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Avsluta - Ākāsagata
Ākāsagata [ST046 / Secuencias Temporales]

Produced by Lucie Štěpánková aka Avsluta
Mastered by Jorge Eafhm at Secuencias Temporales Studio
Artwork by Scencist
Released by Secuencias Temporales from México City, México
Release Date : May 23th. 2022

Lucie dedicates her creative practice to object-oriented improvisation, performance, interactive installation and theoretical and empirical research in the fields of Deep Ecology and New Materialism.

This ongoing inquiry is a fluid continuation of her studies of Sound Arts and Design at the University of the Arts London from where she graduated in 2018. She then returned as a visiting lecturer of Improvisation and Performative Practice in 2019, inhering the post from her former professor and well-respected writer and musician David Toop.

She regularly performs solo and group improvisations with her ever-growing ensemble of objects, materials and small electronics under her real name and with analog and digital electronics under her electronic music moniker Avsluta in venues across London and around Europe. In the past two years, these two projects have been going through an ongoing process of merging.

Avsluta (London, UK)
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Secuencias Temporales
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https://secuenciastemporales.bandcamp.com

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Ākāsagata

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Avsluta - Ākāsagata [Secuencias Temporales]

@ethnoservice | Remix by @avsluta | @littlebeatdifferent | NMA EP [LBDTAPE007] | Cassette & Digital

Snippets - https://soundcloud.com/littlebeatdifferent/ethno-service-nma-lbdtape007-snippets

Release info:
Ethno Service, a moniker for two electronic musicians based in Prague, are here with their debut long-player ‘NMA’. Released via LBD Sounds tape series, it comprises six masterfully crafted original compositions and a couple of remixes, including an uneasy jungle rework by Exhausted Modern’s new alias Oblaka and a spaced-out ambient escapism remix by voodoo priestess Lucie aka Avsluta. It’s not an easy listening affair, broken and sometimes unnerving rhythms blended with duo’s uniquely moody atmosphere, ever morphing and taking you places you didn’t even know existed. Expect percussion-heavy tracks on a lower side of bpm spectrum. You may dive into this album horizontally, or try to find out if it’s still danceable. Is it? Sure it is!

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PREMIERE: Ethno Service - NMA 02 (Avsluta Remix) [LBD Sounds]

Monochrome Premiere :

Artist : @edte-1
Track : Sellenti II (Avsluta's Desert Trip Re-Imagination)
Label : https://soundcloud.com/indefinite-pitch
LP : Organica Reinterpretations
Format : Digital
Release Date : 08.03.2023
Bandcamp : https://indefinitepitch.bandcamp.com/album/organica-reinterpretations

Original tracks on ‘Organica’ produced by Nils Edte
Reinterpretations by Lucie Štěpánková aka Avsluta
Mastered by J. David Lucio S.
Artwork Editing and Layout by Mark Wagner

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄 : Nils Edte - Sellenti II (Avsluta's Desert Trip Re-Imagination) [Indefinite Pitch]

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 612

Avsluta - Rātri

V/A - Winter Nights
[InirecVA001 | Initiate Records]

Produced by Lucie Štěpánková aka Avsluta
Mastered by Brice Deloose aka Pattrn
Picture by Mod21
Artwork by Leslie Deboeur

Released by Initiate Records from Brussels, Belgium
Release Date: December 23, 2023

Avsluta

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Initiate Records

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Winter Nights

Rätri

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A new SPANDAU20 mixtape is here to bless your ears!📼
Meet our guest, Akua, a trailblazing DJ rooted in North American techno and a driving force in the scene's new wave of machine funk. In recent years, this Ghanaian-American artist has dedicated herself to reviving the innovative spirit of techno's golden eras, paying homage to the revolutionary sonics of Detroit, Chicago, and New York City's DJs. Akua's no-nonsense style brings a necessary and poignant intensity to contemporary dancefloors, seamlessly blending old-school vibes with the authentic energy of techno's turn-of-the-century peak. Her boundless legacy continues to expand each year, earning respect from international DJs and dancers alike, thanks to her incredible mixing finesse and a constantly evolving repertoire of future-proof classics.🛸

In her Spandau20 mix, Akua takes a vinyl-focused, high-energy, and 100% old-school approach. Endlessly inspired by older techno mixtapes and radio shows, she channels a raw and funky energy reminiscent of Detroit in the '90s. This mix is a nod to the real heads — an "if you know, you know" vibe transporting listeners to an era where techno pulsated through the airwaves with unbridled spirit.😎So be ready to take a deep dive into this immersive experience!🖤

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SPND20 Mixtape by Akua

Mala Junta rabble rousers DJ Tool and D.Dan are up next for Zenaari Mix 010, but leave your biases at the door because this isn’t their usual high-speed mischief. In the vein of Zenaari’s hallmark off-kilter electronics the Berlin based pair are here instead to take you on a journey within. This one’s less for warehouse raving, more for solo spiritual contemplation: an invitation to probe the subconscious and transcend material experience. It’s a thorough exploration of their ambient predilections that range from featherlight textures to faded melodies that lilt like waves on a metaphysical shore. This liminal collage of gentle lullabies and acoustic murmurs is soft and a touch plaintive, but warm and loving all the same. Invoking everything from glitchy IDM to ballads that bend towards the strange and pineal, a technicolor dream sequence conjured up by this offbeat techno double-act.

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@ddan-sounds

Zenaari Mix 010 - Dj Tool & D.Dan

This next guest has been a loyal contributor to Oslo’s cultural landscape for some years now, and moulded it to his own imagining. Marius Bø is one half of Accelerationism and cofounder of the UTE collective, whose name has become synonymous with surreptitious forest raves and a label of the same name (UTE.REC), publisher to fellow purveyors of contemporary psychedelic trance like Oprofessionell (UTE’s second mastermind) and Alpha Tracks. Creeping out of the Scandinavian forests that have played host to those painstakingly curated gatherings comes a fearsome sound distinctly his own. His work dovetails futuristic soundscapes and old-school acid distortions to mind altering effect, and posits this guttural psychedelic techno as a result. It’s a trance-permeated amalgam that’s gaining traction everywhere from Basel's Elyisa to Taipei’s Pawnshop and a raft of other venues in any city worth its salt. Bassiani Podcast 204 is an atmospheric two-hour blend of vast and trippy beats, primordial techno with woodland roots, where Marius dives into the deeper facets of his collection.

@mariusbo

Bassiani invites Marius Bø / Podcast #204

Next up in our mix series is Voiski. From his Iranian background, Voiski has always been very connected to spiritual music and trance in particular. The element of repetition is ongoing through his catalogue, creating a direct link to his beloved minimalistic classical composers and his roots. Voiski is part of several constellations aside from his main alias, Vrilski (with Vril) and Wav (with Wata Igarashi) to name a few. 

Indulge in this live-set recording by Voiski, immerse yourself in its hypnotic allure of constantly evolving elements and swirling melodies. Expansive psychedelic club music, with an yet precise edge. Voiski weaves layers upon layers, creating a sonic landscape where transcendent melodies shine brightly amidst dynamically shifting arrangements. 

@voiski

Ute Mix Series #85 | Voiski (Live)

buttechno invites NAWAZ — NTS 08.04.2024

@djmohajer doesn’t just read the room, she ignites it. A member of Copenhagen's Fast Forward agency and imprint, the Iranian-Swedish artists also runs the queer party series mp3 in Berlin. Her sets reflect a deep musical understanding, and this week's Glitch podcast is a testament of this as she brings a high-drift and sexy groove while dropping some of her latest music obsessions, upcoming releases and newfound gems.

Glitch Podcast 067 / Mohajer

JakoJako (@jakojako_live) always wanted to make music and her self-confessed hyperactivity ultimately led to her getting the most joy out of playing about with machines and patching up synths. These days the Berghain resident is a celebrated live act and DJ who draws on the considerable knowledge she picked up working at Berlin's legendary synth shop SchneidersLaden, but she has also worked on several high-profile motion sensor dance projects at places like The Royal Albert Hall. Her smart sound designs and unique rhythms have landed on Leisure System, Tresor and Figure and she has a new EP coming on Mute this June.

Her mix for us this week features a sneak preview of one of the tracks from that EP as well as mixing up music from Alaric, Siege, Altinbas and many more. It's full of high-speed sounds couched loosely in techno but with moods and textures borrowed from industrial, minimal and even trance as things reach an emotional peak late on. Though she broke through as a live act, this set shows JakoJako can now speak just as freely through the decks.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 462 - JakoJako

Born in Algeria, and raised between France and the Netherlands, with a later stint in London, Mary Lake has lived a life through the lens of different cultures, each adding a little more to her experience in the realm of electronic music. It wasn’t always her medium, but in DJing she’s found her most authentic voice, with her start at more intimate house parties, then on to the best and brightest of Dutch clubs and festivals. For her, creative discovery and expanding the limits of craft is key, covering both the range of utilitarian techno and more atypical sounds, the likes of which she was apt to share via her experimental pandemic-era radio show Worshipping Discordia. Alongside that, and a slew of catchy releases, she’s now a Spielraum resident and frequently billed on stages from Dekmantel to De School to Tresor, Bassiani and beyond. Her percussive techno spreads the kind of wildly infectious crowd energy that drew a younger her towards it many moons ago, now she's on the inside looking out. Bassiani Podcast 209 is an hour of vanguard beats delivered fresh by this burgeoning selector, driving and serpentine basslines to rattle your musical senses.

@marylakeworld

Bassiani invites Mary Lake / Podcast #209

TASCAM DR-40X

Ekkel @ Outsider 2024

Omformer (live) @ Outsider 2024

"While the Coronavirous lockdown made many things impossible or infinitely more difficult and painful, it also opened up an unprecedented space to think, to reflect and to work in ways that the usual pressures deny. 

On March 17th David Toop and Lucie Stepankova were due to play in a trio with Yifeat Ziv at Café Oto; then on April 9ththey were also booked to play at Iklectik as a duo. Both gigs were cancelled, of course, because of the virus. In support of Iklectik, Lucie and David agreed to record a track together in the only way possible, by exchanging files and passing mixes back and forth across the aether. The feeling of working on this first track was positive so they decided to make a mini-album. One of the elements from the first track was a reading by Lucie of a passage from Kenya Hara’s book, On White, and this preoccupation with colour became a theme for the whole project. Other tracks were inspired by the writings of Himla af Klint on mystical blue, Hokusai on shades of black, François Jullien on the six colours of Chinese ink and Cees Noteboom on the yellow/orange hue of a ceramic bowl. 

Jullien wrote of a transition from ‘physical concretion to spirit dimension’, according to the dilution of the ink. This is how these tracks felt as they emerged between April and June of extraordinary times. When the album was finished it seemed fitting to offer it to Café Oto in a gesture of support and hopefulness for the future of London’s key venues. 

David Toop and Lucie Stepankova have previously played in duos at Café Oto, Iklectik and at the Jhilava documentary film festival. They have also played in trios with Yifeat Ziv at Hundred Years Gallery, Tania Caroline Chen at Iklectik and John Butcher at Hangar Bicocca, Milan." - David & Lucie

TR061 - David Toop & Avsluta - Blue Ether

This album is the result of a creative process that allows artists to create freely.

Order: www.k-alt.com/produit/va01
Bandcamp: www.kaltclub.bandcamp.com/album/va-01
Thanks for your support.
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Track produced, mixed and arranged by Lucie Štěpánková and mixed by Christian Duka: @avsluta & @dvka
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome: www.enisslab.com
Artwork by Gabriel Jeanjean: www.gabrieljeanjean.com
Graphic Design by Samuel Koehl: www.samuelkoehl.fr

KALT VA 01 // 2020

KALT VA 01

We Watched Night Create Day

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Avsluta - We Watched Night Create Day (KALT VA01)

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Ambientist at @phonicarecords
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Booking: info@introspective-electronics.com

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Live
26/01 • Live Ambisonic Improv @ The Baths [London, UK]

DJ
11/01 • Introspective Electronics @ Netil Radio [UK]
16/01 • Kindred Radio [London, UK]
19/01 • Goo Night @ Spanners [London, UK]
02/02 • Cabin Fever * b2b Alicia @ Corsica Studios [London, UK]
03/02 • A.R.X. @ C3 [Milan, IT]
08/02 • Introspective Electronics @ Netil Radio [UK]
10/02 • Amoenus presents: Stone, Nexcyia, mu tate & Avsluta @ The Baths [London, UK] 
07/03 • TBA @ Loki [London, UK]
04/05 • Queens Yard Summer Party @ Hackney Wick [London, UK]
31/05-02/06 • Above Below Festival * b2b Phrex [Chiltern Hills, UK]
05/06-12/06 • KALA Festival [Dhermi, AL]

Curation
21/04 • Introspective Electronics x Experiment Intrinsic @ The Baths [London, UK]

Workshops & Talks
26/01 • Spatial Sound Workshop @ The Baths [London, UK]

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Avsluta - We Watched Night Create Day (KALT VA01)

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