Find out more (including the lineup and links to all the artists) over at www.anarchyinthegarden.org

Tracks included in this podcast include: Snap Dragon, Rhubarb, Pink Peony and The Lion Dreams of Hunting by Gabi Schaffner who can be found over at www.schaffnerin.net

Laure Boer's piece Soleil ébloui - www.laureboer.com

Biwanoha by Aine E. Nakamura (www.evaaine.com)

An unpublished track from Les Demoiselles D'Analogues, featuring Aude Rrose (www.aude-f.com) and Renée T. Coulombe (www.reneetcoulombe.com)

And a big thanks to Elo Masing (https://soundcloud.com/elo-masing)for her wonderful thoughts on women in the experimental arts!

A huge shout out to our Willows Nest Patreons!! If you'd like to join them in supporting the work we do, chec it out over at https://www.patreon.com/TheWillowsNest

A big thanks to Musikfonds and Bezirksamt Pankow for supporting the Festival. And find out more about Kühlspot over at https://kuehlspot.com/index.html

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Another immersive track for closed eyes, inviting you to slip into dreams or a meditative state. Perfect for both headphone listening (to hear the spatialization) or speakers for use as a meditation or sleeping track. Timed to follow a full sleep cycle, the work is composed, recorded and produced by Renée T. Coulombe. Let the vocal overtones transform in your ears as they hang in the resonant space of the reverberations.

With a huge shoutout to our Patreons at https://www.patreon.com/TheWillowsNest who requested this track!

Continuing our exploration into music for dreaming, for deep meditation or falling asleep - this track uses only a single voice as primary source materials. Like and subscribe if you would like more of this content.

This two-part overnight dreaming mini-series invites you to listen as you sleep! Let these ambient, vocal sound waves soothe through the night, or any time you want to relax and find some deep chill. Designed around 1 and 1/2 hour cycles to mimic your sleep, these episodes get more and more quiet so you can set the volume comfortably at the start, and know you won't be disturbed.

The article referred to in this episode, on how we process voices in sleep, is in New Scientist, and you can find it here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304918-unknown-voices-spark-more-brain-activity-in-sleep-than-familiar-ones/

I mentioned Ione's book "Listening in Dreams" and you can pick up a copy of that and explore more about Deep Listening over here: https://www.deeplistening.org/

This two-part overnight dreaming mini-series invites you to listen as you sleep! Let these ambient, vocal sound waves soothe through the night, or any time you want to relax and find some deep chill. Designed around 1 and 1/2 hour cycles to mimic your sleep, these episodes get more and more quiet so you can set the volume comfortably at the start, and know you won't be disturbed.

The article referred to in this episode, on how we process voices in sleep, is in New Scientist, and you can find it here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304918-unknown-voices-spark-more-brain-activity-in-sleep-than-familiar-ones/

I mentioned Ione's book "Listening in Dreams" and you can pick up a copy of that and explore more about Deep Listening over here: https://www.deeplistening.org/

Sound installation under opening from Radio Aporee, "Overnight Snowfall" ambient phonotraphy, 2021. By [email protected]

We break our long silence in the podcast feed with a very special episode for the solstice holidays. An immersive, imaginary sound walk through a wintery, landscape - complete with stops at market sound stages, through bustling train stations packed with holiday travelers out into the landscape and past seasonal bonfires to the depths of the forest and even catch an improvised performance deep inside a cave... Enjoy the spatialized field recordings with very little processing save layering, mixing and mastering - with locations from Berlin to New Zealand, South Africa to Finland - captured in a single, sonic ramble through the holidays. May it warm your holidays by giving you a great reason to turn down the lights, grab your headphones, put tired feet up by the fire, and let your ears do the walking this holiday season. With love, from us to you!

Keep great sounds like this going by becoming a Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/TheWillowsNest

With a shout out to all our current Patreons - thanks for all your ongoing support!

With our eternal thanks to Radio Aporee and Free Music Archive artists - who deserve recognition this time of year. A list of all recordings included are below.

Sound recordings/phonography, in no particular order:

From Radio Aporee (aporee.org):

Winter walk / ул. Лесная, Сергиев Посад, Московская обл., Россия, 141307 - Alex K

Leaving our microphones by a waterhole at night / Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa - Jeremy Hegge

Outflow of Lake Pupuke, contact mic / 26 Minnehaha Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland 0622, New Zealand - [email protected]

white dragon, sleeping still, green giant immersed within tranquil dreams / moss garden, Studenice, Slovenija - OR poiesis

Berlin's loudest sonic place? / Westend, Berlin, Germany - Peter Cusack

Freiluftkonzert des Nordholländischen Jugendorchesters auf dem Neumarkt / Open air concert of the North Dutch Youth Orchestra / Altstadt-Nord, Köln, Deutschland - Matthes

moss garden, dry, flux / moss waterfall, Studenice, Slovenija - OR poiesis

Kauwberg under the bridge / Kauwberg 22, 1180 Uccle, Belgique - Flavien Gillié

Vilnius, Lithuania, Rasos cemetery - alas23/sala

Kalamaja park (former cemetery) / A sonic walk and deep listening to Kalamaja 2 (from Kai Center) - bruno.quast

cemetery ambience, trains / Friedhof Baumschulenweg, Berlin, Deutschland - udo noll

Jet Crows Birds Feet / Recordings in the Garage, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK - [email protected]

Owls in the night / Recordings in the Garage, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK - [email protected]

Conference of crows / Piirimäe, Põlva maakond, Estonia - john grzinich

Winter forest solitude / Järvselja primeval, Tartumaa, Estonia - john grzinich

Wind, snow and hiking / Mustarinda forest, Hyrynsalmi, Finland - john grzinich

내리는雪＿overnight snowfall / 내리는雪＿overnight snowfall - [email protected]

Utena, Lithuania, flag poles in wintery wind / Utena, Lithuania, flag poles in wintery wind - alas23/sala

Burning Laurel Leaves, Bredenbury, Herefordshire, UK / Bonfire - david.j.pitt

Electricity pole resonance / Šlavantai, Lithuania - Marius Paulikas

wind im kulturpalast warschau - udo noll

Býčí skála (a cave), Czech Republic / Handpan improvisation - Pavel Paseka

From Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/):

Audiotransparent - December Radio - by coverclub.nl

Shchedryk by Mystery Mammal

Part three (at last!) is the opposite of a deep dive – it’s a flight upwards through the night sky exploring the power of drones as medicine. We go into a bit of the reasons why drones have such a physical effect, with excerpts from an article by Robert Lamb (published Nov. 16, 2016; accessed June 25, 2020): https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/ambient-music-calm-psychic-maelstrom.htm#:~:text=%22What%20happens%20with%20ambient%20music,scanning%20the%20environment%20for%20danger.

We then ponder for a moment the power of drones to connect us to the world, and all who inhabit it, through deeply restorative soundscapes. After using some drones created by Tibetan singing bowls in the opening, we move on to the brand new "Celestial Music Box" to consider how the star field above us might "sound" if each star could be played like a music box. Thanks to friend of the podcast Michael Riley for granting us permission to use this excerpt!

As always, thanks to all our Patreons for your support! If you'd like to join them in supporting independent arts and production, you can find us on Patreon at https://www.Patreon.com/TheWillowsNest

You can also support this podcast and the work of our independent productions here at The Willows nest, through a one-time donation at https://www.paypal.me/bansheemedia

Tracks in order of audition:

(Under the voice): Glen Hoban “Singing Bowl Tanpura 1 & 3.” These were published in September of 2018. From the composer’s notes: “The sound of a "G" ('Throat Chakra') Himalayan singing bowl being droned, then having the resulting drone copied, pitch-shifted and multi-tracked to produce a long, subtly evolving drone.”

Found on Freesound.org. Find these tracks and more about Glen Hoban at: https://freesound.org/people/Glen_Hoban/

Sound artist and composer Michael Riley (mikronesia) created the Celestial Music Box to be available through Patreon only under the name “Meditative Soundscapes.” Check out his Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/meditativesoundscapes. This one-hour excerpt from the music box was recorded in June 18, 2020 of the sky over Berlin, Germany. Find the trailer for the project on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/rcXzER9eEQI

And check out our episode, "Long Time Gone" for more of Michael's amazing work!

If you are looking for some summer reading, may we at the podcast suggest the New York Public LIbrary's massive, and fabulous, Schomburg Center Black Liberation Reading List, published on June 9, 2020. So much good stuff, so much summer reading!

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/06/09/schomburg-center-black-liberation-reading-list

Because until Black Lives Matter, no lives matter. We are all related, beloveds.

Part two of our deep dive into drones—exploring how we experience sustained and resonant frequencies in the body, altering our moods and perceptions of the world. Advocating for listening as a whole-body activity and echoing the call of Deep Listening, this episode curates some contemporary takes on drones in global musical traditions. Then we take a distinct turn toward the mechanical, closing with three machine drones that invite us to experience the "noise" we often tune out in the form of field recordings.

Thanks to all our Patreons for your support! You can find us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheWillowsNest

You can support this podcast and the work of our independent productions here at The Willows nest, through a one-time donation at www.paypal.me/bansheemedia

Tracks in order of audition:

Peter Cusack "Distant mine, pervasive sounds, astonishing view" /Czech Republic. Found on www.aporee.org/maps

From Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org):

"Haratanaya Sree" by Veena Kinhal from the album "Tribute to Venna Raja Rao."

"Raag (YouTube)" by Vinod Prasanna x Okey Szoke x Pompey from the album "s/t"

"Drone Pine" by Blue Dot Sessions from the album "The Pine Barrens"

"Post Drone" by Uuriter from the album "Analog Fields"

Closing tracks permission of the artist, Peter Terner. Unpublished:

"Tesco close" "Gate Painting, Drone, Hiss" and "Sage Hum (soft)"

This week we go deep, deep down to begin an exploration of the musical phenomenon of drones. Beginning with an invitation to listen, deeply, to some drones created by your host using some recent instrument libraries released free from Spitfire Labs, home of Spitfire Audio. Here, three samples from the "London Atmos" pack help set the scene for our series of episodes exploring the musical, psychological and cultural impact of sonic drones. This gentle introduction will be followed with a series of episodes exploring drones from sources both traditional and surprising!

For more on Spitfire Audio and the Spitfire Labs instrument packs, go to: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/

The sample packs I used can be found here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/

Field recordings found on Radio Aporee: aporee.org/maps

They include: "Upės gatvė, Lithuania, chimney support wire" and "Utena, Lithuania, fence-geophone" by alas23/sala

and "wind in poplar trees / Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin, Deutschland" and "dry leaves in the wind, city hum / Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin, Deutschland"

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Sounds Curious Listeners - here's a crossover episode from our Patreon feed from The Willows Nest. This is a personal little audio postcard with two fantastic new musical pieces that have graced the tiny little stage here and some lovely binaural field recordings by some favorites over at Radio Aporee. There is no advisory to wear headphones for the binaural recordings, or podcast audio branding, its just some lovely sounds from me to you. Please stay safe wherever you are, reach out if you need support, and thanks for listening! Find us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/TheWillowsNest, on SoundCloud at www.soundcloud.com/sounds-curious-podcast

Welcome to a special home quarantine edition of News from the Nest! We're obviously on lockdown, so no concerts for the foreseeable future, but that doesn't mean we don't have lots of archives to plunder for you, our Patreons! This episode is a bit like Sounds Curious, and may indeed find its way into the feed over there one day soon. But you get exclusive access for the next few days at least, and all my thanks! Tracks you'll hear in order of audition are:

(from aporee.org/maps, Radio Aporee):

"Beautiful early summer morning birdsong/Leafield Rd. Chipping Norton Ox7 3DB UK" by Mike Taylor. [email protected]

"evening walk/gravel path and streets, Castello, Venice" by OR poiesis

From The Willows Nest:

Andrew Raffo Dewar "Ghosts in the Uncanny Valley IV" presented back on November 2, 2019. From the shownotes:

“Ghosts in the Uncanny Valley IV” for soprano saxophone and quadraphonic live electronics using the Kyma sound design environment. This is a new work from a series of pieces that explores the interactive possibilities of live electronics and acoustic instruments, and the unusual sound areas to be discovered between and within them.

Find more on the composer at: https://music.ua.edu/people/andrew-raffo-dewar/

(Also from Radio Aporee):

"Tourists in front of the cathedral/75004 Paris, France" Vincent Duseigne.

From The Willows Nest:

Stefanie Egedy from the evening "Triptico Utropico Transnistrio." From the show notes:

Stefanie’s field of action is the sound territory. Her motto is the sub-bass and bass sounds, whose capacity of making itself present in the space and of interacting with the medium is of her greatest interest. Besieged by this scenario, she operates in the interaction between the sonorous and musical language in the communication between beings.

In her works, she uses field recordings, electronic and daily material sounds. Alongside Simon Fernandes she does the label Coisas que Matam, is part of the artist run space Dahaus, acts as a DJ, has a residency at Obra party and researches with Camille Laurent the relations between light and sound.

find out more about her at: www.stefanieegedy.com

Look, we can't all be William Shakespeare and knock out King Lear while we're stuck at home. Most of us are lucky to put on pants at some point in the day. So in this episode we ponder one of my favorite topics, failure, and the beautiful things that become possible through it. Featuring two gorgeous performances that happened during less self-isolating times in Berlin.

Content Warning: The first performance features frequent, non-explicit but repeated references to prostitution. May not be appropriate for younger listeners. But honestly it is kind of hilarious.

The first feature is by the Brazilian performer-composer Manuel Pessoa de Lima, whose intimate performances defy genre as he will tell you himself. Taking on failure as a topic of research through his graduate work, he confronts it in his work in some unique and haunting ways. His piece is a strange and sometimes awkward journey through sound worlds and self-reflections to arrive at last at some truly terrible, terrible Strauss. Failure never sounded so right...

More information on his work can be found at: https://www.manuel-lima.com/

A link to the performance archive from the October show: http://willowsnest.org/events/triptico-utropico-transnistrio/

His video works: https://vimeo.com/manuellima

The second featured track is from a recent performance by AudeRrose. Aude is a particularly versatile artists, working in fine and media arts, performance pieces, experimental works and installations.

From her performance biography:

"Her performance works oscillate between digital and analog medium, combining original cross-border techniques between real-time video feedback and digital and acoustic sounds. She often uses overhead projectors, slide projectors, typewriters, clocks, that are amplified via micro-contact microphones, combined with acoustic and digital sounds."

Find her website at http://aude-f.com/

More of her performances on her performance page at: http://aude-f.com/performance/

Aude teamed up with your intrepid host, Renée Thérèse Coulombe in our duo "les demoiselles d'analogue." More information about me can be found on my own web page: www.reneetcoulombe.com.

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