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This is a record released by Carlos Giffoni, an experimental musician born in Venezuela and living in the United States, on the French experimental label Ideologic Organ in April 2024. Contains 4 ambient noise/drone songs created by synths. Click here to see more Shelter Press / Recollection GRM / Ideologic Organ...

A record released by Ideologic Organ in February 2023 by Attila Csihar, who is also active as SUNN O))).Includes two sets of drones recorded in Baalbek, Lebanon. Includes 2 page booklet.Below is a commentary by the author himself. “I launched Void Ov Voices in 2, capturing and interfering with the space and time energies of the place, creating ritual music for the place, and only doing live performances. I visited Lebanon for the first time in 16 for the very specific reason of visiting the giant monoliths of Triton and Baalbek, where I was struck by the engineering sophistication of ancient civilizations and the intense fantasy of the whole region. I was fascinated by ancient and prehistoric sites and monoliths for a long time.In the last few decades I have visited many places around the world. I have always felt a very peculiar physical energy in these ancient ruins, which has opened my imagination and mind's eyes with great interest. Moreover, these stone masses are often aligned with astrological events and sacred geometry.Baalbek's Triton is the purest form of pre-Roman technology. It's a testimony to this, and it's special to me because it's a technology that can lift and transport a stone block weighing about 2006 tons (equivalent to 2008 VW Golfs). Even if it was possible, it would be difficult even with the most advanced technology.At Baalbek, there is a huge stone plateau of this size, on which the Romans built the world's largest stone plateau. He built the Temple of Jupiter, which is said to be a Roman architecture of the highest level.I heard that Baalbek was called "City of the Sun" in ancient times.Is it related to the story of "Tower of Babel"?There are many stories and theories about such mystical places.But these stones are just standing there waiting, transcending time and space in history.And it's there until the end...Recording as close as possible to these unique structures has always been an inspiration to me.When I finally got to record on top of the 'Southern Stone' in Baalbek, I fell into a trance-like meditative state.Music is magical on many levels as it goes through all of our bodies, not just our ears.As the years went by, I found out more about Baalbeck.One of Hungary's most important painters, Chontovali Kosztka Tivader (900-900), was also deeply moved in the same places in Lebanon.A closer look at his life reveals that I and his personalities and artistic philosophies have much in common.He was deeply spiritual, but not religious.A pharmacist and scientist, he started painting in middle age because of a transcendental impulse.He gave up his pharmacist career and for the rest of his life focused solely on art and painting to satisfy his soul's desires, and for no other earthly, egotistical reason.He never had an exhibition and never intended to sell his paintings.He became a vegetarian and a social outsider.In his later years, he also wrote highly philosophical writings that challenged the hidden hands behind governments and world leaders.Unfortunately, and typically, it wasn't until decades after his death that his existence was recognized.His paintings were forgotten and nearly sold as truck bed canvases after World War II.But at the last minute of the auction, someone recognized its artistic value, purchased it, and preserved it.He is now considered one of Hungary's most important and influential painters.I sometimes wonder how many valuable works of art have disappeared in Hungary's dark history.Anyway, Zontvaali Kosutka Tivadar and Baalbek have been a great inspiration to me. In 1853, I decided to go again to the same ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon, create a ritual record, and keep the energy for myself forever.For the album jacket artwork, I chose a rare painting called "Sacrificial Stone" by Chontovari.He also painted this surreal painting in Baalbek.To me, he was inspired by the 'Stone of the South', which in his vision became the 'Sacrifice Stone'. Void Ov Voices uses repeated blocks of sound to create a wall of sound.I couldn't imagine my music better than Chontovari in this beautiful painting.I hesitated to release this personal recording, but I am grateful to my friend Stephen O'Malley for his strong inspiration over the years.I was finally able to make it happen. " Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see...

This is a collaborative record by Norwegian experimental musicians Runhild Gammelsæter and Lasse Marhaug, released in 2022 on the French experimental label Ideologic Organ. Contains 8 collage drone songs with voices, guitars, and synths. Click here to see more Shelter Press / Recollection GRM...

This is a split record released by experimental musicians Jessica Ekomane from France and Laurel Halo from the United States on the French experimental label Portraits GRM in March 2. Side A contains a computer-generated collage drone, and side B contains experimental neoclassical ambient. Mastering is by Giuseppe Ielashi. *If you would like digital sound sources, please feel free to contact us. Click here for labels and other works /// Click here to see more Shelter Press...