Art Bei Ton Podcast 059: Głós
( @prayforglos )

We're very happy to share with you for the 59th episode of our podcast serie, this amazing musical journey from Dj, live performer and label owner Głós.

The mix is a hybrid set divided into two acts. First part is shaped in ambient textures, soothing and with dreamlike atmospheres. All of a sudden the story changes, unleashing an inner energy with refinement. 

We will host Głós for our last Art Bei Ton Private event on the 24th of June, he will share the decks with Eyvind Blix and Aisha Cue, so come catch him live if you're in Berlin! 

More info about Głós:

Non-Print label head and producer Głós wants to create something outside of the conforming realm of Techno. He has already reinvented his early work through his first album, and his lucid yet straight-to-the-point productions continue to reveal a rarefied character. 

Głós (pronounced ‘Gwos’) has made a point out of not following the sometimes linear Techno patterns with his artistry. He comes from a band-focused Rock-environment and runs his own label, arranged to be a wildly experimental project. In his earlier years, Głós was in several ways a close contributor to the Ressort Imprint label—founded by fellow producer Ekserd—since its start in 2013, already then having left his native Poland to become a Berlin citizen. 

Głós’s successive platform, his very own label Non-Print, released his debut album ‘Fem’ in September 2018—marking the exact five year anniversary date of his first EP, ‘There Is No One Like You’ (Ressort Imprint, 2013). The producer describes it as ‘a collection of re-works as well as new material without any creative limitations’. ‘Fem’ is presented as one continuous mix—with each of the tracks being available in their own individual entity. 

As a producer and performer, Głós’s background, which is a very hands-on analogue way of working—recording for example distorted keyboards and guitars—continues to influence his music. The industrial rawness of these elements are still present in his Techno, only now existing mantled by a softer Drone- and Ambient-type of layer. Głós portrays filmic scenes in his music. You are surely guided by the kick-drum, but the productions are spatial—distant rave signals and voices echo in a fantasy-like landscape. 

His live performances are often a hybrid of his own work and others. The Techno is pure Głós, but in various parts he manipulates selected Ambient pieces, making them his own for his distinctive shows. Again a situation where Głós’s live band-background plays a big part. 

‘Trinity’ is the Berliner's self-proclaimed opus magnus with a playtime of about 5.5 hours that was released on Głós’s own Non-Print. Fresh off the press since then are his latest EPs ‘Swimming In Colours’ and ‘Serenity’ on Affin, showcasing a different approach of Głós opposed to his more up-beat productions made for the dance floor.

Tracklist:

1. Chromatics - Yes (Love Theme From Lost River) - Italians Do It Better
2. Johnny Jewel - The Dead Zone - Italians Do It Better
3. Ben Frost - All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated (Albini Swing Version) - Mute
4. Ben Frost - All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated - Mute
5. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Welk - Ipecac Recordings
6. Raroh & Głós	- Just Another Cosmic Singularity - Unknown Timeline Records
7. Głós	- Untitled - Unreleased
8. Głós	- Untitled - Unreleased
9. Głós - Untitled - Unreleased
10. Chromatics - Yes (Symmetry Remix) - Italians Do It Better

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Art Bei Ton Podcast 059: Głós

Art Bei Ton is an artistic project focusing on merging electronic music and visual arts, though the promotion of events, podcast series and a label.  

Organizing events in Berlin and Europe, our goal is to create some immersive experiences, offering Hypnotic Techno/Ambient DJ sets and live acts, together with VJing, art exhibition, interactive audio-visual installations, performances, panels and workshops.  

Curating international artists, we want to embrace more inclusivity in the scene through the promotion of diverse and gender-balanced line ups. It is important for us to highlight female artists, queer actors of our community and fight together against all kinds of discrimination.

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