http://ansiform.afraid.org/ composing subtle soundtracks for your most sedentary endeavors en-us http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ca/ ansiform@gmail.com ansiform composing subtle soundtracks for your most sedentary endeavors... original ambient tracks for sleeping, reading, blissing out. aural wallpaper to color your life. 1 [ansi045] marking a peaceful space with its entrancing pulse, we now present 'room with blank walls'. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:18:59 GMT [ansi044] a delicate exploration of repetition. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:59:32 GMT [ansi043] relentlessly, yet with a casual air, 'blackstar' winds around the centre of its tonality, enveloping its passive audience in a swirling fog of sound. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:38:54 GMT [ansi042] ansiform celebrates the start of a new year with 'viajando pelo universo', a painfully short swath of crippling beauty. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:32:45 GMT [ansi041] 'junk code' is another beautiful blur of harmony, characterized by its distance and its warmth. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:56:14 GMT [ansi040] 'at sea' is inspired by terry riley's 'in c' and the ideology of the impressionist musicians. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:10:19 GMT [ansi039] flaunting repetition in a constantly changing frame of strings and pings, one could say 'satellite' presents its own unique abstract interior logic. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:53 GMT [ansi038] at 39 releases and counting, we're still considerably young in the scheme of things, and we're glad to slowly broaden our collective's aesthetic scope with tracks such as "qetoret (gong fog)". this superficially sparse but fascinatingly layered piece is one of a select few in our catalogue to feature discernible vocal elements, however incomprehensible. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:39:01 GMT [ansi037] it doesn't have to be complicated. simple, short, sweet, direct in its obliqueness - 'rebirth'. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:42:01 GMT [ansi036] hearing "kissing you through being kistna", our latest release, is not unlike hugging a tree - strangely affecting but a little prickly. brief, to be sure, but then again, ansiform does mean "shaped like a loop". Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:26:31 GMT [ansi035] "a mixtape for your ex". there are no words. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:00:32 GMT [ansi034] "cloudsurf" is a patient and placid exploration of repetition, variation, and texture. music for airports, one might say... or maybe airplanes? Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:03:11 GMT [ansi033] having gotten back into the swing of things, it's business as usual. we now present a "i guess you could call me a believer" - a classically ansiform-esque slice of drone, tempered with warm fuzz and a pulsating shimmer. (it's great to be back!) Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:57:45 GMT [ansi032d] our first release in far too long is typically atypical - a four-track suite of organic textures recast in digital - cold nibbling at the ear, but paradoxically soothing the soul with warmth. this is part four of four, titled "dreams". All four tracks are available at our website: http://ansiform.afraid.org/ Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:10:42 GMT [ansi032c] our first release in far too long is typically atypical - a four-track suite of organic textures recast in digital - cold nibbling at the ear, but paradoxically soothing the soul with warmth. this is part three of four, titled "innocence". The final part will be issued on the podcast tomorrow, but all four tracks are available at our website: http://ansiform.afraid.org/ Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:59:00 GMT [ansi032b] our first release in far too long is typically atypical - a four-track suite of organic textures recast in digital - cold nibbling at the ear, but paradoxically soothing the soul with warmth. this is part two of four, titled "diary". Part three will be issued on the podcast tomorrow, but all four tracks are available at our website: http://ansiform.afraid.org/ Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:40:54 GMT [ansi032a] our first release in far too long is typically atypical - a four-track suite of organic textures recast in digital - cold nibbling at the ear, but paradoxically soothing the soul with warmth. this is part one of four, titled "reflections". Part two will be issued on the podcast tomorrow, but all four tracks are available at our website: http://ansiform.afraid.org/ Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:47:29 GMT [ansi031] just in time for the nadir of winter (at least in the overpopulated northern hemisphere which most of us call home) is 'composition iii', a chilly, cyclic drone. it shares a name with a classic work by piet mondrian: coincidence? probably not... Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:03:14 GMT [ansi030] if you're actively listening to 'ten minutes of progress', you'll likely find it as an exercise in patience. as its title might suggest, it begins with virtually more silence than sound and gradually builds to a gorgeous chorus of sculpted tones. you could play it 144 times a day and never grow tired. Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:21:23 GMT [ansi029c] 'each year of our lives' is our thirtieth anonymous, ambient release, but is our first in a few respects; this is the first ansiform release composed of several movements (3), and consequently the longest (spanning nearly a half hour). it's also the first to be plainly guitar-based. today's podcast includes part 3 of 3 - visit the website at http://ansiform.afraid.org/ to get the first two parts if you missed them. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:12:23 GMT [ansi029b] 'each year of our lives' is our thirtieth anonymous, ambient release, but is our first in a few respects; this is the first ansiform release composed of several movements (3), and consequently the longest (spanning nearly a half hour). it's also the first to be plainly guitar-based. today's podcast includes part two - stay tuned tomorrow for part 3, or if you can't wait, visit the website at http://ansiform.afraid.org and get it all now. Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:07:23 GMT [ansi029a] 'each year of our lives' is our thirtieth anonymous, ambient release, but is our first in a few respects; this is the first ansiform release composed of several movements (3), and consequently the longest (spanning nearly a half hour). it's also the first to be plainly guitar-based. today's podcast includes part one - stay tuned tomorrow for part 2, or if you can't wait, visit the website at http://ansiform.afraid.org and get it all now. Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:32:23 GMT [ansi028] 'whaleses abysses' is a track from a new contributor whose name is none of your business (as is the protocol around these parts). if you really listen with intent, you might notice it seems to be a two-part piece, but attentive listening is not required to benefit from this sweet, spacey drone. Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:58:23 GMT [ansi027] it's been almost a month?? time to change the wallpaper, if you catch our drift... yes, 'can or cannot' is a drone, but it's a drone with direction. don't get it? hear it. you'll understand. Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:14:06 GMT [ansi026] as autumn approaches, we present 'behind the counter' in defiance... a canvas painted with smears of summer memories. Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:09:34 GMT [ansi025] perhaps it's ironic that 'it only hurts when i think about it' is hard to think about, even by our standards. it's so innocuous that it practically begs to be ignored. if you manage to bring it to the forefront of your attention you'll be pleased by the surprisingly evocative texture of the lone instrument -- like a gently plucked oboe, or a reeded violin. Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:34:16 GMT [ansi023] archive.org, the benevolent host of our media, has been experiencing growing pains as of late, injecting another unintended gap into our release schedule... no matter...once you've surrounded yourself with the calm cooling colors of 'sleepy eyes', i'm sure you'll agree it was worth the wait. Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:02:48 GMT [ansi022] here's something slightly out of character for us... it's beatless to be sure, but it's not quite ambient, in truth. "i can't swim" is a short but demanding listening experience and stands in stark contrast with the majority of the ansiform catalogue. very unsettling on first listen, but it becomes eerily comfortable with increasing familiarity. Wed, 03 Aug 2005 11:37:31 GMT [ansi021] ansiform looks back to our humble beginnings (which, in truth, are not that distant) with 'stigma'. one might find it reminiscent of the first couple of tracks released on this netlabel, or perhaps of a track from Eno's Ambient One obscured by a thick veil of fascinating noise. Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:51:26 GMT [ansi020] 'alpha decay' is an alternately swelling and fading cloud of sound formed of simple mutations of a short, five-note theme, thickened with twinkly reflections of the main motif. Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:03:04 GMT [ansi019] the latest blip on our radar is 'falling to the top', an expansive sonic space decorated with deep dark colors and noisy drapery. Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:02:53 GMT [ansi018] forgive the inevitable summer lull in production... has it really been three weeks plus? we've got a track that sizzles and pops appropriately for a hot sleepless summer night... maybe this is the soundtrack to a mosquito making a meal of your red stuff. pretty ugly or ugly-pretty... take your pick. Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:30:12 GMT [ansi017] 'you will never see her again' is the longest contribution to ansiform to date. halcyon pads wash upon a sonic shore and capture the ansiform aesthetic remarkably well. let it play in the background while you work, read, or sleep, and feel how it colors the room... Sat, 04 Jun 2005 05:02:24 GMT [ansi016] 'never a dull moment' is a subtle sine-wave drone accented with gentle fragments of melody and frosted with a soft, creamy distortion. contrary to its title, the entire track is one dull moment - one cozy, dull, entrancing moment that stretches out, then stops before it overstays its welcome. Sat, 28 May 2005 03:41:48 GMT [ansi015] sorry about the temporary absence.. technical difficulties kept us from making an update in a while, but here's 'sixty', a pretty little ditty that's been sitting around for a little while. please take note that our web address has changed (and with it, so has the podcast address), so please update your links, bookmarks, and podcasts, and stay tuned -- we'll have more updates soon, we promise. we're still doing what we love, whether or not the internet feels like co-operating... Sun, 22 May 2005 08:52:33 GMT [ansi014] at subscript 014 into the ansiform array, one finds another ostensibly improvised piece, driven by a comforting, reoccuring motif cloaked in a messy fringe of fuzz. Thu, 05 May 2005 12:07:45 GMT [ansi013] a breathy, skin-crawling hum lurks ominously beneath a free-associative piano plaintively wandering around the dorian minor scale as vaguely familiar noises dart in, around and out the listless melody and brooding soundscape. Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:09:54 GMT [ansi012] an enveloping swarm of improvised piano-like riffs foreshadows a barely audible, deeply confused synthetic warble desperate to find the pitch. melodically fragmented but harmonically pure - a beautiful listen. Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:32:21 GMT [ansi011] 'the lie in believe' unfolds as a droning, pensive chant of underwater strings, weaving in and out of consonance beneath an ear-tickling swirl. Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:15:09 GMT [ansi010] alien waves lap against a shore of soothing, yet desolate tones, zipping forwards and backwards in time while being gently punctuated by soft metallic stabs and scrapes. the morphing mass of sound resembles that of a chugging train at times, at others like the genesis of some imaginary violin-saxophone-harp hybrid... deeply evocative of a dense cloud formed of mixed emotions and half-faded memories. Tue, 12 Apr 2005 02:17:15 GMT [ansi009] a mangled synthetic string section performs a distant elegy for an ailing pontiff. Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:39:25 GMT [ansi008] ansiform continues its ongoing exploration of the distant reaches of ambient music with a brand new piece. incorporating scraps of mutilated vocals and the plaintive wailings of a distorted guitar, 'slowly fill my eyes' defines a dark, rich soundscape unlike anything we've heard. Fri, 01 Apr 2005 07:15:21 GMT [ansi006] a chorus of gentle, fuzzy tinkles slowly fills up this piece like drops in a bathtub, giving way to a glorious wash of sound before quietly disintegrating into empty space. Wed, 24 Mar 2005 14:25:39 GMT [ansi005] a softly throbbing wad of sound that subtly shifts and mutates over its six minutes -- it lifts off the ground, but doesn't travel anywhere, content to hover in place and spin on its axis... Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:06:11 GMT [ansi004] artroom, the fifth release on ansiform, is a gorgeous, languid piece. a little more structured and evolutionary than the average ansiform track, the song glows with an undeniable warmth that greets the ears like sun on skin on a cold day. Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:12:26 GMT [ansi003] ansiform births a new piece, a polyphonic drone underscored in waves by a menacing fuzz. Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:50:21 GMT [ansi002] short but sweet - lyrical phrases gently evolve atop a tranquil bed of pure tones, leaving plenty of space to stretch out your legs. Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:04:24 GMT [ansi001] the second ansiform release. loopy melodic phrases jockey for position and reinterpret each other with every iteration. Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:45:11 GMT [ansi000] ansiform presents its first release, 'chicxulub', inhabiting the space somewhere between dreaminess and grit. Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:31:18 GMT