SY/N - Life Anew

German Army (@german-army) is a duo from the San Gabriel Valley. Born between Sydney Possuelo and Paulo Freire, this project is as prolific and productive as it is shrouded in mystery.
Characterised by a certain amount of experimentation aimed at sound collage, the most industrial plunderphonics and the darkest noises, the enigmatic Californian collective has accustomed us to a certain variability of musical genres, but also, without a doubt, to an unquestionably high level of quality and a perennial dark emotional component, which reveals itself in an exquisitely overbearing way in their work.

'Then is Now' certainly doesn't spare itself in this, gently dragging us (but with no way out) into a dreamlike and post-apocalyptic scenario. The air is rarefied, the atmosphere terribly poisonous; noisy organic references blend with ruined urban components. A constant tension takes over our bodies during this muddy, murky sonic journey.

Time is the merciless executioner, the place the poor sacrificial victim.

Digital + Cassette. 
Buy: afloodedneed.bandcamp.com/album/then-is-now

Then Is Now

A Seed That Failed to Grow

Pre-Order

German Army - A Seed That Failed To Grow

Jon From Is Not Here

German Army - Jon From Is Not Here

Lost Future And Accidental Systems

German Army - Lost Future And Accidental Systems

Trip To A Parallel World

German Army - Trip To A Parallel World

Tedium is modernity in the waiting phase. A longed-for moment of stasis.
A compilation of 23 tracks that shows us a rather wide spectrum including diverse manifestations of modern electronics. Boredom and neurosis that hold hands and become a chameleon-like whole.

Sometimes this combination draws its essence from obscure ambient demotivating, other times steals the body of enormous noisy and granular flows.

An emblematic sound vessel capable of containing everything from the sharpest electro-acoustic resonances to the most deformed deteriorations of hip hop imagery.

releases May 27, 2022

Curated by A Flooded Need and Eks.
Artwork by NMR.
Mastered by Guido Marziale at KU Studio.
FLOOD01 - A Flooded Need, 2022.

Tedium

Didokabotu

Dj Die Soon - Didokabotu

Tedium is modernity in the waiting phase. A longed-for moment of stasis.
A compilation of 23 tracks that shows us a rather wide spectrum including diverse manifestations of modern electronics. Boredom and neurosis that hold hands and become a chameleon-like whole.

Sometimes this combination draws its essence from obscure ambient demotivating, other times steals the body of enormous noisy and granular flows.

An emblematic sound vessel capable of containing everything from the sharpest electro-acoustic resonances to the most deformed deteriorations of hip hop imagery.

released May 27, 2022

Curated by A Flooded Need and Eks.
Artwork by NMR.
Mastered by Guido Marziale at KU Studio.
FLOOD01 - A Flooded Need, 2022.

Elves of Misty Valley

Talpah - Elves of Misty Valley

Strawberry / Smell

Nocturnerror - Strawberry / Smell

JUST KIAN KUSH

MIIN---AMOR - JUST KIAN KUSH

Serpitude

Eks & Nocturnerror - Serpitude

Pitoyable Frère

Eraclio - Pitoyable Frère

Atlas, the label debut EP by Foxconn Suicide, is a dense ocean of dilated, murky industrial grooves, shimmering trance-derived arpeggios and sporadic noisy, deteriorating assaults.

In a swamp steeped in digital pitfalls, the duo's mechanical contortions turn a stern gaze to the mournful march of the industrial world and the cold rave nostalgia of centuries past, guiding us to the stake of an old and painful path, favoring under their breath an unknown and present torment.

Exploring the dangerous limits of the senses, the EP's five tracks accompany us on this violent immersion into the human ego, accepting the intimate and dark boundaries of self-processing and finally rebelling through an uneasy, neuromantic but necessary reaction.

Digital + Limited Cassette Edition.

Produced by Alessandro Biselli & Mirco Ercoli 
Mastered by Giancarlo Brambilla 
Artwork by Carmine Laurenza 
AFN010 - A Flooded Need, 2023

Atlas

Foxconn Suicide - Levitation Down

Atlas, the label debut EP by Foxconn Suicide, is a dense ocean of dilated, murky industrial grooves, shimmering trance-derived arpeggios and sporadic noisy, deteriorating assaults.

In a swamp steeped in digital pitfalls, the duo's mechanical contortions turn a stern gaze to the mournful march of the industrial world and the cold rave nostalgia of centuries past, guiding us to the stake of an old and painful path, favoring under their breath an unknown and present torment.

Exploring the dangerous limits of the senses, the EP's five tracks accompany us on this violent immersion into the human ego, accepting the intimate and dark boundaries of self-processing and finally rebelling through an uneasy, neuromantic but necessary reaction.

1. Stigma
2. Levitation Down
3. Suspension III
4. Advena
5. Becoming-light

Produced by Alessandro Biselli & Mirco Ercoli
Mastered by Giancarlo Brambilla
Artwork by Carmine Laurenza
Guitars on Becoming-light by Loris Cericola
AFN010 - A Flooded Need, 2023

Foxconn Suicide - Becoming-light

Foxconn Suicide - Stigma

Taken from LOYALTY by Nocturnerror, out on June 23th.

LOYALTY

WHY YOU?

Second excerpt from 'LOYALTY', out on June 23.


Written and Produced by @nocturnerror
Mastered by Eks
Photo by Carmine Covino 
Artwork by Augusto Fabio Cerqua

COUNTIN_

From 'LOYALTY', out on June 23th

Written and Produced by @nocturnerror
Mastered by Eks
Photo by Carmine Covino
Artwork by Augusto Fabio Cerqua

DETUNE ANGEL

Written and Produced by @nocturnerror
Mastered by Eks
Photo by Carmine Covino
Artwork by Augusto Fabio Cerqua

BURN YOUR NIGHT ORCHIDS

CAUGHT YOU SNITCHING (NOW WE HURT YOU)

THEME

CAUSE HARM / WEAKNESS YOGA

temporary yellow, xanax babe

fathom$$$

Written and Produced by @nocturnerror & @eeraclio
Mastered by Eks
Photo by Carmine Covino
Artwork by Augusto Fabio Cerqua

POLAR

POLAR (feat. Eraclio)

Taken from 'Nez' - out on December 15th.

Written & Produced by @aedact
Mastered by @nocturnerror
Artwork by @jesseosbornelanthier

AFN012 - A Flooded Need, 2023

aedact - f1

AFN012 - @aedact - Nez

Italian producer Dario Capasso offers a series of underwater soundscapes consisting of dreamlike patterns and organic substance. This nearly 40-minute work delves into the realm of shifting sonic deconstructions, dipping into both lopsided club music and otherworldly, opiate-like ambient territories.

A meditative and hypnotic journey, Nez showcases aedact's deft skills in sound design, meticulously blending nostalgic urges and forgotten robotic languages.

—

Written & Produced by Dario Capasso
Mastered by @nocturnerror
Artwork by @jesseosbornelanthier

AFN012 - A Flooded Need, 2023

Nezen

aedact - Nezen

abot~blink

aedact - abot~blink

ecvol

aedact - ecvol

Written and Produced by German Army.
Artwork by @nocturnerror.

AFN013 - A Flooded Need, 2024

An Era of Absolutes

side A

German Army - side A

German Army - side B

extract single taken from ‘Life Anew’, out January 10th.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLAO_mrNbUU

Written and Produced by @alexortiga.
Voices by Camilla Isola and Alex Ortiga.
Harp by Elena Cantarutti.
Mixed by @holysimilaun.
Master by @nocturnerror.

AFN014 - A Flooded Need 2024.

Life Anew

Where Dreams Collide

from 'Life Anew' - AFN014.

Written and Produced by Alex Ortiga.
Voice by Camilla Isola.
Additional voice by Alex Ortiga.
Flute by Camilla Isola.
Mixed by Holy Similaun.
Master by Nocturnerror.
Artwork by Alex Ortiga & Nocturnerror.

AFN014 - A Flooded Need, 2025.

The Unknown to Adorn as a Life Anew

from 'Life Anew' - AFN014.

Written and Produced by Alex Ortiga.
Voice by Camilla Isola.
Flute by Camilla Isola.
Mixed by Holy Similaun.
Master by Nocturnerror.
Artwork by Alex Ortiga & Nocturnerror.

AFN014 - A Flooded Need, 2025.

Luce Eterna

from 'Life Anew' - AFN014.

Written and Produced by Alex Ortiga.
Harp by Elena Cantarutti.
Mixed by Holy Similaun.
Master by Nocturnerror.
Artwork by Alex Ortiga & Nocturnerror.

AFN014 - A Flooded Need, 2025.

Eyes Molten Gold

Food, sex, glory to God; in which order? Do you first eat, and then pray to thank Them? Or perhaps coupling takes the top spot for you. 

Each of these three fundamentals is about service. What is your way of serving others while you’re in this world? And will we keep doing it ever after? In heaven—if we’ll make it there—will W serve us their mass of resonating frequencies and clipping digital ornaments? 

A new release by W is here to go alongside our feasts, orgies, and other acts of devotion. Yes, it’s suited for all kinds of services. You must try it on fried fish, living bodies, or celestial ones. 

From right to left and back again from left to right; W spins the middle frequencies into a ritual that helps us to forget ourselves. For a while, heaven and earth exist on the horizon, instead of the vertical. 

The sonic horizon reminds us of the beauty of the plain from which nothing arises to compete with God. What's more, the panning offers an exercise in humility: everything is around you, but you’re not the center. 

The distorting of those sweet basslines tells you that what you’re hearing is growth and rot, crop and compost, both at the same instance. The distortion invites you to go medieval—think Ars moriendi, the art of dying. Learn from these sounds by reflecting on how they’re ready—but not willing—to leave this plane at any moment. 

The sounds that make up Maanpinna follow neither a linear understanding of time, nor a hierarchical understanding of bodies, but an instantaneous one of both. You could call it quantum music, but then why would you do so when you can call it a service? 

Of the three acts of services mentioned, sex and God demand the most trust. Can you trust these sounds? You could learn to do so by listening to them on repeat. No: forget the idea of being able to know music, forget beginnings and ends; try living with these sounds forever, always unearthing new aspects. 

Commit to the sounds, because why else would they trust you? Touch the wobbly melodies and feel them touching you like nothing has ever done before. 

Apart from the sea of sine waves, Maanpinna sometimes gives you bursts, pops, and washes of filtered white noise. They are gestures of good faith made by the music itself towards you. If you didn't trust the sounds before, perhaps now you will. 

Those bursts are not pure noise, but cut down to a serving size by W. The modified noise tells you what the dead always tell the living: ‘What I am, you will become.’ The art, in life and audio, is in learning to lose. It’s a lesson that reverberates deep in the bare soundscape of Maanpinna. 

It is music made from very few elements. And while reduction has always formed the basis for aural worship, on the hands of W, sounds are never reduced to the level of blasphemy: there's always the noise and the distortion. 

- Kaino Wennerstrand 

Produced by Eero Pulkkinen (@susiovet). 
Vocals in 'Half-Mast' by Elatu Nessa.
Mastering by Jaakko Viitalähde. 
Artwork by Carmine Laurenza. 
AFN005 - A Flooded Need, 2021.

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