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Chris & Cosey – Synaesthesia

Rare Friday off from da' Job...

Guy Garvey's Finest Hour 🔊 (BBC 6 Music) - 14

Chris and Cosey

Your likes from Apple Music - 47

Dystopia Synths

Out in February, includes Hardway Bros remix

https://soundcloud.com/dark-strands

Dark Strands-Return Of The Oscillator

Loess

Clay Loam

Old classics from Metroplex and Tresor by minimal-techno master Terrence Dixon have a reissue on Shanti's 8th 12". Remixed by Kausto aka Audiocad, who's already done an EP for us in 2008.

Terrence Dixon - Return Of The Speaker People (Kausto's Sudden Aphasia Mix)

How Dare You

Lazy Ways

Reggatta De Blanc

Backlash

The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Unseen

Return of the Loop Digga

It All Falls Apart

New Dawn Fades (feat. Tiny Vipers)

endless flight cd 17/endless flight79 2lp
cover by stefan marx
distributed by kompakt

info

did he ever really leave berlin? yes: sascha funke was regularly in cologne. but then nowhere else. sure, as a dj and live artist he travelled around the world. but as a producer he always remained true to his peer labels bpitch control and kompakt with some minor exceptions. 

so far, so good. but now, just after the german that started his early attempts as a producer together with paul kalkbrenner dropped some new feverish spaced out solo eps on imprints like multi culti and tiga’s turbo recordings label, the berlin born producer, dj and football fever victim releases his new, third solo album “lotos land” on tokyo’s finest platform for diverse musical adventures endless flight. 

a step out of the usual environment, not only in terms of the address. funke embraces fresh sound territories without forgetting his past. with already two solo albums on ellen allien’s bpitch control label under his wings and the longplayer “unknown”, that he tuned in with julienne dessagne (aka fantastic twins) under the alias saschienne in 2012 for kompakt, on the shelf, he knows what it means to write and dramatize an album. 

all tracks on “lotos land” are well selected. together they built a bewitching story arc. with some singing help from the scottish crooner david wilson, voice of the glasgow based melancholic dance sensation junto club and the tel aviv born musician autarkic, exotic but yet perfect to sing along melodies partly enthral the listeners, too. 

and even if sascha funke is part of the club culture since the nineties: his musical memory and sensibility goes way back before the early techno and house eruptions. for his new works, that all had been produced in berlin during the year 2016, he removed the dogma of functionality and shifted into a riskier, more open terrain, that does not offer club sensations mainly.

 “i think i would not have made such a diverse album without the time with saschienne. before saschienne i mainly worked sample-based and produced exclusively at the computer. by working with julienne as saschienne i discovered my love for the instrument. 

"playing" with the different synths is for me the greatest progress and ultimately also the best possible form of expression for my music.” he confesses. 

for his new tracks he used several kind of gear – from a korg arp odyssey to a dave smith prophet 8, moog voyager, solina string keyboard or a yamaha pacifica guitar. stylistically his new orchestra lead him to a mesmerizing meltdown of trance, techno, synth-wave, post-punk and ambient particles. 

“the use of all the synths allows you to work more emotional” funke explains and points his finger to the emotional landscape of “lotos land” that delivers enchanted atmospheres, sensible stomping grounds, funky twisted spheres and tragically hip psychedelic zones. 

at large there is an unmistakable strong uk influence. be it new wave, pop or early dance and techno stuff. sometimes the bass rolls like in a the cure song, then dreamy synth sceneries arise to stick in the mind. 

the cover artwork comes from mule musiq and endless flight hamburg based home illustrator stefan marx. it features a marx styled interpretation of 1901 illustration by the british painter william edward frank britten, that was made to the poem “the lotos-eaters”, written by the poet alfred tennyson. 

the picture as well as the poem, after which funke also named his album, tells much about the record. where the drawing, the words and the music come together, everyone has to find for themselves. only one thing can be said: sascha funke traveled far for his new music to reach an altered state. and nothing else should happen to those, who surrender to his latest music.

d1 im feiern und feuer feat autarkic

Carter Tutti Remix Chris & Cosey

October (Love Song) (2014 Remix)

Lost Bliss (2014 Remix)

Carter Tutti Plays Chris & Cosey

Obsession (2015 Version)

Techno Primitiv

Morning

Stolen Kisses

Haunted Heroes

Hazey Daze

Misunderstandings

Synaesthesia

Retrodect

Synaesthesia (12" Mix)

Twist

Gates Of Ancient Cities (Cosmic Connection Dischordian Mix)

Cowboys In Bangkok (Coil vs Elph Mix)

Fantastique (Carl Craig Mix)

EARTHNAVAL/MORRIGAN

YOUNEVERDIED

Pink fog rises amidst the hills; dew covers all in silver paint glittering in the background. layers covering layers of low clouds, fog and haze.
Shimmering city lights. Silhouettes of figures sitting in the hills, hanging in bridges, on top of houses, looking upon, observing city drive from up high as if it was a meditating bonfire. A notion of something going to happen. But all that remains is a glimpse of pink fog hanging static in the air.

Risks Issues Opportunities, the third release from Berlin based R.I.O. label, brings together a collection of electronic wave music from six different performers with one common ground: their mysterious & slightly melancholic aesthetics.

https://soundcloud.com/riolabel

Pre order

PRÈMIÉRE: Nadia D'Alò - Koller [R.i.O]

Experryments At The Grass Roots Of Dub

Dubbing With The Super Ape

BSS SPAARNDAMMERBUURT ARCHIEF 001

Weird times call for weird music.. Although life is mostly uncertain and confusing at the moment, we feel it must also lead to a big influx of creativity amongst all people affected by the current situation. Therefore, while reflecting in quarantaine like most of us, we have decided to start uploading some BSS music that got sidelined in past years and finally give them a destination. 'Spaarndammerbuurt Archief 001' is made up of 5 previously unreleased tracks and are now available on the BSS Bandcamp page. Finally, to all Internet friends, please stay positive, stay home and take care of yourself & loved ones. <3 BSS

https://beesmuntsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/bss-spaarndammerbuurt-archief-001

Support via BANDCAMP

Beesmunt Soundsystem - Volta

Tea For The Tillerman²

Where Do The Children Play?

Ears On Earth & Super Utu present Household Choirs: A selection of housebound voices singing together in harmony. From forth the abodes of 11 independent nations come 22 songs spread across two CDs inside a limited edition double jewel case designed by EOE’s Danilo.

The recent disruption of daily life has caused us to reflect and consider what we believe to be meaningful, important and what brings joy to our existence. For the dance community who have had their places of worship shut down indefinitely, a unifying space we can all occupy is a freedom of the mind. In physical confinement, freedom becomes a state of mind; A place to visit when we can’t move our bodies the way we want to. These two CDs symbolise inside and outside dance spaces made inaccessible to us by the pandemic.

So we gathered a choir of households to share their voices.

The compilation features songs from new and emerging talents Anastasia Zems (RUS), Axis Mundi (ESP), Barbara Taipan (AUS), Benoit B (FRA), BF Treatment (ESP), D.Faux (ESP), Emkay (FIN), Gerdhart (GER), Heap (AUT), JAI (ESP), Johnston&Johnston (ESP), Leo James (AUS), Nice Girl (NZL), Prins Emanuel (SWE), RAMZi (CAN), River Yarra (AUS), Rouzbeh (NLD), Tassilo Vanhöefen (GER), Ubahnrider (GER) & Yanik Park (ESP)

https://earsonearth.bandcamp.com/
https://superutu.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/earsonearth
https://soundcloud.com/superutu
https://soundcloud.com/eshu-est

PRÈMIÉRE: Tassilo Vanhöfen - Heavy Armor [Ears On Earth]

Parallel Routes is the new Various Artists by Random Numbers. 
14 tracks made by artists we love across Europe:
A Hand (Italy), Accou (Belgium), Anatolian Weapons (Greece), Artis (Nederland), Bss (Nederland), Black Seed (Italy), BXP(Italy), Carcass Identity (Belgium), Exhausted Modern (Czech Republic), Front De Cadeaux (Italy/Belgium), Heap (Austria), Új Bála (Hungary), UVB76 (France), Wang inc. (Italy).

After the first week of lockdown, we were forced to postpone all of our scheduled releases, so we started thinking about a new V.A.
Our inspiration behind it was the mutual support to overcome the lockdown and the discomfort it brought. As such, we started to contact the artists we love asking them to collaborate.
The result is astonishingly homogeneous, even if we were locked in our homes thousands of kilometers away from each other.
As a record label, we recognize the importance of not interrupting our work, to support independent artists during this global crisis.
We may be apart, but we're going in the same direction. We are in Parallel Routes.

https://soundcloud.com/randomnumberslabel
https://soundcloud.com/uvbsoixanteseize

PRÈMIÉRE: UVB76 - Dezba [Random Numbers Records]

More edits and reworks from the stash of secret weapons.

01 - Visions Of Saturn

Father And Son

A Guide for Beginners: The Voice of Silver / a Guide for Finishers: a Hair of Gold

The First Five Minutes After Violent Death

Erotikon

Heartbomb