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RELEASE DATE 2021-12-17
Buy link: 👉 https://www.beatport.com/release/beyond/3586937  👈

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Release info:
"Ending the year on a high having witnessed a plethora of musical highlights, Meanwhile has been a shining beacon for progressive house throughout 2021. Now, Australian, Mike Rish, becomes the latest debutant to showcase his talents on GMJ & Matter’s blossoming imprint with the 3-track “Beyond” EP.
 
From his home on Australia’s south-eastern coast, Mike Rish has witnessed an impressive rise to notoriety, courtesy of a clutch of high-profile releases on an exclusive set of blue-chip labels. Not wanting to flood the progressive house scene with a swathe of formulaic dance music, the Melbourne resident’s “selective output” is based on a carefully thought-out commitment to “keep people engaged, but also wanting more”. Thus, Rish’s work for the likes of Colorize, Serendeep and Juicebox Music, has seen the Australian carve out a sizeable niche for himself, further enhanced by March 2021’s 12-track “Interlinked” album for UGENIUS Music.
 
Opening his Meanwhile account with the “Beyond” title track, a chunky beat and cavernous bass groove sit tightly against off-beat hats and snare. Filtering into sonic range, an elegant arpeggio provides glorious melodic interplay as white-noise washes and meandering pads pulse gently across the near 10-minute piece. Full of spine-tingling atmosphere, additional melodic phrasing is introduced at the breakdown before extending into the third movement with ease, combined with a raft of effects and masterful touches.
 
A bouncing bass groove immediately finds “Mindgame” oozing with hypnotic force and low-end menace. Sat perfectly in between deep kick and ticking hats, a flowing melodic line ripples across proceedings as it rises and falls with filtered dynamism. Twisted vocal cuts and acetylene-edged synth effects pitch with glissando range adding to the aural collage in a track full of dark and mesmerising beauty.
 
Closing the EP, “Here For You” is characterised by an intricate percussive arrangement that introduces a subtle melodic backdrop. Effects and textured pads span the stereo stage in modulated glory as a pulsating lead melody enters the fray in the second movement. Building steadily before revealing itself fully in the stripped back breakdown, the second half blossoms in commanding fashion with a pulsating confluence of rhythm and melody. The result is a track that illustrates Mike Rish’s unique talent and technique.
 
A musical triptych full of innovation and sonic narrative, Mike Rish has gone above and “Beyond” with a glittering display of production prowess."


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PREMIERE: Mike Rish - Beyond (Original Mix)[meanwhile]

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The third part of the series serves as an intellectual, emotional, and visionary installment of the conceptually crafted material. Guy J, as with each of his releases, challenges the status quo and expands the boundaries of musical expression. Through nearly eighteen minutes of meditative music, this release delves deeper into abstraction and cerebral exploration while maintaining a connection to human emotions.
In late 2023, the release of the first part of Drifting Memory heralded a new chapter for Armadillo Records. Guy, renowned for his stellar career in producing drum-based dance music, decided to reduce his sonic palette to drumless music. This reduction doesn't adhere to the classical minimalist form as critics often define it. Instead, his expression is distilled into free-pitch synthesizer sounds, reflecting the personal vision of escapism through the art form. Drifting Memory Part 3 offers music suitable for deep relaxation and meditation or as an ideal soundtrack for uncharted interstellar exploration.

Drifting Memory Part 3

Guy J - Drifting Memory Part 3

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(2025)NGC 6357. "Cathedral to Massive Stars of Pismis 24"🌠🌟 (New improvised work, inspired from Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, Christopher Franke, Johannes Schmoelling, Peter Baumann, Vangelis, Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre and Moby in progress, not finished!) [Update 10!]
*🎹 Software instruments: Synapse Audio "DUNE 3" with sounds from: "Ambient Landscapes" by: Otto K. Schwarz (LFO Store), Arturia "Analog Lab V" (Solina strings), Kompose Audio, Roland JD-800, Roland JX-3P, Waldorf-PPG 3V, Synclavier "Gong" and Sampletron: Mellotron Strings, at the end. 
{Recycled and remixed sounds, bits & pieces from my earlier work, plus many new sounds.} 
*Hardware instrument: "Arturia Keystep 37". 
*Inspired by: Kosmische musik/Cosmic music, Floataway, Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling, Peter Baumann, Klaus Schulze, Thorsten Quaeschning, Gary Numan, OMD, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno, Roedelius, Moebius, Moby, Vangelis, Bladerunner, Jean-Michel Jarre, Rupert Hine, New Age, Kate Bush, Terry Riley, Ralph Lundsten, Ludwig Göransson, Pink Floyd, Enigma, Genesis, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Relax, Hans Zimmer, Robert Fripp and Larry Fast/Synergy. 
📷Photo: NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars of Pismis 24. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning, jewel-toned view of the heart of the Lobster Nebula, also known as NGC 6357. Its infrared vision reveals a dynamic stellar nursery where towering spires of gas and massive newborn stars coexist in a delicate and destructive dance, 5500 light-years away from us. 
NASA, ESA, CSA, & STScI, Webb Space Telescope; Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI).

NGC 6357. Cathedral to Massive Stars of Pismis 24(2025)🌠[Updated!]

"Vanishing Point" is a haunting cinematic journey that fades between memory and oblivion. Deep ambient tones, distant strings, and evolving textures evoke the feeling of slipping beyond the horizon, where light, sound, and time dissolve into silence. A reflective soundscape that captures loss, transformation, and the quiet beauty of letting go.