The Three Stages Of Endurance

I bought this little handmade clay flute in 1982, which means this must be the single oldest instrument that I own. It cost 5 Dutch guilders at the time (roughly 2,50 euro, I suppose). It’s certainly the only item from 1982 that I have in my entire house. I made one of my first recordings with this flute, and I still use it every now and then in combination with electronic treatments.



On one occasion the flute slipped through my fingers and fell to the floor, but surprisingly it didn’t break. Another time I had this admittedly stupid plan, which was to change the color, and an even more stupid plan, which was to use fire to do so. I figured the fire would remove the original color. It didn’t work, but it didn’t hurt it, either, fortunately. The flute still has its original color, and it is still working fine. These days I am very careful with it, and I appreciate that this little instrument is still with me.



This material originated as something I made for a project that didn’t work out. At first I wasn’t sure what, if anything, to do with it, but then I realized I like it just as it is. I decided to not add anything, and to instead simply mix these six tracks (two for each part, as this piece is basically in three parts) together into one file. That file then became this EP.

Michel Banabila · The Three Stages Of Endurance

This EP is a download only.

music & artwork by Michel Banabila.
mastering by Marlon Wolterink / White Noise Studio.

a special thanks to Marc Weidenbaum.
Cat. nr. TR03012021.
2021 ℗ Tapu Records.
UPC 195497844036.

Trespassing

Trespassing is out now. A Séance Centre release. Available at Rush Hour

2LP vinyl record in a gatefold sleeve, featuring with archival pics, essay and artwork by Alan Briand.

Just in, this double LP with works by @michel_banabila.. LP1 is a comp. of works spanning over 20 years that acts as a bridge between his earliest work and his contemporary practice. LP2 is a reissue of his early masterpiece Marilli. Nice one on @seance_centre ! #rushhourstore

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After a seemingly endless wait 02SC Michel Banabila’s Trespassing 2LP is finally available and sounding incredible! #michelbanabila #seancecentre #02SC

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#TTLexpansions: Collection of genre bending material from long-serving Dutch experimentalist Michel Banabila. The release compiles examples of Banabilla's "excursions into otherworldly and imagined realms," and the results will take you there along with him. "Trespassing" includes tracks recorded between 1987 and 2017, which move between humid, percussion-led workouts, exotic ambience, dark and creepy soundscapes and sticky electro-acoustic fusion. The second record, "Marilli," was originally released in 1983 and appears as an LSD inspired DIY tribute to David Byrne and Brian Eno's "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts." The highly sought-after album is presented here in its entirety for the first time since its original release. If you've been feeling the releases on Music From Memory or any of the recent spate of Japanese reissues we recommend you check this one out. Twenty tracks in all. Released by Seance Centre on double vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve.⠀ ╲➸link in bio╲⠀@michel_banabila @seance_centre

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