56th installment of the Joyful Union Select series.

Tracks by Ph4nt., Bugseed, Supernowhere, Karpenters, Owen Adair Kelley, Oneven, Bloodmasta Cut x Eshyo, and more.

Joyful Union Select 056

usbekistàn es el nombre de la 100sia, su anterior más anfibios

IM089 - @galtier - Pulchra Es Elementis
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: September 24th,2021
Format: 12" / Digital

With 10 years in the ‘biz’ firmly under his belt, Jiah Wells is poised to release the first full-length LP of his Galtier project, Pulchra Es Elementis. Whilst Galtier is arguably one of the originators of the percussive style that would eventually fall under the Hard Drum label, the heightened theatrics of his recent output have seen him channel Blade Runner-styled sonics and move further away from absolute club functionality. Whilst Galtier’s output often seems to soundtrack hypothetical, off-planet words, Pulchra Es Elementis turns the focus inwards: towards Wells’ own emotional constellation, his evolving spirituality and his attempts to tap into planes of existence beyond the tangible. The album’s Latin title translates to ‘Elements are Beautiful’ and encapsulates the artist’s belief that there is grace in all of life’s aspects; pushing past what we deem as good or bad, minuscule or massive.

Pulchra Es Elementis begins with Crystalised Larva, a brooding opener of breathy pad synths and expansive kick drums which reverberate through the mix as if the hits originate from the bottom of a valley. There’s an indistinct sense of tension on this track, in part due to a central melody, which never resolves but only descends lower in pitch. This tension turns to explorative wonder on Wilfull Saviour, where a mirage of musical ideas come in and out of focus. Although the sonic worlds Galtier explores are internal to him, Wilfull Saviour still possesses that sense of a cosmic journey we’ve come to expect from Wells; an ardent fan of dystopian films and literature.

Continuing this emotional odyssey, Bruised, But Not Broken sees the artist push deeper into the psychological undergrowth; its murky tonality juxtaposes crisp, Reggaeton-inspired drum patterns with a heavily compressed one-note synth line that modulates wildly - cutting through the mix like a nagging thought that won’t leave your mind. Next up is U Were, U Are & What U Will Be, one of the more club-ready tracks of the LP, which gets us moving with a snarling bassline and layers upon layers of percussive hits and inflections.

At Pulchra Es Elementis’ mid-point is the LP’s title track, a drumless interlude where blissful, shimmering synths create a patchwork of intensities. Galtier’s approach to songwriting shines through here; ignoring musical pragmatics, he opts to feel his way through his compositions without knowing where they might end up. Following on from that weightless breather, Phantasiai turns up the freneticism with its head-spinning mix of drum programming and a glitched-out synth line that yo-yos up and down octaves. Things get even more furious on the Superficie-featuring Cavernam, a hollow Hard Drum banger inspired by Eskibeat sensibilities and designed to create a sense of self-implosion.

The album’s penultimate track, (U Are) Beautiful, is a tale of two halves: beginning with a moment of serenity as synthesizers swell like an ocean tide before evolving into a marching crescendo of raw energy. Rounding off the album, Shine Forth hurtles through pacey drum work and all manner of strange zaps and klaxons before giving way to a final dose of nebulous ambience.

A musical journey unlike any other ‘club music’ albums, Pulchra Es Elementis is an LP that demands to be consumed in one sitting. Reflecting on his place within the universe and the musical landscape, the album could be viewed as a musical exorcism which sees Galtier working through and shedding huge chunks of his ego that stuck to him out of fear of the unknown. Pulchra Es Elementis begins on an insecure, overwhelming or, even, existential note before rounding off with a related sense of vastness seen with new, more positive eyes. It’s a voyage we hope you will join him on.

Galtier - Bruised, But Not Broken

The Night Country

The Girl With No Hands

Verwüstung

Tohuwabohu

ya no puedo dejar de pensarte
ya pasó el tiempo y se hace muy tarde
ye ye
se hace muy tardeee
no puedo dormir si no pienso en ti 
y en la forma en q me hacías sentir
ah ah ah ah

escuchando a ye en la mañana
ya no puedo ni salir de la cama
si tu no es tas a qui
sintiendo tu piel en la noche
sintiendo tu cora palpitar

nadie me lo hace como lo hiciste tu
soy como un bosquejo
botaste todos los espejos

ya no queda nada de lo q me pueda afirmar
estas paredes me van a matar
tan blancas para poderlas rayar
y tus plumones ya no estan aca

toas tus weas están en un cajón 
no lo quiero abrir
cada vez q siento q voy a morir
tu recuerdo me ayuda a salir
todo queda en mente todo lo q sentí
sigo aguantando este frenesí

le pido a Dios poder dejar de amarte
le pido al Diablo dejar de odiarte
 de la forma en q lo hacíamos 
la manera en q lo hacíamos

ya no quiero fingir, q no te quiero a ti
ya se q tu tas con alguien más
pero sabes q no se compara a mi
tu sabes como te hacia sentir
tu sabes q nadie más como yo
y yo se q nadie mas como tú.....








nadie más como tú

Taken off the forthcoming 'Shalimar Gardens' by Immi Larusso x Morriarchi 
Pre Order : https://immilarusso.bandcamp.com/album/shalimar-gardens
@immi_larusso
ft Verbz , CLBRKS, Jet the Shadow and Dango Forlaine.

Immi Larusso X Morriarchi - Oven Mits

Go Climb a Tree

Idiosyncratic (feat. Rich Jones)

Soft Printing Machines is Sunplus' first release on Canigou Records, coming on out 18.03.22 on digital and ltd edition cassette.

You can pre-order a tape here: https://canigourecords.bandcamp.com/album/soft-printing-machines

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘎𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳. 

𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴…

Mastering & words by Adam Badí Donoval

Design by Sunplus

Soft Printing Machines

Ltd. Edition Cassette

Sunplus - Self - Assembling Nanostructures

a cover of "Braid" written by Aaron Maine of Porches. 
entirely made in my bedroom and closet.

credits
released November 30, 2018 
background vocals - Madison Russel 
flute - Kurtis Shaffer 
producer, arranger, mixing/mastering engineer, and all ofther instruments performed - Byron Crenshaw

Braid (Porches Cover) The Growth Eternal

GG (prod. By NTRPD & Loyalty)

hydraulic adventure

Artwork by EXTRABLOOD

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