Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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formats:
CD/LP/DIGITAL

artwork by:
ISO50

For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Awake

For Jesse Somfay music has always been about communicating and sharing immense feelings which he finds impossible to convey in any other way. His Borealis alias was born as a twinned satellite to his work under his birth name. Much like conjoined twins, the two share the same heart and breathe with the same lungs, and even though they speak of similar things, they do it from two different vantage points. According to Jesse, it is better for something to be felt in whole than to be defined and reflected upon in approximation, and this album - his sixth to date and second under the Borealis handle - is a truly wholesome, boundless, gorgeous emotional experience on both the end of its creator and its listener. 

Glittervoice is Somfay's most energetically intense work to date. It is both euphoric and dysphoric and the music itself cannot be pigeonholed into any particular genre - hints of techno, oldschool trance or rave complement each other just to ultimately get lost in an artfully crafted trademark sound. It’s easy to allow this multifaceted, hyperlayered, continuously shapeshifting aural multiverse to deprive you of any form of reason, activate all senses and carry you where no music has before, regardless of where you listen to it. Glittervoice’s 16 tracks encompass everything from visceral warehouse techno to stylish ambient compositions via rapid hypnotic drum loops and trance synths of cosmic proportions, all filtered through his unique etherial aesthetic. 

Having something equally introspective and weighty yet exceptionally club-friendly is a rare feat that could soundtrack any modern techno mecca - be it a big dark room or an open air festival. 
The emergence of Borealis meant an unexpected turn for Somfay, but at the end of the day, much like its worthy genre-defying predecessor, Glittervoice is yet another album not of this reality - a sonic guide to entering “the flow”.

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Borealis - Lover

Gun Song (Alphawezen Dub Remix)

Alex Banks Remix of 'We Shall Burn Bright' by Husky Rescue

Out now on Amazon and iTunes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shall-Burn-Bright-Munk-Remix/dp/B00AVGXZX2

We Shall Burn Bright (Alex Banks Remix)

SIN COS TAN´s "Sooner Than Now" from their debut album (2012) scored a scene for new AMC series HALT AND CATCH FIRE.  The episode 6 was live in US on Sunday July 6th 2014. 

Next SIN COS TAN album BLOWN AWAY out on August 1st 2014! 
Pre-order:
iTunes Europe: https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/blown-away/id895111781?l=fi
iTunes US: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id893286872

Synth-pop duo Sin Cos Tan have already two albums, a host of packed-out festival appearances and a big dose of musical experience. Finnish duo consists of 2 already established musicians: producer-DJ Jori Hulkkonen (who has previously put his magical producer hands on works also with Pet Shop Boys´ Chris Lowe, Jose Conzalez and Tiga) and Juho Paalosmaa, songwriter and vocalist from Villa Nah who released one of the best albums of 2010 ‘Origin’.  The Sin Cos Tan duo received huge international critical acclaim for their self-titled debut album back in 2012, including a nomination for ‘Critics Choice of Album of The Year’ at the Finnish Emma-Awards. The boys chose not to rest on their laurels and released only 10 months later their successful follow-up album ‘Afterlife’ including hit single Limbo.

From their self-titled debut album in 2012 onwards, Juho Paalosmaa and Jori Hulkkonen have established a classic partnership within the duo-format and songwriting. With two critically acclaimed albums already out and third album on the way, Sin Cos Tan is at the peak of their creative powers. No shortage of drama, intensity nor sheer pop perfection – this duo delivers. Tenfold.

Distribution:
Playground Music (in Scandinavia), Shellshock distribution (UK and Ireland),   Cargo Distribution Germany (rest of the world)

SIN COS TAN - Sooner Than Now

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Can't control the urge
I'm under the influence of your love
Like a drug in my blood 
I'm under the influence of your love

You came to me 
With sweet words and flattery
With all your romantic talk 
Like a thief in the night 
You took off with my heart

The way you kiss me
The way you fuck me

Can't control the urge
I'm under the influence of your love
Like a drug in my blood 
I'm under the influence of your love
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Heavy Head Music (ASCAP)

Under The Influence

Hailing from Belgium, Thibault Paillion -- better known as eXcess -- is back stronger than ever with his new debut LP -- 'Insight'. Now a well-established multi-genre producer, MOR Records warmly welcomes eXcess' newest endeavour as he expands his musical repertoire. The diversity and expertise presented in eXcess' newest work illustrates well his musical ability, but also expresses his honesty for producing innovative tracks.

Complete with 11 tracks, 'Insight' denounces modern music's conventional wisdom. Each track appears to be better than the last as you continuously experience creativity that can't, or at least shouldn't be, bound by specific genre labels. There's truly something for everybody in this LP. Whether you're a hardcore fan of Liquid, Drum N Bass, Trip-Hop, Garage, Chill -- you name it -- eXcess incorporates elements that are destined to please.

02 Insight (Remaster - Free DL)

Apparat - Arcadia(Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)

Joshua Delaney - frontman of ambient outfit Rat & Co - is preparing to make waves under new solo alias Ocdantar (Rat and Co backwards... sort of).

Having already supported the likes of Shigeto, Bicep and DT favourite Nina Kraviz, Delaney's 7-track debut Time in Flux is set for release via Smooch Records in the first half of 2016. The record promises to continue his work within ambient electronica, experimenting further with texture and space.

As expected, second single '0102' is stripped-back beat-wise, yet the Melbourne producer has enriched it with an abyssal low-end that crunches softly under silken harmonies. "Go to sleep," we're told as the vocal floods in, and if it weren't for the promise of more to come from Ocdantar, we just might drift off into serenity.

Stream '0102' here and head to the artist's SoundCloud to keep up with his latest productions:
https://soundcloud.com/ocdantar

Ocdantar - 0102

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http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/london/premiere-lucianblomkamp-overman-lower-spectrum-remix

For those yet to discover the beauty of Lower Spectrum; the talented producer makes immersive, minimalist electronic music in the vein of Nicolas Jaar, Four Tet and Moby.

He has continuously weaved his ingredients of vinyl samples, warm textures of analog synths and splintering drums around Australia with sets at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Brisbane's BIGSOUND and Melbourne Music Week, scored art-house films and played support slots for international luminaries Jon Hopkins, Pantha Du Prince, Andy Stott, Flako, Onra and Nightmares On Wax. His track 'Khlever' has been streamed over 2 millions times.

The track we exclusively premiere today is Lower Spectrum’s remix of classically-trained LUCIANBLOMKAMP‘s ‘The Overman’. As an artist LUCIANBLOMKAMP embraces the endless possibilities of the electronic medium to make polished yet provocative music, and to deliver live performances that are accomplished and engaging. His musical background and eclectic influences coalesce into a style that is uniquely his own. Following his debut LP “Post-Nature,” LUCIANBLOMKAMP went on to win FBi Radio’s Northern Lights competition, earning him a place on the lineup of the Iceland Airwaves Festival, while also appearing at the likes of Splendour in the Grass, BIGSOUND, and Melbourne Music Week.

"The Overman" is available 29 April on Good Manners

https://soundcloud.com/lucianblomkamp
https://soundcloud.com/lowerspectrum