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A square, a circle

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Big Hands - A square, a circle

A1 Stick on ice
A2 Helmet in the water
A3 Old guitarist (outside with birds) 
A4 Hetty Brain
B1 Suitcase in the water
B2 6AM (Sunday 24th January)

https://blankmindlabel.bandcamp.com/album/suitcase-in-the-water

Jacob Dwyer & Sam Purcell - Suitcase in the water (clips) (BLNK021)

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https://blankmindlabel.bandcamp.com/album/lost-paradise-blissed-out-breakbeat-hardcore-1991-94

A1 Sleepwalker - Age of Aquarius (L.D remix)
A2 Hedgehog Affair - Parameters
B1 DJ Mayhem - Inesse
B2 Luxury - Twirl
C1 The Invisible Man - The Flute Tune
C2 Escape - Escape (The Optical Mix)
D1 Skanna - This Way 
D2 Xray Xperiments - Techcore

Compiled by Sam Purcell and Tammo Hesselink
Design: Sam Purcell
Mastering: Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven
Press release: Fergus Clark

Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94

Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94 (clips) (BLNK022)

https://linafilipovich.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-an-imaginary-dancefloor-2?label=3071650940&tab=music

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Music for an imaginary dancefloor

Lina Filipovich - Omqroid (BLNK023)

BIG HANDS 7.5.24

AVSLUTA 7.5.24

Paris-based artist Lina Filipovich is set to release her third album, Music for an Imaginary Dancefloor. This album ventures into the intriguing space where club rhythms meet abstract, experimental sounds. Written between June and December 2022, the LP emerged from improvisations on analog synthesizers and is characterized by its dynamic energy and rich, layered textures.

Our premiere today, "Silver Ghost," combines atonal drones and atmospheric elements to create a moody, cinematic experience. The track's gritty, bleepy downtempo vibe flirts with the experimental, making it perfect for listeners who appreciate intricate, thought-provoking music. Music for an Imaginary Dancefloor will be available on May 24 via Blank Mind.

We are delighted to also premiere the video for “Silver Ghost” through our YouTube channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJGVqgUtQio

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PREMIERE: Lina Filipovich - Silver Ghost [Blank Mind]

Filipovich is one of a kind. The Belarus-born, Paris-based artist works in a multitude of media - found footage films, painting, silkscreening and performance to name a few. It’s her musical output that has caught the attention of late, though, with Filipovich dropping a run of releases in recent years which began with 2021’s Magnificat on Time Released Sound. Filipovich takes as much of a novel approach to her music-making as she does with her other artistic endeavours - Magnificat was centred around treated samples of Sergei Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil, and she’s also combined classical composition with contemporary electronic techniques on her subsequent drops.

For Idealized, Filipovich’s debut on Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit, she maintains the gothic air which characterised her previous releases and applies it to a record of widescreen contemporary techno joints. These tracks represent something of a gear shift for CPU, a label which has long made its name by delivering top-quality electro and machine-funk jams, but such is the quality of Idealized that these superbly-executed techno productions are sure to win over label fans both old and new.

Idealized is very much schooled in the German tradition of minimal/dub techno. Tracks like ‘Physical’, ‘Wave’ and ‘Dance Minor’ all anchor themselves on single, steady drum pulses and delay-drenched single-chord loops. Filipovich generally lets the central idea of these tracks play out across several minutes while introducing increasingly disorientating elements into the rest of the mix - wiccan atmospherics, clashing chords, spiralling delays and so forth. It’s an approach at once respectful of Filipovich’s predecessors - Basic Channel, Deepchord, Ellen Allien and so on - but also full of idiosyncrasies and individuality.

Many of the club cuts here hardwire us into the moody, murky environs of the darkest Berlin Basements. ‘Ultra Red’ rides forward on a crisp drum machine snap, a menacing burble of bassline and an eerie single-note synth whistle in the upper end of the mix; ‘Dance Minor’ shows off a bit of KiNK in the brain-bending modular loop that waxes and wanes at its centre; the second-half run from ‘Wave’ to closer ‘Small Cave’ travels ever-further out into deep space - the kick drums remain insistent, yet the textural elements are delivered with an edge and flair that evidences Filipovich’s ability to think outside the box.

Filipovich’s unusual methods, and the influence of sound art and electroacoustic composition on her music, are drawn out further when Idealized steps away from the dancefloor. ‘Hydra’ comes off like a more gothic version of Pole - its central pulse draws from dub techno but never quite settles into a danceable groove, and this beat is combined with the kind of unnerving keyboard work that would make John Carpenter proud. Although closer ‘Small Cave’ eventually locks into another dark-room techno roller, the opening section of the track delivers a weightless soundscape of bright, tinny chords and a scene-setting field recording.

Idealized, the first drop on Central Processing Unit from Paris-based Belarusian Lina Filipovich, broadens the label’s horizons with a selection of finely crafted minimal/dub techno joints.

RIYL: Andy Stott, Deepchord, Ellen Allien, Moritz von Oswald

Idealized

Lina Filipovich - Idealized

After listening to many Freerotation recordings over the years, it feels a bit surreal to share this one. I had such a great time meeting the freero community. Very special to feel the positive vibe and patience to build something new.

Bas Dobbelaer - Freerotation 2024

90 mins of Two Shell, live from Horst.

We've been angling for an RA Podcast from Two Shell ever since they shifted from lowkey producers into hijinx hackers rummaging around the dance music mainframe.

Now that we've bagged a mix from clubland's premier iconoclasts, it still poses more questions than it answers: Was this pre-recorded? What's the deal with that AI voice guiding the set along? How can we be sure it was even them? Hang on: is "even them" even them?

What we can tell you is that the duo floored RA's stage at Horst Arts & Music 2024. Few genres were left untarnished as they veered off-piste on a thrill seeking mission toward breaking the 170+ BPM speed barrier. No tracklist, so ID crew over to you (Alex Gaudino makes an appearance, you can have that one as a freebie.) True to form, Two Shell always do it their own way.

@twoshell @horstartsandmusicfestival

Read more at ra.co/podcast/952

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RA.952 ▶︎ •၊၊_၊_။_ TWO SHELL HORST 24 ၊၊_၊_။_။•◀

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"shoutout to canary test, richard, and sina ❤️"

JS 'Opening set at MW Club Night' ⓜⓘⓧ ⓪⑥①

Earth Dog 036: Caldera

London-based and Rinse FM resident Alicia joins the series and offers us a glimpse into the vibrant ecologies of Terra Obscura, the experimental club night she runs alongside fellow series favorite Avsluta. A rare live recording from the multitalented musician, Alicia's set captures a dynamic and thoughtful soul at play, mapping cleverly between moments of shimmering suspension and blanketing bassweight, accumulating pressure with deliberate, veteran intensity. Solid ground, in the spirit of the captured evening, from which to leap into the night beyond.

@aliciasteanson

Artwork by Mei Oele - Boser Tritt.

Sure Thing Mix 132: Alicia

Olgica is a Serbia-born, Graz-based performer and DJ who is constantly developing her idea of presenting music in different genres and forms - from ambient, dub, broken beats, breaks and uk bass to spherical techno and house - always exciting and highly eclectic. She has been active in the local performance and music scene for years. As part of the Iskra and Interlude team, Olgica conceives and organises event series in Graz and has become an integral part of the Austrian music scene. We are delighted to welcome her. Have fun listening. 

@olgica23

LAF Podcast #054 | Olgica

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