New to the public / released from the vaults. Two studio sessions built in East Van in some condensed vibe out sessions with Daniel Rincon (NAP, Isla). Getting some nice traction so far.
Mastered by Nik Kozub. Art by Shy aka Special Guest DJ.
Tsimka & Michael Red Debut Album Release
Tsimka & Michael Red - Album Release & Listening Event
Friday, June 6 @ Hypha Arts, 1410 Venables
7pm : doors .... 8pm : listening to the new album in full (45 mins) .... 9pm : artist talk and q&a, hosted by Leena Minifie .... 10pm : improvised live set from Tsimka & Michael
$15 adv / $20 door / no one turned away for lack of funds .... couches, bean bag chairs, and other cushy & comfy seating .... optional individual wireless stereo headsets available (for an extra $5). (good quality sound system for everyone else) .... video of natural content Tsimka gathered from in her territory will be projected as a backdrop.
Oro Azul 'Water Seeds EP'
Oro Azul, Michael Red & Ultima Esuna, drops 'Water Seeds EP' on Mood Hut to a very pleasant response.
Reviews from Philip Sherburne, Bandcamp Daily, Resident Advisor, Ban Ban Ton Ton, Test Pressing below. The Boomkat and Oye Records write ups feel good, and feedback from peers and tracks popping up in mixs has been nice too. And a nod from the legendary Svebbe, plus a feature on the New in Electronic playlist from Apple Music.
^ from celebrated writer Philip Sherburne on his Futurism Restated platform
^ from bandcamp daily’s best ambient music on bandcamp, march 2024
^ from ban ban ton ton
^ from test pressing
^ from boomkat
Oro Azul 'Eros' + NTS Pender Street Steppers show
'Eros', second single and second video from Ephemeral Objects for from the Water Seeds EP from Oro Azul, is out. Flower, water, reflections of light ..
Oro Azul also delivers an hour long dj mix of all originals, unreleased Oro Azul material + solo originals + remixs, for Pender Street Steppers' NTS radio show. this was the recording of the live set at the record release party a month earlier at the Deli. tracklist here and soundcloud recording here.
Oro Azul 'Atlantis'
'Atlantis', the single from the forthcoming Water Seeds EP from Oro Azul (the duo with Ultima Esuna), is officially out. It lands with a beautiful video from Ephemeral Objects, and with a listening party / release event as well. The full EP is out next month on Mood Hut records. .. (personal instagram post here)
Event series from Low Indigo x Neptune7 launched
🔥 the first in series of events curated by Nalule of Neptune7 in collab with Low Indigo. Coming in with full and complete energy. TIX here, which has complete write up and details. follow Neptune7 and Low Indigo for ongoing info and drops.
ambient/etc monthy event series
the new ambient/etc event series was launched NYE to great success and excitement. 002 is announced and future editions plans are well underway. the first saturday of each month @ the deli, is the mode. following low indigo on instagram or facebook will keep those interested up to date, or checking in the profile at tickit works too.
the full set of recordings are also up from the first night too.
Recap of the Souns performance at Lobe
"a little re-cap and note to say thanks to Lobe and all their staff for hosting my first (live) expressions in the world of 4dsound. thank you to everyone who came out and made it a nice little sold out show (this honestly meant a lot to me).
thanks to pendamental for a beautiful and very flowing first experience in collaborating, and being down to flow in the way i hoped for - with very little pre-chat, and no meet-ups or practice, so we can capture a more pure essence of our creative combination, from it’s very beginning (before over-thinking and second-guessing can happen).
it was all recorded, and will be put into the library, making it play-able in other 4D contexts around the world. 🔮
and there definitely be more and more of this kind of thing happening in the future as well. 🌿 "
Multi-Channel Sound Design for Circle Wellness Spa
Deeper into modes of facilitating transformational sound, this project leaning more into the realms of relaxation and rejuvination.
Varied ambient & nature sounds through an array of speakers spread across the experience for Circle Welness Spa. Highly customized and scrutinized mixs of classic and contemporary ambient music, together with treated exclusive & found field recordings from nature. 2 hour program or 90 minute shortened version.
Thomas Nugent x Souns
Thomas Nugent's visuals paired with Souns 'Untouched' for Alliance Française
new LA FE EP on XPQ?
the well recieved brand new 12 inch from the LA FE project with Daniel Rincon, on berlin-based xpq? records. previews can be heard on soundcloud
track premiere and some words from if-only-uk here
boomkat write-up and record available here
bandcamp link here / rubadub here / other digital retailers also carry.
Souns live @ VMF
Souns live @ Vancouver Mural Festival. Big Thanks to Public Disco, who did an incredible job at putting this together (deep in the pandemic). WKNDRS did the live painting. To jump straight to when the Souns set starts at 28:38 - click here
Brand New Studio in East Vancouver
After of year of floating hiatus, the main studio creative workspace has landed back in the heart of east vancouver, after over 8 years of being in roberts creek on the sunshine coast. more connection to community, more space, and finally room for a proper piano and isolation booth for recording. initate.
There is grander news about this space as well, that will eventually be revealed. The much larger main area is shaping to be hq and the main launch pad for all future things LOW INDIGO. stay tuned..
ANNUAL LIGHTA POST-NEW-YEARS
major thanks to SubCulture Saturdays for hosting the Annual LIGHTA Post-New-Years jam. SOLD OUT by midenight, piles of good vibes and smiles, and the best music all night. out to crew, rauiri lazers on sound, kyinskies on visuals, and red room.
full collab with SCRATCHA DVA now released
Short version released on Scatcha's latest album, last month. Now the full rinse-out version has dropped, as part of the The 12 Days of Bass Coast (2018 edition).
100% of proceeds will be donated to West Coast Environmental Law and the total proceeds will be matched by Bass Coast up to $5000.
'no seh' out on RED GATE double cassette comp
red gate makes no compromises in serving the true underground community and up-and-comers and weirdos in east vancouver. contributing a track to their wildly diverse double cassette compilation, to help raise funds for their continued efforts, was no question.
souns (re) [isla19]
(re) is now fully available on extra-warm cassette or digital download. just under 100 minutes of deep ambient and soundscape music. THANK YOU Isla.
new souns ..soon
the next souns release, (re), arrives june 23. limited edition cassette and digital.
just under 100 minutes of deep meditative ambient textures and tones and slow morphings. working with themes and methods of healing sound and sacred frequencies. almost the entire ‘lights’ album combined with half of the ‘scenarios for the real self’ album - all re-edited and refined and re-mastered, in some cases to such a degree that a lot of it sounds like brand new work. the title “(re)” is partially short for “(revisted)”.
it feels perfectly at home to release with ISLA for this one. daniel rincoin (label head / NAP) is a pleasure to work with. and the work was originally created all pre-ableton (a lot of it on hardware), all while firmed rooted and living in east van (12th & st. catherine, heatley & keefer) - very ISLA. (re) carries a size-able resonance (maybe it’s an east van thing) with the rest of ISLA’s body of work so far - perfectly below radar, perfectly free-spirited exploratory, and that comfy insular alone-while-together feel that comes with the weather/social climate this side of the world.
tracklisting:
side a: 1 red (re) 2 orange (re) 3 yellow (re) 4 green (re) 5 blue (re) 6 indigo (re) 7 violet (re) 8 rain (re)
side b: 1 white (re) 2 open tones (re) 3 frozen ocean1 (re) 4 frozen ocean3 (re) 5 frozen ocane2 (re) 6 frozen ocean4 (re)
very much looking forward to the release event at index gallery, which is actually a co-release with sean evans (who’s music i really believe in). it fits as well that deep sea mining syndicate be the imprint for sean’s album debut, who i also put an album out with and have plans for another release with in near future too. all is in sync.
music for dance
taking on three musical commissions for dance performance this year. one centered around a free public summer solstice event for the little chamber music series that could, one for a project called 'gateways' for olivia c. davies, and one for a mixed-media piece being created by sammy chien which also features music from barry truax.
