I often think about childhood experiences. Don't you? Remember those magical moments of discovery of how something in this universe truly works or the slow disintegration of fiction into reality or the self-guided journey into a fantasy, knowing full well that it's really imaginary and yet completely giving in, and letting it absorb you into other worlds? For me, there were adventures into outer space, of alien planets and improbable lands, of other beings just like us, and yet completely different in every way. It's no wonder that many of my fantastical voyages were accompanied by music, made, of course, by instruments unknown. This "space music" is what continues to attract me to some aspects of the cinematic, electronic, and experimental sounds of today. It's no wonder I still attempt to recreate each voyage with the lush pads of my synths. For British composer and musician Angus MacRae, this reflection on childhood imagination comes in a form of his new album, Vivarium. Across twelve pieces, each representing a specific memory, MacRae uses the immediate presence of acoustic instrumentation (piano, strings, woodwinds, and even voice) to capture the emotional experience of the unreal worlds. Today I am premiering a track from the album titled "Flame" which is due out as a single on September 1st. This is a gorgeous and dynamic piece, pairing a gently wavering piano melody in a whirlwind of a rising emotional gust. Listening to this piece you can't help but get lifted into a torrent of a sentimental storm and get carried away into those other worlds. "Written against the backdrop of a changing world, this need to escape inside the vivarium, to recapture the magic and mystery within, and to ultimately learn the limits of the glass - seemed to me more important than ever."

Vivarium

Flame

TRACK PREMIERE : Angus MacRae - Flame

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DJ Shadow, widely acknowledged as a crucial figure in the development of experimental, instrumental hip-hop, has returned with ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ via Mass Appeal Records [and Believe Digital in France], his first full length release since 2011. The 12-track album finds DJ Shadow exploring new realms in addition to the deep samples and kinetic soundscapes that helped to launch his career 20 years ago. On ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ he’s shifted further toward original composition, a vast experimentation of beats and textures, synthesizers and live instruments including horns and woodwinds. The album features Run The Jewels, Nils Frahm, Matthew Halsall, Ernie Fresh and more.
 
The album is available in all formats with artwork designed by Paul Insect including a gatefold double LP. Order 'The Mountain Will Fall' here: https://DJShadow.lnk.to/TMWFYT
 
ALBUM TRACK LIST:
1. The Mountain Will Fall
2. Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels
3. Three Ralphs
4. Bergschrund feat. Nils Frahm
5. The Sideshow feat. Ernie Fresh
6. Depth Charge
7. Mambo
8. Ashes To Oceans feat. Matthew Halsall
9. Pitter Patter feat. G Jones & Bleep Bloop
10. California
11. Ghost Town
12. Suicide Pact
13. Swerve (iTunes Bonus Track)

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DJ Shadow - Bergschrund feat. Nils Frahm

The new Tycho album Epoch is out now worldwide.

Download album here:

ISO50(MP3 + Lossless)  http://shop.tychomusic.com/epoch
Apple Music - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/epoch/id1154577700?ls=1
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZHEHCJ
Bandcamp - https://tycho.bandcamp.com/

Pre-order LP/CD out January 20th, 2017 at http://shop.tychomusic.com/epoch

TYCHO TOUR DATES
01 07 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater ^
01 09 - Honolulu, HI - The Republik
01 12 - Osaka, JP - Bigcat
01 13 - Tokyo, JP - Stellar Ball Shinagawa
01 14 - Seoul, KR - Understage
01 19 - Taipei, TW - Legacy
01 21 - Singapore, SP - Laneway Festival
01 25 - Melbourne, AU - 170 Russell
01 26 - Brisbane, AU - Laneway Festival
01 28 - Melbourne, AU - Laneway Festival
01 30 - Auckland, NZ - Laneway Festival
02 02 - Sydney, AU - Metro Theatre
02 03 - Adelaide, AU - Laneway Festival
02 04 - Sydney, AU - Laneway Festival
02 05 - Fremantle, AU - Laneway Festival
02 10 - Berlin, DE - Heimathafen
02 11 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz
02 12 - Vienna, AT - Flex
02 14 - Budapest, HU - Akvarium Klub
02 15 - Prague, CZ - Meetfactory
02 16 - Warsaw, PL - Worldwide Festival at Niebo
02 18 - Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset
02 19 - Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanan 
02 20 - Oslo, NO - Parkteatret
02 22 - Cologne, DE - Gloria Theatre
02 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
02 24 - Paris, FR - La Gaite Lyrique
02 25 - Brussels, BE - Botanique - Orangerie
02 27 - London, UK - Electric Brixton
02 28 - London, UK - Electric Brixton

^ - with Nitemoves

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Epoch

Division

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CAT NUMBER: CRITSYS006
RELEASE: 9TH DECEMBER 2016 (Worldwide)

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Current Value - Subliminal [CRITSYS006]

No décimo episódio do Diagrama, uma conversa com o designer Adriel Nunes. Ele contou sobre como conseguiu um trabalho na lendária Thunderhouse, sobre as diversas empresas que ele já trabalhou até chegar na Saatchi LA e também sobre o projeto recente para o rapper Emicida.

Para mais informações e para ver o guia visual, acesse diagrama.co
Facebook: www.facebook.com/diagramaco/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/diagramaco/

Links do programa: Exemplos de trabalho do Adriel Nunes: https://savee.it/adrielnunes/
Escinter - http://www.escinter.com.br/
Lobo - http://lobo.cx
Grafikonstruct - http://www.grafikonstruct.com.br/
Saatchi LA - http://www.saatchila.com
Cut&Paste 2012 – http://www.cutandpaste.com/index.php/events_sao_en/sao_paulo_en

Diagrama - Design, Processo & Cultura Visual

Diagrama 10 - Adriel Nunes - Do Graffiti à Saatchi LA

Max Cooper - Balance 030 (Part 2) [Preview Edit]
For more info: www.balancemusic.com.au

Balance 030

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Max Cooper - Balance 030 (Part 2) [Preview Edit]

A cover of one of my favorite Boards of Canada tracks. 
Art by Bryan Olson http://www.bryanolsoncollage.com/

Boards of Canada - Alpha and Omega (Goldmund Cover)

Building the House of Vanity feat. Caro Roth

Produced by NØT THAT 
Vocals and Lyrics by Ifusha Kalina
Album Cover by Ifusha Kalina

BALLET OF LASHES

Мерцает что то, я поближе
В закрытые смотрю глаза
Стоим мы рядом,
Я ли это? Вижу
Тайга бескрайняя равнина
И ветру здесь гулять и петь
И веки мягкая перина
Укутала весь мир, укутала весь мир
Весь мир в одной лишь только капле
Слеза текла ломалась жизнь
Перина мерила тут счастье
И миром правил бал твоих ресниц

Building the House of Vanity feat. Caro Roth

Combustion Studio