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examine-mix-55-w-gui-2023-11-18

Release date: 14/03/25

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

180g vinyl//LP insert included//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Italian sound artist Marco Shuttle debuts on Astral Industries with AI-39. Alluring and evocative, ‘Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva’ is a journey deep into the Amazon rainforest, seeking to capture its power and vastness, but also a rumination on the problem of its impending destruction.

In this album Shuttle sees the continuation and further ripening of an ongoing creative process, utilising both audio and visual documentations as source material. On this occasion most of the field recordings were taken in the Tupana Arü Ü nature reserve in the Amazonas region of Columbia, between Leticia and Puerto Nariño.

For the compositional process Shuttle employs a distinctly minimalist approach, achieving highly rich and articulate soundscapes with relatively little. Painting with an almost impressionistic stroke, the depth of imagery is underpinned by a strong experimental leaning and a sophisticated musical language.

Within its wild freeform, the seamless interplay between nature and the machines sees them merge into a mysterious dance - a liquifying sequence of scenes that shimmer with flora, fauna and the unmistakable aliveness of the jungle. A procession of sputtering and cavernous pulsations, sprawling biologies and hidden mysteries, the jungle as an entity, a spirit, begins to emerge. With all its peculiarities and strangeness, it reveals a world of seeming chaos, yet underneath it all a thread of something innately conscious.

Although it could be considered a form of sound diary, the scope spans much further than a standalone creative work. Within its intoxicating montage of shifting forms, ‘Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva’ stands as a sonic ethnography, and a contemplation on time, space, and our evolving relationship with nature.

Ongoing large-scale logging, agriculture and infrastructure projects are leading to significant deforestation in the Amazon, and continues to threaten biodiversity, the global environment and the livelihoods of indigenous communities. Part of the proceedings from this release will be donated to Amazon Watch (amazonwatch.org), a nonprofit organisation that works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

“Special thanks goes to Marco Cruz from Amazon Jungle Trips and to Aberlardo and Manuel (who is also the narrator of the story at the end of Part 2), the indigenous guides who took me deep into the forest and made me experience its overwhelmingly powerful beauty. This record is dedicated to Colombia and all the fantastic people I met in this wonderful country” - Marco Shuttle 

Part Two

Neon Cleptu 34
Tactile surroundings. For this episode I’d like to welcome Toner. 
@toner_jp

I met Yutaro, better known as Toner, last year when I visited Japan. And his appearance at Dommune hit it. It was a no-brainer to invite him for the Cleptu series. Curating his ambient oriented "The Line Shifting to Dots" parties. That focuses on physical deep listening. He will  deconstruct and smudge out the tactile surroundings that will drive your mind into the unknown. 

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to go...

I’m very pleased that he participated and will be the one to guide us through his musical fascinations.

Shifted - Several Instances
Compound Eye - The Outer Sphere
Echium - Collapsed Senses
Toki Fuko	- Narration 2
VC-118a - Silver
Katatonic Silentio - Bridging The Gap
Kick21 - 10se
Lemna - Trajectory	
Space Drum Meditation - Water Sirens
Harald Uunk - Isomorphic
Solatz - Ötzi
Formant Value - Funzione II [Notte Infinita Remix]
yin yang audio - astral projection
Korridor - Vacuum Decay	
Gunnar Haslam - Azote Du Guano
T++ - Worn Down
HOMI - Jokudubi
I7HVN - Body Count
Nuel - Intarsia
Carrier - Wood Over Plastic
Solar X - Russian Roulette	

Recording is mastered by Ryosuke Tsuchiya
Broadcasted 20.03.2025
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Neon Cleptu 34 → Toner

Two hours of POING radio.

20:00 - 21:00     mher
21:00 - 22:00     Sub-C

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POING RADIO w/ Sub-C - 30th May 2025

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Alohn - Hypnoglitch [95OT005]

Sticking to its roots in experimental dubstep, this fifth release really nails the label’s unique sound. It’s sometimes weird, sometimes made to tear up the dancefloor, but always unexpected.

This time, it’s Alohn taking the reins with a 6-track ride that twists every element in the best way possible. He even throws in live electric guitar, played by himself, because why not? Just when you thought the boundaries had already been pushed to the max, Alohn comes in and proves that dubstep and metal can actually go hand-in-hand - and sound absolutely insane doing it.

The journey kicks off with Lamantin, a halftime roller packed with textures, glitchy details, and effects from outer space. Just when you settle into the ride the guitar hits, and you know you're in for a wild one.

Maledictus follows with these airy, almost angelic vocal layers, drenched in effects. After a long, trippy build-up, it drops into a deep, head-nodding groove with IDM flavor.

Then there’s Hypnoglitch, all about swirling atmospheres and broken beats, leading into this nostalgic synth line that just hits. Super dreamy, super detailed, and full of vibe.

Doom Goblin switches things up again. It’s got a trip-hop feel, with long guitar notes and acoustic touches over a rhythm that refuses to follow the rules. Halfway through, the beat flips into something way faster and more classic, but it keeps the emotional depth. Honestly feels like two songs in one, made for the real heads.

Then comes Crypt, the banger of the release. Heavy kicks, punchy snares, and no messing around. It strips back some of the complexity to just hit hard. Perfect to smash a dancefloor but still full of those subtle details that make it unmistakably Alohn.

And finally, Chug Dub, the closer, and it’s a monster. Dubstep meets metal in full force. A wild fusion that somehow makes total sense. Cinematic. Powerful. One of a kind 

(mastered Qant as always)
(artwork by Emilia Grima)

𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒉𝒏
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/ahlonne
Bandcamp : https://alone4.bandcamp.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/alohn___/

𝟗𝟓 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒃𝒔
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/95-open-tabs
Bandcamp : https://95opentabs.bandcamp.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/95opentabs/

Liquid Metal [95OT005]

Hypnoglitch

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𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Alohn - Hypnoglitch [95OT005]

This release, created by the talented producer Bassywax, will stay in your memory thanks to its incredible atmosphere and exceptional sound. Complex rhythms, psychedelic textures, and outstanding quality and depth make this track stand out - perfectly aligned with the label’s concept. As you listen, you’ll be drawn into the wildness and power of its sound.

Release date: August 1, 2025

Bassywax (@bassywax) is the creative character and parallel reality from Asier Arias, a 30-year-old, Donostia born, Barcelona based dj and producer. 

Big nerd in the studio, Bassywax defines himself as a deep lover of vinyl records, sonic storytellings, intimate dancefloor big soundsystem gatherings and psychedelic sound designs. He runs two complementary fantasy concept labels @obtuse.swamp and @slippery.yard where he explores the realms of psychedelic music in two different directions.

Mastered by @MichalWolski
Cover by @Archypness

Sensory Processing Sensitivity [EMAHO 004]

Floating, Glowing - a six-track voyage through shadowy low-end terrain.

Releases: 1st August

ALL Profits to Pay The Rent

Written, produced, mixed and arranged: @rxexx
Remixes: @andygarveyandygarvey & @auto-genesis
Mastering: @xysid
Artwork: @niph.ophila (Instagram)

Floating, Glowing

Bandcamp

RXEX - Floating, Glowing (SNIPPETS)

Brace yourself for quantum speed techno colliding with sci-fi soundscapes and space textures ~ hypnotic, deep and captivating.

@aboabosound ☽𖥔☾

CRUDE MIX 254 - Abo Abo

$UICIDEBOY$ TYPE BEAT “THY JUDGMENT”

GLASS  - DUBSTEP INSTRUMENTAL DJ (8)

NEUROSTATIC is a 7-track EP by VynX, blending the raw energy of Dubstep with the haunting atmosphere of Future Garage and industrial sound design.

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Backpocket Slammers acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways. We pay respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging, as well as to all First Nations communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area.

Sovereignty was never ceded. Our music is conceptualised and recorded on STOLEN LAND.