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Doug McKechnie ~ San Francisco Moog: 1968​-​72

“San Francisco Moog documents for the first time a critical missing link in the history of electronic music. In 1968, a young singer named Doug McKechnie got hold of one the very first Moog Modular Series III synthesizers ever made—serial number 004—and began experimenting with it. Soon, he was hauling its many components around theContinue reading “Doug McKechnie ~ San Francisco Moog: 1968​-​72”

V/A ~ Zar: Songs for the spirits

“Zār is a possession cult practised on the outskirts of the rapidly modernising societies of North Africa and the Middle East. It’s a phenomenon that crosses not only geographical boundaries but also those determined by the rational mind. The boundaries here are not clearly defined; multiple worlds intertwine. Zar cant be enclosed in a singleContinue reading “V/A ~ Zar: Songs for the spirits”

Kink Gong ~ Tibetan Buddhism Trip

“Psalmody, small bells, big cymbals, gongs and drums – this puzzling collage of Tibetan Buddhist rites recordings is hypnotizing. It opens the way to the state of trance. The slight electronic arrangement still reminds that reality is not so far. The two twenty-minute tracks instantly convey an unknown and fascinating universe. Mantra chanting accelerates, hornsContinue reading “Kink Gong ~ Tibetan Buddhism Trip”

V/A ~ Dream the Dreams So Far Denied: Devotional Music from the Gujarat

“Please enjoy this 60 minute mix of devotional music from Gujarati cassettes. Unfortunately I don’t have a tracklist as I have not yet been able to translate the text on the cassettes, but I hope this won’t detract from your enjoyment of the music. The line “Dream the dreams so far denied” comes from aContinue reading “V/A ~ Dream the Dreams So Far Denied: Devotional Music from the Gujarat”

Moroccan Folk Groups From The Early 1970’s

A compilation of songs from a small number of the many Moroccan folk groups who popped up in the 1970’s. All these songs are taken from 7″ records that were picked up during record hunts in Morocco. — Hypnagogic Tapes Side A: 1. Noujoum—Dijour 2. Nouwasse El Hamra—T’Gaaguiaa 3. Ah El-Jouda—L’Hajr 4. El Farka Chaabia—ElContinue reading “Moroccan Folk Groups From The Early 1970’s”

Line Gate ~ Apex

“Layers of voice, some processed, some raw, are the only building block here. A resonant layer of sampled voice, not dissimilar from the hurdy-gurdy, acts as an unstable, shifting sonic bed around which a gradually growing choir of voices orbits endlessly. Sibilants, consonants and vowels recited in mantra-like cycles form a non-linguistic vocal tapestry, oneContinue reading “Line Gate ~ Apex”