Laid back electronic soundscapes rooted in experimental ambient sensibilities

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An original Jacques Greene song released in late February 2021 alongside an original NFT. Ownership of this NFT inherently puts you in control of the publishing for the song. You can read more about this artwork here → https://www.luckyme.net/3-Promise

Promise

Jacques Greene - Promise

Brinstar w/ Fugu

Vesta

Silly Songs

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Everything Popular is Wrong

ANDA PEQUEÑO RODANDO GENTE (feat. Margarita Estrella)

Out now on cassette + digital download: microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/tudes-2008-2013

Taken from ‘Études 2008-2013’ LP by @Bop.

"All tracks on this album were written between 2008 and 2013 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. It was a time of early experimentation with micro-sound and an exploration of different aspects of my musical identity.

«Étude» is an instrumental composition often designed to perfect a particular musical skill. Whilst making these songs I have been discovering and practicing new techniques. Be it mindful glitch-programming, sampling dad’s jazz records, or testing limits of the simplest FL Studio synth 3xOSC. The main goals were pretty much the same every time, to find fresh formulas and unusual patterns for new audio experiences.

Some of the tracks were made before signing to Med School (Searching The Truth, Microfunk, Phantasmagoria). Some were not included in my first three albums for one reason or another (Banana Electro Bebop Jam, I’m Not A Human, Dub Forest, Punk’s Not Dead). Projects for ‘Insight’, ‘Galactic Glider’, ‘Trash Bin Galaxy’ were lost, and so I used the latest found rendered versions here.

Genre-wise this album is quite broad. From ambient and experimental dub to wonky jazzy hip-hop and post dubstep. But, despite the diversity of the material I think it still has a strong identity and tells a complete musical story, from our first minimalist manifesto ‘Microfunk’ and deep leftfield drum & bass rollers, to more experimental twisted and sometimes dark ideas on the B side.

Thank you for your support and I hope you find this musical journey interesting." — Bop

Microfunk pages:
youtube.com/microfunkmusic
instagram.com/microfunkmusic
www.facebook.com/microfunkmusic
twitter.com/microfunkmusic
vk.com/microfunkmusic

Artwork: www.manvswheel.com/
Motion: www.instagram.com/vera_ae/

Études 2008-2013

Bop - Insight [2013]

Auroras

Boreal

The first two tracks of my new ep Put Your Head Above The Parakeets are out now on MUTE.
I wrote the bulk of this over the start of quarantine so it’s much more for home listening. 
Both tracks ‘Head Above The Parakeets’ and ‘Rotating In Unison’ have a pretty special place in my heart. I can’t wait for a time where I can play them live for you all.
Love ya’s

http://www.mute.ffm.to/PYHATP

Put Your Head Above The Parakeets

Rotating In Unison

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BYTES09 is Sleep Through the Storm by A Lily (aka James Vella of @phantomlimb), released on October 16, 2020 on limited edition cassette and digital. Pre-order from Bandcamp.

https://alily.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-through-the-storm

“The Storm” in the title, Vella explains, refers to the dark period in human history that we are currently experiencing and the accompanying personal anxieties; “Sleeping Through” is surviving it, a moment of personal protection while the turbulence rages around us. It is neither ambient nor electronic music, instead Vella is exploring a form of analogue synthesis that balances light and dark.

The eight tracks were mostly built live, looping and layering a single performance, pushing repetition and patterns - exploratory, cellular variations on a theme, lyrical songs that say something without lyrics. For the most part, Sleep Through the Storm is an expression of sadness and lament, but it is proof that there can be harmony and consonance in misery.

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