The Sorcerer of Isis (The Ritual of the Mole)

*Photo taken in Verdun, Quebec by wzrdryAV (2002) PEACE

Voluntary In Nature (2006)

Voluntary In Nature

10 years later

As a producer and music historian, I don’t feel that everything from the past is worthy of reappraisal. There are fragments of creation that are fleeting or simply disposable, more suitable for the dustbin that the crates. Still, there are other works that linger, sustain or even take on greater meaning with the passing of time. I’m not going to say under which category I feel Voluntary In Nature falls, but 10 years later, it is something that I’d like to revisit and share with any open to listen.

Voluntary In Nature was created for Tokyo-based clothing brand Sandinista during the first half of 2006 under commission from head designer and friend Vincent Cook. Available as an exclusive and limited audio stream at sndnst.com in May of that same year, Voluntary In Nature was comprised of original edits, sound collage, and voice. Some of the segments date back to the early 2000s and appear in different forms in other places. Without giving away too much information, Voluntary In Nature fulfills Canadian content regulations fully and completely, an intentional direction.

Looking back, Voluntary In Nature represents an era of great self-discovery: Digging, reaching, thinking, celebrating, meditating, and always learning. It was the conceptual precursor to 2007’s Sipreano with Decaf and The Stunt Man (1777rex) and the genesis of my blog and outlet for sharing.

Note: I would like to acknowledge the engineering skills of The Stunt Man, vocal inspiration from the Psychic Ills, and the Trans Continental Pop Festival (1970).

More to come…

PEACE,

Sipreano

SNDNST/2STEP SPRING SUMMER 2005

Sandinista Presents - STRAIGHT JACK (Sipreano Mix, 2002, Tokyo PROMO ONLY)

share the land

SUPER REGGAE & SOUL VOL. 1 (CD)

2005

*still a "hippy boys hippie"™... seen???

bargain basement blowout!@#$%!!!

"the 2 day hangover"

http://sndnst.com/musicmixer/

currently listening to deejay kaewonder (cratery, toronto) w/ an exclusive mix laid down for the sandinistas sometime in 2009-10 (???). kae burns tons of psych, prog, and jazz in this all-vinyl set. keep yer ears open for mood jga jga around the halfway mark ("kill the hangman")... RIP bcnsfld alley sessions!@#$%!!!

THE SANDINISTAS

i've worked w/ tokyo-based clothing company sandinista/2step for over 10 years now, creating a handful of japan-only mix CDs, world-wide blends for the net, and general music consulting on a variety of sound/image related needs (in collaboration w/ graphic designer and sndnst guru, vincent cook)... starting w/ "super reggae & soul" (w/ deejay ryan lee) in the late-90s, the sounds have run the gamut from jamaican music (a formative inspiration for the label in terms of concept/branding), soul, rap, jazz, psychedelic folk/rock, canadian rarities, and original sample-based material to the vinyl 12" singles heard on CITY LIMITS (recorded november 7 at voluntary in nature HQ in vancouver). wanna give a BIG shout-out to the stunt man, who helped w/ mastering at his suite sound labs facility (also in vancouver). hope to share more of this lengthy partnership in future posts, but for now... kampai!!!

friendly fire

*vintage party flyer from early 2000s...

the sandinistas (2 step)

(get tha) fortune

fortune by sipreano
*feeling slightly nostalgic. this sipreano track was lifted from the OG "voluntary in nature" mix (lil' history here), recorded by the stunt man at titan sound for sandinista, tokyo in 2006. digital-streaming/limited DL link only. getting inspired. more to come...

you say...

http://www.sndnst.com/musicmixer/mm02.html

shomerde interview/mix

well, it took a while, but i finally recorded an original mix for shevan and the toronto-based shomerde posse. hit "that better enemy: sipreano mix/interview" for the link (wink, wink, catch 'er while ya can cause i don't know how long they'll have the file up for...). continuing along in the vein of two previous sets for tokyo's sandinista clothing company ("share the land" and "sweet grass music"), "april 6 mix" is an all-canadian set of vinyl 7"/LP tunes from out of the unknown, into my archives, and back into the ether in the form of a 60-minute live blend. while there's no track-listing, i'd be curious if any heads out there can ID any of the songs? couple obvious ones for seasoned collectors, but lots of off-the-grid material... "untapped MAPL" © if you will. stoked to officially license a couple of these tracks for upcoming reissues on light in the attic records... keep your eyes peeled and ears to the ground folks! peace

sipreano nel shirt ￥14,700

*never did get one of these namesake beauts, but i'll be wearing my OG sandino plaid flannel till the end of time...

super, super, supreme...

"well, i've watched the videos, read the stories, and peeped the flyer, but who the f@ck is supreme la rock anyways and why should i get off my ass to the waldorf this friday (march 4th) for the second history of dance???"

um, i dunno, but if this mix (link below) doesn't get you moving out the door and headed to the dance floor, i'm afraid, we can't help you anymore...

http://supremelarock.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post_9602.html

*originally recorded for tokyo-based sandinista clothing in 2004 (w/ OG artwork by legendary graffiti don, virus), rock the discotheque is serious LIVE mix of heavy, heavy disco, boogie, and soul... there was a follow-up (or prequel???) called executive class, but i'll save that tale for another time...

ENJOY!!!

yardie

tonite!!! 1489 e. hastings...

music mixer

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