Relaxed Machinery

Steve Brand Listening Party this Friday!

By John Koch-Northrup, on March 3rd, 2015

Join us for a very special chat with Steve Brand this Friday night at 6 pm central at http://relaxedmachinery.ning.com !!!

Please join us in chat! Last time we had well over 600 listeners world-wide and more than 25 in chat…it’s always a fun time to ask questions, comment on the music and meet and greet old and new friends.

Released 06 February 2015, Bandcamp ONLY, digital download and on Pro CDr in a full-color sleeve…

“Into The Current” is a 60 minute composition that stands as a document of, and tribute to, my experience at Steve Roach’s “SoundCurrent Master’s Class” in late September of 2007 at his then home and studio in Sonoita, Arizona. Myself and three other artists, Ben Garvie, Chad Kettering and Roy Mattson, spent a life-changing week immersed in the supportive and stimulating environment of Epona Equestrian Center and Roach’s Timeroom. During those few days, we ate great food, talked much, listened deeply, shared widely and slept a little. My sincere gratitude goes out to these four men for the experience they gave me—it was an utter privilege to share that depth of time, spirit and music with them all.

Field recordings, overtone flute, bass flute and keyboard textures are interwoven to create this serene and multilayered journey into soul and memories of warm desert breezes, shaded canyons, crisp mountain streams, cool nights and deeply rooted memories.

Thanks also to Peter James for his mastering magic.

All compositions and instruments, Brand. Mastering, Peter James. Dedicated to Steve, Ben, Chad, Roy, Sonoita and the Soundcurrent. Interior photo: Brand, Epona Equestrian Center/The Timeroom, Sonoita, Arizona, September 2007, ©sbrand2015

Kloob – new video!

By John Koch-Northrup, on February 26th, 2015

Kloob just released the wonderful “Deep Emotional Phases”. Here is a video from the new album!

New! Frore – Cyclic Movement now available!

By John Koch-Northrup, on January 10th, 2015

Ambient journeys synced to the cycles and rhythms of the universe brought to us by Paul Casper recording under his Frore artist name.

Learn More!

Listen / Buy at Bandcamp.

Steve Brand, Ishq – Spiritual Science – rerelease, rework, remaster

By John Koch-Northrup, on December 17th, 2014

Very proud to announce the release of Steve Brand and Ishq – Spiritual Science on Pioneer Light.

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Track List

DISK 1
1. Soft Temples | 24:13
2. Flame of Nuit |17:08
3. Nature is Sung | 34:05

DISK 2
4. The Voice from Home | 54:00

Re-mastered and re-worked by Brand at The Treehouse 2013-14, exclusive re-release on Bandcamp ONLY.

From the 2009 release notes:

Brand says, “I’d been an Ishq (Matt Hillier) fan for about 3-4 years. I found his music as part of my complete immersion in Ultimae material (Ishq kept showing up in the ‘If you like this, you’ll like this’ area of iTunes). I bought ‘Orchid’ and was hooked. I love Matt’s atmospheres and beats, the delicacy, expansiveness and expressiveness of feeling, and his intuitive and spiritual approach to music…really feels like home to me.

Matt had some free loops of his sounds on his site at that time and I couldn’t resist—I used some in a piece and sent the piece to him, Matt kindly responded. I then suggested a collaboration. He quickly sent me a entire DVD of unique material…and here we are..very easy and organic. I think everyone will really enjoy these disks which are a very nice mingling of our individual sounds; you can hear the Ishq influence, but overall, probably a bit of a darker journey than his own work, but still spacious, organic, emotive.”

Re-mastered by S. Brand 2013-2014 and re-released on Brand’s Pioneer Light Music label. Originally released on AtmoWorks 2009, re-mastered in 2012 for Pioneer Light.

Steve Brand Half Hour feature on Hypnagogue Podcast

By John Koch-Northrup, on December 17th, 2014

John / Hypnagogue posted to his facebook page this – Thanks, John!

How about if I give Thanks for my Likers and Listeners by giving you a new Hypnagogue Half-Hour Spotlight featuring Steve Brand? The password (like before) is “unlock.” http://wp.me/P2MEBO-7e

Coming in January: Frore – Cyclic Movement

By John Koch-Northrup, on December 17th, 2014

Andrew Lahiff premiere on SomaFM Drone Zone – Friday

By John Koch-Northrup, on November 11th, 2014

SomaFM top artists this week includes a lot of rM!

By John Koch-Northrup, on October 23rd, 2014

I’m always thrilled to see airplay for Relaxed Machinery artists. We have quite the lineup on SomaFM this week! Steve Brand, Max Corbacho, Chris Russell, Robert Scott Thompson, and Devin Underwood have all released albums with us. A lot of other friends and favorite artists on that list. Thanks, as always, to Rusty at SomaFM for playing us.

Star’s End Top 20 – The Space Between and Meltstream

By John Koch-Northrup, on October 18th, 2014

Extremely proud to announce Steve Brand – The Space Between and Steve Brand, Roy Mattson -Meltstream both made the September 2014 Top 20 on Star’s End radio. Both released this year on@relaxedmachinery | http://relaxedmachinery.com

Steve Brand Premiere on SomaFM Drone Zone – Oct 3

By John Koch-Northrup, on September 25th, 2014

We are very proud to present Steve Brand’s newest release, The Space Between. Even better? Rusty at SomaFM is going to premiere the entire album at 8pm Eastern on Drone Zone! – AND – We’ll all be in chat for a listening party! Join us, won’t you?!?!

rM_0046_SteveBrand_TheSpaceBetween_300x300 Listen: http://somafm.com/dronezone/

Chat: http://relaxedmachinery.ning.com

Times throughout the world:

Oct 3:
2:00 pm – Honolulu
5:00 pm – San Francisco
8:00 pm – New York
9:00 pm – Rio de Janeiro

Oct 4:
1:00 am – London
2:00 am – Berlin
3:00 am – Helsinki
4:00 am – Moscow
5:30 am – Mumbai
8:00 am – Perth
9:00 am – Tokyo
10:00 am – Melbourne
Noon – Auckland

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