playlist artwork#12 this weekShort Tracks

by Nikila

Tracks

1 4:04 1496 listens
2
Bis
0:57 1154 listens
3 0:59 817 listens
4 1:03 678 listens
5 1:06 580 listens
6 1:05 525 listens
7 0:56 453 listens
8 0:59 436 listens
9 1:01 416 listens
10 0:59 360 listens
11 0:59 274 listens
12 1:00 295 listens
13 1:05 283 listens
14 1:00 244 listens
15 1:00 248 listens
16 1:00 220 listens
17 1:05 213 listens
18 0:59 207 listens
19 1:00 220 listens
20 0:59 217 listens
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Vox
1:12 197 listens

About this album

  • Updated: 19/03/2011

This album is a part of  the project Vacui Spacii, launched by Martin Eschoyez.

3D Animations by Martin Eschoyez can be seen on Vacui Spacii website ^^.


 
I used here material from tracks i already released, recycled material from tracks i didn't upload and new tracks i composed for this project. I also used samples from The Freesound Project

Ulterius is a re-mix of a phon's track End

Here are the 21 concepts in alphabetical order :

  • Antea : before, previously, formerly.
  • Bis : twice.
  • Coma : hair of the head, leaves, rays of light.
  • Delectatio : delight, pleasure, enjoyment.
  • Extra : (prep. + acc.) beyond, outside.
  • Femina : female principle.
  • Gregatim : in troops, or crowds.
  • Humo : cover with earth, bury.
  • Infra : (adv.) below, underneath / to the south, in the underworld.
  • Jugiter : continually, perpetually, constantly / instantly.
  • Mirus : wonderful, astonishing, extraordinary.
  • Natura : nature
  • Lacuna : a hole, empty space / pond, pool / deficiency, loss.
  • Obliquo : to turn sideways, turn aside.
  • Porta : gate, entrance.
  • Quovis : to whatever place you will.
  • Repens : sudden, unexpected, fresh, recent.
  • Scio : to know, understand.
  • Texo : to weave, twine together, plait, construct, build.
  • Ulterius : farther, more advanced, more remote.
  • Vox : voice.

 

The idea is that the concepts attached to music inspire other artists to manipulate and re-interprete, recreate or destroy them to generate new audiovisual works.

The idea is to release not only the concepts but the works, the materials they were made with, the typography, the music.

The idea is to free them for exploring the potential of shared knowledge and inspiring others to wonder about this freedom.

When all is said and done, everything comes from an empty space : the feelings, the sound waves, the pencil movement and its traces, the experimentation on a grid of voxels which, in the end, is just an empty space on a digital canvas.

 

So now, it's up to you, enjoy the journey : BE CREATIVE !

The tracks of this album are published under a Creative Commons licence, check the licence associated to each track.

Reviews for "Short Tracks"

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eauforte3

Un crystal sonore

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eauforte3 • 2011-03-25 23:08:52

C'est la énième fois que j'écoute cet album de Nikila en Boucle , Je ne peux qu'être d'accord avec la critique de Cire , C'est une invitation à la méditation , mais surtout un cadeau. Une Proposition de collaboration sur des oeuvres de cette qualité doivent demander une humilité certaine , mais surtout un investissement personnel incroyable. Faire en sorte que ces " graines " comme le dit Nikila puisse aboutir à autre chose , c'est bien la base du mot créer. De la créativité , de l'imagination débordent de chacuns de ces petits "modelages". L'esthétique sonore appliquée et le niveau des compositions sont de loin ce que j'ai pu écouter de mieux dans le libre en electro depuis black era J'ai pu voir auparavant des collaborations de toutes sortes ( en perte de vitesse en ce moment ) mais se voir offrir un travail d'une aussi grande richesse est une aubaine pour tous les talents désirants s'essayer à renouveler leur univers musical et même visuel , En dire plus , serait peut-être en dire trop. Bravo et merci à vous deux pour cette démonstration du partage. J'attends les résultats des différentes versions avec impatience.
stesepu

A real masperpiece !

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stesepu • 2011-04-03 09:52:47

Combining intuition, soul and inspiration with technical skills, intelligence and logic can give only one result: a masterpiece! Every single instrument is at the right place, the sound is simply perfect and different styles are perfectly interpreted and played. The effort a work like this must have needed makes this album even more remarkable. Sincerely, for me one of the best albums on Jamendo.
marac

Another masterpiece from the Queen of Electronica

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marac • 2011-04-01 11:35:46

It's very diverse electronica of superb quality. Almost everything is perfect on this album - crystal sound, the quality of samples, mixing, the melodies. All sounds so fresh and natural, as if recorded by a real band. In fact some tracks could as well be placed under contemporary instrumental music, not simple electronica. I don't know how many real instruments Nikila used for this album (if any), but I doubt it could be so much as it seems. Some of these totally natural sounds simply have to be artificial. And it only confirms her true mastery. But that's not all. The diversity of this recording is breathtaking. Each song is completely different, full of different ideas, played on different instruments, representing a different genre. Apart from the said contemporary instrumental, we have here nu jazz, downtempo, breakbeat, even industrial. If she let herself put so many ideas into short, under 30-minute album, how huge must be her creativity. It's scary. People shouldn't be so good. ;-) For some artists it would be enough for their whole career. And that's still not all! One could think that so many different elements contained in such short tracks just have to generate total senseless chaos. And probably they would. With any regular artist, who is not a musical genius. But for Nikila it's a piece of cake. Everything fits perfectly, as if designed by evolution, by trial and error, over millions of years. There's no room for a coincidence. They just had to sound this way. It's so obvious once you already heard them. I have only one complaint - they are too short. I read the description and I know it's a deliberate move. But these songs are so packed with highly condensed awesomeness, that one minute is really much too short to properly appreciate them. It's as if somebody forced you to admire talent of Hieronymus Bosch by showing his works for 5 seconds each (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/judge/judge-c.jpg). Wouldn't it be a torture? For the time being, the only solution for listening to this album without risking a painful death from a musical hunger, is to play it on loop. But that's only a half measure, unfortunately. I WANT THEM LONGER! ;-) I was really tempted to lower my rating because of that, but I came to a conclusion that it would be very unfair to punish these compositions just because they are short. By the way, what a pity Phon left Jamendo. He would go mad from happiness seeing Nikila used one of his songs. On second thought, he could fall into catatonia, so maybe it's better he can't see it. By the way (II), I was so lucky as to hear this album in a lossless format, because Nikila was so generous to share the original WAV files with me. I don't know if she would be willing to share them with others, but I would try to ask her if I were you - the listening pleasure will be doubled, that's for sure. This is the work that should be heard in the best format possible. By the way (III), I know it's April Fools' Day today, but I'm gravely serious here, people.
Cire de Sacub

UN SON EXTRAORDINAIRE

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Cire de Sacub • 2011-03-19 15:10:19

La qualité sonore est énorme. J'adore. Faire de l'expérimental vocal par dessus ? Je vais y réfléchir, mais ce serait un travail énorme ! Je sens que je vais faire chauffer mon pédalier à effets !
musictomyears

Remarkable...To Say The Least...Absorbe All It Gives You..As I Sure Did...Eloquent & Articulate.. Mature & Profound. Drama Filled Music & Scores..

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musictomyears • 2011-04-01 13:11:38

Their was a freshness, crispness and lightness of air and mood setting atmospheres, in this well crafted, articulate,day dreamy, drama filled at times also.Exquisitely done soundscapes of intrigue,wonder and sheer delight. That was hypnotic, catchy,cool and wonderful interesting on top.And chilled you to the bone as well. As give you stress free pleasurable moments on top..And the time..just seemed to fly past.. And made my imagination light up..And reflect everything that it heard and truly felt from within out.. It had particularly great use of basslines and rhythmical melodies and liquidly flowing,synthesiser,electronic use..And nice elegances of reflections of notes and tones from the acoustic guitar strings and subtleness and gentleness of it use in the tracks at times as well. And the little quirks,tricks and taps also heightened the pleasures for the listener..And I also loved the extreme but well used compositions that just woven into each track to perfection..It had a versatile use of styles held within this electronic, drumnbass, instrumental,strings, orchestral, trance, dance, jazzy, new age album.. And much more besides..To truly appreciate and get into more and more.. Some of these could actually be used in some movie making musical scores..As they are so engrossing, demonstrative and light up your imagination and truly make the listener feel part of it all.
Frezi

Bon album

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Frezi • 2011-04-03 15:04:49

Ce n'est pas mal compatriote, j'aurai aimé les morceaux un peut plus long car je les trouve un peut court mais dans l'ensemble ton album est très bien et j'aime. Bonne continuation !
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