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Microhm - Lost In Elastic Time - blissful rhythmic ambient EP from the También label

Microhm is a journey of intimacy in the emotional territory of the Mexican artist and producer Leslie Garcia. The music produced under this alias seeks above all to create states of immersion that it addresses with a wide range of technical and musical resources. It gathers influences ranging from slow techno, ambient, noise, IDM, this latest release brings together influences from experimental electronics, drone and ambient to create a cinematic experience that seeks to take listeners on a journey inside themselves. A contemporary composition that shows us his mastery by transmitting both disturbing and profound emotions, always inciting catharsis in each of the moments of this new EP which was Recorded live with a setup of analog synthesizers.

Interspecifics - Untitled Data Composition

Recorded at Laboratorio Sensorial, Guadalajara, Mexico by Juan Villalobos (Sound) and Diego Gonzalez (Camera)

Interspecifics tap into the vibrational links between species, using sound frequencies to link usually unseen worlds—from bacteria and slime mold to human brain waves and measurable data.

2014 started off in an interesting, adventurous way in Berlin -  that is, the CTM Festival For Adventurous Music and Art made way for inspirations all around new music, technology and collaborations. 

We had the privilege of meeting artist & cultural producer Darsha Hewitt - co-facilitator of MusicMakers Hacklab. See this video where we interview Darsha during her work in CTM Berlin.

Among the participants of the 2014 edition of  MusicMakers Hacklab at CTM Festival in Berlin was Leslie Garcia. Originally from Tijuana, she lives in Mexico City and works around the globe in projects and collaborations where Pure Data/Arduino/Music/Electronics-savvy Leslie is needed. Here is an interview we made with her while she was working at MusicMakers Hacklab. There, she met the artist Stefano Testa and, together, they developed a quirky musical project throughout the one-week collaborative hacklab. 

  Leslie Garcia & Stefano Testa performed their final work for MusicMakers Hacklab at HAU2 for the closing of the 2014 CTM Festival. Here is a video of their performance with: "Symphony for Small Machine".

  Besides being co-facilitator along with Peter Kirn at this years MusicMakers Hacklab, Darsha Hewitt also was a participant and created some neat objects that make a big sound. Her work, Square Wave Pistols, was also shown at CTM's closing presentation at HAU2. Here is a little taste of what it sounded like:

Here is a closer look at some of the gadgets / instruments you just heard:

For more information on CTM, Leslie, Stefano & Darsha, please check out the following links:

http://www.ctm-festival.de/news/ http://www.ctm-festival.de/festival-2014/transfer/musicmakers-hacklab/ Darsha Hewitt http://www.darsha.org/ http://perte-de-signal.org/ Leslie Garcia http://lessnullvoid.cc/ Leslie also participated in Transmediale with her collective Astrovandalistas. For more information on their work, see: http://astrovandalistas.cc/inicio/ http://www.transmediale.de/ Stefano Testa https://soundcloud.com/noumenoumeno

Pulsu(m) Plantai by Leslie Garcia

When Plants Jam with Synths: Leslie Garcia’s Open Project Lets Plants Talk with Sound