Optic Echo Presents

OEP: best vinyl of 2023

Big thanks to Mike of Headphone Commute for posting my best of mixes over the past 10+ years!!

 

Cruel Diagonals- Fractured Whole a3
ビクター ＭＫＩＩ- Tokimeki No Beat a5
JJ Whitefield- Ethio Meditations / Drama al Dente a2
Romance & Dean Hurley- River of Dreams b3
Spencer Doran- Season: a letter to the future b2
Sven Wunder- Ultramarine 7” a1
Маяк- Выше звезд a1
More Eaze- Strawberry Season a2
Steve Gunn & David Moore- Reflections Vol. 1: Let the Moon Be a Planet a1
Black to Comm- At Zeenath Parallel Heavens a2
Bana Haffar- Intimaa’ b2
Heinali- Kyiv Eternal a3
Brock Berrigan- Breaking Bread a2
Apollo Brown- This Must Be the Place b2
One Million Eyes- Iris a1
Secret Pyramid- A Vanishing Touch a5
Eluvium- (Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality a3
Voyage Futur- Wellen b3
Jake Muir- Bathhouse Blues a1.1
Limousine- Skymall a6
Funkmammoth- Life’s Delights b8
Jana Winderen- The Blue Beyond a1.3
From Overseas & Zake- Demain, Des L’aube a2
Quiet Places- Volume 2 b1.3

Optic Echo Presents 2/7/23

ビクター ＭＫＩI- 夏色 Summer Colours a7

 https://mkii.bandcamp.com/album/summer-colours

Pronoia- DJ Kicks f1 https://k7records.bandcamp.com/album/dj-kicks-thievery-corporation-2

Penelope Trappes- Healing Together c2 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/healing-together-a-compilation-for-mental-health-recovery

Night Sequels- Children of the Night Make Music b1 https://attacknine.bandcamp.com/album/the-children-of-the-night-make-music

Jon Hopkins (Nils Frahm remix)- I Remember 10” a1 https://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/i-remember

Marine Eyes + IKSRE- Nurture a1 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/nurture

Hammock- Love in the Void a1 https://hammock.bandcamp.com/album/love-in-the-void

MACマイナス- Updated Floral Experience (更新された花の経験) b3

https://aloecitywrld.bandcamp.com/album/updated-floral-experience

Kenny Segal- Happy Little Trees a4 https://kennysegal.bandcamp.com/album/happy-little-trees

TIBSLC- Hypertranslucent b1 https://sferic.bandcamp.com/album/hypertranslucent

28 timed (realistic)- Sound Effects b4

Sweet Valley- Eternal Champ 2 a4 https://sweetvalley.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-champ-ii

28 timed- Sound Effects a5

Forest Management- Palm Life a4 https://forestmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/palm-life-2

Ras G- Ghetto Sci-Fi b1

The Orb- Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld b1

Brock Berrigan- The Scenic Route b8 https://brockberrigan.bandcamp.com/album/the-scenic-route

 

OEP best vinyl of 2022

Thank you to Headphone Commute for featuring our best of mixes for 12 years now!

 

Patricia Wolf- See Through a5

Viul & Benoit Pioulard- Konec b1

KMRU & Aho Ssan- Limen a2

Ohbliv- SLPHNC III a2

36- Symmetry Systems b3

Andrew Tuttle- Fleeting Adventure a1

Burial- Antidawn b1

Heather Woods Broderick- Domes a1

Andrew Tasselmyer- Limits b1

Pinkcourtesyphone- Shouting at Nuance c1.2

Jason Van Wyk- Descendants a3

William Fowler Collins- Hallucinating Loss b2

Marine Eyes- Chamomile a2

Flughand- Ten Hits b4

Ian William Craig- Music for Magnesium_173 a1

William Basinski & Janek Schaefer- … On Reflection a2

From Overseas & City of Dawn- Misty Memories a2

Location Services & Derek Hunter Wilson- Wake b1

Raum- Daughter b3

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton- Thesis 20 a1

Optic Echo Presents 11/22/22

Lucy Liyou- Welfare/Practice d1 https://lucyliyou.bandcamp.com/album/welfare-practice
Ras G- Baker’s Dozen b1 https://rasgtheafrikanspaceprogram.bandcamp.com/album/bakers-dozen-ras-g
Knxwledge- Buttrskotch 7” b4 https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/album/buttrskotch-lr023
Wøunds- No Beauty in theWorld a2 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/no-beauty-in-the-world
Locrian- New Catastrophism a1 https://locrian.bandcamp.com/album/new-catastrophism
Christina Vantzou- N.5 a4 https://christinavantzou.bandcamp.com/album/no-5
Heather Woods Broderick- Domes b4 https://heatherwoodsbroderick.bandcamp.com/album/domes
Shafiq presents- Frequency Clash a2 https://shafiqhusayn.bandcamp.com/album/shafiq-husayn-presents-jank-random-vs-earle-leonne-the-frequency-clash
Aphex Twin- Raising the Titanic a1
Delarosa & Asora- Backsome EP a1
Clutchy Hopkins+- Icebox a4 https://icebox.bandcamp.com/album/icebox-remastered
From Overseas & City of Dawn- Misty Memories b2 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/misty-memories
The Dead Texan- s/t a1 https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/album/the-dead-texan
Viul & Benoit Pioulard- Konec c1 https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/album/konec

 

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OEP 7/19/22: Fragile X guest mix

Big thank you to Fragile X out of Glasgow for providing the guest mix. We recommend checking out his bandcamp, as well as his label, Bricolage:

https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com
https://fragilex.bandcamp.com

01. Yumi Iwaki / Through The Leaves (Muzan Editions : 2021) <00:00>
02. William Selman / Bubble House In Shallow Depth (Mysteries of the Deep : 2020) <03:51>
03. Otik / Been Here (Twin System : 2020) <08:53>
04. Michiru Aoyama / Seven Colors (ta‚lem :2017) <13:06>
05. Lori Scacco / Other Flowers (Mysteries of the Deep : 2018) <17:13>
06. Oreste / Minas Mare (On Board Music : 2021) <22:22>
07. G?Ûs / Serenity (For Sofia) (Self Released : 2021) <27:15>
08. Hoshin / Upekkha (Databloem : 2020) <31:37>
09. Fragile X / An Echo Of An Echo (Soundtracking The Void : 2021) <37:20>
10. Minimal Drone GRL - Skylab (Bricolage : forthcoming 2022) <41:14>
11. Subpneuma - Coma Lirico (Black Chrysalis Archives : 2022) <46:55>
12. Internazionale - No Soldiers (Janushoved : 2019) <51:33>

Optic Echo Presents 4/26/22

Valance Drakes- A Patternless and Endless Soul a2 https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-patternless-and-endless-soul

Carlos Casas- Mutia b1.3 https://carlos-casas.bandcamp.com/album/mutia

Fennesz + Sakamoto- Cendre 10”s a2 https://fenneszreleases.bandcamp.com/album/cendre

Drape- Forage / Presence b2 https://infraction.bandcamp.com/album/forage-presence

Cremation Lily- Dreams Drenched in Static a1 https://cremationlily.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-drenched-in-static

Oddisee- Odd Tape a5 https://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-odd-tape

The Orb- Little Fluffy Clouds 12” b2

Drum & Lace- Natura b2 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/natura

Raum- Daughter b1 https://grouper.bandcamp.com/album/daughter

Tim Hecker- The North Water OST b4 https://timhecker.bandcamp.com/album/the-north-water-original-score

Awakened Souls- Night Songs a1https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/night-songs

Howie Lee- Birdy Island b2 https://howielee.bandcamp.com/album/birdy-island

TR Jordan- Dwell Time b4 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/dwell-time

OEP 3/29/22: Kuma guest mix

Big thank you to Kuma for providing the guest mix! For more info on him, check the following links:

http://kuma.bandcamp.com
http://thekonspiracygroup.com

00:00 - Arushi Jain - My People Have Deep Roots
01:30 - The Sight Below - Dour (Marcus Guenter Remix)
06:00 - Higher Intelligence Agency - Speec3 (ConoidTone Reformed By Autechre)
10:15 - Sven Laux and Logic Moon - At The End Of The Day, It Felt Like A Goodbye
13:30 - Sophia Loizou - Genesis 92: The Awakening
16:15 - Simon McCorry - Migrations
19:00 - Sarah Neufeld - Tower
21:00 - Sarah Davachi - Hours In The Evening
24:00 - Rhucle - Dry Bubbles
30:30 - Penelope Trappes - Awkward Matriarch (Mother’s Blood Version)
31:45 - Marcus Fischer and the OO-Ray - Deluge
36:30 - Patricia Wolf- Distant Memory
39:30 - Mary Lattimore - Baltic Birch (Paul Corley Remix)
43:15 - Kuma - Vipers Are In The Grass
46:00 - Hollie Keniff - Four Sides Of The Forest
49:50 - The Slaves - 111
52:30 - Noveller - Red Room Remix
54:10 - IKSRE - Untitled
59:00 - Autechre - VietRmx21

OEP 3/15/22: Wife Signs guest mix

Big thank you to Wife Signs for coming back for another OEP mix! For more information, including his latest album, "Beneath the Weight of Care", check the following links:

https://wifesigns.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-weight-of-care

https://twitter.com/wifesigns 

Jeremiah Chiu, Marta Sofia Honer - "Stureby House Piano" - 00:00

Shida Shahabi - "Abisme" - 04:34

Laurence Guy - "Mutual Disappointment is a Terrible Thing" - 08:29

Michael Nyman - "1–100" (Excerpt) - 11:23

Tim Hecker - "Ghost Writing, Part 1" (Excerpt) - 11:48

Wife Signs - "For the Ozark Hellbender" - 13:20

Warmth - "The Creek" - Wildlife Addendum - 16:36

Jon Hopkins - "Heron" - 21:08

More Eaze - "Leave" -  24:16

Wife Signs - "Mischief and Craft" - 31:32

Austin Rockman - "Blue Vow Mender" - 34:03

Teodorico Pedrini, XVIII-21 Musique des Lumiéres, Jean Christophe Frisch - "Premier divertissement chinois No. 1, Tsein foung young" - 35:42

Joseph Shabason - "Treat it Like a Wine Bar" - 38:08 

Nuno Canavarro - "Cave" - 43:56

Optic Echo Presents 3/8/22

Patrica Wolf- I’ll Look for You in Others b1 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/ill-look-for-you-in-others 

Eevee- Seeds b3 https://eeveebeats.bandcamp.com/album/seeds 

Julianna Barwick- Healing is a Miracle a1 https://juliannabarwick.bandcamp.com/album/healing-is-a-miracle 

Gia Margaret- Mia Gargaret b1 https://giamargaret.bandcamp.com/album/mia-gargaret 

More Eaze- Two Futures 7” b1 https://fullspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/two-futures 

Delia Derbyshire- The Dreams b1

Non Dolet- V a2 https://timereleasedsound.bandcamp.com/album/v 

Cruel Diagonals- Disambiguation a4 https://crueldiagonals.bandcamp.com/album/disambiguation 

Suzanne Ciani - @0 b4 https://coldcut.bandcamp.com/album/0 

Sarah Davachi- Antiphonals a2 https://sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/antiphonals 

Hollie Kenniff - The Quiet Drift b1  https://holliekenniff.bandcamp.com/album/the-quiet-drift 

Lucy Gooch- Rushing EP a3 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/rushing 

Amby Downs- Liminal a3 https://ambydowns.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-2 

Mary Lattimore- At the Dam b1 https://marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-dam 

Claire Rousay- A Softer Focus a2 https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/album/a-softer-focus 

 

OEP 3/1/22: Part Timer guest mix

Part Timer is back for a 2022 OEP guest mix (thank you John)! We highly recommend checking out his Bandcamp page:

https://parttimer.bandcamp.com/

00.00 Enrico Coniglio and Matteo Uggeri - j'essaie de reduire mes medicaments
02.40 Bluhm - the mirror of my soul
06.30 Gallowglas - the gloaming
09.08 Origamibiro feat. VDU - morel
13.03 Midori Hirano - patterns
17.55 Asa Chang and Junray - hana
24.08 Panoptique Electrical - the whisper in your head
24.50 Soley - blows up
29.51 Erik Enocksson - what drove her shivering into the cold, cold sea
33.44 Gilded - erosional
37.17 Alapastel - new world healing centre