aural pleasure ::. 01
✩ hey babiiee ✩
welcome to aural pleasure <3
our plan is to start each episode with reflections on how the past few weeks have felt. prior to this episode, we’d been marinating on: transformation, sensuality, and symbiosis. we created a few dishes and recorded a mix, that together, we feel captures the essence of our ruminations. read on for deeper insights xx.
sound
sustenance
.:: tracklist ::. intro: field recordings from home kitchen and Underwood Family Farms
01. Skylar Palm (@kyalm) - Faeries Dancing in the Forest
02. Polygonia (@polygonia) - Fungi Monster pt. 2 [Self-released, 2023]
03. Doltz (@doltzdeep) - Kusakihana [Huinali Recordings, 2023]
04. Shinichi Atobe (@shinichiatobe) - Butterfly Effect [DDS, 2014]
05. Kuniyuki Takahashi (@kuniyuki-takahashi) - Flying Music - Rhythm and Trumpet Mix [Mulemusiq, 2020]
06. Persian - Khaab (Project Runaway Remix) [(Emotional) Especial, 2019]
07. Actress (@actress1) - Game Over ( e 1 ) [Ninja Tune, 2023]
08. Rachika Nayar (@rachikas) - A Burning Plain [NNA Tapes, 2021]
09. RAMZi (@phubu) - mutation [FATi Records, 2020]
10. Salamanda (@8salamanda8) - Puddle Underwater [Métron Records, 2021]
11. DJ Gigola (@djgigola) - Embodiment Practice [Live From Earth, 2023]
12. Ami Dang (@ami-dang) - Love Liesse [Leaving Records, 2019]
how do we experience sensuality?
sensuality and pacing seem to move in tandem. in this cosmic groove of time and space, taking our time invites us to experience all sensations more passionately. it is this magic that lives between ingredients dancing together or tracks making out with each other, that brings us oral/aural pleasure.
music continues to free us from the walls of our minds, it’s our bridge between sensation and expression. freedom from perception. often a cathartic release that makes us sweat and wiggle in silly ways. we gravitate towards organic sounds, materials, and field recordings when creating a soundscape or listening to one. we’re able to more finely tune into our body’s natural rhythms when we embrace a slower pace, this enables us to cultivate more patience, moments for healing, and space to sink further into our beings. slowing down makes way for us to reshape our perspectives and process subtle changes.
rediscovering, through our senses, all that lives and breathes around us. we find that preparing a meal for ourselves to enjoy, or to share with others, is an act of love. once our minds and bodies are nourished, we feel sensuous.
cooking is also a means of celebrating earth’s gifts.
we prepare earth’s offerings by applying heat and transforming once bitter ingredients into savory treats. crystalizing with sugar or brining with salt to preserve. pickling with acid to develop a uniquely sour flavor. dehydrating to absorb nutrients more easily. blanching to change textures and accentuate colors. this ritual of cooking is an expression of earth’s offerings, tools, and our intuition. we’ve been especially keen on observing ingredients transform under various elements.
everydai we are reminded of the symbiotic connection between us, the flora, fauna, and funga that surround us. this reminds us of some words from Robin Wall Kimmerer:
“knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. but when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.“