Pre-order : https://ar-fm.bandcamp.com/album/stakhanov
Release date: June 2, 2021

One year and a half after Jaroska’s ’Red Room Offering’ release, Lyon-based AR/FM label is back with the fourth imprint of its catalog, due for June 2021.
Following the label’s aim of exploring a widened techno spectrum while working with and promoting unsung talented friends, AR/FM is about to provide another beautiful piece of music, this time from ephemeral trio Stakhanov.

This eponymous LP offers 55 minutes of dense, fluctuant electronic experimentations, taking inspirations in the relentless Soviet worker myth. Its frantic and industrial overall atmosphere, set by sharp yet harsh paces, is eventually pulled to pieces by murky and hallucinated ambient acts, depicting a way darker story than the one told by the USSR propaganda.  
Thus, one rhetorical question remains: Could this unhealthy man-a-machine glorification come to any different end than madness?

Based upon Hugo Charpentier’s drawings, that can be found both on inner and outer sleeves, the 7-track album definitely takes advantage of its visual dimension, resulting in an elegant double-12” black-&-white gatefold layout. 

Releasing Stakhanov was also for AR/FM a way to pay tribute to the golden era of Lyon alternative electronic scene around 2013-2016, of which the project-members were three of the many faces. 
Through their different collectives and labels (CLFT Militia, SILO, Palma…) amongst others, all the instigators of this creative craze considerably contributed to the constitution of a new generation of Lyon-scene protagonists, AR/FM being one of them.

Release Infos:
Date of announcement: Monday, May 17, 2021 
Date of release: Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Styles: Deep Techno, Dub Techno, Ambient, Industrial, Acid, Downtempo, Drone
Limited-edition of 150 double-12” Gatefold vinyls, including download code and 30*30cm insert by Hugo Charpentier.
Public price: 26 € + shipping.

Credits:
Music: Mathieu Reynaud, Léo Paillard & Fabien Ainardi 
Mastering: Lorenzo Targhetta
Artworks & Design: Hugo Charpentier 

AR/FM Links:
Bandcamp: https://ar-fm.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/aroomfmuzik 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARoomFMuzik
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/1457939-ARFM 
Contact: contact.arfm@gmail.com

AR/FM#004 - Stakhanov LP - Previews (OUT JUNE 2, 2021)

NOÉMI BÜCHI @noemibuchi
HYLE - OUS039
April 15, 2022; digital

«I create my compositions from a symphonic-orchestral viewpoint, where the sounds are my orchestra, and I arrange them in time and space.» - Noémi Büchi

Noémi Büchi’s first EP for -OUS, ‘Hyle’ is a reference to the ancient greek term for ‘matter’ - which is composed of fire, water, air and earth - and only comes into existence when ‘form’ is attached to it. Balancing between the elements of electroacoustic music, neo-classical composition and sound design, ‘Hyle’ unfolds in three compositions that translate ‘matter’ into music. «We all are matter, and music is matter. My compositions convert personal and collective memories between trauma and joy into music that is rooted in the emotional dimension, but also intends to spark intellectual euphoria», she explains.

Consciously returning to the appreciation of harmony,
Noémi Büchi unfolds its musical potential through chordal combinations and reduced musical intervals. Her pieces are written with a classical understanding of compositional forms, structures and textures, which she translates to experimental electronic music. Just as life can be segmented into layers of knowledge and experience, Noémi Büchi composes in layers: she explores the potential of harmonies and dissonance, contrasts rhythmic figures with disruptive moments and playfully emphasizes irregularities, in order to expand our listening habits and create dense moments and harmonic grandeur alike. ‘Hyle’ is a prelude to her debut album ‘Matter’, which will be released on -OUS in 2022.

Composer and sound artist Noémi Büchi explores electronic and symphonic maximalism. Her music is defined by a delicate blend of electronic-orchestral condensations and textural rhythms. She strives for a combination of harmonic and dissonant sonorities, to evoke both intellectual and emotional euphoria. Her 2019 debut EP ‘Matière’, released through Light of Other Days, attracted widespread attention within the experimental music scene. In 2020, she released a second EP Prismic Passages on the Leipzig-based tape label Visible Dinner. -OUS will be releasing her debut album ‘Matter’ and its prelude ‘Hyle’ in 2022, as well as the debut album of Musique Infinie, a collaboration between Noémi Büchi and Feldermelder. 

CREDITS
Music by Noémi Büchi
Mixed and mastered by Manuel Oberholzer at vfbm Fribourg
Cover photograph by Jean-Marc Avila

Buy on Bandcamp

Noémi Büchi - Hyle  - 2 -  Manifesting Plastic Sorrow

100% of the sales of this is going to the Red Cross Ukraine! 

"I am gravely concerned for the safety of communities in Ukraine. Our message to the parties to the conflict is clear: uphold International Humanitarian Law, protect civilians and essential services". Peter Maurer, President, ICRC. 

It is dismaying that after enduring eight years of conflict, people now face more violence, pain, loss and turmoil. Fear, freezing temperatures and an uncertain future are what families in Ukraine are facing. 

How your donation will help people in Ukraine and the surrounding countries: 

As the security situation allows, the ICRC is responding to urgent humanitarian needs and must be able to continue their life saving work. ICRC water engineers and doctors aim to help more than 3 million people access clean water and improve the living conditions of more than 66,000 whose homes have been damaged by heavy fighting. 

The International Committee of the Red Cross - together with its partners in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – remains active in Ukraine, saving and protecting the lives of victims of armed conflict and violence. Our neutral and impartial humanitarian action supports the most vulnerable people: humanitarian needs are enormous, but together we can address them. Your donation will make a huge difference to families in need right now. 

The world is turning to even more shit thanks to fucked up politics and fights over land. Of course we are focued on what is going on in Ukraine at the moment. 

Cover design by Philip Marshall. Mastered by Jack Callahan.

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Nick Klein - PFEFFERSPRAY

For the second edition of our residency we invited Li to read a selection of excerpts of their poetry. They are joined by Chewlie who underlines their words with a wash of ambienty and deep sounds. The second part of the show will consist of a selection of tracks played by RTK, expect a deep dive into hyperpop, weird reworks and abstract sounds.

Pleasures of the highest sense
Feelings of warmth and security

Crying On The Dancefloor by CRTTR w/ RTK (18.02.2023)

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LONDON  (NO MAN  IS AN ISLAND) Made In UK (Andy Bushell)

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Emma DJ - NOT LISTENING

A1 - MARKET COLLAPSE
A2 - HISS
A3 - MOISTEST
A4 - YOU CAN'T SPELL LOS ANGELES WITHOUT GEL
A5 - PAPER CENTER
A6 - ANELTAREUQ
A7 - LOVE CABS

100 cassettes limited edition coming with postcard.
All tracks by Pierre Emma DJ
Mastered by Josh Eustis
Designed by Alice Gavin
Photography by Seana Gavin 

K7 out May 28th, 2020

© Collapsing Market - 2020

Emma DJ - You Can't Spell Los Angeles Without Gel

Taken from the album 'Drug of Choice' out 12/02/21.

Order: https://alterstock.org/product/drug-of-choice/

Cube - Neighbor (ALT63)

Part of the "Artificial Intelligence Vol. II" VA compilation.
Preview for the whole album here: https://soundcloud.com/art_intelligence_records/artificial-intelligence-vol-2-vvaa-vinyl-snippets

Get it here: https://artificialintelligencercrds.bandcamp.com/album/artificial-intelligence-vol-ii-vvaa

Artificial Intelligence Vol. II

A Beginning Without An End

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