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Navel​​​-​​​Gazing III

by Various Artists

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This compilation, artwork and notes below were produced by Andrew Ciccone for Navel Gazers: blog.navelgazers.co.uk

All tracks mastered by Martin Clarke except where indicated.

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The Navel-Gazers blog celebrates three years with the belated ‘Navel Gazing’ compilation Volume III, featuring new and unheard sounds from legends and pioneers in the world of experimental music and sound recording. What’s on Volume III? Well there’s a big band, some radio static, bit of whispering, doors creaking, and a whole panoply of other sounds which simply defy description. Yes just like our monthly interview series, it’s all over the place! Just as preferred...

All proceeds from Navel-Gazing will be donated to the Mind charity for mental health which is a cause that is interesting and important to me. You don't need me to tell you what Mind does, you can read all about them: www.mind.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/

Once again I'd like to thank all the artists for these contributions and for talking to me about their work. Below are my brief thoughts on each track and a link to each artist's Navel-Gazers interview and their own webpage.

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Israel Martinez - Mudanza (excerpt)
Good to kick things off here with some snap, crackle and pop out of Guadalajara, Mexico. Mr Martinez clearly takes the concept of “granular” quite seriously.
www.israelm.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2021/11/israel-martinez-nadaanda.html

Fangyi Liu - Missed call
A send-off to the deceased Taiwanese artist Dino, produced by Fangyi in 2013 as remix of Dino’s “no input” recording, being triggered as a ringtone, in multiple locations.
fangyiliu.bandcamp.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/01/fangyi-liu-koujie-koujie.html

Freida Abtan - she’s swinging her hammer
There’s something menacing - and yet not too menacing - about this track. It’s actually pretty catchy too, like something out of an… underwater nightclub?
www.freidaabtan.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/02/freida-abtan-subtle-movements.html

Thomas Dimuzio - Scarlet Tempered
Quick detour to the outer reaches. One really feels the vastness and gravity of those sine waves.. and as the listener, one feels infinitesimally small!
www.thomasdimuzio.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/03/thomas-dimuzio-headlock.html

Graham Lambkin - The Just Tide
Creaky doors were promised. What I always love about Graham’s music is piecing together the “plot”. What is going on in this sequence? Listener tell us your theories.
www.grahamlambkin.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/04/graham-lambkin-salmon-run.html

Ashley Tini / Chuck Fischera
Very special piece from Ashley who interviewed as “@“ on Navel-Gazers: her production of a big band playing a composition by her grandfather. Click through the track for details!
atat.bandcamp.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/05/phantom-isle.html

Kei Watanabe - jasmin
Utterly hypnotic track from Kei Watanabe, who never fails to surprise me. In some ways it reminds me of the song “Design”, by Gentle Giant. But in fact, it is totally unique.
keiwatanabe.co
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/06/kei-watanabe-whisperings.html

Jako Maron - idom éko
Jako sent me three tracks - I found this one fit especially well with the other material on the comp. As always with Jako, I’m drawn to the peculiar placement of the beats.
www.jakomaron.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/07/the-electro-maloya-experiments-of-jako.html

Mark Vernon - Subterranean centrifuge
…”subterfuge”, for short? Too much going on here to explain in one of these little blurbs but I particularly like that “howling” voice. Lettuce speculate...
meagreresource.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/08/mark-vernon-time-deferred.html

Samara Lubelski / Matt Valentine / Barry Weisblat - infinite valley vintage glue
Samara tuning in with some colleagues in what is my favourite-titled track here. Pleased to see MV sneaking onto the comp just as he did on the interview!
www.samaralubelski.com
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/09/samara-lubelski-in-valley.html

Enzo Minarelli - Fermatura / Res Tauro (Fixing / Res Toration)
Like Adam Bohman on Navel-Gazing 1, Enzo has given us the gift of an archival piece from the 80s. This 1983 gem was part 1 of a sound poem in 7 parts.
www.enzominarelli.com.
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/10/enzo-minarelli-phonosensitivity.html

Reynols - Viento Que Sopla Pajaros
For anyone who just wants to rock out, I’d recommend skipping right to this one. It’s archival as well, from.. 2001? Or maybe 1996. Note the translation: “Wind Blowing Birds”.
www.facebook.com/minecxio
blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2022/11/reynols-minexcio-emanations.html

Omphalopticon - uNrAVELed
Lastly my own track, a remix of the previous twelve. Some say it sounds like Kei Watanabe, fronting Reynols, produced by Thomas Dimuzio, etc. Sheezus!
omphalopticon.bandcamp.com

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released February 3, 2023

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