The agile, versatile Swiss artist Audiokern has put together a tightly focused body of musical work that projects his enthusiasm for a variety of genres, yet which is also colored by a peculiar ambiguity that situates him comfortably within a yet more interesting creative realm: the ever-expanding, restless, international network of artists who excel equally in building rhythmic structures and in crafting “cinema for the ear.”

Audiokern’s newest offering through his own Klangkeller imprint, Fog, is a fresh example of this tendency’s development, showcasing a coherent rhythmic drive and elastic groove, yet refusing to “give everything away” with an overly bright mix: seen this way, the record is best listened to as a series of incompletely formed environments whose exact features demand keen attention from the listener in order to be fully revealed. To that end, the additional talents of Samuel Rohrer (percussion) and Andrew Nimmo (saxophone) bring an extra degree of three-dimensionality to the proceedings.
The opening “Black Birds” vibrates with compelling noir jazz atmospheres, soldered together from fragments of cyborg electronics, saxophone and electric piano. This track calls to mind a host of possible influences (from vintage Cabaret Voltaire to mid-‘90s “illbient” hybrids), and is a most fitting soundtrack for an aimless, but sensorily engaged, stroll through an Alphaville-like atmosphere in which the present and future are indistinguishable from one another. Intriguingly, Samuel Rohrer’s “Black Birds” remix / reprise, appearing later in the program, is like an inverted image of its predecessor: it opts for a warmer and tighter atmosphere filled with hocketing percussion, showing the characteristic hallmarks of Rohrer’s vigorous style without distracting from the consistent, narrative feel of the full album.

The following title track accelerates the tempo significantly and, of course, makes good on that title, with a myriad of glimmering pulses and signals that announce themselves before tantalizingly disappearing into the tactile mist. It is another fine demonstration of Audiokern’s talent for creating an attractive ambiguity, as this network of mysteriously glowing sonic beacons may be signaling to one another or to the listener among them. “Wanted” extends the sensations sparked by “Fog,” with wordless snatches of voice fitting neatly into a sonic matrix of mixed techno-organic percussion.
“Set Off,” while adhering loosely to a “dub” template, still leaves several doors open for interpretation: the persistent clicking, plucked noises and synthetic breezes give it the sensory impact of a dense tropical forest distilled into a rhythm track. Audiokern saves the most kinetic, energetic moments on the disc for the final bow: the closer “A Dream Last Night” simmers with dark melodicism, yet again chooses to keep its secrets partially obscured. A final sample of film dialogue may provide listeners with a profound realization, that the evasiveness of virtual environments, like those we have heard up until this point, is a facsimile of the “fog” of dreams.

AUDIOKERN - FOG

Klangkeller Records, recognized for modular sound experiments, catchy beats and percussive rhythms, has done it again with Audiokern’s third release 'A Personal Way' EP.

The Ep delves into Experimental, Abstract and Electronica grounds. Audiokern’s sounds are stimulated by the external world and their atmosphere, with a drop of the basic essence of electronic dance music. These 8 tracks are certainly a confirmation of it.

Uncanny Valley’s live drum is fresh and magnetic alongside dissimilar jingles and swishes which positively balance. Wired System is abstract, with a dark added vocal at the end which brands it as a powerful track.

Differently, Under the Same Sun is entirely melodic, with beautiful dreamy waves that genuinely make you touch the sun. It continues with The Night of Glory. Its duskier - moodier vibrations and a few words add an exciting and dark temper that still fits purely within the EP. Element of Trance and Hypnotic Place are all about bringing the listener into another dimension. It alienates and hypnotizes you from reality through the quantity of small alterations and sub kicks within the sound. To conclude, Don’t Forget the Animals is mysteriously percussive, it’s like different animal roars assorted together, it’s gorgeously confusing.

Juno:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/audiokern-a-personal-way/681867-01/

Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/de/Audiokern-A-Personal-Way/release/11535730

Discopiu:
http://www.discopiu.com/detail.aspx?ida=147337

Deejay:
https://www.deejay.de/Audiokern_A_Personal_Way_KLAK003_Vinyl__307781

A PERSONAL WAY / EP

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Thank you for the wonderful moment and that I was allowed to play live. The atmosphere and the location in Bern was perfect and I got to know a lot of great people. It was fun to play in front of a great audience. 

Special thanks to the Les Digitales team.

Audiokern Live | Les Digitales Bern - Radio Bollwerk - 21.08.2021

Space Mix 0515

boom... two new characteristic dub tracks from Audiokern for underground space nights

Is It Frank?

Yes Its Frank!

Klangkeller Records presents a friendship production.
Nice groovy beats for your needle...
Limited edition, only 200 pieces available worldwide.

Audiokern - Head Bells (Original Mix)

Audiokern - Head Bells (Juergen Vonbank Remix)

Juergen Vonbank - Safe Haven (Audiokern Remix)

Juergen Vonbank - Safe Haven (Original Mix)

B1 Element Of Trance

A4 The Night Of Glory

A3 Under The Same Sun

A2 Wired System

A Personal Way

A1 Uncanny Valley

Raw Control

B2 Raw Control - Audiokern

Sorry

B1 Sorry - Audiokern Original Mix

Broken Silence

A2 Broken Silence - Audiokern

Sorry (Tobias. Remix)

A1 Sorry - Tobias. Remix

B3 A Dream Last Night

B2 Set Off

B1 Black Birds (Samuel Rohrer RMX)

A3 Wanted

A2 Fog

A1 Black Birds

hi

We are Audiokern and would like to thank you for the support in the last time on Soundcloud and Facebook.
Your feedback about the sounds have always motivated us.
Thank you, Merci, Danke, Grazie mille

Now it is time for a new vinyl mix ...
60 minutes of Morning Glory, which is the theme!!
The tracks have a special meaning for us and has been carefully compiled.

we hope you like it ...
have fun ... we keep in touch

best

Morning Glory Vinyl Dub Mix

Contact: audiokern@hotmail.com

Dates:
14.08.21 @ Les Digitales, Porrentruy (CH)
21.08.21 @ Les Digitales, Bern (CH)
21.08.21 @ Les Digitales, Zürich (CH)


Bio:
Audiokern, aka Alain Zumbühl, born February 9, 1984 in Switzerland, is an electronic music artist. In his early teens, he became interested in playing the guitar and attended lessons to start learning how to play. At the age of 14, he began to admire how DJ's used vinyl records in their sets. Immediately, his curiosity for this form of musical expression developed. 

In the 90's, techno was in high demand, even in the small province of Thun, where Alain grew up. Characterized by the location and the environment, his budding DJ career was mainly established in underground clubs and in the former Selve area, which was an integral part of the Swiss club scene at the time. After several years as an active DJ, Alain also began to further develop his style and explored new genres, including more hip hop records in his sets, which lead to him gain new audiences. At that time hip hop was also very popular in Thun and was well received in the city of almost 44,000 inhabitants. 

At age 22, he came up with the idea of producing his own songs and marketing them internationally. Unfortunately, there were only a handful of people around him who shared the same interest, so he had to do so on his own and still focused mainly on creating music. With basic equipment he made initial inroads into all sorts of genres, but quickly realized that electronic music was his main focus and passion, as it gave him enough freedom to develop his artistry. 

In 2012 Alain Zumbühl founded his own label Klangkeller Records, through which he regularly publishes his productions, mainly in vinyl format.

AUDIOKERN

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