Techno heavy-hitters, RVSHES, strip back to subtle fundamentals for their first venture on Captured Visions with eight sparse, bass-heavy soundscapes. Influenced by remembered raves and legendary UK clubs, the duo intricately weave ambience and digital artefacts with echoes of 90s Jungle, Hardcore and Techno.--

CVT004 - RVSHES - Eclipse

https://soundcloud.com/neo-dymium

Our third release of 2024 sees the arrival of Neo Dymium, on the label.

Four metallic shards of electronic music . Hoovering up influences from electro, techno, IDM, trance, dub and breaks. This vortex of noise pulls and pushes the listener in all manner of directions, as it spirals around the speakers.

Dense and precise rhythms climb their way over and under the stocky bass and razor sharp synth lines, on the more club orientated tracks. Gritty but emotive.

While the closing track brings down the curtain with a textured and glitch laden thump. Chewed up soundscapes fusing with murky beats. Squeaking and squirming its way through a dark tunnel before finally twisting its way out to give us a corrosive finale and a hefty full stop on the debut of Neo Dymium. 

Available : https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/nd-fe-b-bc084

Neo Dymium - Uncoiled (from the "Nd-Fe-B" EP)

The works of zakè always take their time unfolding into rich worlds of detailed, harmonic drone, and on Dolere – his latest for Germany’s Affin – he offers two of his most patient and affecting compositions to date, over a span of 70 minutes. For this study of the ways in which time itself seems to stretch and slow during phases of sorrow and pain, the artist describes an inspiration from the feeling of being “suspended in the weight of emotions we cannot change.”


First movement, “Dolera” (from the Latin dolor, describing anguish), drifts on gorgeous, melancholy waves that encourage total focus and slow, sympathetic breath. It is ensconced in a trademark analog hiss, adorned in the stereo field by sonic streaks of light and the contemplative sound of decayed tape samples, mimicking a mind unceasingly turning over its preoccupations. Nearly album-length in its own right, “Dolera” may act – like many zakè pieces – as a sonic Rorschach Test, equally capable of serving as emotional commiseration, or as the backdrop for the essential inner work of meditation.


The artist states: “This year, my life came to a halt, as if the Spring froze in its tracks; amidst the heaviness I longed for reprieve, and to escape the relentless march forward. These tracks serve as a refuge for those burdened by distraction or sorrow, offering a brief respite from the inexorable passage of time.”


Fittingly the title piece, “Dolere”, is named for the present-tense, infinitive form of dolor. This small but significant linguistic difference echoes the shift in mood from the album’s first half, as a more darkly-tinged drone underscores barely perceptible field recordings of birdsong, and the subtle drama of a glow peeking through somber fog. “Dolere” progresses at a deliberate pace, shifting its hues in the way tree shadows move across a forest floor; the background white-noise hiss builds in tandem as fixation intensifies. The only time entropy wins is when the final notes fade, and we’re returned to the ticking of the clock on the wall.


zakè’s catalog is rich with modern ambient highlights, and Dolere feels destined to become a touchstone of the genre in league with those by artists like Thomas Köner and Andrew Chalk, perfect for those in need of a breath during an era defined by breathlessness.


The partnership in this release is a natural fit, as zakè’s own renowned label Past Inside the Present has worked with Affin’s founder Joachim Spieth closely over the years, and both share the same noble goal of building uncommon sonic spaces outside the mainstream. Dolere is graced with artwork by legendary polymath Markus Guentner, whose own releases for Affin – alongside those of bvdub, Tori Fuko, and Simone Giudice – have helped define the label’s graceful aesthetic.

design | https://markus-guentner.de
mastering | www.ambientmountainhouse.com
Affin | https://affin.bandcamp.com

Dolere

zakè - Dolere

QRP is taken from my upcoming EP on Waxing Crescent Records.

"Perimeter Points" is released May 17th.

Perimeter Points

From DUP SYS' new album "Pure Materials", available now on tape and digital from Muzan Editions:
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/pure-materials

DUP SYS - Ryudotai (Fluid)

From the EP Natural Phases
Buy: https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/natural-phases
Stream: https://share.amuse.io/JcpAaW9TTzpV

Motion Particles

https://soundcloud.com/cortecxxx

Up next on Bricolage is the debut EP from Cortecx. 

Ryan Doherty is a Scottish producer, Glasgow born and bred, now based in Hong Kong. Cortecx has slowly but surely worked on evolving his techniques and process for several years now and has sculpted a unique take on all things rhythmic based along the way.

If you are familiar with our "Turadh" compilation from last year then you may be aware of his phenomenal track, "Reflections".

The "Above The Clouds" EP takes things up a notch. Cerebral techno that pulls you in to another dimension. We start things off with a bubbly and edgeless ambient soundscape that gently sinks its way into your consciousness. After that we enter the darker side of Cortecx with two shadowy and dynamic tracks that bring his relentless and powerful percussive elements to the forefront. The weighty rhythms propel both tracks skyward in a meticulous manner while the mysterious layers of sound design add an extra enigmatic elements to the already hypnotic mood that glimmers throughout.

Cortecx closes out proceedings with the astonishing "Plasma". An epic journey that best encapsulates his talents for mixing atmospherics and tempo. A sonic excursion of thumping kicks that come shrouded in emotive tones and crystalline pads. A mesmerizing ending to a stellar debut release. 

Available @ https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-clouds-bc086

Above The Clouds (bc086)

Above The Clouds

Cortecx - Atmosphere (from the "Above The Clouds" EP)

Cortecx - Plasma (from the "Above The Clouds" EP)

https://soundcloud.com/thenewhuman

For our next release, we welcome the enigmatic producer, 'The New Human', to the label with his stunning album, "Proximity Mantra".

"The New Human" isn't afraid to wear his influences on his sleeve. Proudly incorporating the late 90's/early 2000's IDM methodology into his own techniques to create a curious blend of ambient, glitch and twisted yet mellow electronica.

The eight tracks on show here provide us with a myriad of ever evolving and crunchy percussion. Beats that stretch, warp and turn. Each pattern waiting to uncoil and mangle into the next.

Then there's the dark and deep basslines that provide the ideal backdrop for these shuffling and effervescent soundscapes. But it's not all bass and complex beats. There's a whole host of technicolour and expressive melodies in the quieter moments that allow 'The New Human' to showcase his knack for exploratory synth work. Glacial harmonics intertwine with classic IDM bleeps that succeed in carrying the tracks into evocative territory.

The album is rounded out with two remixes. Inverness based producer, Beira, provides her own spiky and chaotic take on "Phoenix" before label boss, Fragile X, dissolves "Thought Patterns" into an ambient electronica journey to close out the release.

Available @ https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/proximity-mantra-bc087

Proximity Mantra

The New Human - Impermanence (from the "Proximity Mantra" album)

Odds & Ends Previews

A chill, atmospheric beat blending soft rhythms with dreamy soundscapes, perfect for relaxation or focused creativity. (This is a remake of the song "This is what winter feels like" by JVKE)

This is what winter feels like - Calm Version

'Bricolage' is an underground electronic label based in Glasgow. We specialize in distinctive sonic adventures from both local and global producers. Our aim is to give productive and imaginative artists a platform of complete creative freedom from which to express themselves.

We are currently not accepting demos at the moment due to a full release schedule being lined up into 2025 and beyond.

CURRENT RELEASE : The New Human “Proximity Mantra”
https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/proximity-mantra-bc087

PREVIOUS RELEASE : Cortecx “Above The Clouds”
https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-clouds-bc086

estd. 2015

Bricolage was founded and is managed by @fragilex

Cortecx - Atmosphere (from the "Above The Clouds" EP)

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