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THE GERRY FRANKE REMIXES HAVE ARRIVED! THREE DISTINCT INTERPRETATIONS! Carly Barton is a piano teacher, music maker, and DJ. An integral figure of the Portland music community, Carly is known for their immersive and experimental sound design, bewitching DJ performances and unique compositional practices (see, for example, their Bong Orchestra). Heavy Color is the creative partnership of longtime collaborators Ben Cohen and Sam Woldenberg, who began playing music together in Toledo, Ohio over twenty years ago. Their discography spans physical environments, cultures and languages, bridging elements of spiritual jazz, traditional music, electronic psychedelia, and instrumental hip-hop. Mneme is the production alias of Elias Hallqvist, a producer, composer, and bassist based in Gothenburg, Sweden. In addition to a stellar EP out via Kimochi, Hallqvist plays and releases music as part of the explorative jazz band, Cosmic Wildlife.
Tatawa is an innovative electronic music producer hailing from Antwerp, Belgium. With a passion for pushing boundaries in music, he explores the depths of sound and synthesis that resonate with listeners. Dive into his land of modular music and sonic adventures with his first EP on WeZienWel Records Satu.
On the last release of the 2024 series of Sob EPs out of Sofa Beats, Untermench, we bring you yet another melancholy piece of work from the ever-changing musical landscape of Sobs lab. The four tracks sometimes become almost folk music-like in the expression when trip-hop, electronica, chill-out and distortion blend together in a fully cast musical experience.
Art Bei Ton is kicking off its EP series with Siren from the Berlin-based Sardinian DJ and producer, Andrea Cossu. Featuring three original tracks, one collaboration with Idiolect and WTTM, and a remix by Veiga, those 5-track deliver solar vibrations through various explorations of the hypnotic soundscape. Opening the EP with a groovy and experimental Ambient track, Sparse Points is an invitation to experience a radiant and pulsating sonic journey. Between the sun and the sea, the second track of this EP evokes an ethereal journey through Andreas native island, embracing luminous pads and subtle rhythms. With Pressurize, Andrea Cossu presents a driving and groovy vision of hypnotic techno, blending dynamic drums with dreamy elements. The collaborative track featuring Idiolect, Andrea Cossu, and WTTM guides the listener to a transcendental state with its loopy and trippy patterns. Wrapping up this release, the Portuguese artist Veiga offers a deep and driving techno interpretation of Pressurize, embracing club-oriented sonorities. Release Date: 12th December 2024 Label: Art Bei Ton Mastering: Artefacts Mastering Distribution: Triple Vision Artwork: Sig Valax
A new musical melodic electronic excursion long overdue from Noom (the alter go of XSPANCE) and a track entitled The Dying Light and Singularity. Totally Inspired by the movie Interstellar and coinciding with its tenth anniversary, Noom takes us on a majestic melodic electronic journey. Mastered by Rob Small Mastering. Leeds. England
Guy J, a prominent figure in underground dance music, is known for his energetic productions that resonate with dance floors worldwide, making them essential in DJ charts. However, with his label Armadillo Records, Guy prioritizes artistic freedom over powerful rhythmic sections, repetitive structures, hooks, and drops. Based in Malta, his label consistently features innovative and experimental electronic music, showcasing his peers and personal works. Guy Js latest release, The Story They Never Told You, is a thirteen-minute composition that explores new studio techniques and creatively transcends conventional expectations of the Electronica genre. With its abstract and immersive soundscapes, The Story They Never Told You takes listeners through expansive sonic landscapes, encouraging them to discover depth within themselves without explicit guidance or lyrics. Guy adeptly merges improvisation with structure, and the grand finale addresses questions raised throughout the arrangement, delivering a sense of calm and genuine emotion. This harmonically rich interpretation concludes an innovative work tailored for discerning listeners who appreciate the depth and complexity of electronic music.
Noir weaves a dark romantic narrative reminiscent of classic film noir. Across ten haunting tracks, it tells the story of a detective caught in a perilous web of love and betrayal, plunging listeners into a richly atmospheric 1940s landscape where every secret threatens to tear apart lives. Building on the first two singles, There in the Garden and Finders, the album follows the detective through a city pulsing with danger, tension, and allure. As he unravels the mystery of his Chief Inspectors affair with the elusive femme fatale, he discovers that the Chief Inspector, haunted by guilt, desperately wants to end the affair to keep his wife from finding out about his betrayal. This fraught dynamic propels the detective deeper into a story far darker than he anticipated. In a last, desperate move, the Chief Inspector invites the femme fatale to his beach house, intending to sever ties once and for all. What begins as a heated exchange soon spirals into a final, devastating confrontation. Cornered and betrayed, the femme fatale pulls the Inspectors own gun in a moment of desperation-sealing his fate and leaving the detective with a haunting reminder that all beginnings have ends. Each track immerses the listener in the detectives journey, as he navigates the treacherous waters of trust and obsession, blurring the lines between right and wrong, truth and deception. Lush soundscapes born from drawn out, haunted nights lend each chapter a timeless feel, creating a sonic experience built for late night drives and private listening.
Indian born, UK artist Michael Diamond, co-founder of Vasuki Sound label and club night, announces new EP Placid Wakefulness, featuring single Reverse Entropy. available on all platforms 5th December via Vasuki Sound. A uniquely multifaceted talent, Michael Diamonds unforgettable jazzed electronic sound is informed by a spectrum of influences, not least by intersection of the scientific and practical worlds of electronic music. From the music scholarship he won to read Medicine at Oxford where he quickly discovered new ways in which the two worlds can co-exist, his days were spent immersed in academic studies of music perception and cognition, while his nights were spent alongside the likes of Ben UFO, Batu & Ross From Friends, playing at one of UKs most long-established nights Simple. A chance encounter there also led him to connect with musical collaborator Alex Wilson – the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year semi-finalist and then musical director of Oxfords Jazz Orchestra – who appears frequently across Diamonds compositions and on Placid Wakefulness. No stranger to a concept piece, Diamonds previous project, the highly personal and critically acclaimed exploration of culture and identity, Third Culture (album of the month/year acknowledgments from Stamp The Wax, Juno and Phonica Records, also earning him a DJ Mag One To Watch, a Youth Music Awards Rising Star nomination and a Gilles Petersons Future Bubbler accolade) explored the experience of being a third culture kid born in Kerala, India and growing up in the UK with a sense of fractured identity. On Placid Wakefulness, Diamond honours his academic research working alongside world-renowned musicologist Professor Eric Clarke and conducting interviews with some of the worlds most influential electronic music artists, including Objekt, Object Blue, Mr Bongo, and Call Super on the relationship between music and the human psyche. Specifically how music may affect our sleepfulness and wakefulness, how instinctively we are soothed by some sounds and energised by others - what it is about dance music that makes people go hard all night long? and what is it about ambient music that makes people feel the opposite way - to lull them into this sense of calmness or rest?, mindful of the unconscious ways his findings were already manifesting in his work as an artist. And while his research provides a framework for some of the ideas within the piece, Placid Wakefulness can be viewed as more of an unintentional byproduct, or case-in-point of his findings, rather than a piece consciously constructed in their image. Across Placid Wakefulnesss four tracks we find the artist unpacking a range of sonic ideas on this theme, from ambient calm to club-adjacent rhythms. The EP opens with hypnotic lullaby of A Way of Listening complete with transcendent flutes provided by Alex Wilson, cello by George Lloyd-Own and a mellow groove. On the more energised Reverse Entropy, rhythmic ambiguity moves to rhythmic disambiguation with a four-to-the-floor beat as the track progresses, releasing tension and inviting an urge to dance as a jazz sax moment transmutes into glorious techno percussiveness. On Turning and Turning the bpm shifts down a gear, a sonic dreamstate where tough textural rhythms create a kind of liminal state tension. Closing out the EP we return to a sense of restfulness with the EPs title track, where a gorgeous picked guitar loop interplays with vibrating ambient pads and a slow and steady beat. The Placid Wakefulness EP is a captivating testament to Diamonds singular artistic talent and the fascinating interplay of neuroscience and how we experience and enjoy music. Essential and unmissable! Michael Diamond says : This EP was a byproduct of the past couple of years, in particular my last year of study when I became interested in the (previously new to me) field of the neuropsychology behind music perception and why it makes us feel a certain way. This meeting point of science and music captivated me, and felt like the perfect intersection between my two interests: that there are certain features that seem to work on the brain to create a captivating emotional musical experience. Working closely with Prof. Clarke has been truly enlightening for me. When I was making these tunes I noticed how Id inadvertently made use of some of the brain mechanisms / techniques wed been researching / discussing. I was more aware of what was happening in my music as a result. What became apparent to me is that my own music seems to possess features which are simultaneously conducive to both sleep and wakefulness - I tend to enjoy energising drums / bass combined with more spacious calming atmospheric instrumentation and percussion. This combination is also apparent in a lot of the music I enjoy listening to. The EP combines these elements across its course with placid sleepy qualities but at the same time some of the energising elements of dance music too. Making music takes me in between these two states of consciousness. I loved working with Alex again, an incredible flautist and saxophonist, as well as G-lo whos cello cameos really elevated the piece for me. My long-term hopes are that this project and some of the other bits Ive been doing in the NHS will lead to new ways in which we can use music for therapeutic purposes. There is a growing amount of evidence to show that these kinds of soft interventions like music / arts therapy have a massive physical and psychological benefit - I find it very interesting to find out why they have an effect and how we can all derive benefit from it.
The long-awaited collaboration between Nikola Melnikov and Max Sorokin, anticipated by fans for three years, has finally come to life with the release of Train to Enoshima. This electronic EP is a unique musical journey, with each track opening worlds seen and felt by the producers during their travels across different corners of the globe. The release features two standout tracks - Train to Enoshima and Ritual Loop. These pieces highlight the contrasting aspects of Nikola and Maxs creative approaches, emphasized through distinct genre stylings, which have become Nikola Melnikovs signature - a master at bridging genres and weaving them into a unified musical tapestry. Max Sorokins unique perspective on sound elevates these tracks to new heights. As a go-to for top electronic producers seeking that final touch on their tracks, Max showcases his top-tier skills here, bringing out the layered richness and depth of the sound. Train to Enoshima captures the mood of a journey, filled with quiet anticipation and a gentle melancholy, reminiscent of Japanese landscapes. Meanwhile, Ritual Loop draws listeners into a ritualistic trance, evoking a sense of mystical connection with the surrounding world, as if in an exotic location in another part of the world. This release is more than just music; its an invitation into the worlds of two masters, where every melody and beat tells the story of their travels and experiences.
Digital dance experiments of the following kind. All basic components are combined from a variety of styles that are relevant in the avant-garde and underground scene. Noise gradients are woven from hexd and surge, wave and synthgaze, electroacoustics and harshnoise. The central focus is the melodic elixir of utopian virtual, synthesized from the sounds of various forms of trance and folktronica. All of this is held together by an abundance of interwoven polyrhythmic foundations from deconstructed club, berite club, hard drum, weightless, juke, gqom, and neoperreo, occasionally transitioning into outright tribal techno and hardcore. Its the kind of sound that can only emerge when you walk less-trodden paths, full of colors and combinations hidden from the eyes of the crowd. All this music was born from the desire to find something different in whats happening now and transform it into a probable form of the future-the very thing that is so lacking in our time.
Research Records teams up with organist and synthesist E. Bobby G. to release his sophomore album, Bobby Business. Once again, the album is primarily centered around the 1982 Kawai DX900, but it masterfully explores more genres than his debut, Giving You M.O.R.E. Bobby Business was recorded in 2022 after E. Bobby G. received an eviction notice from his beloved sharehouse of 12 years. After moving out, he stored the organ at his workplace, Bakehouse Studios, where his boss let him use the space overnight to record until the early hours. The remainder of the album was recorded in his old studio space, NGBE. The first track, Ha-Ha, is as meditative as it is glittery, with floating sustained chords. Big Boy and Disco Shift bring back a slightly more polished E. Bobby G. sound--lo-fi library music with bright tones that will appeal to fans of proto-electronic icons like Brian Bennett. Tracks like Lucky Strike and Tropical Dino Ride are video game music dreams, featuring West Coast lead lines and strutting percussion. The second half of the album explores spaced-out 90s downtempo and dub elements, with a distinctive refinement that hides the fact it was created primarily using the Kawai DX900. Bobby Business closes with Lillian, a sonic dedication to the artists Grandmother, with a more traditional song structure that hints at what Bobby has planned next.
For the third LP of the Lyfseill series, we are proud to present Slow Down, the latest album from Felix Leifur. Known for his BROT series, Felix leans into slower tempos on this release, creating a collection of brooding, left-field electro/breaks tracks. His modular synths are front and center, crafting soundscapes with rhythms and deep, textured basslines. While it retains the aesthetic Felix is known for, the slower pace allows each track to unfold more gradually, drawing the listener into hypnotic and immersive atmospheres.
Medlar returns to Riverette with a very special one! His debut album under his actual name N. Pegler. SCRIBBLES are some highlights of many hundreds of sketches from various hard drives & computers of the past 15 years. Tracks which never ended up on any releases, due to them feeling underproduced, or not being complex enough in some way or another. Many were born from testing out a new bit of equipment for the first time, or from quickly getting down an idea before doing something more important. Often in these moments, when less focused on composition and making a track, a playful quality presents itself. Ned Pegler explores themes of nature, time, and consciousness, encapsulating the essence of ambient music in this wonderful album.
Cotenius X is the duo that stops making sense. Its an exploratory improvisational project of the Ukrainian sound artist Daria Redkina and the Russian experimental vocalist Varya Pavlova aka Lisokot. Improvising together since 2017 they incorporate folk, electronic and musique concrète elements into their spontaneous compositions. Their theatrical performances involve impersonation or adoption of different characters and are informed by social, historical, and site-specific narratives. Both Redkina and Pavlova work with loops, synths and effects, reshaping various samples into novel forms. Oceans In Flames, for example, evokes a slowly evolving sound field that sprouts, collapses and decays under flickering fluorescent bulbs. The effect is not dissimilar to the epic catastrophic landscape paintings, but remixed for our own AI-saturated end times. Most of the tracks on Plastic Bag are recordings of live shows. Burunduk is taken from the duos first ever performance and sees Pavlova impersonating animal spirits - forest sprites and haunted chipmunks abound. Meanwhile Fukushima Tuna and the albums title track employ the talents of avant-garde saxophonist Sergey Letov who sows seeds of optimism onto the scorched plastic soil tilled by Cotenius X. Plastic Bag coalesced during the four years that Redkina and Pavlova improvised together. Being based in different countries and despite the challenges of the global pandemic and the rising geopolitical tensions of subsequent years, the album is a testament to collaboration; an archival reflection of the time the duo spent experimenting together. The albums artwork was created by Pavel Pepperstein, a conceptual graphic artist, whose interpretation of the music manifested in an impossibly surreal group portrait that nods towards Nikolai Gogol, Salvador Dalí and The Residents. The duo have, in fact, been compared to The Residents and see themselves carrying the psychedelic absurdity of the US group forward by giving it a feminine twist.
— Look, how weird! — Cat brushed away the top layer of ash with his paw, revealing snow-white ice. — As if hell and winter had merged. — This is Motown. Once a major mining town, now just ruins after an eruption. — I didnt think wed end up in a hole like this... Especially with Nomad missing. — And you know what the worst part is? Nomad didnt just disappear. The portal absorbed him. But who opened it, that is the real question. A massive tower was looming up ahead. Its antennas were sticking out like broken claws. Below, shattered adamantium slabs intertwined with charred tree roots. A sign, covered in ash, was barely legible: SL75 Experimental Center. Once inside, they were greeted by an oppressive silence and icy air that chilled to the bone. The corridors seemed endless in the light of flickering lamps, and the floor was strewn with rusty wreckage of robots and instruments. The control room, once bustling with life, was now filled with empty workstations and displays that were broadcasting only static noise. — What a creepy place. — A man once worked here, — Spacelunch ran his palm over the panel. — Kujo. If anyone knows anything about the portal, its him. A metallic creak echoed down the corridor. An android appeared in the faint light of the lamps, staggering and dragging a damaged leg. A short stump where his arm used to be exposed tattered wires sparking in time with his footsteps. Empty eyes wandered through space as if trying to focus on the strangers. — Looking for Kujo? — The mechanical voice was slightly distorted. — Youre not the first... — Do you know anything about him? I can give something in exchange for this information. An implant, for example. The android made a rattling sound like a short laugh. — I dont need an arm, but the brain module is another matter. It was stolen and pawned. — And you didnt try to get it back? — I tried, but it cost me my arm. If you get the module, Ill tell you where to find him. The friends looked at each other. The road to answers was not going to be easy, but they were ready to do anything to save Nomad.
Theory Therapys debut release is now available on streaming for the first time. It comes from Concave Reflection aka Tommy Paslaski, one-third of Chicago-based group Purelink. Calm but rarely completely beatless, The Best People Are Like Water hovers in the interstice between the club and the comedown. The tape consists of 11 immersive tracks that split the difference between atmospheric downtempo and hypnagogic ambient. Side A is predominantly beat-based, channeling the best elements of 90s chillout room music, while side B is a more celestial affair the aural equivalent of noctilucent clouds swirling slowly in the sky. The album displays many of the qualities found in Purelinks music syncopated breakbeats, pristinely mixed drums and airy atmospherics but an added sense of intimacy runs across its 11 tracks. Paslaski has described his process as layering and layering until I have a cohesive thought, then sometimes playing my loop pedal cello stuff over it and seeing where it takes me. This improvisational approach translates into an album that feels aleatory, organic and extremely personal, as though it was produced by some arcane and abstract method, like wind roiling midnight air or slowly crystallising water. The Best People Are Like Water was mastered by Joseph Buchan aka Other Joe. Ben (kindtree) consulted on mixing for the A side. All tracks were written and produced by Tommy Paslaski.
UNMISSABLE first LP of 4 in Diagonals new compilation series spanning 20 tracks from some of the worlds most influential experimental artists. LP1 features Autechre, Russell Haswell, Turner-Prize winning visual artist Wolfgang Tillmans, Powell and NHK and spans hyper-acoustic computer music, future-techno a la Cybotron from the year 2048 and twisted pop. The kind of elastic multiplicity that only Diagonal would ever dream of putting on wax. Essential.
Russell Haswell, Viviankrist, Powell, Wolfgang Tillmans, Powell Tillmans, NHK
Superb collaborative effort between Irish ambient master and WRWTFWWs favorite Gareth Quinn Redmond (Laistigh den Ghleo, Umcheol, Ar Ais Arís) and Polish producer, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer Albert Karch. Experimental sessions inspired by Mark Hollis and Satoshi Ashikawa featuring piano, drums, synthesizers, and strings. For fans of ambient, minimalism, environmental music, Talk Talk, and Still Way (Wave Notation 2).
O.O.Orifice is the fourth album by Vienna-based Iranian sound artist and composer Rojin Sharafi. This work explores the space of in-between — the distance of before and after as it pertains to a life-altering event - the moment that creates a cut. This cut, this fracture, this wound is something that reopens now and then. It calls to you, asking to be heard, smelled, and felt. The cut creates a new space. An in-between space that disrupts the unity of order. A space with an origin all to its own—not inside, not outside; neither full nor empty. It is nameless until you discover it and give it a name. It creates coordinates that challenge your perception, and this is what this work strives to do. O.O.Orifice follows a common thread, allowing for different stories to be told with a focus on the cut. Analog synthesizers, microtonal acoustic and digital instruments, scattering rhythms and poetry converge to form a narrative about love and attraction, psychoanalysis, internalized shame, language and its complexities, loss of home, and rejection. Each track has characters that shape its subplot through color and texture, with events and atmospheres that either complete the story or alter its initial direction. And what ties all these stories together is orifice—the space in between, the gateway, an opening that is both pain and, simultaneously, a channel flowing into depth—the part beyond the pain. Each cut left a mark on your body, on my body, and screams not to be forgotten.
J.Wiltshire returns to MUSAR with Sunflower At Day EP - a deep, atmospheric excursion across four tightly woven dance-floor tracks. Marking MUSARs 20th release, this EP showcases some of Wiltshires most clubready work yet, blending outsider house, ambient trance, and Cornish electronic influences. The title track Sunflower At Day is a shoegaze-infused chugger that nods to the ethereal haze of My Bloody Valentine and has a rave energy reminiscent of the Future Sound of London. Track two, Cosmic Slap takes over with its deep, dubheavy sounds and off-kilter rhythms, playing to Wiltshires more experimental side under a techno beat. On the B side, we dive deeper into Wiltshires intricate melodic world. Traversing unfolds with enveloping, pastoral harmonic patterns, balancing surging intensity with an organic flow. Finally, the EP closes with the cinematic Rush Point 9, a late-night noir groove that offers a perfect, reflective finale to this sonic journey. With Sunflower At Day, Wiltshire fuses intricate textures and melodies with dancefloor intensity, offering another great soundscape from the artist for both club and home listeners.
10 years after their debut, City of All Times, audio-visual enquirers John B McKenna and Richard Greenan re-appear as Devonanon, to share the findings of a decade-long sonic experiment. Like its predecessor, Richard & John is a living, breathing collection of field recordings and compositions, gathered gradually from remote corners of the pairs lives. Familiar waypoints - interwoven microtonal synths, regurgitated live performances, polite whispering, and the gurgling hum of vehicles (land and sea) - all fold into the perpetual stew. Where City read like a crumpled postcard account of fraternal reportage, Richard & John is a tone poem on something more amorphous, and out of time - a garbled history of human closeness, upheaval and pastoral technology, that seems to warp and flex like a tapestry with no beginning or end. No two spoonfuls are the same, as the story reels through kosmische library stylings (Wilderness Engine), to cortex-quieting free association (Generate Countryside), and baroque instrumentation (Blood Laughing, featuring Masayoshi Fujita on vibraphone, and Rosa Juritz on bassoon). Recommended if you like CS + Kreme, Pierre Marietan, Kirk Barley. Richard & John was created in conversation with the visual artist David Huang.
Fleck E.S.C. returns with Mauvais Presage, a mesmerizing IDM album that defies easy categorization. Each track is a unique mosaic of sonic fragmentsglitchy pulses, melancholic melodies, and expansive atmosphereswoven into a tapestry that is both peculiar and strikingly beautiful. Its a restless journey through shifting textures and moods, where every moment flows into the next with the precision of a masters brush, painting a complex and evolving sonic landscape. As a follow-up to a series of innovative releases on the Science Cult label, Mauvais Presage delves deeper into uncharted sonic territories, showcasing Fleck E.S.C.s distinctive sound. www.sciencecult.com
Hush Hush Records is thrilled to team-up once again with IKSRE – the alias of Melbourne/Naarm-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and professional sound healer Phoebe Dubar – to help present Refurl. An expansive reimagining of IKSREs debut album Unfurl that she independently released in September 2019, Refurl celebrates Phoebes 5-year anniversary as IKSRE with a communal gathering of the friends, collaborators, and labelmates thats she made along her journey who contribute their own sublime interpretations of IKSREs earliest solo material. A classically-trained viola player who studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and was lead viola in Melbourne Youth Orchestra for years, Phoebe sang and played in different pop, rock, and funk bands throughout her 20s before launching her solo project IKSRE, an acronym for I Keep Seeing Rainbows Everywhere. The shift was a sonic response to her evolving lifestyle following the birth of her daughter and an increased focus on her daily yoga and meditation practice. Quietly self-released onto digital platforms in September 2019, IKSREs debut album Unfurl showcased her atmospheric and soothing ambient sound and found an early fan in KEXP DJ and Hush Hush Records founder/curator Alex Ruder. Alexs early radio support birthed a friendship and eventual partnership that soon led to Transmission, IKSREs label debut for Hush Hush that featured 10 remixes of songs originally found on IKSREs self-released 2020 sophomore album Intermission. Since the release of Transmission, Phoebes IKSRE project has blossomed in blissful fashion. Her third solo album III found a home once again on Hush Hush, and shes gone on to release subsequent solo albums on Londons Lo Recordings and Oaklands Constellation Tatsu Records. Her enthusiastic communal spirit has also led to collaborative releases with marine eyes (Past Inside the Present), anthéne (Polar Seas), Party Store (Stereoscenic), and Shelf Nunny (Hush Hush). Each release has furthered Phoebes organic mission to bring calming, healing, and restorative sounds into the world, leading to an impressive catalog and an evolving network of supportive like-minded artists from all over the globe. Refurl is a bit of a full circle moment between IKSRE and Hush Hush. In similar fashion to IKSREs label debut Transmission, Refurl finds the artist and label connecting to help present Phoebes music in a new light, this time through the vision of talented musician friends thats she made over the past few years, as each are now connected through direct collaborations, shared live performances, and/or label affiliations. Torontos anthéne kicks off the release, adding his slow-burning blissful touch to ISKREs debut single Black and Purple. Fellow Melbourne-based artist Willebrant delivers a lush and glacial take on 7min 6sec that stretches Phoebes ethereal vocals across a vast windswept landscape. Seattle-based artist Shelf Nunnys woozy, whimsical beats tap into a more pronounced atmospheric and lightly psychedelic realm on his remix of Tall Roads. Melbournes Clariloops composes a sweeping version of Crimson, placing Phoebes evocative viola into the forefront and accenting it with her gorgeous clarinet playing. Los Angeles duo awakened souls, aka Cynthia (aka marine eyes) and James Bernard, capture a delicately beautiful balance between chiming ambiance and pulsating arpeggios on ALONE. AT PARADISE that surprisingly yields the collections most concise rework. Hush Hush labelmates Tewksbury and Zoltan Fecso kick off the records back-half. Tewksbury bleeds together an enveloping wash of heavenly vocals, lonely strings, and the textural layers of a field recording on his hypnotic take of Black and Purple. Nearby Melbourne-based artist Zoltan Fecso explores a lightly percolating soundscape that delightfully refuses to stand still. Seattles Party Store supplies the albums most epic offering, laying out an immersive instrumental spell before summoning Phoebes vocals over a transfixing final third. Indianapolis-based musician and Past Inside the Present Records founder zaké closes out the release with an absorbing spin on way up there I see everything (guuguubarra), his washed-out droning paint strokes concluding the collection with an air of melancholy, mystery, and beauty. In addition to Refurl being released digitally on October 25th, the album will be released as a special double-cassette alongside Unfurl. This 2xCS release marks the first time IKSREs debut album Unfurl has been released on a physical format.
Secondos awaited return comes in the form of Unlikely Companions a growling, alien rhythm from the warmer tropics of technofunk. Marco Passaraniswild take flips the mood with some skittering Aphex-style darkness, primed for the late, after hours dancefloor.
The creative journey of Mirs Pirs brings him to the forefront of RML with his latest release, Around The Sun. The release features two lush electronic tracks that embody his signature sound, blending intricate melodies with atmospheric depth. The title track is a collaboration with Isentie, one of the highlight artists of the label, adding a unique synergy to the collection. Both tracks are a testament to Mirs Pirs evolving artistry, making Around The Sun an essential listen for fans of emotive and sophisticated electronic music.
Geniuses at work. Master percussionist and composer Valentina Magaletti and master music producer and multi-instrumentalist Susumu Zongamin Mukai shielding the rain with giant sonic umbrella made of radio waves. Impromptu recordings, proto postpunk from the mist of East London basements for a trip to Maryland that is yet to happen. Its Cold in Baltimore is an invitation from V/Z to dream of flying without taking off, elevating the spirit until the clouds start screaming of joy. The future never sounded better.
Jaymz Nylon, The Godfather of Afro Tech, Unveils a Masterpiece with The Individual Jaymz Nylon, revered as a pioneer of Afro Tech, channels the spirit of legendary artist Marcel Duchamp in his groundbreaking track, The Individual. Featuring spoken word lyrics that celebrate the transformative power of creation, the piece is an ode to the artists journey-a voyage into the unknown where time and space lose their dominion. With poetic precision, Nylon explores art as the ultimate expression of individuality, transcending the mundane and awakening the infinite within. The Individual is not just a track; its a manifesto for creators, a reminder that through art, we defy decay, confront chaos, and shape our eternal reflections. This release solidifies Jaymz Nylons legacy as an innovator who continues to push the boundaries of sound and thought, inspiring both the dance floor and the mind. Produced and Performed By: Jaymz Nylon Written by: James P. Thomas Inspired by a Marcel Duchamp circa 1956 interview. Published by Man Made Nylon Music / BMG (p) & (c) 2024 Nylon Recordings/Nylon Trax
After their self-titled debut album released in June 2024, Rue des Garderies invites us to follow them on celestial pathways with Everesta sonic odyssey captured in a single take, weaving together synths (Tenori, Magic Dust, Analog 4, Tocante) alongside the musician and cellist Helene (Arnica Montana). An infinite ascent toward paradises where emotions mergea warm realm of a thousand counterpoints, where gentle storms brew beneath radiant skies. Mastering the abstractions, Rue des Garderies paints a vast whole, drawing us into another worldwhere time bends, seasons converge, and sounds turns into fragrances.
Since the Dawn of Time the seven superuniverses traverse a great ellipse, a gigantic and elongated circle. The solar system and other worlds of time are not plunging headlong, without chart and compass, into unmapped space. The local universe to which this solar system belongs is pursuing a definite and well-understood counterclockwise course around the vast swing that encircles the central universe. Time Travelers from Beyond the IceWalls
Connection is an EP born from the meeting of two artists who are similar yet have distinct facets that define their personalities and ideas. It is a work that allows for various interpretations based on the listeners perceptions, letting them dance, at times even frenetically, and travel and dream. A wide-ranging work full of inspiration, meant to be listened to attentively.
The 2nd Single off the upcoming Spaced Out New Age Big Room Electro Boogie from Belgrade. Igor Jadranin makes his long-awaited return to Chicagos Star Creature label in supreme sized fashion. 6 massive left leaning killer floor fillers. A perfect team up again ripping the envelope open on the notion of what a Star Creature 12 might sound like. Jadranin delivers a perfect blend of boogie basslines on exoplanet hypothesis warp mode, synth lines ripped straight from a stolen NASA manual, vintage drum machines from the future, and majestic flute, piano and vibraphone lines that leave one feeling they grabbed the bag of mushrooms instead of the crisps at lunch. All this and thats before we even get to the A Vision Of Panorama and Byron The Aquarius Remixes! Hard-Hitting, Gangster Electro gets even harder on the flip. Friend of Star Creature, Byron The Aquarius hits heavy with 2 remixes aptly dubbed Midnight for its full body crunchiness like dancing through a haunted raveyard come fall. Long-time Creature Collaborator, A Vision Of Panorama, comes through correctly with his patented Nu-Balearic Twist just in time for sunrise. Another adventurous 12 for Tim Zawadas Star Creatures blurry the lines between sounds and styles and keeping the Windy City label at the high risk high reward side of your DJ crate.
30D Records celebrates a decade of modern sonic exploration. Since its inception at the end of 2014, and initially taking inspiration from 40s & 50s science fiction culture, the label has been offering to listeners a vast array of genres, being experimental, creative and forward-thinking dance music its main mission. For its 10th anniversary, the cutting-edge electronic music label very proudly announces five distinctive releases, each one across their respective sub-labels. 30drop, in constant evolution towards experimentation, leaves aside once again the obvious 4x4 pattern to dive into melancholic, dense and gritty musical landscapes. These four tracks, each one carefully crafted to convey a specific feeling at a specific moment, were created through layers and harmonics that work as a whole thing.
30D Records celebrates a decade of modern sonic exploration. Since its inception at the end of 2014, and initially taking inspiration from 40s & 50s science fiction culture, the label has been offering to listeners a vast array of genres, being experimental, creative and forward-thinking dance music its main mission. For its 10th anniversary, the cutting-edge electronic music label very proudly announces five distinctive releases, each one across their respective sub-labels. Close Encounters, 30D Records sub label, keeps its initial main purpose of delivering four tracks from four different producers under the same musical concept. And exceptionally for this 10th anniversary, and for the very first time, also under the same musical style. Julia Govor, Amotik, Yogg and Electric Indigo, all of them close friends to the label, dive into the broken-beat territory, offering their particular vision of the genre, as personal and varied as interesting, and not only dance floor focused.
30D Records celebrates a decade of modern sonic exploration. Since its inception at the end of 2014, and initially taking inspiration from 40s & 50s science fiction culture, the label has been offering to listeners a vast array of genres, being experimental, creative and forward-thinking dance music its main mission. For its 10th anniversary, the cutting-edge electronic music label very proudly announces five distinctive releases, each one across their respective sub-labels. Denise Rabe, a regular face into our roster, is back to the label with a full release for the very first time. True to the meaning of the word in itself, Mastermind Ep is a highly clever and complex exercise of dark and oppressive but also psychedelic, magical and almost ritualistic broken-beat techno music, which defines Denises own sound, and that clearly explains why she is becoming increasingly a key piece for the evolution and development of the current techno scene.
The album Recipes is a sonic sculpture that delves into the transformation of matter, tracing a journey from the tangible to the transcendent. Each track is an electronic tapestry that begins in the realm of the tangible and dissolves into abstract flows, capturing the metamorphosis from the real to the conceptual, from the recognizable to the unknown. In its philosophical structure, Recipes invites the listener to transcend the concrete, embracing the impermanence of being. Here, sound is both medium and metamorphosis: the sonic matter fragments, distorts, and is reborn in ethereal forms, suspended between sense and the absurd, between the concrete and pure intuition. Each composition is a microcosm of continuously evolving sound particles, an experience echoing the alchemical flow of matter and the redefinition of identity within the infinite. Recipes is not merely an album; it is a search for truth and a celebration of ceaseless becoming.
Taking inspiration from films, personal experiences, and nature Penryns Angel Wing EP comprises of 5 tracks that range from textural garage rhythms with atmospheric melodies to sweeping ambient soundscapes. With influences from across the spectrum of electronic music such as Burial, Tom VR, William Basinski, Ross From Friends and Eluvium, Angel Wing takes an introspective approach for a more meditative and headphone-oriented experience.
DORIAN CONCEPT - ?MUSIC FROM A ROOM FULL OF SYNTHS Marshall McLuhan said: Knowledge gets in the way. It is only the very ignorant person who can get past that problem because he is not fogged over by knowledge. When youre looking for new answers to new questions, it is knowledge itself that blocks progress. It is knowledge that creates rear currents just as wealth creates poverty. Knowledge creates ignorance. ?We are very happy to announce the second instalment in our collaboration with SMEM. Dorian Concept spent 10 days at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments to record Music From A Room Full of Synths. Even though he doesnt consider himself a gear-guy, his unique approach led to a record defined by its playful curiosity and free-form arrangements. The entire album was recorded live, with no sequencing or programming involved. Thus, capturing the rawness of the moment, while celebrating the quirks and imperfections of older electronic-music gear, became the core of this project. ?Dorian Concept is a highly respected electronic musician who has been releasing music for close to two decades. As a cross-genre synthesizer virtuoso, he mixes experimental electronic sounds with jazz, ambient, and club music. Due to his unmistakable sound and singular live show, he has become a sought-after performer. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with musicians and producers such as Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and Kenny Beats.
Start from yourself. From your organs, your whole body, then the social environment, streets, cities—everything your mind can understand, human-made or natural, constructive or destructive, working only for somes benefit or aimlessly drifting—all are systems within systems. Systems are made for their function, each important and valid while they serve change. Growth is inevitable; its not a system but greater than that. Its meaning cannot be understood by thought, and therefore any system, ultimately locked in its limitations, is destined to fail. There is no system to hold on to! If you pursue this diligently enough, realizing with clear resistance that all concepts will dissolve only to mutate into the next one, you acknowledge that all systems fail. This EP is the fusion of poet Ulaş Ekin Toprak and electronic producer Julia Häller, aka Chewlie. Heavy on bass and poetry, this piece is a debut statement of our project. All Systems Fail is an elegy that illuminates the failure of all systems of separation, identity, exploitation, authority, and oppression! —STREIKTHROUGH
The second chapter of Maxim Lanys Hoogeloon EP, in collaboration with The Plugins, builds on the innovative producers expanding story with two profound new cuts. Hard Is Just An Illusion builds on Maxims evocative style, pulsing with bass-driven rhythms and unexpected guitar riffs. Mario Hit The Stairs brings introspective energy with its piano-led house vibe, pulling the listener inward as percussive accents keep them moving. Together, the EP invites listeners to experience the imagination of a musician in his element, conjuring a journey into both the mind and the groove.
Aksel&Aino are back. Secretly they have prepared their new Album Akvatisk Beredskap, out on 06. December, 2024 via Public Possession. No big fuzz, but big feelings! Not so secretly Aksel&Aino have gained a following of devoted fans since the release of their debut LP in 2020. The warm analog sounds paired with Ainos poetical lyrics have hit a soft spot with many. Sounds that work on and off the dance floor alike. The new Album again showcases multi layered musik full of bubbly synths, lively drum machines and soft, sometimes fragile vocals. Deep, emotional electroniks, engineered for your heart.
With over 30 years of studio experience under his belt, pivotal British techno producer Kirk Degiorgio once again lands on De:tuned with the mesmerizing eight-track album Requiem. The trademark As One sonic signature shines through and beautifully expands with a more melodic touch as Catherine Siofra Prendergast joins the As One line-up. Nourishing your body and soul, the progressed As One soundscapes result in a coherent production of the highest order. Stay tuned! Kevin Foakes (Openmind, DJ Food, Ninja Tune) created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis. A separate digital release will also be available at the usual digital shops. Stay tuned!
BRUK welcomes the daring shapes and inquisitive textures of ELLLL for her debut album, Earth Rotation. Across 13 scuffed cuts and grubby miniatures the Irish producer shapes out a distinctive sound world, steeped in sample science and powered by low-slung grooves. Theres no direct message permeating Earth Rotation, but burning issues around embattled ecosystems hang in the air as ELLLL pushes her sound palette until it bites. Extended instrumental techniques lend the album an in-the-room tangibility, while dislocated micro-loops speak to less grounded atmospheres. Starting from densely packed collages and diligently chipping away until spacious, head-knocking arrangements remain, the end results of ELLLLs process call to mind the wayward sample acrobatics that made trip-hop and jungle so emotionally resonant and eerily alien in the same beat. Theres rarely anything like conventional boom-bap or a cosily familiar break, but ELLLL finds compelling rhythms in unlikely sources of funk, whether plucked, bowed, sequenced or sculpted. Even when teetering towards techno on Titan, her particular approach is gloriously skewed and, by extension, innovative. No matter how serious the techniques involved, Earth Rotation is a celebration of the magic that happens when sound gets mistreated. If there are foreboding ideas lingering in the albums tendency towards dissonance, ELLLL also knows how to inject her work with a necessary mischief, making her a perfect fit amongst the maverick BRUK alumni.
Ahead of his debut album, To Sit Quietly Where Everything Is Moving Fast, set for release in late February, Love Over Entropy unveils the NLC EP. It includes NLC, the only track that will also appear on the album, alongside four exclusive tracks. A stark departure from the dance music Love Over Entropy is known for, the NLC EP serves as both a preview and a bridge into the warm and enveloping sonic landscape awaiting listeners on To Sit Quietly Where Everything Is Moving Fast.
Sergey Komarov, Vlad Dobrovolski, Ilya Sadovsky, and Alexey Grachev, an improvisational quartet known as kurvenschreiber, fuel their vintage synthesizers with homemade solar batteries and record their sessions on reel-to-reel tapes before they can turn to dust. In their performances, they utilize generators, radios, meteorological equipment, and pre-recorded tape loops. This niche approach allows them to create an illusion of cinematic force in sound, where the sound itself becomes the main character. The power of their sonic interpretation stems from the virtuosity of juggling resonant images, offering the audience a chance to immerse in a unique audio-visual space. The most compelling aspect of Licht Ausgang is not the quartets technological tricks or references to their deep archive of tapes, but rather its restrained emotional undertone. The precise mood is as elusive as the autumn smell of leaves, yet it is simultaneously euphoric, whimsical, and grotesquely sweet. Nonetheless, the album can hardly be labeled as mere pastoral nostalgia, as theres a mystic current present in these tracks, constantly leading kurvenschreiber down strange and unexpected paths.
With their debut album Pointed Frequencies, Ben Kaczor and Niculin Barandun explore the therapeutic potential of binaural beats and solfeggio frequencies, aiming to provide listeners with a healing experience. However, rather than being prominently featured, these elements are subtly integrated into the background, creating tracks that lean towards a freeform blend of experimental and ambient music.
New SEMANTICA Compilation is about to bright and reflect on already well known directions explored by Svrecas imprint. Despite the label efforts to hide from any sonic etiquette, still existing a core which will be the SEMANTICA sound identity for a time. Iridescent twist and modulate this heritage which moves gradually from ambient / electronics to techno and set the release directly to S++ category into the SEMANTICA catalogue.
Launaea, Civilistjavel!, Vera Logdanidi, MTRL, Svreca, Core, PRG/M, Polygonia, Irakli, Rrose, Joachim Spieth, Ryo Murakami, Edanticonf
2024-11-29 Kompakt
Leandro Fresco, Thore Pfeiffer, Pass Into Silence, Sebastian Mullaert, Tamarma, Sono Kollektiv, Nathalie Brum, Andrew Thomas, Julia Parr, Segensklang, Ümit Han, Max Würden, Schäfer, Blank Gloss, Hendrik Meyer, Triola, Jens-Uwe Beyer
Nadia Struiwigh Unveils New Ambient EP: TREES Nadia Struiwigh returns with a captivating new ambient release, TREES, featuring a more cinematic approach that blends heavy basslines, mystical rhythms, and evolving arpeggios. The EP invites listeners on a transformative journey, evoking deep emotions through immersive soundscapes. Tracklist* 1. Apple Tree 2. Lemon Tree Artists Insight: As I navigate a significant life shift, I felt inspired to dive deep into heavier frequencies that gradually evolve into a euphoric state. The music represents a transformation for melike a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Life brings challenges, but also magic, and thats what these tracks are all about. Nadia Struiwigh Tech Talk: For this EP, Nadia utilized the Torso Electronics T-1 to craft intricate polyrhythms, pairing them with layered synths to create rich textures. The synth work features the Arturia Minifreak, one of her go-to instruments, adding a distinct character to the evolving soundscape. Upcoming Releases: Stay tuned for more music, as Nadia continues to release new material crafted with the finest music hardware. Your support means the world! Catch Nadias latest work here or at upcoming events. Hugs x DW ---- Release Date: November 26, 2024 All tracks written and produced by: Nadia Struiwigh Mastered by: Maspaventi Mastering Artwork by: Nadia Struiwigh
Control Freak is delighted to present Medici Daughters 113 - an exercise in expansive musical worldbuilding from a uniquely talented and multifaceted artist. Medici Daughter has been a close CF collaborator since the very earliest days of the label. Now, the new album length continuous piece 113 sees them expanding their musical focus, exploding the constraints of any boundaries set by the eponymous BPM into a myriad of possibilities. With a sound palette influenced by dub techno, minimalism and outsider house, the release is anchored in a series of continuously evolving rhythmic motifs, washed out in a sea of hazy texture - engineered for deep home listening & late night ambient room sessions. The digital release of 113 is accompanied by a highly limited run of tapes - presented in a clear case & sealed with a custom made holographic RFID sticker. For Fans Of: Actress, Huerco S, Loraine James
Back on Upon You with his eagerly anticipated new number, label co-founder Marco Resmann treats us to a sizzling hot slice of buzzing machine funk and fractured techno rhythms with the Algorithm. Featuring LAs one-and-only Cari Golden on vocals, this new EP has us soaked in a world of encrypted paranoia, data-wazzing clouds and AI-fuelled menace, where every signal could be the last and every backdoor a trompe-loeil. Though offered as a quartet of distinct versions, VotA is more than just a single and remix package and each piece of work contains the elements to its own expanding universe. The original mix serves up a fine combination of left-of-centre electronics - wistfully atmospheric and dynamic in equal measure, bridging the gap between its intrinsic nature as a piece of no-nonsense dance music but also as a slab of boundary-pushing analogue techno, breaksy house and IDM-ish hybrid. All in depth-plumbing layers of rolling sub-bass and loop-heavy tectonics, the Arp mix folds out into a hypnotic, post French touch-style facelift of barely recognizable stems, whereas the Eleven mix lays it further thick on the electroid / breaksy profile; like a sharp, distant, dystopia-infused nod to Detroit, initiating a remote dialogue with Arpanets 2002 classic, Wireless Internet. Closing the EP, the Anniversary mix is pure peak-time deep rave material. Heavily dubbed-out and inch-precisely engineered to trigger off maximal response from the dancers, this one is the closest youll get to a typical floor roller. Let go of the persona, its time to hack your true self back into the system.
Civilistjavel! returns with Brodfoda, the successor to 2022s Jarnnatter and his fourth release for FELT. The record features collaborations with Laila Sakini, Mayssa Jallad, Thommy Wahlstrom, ELDON, and Withdrawn. Tomas Boden is a revered figure of the aural murk, known primarily for his work as Civilistjavel. Its an alias that has spawned a catalogue of self-released peculiarities, featuring music that scorns traditional form, instead opting for unfussed symphonies of ice-hued minimalism; soft murmurs that emanate from his studio in the High Coast of Sweden. On Brodfoda, his latest album for Fergus Joness FELT imprint, subtle new developments in mood prevail. Across its 75 minutes, Civilistjavel! unveils a breadth of emotions that on previous releases seemed distant. He also invites collaborators on record for the first time: Beirut-based singer Mayssa Jallad mournfully croons on IV, VIII hosts Coldlights ELDON & Withdrawn for an abstracted session of dub-hop murk, Laila Sakini offers a hallucinogenic monologue amidst melodica, sticks & bells playing on IX, and Thommy Wahlstrom floats scant acid dub stylings on VI. These additions and developments bring a forlorn intimacy to the music, and suggest an ambition that few artists of his ilk strive for. FELTs (un)reliable cast of audio ghouls routinely summon the odd, with Civilistjavel! often its primary culprit; Brodfoda gently modifies this path to pursue some of his and the labels most quaintly beautiful music yet.
Civilistjavel!, Mayssa Jallad, Thommy Wahlström, WithDrawn, ELDON, Laila Sakini
We are very happy to announce the second instalment in our collaboration with SMEM.Dorian Conceptspent 10 days at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments to recordMusic From A Room Full of Synths. Even though he doesnt consider himself a gear- guy, his unique approach led to a record defined by its playful curiosity and free-form arrangements. The entire album was recorded live, with no sequencing or programming involved. Thus, capturing the rawness of the moment, while celebrating the quirks and imperfections of older electronic-music gear, became the core of this project. Dorian Concept is a highly respected electronic musician who has been releasing music for close to two decades. As a cross-genre synthesizer virtuoso, he mixes experimental electronic sounds with jazz, ambient, and club music. Due to his unmistakable sound and singular live show, he has become a sought- after performer. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with musicians and producers such as Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and Kenny Beats.
Second single from forthcoming album 113 Control Freak is delighted to present Medici Daughters 113 - an exercise in expansive musical worldbuilding from a uniquely talented and multifaceted artist. Medici Daughter has been a close CF collaborator since the very earliest days of the label. Now, the new album length continuous piece 113 sees them expanding their musical focus, exploding the constraints of any boundaries set by the eponymous BPM into a myriad of possibilities. With a sound palette influenced by dub techno, minimalism and outsider house, the release is anchored in a series of continuously evolving rhythmic motifs, washed out in a sea of hazy texture - engineered for deep home listening & late night ambient room sessions. The digital release of 113 is accompanied by a highly limited run of tapes - presented in a clear case & sealed with a custom made holographic RFID sticker. For Fans Of: Actress, Huerco S, Loraine James
Colombian artist Kabinett brings a soul and harmonic proposal in the many forms of alternative disco and house through embellished productions and DJ sets finding himself every time as medium for all possibilities. Involved in music from an early age through classical music, while being exposed and inspired by his older brothers in the many forms of what electronic music was developing, Nicolás, his given name, knew that his future and purpose was only going to be around what matters him the most, music. After learning different instruments in the early years and through a mix of self-education and formal education in contemporary music and music production, as well his first steps as a DJ, at age 20 he was ready to get involved in Colombias capital electronic music scene as curator, DJ, label owner and music producer. Founder of vinyl house label Nómada Records next to established artist such as Felipe Gordon & Joint4nine, his mentors, Kabinett have been fed enough to developed a full curation career working.
Larmes Du Temps Present (translated as Tears of the Present Time) is the latest release from French electronic artist Lord Jalapenos. This 6-track EP fuses modern electro with the creativity and intensity of IDM. From pulsating rhythms to contemplative moments, Larmes Du Temps Present invites listeners to reflect on the chaos, pain and beauty of the era we live in.
This morning, while waking up and questioning all including us, we thought about writing. Writing a letter. To you, us, the universe. Just to start writing again, addressed to the loved ones, physical, spiritual, visionary. A highway slides forward, out there, where the Swiss Alps erupt. Soon we dive into the world of chancers, the realm of opportunities. Are you an opportunity? Are we? Affection isnt we believe. It just erupts without a target. Why do we need to talk so much? We look out at the concrete landscape, trading itself for nature. Your strong mind on our side. Tiny huge we are. Not sure if all can be again. Letting it go, repeating, eating. You long for physics, we aim for spirits, lets meet the mystics. We feel close to you, you feel close to you, the world is close to us, yet there is distance in the attic, that needs matter for suspicion.
Single from forthcoming album 113 Control Freak is delighted to present Medici Daughters 113 - an exercise in expansive musical worldbuilding from a uniquely talented and multifaceted artist. Medici Daughter has been a close CF collaborator since the very earliest days of the label. Now, the new album length continuous piece 113 sees them expanding their musical focus, exploding the constraints of any boundaries set by the eponymous BPM into a myriad of possibilities. With a sound palette influenced by dub techno, minimalism and outsider house, the release is anchored in a series of continuously evolving rhythmic motifs, washed out in a sea of hazy texture - engineered for deep home listening & late night ambient room sessions. The digital release of 113 is accompanied by a highly limited run of tapes - presented in a clear case & sealed with a custom made holographic RFID sticker. For Fans Of: Actress, Huerco S, Loraine James
Keep your friends close, Bas Dobbelaer must have thought when he asked a few gifted producers to remix his recent ambient work. Five tracks from his beautiful and intimate Binding Elements-album (2023) were pushed in new directions by befriended producers and colleagues such as Moon Patrol, Will Oirson and Leif. The latter turns Submerge into a melodic minimalist piece which pays homage to both Susumo Yokota and Steve Reich. Swiss-born producer Ben Kaczor goes 4x4 on Irregular, pushing the dreamy original towards Giegling territory in a good and meditative way. Dwaalgast extrapolates the dub elements in the title track Binding Elements while Brooklyn duo Moon Patrol takes things even deeper on their bass heavy remix of Rise. Closing track Ray gets a wonderful sun-bleached ambient treatment by the talented Will Oirson. All five remixes breathe new life in the original versions while retaining their unique magic. Thats what friends are for.
Belgian independent label De:tuned, founded by Ruben Boons and Bert Hermans, celebrates its 50th release with the long-awaited 10-track studio album Analog Days by Swedish electronic music pioneer Robert Leiner. During the first years of De:tuned, Robert Leiner (aka The Source Experience) played a vital part in kick-starting the label. He also graced the De:tuned parties with his outstanding dj sets and captivating live acts. Continuing the labels 15th anniversary celebrations, De:tuned and Robert Leiner mark the occasion with an extraordinary collection of mostly hardware productions recorded between 2005 and 2015. These diverse jams have now been mixed and completed for this momentous milestone. On offer a unique interplay of rhythmic movement and soothing sounds, each presenting Roberts distinct characteristics. Enjoy the trip. It has always been there, you just have to discover it! Kevin Foakes (Openmind, DJ Food, Ninja Tune) created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis. Stay tuned!
Painting My Thoughts is a special collaborative release from Aman Anand who is no starnger to us here at Stripped and Futura City which is the an unique side project that has emerged from the creative depths of Maze 28. This is a five track journey of beautiful timeless futuristic soundscapes and melodies taking you away from the dance floor and into a chilled euphoric state. Mastered by Rob Small Mastering. Leeds. England
2024-10-25 K7 Records
Roni Size, Alex Reece, Count Basic, Rockers Hi-Fi, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Bomb The Bass, Aphrodelics, Depeche Mode, Peter Kruder, Rainer Truby Trio, Lamb, David Holmes, Sofa Surfers, Mama Oliver, Dorfmeister, Kruder, Sin, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, Knowtoryus, Strange Cargo, Lewis Taylor, Madonna, United Future Organisation
Things take the time they take, wrote poet Mary Oliver, revealing so much about life with only a few simple words. When we think about art, we often focus on results: a song, a theatre piece, a painting... but if we listen to the artists, they mostly talk about the process that led to those results. Like the baker with baking, or the gardener with gardening, the bread and flowers take time to come through. Focusing on practice seems radical in a world obsessed with outcomes, mainly because results can be consumed and owned. A musician searching to encounter sound, rather than chasing the songs, strives, as Duchamp said, to make visible the invisible, or in this case, to turn silence into music, and thats how Sketches 1-17 came to be. In winter 2021, artist Christopher Colm Morrin, stuck at home alone for the holidays, coped by focusing entirely on creating sound, using a guitar and a few pedals, storing the recordings in a folder called sketches. The music flowed raw and sincere, like a river with high and low tidessometimes barely there, other times overflowing. A sketch is a witness to stillness and attention, a rupturing beam of light through the storm of distraction. Sketches 1-17, with its colourful and sincere lines and its earnest delivery, draw, with devotion, a chant to time and place, to the here and the now, and to allow things to take the time they take. Sketches 1-17 is released by the Berlin-based label Stray Signals.
Minimal wave legend Das Ding is back on Electronic Emergencies after 10 years with a stunning selection of archival tracks from retrieved tape recordings. In the early eighties, Danny Bosten got together with his friends after school in his bedroom studio, somewhere in the bleak Dutch countryside. They experimented with cheap analogue gear and made music to kill time. The sound is raunchy and slightly experimental, but already unmistakable Das Ding. New wave, early EBM and proto techno are found this album, pressed on clear vinyl. To preserve the original atmosphere and sound, the tapes received the Ruud Lekx mastering treatment. Digital and streaming formats include three bonus tracks.
Asymmetric boss Inigo Kennedy returns to his label with an intriguing five track EP Calm In The Storm. The title track Calm In The Storm sets the mood with a mournful yet calming pad that rises and falls against a solid four-to-the-floor driving rhythm. Peculiar Turns follows in quirky fashion; off kilter beats and mysterious sonic fragments coming and going. Rumble Strip centres the release; a booming rhythm, undulating percussion and waves of arpeggio. Next up is Scotch Mist, an altogether darker affair setting tinges of drum and bass against a playful melody. To finish is Pulse Dialing, an organic toe-tapper of pure techno minimalism; sonic solace if ever there was a better way of putting it.
Daughters of water, clouds live in the magical world of the sky, Flying and watching over the earth from above. Swollen and candid they float capturing the looks and the thoughts of those who live below. Soft and delicate, the sunlight redraws the edges and gives the clouds colors of different shades, accompanying them on their aimless journey dragged by the wind, until evening when a gray veil covers the wanderers of the sky. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com
2024-10-18 Music From Memory
DUB SQUAD, Akio / Okihide, Palomatic, Virgo, Ambient 7, Web, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Katsuya Hironaka, Riow Arai, Modern Living, Missing Project, DRAWING FUTURE LIFE, Something In The Air, Buddhastick Transparent
we would like to share this beautiful mini LP with you at the end of the summer. we were very surprised when we received this demo and knew immediately that we would like to release it on vinyl. The artist is from near the Karparten, we dont know much about him, but hes a nice guy and we like the tracks a lot. You will certainly hear a lot more from him.