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Barker & JakoJako - Duality

Format: Digital
Release date: Friday, 07 May 2021

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Barker & JakoJako - Duality (TUF02)

Happy to kick off our series of premieres "HEAR/FIRST" with this banging remix of DJ Swaggers (@djswaggerxxx) juke anthem "Deep Down" by Mathis Ruffing (@mruffing).

Artist​: DJ Swagger, Mathis Ruffing
Title: Deep Down
Label​: Raiders // Vol. 1 Remixed (@raiders_records)
Release date​: 31st January 2021

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Vol. 1 Remixed

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HEAR/FIRST: DJ Swagger - Deep Down (M Ruffing RemixX) [RAIDERS, Vol. 1 Remixed]

Next up in the audio series is this soothing, trippy and spaced out ambient mix from 1/2 of Lund&Rønde; Aske Lund Rønde.
Perfect for all days of the week, but specially mondays! Enjoy!

Fast Forward Audio Series #9: Aske Lund Rønde

Sven Weisemann has always been an artist's artist. His mixes and productions stand aside many of the timeless "secret tips" you may have heard about. They are defined by the culture surrounding them, while simultaneously defining that same culture. Never hesitant to drift into fascinating new unexplored territories, he has managed to finesse his way into the global spotlight with records on imprints such as Delsin, Echochord, and Mojuba. His familiarity and expertise in the realm of ambient and modern classical have made him a ripe pick for the heart of our summer mix series. Enjoy alone or with friends, but always in the sun.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/svenweisemann

Website: http://www.svenweisemann.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/svenweisemann
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/420953-Sven-Weisemann
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/svenweisemann
Booking: lorenz@hemisphere.agency

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

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032 - Unrushed by Sven Weisemann

Well, this is something complettely different. Kind of spiritual.
Sleepless, i played around with some fieldrecordings & Shipibo Icaros. This is what came out. Not mastered, it's just an experiment. ;)
Picture (C) by Luis Tamani www.luis-tamani.com

Jungle Of Mind 

Jungle Of Mind (1stArrangement)

@el_hardwick

~ Tracklist ~

Nadia Khan - In Gleam
System - Plus (ft. Nils Frahm)
Gas - Untitled 2
Heavenly Music Corporation - Nautilus
Steve Hillage - Garden Of Paradise
How to Disappear Completely - Seraphim III
Laraaji - A Cave In England
Terre Thaemlitz - Trucker
Terekke - wav1
Ross 154 - I Will Follow
Serena Butler - When I Die I’ll Go To Heaven Because I’ve Served My Time In Hell
Trux - Hobo
Lucaufer - Ciel
Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Amorph
Kareem Lotfy - Kwkab
Tim Hecker - Ghost Writing Pt. 1
System 7 - Faydeaudeau
1991 - No More Dreams II
K. Leimer - Assemble & Diffuse
Ellen Bullmann - Fluctuations 1
Alter Ego - Undersea Girl
Vida Vojic - …and the shadows were
Oh, Yoko - Seashore (Sprinkles’ Ambient Ballroom)

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I am very excited to present the first externally contributed Deep Mind Music mix by my friend @moonbowmusic

I made the first @Deep-Mind-Music mix - https://soundcloud.com/syberkid/deep-mind-music-vol-1 - just as a way to tie together and catalogue the ambient tracks that had meant a lot to me that summer. Since then, Deep Mind Music mixes have become a solace for me, a personal space to explore sound and emotion. 

In the last two years Moonbow and I have been sharing ambient music with each other, and both love and appreciate this form of music. I've been toying with the idea of expanding these mixes into a mix series for a while, and asked if Moonbow would like to make one for me. They have put together a beautiful journey reflecting on Seasonal Affective Disorder, just in time to counter the January blues. 

They say: "The mix is supposed to be a kind of anxiety relieving mix for S.A.D that starts out quite emotional and quiet in a very raw and real way, dives into a v insular dream world that is sometimes peacefully meditative and sometimes quite an intensely dark emotional excavation, and then it has healing and wholesome ending of clarity"

This photo is a photo Moonbow took of sunset in Los Angeles, when we were there together this summer.

I look forward to this new chapter for these mixes, and hope you enjoy it too 💙

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~ Downloads enabled ~

Moonbow ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.4

Translucid & DJ Dee - Seagulls

Our next guest belongs to a very special subsect of the electronic community. Namely, those who don't take themselves too seriously, but still deliver some of the most relentlessly captivating sets around. Part-time selector, part-time meme creator, and full-time Psychotherapist, Vincent Neumann has one of the most refreshing and honest voices in the dance music community today. Born and raised in Leipzig, he honed his skills as a resident at Distillery, earning himself a reputation as a renowned DJ with his sharp ear for underappreciated cuts. Since his humble beginnings, he has become a regular at Berghain and created one of the most followed techno meme accounts, technothegathering, where he uses his humor and knowledge of magic cards to socially critique and mirror the happenings of the underground music scene. His sets are equally critical in that they exemplify a taste that does not follow any trends, but rather a genuine spirit focused on music for music's sake. We are thrilled to bring you an exceptional two-hour mix from this special character, featuring everything from Octo Octa to Tool.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/vincent-neumann

IG: https://www.instagram.com/instagramsucks/
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/VincentNeumann
FB: https://www.facebook.com/VincentNeumannLeipzig

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Tracklist:

Mogador - Overflow Pool I // Further
Multicast Dynamics - Unitila // Denovali
Mokira - Untitled 01 // Type
Deus Ex Mankind Divided - Otar Botkoveli Debate // Skill Tree
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Karin // Ipecac
Cosmin TRG - Romantic Slackbot Presentation // Fizic
r Beny - Loma // Dauw
Earthen Sea - Also An Act Of Love // Kranky
Fennesz - Grey Scale // Touch
David Julyan - How Can I Heal… // Cinefonia
Panabrite - Regent // Immune
Melvins - The Silky Apple Butter Of Youth (Sunroof! Remix) // Ipecac
Bnjmn - Svalbard // Tiercel
Magna Pia - Dionysus // Feral Note
Neurosis - Become The Ocean // Relapse
Jonas Kopp - 55 Dias // Ilian Tape
Giulio Aldinucci - Aphasic Semiotics // Karlrecords
S100 - Repel // STHLM LTD
Octo Octa - My Body Is Powerful // T4T LUV NRG
Biri - Through The Fields (Into The Sky Version) // Figure
Isorinne - 9:21 // Northern Electronics
Suso Saiz - Anti Stress For Babies And Families // Music From Memory
Kinematika - Uprise // Gravitational
Severnaya - Proud Cliffs Garbed In Blue // Fauxpas Music
Tool - Mantra // Tool Dissectional
Varg - Ohns Odegard // Field Records
Das Glow - A Lighter Shade Of Bright // Institubes
Vril - Riese (Rework) // Delsin
Ryan James Ford - Beztu Pylsur // Dream Ticket
Thomas Hessler - Pearl // Intimate Silence
Caterina Barbieri - Fantas // Editions Mego

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043 - Unrushed by Vincent Neumann

Our Blitzcast series continuous with Vincent Neumann, who shows up with a beautiful Ambient mix. The Leipzig based Distillery resident unveils two hours of intimate soundscapes, contemplative-uplifting vibrations, hazy drone-spheres, gentle rhythm accents and a consistently timeless mood. This smoothly mixed selection allows to take a deep breath, to drift away and to gain creativity. Thank you Vincent, this is essential!

Die neunte Ausgabe unserer Blitzcast-Serie kommt von Vincent Neumann, der diese in Form einer wunderbaren Ambient-Mélange präsentiert. Im Rahmen der zwei Stunden lässt der Leipziger Distillery-Resident intime Soundscapes, nachdenklich-beflügelnde Vibrations, verschwommen-definierte Drone-Sphären und behutsame Rhythmus-Akzente zu einem durchweg zeitlosen Stimmungspool verschmelzen. Eine smooth gemischte Selektion, die zum Durchatmen und abdriften anregt, sowie die Synapsen in Schwingung versetzt. Danke für diesen nachhaltig-essentiellen Ausflug, lieber Vincent!

Blitzcast 009 — Vincent Neumann

dj healer - krieg der welten
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der wald
fuer immer
allerseelen
ins herz der dinge lauschen
explosions in the sky
einen ort gefunden
das meer

ins herz der dinge lauschen

While some artists work towards advancing their egos, others function more as a backbone, supporting music culture and giving it a foundation to grow. Our next guest, Sabine Hoffman, is most certainly the latter mentioned. With an infectious passion for vinyl and an immense musical knowledge that encompasses all subsections, she has been enchanting listeners and building support systems in her hometown of Berlin for years. Her event series "Frauengedeck" spotlights the female and non-cis talent around her and provides a platform to lesser-known artists. Whether you see her in her element in many of the renowned clubs in Berlin or working behind the counter of OYE record store in Neukölln, Sabine is sure to greet you with a smile and some seriously good records. It's this spirit and attitude that makes Sabine a perfect fit for UNRUSH in these troubling times. So take a deep breath and listen to the vinyl hum...

Thanks to https://soundcloud.com/sabine-hoffmann

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DjSabineHoffmann
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/sabinehoffmann
Booking: http://pointcollective.net/Artists/sabine-hoffmann/

Unrush Bandcamp: https://unrush.bandcamp.com/
Unrush Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unrushme/

Artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

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048 - Unrushed by Sabine Hoffmann

Je tiefer ich mich in mich selbst hineinkehre, um so mehr werde ich der Welt teilhaftig. (Gustav Landauer)

Soundcloud ➟ @ancient-methods
Instagram ➟ www.instagram.com/ancientmethods
Facebook ➟ www.facebook.com/ancientmethods1

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A myriad of tones, colors, and figures descend around a central point, encircling themselves into a focused dance of abstracted precipitation. Such is the kind of stimulating, autumn-mirrored imagery offered up by our next renowned guest, Zadig. While known primarily for his distinguished brand of dubby, Detroit-tinged techno on his label Construct Re-Form, anyone who reduces him to this simply has not been listening. His recent record for the Ukrainian imprint Rhythm Büro exemplifies his many facets, with refined ambient, synth, and downtempo passages lulling one into ecstatic states. It's this kind of diversity we seek, and it's an honor to have him contribute to UNRUSH. So put on some headphones, kick around some leaves, and enjoy the last golden rays of semi-warm days before the darkness subsumes us.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/zadig-construct_re-form

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1459436-Zadig
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zadigmusic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zadig_aka_ksa/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Tracklist: 

1 - Elodie - La Saison Blanche - Ideologic Organ
2 - Abul Mogard - Above all Dreams - Ecstatic
3 - Tim Hecker - Boreal Kiss (Part 1) - Kranky
4 - Stars Of The Lid - Lactate’s Moment - Kranky
5 - Ratti / Nielsen / Nikoaienko - M2 - Muscut
6 - Luc Marianni - Voix Dans Les Brumes - Féeri Music
7 - Igor Wakhevitch - Love Song To Ekalavya - Transversales Disques
8 - Vantzou - Garden Of Forking Paths - Kranky
9 - Elemnt - Octagon #1 - Hidden Hawaii
10 - Dez Williams - Tulpas - Unrush
11 - Carlo Maria - Rotolame - Brutaz
12 - Anthony Child - Farthest Known Object - Editions Mego
13 - Σ - Schleifen C1 - Σ – Σ = 7
14 - Grouper - Parking Lot - Kranky
15 - Severnaya - Proud Cliffs Garbed In Blue - Fauxpas Musik

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050 - Unrushed by Zadig

@loketsounds

~ Tracklist ~

Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise (loket’s saxophonic version)
Omformer - Spheroid (loket’s saxophonic version)
Hiver & hammer - 5 million miles ft. Java (exael x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
loket - Dear Stranger
Shygirl + Arca - unconditional (loket’s saxophonic version)
Rasmus Juncker - Sauna (loket’s saxophonic version)
Pontiac Streator - Transier Unt (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - lila Gazelle
Lyra Pramuk - Tendril (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Improv for Elim
Paul Horn - Ancient Kings (loket’s saxophonic version)
Delta Rain Dance - Kosmische Elemente (with loket)
Linnuissa - Janis Kertoi Minulle Salaisuuden (loket’s saxophonic version)
SUSS - Salt Flats (loket’s saxophonic version)
Suzanne Kraft & Johnny Nash - Beluga’s Song (Kelela x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
Laurel Halo - Marbles (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Althüttendorf
John Beltran - soft summer (loket’s saxophonic version)
Akis - New Age Rising (Part VIII) (loket’s saxophonic version)
The Soft Pink Truth - Grace (loket’s saxophonic version)

~

I am so excited to share the latest, and most unique, Deep Mind Music entry. This mix, by my good friend Tahl, has been in the works for a long time. A mixtape of 100% saxophonic versions & originals which is the first manifestation of Tahl’s new alias for saxophonic exploration - loket.

A member of Berlin's Power Play collective, Tahl debuted the combination of live saxophone played over ambient music at the intimate confines of Power Play’s foggy chill out room. Tahl first proposed the idea of this mix to me back in April, and throughout lockdown he has been chipping away at it, keeping me updated as it has slowly evolved from a loose initial concept into a fully formed immersive journey. 

Taking the listener through flurries of arpeggios, introspective poetry, delicate piano, vulnerable vocals, and lush, sunlit pads, the mix resonates on a tender, personal level. A story told through prescient programming between tracks and sonic palettes, it subtly ebbs and flows between different emotional states. Throughout the mix the free flowing saxophone jams flitting between the tracks take you far, far away, adding a soft trippy fluidity to the edges of the soundscape. By the end of the mix you are totally submerged in effervescent mind-melting deepness.

I’m so grateful to loket for putting together this truly special entry, and I hope you enjoy listening to it, and find as much solace, peace and catharsis in it as I have.

~

Some words from loket about the mix: 

This project started in many ways in a dank room in what is now a demolished squat in Lichtenberg Berlin at a Power Play Rave in the middle of 2019. Empowered by an unreasonable Funktion One Soundsystem flush inside of our chill out room, I experimented with playing live modulated saxophone for the first time. 

I was shaking so intensely I could barely blow air through the horn. But when what I played was channeled through my computer and out into the audience, the power of the sound, and of the moment, was sickening. Since then I’ve spent many hours honing and sculpting and experimenting to try and bring that feeling “to tape”.

I can’t stress enough how much of this project has been an exercise in moving forward slowly while having mostly no idea what I’m doing. I’m sure i broke every “rule” imaginable in recording and processing the saxophone on this mix. Maybe that is somewhat reassuring to those of you who also feel burdened by the glossy perfection and successes seemingly surrounding us at all times.

It’s also an exercise in reconnection. In patience. I stopped playing saxophone entirely in 2010 because I felt inadequate in my jazz skill. I haven’t practiced “a lick” in 10 years. I barely remember basic scales. But by revisiting the saxophone many years later through a more imaginative and electronic production lens, I’ve been able to move closer to creating the voice I always wanted to make.  

~

loket ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.15

Grab your Vinyl: https://bit.ly/304hC3j
Available on YouTube: youtu.be/WOXKF6E484Q

Label: Ellipse Records
Artist: Tom Jarmey
Format: Vinyl (300 copies) & Digital
Cat Number: ELP001
EP Title: Birds of Opul EP
Release Date: March 2021

Houseum Records is proud to present its first sub-label, Ellipse Records. This new project was born out of two common goals with Houseum Records: sharing music and putting forward promising artists. This sub-label highlights a new music library that oscillates between electro, breakbeat and ambient. The releases will combine exploration and texture through the symbiosis between artistic covers and sounds.

To mark the occasion of 300,000 subscribers on the Houseum YouTube channel, what could be a better way to celebrate than kicking off a new sub-label with the talented Tom Jarmey? The young Englishman, aka Ocean Stirs and one half of Mother Of Pearls continues to reveal his talent through various releases on Dansu Discs, R.A.N.D Musik, Shadow City Records and his beautiful debut album on Lobster Theremin.

Tom Jarmey resumes this ascent with his latest EP - 'Birds of Opul' - Consisting of four tracks spanning emotive ambient, psychedelic downtempo, breakbeat and techno.

The EP opener ‘Steelo’ introduces us to a lush, textured array of fluttering synths and pads. ‘Far East’ builds on this theme, incorporating otherworldly melodies with driving drum work and samples. The B side opens with ‘Blue’, a mellow dive into pulsating chords and stripped back percussion. Closing the EP is ‘Flying Into Haze’, a fitting journey through massive ambient synths and field recordings, ending in a final, angelic crescendo.

Tom Jarmey
https://soundcloud.com/tom-jarmey
https://www.instagram.com/tomjarmey

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Artwork by Jasper Golding (https://www.instagram.com/jasper.golding)
Manufactured by M' Com Musique (www.mcommusique.com)
Distributed by @unearthedsounds

Ellipse Records is the first Houseum Records sub-label
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