SE 16 // AAKAARA - OBSIDIAN PROMISES LP (12")

Metasilence LP - [Ghunghru]

Guest Mixes

DEGENERATE MATTER EP: https://silvaelectronics.bandcamp.com/album/degenerate-matter-ep

SE 07 // AAKAARA - DEGENERATE MATTER EP

Bandcamp: https://aakaara.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian-promises
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara

        Lost in the depths of space, AAKAARA takes listeners on a journey to the outer limits of the sonic universe with their latest album “Obsidian Promises”. Blending influences from punk and metal, EBM, architectural design and certain celestial objects, AAKAARA offers a fresh take on industrial techno. This body of work is dark and brooding, full of haunting and thought-provoking soundscapes. Metallic and cold one moment, blisteringly hot the next. Pounding drums create searing rhythms, acid-drenched synths weave abrasive textures, and noise permeates the stereo field.

        Inspired by the mysterious and alluring world of black holes, the producer explores the beauty of extremes through sound.

        "If you know my work or me," AAKAARA says, "it's no secret that I have a spiritual connection to, and an obsession with, black holes. It's not about doom and gloom, but about beautiful extremes: infinite calmness, ultra-high energy, being deeply centered, and inevitable attraction.”

        “I try to sonify this in a naive sense. It isn't an attempt at science; it's a way for me to practice a makeshift spirituality about these entities through craft and functional dance music for people."

        Spirituality and stellar inspiration were essential to AAKAARA's life during the three years they spent between Los Angeles and London, while writing this album. It provided a sonic home during a period of transition, when they didn't feel at home and didn't have access to a studio. Everything was made "in the box" using only Ableton 10. After collecting guitar pedals and amplifiers for years, AAKAARA has shifted away from a hardware-focused mindset and is now more invested in the conceptual framework, narrative, and cultural implications of their work.

        Visuals also play an integral role in this maximalist experience. The outer sleeve (front and back cover) conveys the “big ideas” visually, while the companion poster includes custom typography, detailed drawings, symbol design, and poetry. The poetry provides a textual counterpoint to the lyric-less music, written in parallel but later stages of the production process. The visual identity of this work is inseparable from the music, describing it in an integral way. It’s the other side of the coin, not simply an accompaniment.

        With its spiritual connection to the infinite and mysterious, “Obsidian Promises” harnesses the beauty and intensity of celestial entities as musical inspiration, transforming the science into mystical, narrative-driven sonic . Get ready for a ride through the unknown as AAKAARA's latest offering takes you on a high-energy trip through the black hole's playground.

SE 16 // AAKAARA - "OBSIDIAN PROMISES" (12")

Lost in the depths of space, AAKAARA takes listeners on a journey to the outer limits of the sonic universe with their latest album “Obsidian Promises”. Blending influences from punk and metal, EBM, architectural design and certain celestial objects, AAKAARA offers a fresh take on industrial techno. This body of work is dark and brooding, full of haunting and thought-provoking soundscapes. Metallic and cold one moment, blisteringly hot the next. Pounding drums create searing rhythms, acid-drenched synths weave abrasive textures, and noise permeates the stereo field.
Inspired by the mysterious and alluring world of black holes, the producer explores the beauty of extremes through sound.
"If you know my work or me," AAKAARA says, "it's no secret that I have a spiritual connection to, and an obsession with, black holes. It's not about doom and gloom, but about beautiful extremes: infinite calmness, ultra-high energy, being deeply centered, and inevitable attraction.”
“I try to sonify this in a naive sense. It isn't an attempt at science; it's a way for me to practice a makeshift spirituality about these entities through craft and functional dance music for people."
Spirituality and stellar inspiration were essential to AAKAARA's life during the three years they spent between Los Angeles and London, while writing this album. It provided a sonic home during a period of transition, when they didn't feel at home and didn't have access to a studio. Everything was made "in the box" using only Ableton 10. After collecting guitar pedals and amplifiers for years, AAKAARA has shifted away from a hardware-focused mindset and is now more invested in the conceptual framework, narrative, and cultural implications of their work.
Visuals also play an integral role in this maximalist experience. The outer sleeve (front and back cover) conveys the “big ideas” visually, while the companion poster includes custom typography, detailed drawings, symbol design, and poetry. The poetry provides a textual counterpoint to the lyric-less music, written in parallel but later stages of the production process. The visual identity of this work is inseparable from the music, describing it in an integral way. It’s the other side of the coin, not simply an accompaniment.
With its spiritual connection to the infinite and mysterious, “Obsidian Promises” harnesses the beauty and intensity of celestial entities as musical inspiration, transforming the science into mystical, narrative-driven sonic . Get ready for a ride through the unknown as AAKAARA's latest offering takes you on a high-energy trip through the black hole's playground.

https://aakaara.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian-promises

https://soundcloud.com/aakaara
https://soundcloud.com/silvaelectronics

OBSIDIAN PROMISES

PREMIERE: AAKAARA - ANCIENT SINGULARITIES [Silva Electronics]

Destructive tendencies, full of black holes.

https://aakaara.net

@aakaara takes flight.

Tracklist:

Firestarter - The Prodigy (AAKAARA Edit)
Klub 11 - Ganez The Terrible
Hyper Dub - Lars Huismann
Mambata - Levzon
Get Down - Edvin
Unreleased - AAKAARA
Kalposa - Endlec
Waffle House Fight - EAS
Jungle Weapon - Hypah (Perc Edit)
oOOoOoOoOOoOoo - New Frames
Urban And Free - Dynamo City (Perc Remix)
Control Room - Jeff Amadeus (D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix)
In Conflict - TY (Manni Dee Remix)
Waveshape - Tassid vs. Krismix & KOSS
Warp Speed - Analect
Drone - Balrog (D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix)
What You Callin Acid - Minor Dott
Rave 3 - Basswell
Press 3 - Tassid & Eski
Fresh Groovin' - Benji 303
Pitch Hiker - Marc Acardipane (Perc Remix)

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Loose Lips Mix Series - 440 - AAKAARA

Mix #433 in our series comes from London based artist, designer & producer, AAKAARA. 

Earlier this year, AAKAARA released the fantastic 'OBSIDIAN PROMISES' album on Silva Electronics. 

We're delighted that AAKAARA has made this mix for our series, hope you enjoy this mix as much as we do! 

Tracklist
[0] Glitch Intro - AAKAARA
[1] You Puked In The Alley Where We Kissed - Manni Dee
[2] Shimmer - Lars Huismann
[3] Speechless - Beau Didier
[4] Cloud 9 - Erik Burka
[5] One Time - Hypah
[6] Unreleased - AAKAARA
[7] Significant Bound - Znzl
[8] Destroy The New Normal - Endlec
[9] Arkho - Rommek
[10] In Medias Res - EAS
[11] Unreleased - AAKAARA
[12] Fireball XTC - Perc
[13] Virus - Dynamo City & Rats On Acid
[14] The Man - Chris Liberator & Sam DFL
[15] Resistor - Perc (Tassid Remix)
[16] Fuck That - Tassid
[17] Somebody's Cream - Ghost In The Machine
[18] Infiltrator - Somniac One
[19] Order - Claas Hermann
[20] Weird Shit - Tassid & Eski (OB1 Remix)

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAKAARA.0
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aakaara/

Hypnotic Groove Mix #433 - AAKAARA

Episode number thirty-eight of our podcast is out now, for this chapter let us introduce you to AAKAARA from London. 

Follow him: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara

Tracklist.

Tracklist
[0] Swell Intro - AAKAARA
[1] Grand Exchange - Erik Burka
[2] Tribal Custom - Hypah
[3] Go, Go, Go - Alec Dienaar
[4] Rewind - Alec Dienaar
[5] Propulsion - Lars Huismann
[6] Get Loose - New Frames
[7] Kira Queen - EAS
[8] Junkyard Shift - Somniac One
[9] Hold W - Scalameriya
[10] Wave Cannon - Perc
[11] Proxy - Scalameriya
[12] Nobody Is Watching - Chane
[13] What Is That - Balrog (Benji303 Remix)
[14] Radiation - Astatine
[15] Trigger Point - Ninna V (Chris Liberator & Sam DFL Remix)
[16] Urban And Free - Dynamo City (Tassid Remix)
[17] Who Is Better - Bad Boy Pete
[18] Rock It Now - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss
[19] 010.3 - Strisc
[20] Come Outside - Buzzi
[21] Perfect Dark - The Silence

Living Techno

LT_38 - AAKAARA

MASS Sessions #366 | AAKAARA 
AAKAARA is a London-based producer, and visual artist working in mediums of screen printing, audiovisuals, and graphics.
His taste in music and production style has been described as “sounding like a defunct cargo train.” Weirdness & thoughtful toughness are core sonic principles for AAKAARA. All formats of his work (visual, sonic) are conceptually focused on black hole dynamics, asemic writing, detritus, & distortion. 

He has released music on Silva Electronics, Degenerate Matter (2019), and a full length album entitled Obsidian Promises (2023). He has also released Metasilence (2019) on Ghunghru - an audiovisual album about a theoretical primordial black hole that emerged from a chance density fluctuation within the very early universe.

Recently, he has started a new party in London called Exquisite Corpse, which showcases local artists who each bring a radically different expression of techno and beyond, ranging from broken, hypnotic, leftfield, noise, groove, body music, and industrial. The intent of these parties are to contrast the monotony of sub-genre specific nights and re-embrace eclecticism within a single evening. These parties are also paired with a parallel screen printing practice that is integral to the overall building of the graphic-artifact world. 

Support
▪️https://soundcloud.com/aakaara
▪️https://www.instagram.com/aakaara/
▪️ linktr.ee/MASS.London

-Tracklist-
Desert of the Real Monologue - The Matrix
Like That - Beau Didier
Groove Constructor - BAUGRAPPE90
Bodywork - Vromo
The Wall - Phara
Pyro - Kontain
Aeon - Lars Huismann
Technician - Lars Huismann
Like This - D.A.V.E. The Drummer (Hypah Remix)
Nazareth - Ansome
Immortal Mind - Scalameriya
Unreleased - AAKAARA
Algorithmica - CTSD
Fett 23 - Perc
Radiation - Astatine
Lithic Reduction Processes - AAKAARA
Detachment - Tassid
One Night in Hackney - Dynamo City (Perc Remix)
Scenery of Doomsday - EAS
Hate Tank - Delta 9 (Perc Remix)
Hydraulix 13.5 - DTD & Alex Calver
014.2 - STRISC. 


MASS Sessions #366 | AAKAARA

TECH CLUBBERS PODCAST W/ AAKAARA

AAKAARA is a London based producer, and visual artist working in mediums of screen printing, audiovisuals, and graphics. 
His taste in music and production style has been described as “sounding like a defunct cargo train.” Weirdness & thoughtful toughness are core sonic principles for AAKAARA. All formats of his work (visual, sonic) are conceptually focused on black hole dynamics, asemic writing, detritus, & distortion.  
He has released music on Silva Electronics, Degenerate Matter (2019), an album entitled Obsidian Promises (2023), and a dark ambient audiovisual album called Metasilence (2019) on Ghunghru. His latest release, Petroglyph I is a new direction in which he creates intricate ceramic CD case artifacts as a physical counterpart to the hard hitting, distortion-coated techno. 
He also runs a party in London called Exquisite Corpse, which showcases local artists who each bring a radically different expression of techno and beyond, ranging from broken, hypnotic, leftfield, noise, groove, body music, and industrial. The intent of these parties are to contrast the monotony of sub-genre specific nights and re-embrace eclecticism within a single evening. These parties are also paired with a parallel screen printing practice that is integral to the overall building of the graphic-artifact world.  

TRACKLIST:
Bootsy’s Basic Funk Formula - Do Anything You Want With It, You Know? 
Alien9 - Prasaar 
Lindsey Herbert - Doppler Effect
A. Paul and The Advent - Confined
Schwefelgelb - IO
Obscure Shape - Elemental
Lars Huismann - Incognito
Stef Mendesidis - Cyber Document
DJ Ogi - Ruzina
Luciano Esse - Tu Mancha
Scalameriya - Stick To The Check-List 
Prim 8 Sim - Ran Dom
EAS - Hollow Technique
AAKAARA - Unreleased
Perc - 240 Volts
Ian McCoy - Turbo Grog
Dica - Bassline Junkie
Ian McCoy - Jillybowl
AAKAARA - Lithic Reduction Processes
Tassid - Jumpin Mutha Fkers
Analect - Warp Speed
STRISC. - 016.1

Follow AAKAARA here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aakaara
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara 

Aakaara - Tech Clubbers Podcast #415

The 'DEGENERATE MATTER' ep comes from L.A based producer, AAKAARA. 
It is the 7th release on San Francisco label, Silva Electronics. 

The release consists of four blistering cuts packed full of pistol whipping EBM and techno.

Release date: March 25th
Available from: https://silvaelectronics.bandcamp.com/album/degenerate-matter-ep

AAKAARA
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAKAARA.0/

Silva Electronics
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/silva-electronics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silvaelectronics/

DEGENERATE MATTER EP

PREMIERE: AAKAARA - Decoherence Leak (Silva Electronics)

@aakaara
@aakaara
silvaelectronics.bandcamp.com/album/dege…-matter-ep

silvaelectronics.bandcamp.com

Cover: @aakaara
Mastering: Matt Tammariello
Release: 3/25/2019

Silva Electronics

PREMIERE: DEGENERATE MATTER - AAKAARA [Silva Electronics]

www.ghunghru.fm/metasilence

Coherent Structures [Galaxy Formation]

0:00 - Growth + Increased Spin - The primordial black hole gains mass and increases spin velocity.

0:55 - Relativistic Jets - The primordial black hole spits out jets of plasma moving near the speed of light.

1:38 - Gas Accumulation - The primordial black hole accumulates gas around it.

1:56 - Star Formation - Accumulated gas clouds become dense enough to form stars.

3:39 - Galactic Orbit - The newborn stars begin to orbit the primordial black hole.

COHERENT STRUCTURES

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Accretion [Black Hole Consumption Of Matter]

0:00  - Rotation + Charge - Through various gravitational forces, the primordial black hole acquires spin and charge.

0:27 - Gas Cloud Approach -  A gas cloud approaches the primordial black hole.

2:10 - Slow orbital consumption - The primordial black hole consumes the gas cloud.

2:44 - Gas cloud 2 approaches - A second gas cloud approaches the primordial black hole.

4:28 - Slow orbital consumption - The primordial black hole consumes the second gas cloud.

ACCRETION

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Matter Over Radiation [Matter Dominated Universe]

0:00 - Lepton Epoch - Similar to Hadron Epoch, lepton and anti-lepton particle annihilation events take place.

0:50 -Photon Epoch - Mass-Energy dominated by Photons, the primary relativistic particles left after the particle annihilation events of the Lepton Epoch and Hadron Epoch. These photons interact with charged particles, such as protons, electrons, and eventually atomic nuclei.

2:17 - Big Bang Nucleosynthesis - Protons and neutrons form atoms of Deuterium, much of which quickly fuses to form Helium-4, a more stable isotope. Other small amounts of Tritium and Beryllium are formed as well.

3:17 - Recombination + Decoupling - Protons and electrons combine to form electrically neutral hydrogen atoms. Photons are released by these hydrogen atoms after the atoms move to a lower energy state, and contribute to the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

4:07 - Baryon Acoustic Oscillations - During the time of recombination, pressure waves within the electron-baryon plasma caused differentials in the distribution of visible matter, the effects of which are imprinted in the CMB.

MATTER OVER RADIATION

www.ghunghru.fm/metasilence

Planck Relic [Primordial Black Hole Formation]

0:00 - Density Fluctuations - Shortly after initial baryogenesis in the early universe, visible baryonic matter existed at radically different densities.

0:55 - Quantum Existence - The formation of the primordial black hole flickers in and out of existence due to instantaneous formation, and evaporation.

1:36  - Instantaneous Collapse - The formation of the primordial black hole finally takes place, through an instantaneous collapse of a region of space with a high enough density of baryonic matter.

3:29 - Stability - The primordial black hole becomes stable.

DENSITY FLUCTUATION

www.ghunghru.fm/metasilence

Fundamental Force(s) [Big Bang]

0:00 - Planck Epoch - A non-inflationary era of the universe in which temperatures and energies were so high that subatomic particles could not form. The 4 known Fundamental Forces were all unified as a singular force

0:01 - Grand Unification Epoch - The 4 known Fundamental Forces (Gravity, Electromagnetic, Strong And Weak Nuclear Forces) have begun to separate into the Electrostrong Interaction and Gravity through a phase transition. These phase transitions are due to a phenomenon of quantum fields called “symmetry breaking”, in which infinitesimally small fluctuations crossing a critical point determines the system’s fate. This is a bifurcation of a quantum state into two paths, bringing the system from a quantum symmetric but disorderly state, into one or more definite states.

0:07 - Electroweak Epoch - While Gravity and the Strong Nuclear Force have separated, the Weak Nuclear and Electromagnetic force are still unified as the Electroweak Force. During this period, the universe is also undergoing rapid expansion through the Inflationary Epoch.

0:10 - Inflationary Epoch - The universe very rapidly increased in scale.

0:14 - All Symmetries Break - The 4 Fundamental Forces are separate and distinct.

0:21 - Quark Epoch - The universe is primary in the state of a Quark-Gluon Plasma. Baryogenesis, the formation of baryonic matter (any matter that is made up of atoms) begins.

1:50 - Hadron Epoch - While hadron and anti-hadron pairs had kept matter and antimatter in thermal equilibrium, the decreasing temperature of the universe caused a halt in production of these pairs, resulting in hadron and anti-hadron particle annihilation events.

3:12 - Neutrino Decoupling - Through the weak interaction, neutrinos existed in thermal equilibrium with baryonic matter. When the rate of those weak interactions became slower than the expansion of the universe, neutrinos began to decouple, to form the Cosmic Neutrino Background, the universe’s neutrino background radiation. 

3:39 - Baryon Acoustic Oscillations - Pressure differentials in the early plasma of the universe caused oscillations similar to sound waves that produced fluctuations in density of visible baryonic matter.

AAKAARA

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