"You cannot put your foot in the same river twice. Once ᴇʀᴏꜱɪᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ begins, the listener is quick to draw comparison to previous Glyn Maier releases, as in ɪɴᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ or the B-Side from the Jungle Gym release ʜʟɪɴᴄ. Instead, what happens is the truest descriptor of a “departure” in style and pacing.

Going back into the deeper catalog of Maier’s work you would likely cross influences of dub techno in the clicking and delaying bass tones, with sharp field recording rustling and chirps that create a fecund listening ecosphere.

This new album instead changes the pace to a glacial presentation, starting with a dark and sleek motif, generously pouring into rhythm and more subdued field recordings of the Appalachian wilderness. It almost seems like an album showcasing Maier’s ability to listen as much as it is his ability to produce. The finishing work with synth and string sections is a sublime reminder of his deft and capable craft in sound. We may not stand in the same water as before, but the river has the same name."

- David Coccagna

An Industrial Coast production

Recorded by Glyn Maier in White Mountain + Pisgah National Forests 2019-2022 - B2 contains source material from Joe Hisashi "Kikujiro"

Audio finalized by Glyn Maier

Artwork by Laura Arteaga Charlton (www.lauraarteagacharlton.com)

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RELEASE DATE : September 6th 2023
PRE ORDER : https://bigsciencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/c-r-monie-en-vert

Big Science Records is excited to announce the forthcoming debut album, “Cérémonie en vert”, by the french artist Gustave Retour, scheduled for release on September 6th.
In a world where everything seems to be collapsing before our very eyes, it’s time to explore new beliefs. Can nature be the savior we seek? The answer is evident, so why not strive to stay connected to it? Hailing from Toulouse, in the south of France, this young artist possesses a unique mastery of 90s analog/breakbeat jungle, drawing inspiration from the beloved genres of hip-hop, techno, and glitch. Combining elements of UK-style with dub reverb and noise pedals, the result is a captivating blend of industrial tones and a spiritual, vibrant essence.
We are immensely proud to support and showcase such a brilliant emerging artist on our label’s roster with this exceptional LP. Gustave Retour’s «Cérémonie en vert» is a remarkable journey that challenges convention and embraces innovation, making it a standout addition to our catalog.
Stay tuned for the release of «Cérémonie en vert» in September, as we invite you to embark on this mesmerizing musical voyage with us.

— BIG SCIENCE RECORDS® 2023 Transparent Cassette Black On-body print, Clear Case Green On-Body print

BGSC2310 - Gustave Retour - Cérémonie En Vert [PRE ORDER]

LYL Radio | Second End EP09 (05.10.2023)

Taken from AST157: Abby Sundborn - Amend c36  

Physical / digital available here:
https://alteredstatestapes.bandcamp.com/album/amend

Abby Sundborn - In Nothing

An array of commonplace metal objects - chains, pans, a bicycle, a chair - recorded by Ross Alexander at home in Berlin during the pandemic comprise the source material of 11 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔. Functioning as a temporal and mnemonic exploration into the nature and conception of “home”, the album evokes Alexander’s earliest memories and broader hauntological perspectives of post-industrial England:

“Growing up in South Yorkshire in the 1980s and 90s was an existence haunted with the ghosts of a heavy manufacturing industry which once thrived in the region. On both a visceral and sensorial level it might be considered equally as impossible to escape the nostalgic stories of mines and steelworks as it was to escape the smell of molten metal in the air drifting from the Don Valley.”

The improvised metallic scrapes, bangs, and bowings recorded by Alexander were further abstracted in live performances using granular sampling techniques, creating a new and extrinsic world to which subconscious thoughts can flee, sonically and contextually. The results are both dreamy and unpredictable, fusing the immediacy of acoustic percussion with the billowing resonances imbued by granular synthesis.

“On tracing back through distant memories of my formative years for sound-objects which represented to me the essential idea of ‘being from’ as opposed to ‘being a visitor’ I related to a pervasive association with the sounds of metal and metallic objects, mostly in respect to how certain structural properties relate to haptic and resonant nature and the manifestation of those properties as sonic results. I feel this is the result of growing up in a place where heavy industry, or at least the remnant of which, was central to society, community and everyday life.”

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Ross Alexander is an artist, producer and curator based in Berlin working in the context of expansive trans-disciplinary practice and non-individualist ideals. His broad ranging body of work as an artist has encompassed music, performance, sound art, visual arts, installation, radio art, digital media, augmented reality, intervention, social practice and education. Ross has presented and performed at such institutions as ICA London, Transmediale Festival, Nyege Nyege Festival, Documenta Kassel and Martin-Gropius Bau Berlin.

As a curator and organizer his experimental and diverse practice has seen him work with Transmediale festival, Maerzmusik, Glastonbury Festival, Cashmere Radio, Nyege Nyege Festival Uganda and extensively with his own Salon Oblique production collective.

rossalexanderpayne.com
instagram.com/o0rossalexander0o
rossalexanderworks.bandcamp.com
mixcloud.com/rossalexandermix

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Arriving on Twin System soon, label co-founder Nosewise features on upcoming tape 'Lurched Purple (ii)'. Continuing on from the first installment of the series 'Tendrils Lurched Purple In The Slush', this next chapter showcases an earthier, organic side to the label's output; just like 'Plasticity', which sludge-laden feel and dubbed-out sound design captures the feeling of this latest project. 

Nosewise's errantry in the void will be available amongst Dubplanet X, tobha, Officium, Sabla and Elijah Minnelli's contributions on Dec. 11, on a beautiful limited-edition frosty cassette.

https://twinsystem.bandcamp.com/album/lurched-purple-ii

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℘ཞɛɱıɛཞɛ ≈ Nosewise - Plasticity [Twin System]

Earlier in 2023, we released a mix from Kyiv-born and Prague-based producer and DJ @andriy_k on our platform, as part of our @mutantradio residency. Today, we are pleased to reveal one of his track which was released on the new Warsaw-based independent label based @natur_wav. With a focus on discovering new talent and presenting a distinctive, authentic sound within the contemporary electronic music scene, the label is aimed to concentrate on emotion and reflect ‘the magic around us’. In its first Natur Digital compilation 001 composed of 20 tracks, they are featuring Andriy's beautiful downtempo IDM 'Kinburn' which we are delighted to share here.

Support

Premiere: Andriy Kostyukov — Kinburn

Artist: @djstrawberrymusic
Titile: Beyond
Label: guides
Release date: 15.03.2024
Format: digital / cassette (edition of 70)
Additional mix and mastering: Mateusz Wysocki
Artwork: Marta Sieczkowska

Released in 2022, the debut album "Cycles" by Turkish producer DJ Strawberry brought a surprising mix of genres. The tracks, which were kept at 160 bpm, combined the Chicago footwork tradition with its hybrid formula inspired by Japanese minimalism and spacey dub techno in a highly inventive way.

Two years after the release of his debut album, DJ Strawberry, returns with a follow-up to "Cycles" entitled "Beyond". The process of making the album was accompanied by many difficult moments. In February 2023, his country was hit by the largest earthquake in its history that significantly affected his family and loved ones. What brought the producer respite from these hard times was to dive into making music. "Beyond" is therefore a story about suffering, anxiety, but also about the process of coming out of these difficult emotions towards something constructive that brought joy and relief.

The album begins with crystal and delicate sounds in "following you". We see some idyllic and jittery imagery, which lightly jumps to the rhythm of complex rhythms. The character and atmosphere of the album transform with the second track. In "soyut", a noticeable tectonic shock is triggered by nervous percussion loops and the deep intensity of the infra-pulse. This physical aspect of experiencing sound and the vibrations it generates constitute the primary foundation that binds the music of "Beyond". The low-pitched, rough bass that appears in "soyut" also resounds in the next anxious track "çıkmaz", its dirty, earthy sound referencing footwork productions dedicated to competing dancers. The change in atmosphere doesn't come until "euphoria." After the first half, echoing the emotions of earlier tracks, the second half of the piece, DJ Strawberry, transports the listener into a space of liberating relief and affirmation. Ending the album, "feedback loopjuke" is a minimalist coda with swirling looped drums and juke claps fired off in the final part of the track.

The therapeutic aspect of the music contained on "Beyond" places DJ Strawberry's actions in close proximity to the similar sonic practice of another representative of the outlines, Jana Rush. Her album "Painful Enlightenment", released on Planet Mu, also used footwork to deal with difficult emotions. Once again, then, a musical genre whose prior function was mainly to "serve" competing dancers has transcended this traditional format to become a vehicle for DJ Strawberry's personal narrative.

DJ Strawberry - Beyond (preview)

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since 2010.

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