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Varial Crush EP

Earth

Varial Crush

For the foreseeable future I've decided to self release my music as Chymera. It means that I can release when I want and what I want.

Here's the first release. Two tracks on the deeper techno tip.
- Perception was made last year during the first lockdown.
- Ab Intra is a couple of years old, and has a similar vibe.

You might recognise them from the live set I streamed last year here: youtu.be/XeKVm7Lc2FY

More to come soon!

Buy on Bandcamp

Ab Intra

Perception

Here's the joint live set that we did for the T room Sessions in Prince Charles back in August. No rehearsal. Something we will try again for sure! (but with rehearsal)

Aril Brikha & Chymera - T Room Sessions

Arabesque

Released 2009 on the Cocoon compilation I... Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhh

Fierenix

Here's the mix I recorded for John Digweed's Radio show Transitions last month.

TRACKLISTING

01. son.sine - Karuna [Delsin Records | XDSR4]
02. The Analog Roland Orchestra - Velvet Green (Rhauder Remix) [Ornaments Music | ORN024]
03. Manoo - Abyss [Deeply Rooted Hose | DRH020]
04. Hector - Hide (Delano Smith Remix) [Tsuba Records | TSUBA070]
05. Elon - Golden Daylight (Mooncaper EP) [ReSolute Label | RES007]
06. Hunter / Game - Distant Storms [My Favourite Robot Records | MFR089]
07. John Tejada - We Can We Pretend (Instrumental Version) [Kompakt | KOM 286]
08. Chymera - Moot Point [Ovum Recordings | OVM-237]
09. Petar Dundov - Canonical Waves [Music Man Records | MM170]
10. Robert Babicz - Venus Transit (Ripperton Remix) [Systematic Recordings | SYSTDIG05]
 11. Till Von Sein - Tilly's Jam (Da Beach Baum EP) [Suol | SUOL052


http://www.protonradio.com/show.php?action=past&showdateid=34342&showid=348

Transitions on Proton

Chymera-John Digweed Transitions 493 07-02-14

Very excited to announce the release of my remix for Moby's Track - "The Last Day" featuring vocals from Skylar Grey. It's out now on Beatport via Little Idiot records.

I hope you like my interpretation!

Buy it on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/the-last-day-remixes/1358006

Buy on Beatport

Moby - The Last Day - Feat. Skylar Grey - (Chymera Remix)

One of my very first DJ mixes which I just found on an old minidisc. Recorded sometime in 2001, less than a year after I first learned how to DJ. At that time I had about 30-40 records in total, and learned them inside out. Some obvious bangers on here which I still love to this day. 
Pic from my first year in College. Mix title the original, cringey pun intact.

Tracklist:
Technasia - Resilience
Silvery Sounds - Sound of K (Technasia Soft Mix)
The Unknown - The Morning After
Gaetano Parisio - Chapter 2
Samuel L Sessions - Lush
Oliver Ho - Listening to the Voice Inside (Gene Pool Remix)
Freelance Science - I Karumba
Leftfield - Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)
Green Velvet - Flash (Danny Tenaglia Remix)
Adam Beyer - Remainings III (DK Remix)
John Selway - Love Electric
Slam Vs. Unkle - Narco Tourists (Slam Mix)
X-Funk - Voyager
Laurent Garnier - Sound of the Big Babou
Pantera - Planet Caravan

Old Rabbits Die Hard - Mix 2001

Aril Brikha & Chymera - XIV (Restless Mix)

Aril Brikha & Chymera - XIV (Deep Mix)

My remix for Alex Niggemann is out on Vinyl and Digital.

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/abaton/1392741

Juno: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/alex-niggemann-abaton/550630-01/

Boomkat: http://boomkat.com/downloads/1129801-alex-niggemann-abaton

Alex Niggemann - Abaton(Chymera Remix)

This compilation is in celebration of our Berlin party, Cocktail d’Amore, which we started with Boris five years ago along visual direction by Pindar (GoldNSour). What began as a gay monthly focused on bringing quality music into the alternative culture of Berlin has grown to be host to a diverse range of open minded freaks,queers and more seeking a carefree atmosphere. The music we have compiled is a reflection of the variety of sounds our guests expect from the unique Cocktail experience.

- Discodromo

https://cocktaildamoremusic.bandcamp.com/

http://de.juno.co.uk/labels/Cocktail+D%E2%80%99Amore+Germany/

Rainbow Brite

♬ Full Article ♬:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/full-premiere-huntergame-tree-of-life-chymera-remix/

Irish-born and Berlin-based studio ace Chymera, known for releases on Figure, Connaisseur, Komplex De Deep and Cocoon Recordings, reworked 'Tree of Life' and delivers a more club-ready interpretation with driving bass and techno perussions of the modern, warm and melodic electronica original.

Genesis EP

Hunter/Game - Tree Of Life (Chymera Remix)

♬ Full Article ♬ 

Full Premiere: Hunter/Game - Tree Of Life (Chymera Remix)

Something Happening Somewhere 
www.sohaso.com

artist: Various Artists
title: SOMEWHERE II
cat nr.: SOMEWHERE02
Distribution: Kompakt

Tracks 
01 Malbetrieb - Nim
02 SB - According To
03 Locked Groove - Namibia
04 Stefan Vincent - How It Could've Been
05 Quince - Europa
06 Kid Culture - Arp313
07 Paul Hughes - Unity (Chymera 2015 Remix) 

Digital available
Beatport: http://btprt.dj/1iiB6ti
Juno: http://bit.ly/1O5kvG4
Whatpeopleplay: http://bit.ly/1XSHR54
Boomkat: http://bit.ly/1K06p2G

Vinylsampler: www.kompakt.fm/releases/somewhere_12

SoHaSo’s saga continues with a sound selection of singlets. Singular recordings from separate artists, bound together through Nuno Dos Santos’ spellbinding powers of creation and combination. The results are SOMEWHERE I and II: two compilations released digitally this summer, with this final edition completing the diptych.

Continuing the theme of inner reflection caught in music, SOMEWHERE II tells us story after story. Stories of longing, of guilt, of bitter melancholy, yet on the other hand: hope, affection and even ‘Unity’, as Paul Hughes’ addition remixed by Chymera is aptly named. Stories of laying in fields, hoping to catch falling stars, or diving deep and seeing how far you can go, somewhere, something is happening. From Stefan Vincent’s almost meditative How It Could Have Been, to Kid Culture’s nearly euphoric Arp313. From Malbetrieb’s tearjerking Nim to Locked Groove’s gloomy Namibia.

With even more tracks wedged in between, the SOMEWHERE series feels like a sound based confessional. Telling unheard stories, exposing unseen surfaces and unheard sounds. A compilation to cherish, of which this is the second part. SOMEWHERE I was released digitally earlier this summer, with both parts being made available on CD in very limited quantities.

An intriguing combination of names known and unknown, it’s once again testament that there’s so much happening, somewhere, all the time.

BEATPORT

Paul Hughes - Unity (Chymera 2015 Remix) (SOMEWHERE02)

This was the first version of what would eventually become the beatless mix. It´s something different from both, but was eventually rejected in favour of the released beatless version

Umbrella (Unreleased Mix)

My new remix for Daso & Pawas is out now on Alex Niggemann's Soulfooled records

https://pro.beatport.com/release/no-lead/1673683

Daso And Pawas - No Lead (Chymera Remix)

You could say Chymera is a veteran of the underground electronic music scene; after all, he has been producing and releasing since the early 00’s. Known for pushing a more melodic and introspective sound which always float on top of warm and inviting techno beats, it is no surprise that the Irishman have had productions featured on past Balance compilations (2008’s epic 3 disc effort from SOS, and Funk D’Void’s 2012 release), alongside other mix series’ like Global Underground and Renaissance. The producer have a knack for earworm melodies which have found him favour with some of the more discerning techno labels including Delsin, Ovum, Figure, Outpost, and even Papa Sven’s Cocoon Recordings. A regular on the European circuit, the Berlin-based producer has this year alone featured in clubs like Tresor and Watergate alongside festival appearances. We are very excited to finally release his Balance selections podcast: A 60 minute deep techno excursion which is hypnotic and full of depth...

Interview and tracklisting here: http://www.balancemusic.com.au/balance-news/balance-selections-022-chymera/

Balance Selections 022: Chymera

RELEASE DATE	2016-07-04
Cocoon Recordings
CATALOG #	COR12139

Chymera - Episode

Chymera - 7 Hours

Chymera - Rust

Recording of the debut live performance by Merrin Karras at Klangsphäre Ambientfestival, Planetarium Bochum, Germany 11-11-2016. Features live renditions of several tracks from the album Apex, as well as one new track. We hope you enjoy it.

Equipment used:
Macbook pro running Ableton Live
Nord Lead 2
DSI Tetra
Vermona Mono Lancet
Roland Jp-08
2 x Launchpads
1 x Launchcontrol XL

Purchase digital here:
www.astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/album/apex

Vinyl (Europe & Worldwide) here:
www.merrinkarras.bandcamp.com/releases
www.juno.co.uk/products/merrin-k…s-apex/607346-01/

Vinyl (US) here:
www.astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/album/apex

Apex

Merrin Karras Live at Klangsphäre, Planetarium Bochum 11-11-2016

Here you go. This is a track that came out on Connaisseur Superieur in August. I made it earlier this year and it's probably one of my most ambitious tracks but also the one which took longest to finish. But that's mainly down to me being a COMPLETE dumbass, as Alex and Martin from Connaisseur can confirm. Anyways, have a listen and any comments good or constructively bad are welcome. Big shout out also to Max for the fantastic artwork which perfectly captured the vibe of the track (and title).

Caprica Burning

This is one of those tracks that just fell into place in about 20 mins and was finished an hour later. It came out on Len Faki's label Figure in May of this year and has already sold out the vinyl twice already as far as I'm aware.

Ellipsis

Death By Misadventure Remix Collection

Fathoms (Clemens Ruh Remix)

Connaisseur Iconography 1: Caprica Burning

Caprica Burning (Lake People Remix)

Arabesque came out exactly 10 years ago. 

When released in 2007 the EP went for the most part unnoticed - a lesson learned to always choose your labels wisely. However eventually Arabesque found its way into Luciano's crate and it became an end of night anthem for him. He would include it on his Fabric mix. 

This EP has been unavailable for a few years. For the 10th anniversary I've given the two original tracks from the EP a fresh mixdown. In arrangement and feel they are virtually unchanged.

Purchase it from my Bandcamp: https://chymera.bandcamp.com/album/arabesque

Arabesque (2017 version)

Pump

Episode

Berlin based Chymera breaks the silence with his 'Noise Tool' EP on the reliable Maeve imprint and once again proves his high-quality production capabilities with well crafted and long building Tracks. Nothing less than two serious dancefloor weapons on this 12".

https://www.beatport.com/release/noise-tool/2404451
https://www.mutingthenoise.com/music/noise-tool
https://www.deejay.de/Chymera_Noise_Tool_MAEVE14_Vinyl__336552
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/chymera-noise-tool/707266-01/

Chymera - Noise Tool (Maeve)

Chymera - 1990 (Maeve)

To be released start of October 2010 on the "Ghosts" Ep on Connaisseur

These Jagged Shards

Valerian was originally released in 2008 on Orlando Voorn's label Triangle. It's quite obviously an homage to Gerald Mitchell/Los Hermanos, who were a massive influence for me at the time. 

I've made fresh mixdowns for Valerian and remastered it. This release has been unavailable for several years.

You can grab it here: https://chymera.bandcamp.com/album/valerian

Valerian (2019 version, originally released 2008)

This is out now on Outpost with a remix from Funk D'Void

Dreamrunner

Curl

My new album as Merrin Karras "Northwest Passage" is out now! Choose your favourite purchase/stream option here: https://asip.lnk.to/asipv018WE

I hope you enjoy the album! It's a journey in sound.

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Review from Juno:
There's no sign of "suspect second album syndrome" on this sophomore set from Brendan "Chymera" Gregoriy's celebrated synthesizer-fired ambient project Merrin Karras. Drawing on his love of 1980s new age and ambient records, as well as a life spent fetishising over electronic hardware, Gregoriy has delivered a set of swelling, slow-burn delights that invite you to share an imaginary journey through the Northwest Passage, a legendary route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans via the Arctic Circle that's only accessible at certain times of the year. While some of the music is undeniably icy, there's genuine sonic warmth too; after all, when you can traverse the passage it's light 24 hours a day. In a word: gorgeous.

ASIPV018 Merrin Karras - Northwest Passage [Digital Masters]

Merrin Karras - Dominions

Ellipsis and Eulogy, originally recorded in 2007 are both available on Bandcamp with fresh mixdowns and mastering. 

https://chymera.bandcamp.com/album/ellipsis-2

Ellipsis (2020)

What's up Soundclouders? Here's the recording from a live stream that I did last weekend.

Mainly comprised of unreleased tracks.

Also viewable on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XeKVm7Lc2FY

Live Set May 1st 2020

What's up Soundclouders? Here's the recording from a live stream that I did last weekend.

Mainly comprised of unreleased tracks.

Also viewable on Youtube: youtu.be/XeKVm7Lc2FY

Chymera - Live Set - May 1st 2020

I played a dj set on Hör November 2020 under my alias Merrin Karras. 

Tracklist:

01.  Jonathan Fitoussi - Oceans
02. Oneohtrix Point Never - Describing Bodies
03.  Robert Fripp and Brian Eno - Wind on Water
04. Merrin Karras - he Became Something Else
05. Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Section 4
06. Suzanne Ciani - Flowers of Evil
07. Steve Roach - Reflections in Suspension
08. Imaginary Softwoods - Aura Show
09. Merrin Karras - Silent Planet (Excerpt)
10. David Granström - Approaching the Horizon
11. Digital Justice - Theme from it's all gone Pearshaped
12. Merrin Karras - Passage
13. Steve Roach - Structures from Silence
14. Brad Fiedel - The Terminator Theme
15. Steve Roach - Structures from Silence (reprise)

Merrin Karras - DJ set - Hör November 12 2020 (Sweatlodge takeover)

Irish producer and performer based in Berlin making various shades of techno and house since 2002 on labels like Maeve, Ovum, Delsin, Cocoon & Kompakt.
Bandcamp: http://chymera.bandcamp.com/

Also releases synthesizer based, ambient epics as Merrin Karras on A Strangely Isolated Place.

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