Our new single "Without You By My Side" is out on Zuma Music 💿⚡

~ https://orcd.co/withoutyoubymyside

Archil & Leon: Sharing Heartfelt Emotions with "Without You By My Side", the follow up to "Wild Child", extracted from their upcoming Pisces EP coming out on June 7 on Zuma Music.

In this heartfelt track, Archil & Leon delve into their pop sensibilities, taking us on an emotive journey through themes of sadness, faithfulness, and enduring love. With Archil's vocals resonating the experience of losing a lifelong partner, the song strikes a chord with its raw portrayal of human emotion.

Without You By My Side" features a slow, deep beat bringing a sense of power and intimacy, reminiscent of modern soul music. The track is carried by the hypnotizing sound of the bottle-phone: a self built electro mechanical wind instrument. Through their unique blend of pop and soul influences, infused with electronic arrangements, Archil & Leon guide us through the highs and lows of love and loss with captivating melodies and deep grooves.

True sonic artisans, Archil & Leon extend a compelling invitation for listeners to immerse themselves in this exciting preview of what's to come in their EP. Stay tuned for "Pisces," an auditory journey that promises to transcend conventional musical boundaries and redefine your perception of sound.

Without You By My Side

Our new EP "PISCES" is out 💿⚡

~ https://y2m.link/pisces

Visit http://www.archil-lab.com

Archil: Pisces, Leo rising
Leon: Pisces, Aries rising

« A lunar duo. These two sensitive and intuitive beings have everything to be on the same wavelength from day one ». Indeed Archil & Leon are both drummers and hence share a very specific approach to music.

Their studios are filled with strange instruments: machines with unexpected sounds created by Archil. He explores the boundary between art and science by experimenting with the vibrations of springs, the sound of water, or the use of motors. These instruments expand Archil & Leon’s sonic palette, giving a unique, distinctive sound to their productions.

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underwater
deep space
robotnik

TOH (The Old Hokusai) are Producers and music collectors based in Cologne. Prateek from India and Sven from Germany attempt to blend their music styles influenced by world, ethnic and experimental tunes trying to induce more of human touch to the world of electronic music. Passionate about displaying their collage of tunes in local clubs and festivals.

For contact and bookings, please email: theoldhokusai@gmail.com
Past:
30.08.2025 : Krakelee Club Sommerfest, Cologne
12 May 2023 : Artyfarty Gallery, Cologne
13 May 2023 : Kolbhalle, Cologne, Germany
27 May 2023: Pferdeboxen Festival, Norden
16 Sep 2023: Kutur Bunker, Cologne
1 Dec 2023 : Bunker 101, Cologne
22 June 2024 : Wild Wood festival, Eiffel
13 July  2024: Pferdeboxen festival, Norden
7 Sep 2024 : Autonomous Zentrum , Cologne
1.Feb 2025 : Kunstundschmid, Cologne
12 April 2025 : Maltfabrikken, Ebeltoft

The universality of music and its importance in the life of man is in many ways analogous to water. It may exist in countless forms and several states. It nourishes and sustains many kinds of internal life. 
It nourishes religions, philosophies, and – sciences, without being identical with any of them. Like beauty it is forever ministering, enriching, and expanding the potentials of human consciousness. This is harmony as controlled dynamic force. Music is disciplined sound. 
It is important that all students of philosophy and comparative religion should appreciate the spiritualizing force of great music. 
It is equally valuable to consider the development of music consciousness and music appreciation through the ages and among the different civilizations which have been enriched by its gentle and gracious persuasion. Music has a meaning for man; it fits into his moods without any compromise of its own integrity. Like water it adapts itself instantly to the shape of its container. In a square vessel, it is square; in a circular vessel it is circular. This is true because of the nature of the element itself, and not because it is catering to the shape of the jug, the vase, or the bowl. We must learn to appreciate the difference between music and noise, but overcome the tendency to consider unfamiliar musical forms as merely untutored sounds. While musical impulses are common to all mankind, musical forms divide into familiar and unfamiliar. As we have difficulty in understanding persons whose ways of life are different from our own, so we have difficulty in recognizing and responding to the arts of peoples psychologically remote. The final measure is sincerity, not proximity, but until we have experienced some kind of social communion with a larger world of human aspirations this communion is comparatively impossible. As psychological sympathy develops we gain the possibility of measuring arts and art values in terms of basic integrity rather than by the false standards of personal taste. We have forgotten completely that great music must originate in a great concept of life. 
It is just as important, in fact more important, to release music from within the self than merely to listen. We need the growth resulting from personal performance as well as the civilizing force of appreciation. To the old philosopher, the human body itself was a musical instrument. It is the musician within the body who must control and direct the impulses which flow outward through the personality. We talk much of the science of living but we should think more about the art of living. By surrounding himself with the art which is meritorious, true and beautiful, the music of integrity which wiII restore his ideals, Products of small minds are no to be compared with those of great minds and cultures. This is all we need to understand, even in a jittery world, to sharpen the edge of discrimination for the choice of surroundings and the environment that will spiritually achieve for us that desirable thing known as the balanced life. - Manly P. Hall