I’m really digging the fusion of ambient, crunky dub, and glitchy IDM in this new album from Liquid Stranger. I was not super into his last one, The Arcane Terrain, but I knew this one was different mere seconds into hearing the first track. Cryogenic Encounters is sure to get a lot of play time from me.

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011.

Pound a Rhythm Electronic – Younger Brother by TwistedMusic

Hello …… this is a ruff draft of the electronic version of Pound a Rhythm . You’ll hear the final version when we release Vaccine – electronic ( crap title I know – its a working title i promise)

You’ll probably catch some sort of version of this if you come to any of the Younger Brother sound system gigs coming up.

hope u enjoy

“The creative and the curious are never truly happy unless they have entered a “flow-state”: a rapturous state of consciousness in which we “loose ourselves and find ourselves” exploring our unending curiosity. This is a state of enhanced lucidity and increased pattern recognition that feeds upon itself. For those of us with that itch, that splinter in our mind that never wavers, our lack of complacency feeds a hunger to always know more….. Curiosity is bliss!” -Jason Silva

Spotted at Imaginary Foundation.

Toxic by auma

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan

The footage in this little film was captured by the hardworking men and women at NASA with the Cassini Imaging Science System. If you’re interested in learning more about Cassini and the on-going Cassini Solstice Mission, check it out at NASA’s website: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/​science/​index.cfm

Track: 2 Ghosts I, Ghosts I – IV by Nine Inch Nails

Great tunes for a great cause….. here’s the story directly from Bluetech:

I’m proud to announce Rainforest Reverbation: An Amazon Benefit. 100 percent of the proceeds of this album work to end deforestation, species loss, and cultural upheaval in the amazon. You can find out a lot more about the specifics at: www.amazonvoice.org and www.criticalbeats.org.

I’m full of gratitude that I found a way, a tiny way to give back a tiny bit through this tiny offering that I made. I hope you enjoy the music, but even more, I hope that it inspires you to take one little action that matters, and to think about your art and your offering, and how to make it count.

If supporting the protection of the plants, people & culture of the amazon through this music feels good to you, you can find some purchase links below, including full album streaming at bandcamp.

Links below:
Bandcamp
Itunes
Unmixed files at Addictech

Check out this great compilation, ​Painting Pictures On Silence V1, compiled by Sun In Aquarius, including tracks from Sun In Aquarius, Hypagog, Grouch, Mr. Bill, and more. Fans of my Psilicon Dreams mixes will recognize some of those names and my love for this breed of genre-blending tunescapes, with elements of downtempo, dubstep, glitch, idm, psychedelia, and dub. I don’t know what you call it, but I do know it pushes all the right buttons in my brain. The price is a bit high for a digital release, but it does contain 17 ear-pleasing tunes, and there’s always the option of just buying the individual tracks that move you most. Preview the entire album via the player below and head over to its Bandcamp page for purchase.

Exploring the vast and unexplored expanses of Experimental Electronica, Enig’matik Records presents 16 Artists From Australia,The U.K & New Zealand that have been meticulously handpicked by Label Creator and Artist SUN IN AQUARIUS. All these artists bring forward thinking glitch tinged productions to the table. Songs that contain unsurpassed attention to detail , rich emotional depth and blistering sound design techniques, creating dense Sonic Environments begging to be explored.

Like much of the Internet, I was slightly underwhelmed by the new Younger Brother album Vaccine. There are certainly a few gems on the release, like “Sys 700″ and “Tetris”, but for the most part, it didn’t live up to the greatness they achieved with The Last Days Of Gravity. UK fans did get treated with a Deluxe Edition of the album, however, that includes this track “Delina Did It”. A tasty cut for sure. It doesn’t seem to be available outside of the UK, though, which is a crying shame. I want to buy this track and simply can’t. If anyone knows of where US customers and purchase it, please leave a comment for the greater good!

UPDATE:
I spotted this on the Twisted forum…

Delina did will get released later this as part of vaccine part 2 – we will probably work on it again for its official release…… Vaccine part 2 is dark.electronic.largely instrumental remixes of vaccine …. we started on it in December and plan to put it out later this year , we will also be doing a purely acoustic version of the album – both will be released together – stay tuned for more info

the reason we never play stuff from FOB live is the hard drive will the album’s studio sessions corrupted and we lost it all – as a result we only have the stereo files…. to play crumblenaut live we had to recreate it

peace n out

benji

x

Amon Tobin posted his new album, ISAM, in its entirety for your streaming pleasure. It’s a departure from the jazz-infused broken beats that he became famous for, but it retains and showcases his meticulous sound-design chops. It all sounds lovely to my ears—with equal parts of melody, crunchy bits, and ambient atmosphere—and I can’t wait to dive deeper with repeat listens. Check out the excellent write-up on Create Digital Music, which contains much more info about the album, including some making-of videos.

You can buy ISAM here: www.amontobin.com/store/album/isam.

Rotary Signal Emitter – Side A from The Wire Magazine on Vimeo.

Rotary Signal Emitter – Side B from The Wire Magazine on Vimeo.

Sculpture present a flattened zoetrope on the surface of a vinyl record. The Victorian zoetrope, invented in 1834, was a three-dimensional object that consisted of a spinning cylinder with vertical slits through which still images appeared to move.

Sculpture’s animation requires the use of a video camera to convey its magic, but as can be seen from their videos the effort is well worth it. Just the knowledge of the latent potential contained within the vinyl surface serves to enhance the experience of the music and the spinning disc, even to the naked eye, is a hypnotic spectacle.>

What a spectacular idea and execution! Full details can be found at Hardformat.

Pixelthis on Etsy is making this crazy awesome wall clocks out of old and broken turntables. Get yours here.

Perhaps you are looking for a something a bit smaller? Then there’s always these great laser-cut “Re_Vinyl” clocks from Pavel Sidorenko. There’s a load of different fun designs to choose from.

Check out this beautiful new art print called “Petals” by Andy Gilmore. You can buy it at The Ghostly Store.

My favorite purveyors of artistically stimulating t-shirts, The Imaginary Foundation, are setting up an art installation and pop-up store next week in San Francisco. The photos of the place and works look jaw-droppingly amazing. If you are in the area, go go go and check this thing out.

OPENING NIGHT
Friday, November 19, 2010
7:30pm–12am
FIFTY24SF Gallery Presents
248 Fillmore Street
San Francisco CA 94117

The artist and scientist may at first seem strange bedfellows. Of the many human disciplines, there are few that could seem more divergent. The artist employs image and metaphor; the scientist uses number and equation. Art creates illusions meant to evoke emotion, while science engages in the pursuit of empirical verification. There is, to some degree, a physiological cause for this apparent divergence: the two halves, or hemispheres, of the brain.

The right side of the brain is responsible for emotions and intuition, the left for logic and reason. Yet the notion of two brains gives rise to the function of one mind. Perhaps it is this one “undivided mind” that presents a way forward through the monumental cultural changes we now face, enabling us to surf this dynamic moment in history from a platform of balance and symmetry.

This installation endeavors to fuse the aesthetic beauty of art and science in order to create a synthesis of mind, one which is as much rational as it is fantastic. Think of this undivided mind as a prototype of human possibility—an evolutionary signal of convergence, harmony, and accelerated progress. The rest is up to us.

POP-UP STORE/GALLERY HOURS
Sat, Nov 20–Sun, Nov 28
Mon–Sat 12pm–6pm, Sun 12pm–5pm

Spotted at Imaginary Foundation.

This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.

We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.

Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
dentsulondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​light-painting/​
and at the BERG blog:
berglondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​magic-ipad-light-painting/​

via Phidelity Blog

via wire to the ear

Dopese’s Fluffy Chill Out Corner kindly pointed out that Dubmission Records have put their fantastic catalog of dubby electronica up on Bandcamp and at very reasonable prices. You’ll find all their releases by Pitch Black, Doof, Stress Assassin, International Observer, and others. If this is all new to you, grab the either the On A Mission From Dub or On A Dubmission comps, which present a generous sampling of their material for an easily swallowed ₤1.50 GBP (~$2.30).

The Dubmission catalog is seriously some of the best dubtronica out there, and paired with cheap prices and Bandcamps variety of format options, this is a total win for us fans. Enjoy!

You ready to Rock?!?!? Yeah, neither am I. I mean I am, but I got this new ambient album coming out. YOU READY TO CHILL?!?!?! Good.

So yeah, new album. It’s called K8EMA and was written for my second niece, Katelyn Mae. She’s a cutie. And what better way is there to mold and shape a young child’s mind than some extremely tripped-out psychedelic music from yer pal, Gel-Sol? Cuz I don’t know.

Check out the cover:

I made that shit! The music sounds like that too, which is of course BADASS. Ok, it might not be badass, but it’s pretty cool. I’m trying to promote here!

Here’s the tracklisting:

01. Abyssinia
02. K8EMA
03. Spirit Guide
04. Glade
05. Halo of Stars
06. Peacetime Fortress
07. The Mechanical Garden
08. Panta Rhei
09. Gel’s Hole
10. Energy Pools
11. Last

K8EMA drops on September 6th, 2010 through Keith Downey and the fine people of Psychonavigation Records in Dublin. They have a hell of roster, so you should check them out!

http://www.psychonavigation.com

K8EMA is also available for pre-order through Darla Records:
http://darla.com/index.php?fuseaction=item_cat.ecom_superitem_detail&item_cat_id=38248

and Ear/Rational (currently the month’s top seller!)
http://www.ear-rational.com/detail.php?id=64603

You can also check out the K8EMA album sampler via Soundcloud!
K8EMA album sampler by Gel-Sol

So yeah, buy K8EMA today and be the first on yer block to brag to all yer friends, family and neighbors that you have some ambient cd that nobody really listens to! K8EMA will also be available digitally through iTunes, Beatport, Bleep.com (Warp Records) and a few other online shops…

And I’ll try to blog more in the future. I totally forgot to post the new Kids For Tomorrow album (Nequa) that we finished up in the spring. It’s a crazy ambient album too!

Yer Pal,
Gel-Sol

Here’s a new release from Chillography favorite, and previous guest, Kalpataru Tree. Curtis fuses lush, organic textures, with dreamy dubscapes to create a unique blend that is sure to please all psydub or chillout fans.

Preview the 7-track album with the player below, and buy it in your format of choice for only $5. At that price, by this artist, this album is a must own.

Official music video for Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene’.

An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene.’

Directimated by A.F.Schepperd
Commissioned by Ninjatune Records
Music by Blockhead

spotted at Flyer Design Goodness

As a huge fan of Theo Ellsworth, this animation immediately caught my interest. I absolutely love that surreal, hyper-detailed, doodle/stream-of-consciousness inspired illustration style, and Malcolm Sutherland has taken it to another level by bring it to life in this lovely animation. Enjoy!

When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind. An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009. For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/theastronomersdream

Woo(b)! The loooooooooong awaited new album from cinematic ambient master, Woob, dropped today. This is very good news. I’ve been a huge Woob fan since I was first passed a copy of his Em:t Records, 1194 release, which remains one of my all-time favorites. Woob’s deep atmospheric textures mingle with live instrumentation and half heard voices from a movie never filmed, and Repurpose does little mess with this winning formula. Preview the album with the player below and click over to his Bandcamp page to pick up this (and most other) Woob releases.

From http://season9.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/woob-repurpose:

A new Woob compilation – Repurpose, will be available towards the end of May on download and a very limited run CD. The spiritual successor to Woob 1194 this album takes a couple of tracks from Woob 4495 and various Em:t compilations that Woob appeared on. throws in a couple of new lengthy excursions and blends it all together into a new listening experience.

Finally! Some fresh new music from northwest psychill hero, Phutureprimitive. Out today is the Luminous EP, containing three new(ish) tracks. I say “newish” because it seems like Rain has been dropping these tracks in his sets for a while, and it’s nice to finally have my own copies to play out. Style-wise, fans of his first album and subsequent compilation contributions will recognize that signature Phutureprimitive moody atmosphere and delicious bass lines. What’s new is the addition of lyrical vocals in the forefront of the mix as the new driving force for each track. These lyrics, by Alyssa Palmer and Rain, have been tastefully edited and are seamless additions to the already lush Phutureprimitive soundscape. Vocals of this caliber seem to be tricky to find in this kind of electronica, and Rain pulls it off. My gut tells me that some old fans will not be so into this new lyrical direction, but it will most certainly open up his music to an even wider audience. With Phutureprimitive now performing as a full band, this new direction should be not much of a surprise, and thankfully, in Rain’s capable hands the vocals and music continue to push the mature downtempo vibe that first caught the world’s ear six years ago.

From http://vimeo.com/10692284:

ENVISION : Step into the sensory box. Sous ce nom se cache l’expérience immersive offerte par ALCATEL-LUCENT à ses clients lors du dernier Mobile World Congress. Une expérience à base de vidéo mapping conçue par l’agence SUPERBIEN et le département New Media de l’Agence \Auditoire. Le public était invité à entrer dans un cube et à découvrir une vision artistique de la tagline de l’événement : Transforming the mobile experience.

Google Translation:

ENVISION: Step into the sensory box. Under this name hides the immersive experience offered by Alcatel-Lucent to its customers at the last Mobile World Congress. An experience-based video mapping designed by the agency and the Department SUPERBIEN New Media Agency \ Auditorium. The public was invited into a cube and discover an artistic vision of the tagline of the event: Transforming the mobile experience.

Tons of festival and video info can be found at http://vimeo.com/8458060.

The official OZORA Festival 2009 Video created by Pumpui (www.pumpui.com). 1 hour long music video with 21 mindblowing tracks from well know artists.

tracklist:

Aes Dana – Leylines (Ultimae Rec. 2009)
Hang-drum live opening session performed by Norbert Pável and Christian Amin Varkonyi
Juno Reactor – Mona Lisa Overdrive v2 (Metropolis Rec. 2004)
Solar Fields – Good Times (Ultimae Rec. 2005)
Echotek – Don’t Be (Yoyo Rec. 2006)
Andromeda – Waterworld (Soul Surfer remix) (Yellow Sunshine Explosion Rec. 2005)
Liquid Soul – Prophecy (Yellow Sunshine Explosion Rec. 2008)
Vibrasphere – In control (Tribal Vision Rec. 2007)
Shpongle – The Stamen of the Shamen (Twisted Rec. 2005)
Electric Universe – Silence in Action (Electric Universe Rec. 2008)
Hyper Frequencies – Twisted Latitude (Syncronize Rec. 2007)
Pleadians – Vimana Pt 2 (Harmonia Rec. 2006)
Logic Bomb – Sonic Algebra (Solstice Rec. 2007)
Tristan – Terrordactyl (Nano Rec. 2007)
Man With No Name – Teleport (original mix) (Dragonfly Rec. 2000)
Hallucinogen – Deranger (Twisted Rec. 1996)
Entheogenic – Aranyanyara (Chillcode Rec. 2005)
Carbon Based Lifeforms – Photosynthesis (Ultimae Rec. 2006)
Allaby – Aurorae (Neurobiotic Rec. 2006)
Even11 – All night long (Unreleased)
Atmos – Twin Reaction (Iboga Rec, 2009)
Vibrasphere – Breathing Space (Tribal Vision Rec. 2008)

Check out this teaser for “Go Quiet”, a film to included in the limited & digital special editions of his upcoming album “Go”.

“the concept behind ‘go quiet’ was simple: it’s new year’s day in reykjavík, and jónsi awakens to a trashed house in the wake of his party. he avoids cleaning up and instead procrastinates by playing songs that reflect the night before, the bittersweetness of new year, and the melancholy of a year gone by” – director dean deblois.

Check out this fantastic coupling of psychedelic, glitchy, chillout tunes from Sun In Aquarius. It’s a free download, so you best do yourself a favor and add these gems to your bloated music collection. You can be sure that I’ll be using both tracks in future DJ sets. More music and info about Sun In Aquarius can be found at his Myspace page.

Sun In Aquarius is a Experimental Electronic project from up and coming sound designer Jake Rose (23). Thick sonic soundscapes and liquidy glitches interweave with the psychedelic, cryptic lyrics of jim morrison and the doors in this FREE release.
Special thanks to Travis Universe for his magical guitars on Riders on the storm!.

SomaFM is broadcasting a live mix of ambient music and Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 Live Mission Audio all this week on Mission Control. The recent playlist has included past Chillography guests Gel-Sol and Osiris Indriya.

Note: Astronaut sleep periods are approximately from 6am pacific to 2pm pacific. There will be minimal mission audio at that time.

via Synthtopia

via Synthtopia

Holy hot sauce! The seminal (and much missed) goa/psytrance band The Green Nuns of the Revolution are resurfacing with a chilled out remix album, ala Hallucinogen in Dub.

The Underground psychedelic trance mavericks from England who caused joyous havoc at many an International party in the late 90’s are experiencing a resurgence of interest for which they have changed their socks. PAN ELECTRIC is the artist name for Matt Coldricks’ projects on Absolute Ambient records . The Pan Electric approach of variations rather than re-mixes allows for more creative interpretations of melodies and moods and marks a departure form the rather tired culture of remixes. Quirky, dubby and laced with colour, drama and humour this album is vivid, smells of carnivals, bonfires and tastes like the best spontaneous night in you’ve had. Available from February 2010 and available in liquid form at most leading horse stables…

More info and audio samples can be found here: www.triskelemanagement.com/promotion/greennunsonice.

Younger Brother is hard at work on their next album. I’m a huge fan of both of their previous full lengths, but their most recent release, Last Days of Gravity, is especially good. Another Younger Brother album on the horizon is definitely something to look forward to.

Spotted at Livepa blog.

NeuroDriver – Church of the Plasma Christ (Preview)  by  Flying Rhino Digital

Friday, Feb. 5 :: Chillography 203
with Bloom, Cotec, Nelia, and Hendrik

Saturday, Feb 6 :: HOTwired
with Blue Spectral Monkey vs Captain Trips, Osiris Indryia vs Lara, and Amanita vs Nick Mc

Friday, Feb 12 :: Ambire Linearis
with Playing With Knobs, John Ames, Jenna Marshall, and Skoi Sirius

Friday, Feb 19 :: The Lotus Petal
with Evan Bluetech, Phutureprimitive, Dropzone, and Channel Surfer

Monstrous is proud to announce that Entranced is now available in the Apple iTunes store!

If you are new to Entranced, now is a great time to check out this visually stunning, action packed game that stimulates the eyes, ears, and mind!

Entranced is a fresh, finely-tuned visual music game that takes the experience of listening to music to an entirely new level, blending brilliant colors and intoxicating sounds into full synesthesia.

Each track is perfectly matched with custom visuals, creating a dreamlike experience that takes you deep into the song. Tap the beats to the rhythm of the music and watch the notes transform into beautiful and imaginative blooms. With 5 musical worlds and many more to come, you’ll enjoy hours of entertainment that will intensify your love for music.

Entranced showcases songs from some of the best DJs and musicians from around the world, including Makyo, Adham Shaikh, Sounds from the Ground, and Karsh Kale.

To celebrate the launch of Entranced, we’ve lowered the price by 50%!

Click here to buy the game for $1.99!

If you enjoy Entranced, please help us spread the word:
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Spotted on Synthtopia.

The sublime Seattle-based trip-hop duo, The New Law, laid down this fantastic set at Tost Lounge on Sept. 9, 2009. It’s a laid back mash of loungey hip-hop beats, a smattering of live sax, and vibey synth lines that will ease you perfectly into the weekend.

THE NEW LAW Live @ Tost Lounge, Seattle — 09/04/2009 by thenewlaw

I’ve had the music of The Sight Below on continuous loop all morning, and it has been the perfect companion to the gray drizzly sky outside my window. The bus ride to work this morning was especially dreary, with the Space Needle and downtown just barely peeking through the haze, and it was matched perfectly by the beautiful melancholic guitarscapes and subtle back beats. At times his sound is very reminiscent of Sigor Rós’ more ambient moments, and his bowed guitar style is probably responsible for some of that similarity.

For a sample, be sure to check out “No Place for Us,” a free EP download from Ghostly International. If that floats your boat, then you can’t go wrong with picking up last year’s full length LP, “Glider,” and the recently released “Murmur EP.”

If you like this sort of minimal and moody ambient techno, be sure to also check out Yagya’s “Rigning” album. It’s another stunning example of the genre.

So cool. Check out the Ekdahl Moisturizer. It’s a spring reverb with exposed springs, which means that while it can be used as a traditional spring reverb by passing audio signals through the springs, you can also stroke, pluck, and fiddle with the exposed springs to create liquidy, bouncy audio goodness. If you are looking for a unique analog sound, for only $300 this unique effect/instrument would be a fine addition to your sonic arsenal. More info about the unit can be found here.

Here is the Reagenz live set from the Decibel Fest 2009 closing party. I was unable to make it out to this show, and heard amazing things about this set, so I’m super happy to be able to listen to it now. Reagenz is a duo comprised of Jonah Sharp (aka Spacetime Continum) and Move D. I was able to catch Spacetime Continum’s live ambient set at the Pan Cascadia Showcase earlier in the weekend and it was definitely a festival highlight for me. Spacetime atmospherics + mellow techno beats = total win. Enjoy!

reagenz live @ decibel festival 2009-09-27 by Move D

Up first is Concentr8 by Khainz. Get ready for some top-shelf techno goodness.

Khainz — Concentr8 (Soundcloud Snip) unmastered by Khainz