Eighth Tower Magazine presents In Darkness Is Light (IDIL) Awards

Eighth Tower Magazine (https://www.patreon.com/eighthtower), in collaboration with:

Avant Music News web zine, Enclosure Three radio program, The Dungeon In Deep Space blog, This Is Darkness webzine, Horae Obscura podcast, CITR 101.9 FM, Spectrasonicsound podcast, Paul Casey, Elysian Fields radio program, Ambientblog.net, Raffaele Pezzella, Eighth Tower Records, is proud to announce the International dark experimental music Awards “IDIL” (In Darkness Is Light) 2023/24.

The IDIL Awards is dedicated to all forms of experimental music in its “dark” declination and promotes the innovation and research in the field of dark electronics and dark electroacoustic music.

15 tracks among all the ones submitted will be selected and included in a compilation to be digitally published by Eighth Tower Records within February 2024 (https://eighthtowerrecords.bandcamp.com). An international jury composed by radio djs, podcasters, reviewers, will assign a score to every track determining the winners of the prizes below:

Prize for the 1st classified project: € 200,00 + a full special on the magazine;

Prize for the 2nd classified project: € 100,00 + a full special on the magazine;

Prize for the 3rd classified project: 1 year free subscription to the Eighth Tower magazine + a full special on the magazine;

Prize for the 4th classified project: 6 months free subscription to the Eighth Tower magazine + a full special on the magazine;

Prize for the 5th classified project: 3 months free subscription to the Eighth Tower magazine + a full special on the magazine.

All tracks will be played in the Unexplained Sounds streaming radio program and all radios programs of the circuit.

Participation Guidelines:

• submissions of a single track for each project (maximum 8 minutes, .wav or .flac format)
• tracks must be unpublished and exclusive made for the compilation mentioned above; – it’s requested a bio and a description of the project;
• links to video and visual material will be welcomed;
• multiple projects from the same person won’t be allowed;
• track submission via link to Wetransfer, Google or similar transfer services (no Dropbox);
• deadline December, 31, 2023.
• Preliminary condition to participate:
• to be subscribed at least for 2 months to the Eighth Tower magazine (tier Apprentice
  Supporter or upper tier):
• https://www.patreon.com/eighthtower
  
• Jury members:
  
  • Raffaele Pezzella – Eighth Tower publisher (Italy)
  • Mike Borella – Avant Music News web zine (US)
  • Dj SpaceTerrapin – Enclosure Three radio program (Germany)
  • David Loveless -The Dungeon In Deep Space blog (US)
  • Rich Dodgin – This Is Darkness webzine (US)
  • Bram Hagers – Horae Obscura podcast (Belgium)
  • Bepi Crespan – CITR 101.9FM (Vancouver, Canada)
  • David Warmbier – Spectrasonicsound podcast (UK)
  • Paul Casey – Independent reviewer (UK)
  • Dominic Castelli – Elysian Fields radio program (US)
  • Peter Van Cooten – Ambientblog (Netherlands)

Anyone who would like to support the “In Darkness Is Light Awards” to grow and increase the amount of prizes in time, can donate here: paypal.me/usggroup

Sponsored by Eighth Tower https://www.patreon.com/eighthtower

Sponsor partner: Avant Music News https://avantmusicnews.com

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