British Library Sound Archive

Below there is a documentary of the massive Sound Archive of the British Library. Many times in magazines, websites, blogs etc. there are references of sound archives such as William Burroughs and his works in relevance to the wide spectrum of sound art.
However, this documentary gives you the opportunity not only to have an idea of the archive but also the process of collecting the records and also the ethnography of these records.

Merce Cunningham talking about John Cage and David Tudor

Since I became more involved in experimental music, avant-garde, or whatever you want to call it, like many people I was highly influenced by the theories and philosophy of John Cage. Now after all these years whenever I listen not only to his voice, but also other people talking about him I feel very emotional. I was always attracted by the way he was describing the importance of silence and how sounds belong in the silence-noise axis.
So, after this very brief introduction I recently found a video of Merce Cunningham talking about John Cage and David Tudor and their collaborations, but it also contains some excepts of John Cage talking. To view it click here to go to the website.

New session (still unable to remember the number)

After a very long time quite lost in data and the internet I decided to upload some new tracks. What is very noticeable is that the last time I uploaded some tracks it was exactly one year ago!

So one of my inspirations for uploading this playlist was a concert I watched with Tim Hecker  and I have to admit that he really gives a new notion to the very old terminology and meaning of ambient music. It seems that ambient music is no longer just the background music that becomes more noticeable, but Hecker's new album brings forward this music and creates multiple layers of sounds, feelings and imaginary images. However, there are also very nice tracks from Christoph Heemann, the amazing Coil, Chihei Hatakeyama, Fennesz and other fantastic musicians.

Graphing feelings in sound images from kingofalldeserts on 8tracks Radio.

Session (I don't remember the number)

There was a long time ago that I uploaded my blog. I can't think for any reasons, excuses just to say that life is progressing, less free time, materialism etc. But it is always good to know that music is always there and has so much power, it makes you worry, it 'humanizes' and the most important is that it makes you feel. The following tracks are some among many that for some reason they have this power I was referring to always in the field of ambient and electro-acoustic axis. Also from now on I will try not to use the term 'experimental' due to its abstractness, and theoretical connotation that do not fit in the definition of 'experimental music', but most people use it to refer to music that is difficult to classify in a particular genre.
I really hope you enjoy because in this playlist I paid a lot of attention to make it good! 

Life is circling not moving from kingofalldeserts on 8tracks Radio.

Session VI

Hi everyone this is my new playlist with new and old loved ones. Hope you enjoy!

Untitled mix from kingofalldeserts on 8tracks.

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Session V

Dear all,

after a long absence I have uploaded a mix with some very interesting staff I listened to in 2011 and some more recent such as Julia Holter's "Eksastis" new album. Enjoy and take care!

Session V from kingofalldeserts on 8tracks.