Rumors Mix Series #083: MINKY

lying to myself (prod. DJ Speedsick)

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Societa Anonima out now on Magdalena's Apathy
thank you to @loser111 and @kupfer

Salt [M.A020]

https://www.nts.live/shows/axcess-amnesia/episodes/axcess-amnesia-2nd-september-2022

Axcess Amnesia w/ L.A.U.R.A recs 020922

IM099 - BOLT RUIN - EHKTA
Label: Infinite Machine
Release date: September 30th, 2022
Format: 12" / Digital

Infinite Machine is proving again it’s a label that refuses to sonically sit still. Having released everything from code-based compositions to bass-heavy techno in 2022, the imprint is readying the release of the black metal-tinged Ehkta by BOLT RUIN later this month. A musician whose work has been described as ‘apocalyptic’ more than once, on this new mini-album, the Belgian producer blends field recordings, twisted samples and rave signifiers with an eerie tonality born out of his nocturnal production sessions and time spent absorbing the silence of his studio garden.

Bridging the gap from his previous record to this one, ‘Sktone’ is a cinematic opener that unfolds like a bad dream in slow motion. Warped samples of Bulgarian choirs glide over synths wired in closed-circuit loops which feed back on themselves, degrading for infinity. Texture and space is added via field recordings of waves crashing over the ruins of ​​Brighton West Pier. This track exemplifies the unexpected influence BOLT RUIN took from the wildlife he witnessed in the garden of his urban studio when working on Ehkta. Adapting to the material at their disposal, weasels and blackbirds create nests from organic waste and human trash - an astute metaphor for the Belgian producer’s compositional approach.

Next up, BOLT RUIN drives up the tempo with the rave-ready ‘Nehng’, where a frenzy of trance arpeggios and frantic drum programming builds and intensifies over its 5-minute duration. Inspired by Yves Klein’s ‘Leap Into a Void’, ‘Nehng’ definitely evokes that bodily rush of freefalling into the unknown. ‘Nehng’’s driving rhythm is switched out for the brooding ‘Tzarhk’ - an ode to the soundtracks of B-movies composed on a vintage Roland SH-2 (a prominent character of the Stranger Things soundtrack). BOLT RUIN runs thick, syrupy synth slabs and punishing drum patterns through a rain-soaked limiter the producer found lying on the street by chance.

Another master-class in self-destructive arrangements comes in the form of ‘Rfohmdrá’ as delicate pianos and synth tones atrophy through daisy chained pedals which erode the signal. Valgeir Sigurðsson’s mastering skills shines through here, taking BOLT RUIN’s sci-fi-meets-metal sonics and amping them up to a scale on par with the Björk or Ben Frost records he’s previously worked on.

Conceived of as the mirror reflection of the LP’s opener, ‘Maevr’ pushes the approach of ‘Sktone’ to an even more nightmarish extreme. Embracing chance, the clattering layers of beats are sampled of a knocked mic on a window as BOLT RUIN attempted to capture a recording of rain from his studio. A happy and very effective accident for the foreboding mood of the track!

BOLT RUIN rounds off Ehkta with ‘Ekztamnh’; an ode to that specific sensation of entering through a corridor to a rave and hearing the rumble of a soundsystem from afar. Snarling melodies are run through a reverse granular delay effect which fragments the signal, reverses it and plays them back in irregular order; much like the shattered memories of a late night in a warehouse.

A musical magpie who finds inspiration in the most unlikely of sources, Ehkta is a restless exploration of salvage-punk aesthetics where doom-laden black metal melodies, amen breaks and an experimental approach to sound design sit in an irregular and uneven musical apocalypse. For fans of Blanck Mass or Caterina Barbieri - this is a must-listen material from a fresh producer establishing himself with a singular musical voice.

Nehng

caribeños loop 2

Christos Chondropoulos - ACID MUSIC FOR BUDDY BOLDEN [M.A023] preview

ENERTY returns to Jeton with his second solo release, delivering a powerful three-track EP titled RVLZR. Packed with raw energy and mysterious atmospheres, the record keeps its grip from start to finish. Speaking on his creative process, ENERTY explains: I produce tracks I want to hear in the club. I turn down the lights, put my headphones on, and crank the volume. I dont copy sounds or arrangements — I want every track to carry the ENERTY signature. Dive into his world and experience the ride.



ENERTY - RVLZR [JET236]

Tracklist
https://go.protonrad.io/rl589Cv7sm49c
01 Theodore Elektrk - Deep Into the Sound
02 Theodore Elektrk - Hypertensor
03 Miss Adk - Approved (Wolk Remix)
04 ECHOBEAT - Se7en (Oxyd Remix)
05 Stefan Nite - Revoke
06 Shabboo Harper - Delirium
07 ECHOBEAT - VBvirus
08 ECHOBEAT - Guru (Ceren Tekno Remix)
09 LIO RIVAK - Electronic Vandalism
10 WOLK - Outsider
11 NADWAS - Berlin
12 WOLK - Solitude


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