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Summer Sounds - a collection of short (1-2 minute) field recordings documenting one intriguing sonic experience per day.

Previously unreleased tracks from my "conceptual drum n bass" album under the name Blysk. Storm Threads was begun during the particularly electric-stormy summer of 2001, and was finally 'done' (read: abandoned, as all labors of love must be eventually :) in 2004.

I am offering it for a free download under Creative Commons, with the opportunity to donate via flattr: http://flattr.com/thing/344525/Blysk-Storm-Threads.

Finally: Enjoy!

Check out the full release: http://soundcloud.com/chi-recordings/sets/erik-sumo-band-the-trouble-soup-remixes-vol-3

A hand-picked selection of tracks spanning time and genre.

Sensuous circuitous abstracts, composed under the ‘vzæm’ alias (the Ukrainian root word for reciprocity). These tend toward a more classical IDM structure. The focus is on mood, emotion and human warmth, with the colder techno elements providing canvas and rhythm.

For over a decade, I've been recording random auras, sonic atmospheres, precipitation, snippets of muffled conversations, and rhythms 'at the speed of life'. Many of these field recordings have served as crucial inspirations, some have wormed their way into other compositions, and still others have yet to manifest their magic. This set showcases some of my favorites; most, if not all, will be freely available to download and use under Creative Commons license, so that they can continue to inspire and breathe life back into the cosmic fugue :)

Jungle Concrète / Ethno-Drum & Bass / Dubstep under the Blysk pseudonym.

Electro-organic beats and smoky grooves produced under the Tricyclic pseudonym. A collaborative project with engineer extraordinaire Dubfader.

Many tracks feature a revolving group of international instrumentalists, emcees & vocalists, including members of John Brown's Body, 10 ft. Ganja Plant, Dub and Bass, Adonai & I, and Pressure Cooker, as well as MCs Kabir and Shuman, and the lovely R&B chanteuse Shea Rose, among others.

(un)reels sprang from the concepts of tension & climax as expressed in aural aspects of film. Sonic mood slices are carefully extracted from the most essential & ecstatic moments, captured within crystalline fragments cleansed of their context. Finally, these cool climactic suspensions are preserved & contorted with hot dub techniques from sun-bursting Jamaica. Think of them as impressionist sketches, in the wave form of audible splashes.

Mangled abstraction, left field recordings and sonic ephemera...