New Dark 3″ cdr Released
Experience mystified’s descent into sin (as best as he remembers) in this excellent 3″ cdr from the up-and-coming label Svartgalgh Records.
“Falling From Grace”
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Archive for May, 2008
Free Dark Ambient Net Release
dw046 - Mystified - Altered Signals
“Altered Signals” is a series of pieces based on the alteration of a relatively simple original sound or set of sounds. Most sounds treated for this release involve some form of broadcast, such as radio. The tracks are much more ambient than most of mystified’s recent work, but they do call on his studies of noise. The centerpiece of the album is a 30-minute piece called “The Science Of Change”– a longform piece that moves back and forth but never repeats, sounding a bit like one of Roach’s “Immersion” pieces.
Outbound Release
From Joe at Small Doses Records:
The first batch of Degenerate cds are done and I am quite pleased with the results.
Degenerate is a harsh noise / p.e. cdr series.
Degenerate volumes 1-2-3
Small Doses 3″ cdr x 3
-Mystified: Outbound
http://www.myspace.com/mystified
-Cookie: El Monstruo de Los Andes
http://www.myspace.com/cookienoise
-Wether: Creep Reasoning
http://www.myspace.com/wether
Take a look at the animation of the progressive degeneration of the covers:
http://www.small-doses.com/newsblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/d010203.gif
They are in the shop, limited to 33 copies, and I don’t expect them to hang around too long, especially after subtracting artist copies.
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Heavy Nature Compilation
HNT011: Ritual Compilation cdr
Featuring Heads of Pagan, Colossus, Teeth Collection, Robe, mystified, Man Vs. Nature, Mothkvlt, Plastic Formations, and Warning Lights.
Dark, grim drone and noise. Listen to with the lights out and the bass high.
$5.00 each. Order at http://www.heavynature.vze.com
An Interview: Short But Sweet
Musical friend and collaborator Aatmaa conducted a nice, brief interview of Thomas of mystified. Those who would like to read it are welcome to visit Aatmaa’s Myspace blog, through this link:
WWSP Airplay
Mystified has received lots of airplay on WWSP FM, Misha’s New Age program airing on the East Coast. Lately “Frigid Radiance” has gotten a great deal of attention. This cd was sent to Misha as an advance copy and will be due out December 2008 from Triple Bath Records ( http://www.triplebath.gr/ ).
Without further delay here are the New Age Sampler Top 20’s for April 2008 (for the Ambient Aether / Space Continuum segment):
Ambient Aether / Space Continuum - WWSP
Report Submittal for 4/2008
1. Paradiso - Middle Path - 5th Element Music
2. Mystified - Frigid Radiance - Triple Bath Records
3. Psicodreamics - Ambiethernum - Witches on the Radiowaves
4. Larry Kucharz - Blue Drawings and Text - International Audiochrome
5. Deuter - Spiritual Healing - New Earth Records
6. Various Artists - Sounds of a Universe Overheard - Hypnos
7. Coyote Oldman - Under an Ancient Sky - Hearts of Space
8. Mathias Grassow - Himalaya / Bliss - immaculatus
9. James Johnson - The Live Transmissions Vol. 1 - AtmoWorks.com Music
10. John Lakveet - Building Sequential Stones Vol. 1 - Groove Unlimited
11. Oophoi - The Spirals of Time - Aurora
12. Giovanni Fibilini - Fibilini - Cuneiform Records
13. Bass Communion - Pacific Codex - Equation Records
14. Conveniens - Clear - Convenience Records
15. Kathy Raimey - It Is Always Now - Spiral Soundcase
16. Sonia Loinsworth - Songs of Compassion: Tibetan Mantras - Aquarius International Music
17. Oophoi - Time Fragments 1 - Skean Dhu
18. The Hafler Trio - Kill The King - Soleilmoon
19. Craig Padilla - Below the Mountain - Spotted Peccary Music
20. David Wright - Momentum - AD Music
Special congratulations to Misha for his upcoming wedding!
“Constant” Mix– 10 Drones
Not many things in this world are constant. Maybe you can think of a few. In 2005, mystified discovered a drone that he was so impressed with that he decided that he could listen to it constantly. He created a longform piece from this drone, with only a few embellishments, and asked Webbed Hand Records’ ( www.webbedhandrecords.com ) chief C.P. McDill if he would release this new piece, “Constant”. C.P. agreed.
Not long afterwards, variations of “Constant” by other artists began to appear, largely on Stephen Philips’ “TZP Drone Company” netlabel ( http://www.archive.org/details/tzpdc ). Excellent artists such as Stephen Philips, The Zen Potato, Ben Summers, and Soul In Limbo created their own versions of the theme. Mystified himself released “Constant 7″ on Stephen’s netlabel.
The idea of finding the least thing necessary for pleasurable listening was taken up at Treetrunk Records ( http://www.archive.org/details/treetrunk ). The mystical musical collective “Tribe Of Astronauts” released a version of “Constant”, followed by, once again, mystified, and, for the first time, C.P. McDill.
Thomas of mystified began to become interested in creating a mix of all 10 “Constant” versions. He wanted to hear them all consecutively, feeling that they would make an interesting and viable set, and hoping to enjoy in one sitting the skills of all 7 artists involved. Thomas proceeded to mix all 10 “Constants” end to end, using long crossfades, and created the “Constant Mix”. Treetrunk Records hopes you enjoy listening to these mesmerizing drone pieces. Can you hear the constancy in each? And the attention to detail?
Mystified and C.P. McDill - Constant 9 and Constant 10
In a nice offering from Treetrunk Records, 2 experienced artists interpret the “Constant” theme. “Constant” began as an experiment in minimalism on Webbed Hand Records. A single textured drone by mystified, in longform, was released. The idea was to supply a signal that was very consistent, and approached constancy.
The response to this piece was impressive. Some explained that they could not stop listening to “Constant”. A number of pieces by various artists were released on the TZP Drone Company ( http://www.archive.org/details/tzpdc ), exploring this theme, many quite successfully. “Constant 8″, Tribe Of Astronauts, appeared in 2007 on Treetrunk Records. Now Treetrunk is proud to release “Constant 9″ and “Constant 10″, by artists mystified and C.P. McDill.
Big, Good News
In mystified’s history, there have been three really important e-mails (and many other cool ones, of course). The first was from “Spin” Magazine, offering a spot in their article about internet radio. The second was a confirmation from Robin Storey of Rapoon that he would remix a track by mystified.
The third most important e-mail was received today by Thomas. He does not want to jinx it or to report false information, so there will be more later.
Stay tuned!
Ambient Compilation
A collaborative piece by Ctephin and mystified appears on the great new compilation from Webbed Hand Records called “String Ambient”.
2 cd’s worth of freely-downloadable material is available in this release that focuses on sounds created by real stringed instruments.
More here:
http://www.webbedhandrecords.com/wh101-webbed-hand-presents-string-ambient/
