At some point, the music came. Inadvertently. A noise, followed by another, followed by another. Resulting in a melody, or a rhythm. Gathering everyone around, suddenly drawn by this weird lullaby, asking the neo-instrumentalists to repeat the enthralling loop, endlessly.
Then, the discovery spontaneously spread across frontiers, across ages. Up to this day, laden down with all the knowledges and influences collected along the road.
Stéréogramme, the newest Parisian label, dedicates its initial imprint to this journey. To the strange and captivating music filled with ancient sounds and atmospheres, yet produced today. As a manifesto of the coming explorations to be released: library, leftfield electronics, freak folk, minimal synth, fourth-world…

A 50-minute cassette compilation to highlight ten worldwide producers, providing two distinct listening experiences. A joyous first part, featuring playful and extravagant contributions from Hipólito, Lyckle De Jong, Charlotte Leclerc, Manoir Molle and Romain de Ferron. Making way for a darker second act, tinged with psychedelic and mental abstractions from Steve Pepe, Chorus Abstracta, Raymonde, Inturist and Bear Bones, Lay Low.

Designed by the infamous Structure Bâtons - as another bond with minimalist and naïve art -, a hundred tapes for just as many cover combinations, thanks to various artworks and stickers.

Available on March 4: https://stereogramme.bandcamp.com/album/interactive-pictures 

@stereogramme
@mollemarionmusique

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Interactive Pictures (STG001)

℘ཞɛɱıɛཞɛ ≈ Manoir Molle - Pradorne [Stéréogramme]

Echo's Disintegration

HYMN *4 empty club*

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Alliyah Enyo - HYMN *4 empty club*

aircode - Slow Burn

upsammy - Germs in a Population of Buildings
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 132
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/GerminaPopulationofBuildings

On her sophomore album "Germ in a Population of Buildings”, upsammy moves through her surroundings with the curiosity of a place-bending landscape architect. The album is rooted in her interest for ambiguous environments in constant shift, and the feeling of discovering strange patterns in different ecosystems. Often, the Amsterdam-based artist finds herself zooming in and out beyond a place's most recognizable surface features to inhabit the microscopic and gigantic. Gathering field recordings and evocative environmental sounds, she shapes this source material into vibrating electro-acoustic rhythms and unstable, psychedelic textures.

upsammy's debut album, 2020's critically-acclaimed "Zoom", was praised for its careful reimagining of IDM, evolving vignettes that nodded towards the dancefloor without being shackled to its rigid set of rules. On "Germ in a Population of Buildings" her process has evolved considerably; the skeletal trace of IDM is still present but it's been trapped in amber, allowing her unique sonic landscape to develop organically. 'Being is a Stone' is a proof of concept in many ways, layering upsammy's contorted voice in rickety patterns beneath a lattice of fragile rhythms and faintly melancholy synths. It's never immediately obvious where the sounds are coming from - a hiccuping beat might be glass cracking underfoot, and larger pulses could be wet concrete, rusted iron or bent plastic. As the sounds develop they morph into each other, demolishing what came before and building on top of the ornamental wreckage.

On the dynamic 'Constructing', upsammy's sound design fluxes through hyperactive bass music structures, abstracting expectations at every turn. Often her sounds are whisper quiet, rattling and vibrating until heavier masonry drops and disrupts the structure. And when discernible rhythms subside into the background, like on the album's eerie title track, they become almost illusory, morphing between the real world and the electronic. upsammy's processed voice works like a bridge between these realms, snaking between stark, whimsical melodies on 'Patterning', arching from AutoTuned detachment into cooing, dreamy intimacy. By considering the harmonies between each location she's visited, upsammy has been able to build a unique topology that's an uncanny digital amalgam of her lived experience. It's a thoughtful alternative in an era more concerned with flatting the landscape than crumpling it and examining its peaks and troughs.

Mastered by Rashad Becker
Mixed by James Ginzburg
Artwork by Jonathan Castro Alejos and Tharim Cornelisse

Germ in a Population of Buildings

upsammy - Green Lung (PAN 132)

Extract from 13th dogtape by Tzii.
"Divagation Sociale" was conceived as two storytelling pieces of 20minutes // 2 distinct pieces that you can perceive as audio short movies, cut in sequences // A side is a dive into opïoidic nights filled with clumsy seduction and endless drifts through cheulou lounge vibes // B side is a trip through street and squatt culture , starting in Barbès, going to Anti-Mariani protests and police repression of a free party (true field recordings I did in early 00’s and used for the first time here) to some rare samples of the real Hakim Bey explaining the T.A.Z. concept (Temporary Autonomous Zone for those who are not familiar to it) // all of it recorded in september 2023 at the Studio of the White Worm 
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artwork : BVVVS

DOGTAPE VOL.13 : Divagation Sociale

Tzii : La séduction (DOGTAPE VOL.13)

BERLIN BASED, PL CO-CONSPIRATOR SAETA IN WITH NEW MIX. DEEP AND ECLECTIC, NOT THE TOURISTS OR AMATEURS. ULTIMATE LOVE TO SAETA.

Tracklist:
Laetitia Sonami – Pie Jesu - Sounds From Empty Spaces No. 3
Triana – Todo es de color 
Team Rockit – Bombardier
Carl Gari, Abdullah Miniawy – Haj حاج
Lugh – Ironity Chastity Obedience 
Olan Monk – Na Madrai go Leir
Forest Swords – Panic
Sote – Holy Error
Agrupación Musical Ntro. Padre Jesús de la Redención de Córdoba – La Saeta (Angelo Harmsworth and Saeta Edit)
Lole y Manuel – Dime 
Rabih Beaini – Song of Extreme Happiness
Sote – Flux of Sorrow
Jessika Khazrik – Ra2i7a رائحة لا تذهب
Hajj – Reverse Catharsis
John Object – EU Youth + Kiss (Angelo Harmsworth Remix)
Arca – Sentient Savior
Brian Eno – The Big Ship

PL MIX : SAETA – PRESAGIO, QUEJÍO, GLORIA

Elephant9 with Reine Fiske - Occidentali

Sote 'Ebb' [Dalglish Remix]

℗ 2016 Ge-stell 
© 2016 Ge-stell 
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Sote 'Ebb' [Dalglish Remix] - 'Ebb_Reconst' (Ge-stell 04)

Out now on DL & streaming. Taken from the album "Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregor's Autobiography)" out 28 September 2018.
Mu store: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/105082-jlin-autobiography-music-from-wayne-mcgregors-autobiography
Bandcamp: https://jlin.bandcamp.com/album/autobiography-music-from-wayne-mcgregors-autobiography
Buy: http://smarturl.it/JlinTheAbyssOfDoubt

By now, the story of how Jlin went from working in a steel factory in Gary, Indiana to being one of the most widely appreciated electronic musicians is well known. “Black Origami” was one of the most critiically lauded albums last year. Seriously prolific and seriously hard-working, she has toured constantly since its May 2017 release and despite being involved in a wide range of projects, still manages to find a balance and “do some personal healing and growing.”

Here we are over a year later with “Autobiography,” the score for her collaboration with renowned British choreographer Wayne McGregor (arranged by Unsound). This isn’t technically her third album (that’s due to arrive in 2019 or 2020), but the soundtrack flows with all the emotional peaks and troughs of a well-sequenced LP.

For Jlin, making music for dance is the fulfillment of one of her lifelong dreams – and remarkably, Company Wayne McGregor’s performance was the first show she’d ever seen. She describes the process of working with Wayne: “We first met face to face in October 2016 in a downtown Chicago hotel, talking for about a solid two hours. Immediately, I saw Wayne was very friendly and energetic. He’s brilliant, witty, and knows exactly what he wants; an absolute gem to work with. Before I even started composing for Autobiography, Wayne told me so gently that he trusts me completely with my direction of creating the score. That was the best feeling in the world. I would wake up at two in the morning and work until six in the evening until I completed all the pieces. We were both very happy with the outcome. Creating the score for an impeccable piece of work such as Autobiography changed my life as an artist.”

“Autobiography” is a highlight in an evolving and growing career. During the last year, Jlin has also become an in-demand remixer, securing her place among a roster of music heavyweights. Unsurprisingly, given her positive and outgoing nature, she also developed friendships with the artists she has remixed such as Björk, Max Richter and Ben Frost.

Jlin will be touring with Company Wayne McGregor performing “Autobiography” this year into next. She’s also completing a commission for the Kronos Quartet titled “Little Black Book.” She still approaches every performance “with the same attitude of doing my best to execute a good show, no more, no less. Doing my best is what’s most important to me.” She also still lives in Gary, Indiana, which keeps her grounded. She notes with her typical humility, “The local community is a little more knowledgeable of me now. But I don’t mind my community taking its time.”

Autobiography

Jlin - The Abyss Of Doubt

In support of one of our favourite arts & culture (un)establishments*

We have collected a raft of tracks from people connected with the space in one way or another - people who don't want to see Berlin lose a corner stone for emerging artists & musicians.

By sharing, donating & purchasing this cassette tape you will directly help with the longevity of our beloved Pineapple.

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Low Budget Aliens - REFLOW ARRAY BUFFERING TOOL

@8ULENTINA

CLUB CHAI Vol. 2 is a collection of tracks by artists whose work truly embodies the Club Chai ethos that exists in storytelling through sound. As we close out the label, this release remains a lustrous perspective on the future.

Alongside the compilation, the Club Chai Archive book is out today on our Bandcamp. You can preorder the book alongside the digital release of the compilation for a bundled price of $35 ($15 for the compilation and $25 for the book).

The archive book is a culmination of all the moving parts that make up Club Chai at once – a way to honor the project's complexity and intimacy. A way to honor the project's complexity and intimacy. How do we remember and archive something that is really made up of a fleeting feeling? Being on the dancefloor with friends, singing in unison or zoning out in complete bliss. It feels right to create something physical that can be held, touched and encountered slowly and 
carefully. Making this book entirely with friends makes it feel even more intimate and special. 

Mastering: 8ULENTINA & Lara Sarkissian

Artwork credits:
Photo: Lara Sarkissian & 8ULENTINA
Textile: 8ULENTINA
Artwork edits & processing: Jessika Khazrik
 
Club Chai Book Design:
Art and Design Direction: Azha Luckman @azhaayanna 
& Peter Dolezilek @topchef_allstars

Sote 'Ebb' [Dalglish Remix] - 'Ebb_Reconst' (Ge-stell 04)

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