“Kotti Island Disc” is a collaborative concept album which provides a foundation for the overall project “Kotti Island”, a multimedia exhibition at Kottbusser Tor in Berlin in January 2023. In collaboration with ten artists, various conceptual tracks were produced that are inspired by Kottbusser Tor. The multifaceted environment of “Kotti”, as it is locally known, offers an ideal surface upon which to play with and emphasize auditory details that can stimulate the way we imagine what this place means.

This exploration of Kottbusser Tor began with a series of field recordings made by the musician Cecilia Tosh, who is also the artistic director of “Kotti Island”. These field recordings, which create space in between extremes, form the basis of the album. They are collected snapshots, some of which have been sonically 
de-contextualised, while others directly reproduce what was recorded—sometimes interpreting, sometimes documenting. The result is a sample pack composed of ambient recordings (which have been barely edited), edited recordings (which have been re-worked), shorter loops (percussive to melodic elements and basses) and vocalists (newspaper articles, online reports, Wikipedia entries and the artist’s own texts).

The composition of each track was preceded by a meeting with Cecilia Tosh at Kottbusser Tor, where the space was analysed in both auditory and visual terms and the atmosphere was absorbed. Afterwards, each participating artist received an individual sample pack with the field recordings as well as video clips depicting everyday situations at Kottbusser Tor made by Juma Hamdo and Jaś Miszewski. While the sample pack was meant as an inspiration, each artist was also required to use at least one element from it when composing.

“Kotti Island Disc” includes ten musical interpretations that show Kotti as a diverse and lively place. The project is intended as an artistic snapshot of a place in a constant state of flux. It is, furthermore, an invitation to participate in an auditory journey through Kottbusser Tor accompanied by ten very different artists.

PARTICIPANTS
Zettka, Ray Kajioka, Cecilia Tosh, Philipp Gorbachev, Jon Hester, Sofie Superflyin Jackson, .VRIL, Kat Davids, Rocko Garoni, Solid Traveller

SAMPLE PACK
Barış Aydınlı, Cecilia Tosh, Nicola Sangs

BANDCAMP

.VRIL - Berlin Speed Drive

A1. Abstract Division - Open Your Soul (Ø Phase Extended Dub Remix)

You most probably know of Nuel from his previous collaborative efforts with Donato Dozzy, or his fantastic LP on Further Records from 2011. Needless to say news of more material from him is welcome news around these parts. This time his powers are served via a remix of Claudio PRC and Ness' 'Icore'. Catch it when it arrives on Outis Music.

Be sure to grab your copy on release day, March 16.

Claudio PRC & Ness "Icore (Nuel Remix)" - Boiler Room Debuts

Tony Scott a.k.a @edit-select, combines forces with @antoniope to present us with their 'Visitors — Projections' LP. We offer you an exclusive premiere of the 3rd track in their upcoming 10-track release.

Read our exclusive interview with Edit Select: http://www.6am-group.com/qa-edit-select-releases-visitors-projections-album-with-antonio-ruscito

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Soundcloud: @edit-select
Discogs: www.discogs.com/label/89804-Edit-Select-Records

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Visitors - Projection

Premiere: Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito 'Projection 2' (Edit Select Records)

Inspired by the resounding contrast, the one that maintains the balance in between two concepts. It doesn't matter how distant they are.
Leiras delivers a new excursion on this new 12", exploring the wasteland and the hostile terrains, but somehow luminous, sometimes even pleasing. Under this apparent antithesis, here is the first part of "Turquoise Tundra" .

Leiras - North State

Artist: Joel Mull
Album: Arrow of Time
Cat no: PRBL LP01

Written and Produced by Joel Mull 
Mastered by Walter Coelho 
Artwork by Andrei Kashan 
Curating and administration Linda Nilsson. 
In memory of Knut.

Since its launch in 2015, Parabel has established itself as one of the main Swedish techno imprint with very well received EPs by local artists Joel Mull, Patrick Siech, Nima Khak, The Persuader, Petter B or Patrik Skoog.

Parabel steps up with Joel Mull’s fourth LP ‘Arrow Of Time’, his first album in eight years and the first LP to be released on the label.

If you’ve listened to techno in the past twenty years, Joel Mull won’t need any introduction, with three previous LPs released on prestigious labels Inside, Harthouse and Truesoul, and regular EPs appearing on Drumcode, Cocoon, Mary Go Wild or Kanzlermant to name a few.

This new album is influenced by traveling, time and the future’s point of direction. It is melancholic, cinematic, with the soul of techno at its heart. Here is the concept hiding behind it in the artist’s own words:

”We all have moments when we think about time, I do, especially when I travel. There is a certain loose feeling when I write music and sketch on ideas while I’m in a moving object that is blasting throughout space, such as a plane or a train.

These moments are more intense for me than, for example, when I’m working on ideas in the studio. The studio is amazing but it can also be too structured. When I look out of a window and have a moving canvas in front, it directly adds emotion and easily inspires me.

‘Arrow Of Time’ is the inspiration to this album’s title. It is both the time capsule that we all travel in and the journey that you do every time you listen to music.

Most of the ideas behind the tracks have then been recorded in my home studio adding a few instruments to the mix such as the Roland sh101, Lyra 8 the Roland tr8 and through the Elektron Analog Heat to get it to glow a bit more.Then processing it on my laptop with plugins from UAD, Softube, Soundtoys and with my favorite software Ableton.

The album could not sound complete and get released to the outside world without the help of my favorite mastering engineer Walter Coelho.”

Tracklist:
1 - IRREVERSIBLE
2 - UP THAT HILL
3 - GLEAMING 
4 - NORTHERN SPHERES
5 - CAVER
6 - MNEMONICS
7 - COLORBLIND
8 - WORKING BODY
9 - AHEAD OF THE PAST
10 - HERTZSPRUNG 
11 - ALDEN PLATEAU

Arrow Of Time

6. Joel Mull - Mnemonics

Steve Bicknell - ‘Story Character’ - [126D-13]

Steve Bicknell has been at the forefront of the ever-growing electronic music scene since it’s infancy. His career spanning over 25 years, has seen Steve grow as a Dj and producer to one of the UK's most established, accomplished and respected techno artists and credited by many as a true pioneer.

After stepping away from producing and traveling as a Dj, in 2005, Steve resurfaced in 2013, producing three e.p’s for his Cosmic records imprint, exclusive tracks for Ostgut ton, leading to the birth of 6dimensions and the collaborative project “LSD” with Function and Luke Slater.

Steve returns to 6dimensions for his fifth release on the label, presenting a four track EP "Story Character", filled with crafted sound design, mind-shifting, dance-floor techno. Steve again shows his ability to project feeling and emotion over thought, remaining true to his beliefs, with further projects to be discovered…...


Artist: Steve Bicknell 
Title Story Character
Cat no: 126D-13
Release date: 5th September 2019
A1 - Emotional Dissolution
A2 - Over Identified
B1 - Space Of Being
B2 - Undue Identification

Pre-order:
Bandcamp -> https://bit.ly/2GY7obG
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Label - info@6dimensions.london
Press - press@6dimensions.london
Agent - dion@octopus-agents.com

Story Character

Psyk's @NonSeries White is back with a new instalment by Brussels-based @Altinbas. Monument premieres the title track of the release, that will be out on November 1st.

MNMT Premiere: Altinbas – Layers Of Compassion

A1 Vermillion Border
A2 Bright Blood
B1 Gauze Covers Flaw
B2 Empty Eye

https://desroi.bandcamp.com/album/vermillion-border

March 20th 2020

Vermillion Border [desroi004]

Extract from @counterchange-inland Counterchange - 'Process Is Forever' EP [COUNTER015].
Buy: bit.ly/3hTTIPa

Jerusalem native Biri offers up his debut EP for Counterchange with ‘Process Is Forever’. Over five bold and very different tracks we are guided through expertly balanced floor workouts, elegant hypnotism and melodic reflection. Biri’s remarkable control over the bass-end, rhythmic structures and stereo spaces in his music is proudly on display here - from the rolling energy of ‘Process Is Forever’, to the tripping tones of ‘Ursa Minor’ and beyond.

Recently relocated in Berlin, Biri’s new wave of solo productions have also found a home on Len Faki’s Figure Jams imprint, while he released on Derrick May’s Transmat with his long-term partner Deep’a. Together they run their lovingly curated Black Crow label which continues to promote a defiant strand of Detroit-indebted techno and dubbed-out electronics.

Artwork by Dana Zelig with photography by Dor Kedmi.

Process Is Forever

Biri - Isolator [COUNTER015]

Global house + techno community promoting the culture of work & play
Est. 2008 Los Angeles

Premiere: Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito 'Projection 2' (Edit Select Records)

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