Wednesday, September 16, 2009

A Soundwalk-style blend of carefully selected music and field recordings originating from a list of over 20 countries mapping the 4 corners of the world result in the Paradis Du Fruit Mix. Created for the newly Philippe-Starck-designed Paradis Du Fruit location on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Here is an extended excerpt of the mix.
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Mixes and blends: Simone Merli
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Music, glitches, night time voices and background noises played at 1/4 to 2 AM. Another part of Soundwalk’s 14 [and a 1/2] Hours Mixes celebrating the opening of Philippe Starck’s Paradis Du Fruit in Paris. Featuring Brazilian releases from New York-based David Byrne label Luaka Bop; spaceship Balkan electronics from the Essay Recordings catalog, and ending with the experimental Italian duo Mou, lips!
Field recordings by Soundwalk and Sublime Frequencies. Mixes and blends: Simone Merli
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A quiet[er] sound excerpt to be played at 1/4 to 2 AM. another part of Soundwalk’s 14 [and a 1/2] Hours Mixes to celebrate the newly opened Paradis Du Fruit in Paris, designed by Philippe Starck. Featured tracks are from BPitch Control’s Ellen Allien and Japanese sound artist Yuki Kaneko. Moreno Veloso remix by Levin Lindsay. The mix ends with field recordings from West and North Africa. Mixes and blends: Simone Merli
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This is an excerpt of a 14-hour mix Soundwalk is working on for the Starck-designed Paradis Du Fruit location in Paris. Featured tracks are from Tom Ze, Childisc’s Asao Kikuchi, and Japanese sound artist Yuki Kaneko. Remixes are by Santogold / Diplo and a reinterpretation of Moreno Veloso’s work by Takako Minekawa. Field recordings from Mali, Syria, Rio De Janeiro and Calcutta courtesy of Sublime Frequencies and Soundwalk. The rough voice you hear belongs to the one and only, Fidel Castro. Mixes and blends: Simone Merli
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Also tagged asao kikuchi, diplo, fidel castro, moreno veloso, philippe starck, santogold, simone merli, sublime frequencies, takako minekawa, tom ze, yuki kaneko
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Image courtesy of Stephan Crasneanscki
Here is another excerpt of the (work-in-progress) Soundwalk 14 hour mixes, for the Philippe Starck-designed Paradis Du Fruit in Paris. This part of the mix runs between 01.29 and 01.42 AM. A quiet, complex and warm ambience blended with sounds and voices of the night. Featured artists include BPitch Control’s own Ellen Allien, experimental sound artist Yuki Kaneko from the environmental recordings label and/OAR; and again, David Byrne’s own label Luaka Bop remixes. Field recordings are by Soundwalk, and originate in Paris and Hong Kong. Mixes and blends By Simone Merli.
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