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Minimal techno mix i’ve made long time ago — in 2002. The tracks are classic minimal sound of 1990s.

My intention was to make a hour-lenght mix of hyper-monotonic sounds to use it for my meditation sessions.

“Electroson” is russian for “electric sleep” — a medical procedure, when monotonic electric impulses are aplied rythmically to patient’s brain. As a result, brain-rhythms change and the patient submerges into artificially-induced sleep-like state. I was prescribed “electroson” once, but didn’t experienced anything special.

One of my favourite meditation / relaxation techniques — is to lie down, relax and contemplate monotonic sounds until… until whatever happens. Sometimes i fall asleep and wake up when the last track in set kicks in. Sometimes i stay half-wake during the whole session, hearing the music all the time and seeing how thoughts mutate into dreamy images. Either way, it’s very nice (in)activity, and with every session you go deeper and deeper into subconsciousness.

It’s important to compile a suitable soundtrack for a session. Minimal techno is good. “Idei Lahesna” album by Octex or Rhythm & Sound are fine examples. But gaps between tracks disrupt the flow. And there are not that many minimal mixes out there that execute their soporofic function perfectly.

So i’ve selected some tracks and mixed them. I was satisfied with the result, despite rather poor sound quality — i had to use mp3 as i didn’t have vinyl or cd originals of some tracks. Nothing’s perfect and at least the tracks are timeless. It’s funny, but after this mix i haven’t mixed anything and quit dj-ing. Couple of month later i started making my own tracks and, needless to say, i’m pursuing the same somnolent sound.

Have a nice sleep!

Download mix [.mp3 @ 160kbps, 70 mb]
Download artwork [.zip 1.5 mb]

Раскажу пра тэхнікі мэдытацыі, якімі раз-пораз карыстаюся.

#1 “Мантра ўдзячнасці”

Узімку 2000 я здаваў “дзяржаўныя іспыты”. Экзамен прайшоў лёгка, галава была ясная, усё, што трэба было ўспомніць — успомніў. Аднагрупнік пажартаваў — “што, Будда дапамог?” Мо’ і Будда, а мо’ і Крішна — падрыхтоўцы надта спрыялі сэансы мэдытацыі пад дыск Tony Scott & Collin Walcott “Music For Yoga Meditation and other joys” [1968] — а там музло як раз пра Крішну (”Hail Krishna”).

З экзамену вяртаўся з пачуццём радаснай палёгкі, свяціла яркае сонца, зіхацеў і паколваў вочы снег. У гэтым лагодна-ўдзячным настроі ў галаве ўзніклі словы:

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Yesterday i had a new brain-chip implanted, which enables advanced communication options, and installed this cool Mozg-2-Mozg* plugin.

* ‘mozg’ is ‘brain’ in some slavic language

Feel free to download and install this cute plugin.

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Знята: 10 верасня 2005, адразу пасля таго як дакапалі бульбу і стомленыя сы�?лі з поля.

Шчанятаў ужо раздалі, гаспадары абодвум дасталіся добрыя. Белы паехаў у Горкі, дзе атрымаў імя Пу�?ок — як яго рыжы бацька. Чорнага забрала жанчына з на�?ай вёскі і назвала яго ў гонар свайго старога сабакі, які жыў у іх 17 год — Тобік.

Але ж ёсць я�?чэ два малых — гэтым толькі тыдзень.

Last spring i’ve made a promo wallpaper for Segment records — NYC-based label run by belarusian electronic guru Vadim Militsin (aka Autism, Disposal, Nemou). I have lots of sketches and renderings of this hexagonal metallic structure — both stills and video-footage . So, once in a while i take these raw materials and make one more wallpaper. Here’s another one.

1024 x 768

Прысніў тэкст, у якім нехта нібыта іранізуе, �?то мы вяртаемся да таталітарызму сталінскіх часоў. Я�?чэ ў сне так спадабаўся гэты ўрывак, �?то я некалькі разоў яго перачытаў, каб не забыцца пакуль не прачнуся:

Давайце ўсе вернемся ў Шарага-стан.

І ня трэба “вумных” кніжак, ад якіх можа лопнуць галава — хай леп�? яна лопне пасля прыгавору і кулі ў патыліцу…

У сне я разумеў “-стан” у сэнсе складніка назвы краіны (як Туркменістан, Казахстан), дзе ўсе працуюць у �?арагах - гібрыдах турмы і прадпрыемства. Але па-беларуску “стан” гэта я�?чэ і проста “станові�?ча” (состояние).

Once upon a time, God became enraged by Man’s misbehaviour and decided to punish him.

He went to the field and began tearing away wheat and rye ears. In those times stalks were covered with grain from root to top — so, he started from the very bottom, scrubbing the grain away.

— From now on, you’ll be living in hunger, having no bread to eat! — said God to guilty and helpless Man.

Dog saw God doing this and came to him and asked:

— Oh Father, please don’t take away all the bread from Man, for he’s going to die of hunger and he won’t have any bread to feed me!

God pondered his proposal for a moment, left some grain on the top of stalks and went away…

That’s why cereals now have grain only on the top of stalks. And that’s why we should thank Dog for the bread we have. Without his help we’d die of hunger. Don’t forget that we’re eating Dog’s bread!

Emusic.boot.by have just added three of my tracks — not so new, actually.

Soft electro Funkcii Glaz and delayed guitarscape of Hwali Hvilin are taken from “Recyclothymia” album, which i’ve finished last summer.

Minimal-techno tryptich Off-Life pt.1-3 is “a bit” fresher - was made last December.

CalciumFresser - “Slow Job” [.mp3, 3.2 mb]

Tasty noises + hoppy beats @ 95 bpm.

Зроблена беларуская лакалізацыя WordPress.

Пераклад ёсць у двух варыянтах правапісу — на “наркамаўцы” і на “тара�?кевіцы”.
(Лацінкавы варыянт таксама ёсць — яго зрабіў Zołak)

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