DRONE / AMBIENT

AI Discography

Release date: 08/04/19 (01/04/19 on AI Bandcamp)

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

Format: 180g vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Belgian artist Bernard Zwijzen, aka Sonmi451, has for over a decade now been quietly making some of the most luscious ambient we’ve heard here at AI-HQ. We are delighted to announce him as part of the Astral family with this six-track EP - Nachtmuziek - sit back, tune in and drift away.

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AI-13: Sonmi451 - Nachtmuziek

A Side Effect

Release date: 26/01/24

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2 x 180g gatefold vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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AI-36 comes from Ear to Ear - the debut collaboration between label regular Samuel van Dijk (Multicast Dynamics) and Ukrainian artist Yevgen Chebotarenko. Taken from a series of live recording sessions, the album explores in four parts a markedly darker realm of soundscape music. A cornucopia of abstract morphing scenes and heady synesthesia, the album brims with rich sonic detail and evocative gestures. Deftly blending organic sound textures with an experimental austerity, ‘Live Recordings’ displays potent and accomplished storytelling.

The album opens to a grey overcast vista, a natural landscape that slowly melts into a descending chasmic dysphoria. The mood transitions to a drone-based piece on the B-side, characterised by a more psychologically suspenseful framework and exotic blend of sound design. The atmosphere lightens, yet equally pensive as side C takes on a more elemental form, invoking water and its array of microbial and metabolic ecosystems. Brief cathartic moments in the final section pave the way for deeper wayfaring on the D-side. Stray signals and unknowable artefacts skitter across a vast subaqueous domain, a fathomless womb of potentialities that ebbs into eternity.

Live Recordings C

Live Recordings B

Live Recordings A

The act of fictional world crafting is reserved for only a few, and https://soundcloud.com/astralindustries?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing seems to hone the craft without the need for any words. The London-based record label became a nucleus for deep electronic music across the globe, fusing introspective sonic explorations of the most pivotal musicians with the visual storytelling of Theo Ellsworth on limited-edition vinyl. The next chapter in this sacred discography is written by the Italian producer https://soundcloud.com/pianetisintetici?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing. He invites you on the journey of ‘Space Opera’.

Space Opera will be out on May 31st, 2024. Order a copy via Bandcamp. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-pianeti-sintetici---part-one

Premiere: Pianeti Sintetici - Part One [AI-37]

Release date: 31/05/24

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180g vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Pianeti Sintetici presents AI-37, entitled ‘Space Opera’. Conceived by Italian artist Davide Perrone, the Pianeti Sintetici (“Synthetic Planets”) project hypothesises the creation of future synthetic worlds as told through sound. Although split across two parts, the album is a singular organism that narrates a journey of boundless cosmic exploration. A sonic tapestry woven of intergalactic atmospheres, Space Opera’s imaginative sound design contributes to a richly spatial and haptic experience.

Taking place in the dimly lit crevices of deepest space, a swirling pool of chemical abstractions and extraterrestrial transmissions spumes out from the darkness. Elements weave through broad washes of drones and scintillating textures, contrasting a sparse backdrop with dense and multilayered passages. Composed with the use of modular synthesisers and intense audio manipulations, ‘Space Opera’ comes to life as an entity that transports the listener on an immersive journey into the mysteries of alien worlds.

Part Two

Displaced - Dirty Beaches

Lá Lauê - Roda Maravilhosa (Ohxalá Edit)
Download: https://ohxala.bandcamp.com/track/la-laue-roda-maravilhosa-ohxala-edit

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Lá Lauê - Roda Maravilhosa (Ohxalá Edit)

The Armenian wrestling style “Kokh” is regarded as one of the oldest forms of wrestling. The ancient history of this national combat sport is confirmed and attested by numerous travelers to Armenia. First of all, the Persians “touched” the style in the early years of their contact with Armenians.

Armenian wrestling was famed in the ancient world as well. Armenian King Trdat III (250 – 330 AD) himself becoming an Olympic Champion in wrestling at the 265th Olympiad in 281 AD. Kokh has also been a common tradition during weddings, with two fighters wrestling from the sides of the bride and groom.

Illustrations of Kokh can be seen on the walls of the medieval Armenian Cathedral of Akhdamar. French investigator Henry Chardin also wrote about Kokh during the Middle Ages.

In the years of the USSR, Kokh began to fade out of usage, though it would be practiced in the rural areas of Armenia up until at least 1988. Today, only modest attempts are made to preserve this combat sport in Armenia. It should be mentioned that the popular Soviet combat system Sambo was heavily influenced by the Armenian Kokh wrestling.

There are two main types of Kokh – Lori Kokh and Shirak Kokh. The main difference between these two styles is the grabbing rules and outfit. In Shirak Kokh, wrestlers perform topless, wearing only traditional Armenian pants. Apart from that, they are allowed to grab the legs of the opponent. In Lori Kokh, wrestlers wear traditional robes and are required to grab the opponent’s dress to do throws or push them out.

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Jack Essek - tambors of Kokh (original mix)

Dirty Beaches - Time Washes Everything Away

Andrés Oddone - Happiness is a side effect EP

"Happiness is a side effect" es extracto de "Aura LP", album creado con materiales grabados por Andres Oddone en dos viajes a India, principalmente a las provincias de Karnataka y Kerala. Es como un album de imagenes sonoras, pero tambien es un muestrario de los conceptos que nacieron de percibir esos lugares. 
"Happiness is a side effect EP" contiene remixes de musicos amigos con los cuales Andres habitualmente comparte el hacer: Tremor, Kaleema, El Buho, Piper Street Sound y Chelo Scotti.
Editado por Fertil Discos, un sello independeinte que mezcla electrónica y tradición, con base en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"Happiness is a side effect" is an extract from "Aura LP",  an album created with the sounds Andres Oddone recorded during two trips to India, mainly to the Karnataka and Kerala provinces. It’s made of sound images, but it is also a sample book of concepts born after perceiving those places.

"Happiness is a side effect EP" contains remixes from fellow musicians -with whom Andres has usually shared his work:  Tremor, Kaleema, El Buho, Piper Street Sound y Chelo Scotti.

Edited by Fertil Discos, an independant  label who mixes electronics and tradition,  from Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Musica, produccion, mezcla y mastering: Andres Oddone
https://www.facebook.com/zortmusic/

Remixes:
El Buho (https://soundcloud.com/el-buho)
Kaleema (https://soundcloud.com/kaleema_ba)
Piper Street Sound (https://soundcloud.com/piperstreetsound)
Tremor (https://soundcloud.com/tremormusic)
Chelo Scotti (https://soundcloud.com/chelo-scotti)

Diseûo: Treska (https://www.facebook.com/treskasoy)

Special thanks to the people at Bangalo Residency, your love and support are memories that I will treasure forever.
Christoph my friend, thank you for all.

04 Andrés Oddone - Happiness Is A Side Effect (Kaleema Rmx)

Release date: 15/04/19 (01/04/19 on AI Bandcamp)

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

Format: 180g vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Belgian artist Bernard Zwijzen, aka Sonmi451, has for over a decade now been quietly making some of the most luscious ambient we’ve heard here at AI-HQ. We are delighted to announce him as part of the Astral family with this six-track EP - Nachtmuziek - sit back, tune in and drift away.

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B2. Inner Structure

B1. Quiet Piece for Bram

A3. Outer Shell

A2. Vladivostok

A1. Probe

What a magical experience was VOODOOHOP! I'm SO SO SO happy to have been a part of this 10 year celebration o the movement that changed me in so many ways <3 I love you VOODOOHOP! Thank you <3

ElPeche @ Voodoohop 10 Anos na Cachoeira

Ohxalá @ Aperitivo Al Verde in Treviso - Italy

Ohxalá @ Aperitivo Al Verde 2019

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Bookings and all label enquiries: info@astralindustries.co.uk

Please, no demos.

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Artists: Deepchord, Wolfgang Voigt, The Chi Factory, Heavenly Music Corporation, Waveform Transmission, Sonmi451, Atom™, J.Derwort, Shorelights, Multicast Dynamics, LF58, The Abyss Within Us, Monolake, The Humble Bee, Son of Chi, Lucid Dreams, Mystic AM, Dialog, Sa Pa, Toki Fuko, Rod Modell, Ear to Ear, Pianeti Sintetici, Marco Shuttle.

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AI-01: Deepchord - Lanterns
AI-02: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung live in London
AI-03: Chi - The Original Recordings
AI-04: Wolfgang Voigt & Deepchord - Colours of Time, re-interpreted
AI-05: Chi Factory - The Bamboo Recordings
AI-06: Heavenly Music Corporation - Lunar Phase
AI-07: Chi Factory - The Kallikatsou Recordings
AI-08: Waveform Transmission - V 2.0-2.9
AI-09: Chi Factory - Red Lantern at the Kallikatsou
AI-10: Deepchord - Immersions
AI-11: Heavenly Music Corporation - In a Garden of Eden
AI-12: Chi Factory - The Mantra Recordings
AI-13: Sonmi451 - Nachtmuziek
AI-14: Dots - Dots
AI-15: J.Derwort - Bamboo Music
AI-16: Shorelights - Bioluminescence
AI-17: Multicast Dynamics - Ancient Circuits
AI-18: Chi Factory - Travel in Peace
AI-19: LF58 - Alterazione
AI-20: Waveform Transmission - V 3.0-3.9
AI-21: The Abyss Within Us - Life in a Circle
AI-22: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung Exhibition
AI-23: Monolake - Gobi. The Vinyl Edit 2021
AI-24: The Humble Bee - A Miscellany for the Quiet Hours
AI-25: Son of Chi & Radboud Mens - The Transition Recordings
AI-26: Multicast Dynamics & Sid Hille - Metamorphosis
AI-27: LF58 Live at Brancaleone
AI-28: Lucid Dreams
AI-29: Son of Chi & Clara Brea - The Wetland Remixes
AI-30: Mystic AM - Cardamom & Laudanum
AI-31: Dialog - Dialog
AI-32: Son of Chi & Arthur Flink - The Fifth World Recordings
AI-33: Sa Pa - Atmospheric Fragments
AI-34: Toki Fuko - Spirit Medicine
AI-35: Rod Modell - Ghost Lights
AI-36: Ear to Ear - Live Recordings
AI-37: Pianeti Sintetici - Space Opera
AI-38: LF58 - Radials
AI-39: Marco Shuttle - Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva
AI-40: Wolfgang Voigt - Rückverzauberung im Tunnel
AI-41: ???

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