photo by Maja Tomaszewska

recorded at Sztuka na Miejscu [Wrocław/Poland]
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glowing ambient mix/live by innerinnerlife~EMPATIA at sztuka na miejscu [10/12/2022]

Millie & Andrea are Miles Whittaker and Andy Stott, fellow labelmates at Modern Love who collaborated on an occasional series of 12” releases between 2008 and 2010. It’s been four years since we last heard from them but they now return with “Drop The Vowels”, their debut album. Produced fast and loose through late 2013 / early 2014, it’s an album that recalls the strict and stripped funk of Anthony Shakir as much as it does Leila’s incredible debut ‘Like Weather’, eschewing the dark aesthetic both producers are best known for in favour of something much more visceral. It’s an album borne from a love of both pop and club music, made to evoke an adrenalised, hedonistic, as well as an emotional response.

Opener GIF RIFF brings to life a Gamelan edit stripped bare before the over-compressed ‘Stay Ugly’ breaks out with a tumbling, broken arrangement situated somewhere between Richard D James and Jai Paul. “Temper Tantrum” and “Spectral Source” follow, versions of tracks originally released on the second and third Daphne EP’s respectively, the former a rugged rave anthem tempered by blue strings, the latter a proper dancefloor destroyer recalling Shake’s mighty ‘Madmen’. ‘Corrosive’ flits between a fillibrating, arpeggiated steppers rhythm and a brutal jungle breakdown, while ‘Drop The Vowels’ further explores and strips bare bass & drums before the slow but jacking warehouse killer “Back Down” provides pure percussive abandon. Quay ends the set with something quieter, a sublime coda made entirely from field recordings.

Back Down

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BC: https://theorytherapy.bandcamp.com/album/memory-empathy

"Memory Empathy" is a meditation on the past: how it shapes us and how we shape it in turn. Over 12 tracks, New Zealand-based producer DJ Birdbath draws from a varied palette of samples, both real and unreal, conjuring a colourful narrative patchwork. Some tracks are fragmented, with gurgling rhythms built from clipped vocals, like 'Another Day'. Others resemble deconstructed versions of sounds the producer grew up listening to in the UK. Take for example the breakbeat in the euphoric album opener 'Kitsch Memory' or the shoegaze-tinged vocals on 'Flames'.

While a sense of optimism radiates throughout the album — in particular on 'Leftover Igloo', 'Being There' and 'Last Time' — it’s the weird breakages and vaguely organic sounds which add to the complexity of the release and, in turn, make it feel more truthful. The imperfect mimesis is part of the appeal: with repeated listens "Memory Empathy" yields new surprises.

pi pi pi premiere: DJ Birdbath - Holiday Scrapbook (Theory Therapy)

‘Rejecting Fragility’ - is a recorder of emotions and experiences collected during a year of immigration to Tbilisi, a move that was initiated as a reactive decision to the unconformity towards the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. It is about the loss of ambition and acceptance of responsibility, as well as the rejection of habitual beliefs and acceptance of fragility.

Delving into new surroundings, the mixtape acts as a postcard that envisions the technogenic bustle of Tbilisi. Similar to ‘Fashion Music for Scammers’, the release takes shape of a diary entry and attempts to record the constantly fluctuating moment of emotional fragility, where the atmosphere within the magical and serene corners of the city’s surroundings switches up rapidly with its concrete coldness, and the deep wormhole that is its nightlife. Hence the DIY, almost field-like approach to the recording of the material featured on the album. Most of the track were produced on an iPad, in which qwa created unique, autonomous ecosystems.

All proceeds from the digital release will be forwarded to hospitallers.ukraine_paramedic & lifeline.ge

Production, mixing & mastering by qwqwqwqwa 
Photography by Sasha Chaika 
Design & creative direction by Mori Mori

qwqwqwqwa - Phantom

SHAME

I LISTENED TO THIS SONG AND ROBBED A STORE WHILE CRYING

Labels Theory Therapy and co:clear come together to release the debut album by Italy-based artist CHANTSSSS.

‘Shyness’ suggests something subtle, intricate and ethereal – but it also demands your attention. Over 10 tracks of spacious, sub-aquatic ambience, CHANTSSSS pulls you deep into his vaporous sound world. The songs themselves, a blend of ambient pop, chamber music and pulsing low end rhythms, feel cloaked in mystery. Layers of reverb and zonked vocals float in the atmosphere, moving between and through one another, mist on mist. It’s not necessarily a quiet record, the low end can shake a room if you turn the volume up, but it does feel extremely intimate – proof that some art speaks loudest in its quietest moments.

Written and produced by CHANTSSSS
'Jus woke up' made in collaboration with Ben Bondy (aka k2dj)
Mastered by Ike Zwanikken
Lacquer cut by Henry Rudkins
Cover and design by Lucas Dupuy

Shyness

COTHERAPY001: CHANTSSSS – Shyness (previews)

Experimental duo 'games' present 4 new recordings that show off their full-spectrum production. A hauntingly exciting and beautiful escape from silence, Quarter Tone Sub is an exploration of bass, distortion and compression – reinterpreting composition and engineering.

Written/Produced by Jorge Camacho & Lawrence Goodwin
Mastered by Ike Zwanikken
Art by Jorge Camacho

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Voxmute makes a powerful debut with After Rain, an outstanding Liquid Drum and Bass track that blends deep atmospheres with emotional intensity. Lush pads and dreamy synths create an immersive soundscape, while solid basslines drive the energy forward with precision. The crisp, well-crafted beats provide the perfect foundation, showcasing Voxmute’s undeniable mastery in musical flow and production skills.

After Rain is not just a track, but a true journey through ambience, groove, and emotion. With this release, Voxmute positions himself as one of the most exciting new names to watch in the Liquid DnB scene.

I LISTENED TO THIS SONG AND ROBBED A STORE WHILE CRYING

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