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18 AUG 2016

ORPHX and RROSE | Summer Solstice Edition

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London based electronic music label Khemia Records announces its second split release vinyl Ep. ‘Aurora‘ on the Lunar side is a new work created for Khemia by venerable Canadian producers Orphx. Crepuscular, infrasonic hydro-acoustics submerge padding rhythms, emerging gradually through oscillations and the caustic snarl of static, into a mutant echo chamber of polyrhythmic hypnosis and fractal bleeps to be finally swept away by vast, billowing swathes of spectral harmonics. ‘Emboli‘, on the Solar Side is a new track written specially for Khemia by the enigmatic sound artistRrose. Cascades of iridescent particles coruscate against the shadow of an ominous dirge,[…]

16 AUG 2016

CHPTR | CHPTR 003

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Very little is known about CHPTR, other than that the producers behind the alias are two very well known figures from contemporary techno. Their series launched last year with one three-tracker release in October, followed by a similarly formatted one in February of this year. Following on from those, CHPTR 003 takes much the same approach: three cuts of deep atmospheric techno. Discover CHPTR | CHPTR 003

14 AUG 2016

JACEK SIENKIEWICZ | Hideland (Recognition)

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Hideland is the new record by Polish electronic music producer Jacek Sienkiewicz, released precisely one year after Drifting, which largely explored tropes of classical club techno sound. Eight (nine in extended CD version) tracks comprising this album go beyond easy-to-pigeonhole genres, creating a microcosm of utopian sound constructs. Surprisingly unobvious and precisely composed release could be fascinating both for loyal fans and for new listeners looking for threads of experimentalism. It’s another intriguing proposal in Jacek Sienkiewicz’s growing discography, but above all – a laboratory where dreams and artistic visions metamorphose into concrete reality. Discover JACEK SIENKIEWICZ | Hideland (Recognition)

12 AUG 2016

Various Artists | Structures And Solutions: 1996-2016 (Blueprint)

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James Ruskin and Blueprint are two names synonymous with British techno. Ruskin has never really put into words what makes a Blueprint record, but the label has one the most distinctive catalogues of its era. Aside from the music’s excellent production quality and propensity for detailed sound design, a defining characteristic might be the creeping tension in many of its releases, or the visceral head trip they guarantee. Blueprint has maintained its identity through a few phases. There were the ’96-’99 years, when Ruskin and Richard Polson were releasing as Outline and Oliver Ho’s funky tribal sound was emerging, and[…]

10 AUG 2016

MOGADOR | Overflow Pool (Further Records)

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Some records just barely nudge your consciousness, but they do so in such an intriguing manner that their tentativeness and ephemerality lure you in deeper than you expect. Such is the case withOverflow Pool by Mogador, a new project by Will Long. This prolific producer—who is best known for his profoundly meditative ambient music under the name Celer—favors the long-form, beatless approach to composition, as he lets his rigorously honed tones unspool with a gentle insistence. Overflow Pool consists of three lengthy pieces full of lingering, aqueous chords that are spaced out by suspenseful lacunae. Each piece revolves around episodes[…]

08 AUG 2016

CLARK | The Last Panthers (Warp)

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Warp legend Chris Clark was on sparkling sonic-form adding gravitas to the recent Warp Films/Sky Atlantic/ Canal + series, The Last Panthers (notable, also for the Bowie theme song). The best of the OST is now pressed up on limited vinyl and CD for your aural satisfaction. The nineteen cues here will surprise a few followers of Clark ‘The Techno Artist’, as he demonstrates a haunting way with organic instruments (treated piano, plucked and bowed viola, live drums, processed guitar), meshed into fragile arrangements of an “…unsettling, brittle sonic universe that reflected the tragic downward trajectory of the characters lives, with[…]

06 AUG 2016

27-28th August 2016 | 10 Years Klangwirkstoff | Berlin

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Mahiane will be joining the Klangwirkstoff Team to celebrate their 10 Years Anniversary with a bang! See You at BLO-Ateliers Kaskelstr. 55, 10317 Berlin, Germany Record Release Party: B. Ashra – Venus Meditation (KW012) Live Acts TV Victor (Separated Beats / Tresor Records) Akasha Project (KW Records) Rainer Von Vielen (Cosmic Overtone Ambient Live Set) Devas & Somnambule (KW Records / Spheredelic) B. Ashra (SB / KW Records) Motom (KW Records) Starsounds (Astromusicology) DJs Mahiane (Ultimae / France) Signal Deluxe (Blaq Records / Mexico) Toby Dreher (Live DJ / Compute) Chris Zippel (Genuine) Nicorus (Keller Label) Y-Luna (KW Records) sm.art (Compute) Florian Breitschneider (B)[…]