Raudive – A System Of Objects

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MACRO M34 – Raudive – A System Of Objects


Raudive ‎– Ruins / Visitor

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MACRO M31 Raudive – Ruins / Visitor


Rewind: Oliver Ho on “Psychick Rhythms Vol. 1″

Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Features | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

In discussion with Oliver Ho on “Psychick Rhythms Vol. 1” (1993).

Were you already familiar with the Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia, or was “Psychick Rhythms Vol. 1″ your first encounter with their music?

I was already familiar with their music, I think the first thing I had heard was the album, “Ov Biospheres and Sacred Grooves”. The thing on that album that really struck me was “Linkage”. The way they sampled Egyptian rhythms, and the fact that the track was purely made up of rhythms in a very stripped back way, that were also at a slow bpm. It had a purity and a different edge, very tribal, not techno or house in style at all.

Why did you choose this particular release out of their back catalogue? What made, or still makes, it so special for you? Is it a blueprint for aspects that interest you in electronic music?

The thing about this release that struck me at the time and what continues to be relevant to me is the is the purity of intention. It was an attitude towards music as ‘magick’ that was inspirational. The idea that a particular rhythm is like a spell, something that isn’t just about entertainment, but is operating on a more powerful level. There is a message on the record sleeve artwork that reads: “Warning! This object has nothing to do with art or artificial intelligence. This double package (12″ version) was designed for mixing, for breaks, for possession, for collectors.” This seemed to articulate that there were was something inside the music, that was waiting to released, some kind of energy, that had been placed there by the makers… Read the rest of this entry »


Raudive – Chamber Music

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MACRO M19 Raudive – Chamber Music


Raudive – Paper EP

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MACRO M17 Raudive – Paper EP


Raudive – Cone EP

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MACRO M09 Raudive – Cone EP