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as there are no live dates to announce for architects of utter destruction and record of tides (all festival participations have been turned down)
we are happy to announce that sven piayda is scheduled to play live at elektro jam #5 at lokal harmonie in duisburg.
back in february, piayda debuted at ej#4 for a great and abstract set,
you can still download two hour set via zany load over at
zany-music.com.

all info in the live section

2023_05_25 via svenpiayda.com/news
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it is our massive pleasure to announce new music by record of tides.
‘camp finals’ delivers the first sounds of the upcoming new album ‘pieces upon pieces’
which will be out on zany music on june 16.
the album will be the fourth album of record of tides´ ‘purchases’ series.

the new track features a beautiful video directed by christopher terhart.

‘camp finals’ on youtube

the new music video is the first output of a collaboration which started back in summer 2022:
terhart and piayda for terhart´s movie debut titled ‘kaivalya’, an experimental documentary about solitude.
it is announced as a non-verbal and non-narrative piece of cinema features scenes of decay,
nature and various places all over germany, focussing on broken beauty.
on terhart´s request piayda has scored the movie based upon known and
previously unreleased record of tides tracks from the ‘purchases’ series.
these tracks have been remixed and remastered and will appear without beats as score of the movie.
the soundtrack is supposed to be available via bandcamp parallel to the movie´s release.

the release of the full movie is scheduled for 2023 without any fix date so far as it is still in post production.
you can already watch the trailer over here: vimeo.com/759265114

all info on christopher terhart and the project over at www.christerhart.net

terhart and piayda have already collaborated on ‘penicilina’ by record of tides.
the track ‘vorwegnahme’ was originally produced by terhart a.k.a. monkelmann,
piayda turned the track into a longer and more complex version also featuring an acoustic guitar solo.
the spoken work part written by monkelmann adapts a found text based upon conspiracy theories.
by reinterpreting and translating it into german language it is turned it into a positive prophecy.
christopher terhart is also known as visual artist mostly known for great infrared photography.

‘vorwegnahme’ feat. cosima and monkelmann on bandcamp

2023_05_05 via svenpiayda.com/news
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last thursday piayda performed the second and last record of tides glitch hop hdj set at rosi gelsenkirchen.
above you can see snapshot from the night, the record of tides site features some more pictures.
we would like to thank everyone at rosi gelsenkirchen and hier ist nicht da for making the events possible.
recently there are no further live or hdj sets on schedule.

svennet brings back a classic competition from 2006:
win a string! now you can win once again some worn strings from sven´s legendary signature guitar prototype guitar nicknamed susie.
as sven piayda is teaming up with architects of utter destruction again to work on new music
and all the equipment is set-up for great performance you can get the old strings.
if you want to win, please drop a line and tell us why you need to get it.
winners will receive the current album ‘monument’ as mp3 version on top! good luck!

2023_04_24 via svenpiayda.com/news
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it is our great pleasure to announce the upcoming record of tides hdj set at rosi gelsenkirchen on thursday, april 20.
the glitch hop set debuted on march 24 at hier ist nicht da in gelsenkirchen,
now piayda will do the long-awaited set at rosi gelsenkirchen on april 20.
the set is supposed to start around 8 pm (maybe even earlier) and will end around midnight.
as this is not a classic av live performance, there will be slots for chats and hang-outs.

nadine heckner of rosi announces:
a long cherished dream comes true. sven piayda will perform a dj set at my place.
he had to wait a long time for an appointment, but now I am even more happy that I can present you his glitch hop hdj set.
save this date, even if it is still a long time from now.

check out the facebook event
check out the glitch hop hdjs sets microsite
check out the live section
check out the rosi-gelsenkirchen.de

for the glitch hop hdj sets piayda plays glitch hop, post hip-hop, electronica, idm,
vaporwave, downbeat, wonky, remixes, mash-ups, rare & unreleased.
in the consistently conceptual sets, the closely related genres of hip-hop and electronica
are woven into one another despite their differing popularity.
sven piayda has been working on the concept for months.

update 2023-04-12: also I have to share tis picture kirsten lipka a.k.a. gelsenmylove has taken
during the glitch hop hdj set at HIND and published via her blog over at gelsenmylove.de.
have an eye on this site and so not miss the glitch hop hdj set at rosi gelsenkirchen
(via svenpiayda.com/blog)

check out the posters for record of tides hdj sets,
they are announcing the upcoming hdj sets now and will become collectibles later.
you may already find them around the hier ist nicht da.
you can order yours directly from the studio.

2023_04_06 via svenpiayda.com/news
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here is our first snapshot of record of tides doing the hdj set at hier ist nicht da.
more images to come. piayda will do another long-awaited set at rosi gelsenkirchen on april 20.
set your schedules!

check out the glitch hop hdjs sets microsite
check out the live section

we are happy to announce the digital reissues of the AESTATE ‘greatest hits’ (2015) album
as well as remix compilations ‘patch’ (2010) and ‘prov aiida ep’ (2011).
the reissues are available via zany music and downloadable for free via zany load,
they will not be distributed via bandcamp for different reasons.
zany music did a makeover on the meta data written into the files and will offer them in reliable zip format.
the reissues contain the original mp3 files in original release quality.
additionally, the /CAMP exclusive live recording ‘performance’ is offered on the /CAMP with corrected meta data.
as phil barnett and sven piayda have announced to work on a new collaborative project again,
zany music has announced to do a second reissue series as the remix albums feature four common tracks by barnett and piayda.
back in 2021 zany music reissued the three AESTATE albums containing bonus tracks and live excerpts.

aestate-online.com
zanymusic.recordoftides.com

on the day of release of record of tides ‘post internet’ album, february 24,
sven piayda assembled at the electro jam #4 to play a two hour set featuring musicians as
dean blues, walter eul, andreas hilburg, klaus kahmann, thomas machoczek and ioannis zedamanis.
the live performance was streamed live on facebook.
on march 24, on the day of the glitch hop hdj set at HIND and the AESTATE reissues #2 release day,
zany music put out a live bootleg of the live performance distributed via archive.org.

the elektro jam #4 is available via zany music and archive.org.

2023_03_29 via svenpiayda.com/news
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it is our great pleasure to announce the upcoming record of tides hdj set at hier ist nicht da on friday, march 24.
for the glitch hop hdj sets piayda plays glitch hop, post hip-hop, electronica,
idm, vaporwave, downbeat, wonky, remixes, mash-ups, rare and unreleased.
in the consistently conceptual sets, the closely related genres of hip-hop and
electronica are woven into one another despite their differing popularity.
sven piayda has been working on the concept for months.

the glitch hop set will debut at hier ist nicht da in gelsenkirchen on march 24,
piayda will do another long-awaited set at rosi gelsenkirchen on april 20.
the sets are supposed to start around 8 pm and will end around midnight.
as this is not a classic av live performance, there will be slots for chats and hang-outs.

check out the facebook event
check out the glitch hop hdjs sets microsite
check out the live section
check out the HIND site

as phil barnett and sven piayda have announced to work on a new collaborative project again,
zany music has announced to reissue the AESTATE ‘greatest hits’ (2015) album
as well as remix compilations ‘patch’ (2010) and ‘prov aiida ep’ (2011).
(the remix albums feature four common tracks by barnett and piayda).
the reissues will be available via zany music and downloadable for free via zany load,
they will not be distributed via bandcamp for different reasons.
zany music will do a makeover on the meta data written into the files and will offer them in reliable zip format.
the reissues will contain the original mp3 files in original release quality. additionally,
the /CAMP exclusive live recording ‘performance’ will receive the dame makeover to offered on the /CAMP.
back in 2021 zany music reissued the three AESTATE albums containing bonus tracks and live excerpts.
the remix and ‘greatest hits’ reissues will be available on march 24, 2023.

on the day of release of record of tides ‘post internet’ album, february 24,
sven piayda assembled at the electro jam #4 to play a two hour set featuring musicians as
dean blues, walter eul, andreas hilburg, klaus kahmann, thomas machoczek and ioannis zedamanis.
the live performance was streamed live on facebook.
on march 24, on the day of the glitch hop hdj set at HIND and the AESTATE reissues #2 release day,
zany music will pit out a live bootleg of the live performance distributed via archive.org.

aestate-online.com
zanymusic.recordoftides.com

2023_03_10 via svenpiayda.com/news
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on the day of release of record of tides ‘post internet’ album,
sven piayda assembled at the electro jam #4 to play a two hour set featuring musicians as
dean blues, walter eul, andreas hilburg, klaus kahmann, thomas machoczek and ioannis zedamanis.
the live performance was streamed live on facebook, the recording of the performance is still available.
the pictures above are taken by dean blues, who played his first live show in three years.
some more pictures can be found over in the journal.
we hope that there will be a recording available,
cross your fingers!

zanymusic.recordoftides.com

2023_03_01 via svenpiayda.com/news
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we are happy to announce the release of record of tides´ long-awaited ‘post internet’ album via zany music on february 24, 2023.
the album was already finished in 2020 and originally supposed to be released by kreislauf.organistation
which unfortunately missed to finish the process (and whose site has recently vanished from the internet).
‘post internet’ does not belong to the ‘purchases’ series,
the album is supposed to be the legit follow-up to ‘black album’ (2020)
while it uses the idm context for mixing up rock music with conceptional and arty electronica.
it features midi programming, sample processing, browser-based production tools,
guitars, accordion, calimba, euclidian generated beats, human and robot voices.
post-internet is a loosely-defined term for a 21st-century art movement involving works that are derived from the internet
or its effects on aesthetics, culture and society.
according to the title´s connection to the world wide web, the album will be available digitally only.

as the album was ready for release about two and a half years ago,
some tracks are already known: ‘becausetheinternet’ already appears in a newly mastered version on ‘songbook’,
the track ‘random darknet shopper’ already debuted live during the gig at consol gelsenkirchen in 2021.
the track ‘no sign’ feat. primal scapes was the first collaborative track using euclidan-generated beats which led to the psxrot euclids series.

'post internet' on bandcamp

the album is promotionally escorted by two videos directed by matthias danberg:
the track ‘random darknet shopper’ features a first person perspective museum walkthrough
exploring different sculptures by matthias danberg using computer game aesthetics.
danberg originally produced an environment for a game engine which was actually explorable via internet browser.
while the necessary software is no longer functioning, only the recorded walkthrough remains.
as the video illustrates a track called ‘random darknet shopper’, piayda came up with the idea to add night vision to the video.
(the cover artwork for the digital single is also based upon a still from the video.)

on february 3rd zany music released the video for ‘be sure to wear flowers in your hair’
which uses altered scenes from the first person perspective museum walkthrough in black and white aesthetics.
the track is based upon a heavily processed sample from a well-known seventies song
which was originally produced as sound piece for sven piayda´s portfolio, where it is also to be found.
danberg and piayda have already collaborated for the record of tides´ music videos ‘vogh beats2’ and ‘horns of paradise’ from ‘black album’.
their forth video is supposed to be the closure of the video series.

have a look at the video for ‘be sure to wear flowers in your hair’ by matthias danberg.
as piayda already announced on the journal video directors christopher terhart, robin moedder and chris huff are recently working on music videos
for two (!) upcoming albums from the ‘purchases’ series. we hope for the sound and vision to be released in 2023.
additionally there are ideas to use the extraneous video material within live visuals or even perform with a visual artist live.
the studio takes care on production and will announce when there is something to see.

oscillators, filters, envelope generators, low pass gates, distortion, loopers, ring modulators,
frequency shifters, noise generators, mixers, amplifiers, granulators, echo and reverb
– they are all welcome here – and their many other electronic friends too.
together we will set out on a journey of sound, following our desire for creative exchange and the fun of experimentation.
anything goes – stylistically completely open.

parallel to the album release the lokal harmonie in duisburg has scheduled the ‘elektro jam #4’.
here electronic musicians are announced and invited to jam and improvise the night´s performance.
on organisator thomas machoczek´s invitation sven piayda will join the jam by pluging in the guitar and modulation device.
doors open at 7.30 pm the jam is supposed to start at 8 pm.

live section | facebook event

2023_02_10 via svenpiayda.com/news
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we are happy to pass on the announcements of upcoming record of tides glitch hop hdj sets
at hier ist nicht da and rosi in gelsenkirchen.
the sets will take place on march 24 at hind and april 20 at rosi.
nadine heckner of rosi announces:
a long cherished dream comes true. sven piayda will perform a dj set at my place.
he had to wait a long time for an appointment,
but now I am even more happy that I can present you his glitch hop hdj set.
save this date, even if it is still a long time from now.

record of tides is the electronica project of media artist sven piayda.
ambient, idm, post hip-hop and post rock are woven into an independent and sophisticated sound,
and the sounds are accompanied live by specially produced visuals.
record of tides celebrates electronic music beyond techno and soundscape.
the unique sound oscillates between composition and deconstruction,
from nostalgia to futurism, and explores the possibilities of the genre.
piayda looks back on releases and gigs over the last two decades and
remains independent and groundbreaking with its varied sound.

for 2023, piayda has come up with something special in addition to audiovisual live sets:
for the glitch hop hdj sets, he plays glitch hop, post hip-hop, electronica,
idm, vaporwave, downbeat, wonky, remixes, mash-ups, rare & unreleased.
in the consistently conceptual sets, the closely related genres of hip-hop and
electronica are woven into one another despite their differing popularity.

sven piayda has been working on the concept for months now.
check out the posters for record of tides hdj sets,
they are announcing the upcoming hdj sets now and will become collectibles later.

update 2023_01_26 via svenpiayda.com/blog:
I wanted to do a glitch hop set for a while now and offered the concept to some venues harvesting a lot of frustration,
so I am more than surprised to present two shows now.
I even feel scared of my own idea, I drafted it and it was put on the schedule by others
and now it is happening with me not knowing exactly what may happen.
it is exciting anyway, it may turn out great or lame, two chances, we´ll see…

these dates are standalone events for fun, somehow they are also promotional dates for the ‘post internet’ album
(which is lying around finised since two years…).
it is hilarious, I am already finishing the album after the album after ‘post internet’ and it will be great material.
in this context I am also working with artists and directors to have the right video for it.
so I will come up with another but final video by matthias danberg for ‘post internet’ and
I am recently working with christopher terhart, robin moedder and chris huff on upcoming material. there is great stuff ahead…

I am taking the visual site very serious here, but I do not want to do it all on my own as I found people willing to work with me
and contribute to the project and as I am thankful for their fantastic input.
I have realized to start working on the album covers when I feel an album in production,
I guess the cover is as important as the music, maybe the cover is everything most people know about an album,
maybe it is a door opener to some… keep an eye on the internet, great stuff is coming,
for the meantime let´s have some fun:

glitch hop hdj sets microsite
all info in the live section

2023_01_20 via svenpiayda.com/news
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without any announcement in advance and definitely surprising record of tides released the new track
‘random darknet shopper’ on january 1st via zany music and distributed via bandcamp.
it is supposed to be available for free for a limited time only.
piayda has already debuted the track live during the gig at consol gelsenkirchen in 2021.
‘random darknet shopper’ is taken from the long-awaited album ‘post internet’ which was already finished in 2020
and originally supposed to be released by kreislauf.organistation which unfortunately missed to finish the process.
now the album will finally be released on february 24, 2023.
it does not belong to the ‘purchases’ series, the ‘post internet’ album is supposed to be the legit follow-up to ‘black album’ (2020)
while it uses the idm context for mixing up seventies rock with conceptional and arty electronica.
the title is a quotation from a work by swiss artist collective !mediengruppe bitnik.
during 2014 and 2016 the group programmed a bot to randomly purchase items from the darknet.

‘random darknet shopper’ on bandcamp

the track comes with a music video directed by matthias danberg available via youtube.
it features a first person perspective museum walkthrough exploring different sculptures by matthias danberg using computer game aesthetics.
danberg originally produced an environment for a game engine which was actually explorable via internet browser.
while the necessary software is no longer functioning, only the recorded walkthrough remains.
as the video illustrates a track called ‘random darknet shopper’, piayda came up with the idea to add night vision to the video.
danberg and piayda have already collaborated for the record of tides´ music videos ‘vogh beats2’ and ‘horns of paradise’.
their third video is supposed to be the closure of the video series.
the cover artwork for the digital single is also based upon a still from the video.

www.matthias-danberg.com

jan-dirk platek x record of tides will release their follow-up to the remarkable mini ep ‘expotential/frequentism’ on january 13.
the new ep will be called 'boxes', featuring three new collaborative tracks.
the release will be available via bandcamp and streaming,
the streaming version will feature an alternate cover which is now used for all collaborative works.

jan-dirkplatek.bandcamp.com

sven piayda wrote on the journal:
last year jan-dirk platek and me did our first collaboration for ‘expotential/frequentism’,
as the result turned out to be more than convincing for all of us I offered to do it again.
there were plans in summer but I actually wanted to have more time passed until we do a second try.
as we are both busy with projects and issues we did not focus it and I did not see it coming.
I was surprised to see a picture of him recording new material for me, a few days later I received three piano tracks.
I thought they were already quite dense and I did not really see what to do with it.
jan replied that I should take time and suddenly everything happened in two days, working parallel on all tracks.
when I sent mp3 demos of my versions, jan posted some very kind works on facebook, making my day:

I'm listening to the almost finished mixes of my collaboration with record of tides and I could cry from happiness.
when two people understand each other blindly on a musical level, it's really extraordinary.
I have met sven piayda only once in my life - and that was a long time ago.
sometimes great things come about without much discussion. it just fits.
(taken from svenpiayda.com/blog (2022-12-23 it´s in the way that you use it, a perfect year for samo | entry by sven)

2023_01_02 via svenpiayda.com/news
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