produced by @hadji-hajj
vocals by @chaams

Vertige II is the second compilation to be released on Abîme, gathering tracks from ten artists to explore the Vertige concept with a wider spectrum of intents.  

It features contributions from musicians all around the globe, each of them delivering an interpretation of this ambivalent sensation that could be equally seen as a positive or negative feeling if taken in its plurality of meanings.

Ranging from GIL’ dizzying textures in ‘Storm Petrel’ to the sweetness of Fauness’ guitars in ‘Am I ready’, Vertige II finds its coherence when seen as a progression, a back and forth between fear and love, with each track responding to the previous one by being its deforming mirror.

Vertige II puts the emphasis on vocal tracks, but again doesn’t limit itself to a one-sided approach, and that’s how Lil Asaf’s harsh Jordanian rap can be found coexisting with Flagalova’ anthemic pop and Ptwiggs’ shoegaze ‘Forever is not enough’. 

As the successor of our first compilation, this record can be seen as both a continuation and a rupture in comparison with it. The delicate sound palette of the original opus has exploded and expanded into an ecletic collection of pieces, sometimes frightening and overwhelming, and sometimes soothing and reassuring, as is the Vertige.

Hajj - Don't Follow Me I'm Falling (Ft. Chams)

https://soundcloud.com/jassintio & https://soundcloud.com/eliasqz

https://www.retreatradio.net/event-horizon

Listen 24/7 at www.retreatradio.net

Event Horizon #1 w/ eliasqz & Jassintio (02/11/24)

Geco Antonimico

Listen to "Xorath" by Digitonica & Lujiachi taken from the two-track EP out on April 18th via Over My Body

Pre-order: https://overmybody.bandcamp.com/album/xorath

Xorath is a two-track EP by Digitonica & Lujiachi, built around sharp, driving percussion and a dense, detailed sonic language. The rhythm grabs hold from the very start, pulling into a state where repetition becomes trance and structure gives way to instinct. With a ritual energy running through both tracks — not ceremonial, but physical, urgent. Elements of sci-fi sound design are embedded deep in the mix, not drawing attention, but shaping the atmosphere from within. The sound shifts gradually, drawing deeper into a darker space, where movement becomes a way to forget, or to endure.

Written in response to the tension of the present, Xorath doesn’t seek resolution. It stays inside the feeling — steady, precise, and quietly consuming.

Links:
Digitonica
https://soundcloud.com/digitonica
https://www.instagram.com/digitonica
Lujiachi
https://soundcloud.com/lujiachi
https://lujiachi.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/lujiachi

Tracks produced by Digitonica, Lujiachi
Mastering by Digitonica
Visual by Asdrúbal Gómez
https://www.instagram.com/asdrubalvisualartist

Xorath

pre-order / bandcamp

Digitonica, Lujiachi - Xorath (Over My Body)

note from the artist:
"I,m 80 years old and i,m listening it again and again and again......."

tracklist:
Katie Jane Garside – Puppylove
Hood – The Weight
Double Virgo – Return of the Squire
Do Make Say Think – Soul And Onward
CocoRosie – K-Hole
Chief Reef – I Hate Being Sober (Cover)
Solex – Solex in a Slipshod Style
Michael Yonkers – Will It Be
Primogénito López – Einheit Spanischer Freiwilliger (Chopped by Nova Era)

ALLA01 — XÉNON

Doolstraat 36

@aeondelit

https://bio-future-lab.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-algorithms-space

Aeondelit - Almost Aware [from "Behind the Algorithms Space", 19/06]

The Last Battalion

A weightless journey through the vacuum of space, where distant stars flicker like dying embers in an endless, quiet sea of tranquility.

Gas Giant Storms #01

A tribute to a woman who loved to laugh and moved on into the sky. 


Moira's Sky.mp3

Full feature: https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/a3b4we/dis-fig-purge-why-stream-interview

Dis Fig's (@dis_fig) debut LP, 'PURGE', out March 15, 2019 on PTP cassette and digital editions.

'PURGE' is the debut album by Dis Fig. While the New Jersey born, Berlin-based artist is best known for her relentless and downright brutal DJ sets, this work comes in at a much different trajectory – an exploration of her own vulnerability through varying degrees of noise, vocal migrations, and orchestral composition.

“'PURGE' is about confronting the feelings which you have been avoiding. Consciously or subconsciously. Feelings you want to be feeling or “should” be feeling but you can’t because your body won’t let you. Because maybe it knows it’s not safe for you.

It’s when you reach that moment which makes your brow furrow because your chest is getting hot and something is about to erupt. When the feeling starts crawling up your neck, choking you, and you could try to make it stop but maybe it’s better for you if you don’t. When what comes out is painful - it’s tragic, it’s crippling. But with it comes a sliver of beauty. It’s burning and it’s stunning.

When it’s over, you may learn by staring at the embers.”

Written/Produced: Felicia Chen || Arranged: Felicia Chen & Geng || Co-Production ("Purge" interlude & "I Am The Tree"): Geng || Mixed (tracks #1-8): Joni Juden || Mixed ("I Am The Tree"): Geng || Mastered: Joni Juden || Flute ("Drum Fife Bugle" & "I Am The Tree"): Adam Sinclaire || Trumpet ("Drum Fife Bugle" & "Alive"): Sasha Perera || Trombone ("Drum Fife Bugle" & "Alive"): Thomas Romana

Photography: Alice Z Jones || Artwork & Cassette Design: Jeremiah Carter

PURGE

PURCHASE

Dis Fig - WHY (from 'PURGE' [PTP2013])

Symphonies of Industry 4.0

Your demo: 
biofuturelaboratory@gmail.com

Aeondelit - Almost Aware [from "Behind the Algorithms Space", 19/06]

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