STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Streams of Consciousness is Dirk Serries‘ homage and return (after the closure of vidnaObmana in 2007) to pure harmonic sonic moments. A mix of deep ambient and drone, this collection presents a nearly 3-hour selection of tracks from the 17 releases available at: streamsofconsciousness.bandcamp.com Created in real-time on electric guitar and a handful of effects in Dirk’s home studio, it’s a slowflow inner exploration of sonics and emotional states. Single notes and reverberating washes of guitars ebb and flow throughout these long-form pieces. Begun in 2013, the first three Streams of Consciousness albums were pressed in ultra-limited quantities on vinyl. The series then continued digitally. 

Some Bandcamp fan quotes: 
“Ambient guitar drone at its best from none other than the best.” 

“Whatever your definition of bliss is, Dirk Serries has the power to change it forever.” 
“From the depths of his inner world to the ears of our sensory world, Dirk Serries is a master at the top of his game. A must have…” 

“For me, Dirk Series literally walks on water. He has an amazing talent and uses it well. From his days as vidnaObmana to operating under his own name, the quality of the audio experience has always been exceptional.” 

“This is one of those albums where you really begin to question what is more important, the note or the space between the notes. Perhaps it is the SOUND between the notes, the sound of the previously played note fading. Regardless, Dirk Serries paints a very gentle picture of blissful yet slightly lonely place, a place of silent introspection and reflection. Simply fantastic.” 

“Sensational drones from the undisputed master of the genre.”
 

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BANDCAMP FRIDAY

HAPPY BANDCAMP FRIDAY !! Yes indeed BANDCAMP keeps on supporting the artists with their monthly Fridays where to wave their fees in order to give the artists and labels a bit more extra. For us a fine inititiative to do something extra for our supporters and followers.

For this bandcamp TODAY Friday, March 1st 2024, we are offering you a 35% discount on any release (digital or hard copy) at this bandcamp platforms.

Code : bandcampfridaymarch2024

dirkserries.bandcamp.com
streamsofconsciousness.bandcamp.com
vidnaobmana.bandcamp.com
vidnaobmanatf.bandcamp.com
dirkserriesmicrophonics.bandcamp.com
fearfallsburning.bandcamp.com
fearfallsburningtf.bandcamp.com
yodokiii.bandcamp.com

FEAR FALLS BURNING RETURNS

ROADBURN 2024 – April 21st, 2024

“For just about twenty years now, FEAR FALLS BURNING has been a creative outlet for Dirk Serries; this prolific musician has appeared at Roadburn under many guises over the years. He will return to Roadburn with Fear Falls Burning for the first time since 2019, this time to premiere new music titled The Principle Flaw.

Dirk will be joined by impressive, introspective Swedish drummer Tim Bertilsson (of the Switchblade fame) and British saxophone player Colin Webster (famous for his active role in the free improv scene and his live and recorded contributions to Idles’ repertoire). Fear Falls Burning are returning more bleak and more devastating than ever before. Stripped down to the bare essence of his own signature style of guitar playing in combination with the mighty metronome pulses of Tim on drums and the desolate howls and tonal streams of Colin on the sax, this music goes beyond and within. Dirk promises that The Principle Flaw is “an echo which will burst the ear and compromises the mind.”

We urge you to give yourselves over to Dirk’s experimental ruminations and perhaps you’ll leave this edition of Roadburn a changed person. ” – Becky Laverty

Find all info at the Roadburn Festival website.

1992’s TERRACE OF MEMORIES REISSUED

SAM ROSENTHAL & VIDNA OBMANA 
TERRACE OF MEMORIES 
(CD / LP /MD, Projekt Records)

 YES, thanks to the overwhelming crowdfunding PROJEKT RECORDS has set up, here’s the long overdue reissue of a 1992 classic between SAM ROSENTHAL (Black Tape For A Blue Girl) and VIDNA OBMANA. 
Fully remastered, new design and available on various formats.

European customers, shop here.

US customers, shop here.

Some photo examples CD or Minidisc

Some photo examples coloured vinyl 

DANTE TRILOGY REACHES NO. 2

The reissue of VIDNA OBMANA’s DANTE TRILOGY (Tremor, Spore, Legacy), 3 CD remastered edition on Zoharum – new experimental art reached the number 2 spot on the best of 2023 at MUSIQUE MACHINE !

1: Viera Janárčeková – Dotyk [Kairos Music]
2: Vidna Obmana – Dante Trilogy [Zoharum]
3: Yotzeret Sheydim – Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Creation) [Deathbed Tapes]
4: Pauline Oliveros – Sound Pieces [Another Timbre]
5: Worship – Focus [Self release]
6: See Through Buildings – I Take Your Entrance Back [HNW Netlabel]
7: Khanate – To Be Cruel [Sacred Bones Records]
8: Various Artists – Sputnik!: The Launch Of The Space Race [Bear Family Records]
9: Big Hole – The Hole: A Reading Soundtrack [Ominous Recordings]
10: Stackridge – Friendliness [Esoteric Records/ Cherry Red]
11: Subhumans – The Day the Country Died [Pirates Press Records]
12: Eden Lonsdale – Clear and Hazy Moons [Another Timbre]
13: Swans – The Beggar [Young God]
14: Rien – The Transparent Blue Tape [Ominous Recordings]
15: Sebastian Tomb – Summer Of Our Discontent[Gates Of Hypnos]
16: The Necks – Travel [Northern Spy]
17 : Quentin Rollet & Romain Perrot – Le vieux fusible / The Singles [reQords]18: Inanition – Trampling Iris [HNW Netlabel]
19: RENALDO M. They Blessed The Body Breadcrumbed[Klanggalerie]
20: Elis Hallik – Born In Waves [Kairos Music]
21: Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere – θ6[Discus Music]
22: Elsa Bergman – Playon Crayon [Bergman Inspelningar]
23: Gang Green – We’ll Give It To You(CD Boxset) [Dissonance Productions/ Cherry Red
24: Rosie Kelvin – Theres Nothing Out There [Its Wall Noise]
25: Fred Frith & Núria Andorrà – Dancing Like Dust [Klanggalerie]
26: Sutcliffe No More – Normal [Klanggalerie]
27: Coffin Vomit – Glovejob [Mima Kass]
28: Officer! – Some Songs/Bandagen [Klanggalerie]
29 :Arktau Eos – Dormiveglia [Aural Hypnox]
30: Lee “Scratch” Perry – Battle of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) [Doctor Bird/ Cherry Red]

earthworks

EARTHWORKS follows ‘GARGOYLES’ and ‘LIGHT INDUSTRY’, Colin Webster and Dirk Serries recorded their third studio album at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio in May 2022.  With Colin on the baritone, the pressure is high.  Carefully selected from a way longer session, this shorter album is just that : full-on free interaction with no boundaries hold, spiced by the friendship of both musicians and the respect for each other’ skills and approaches.  Out on RAW TONK RECORDS. Order here.

SALT PEANUTS reviews :
Earthworks is the third duo album of Webster and Serries, who collaborated on numerous other projects, and it was recorded at Sunny Side Studio in Anderlecht, Belgium, in May 2022 and released on Webster’s label, Raw Tonk. Webster plays here on the baritone sax and Serries on archtop guitar and the eight short pieces suggest energetic and restless sonic collisions that exhaust the extended breathing and strumming and bowing techniques of these gifted improvisers. Webster and Serries know each other’s sonic palette inside out and keep challenging each other with great respect and deep listening as well as adventurous spirit and uncompromising determination to keep pushing forward their sonic envelopes.”

2023

What a disastrous year it was again but let us try to focus on the beautiful things in life. The music we love to create, share with our kindred spirits, listeners and supporters. It has been overwhelming to say the least : thank you all and hope to see you out there on the road as many live concerts will come in 2024 !
Wishing you a fine transition into the new year.

In no particular order :
DIRK SERRIES – FLUCTUATION OF BEING (CD, Midira Records)
DIRK SERRIES (in conjunction with Stefano Gentile) – THE DISINTEGRATION OF SILENCE (CD + booklet, 13/Silentes)
DIRK SERRIES – NOCTURNAL DISCORD (cassette, Cloudchamber Recordings)
DIRK SERRIES – REGENERATION : Live At Hundred Years Gallery (cdr, Hundred Years Gallery)
VIDNA OBMANA – DANTE TRILOGY (Tremor, Spore, Legacy) (3xCD, Zoharum)
VIDNA OBMANA – CROSSING THE TRAIL (CD, Zoharum)
SCATTERWOUND – TL (3xCD, Midira Records)
LOUD AS GIANTS – Empty Homes (LP/CD, Consouling Sounds)
COLIN WEBSTER & DIRK SERRIES – EARTHWORKS (CD, Raw Tonk Records)
COLIN WEBSTER LARGE ENSEMBLE – FIRST MEETING (CD, Raw Tonk Records)
JOHN EDWARDS/ANDREW LISLE/DIRK SERRIES/COLIN WEBSTER – OUT OF NOWHERE (CD, Raw Tonk Records)
DIRK SERRIES/BENEDICT TAYLOR/FRISO VAN WIJCK – LE SUD (CD, Creative Sources)
ERNESTO RODRIGUES/DIRK SERRIES/JOSÉ OLIVEIRA/JOÃO MADEIRA – DRIPPING (CD, Creative Sources)
IMPETUS GROUP – DENSITY DOTS (CD, Klanggalerie)
KODIAN PLUS – DISENGAGE – (CD, A New Wave Of Jazz)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – LIVE AT PLUS-ETAGE (3xCD, A New Wave Of Jazz)

Most titles are still available through these bandcamp sites : https://newwaveofjazz.bandcamp.com/ & https://dirkserries.bandcamp.com/ & https://vidnaobmana.bandcamp.com/

CROSSING THE TRAIL

VIDNA OBMANA’s 1998 ‘CROSSING THE TRAIL’ get the royal remaster treatment on Polish label ZOHARUM. Completely remastered and with new (but related) photography by Martina Verhoeven, this album was the surprising follow-up to the highly succesful THE RIVER OF APPEARANCE (1996). Instead of following the same path of this semi-classic ambient album on Projekt Records, VIDNA OBMANA returned with an album that pushed the boundaries for him. Influenced by the tribal grooves and structures Steve Roach has been creating, VIDNA took his own turn on it. Special guests include Steve Roach himself, guitarist Jeff Pearce and Martina Verhoeven. Get your copy here.

YODOK III

YODOK III, the super band around TOMAS JÄRMYR (drums), KRISTOFFER LO (tuba) and DIRK SERRIES (electric guitar), are playing the Lowlands this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Since their debut gathering in Norway August 2012, YODOK III have established a huge live reputation for creating these incredible soundscapes balancing between post-rock, doom, ambient, drone and avant-garde.
Performances are quite infrequent, due to the busy schedules of all 3 musicians, but now they are back with 3 new live concerts, playing Paradox (Tilburg, NL) on November 9th, November 10th at Oefenbunker (Landgraaf, NL) and JH Sojo (Leuven, B) on November 11th. Comes highly recommended.

THE DISINTEGRATION OF SILENCE

DIRK SERRIES – THE DISINTEGRATION OF SILENCE 
(250 copies CD with a 28 pages 8″ booklet, Silentes)

Stefano Gentile and Dirk Serries met almost 30 years ago when Stefano’s Amplexus label released Vidna Obmana’s the seminal classic ‘The Transcending Quest’ on a limited 3”CD.  Fast forward 20 years later, after the closure of Dirk Serries’ critically acclaimed Vidna Obmana project, Stefano and Dirk, under his own name, regathered with another gem ‘The Devastation Chant’, a limited 8” and 10” on Gentile’s new label Silentes/13 that used Stefano’ own impressive collage art work.  Now again, after 4 years, Dirk Serries – fully operational under his own name as a free (jazz) improviser, continues to frequently return to his trademark ambient music while continuing to push himself as an artist and sculptor of the ambient.  THE DISINTEGRATION OF SILENCE is Dirk’s new album that, partially inspired by the melancholic collage art work of Stefano Gentile, plays with the sound he has been worldwide so recognized and appreciated for almost 4 decades while, so typical for Dirk’s ongoing knack for adventure, expands the comfort of his ambience with alienating analog and real-time treatments.  An album that has been performed solely on electric guitar in conjunction with an alliance of pedal effects.  No computer was used.  Enjoy this breathtaking album of melancholy and introspection, marking it as another chapter in the collaboration between Stefano Gentile and Dirk Serries.

To be released on Silentes, September 23rd, 2023 on a limited hand- numbered to 250 copies CD with a 28 pages 8″ booklet of décollage art by Stefano Gentile. The package will also include an extra 8 page 5,5″ booklet. Preorder will be available soon, stay in touch.