DEHNOE + L0k + Peter Panspermia — Blue Diesel

The long awaited Lunch Records collaboration between Peter Panspermia, L0k and DEHNOE is out now in full.

This is a record full of twisted layers cascading over one another, eventually converging to a dense, detailed, yet expansive work. Holding everything together is a foregrounding of texture and groove throughout as well as the humorous, honest, and not precious nature of certain elements in the tunes. The fun and energy that it is evident in all these producers’ solo work is amplified by the collaboration.

Production by Peter Panspermia, L0k, and DEHNOE
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound

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Lima / O'Connor / Pbbbt — Orchrogaster Lunifer's Ritual

New release from Mystery & Wonder, the first meeting of Elizabeth Lima, Dan O’Connor, and Sage Pbbbt. It is wild improvised music from voice, voices, and trumpet, vibe captured by the liner notes:

These congregating caterpillars are even more dangerous than they look. Melodies and snarls and growls. Controlled and precise and ridiculous. Processionary caterpillars in action, doing what they do best. There is strenuous silence here amongst an at times dense and confronting cacophony.

Elizabeth Lima (voice)
Dan O’Connor (trumpet)
Sage Pbbbt (voices)

Recorded and mixed by Craig Pedersen at Mystery & Wonder
Mastered by Dan O’Connor at ENCODER Sound

Odlaw — Friends Lose Friends

Out now on Blue Grey Pink is the latest from Odlaw, ‘Friends Lose Friends.’

This one’s a moving work that I find impossible to listen through without a tear in the eye. It’s beautifully poignant, resonating on a very human feeling of loss that patiently evolves into an uplifting call for connection. The carefully crafted, simple language and sympathetic arrangement allow the listener to incorporate their own experience in the listening, making for a very real emotional reaction.

Artwork by Dan Grant
Recorded and mixed by Mitch McDonald
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.

DEHNOE + L0k + Peter Panspermia — BLOOM and Prepare for Flight

A pair of singles from the upcoming Blue Diesel record, a collab between Peter Panspermia, L0k and DEHNOE, out on the Lunch Records label.

Vocals drive both these tunes, a kind of raw, off the cuff performance style float amidst crunchy guitars on ‘BLOOM.’ On ‘Prepare for Flight’ guitars giveaway to processed drums and a smoother, highly processed vocal. The way this collective of producers force together a vastness of influence is really fun and free wheeling.

Production by Peter Panspermia, L0k, and DEHNOE
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound

Alice Humphries — One Thing at a Time

Alice Humphries’ latest composition One Thing at a Time for solo cello is out now.

Humphries composition foregrounds the cello’s flair for drama and texture and is a masterclass in momentum, balancing the push and pull between listener expectation and reaction. My favourite moments are those of simple melody texturally embellished or varied through bow, or other, techniques. The five movements exquisitely performed by Blair Harris in Melba Hall (Melbourne Conservatory of Music) and expertly captured by David Wilkinson.

My role in this one was sonically minimal, with nothing but some gain applied at the mastering stage and final quality control listening and checks. All the heavy lifting by:

Cello Blair Harris
Art/design Sarah Tout
Recorded and mixed by David Wilkinson
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.