
The sounds come from evening crickets and cicadas common in the Patapsco Valley and heard in the woods behind my home."
track credits:
"Carolyn Snow, composer
Tyler Pursel, mix & mastering"
Website:
www.thiselectricspace.com
IG:
www.instagram.com/tangent_universes/
Bandcamp:
tangentuniverses.bandcamp.com
Mystery Circles:
mysterycircles.com/tangent-universes-interview
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Tern:
"Starting from loops of magnetic tape that probe reminiscences and plunge into their own iteration, Tern explores an inevitable stretching of time through the wear of sounds."
track credits:
"Composed and mixed by Grégoire Couvert
Mastering by Jean-Charles Bastion @ Singular Studio"
ternmusic.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/gregoirecouvert/
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The Unperson:
"Altnaharra is inspired by the occasionally gentle nature of the Scottish winter."
track credits:
Written and produced by The Unperson.
www.youtube.com/theunperson
www.instagram.com/the_unpers0n
theunperson.bandcamp.com/community
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Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra:
"The title is Shabondama, which means "soap bubble" in English."
track credits:
Music by Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra
Mix & Mastering by Hiro Nakamura
Bandcamp
tybo.bandcamp.com/music
Instagram
www.instagram.com/tybo_ambientsky/
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Tom Leclerc:
"Versatile artist, improviser, composer, engineer, and artistic director of the Moss Explorers collective, Tom Leclerc explores new ways of creating, storytelling, diffusing, and producing.
He aims to encompass within his sphere everything that surrounds him, from the audience to the environment."
track credits:
Produced and designed by Tom Leclerc
www.instagram.com/tom__leclerc/
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Why Patterns?:
"The instrumental music of WHY PATTERNS? blends augmented saxophones, synthesizers, and sequencers in long, cold yet luminous electronic tracks. The group strives to convey repetitive musical processes without losing the sense of inspired lyricism: flamboyant, enveloping, with echoes of the Berlin club scene and full of stories."
PATCHWORK GIRL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eszqTTlcYtk
GIVE THE WORD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlIhKj29J3E
MUSIC FOR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdvlLObKVs
SPOTIFY
open.spotify.com/artist/6x5LGHZuexwRSdNM2k0jsp/discography
Instagram
www.instagram.com/why_patterns/
Facebook
www.facebook.com/whypatternsmusicfor/
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Have talked about the compilation:
A CLOSER LISTEN:
"We began this section of our preview with one major compilation and end with two more. Hylé Tapes’ Connection: sculpting silence gathers ambient composers from around the world for a 27-track set with a dual concentration: the connections between notes and the connections between us all. There’s a great deal of variety in the pieces, which include contributions from Frederic D. Oberland and Igor Yalivec (January 12). (...)"
acloserlisten.com/2024/01/01/acl-2024-winter-music-preview-ambient/ 
