New to the public / released from the vaults. Two studio sessions built in East Van in some condensed vibe out sessions with Daniel Rincon (NAP, Isla). Getting some nice traction so far.
Mastered by Nik Kozub. Art by Shy aka Special Guest DJ.
Tsimka & Michael Red Debut Album Release
Tsimka & Michael Red - Album Release & Listening Event
Friday, June 6 @ Hypha Arts, 1410 Venables
7pm : doors .... 8pm : listening to the new album in full (45 mins) .... 9pm : artist talk and q&a, hosted by Leena Minifie .... 10pm : improvised live set from Tsimka & Michael
$15 adv / $20 door / no one turned away for lack of funds .... couches, bean bag chairs, and other cushy & comfy seating .... optional individual wireless stereo headsets available (for an extra $5). (good quality sound system for everyone else) .... video of natural content Tsimka gathered from in her territory will be projected as a backdrop.
Tsimka & Michael Red with CBC in Port Alberni
In January 2025, Tsimka & I did a project put together by CBC Vancouver Island that had us play a show at the Capital Theatre and do a language & music workshop at Haahuupayak School in Port Alberni. The entire experience was beautiful and fluid and rich with meaning.
Many milestones achieved - our first concert with just us on the bill (and a full house too!), our first workshop we co-facilitated together (which went extremely well), and our first time with a conversation component to our show (which felt great and really helped give context and better meaning to what we do). Huge thanks to Haahuupayak School and the Tseshaht & Hupacasath Nations for hosting us, and for the dedication and hard work from CBC through coordinating it all.
Huge thanks to Haahuupayak School and the Tseshaht & Hupacasath Nations for hosting us, and for the vision and hard work from CBC through coordinating it all.
There are four CBC Radio Pieces that can be live streamed from their site at any time (that aired in February), here: PART 1 / PART 2 / PART 3 / PART 4
And some of the sounds recorded with the Haahuupayak School students is here on soundcloud.
'SoSo' track on Open Tapes Compilation
the HEAP compilation is out today on Open Tapes.
money raised goes to a good cause, and extra proud to be aligned with the other artists on the release.
i made the track 'SoSo' between 15 and 18 years ago, and happy it's now seeing the light of day.
While the Green Grass Grows
"Pleased to officially announce a large amount of my music has made it into the latest film, While the Green Grass Grows, from known director Peter Mettler. Over 17 minutes of my music, all as Souns, has been blended into the first two completed parts of this masterwork. These first two parts (1 and 6) are currently making their way through the festival circuit and have picked up a few nice awards so far.
thankful to have been included in this."
~ Michael
Oro Azul 'Water Seeds EP'
Oro Azul, Michael Red & Ultima Esuna, drops 'Water Seeds EP' on Mood Hut to a very pleasant response.
Reviews from Philip Sherburne, Bandcamp Daily, Resident Advisor, Ban Ban Ton Ton, Test Pressing below. The Boomkat and Oye Records write ups feel good, and feedback from peers and tracks popping up in mixs has been nice too. And a nod from the legendary Svebbe, plus a feature on the New in Electronic playlist from Apple Music.
^ from celebrated writer Philip Sherburne on his Futurism Restated platform
^ from bandcamp daily’s best ambient music on bandcamp, march 2024
^ from ban ban ton ton
^ from test pressing
^ from boomkat
Oro Azul 'Eros' + NTS Pender Street Steppers show
'Eros', second single and second video from Ephemeral Objects for from the Water Seeds EP from Oro Azul, is out. Flower, water, reflections of light ..
Oro Azul also delivers an hour long dj mix of all originals, unreleased Oro Azul material + solo originals + remixs, for Pender Street Steppers' NTS radio show. this was the recording of the live set at the record release party a month earlier at the Deli. tracklist here and soundcloud recording here.
Oro Azul 'Atlantis'
'Atlantis', the single from the forthcoming Water Seeds EP from Oro Azul (the duo with Ultima Esuna), is officially out. It lands with a beautiful video from Ephemeral Objects, and with a listening party / release event as well. The full EP is out next month on Mood Hut records. .. (personal instagram post here)
Tsimka & Michael Red Full Performance @ Active/Passive
Full performance video just got posted, from the very lovely Active/Passive Festival. The album is nearly complete. This video shows a more simple version of the songs and energy, which was performed at the other summer festivals 2023 too. The New Forms Festival performance in December showed some of the developement and richer layers and details, bringing cues closer to what the album will fully reveal.
Event series from Low Indigo x Neptune7 launched
🔥 the first in series of events curated by Nalule of Neptune7 in collab with Low Indigo. Coming in with full and complete energy. TIX here, which has complete write up and details. follow Neptune7 and Low Indigo for ongoing info and drops.
ambient/etc monthy event series
the new ambient/etc event series was launched NYE to great success and excitement. 002 is announced and future editions plans are well underway. the first saturday of each month @ the deli, is the mode. following low indigo on instagram or facebook will keep those interested up to date, or checking in the profile at tickit works too.
the full set of recordings are also up from the first night too.
Low Indigo has been bubbling and re-surfacing..
4 official events this year, gradually (re)building in scale and visibility. many un-official / below radar events, seeding further things to surface. a handful of silent event collobarations as well, to varying degrees, helping facilitate some growth and expansion and other visions become crystalized.
some announcements for further scaling up & out in 2024 soon..
there is evidence on the low indigo instagram and a few traces in the fb community as well.
'ERAS' Album with Randy Raine-Reusch
"Seven suites of deep and sprawling sonic meditations built around ‘call and response’ improv sessions between Randy Raine-Reusch and Michael Red.
Slow and tempered recordings of Asian flutes, African harps, temple gongs and a myriad of obscure instruments from Randy Raine-Reusch's deep collection mutate and ebb into swirling gossamers of tone. Sonic incantations stretched and magnified further by Red's Sends. An otherworldly play between light and shadow worlds; at times idyllic and light-filled, at times dark and eerie– all engrossing. Dream-reality reconciliations weave between the spectral world of Michael Red's sound processes and the direct physicality of Raine-Reusch's playing. The tension across the pieces builds between the live playing and processing techniques, dutifully revealing a growing familiarity with collective transcendence through sound (bigger than the sum of its parts). Real-time interactive dream music.
Initially realized over the course of a few days in Randy’s instrument museum in Vancouver BC [December, 2014] 'ERAS' is made up of processed, and sometimes multi tracked, improvisations between Randy and Michael. Through these sessions Randy would choose instruments he sensed possibilities within, and Michael then revealed and sculpted these possibilities. Both resonating, sensing sonic structures, environmental nuances, and further worlds in each other’s art, all within the moment. Being present for each other, they acted on
instinct, trusting a first thought, trusting each other; committing, responding to that commitment, then mutating and letting go. Always moving forward, synthesizing and letting the living moment lead the way. The recordings were left to distill and mature for many years before the composers felt it was ready. With minimal judicious edits and a very light dusting of FXs, both careful to preserve the direct and intuitive process that permeates the recording, ERAS now emerges."
Recap of the Souns performance at Lobe
"a little re-cap and note to say thanks to Lobe and all their staff for hosting my first (live) expressions in the world of 4dsound. thank you to everyone who came out and made it a nice little sold out show (this honestly meant a lot to me).
thanks to pendamental for a beautiful and very flowing first experience in collaborating, and being down to flow in the way i hoped for - with very little pre-chat, and no meet-ups or practice, so we can capture a more pure essence of our creative combination, from it’s very beginning (before over-thinking and second-guessing can happen).
it was all recorded, and will be put into the library, making it play-able in other 4D contexts around the world. 🔮
and there definitely be more and more of this kind of thing happening in the future as well. 🌿 "
Multi-Channel Sound Design for Circle Wellness Spa
Deeper into modes of facilitating transformational sound, this project leaning more into the realms of relaxation and rejuvination.
Varied ambient & nature sounds through an array of speakers spread across the experience for Circle Welness Spa. Highly customized and scrutinized mixs of classic and contemporary ambient music, together with treated exclusive & found field recordings from nature. 2 hour program or 90 minute shortened version.
SPRLUA 'Palacete (Michael Red Remix)'
Official Remix for SPRLUA is out, alongside a nice cast of other remixers like Ultima Esuna and SIM filling out the rest of the EP.
remix is here and the rest of the release is here, with a vinyl option as well.
some personal words that help describe the release are here.
Souns 'Drop Cities'
Souns live performance recording from ‘Drop Cities’ (Feb 19, 2023), a special 2 day festival put together with great care by Hotham Sound, released on bandcamp, and youtube.
live video projections by C130, live camera footage mixed and treated by SPINY JIM and live broadcasted on RedGate TV.
audio materials used: mackie line mixer (using in house reverb) standard microphone mod’d rigsmith dub siren mod’d monotron delay cell phone playing prepared mix of nature sounds (randomly sampled) pioneer rx2, live looping and manipulating tracks:
- Parisa DUB (ambient)
- Discovery DUB (raw loop)
- Discovery DUB
- Playing with Roses (unreleased)
energy & thoughts present:
- recently learning about and connecting with sacred datura flower
- no direct physical practice or plans made for the performance. instead focusing on feeling grounded and present and clear, and responding to the natural energy of the space, time, audience and self
- deeply reconnecting with an old friend, rmm, at the event and the 3rd act of the night, alexi baris, directly influenced the set (added elements of noise and dramatic gestures)
- engaging with the idea that ones inner world is a direct reflection of ones outer world, and engaging the space and audience in that way (both a two way interaction and reflection, and also an intentional one way signal path of inner calm & even to the external world)
- the summed energy from the earlier day and night before (the city, quiet morning coffee, impacted by ’maamawi’ performance & surrounding energy the night before)
Maamawi: Together Through the Fire (Score)
Score & Co-creation of a virtual reality & mixed-media dance piece, led by O.Dela Arts & Pepper's Ghost, with profound ripple effects. Though sonicly different - this project should also result in a later release that is, in a way, a 'Gateways' Part Two. " It's been a gift and an honour to be involved in this ambitious and ground-shifting project."
Full Cast & Credits and a few details of the premiere event and project here.
First Feature Length Score
photo: sindy angel
" i got the call 2 months ago while i was in the sierra nevada de santa marta, colombia. everything in perfect alignment. i’ve been working towards this for years..
i am scoring my first proper full-length feature film
working with a director & writer i feel in joyous alignment with - the emmy-award-winning Jason Mannings. his art and output is beautiful and world-class. our communication is excellent and fluid in the way that i fully want and need. together, there is constant learning and growth and full-spectrum depth and joy, clear vision, and inclusiveness towards the unseen and unknown (happily and honestly tracking our blindspots and areas of difficulty and challenge). all with great space for other projects and without a feeling of urgency or rush. fully reflective of exactly the way i want to be working now.
greatly looking forward to eventually sharing this with the world and also soaking in every piece of the process. it will take some time. it will take all the time it needs. it will be a few years from now, safe bet, so don’t “hold tight” just yet! ..much else to share in the mean time. love "
Music & Sound Design for Louis Vuitton
MASSIVE THANK YOU to More and More for including me in these projects.
more music-for-screen news coming soon as well..