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Air Residue – Deniz Tafaghodi

You can listen preview of this album on this page. The album is only available on our Bandcamp. Air Residue by Deniz Tafaghodi Air Residue (Studies in Air and Silence) is an ongoing project exploring air as material, infrastructure, and condition. This album presents two tracks built from recordings of gas meters in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Tehran, and Zanjan, alongside air shafts, ventilation systems, and the subtle hiss of archival recordings. The sigh of air, the hum of gas meters, the quiet corners of rooms, and the hiss that usually gets cut out of sound form the core material. These “leftovers” are amplified and transformed, letting them speak for themselves. Failure to Lock-up unfolds as...

Duets for Synthesizer and __ – John C.S. Keston

You can listen preview of this album on this page. The album is also available on all streaming platforms and on Bandcamp.  Duets for Synthesizer and __ - John C.S. Keston One-part binaural field recordings and one-part synthesized sound, Duets… treats the ambience of urban spaces as if they were conscious participants in an improvising ensemble. Using analog synthesizers Keston alternates between performing accompaniment for these environments and allowing the ambience to accompany him. The environmental sounds form drones and rhythmic patterns while Keston responds with fundamental waveforms. The synthesized timbres are modulated and filtered to create complex textures that blend or contrast with the ambient sound. The field recordings were largely captured with binaural...