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Velvet Rope Crowd Control is a collaboration project between Bryan Hilyard and Andrew J Klimek.

For years we had discussed post-rock and neo-classical collaborations, but this guitar-loop experiment fell into our laps first. Andrew (finally) bought some guitar pedals during lockdown in spring 2020 and recorded a few test riffs. Some time later, Bryan picked through a folder of these and started sampling & morphing them into drones. We both really dug the result and listened to them off and on for the next year. Finally in late 2021, Andrew added new layers and additional processing.
New Years Eve, we each made a beat-driven remix, hoping to release the album at the stroke of mid-night. We couldn't quite pull if off, so the project sat a little longer. In the mean time we were lucky enough to get 2 reworks by Agus aka Warmth.

Velvet Rope Crowd Control - Trillium (Warmth Remix)

Part of the upcoming album 'Mourning Ghost'.
Photography by Alexander Kopatz
Mastering by Artefacts Mastering

Warmth - Mourning Ghost

Written and Produced by Agustín Mena
Mastered at Artefacts Mastering
Photography Alexander Kopatz
www.go70north.com

Warmth - Anhelo

https://soundcloud.com/humanisalive

Written and Produced by Pavel Lipatov and Agustín Mena
Mastered by James Bernard at Ambient Mountain House
Archives | 2024

Human Is Alive & Warmth - Nordlys

Archives reaches its tenth release with a pure ambient EP by swedish artist Snufmumriko and his very own approach to the genre, full of vintage sounds, texture layers and nostalgic arrangements. 'Driftwood' also includes a remix by Warmth.   

Tracklist:

01. Longhome                  07:21
02. Driftwood                 09:19
03. Mukul                     07:09
04. Mukul (Warmth Remix)      08:11

Written and Produced by Ingmar Wennerberg.
Aditional Remix by Warmth.
Mastering by Alexandre Lehmann (Zzzzra).
 
Archives10
Archives / 2015



Snufmumriko - Longhome

Archives reaches its tenth release with a pure ambient EP by swedish artist Snufmumriko and his very own approach to the genre, full of vintage sounds, texture layers and nostalgic arrangements. 'Driftwood' also includes a remix by Warmth. 

Tracklist:

01. Longhome                  07:21
02. Driftwood                 09:19
03. Mukul                     07:09
04. Mukul (Warmth Remix)      08:11


Written and Produced by Ingmar Wennerberg.
Aditional Remix by Warmth.
Mastering by Alexandre Lehmann (Zzzzra).
 
Archives10
Archives / 2015

Snufmumriko - Mukul | Warmth Remix

Archives reaches its tenth release with a pure ambient EP by swedish artist Snufmumriko and his very own approach to the genre, full of vintage sounds, texture layers and nostalgic arrangements. 'Driftwood' also includes a remix by Warmth.

Tracklist:

01. Longhome 07:21
02. Driftwood 09:19
03. Mukul 07:09
04. Mukul (Warmth Remix) 08:11

Written and Produced by Ingmar Wennerberg.
Aditional Remix by Warmth.
Mastering by Alexandre Lehmann (Zzzzra).

Archives10
Archives / 2015

Snufmumriko - Driftwood

Snufmumriko - Mukul

3 veteran producers in the genre, Apocryphos, Kammarheit & Atrium Carceri, collaborate on this behemoth of an album. Each utilizing each others strengths to bring forth a dark and emotional ride through distant memories. 

Onyx is a soundscape journey related to the reflection of dispirited memories and obscure sorrows felt by mankind. With the multitude of techniques used by each artist, it also reflects the rich history of the dark ambient genre and how it has progressed through the decades. 

The signature analogue darkness of gargantuan caves of Kammarheit is combined with the sacral and emotional layering of Apocryphos and the rhytmical bass throbbing and isolated pianos of Atrium Carceri. 

This album was created by cross linking 3 studios in Oregon (US), Pennsylvania (US) and Umeå(Sweden). It took over 3800 lines of studio notes to finalize the album. 

Full Album

Apocryphos, Kammarheit, Atrium Carceri - A Lonely Strain

'Essay' is the long awaited first full ambient album by Warmth. A collection of hazy textures, intricate soundscapes and field recordings, presented in a beautiful 4-panel CDr. 

Tracklist:

01.  Nineteen Eighty (1980)             09:58
02. Youth                              08:34
03. Essay                              08:27
04. Odessa                             06:37
05. Wave Growth (Album Version)        08:12
06. Decade                             07:20
07. Insight                            09:30
08. Time as a Reward (Album Version)   08:54


Written and Produced by Agustín Mena.
Mastering by Zzzzra.
Archives23 // ArchivesCD005
Archives / 2016

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Warmth - Essay

southbound formations

Warmth's new album ambient 'Home' is the first vinyl release on Archives. Comes in a Double Vinyl with pictures by Alexander Kopatz. Also on Double CD with each one of the original pieces revisited by talented artists, including: Hotel Neon, SineRider, Leandro Fresco, Purl, SVLBRD, Chris Weeks, Tone Color and Robert Farrugia.

Written and produced by Agustín Mena.
Remixes by Hotel Neon, SineRider, Leandro Fresco, Purl, SVLBRD, Chris Weeks, Tone Color and Robert Farrugia.
Mastering by Rob Small.
Photography by Alexander Kopatz.
www.go70north.com
ARCHIVESCD21 | 2017

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Warmth - Waves (Purl Dub Remix)

Spanish composer Pepo Galán lands on the exquisite imprint Archives with a follow-up to the acclaimed Human Values Disappear. 
This time, the artist steps out of his comfort zone to create a record that melts the boundaries of ambient music, challenging our preconceived notion of how a drone record should sound. 

Part of the charm of Strange Parentheses lies in its seamless blend of genres, quickly shifting from early day Kranky sounds (Dead fish on the shore, In a Straight Line) to more glitch-inspired pieces (High Seas Tempest, Almost Alone in this Life). 

However, the biggest strength - and surprise - of the album lies in its delicate use of vocals. For this endeavour, Pepo recruited the talented German choreographer Sita Ostheimer, who brings her impressive vocal range to three of the album’s tracks. Sita’s symbiotic performance adds a newfound intensity to the mix, echoing the emotional resonance of artists like Grouper or Julianna Barwick. 

These refined sounds become palpable in the album’s centerpiece, S a m o a, a song that starts off with a delicate Sonic Pieces-inspired piano, gradually evolving into a soul-crushing ballad. Here, Pepo builds a wall of guitar and string sounds around Sita’s vocals, transporting us to a state of mind that is equal parts melancholic and blissful. 

This gravitational pull between darkness and hope acts as a guiding light throughout the rest of the album, eventually landing on a high note with the tear-jerking sounds of U Broke Me. By the time the pitched-down vocals fade away, it is safe to assume that Pepo Galán has produced another exquisite record, one that rivals the heights reached by Human Values Disappear, confirming him as one of the most exciting artists to watch in our modern ambient landscape. 

Words by Carlos Maquieira. 

All music written, produced and mixed by Pepo Galán in 2018, 
except 'High Seas Tempest' and 'Almost Alone In this Life' in 2015. 

Samoa 
Piano: Sergio Díaz De Rojas 
Strings: Reyes Oteo 
Trombone: Carlos Rodríguez 
Lyrics: Marisa Ares 
Voice: Sita Ostheimer 

Bleeding Eyes 
Voice Sampler: Sita Ostheimer 'It’s You' 

U Broke Me 
Lyrics and Voice: Roger Robinson 

Mastering by Taylor Deupree 
Photography by Brian Young | www.instagram.com/losingtoday 
Archives49 // ArchivesCD30 
Archives / 2018 

... 

In loving memory of Brian Young.

strange parenthesis

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Pepo Galán - In A Straight Line

The heart comes to rest 

the wind settles down 

the longing begins to stir 

the wind begins to move 

enfolding each branch and limb 

stroking each leaf and hair 

setting in motion her swing 

remnant from a distant glimmer 

of a childhood that continues on 

forever 

... 

In loving memory of Brian Young 

Written and produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius 
Mastering by Emanuele Pertoldi 
Photography by Brian Young 
www.instagram.com/losingtoday 
Archives55 // ArchivesCD36 
Archives / 2019

Violante

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Purl - Skäralid

Written and Produced by Agustín Mena
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio (NY)
Photography by Alexander Kopatz
www.go70north.com
Faint019 // FaintCD019
Faint / 2020

SVLBRD - Inland

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Snufmumriko - Driftwood

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