Releases

2023-summer

New age energy

Comprised of Furious Frank and Dylan Batelic, the Sunflower Aquarium duo shares their debut album. The debut LP from duo Sunflower Aquarium offers a full spectrum bloom into the electronic ecosystem. Dylan Batelic (Paper-Cuts) and Thomas Martin (Furious Frank) fuse together for a 7 track collection of low-slung immersive deepness, embodying a cycle of life via the ebbs and flows of sonic seasonal evolution. A collaboration of cyber synthesis; written simultaneously Melbourne through Adelaide during late 2021, the result a refined yet spontaneous take on dubbed downtempo through to driving dance deviance.

Buy: https://paper-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-lp-pcltd07

https://soundcloud.com/furiousfrank
https://soundcloud.com/papercutslimited

Premiere: Sunflower Aquarium - Bubble (Contagious Mix) [Paper-Cuts]

@secondcousins

We are pleased to announce Cousin’s NAFF debut, Second Message.
Drawing inspiration from the rich sounds of neighboring bushland, the Australian artist and Moonshoe founder composes deeply vivid body music with an intricate approach to dubwise construction. We are grateful to share this music with you here

releases December 2, 2022

Writting and Production by Jackson Fester
Mixied by Jackson Fester
Mastered by Nik Kozub
Physical Distribution by One Eye Witness
NAFF 2022

Cousin - Second Message (Clips)

Art by Ellen Waring

Made on Gadigal land.

Track 11 - Aug 2021 (Raw Demo) DL Enabled

Prosophone 001 :
Traevor - Bagnante Col Pala EP

A1-Musgo
A2-Bagnante Col Pala
B1-Dungeon
B2-Bagnante Col Pala (Forest Drive West Remix)

Limited Clear Lathe Cut handstamped  10inch
https://prosophone.bandcamp.com/album/pspn001-traevor-forest-drive-west-remix

PSPN001 - Traevor (Forest Drive West Remix)

Quartz

Quartz (Forest Drive West Remix)

SPTVA04 upcoming May 2023! A vision of Neo Tokyo found its soundtrack in our next digital compilation and we are excited to have Hyperforce, DJ Ali, LOIF, Ekkel, Atikka, Eyerate, Hasvat Informant & Willem, OTON, Immateriæ and Aeryeen with some futuristic tracks in line.

Release date: 19.05.2023
https://spacetraxberlin.bandcamp.com/album/sptva04-neo-tokyo

More info to the artist of this track:
https://soundcloud.com/loiflan
https://www.instagram.com/tek_dec

LOIF - Alien System

Blackbox Life Recorder 21f

PREMIERE : Doltz - Haru (Polygonia Remix)

"Koquu (虚空)" is the place where nothing obstructs and everything exists. It is one of the five elements of "Godai (五大)", the five elements that make up all things.
There is a Buddhist term for the word "Koquukai (虚空界)" .
It means the world of "Shinnyo (真如)", which is the essential world that encompasses and embraces everything, without colour and without form. Everything is in the space of nothingness.

Kopuu (虚空)とは、何も妨げるものがなく、すべてのものの存在する場所のことです。万物を構成す る5つの要素「五大」の一つです。
仏教用語に「Koquukai (虚空界)」という言葉があります。 一切を包括し擁する、色もなく形もない本源的な真如の世界を意味します。すべては何もない無の空 間の中にある。

Artist Name: Doltz

Album Name: Koquu

Catalog Number: HNL019

Produced by Shun Watanabe aka Doltz

Additional Productions by Lindsey Wang aka Polygonia, and Laima Priedite aka Laima Adelaide

Mastered by Mattias Fridell, Sweden

Artwork by Off T

Released by Huinali Recordings from Jeju Island, South Korea

Release Date : July 03rd. 2023

Doltz (Fukuoka, Japan)
https://soundcloud.com/doltzdeep https://www.facebook.com/doltzz https://www.instagram.com/doltzdeep
   
Polygonia (Munich, Germany)
https://soundcloud.com/polygonia https://www.facebook.com/polygoniamusicandart https://www.instagram.com/_polygonia_

PREMIERE : Doltz - Haru (Polygonia Remix)

@lg_t remixed Prayer Bass available on Bandcamp click da link:
https://bigzen.bandcamp.com/track/prayer-bass-lt-re-slap

Bandcamp

Prayer Bass (LT Re - Slap)

@commandd
@sure_thing

BC: https://surethingrec.bandcamp.com/album/well-of-sand

Sure Thing presents Well of Sand, its second compilation. Six tracks from label friends and favorites, each new to the roster and offering bold, untempered explorations of tempo and weight, a concise yet expansive collection recalling the deliberate cadence of rippling sand and the sheen of shimmering oases.
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Well of Sand

pi pi pi premiere: Command D - Half Blue (Violet Mix) [Sure Thing]

Command D’s life between the urban and green surrounds of Eora/Sydney shine through in his Animalia debut with a smoked out, dubby four tracker. Diving between slinky downtempo and dance-floor driven beats, weighty bass-lines, crisp percussion and submerged pads wrap the record in a shrouded atmosphere of tension and release.

Animalia would like to acknowledge that all tracks were produced on the traditional land of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

@commandd

A1: Esc
A2: Stat Point 
B1: Cycles
B2: 0 - Zone (feat. Cousin) (@secondcousins)

Artist: Command D (Charles Fester)(Sydney/ Eora, Australia) 
Title: Esc
Format: 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork & Design by Josh Abramovici (NYC, USA)
Mastered by The Herbalist aka Corey Kikos (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)

Command D - Esc (ANIMA9)

Daisy Records Volume Two

Just over one year since our inaugural release we present the second instalment of our annual V/A compilation series ‘Volume Two,’ whereby thirteen so-called Australian artists weave a sonic tapestry that draws from the depths of the contemporary and intertwines with a nostalgic touch of 90s psychedelia.

From ambient dreamscapes and downtempo grooves to rhythmic echoes of dub and trip-hop, ‘Volume Two’ creates a journey where reality and imagination seamlessly collide. It’s a kaleidoscope of sounds, where lush pads and intricate sound design create a piece of music that is a testament to the boundless creativity thriving in the heart of Australia’s musical landscape.

@donalds_house - Kalang
@commandd - Tascam Joint
@glenstefani - Chill Pill
@melquiadesmusic - Echos of Eden
@jjonjjones - Move, Dance
@liatsesmelis & stinathomas - A Window
@midnighttenderness - The Shape of Space
@norachisound - Who Watches
@worktheperipherals - Ghost Notes
@sonny_ism - Nissa
@declan-mcnamara-1 - Phonetic Gyre
@sheriff-lindo - Fonkee Trip

Artwork by House Arrest aka Jaime Brohier
Mastered by The Herbalist aka Corey Kikos

Released digitally 1st of February 2024
daisyrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/daisy-records-volume-two

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

DR002 - V/A - Daisy Records Volume Two (Snippets)

For our next release of 2024 Command D, the dynamic Australian artist residing on Gadigal land, returns to Pure Space with his next EP, "New Devices."

"New Devices" is a testament to resilience and innovation, instigated by the theft of his laptop and loss of production files in motion. The need to start the EP journey afresh led to a subsequent shift in his music production methods. As Command D explains, "The tracks came from the production of my first live set and are a representation of my workflow during this time. Most elements were made using a more hands-on/'live take' approach."

Opening the EP, "Swallow" captivates with its low slung bass and swirling percussion. Let the dubbed out synthesis warm you as you drift into the abyss, with the four to the floor beat keeping you grounded through the dance.

Next up is "Madman," a heady and energising cut that continues Command D’s exploration into deep dance grooves. The staunch synthesis keeps your head down until the dub chords lift you up. One fitting for sunrise or sunset, up to you really..

"CG Phrase" introduces more intensity released only as the swirling atmospheres lift. The track toys with tension as it pulls you deeper into the sonic vortex.

The EP culminates with "Heavy Clouds," a cathartic and heavenly composition that offers a moment of introspective rapture. Its ethereal melodies and soothing rhythms provide a serene contrast to the preceding tracks, closing the EP on a contemplative note.

Command D's exploration into new generation dub techno continues to evolve, with "New Devices" pushing the boundaries of his production ever-onwards. His style, characterised by sonically rich and murky tones and meticulous attention to detail, remains a hallmark of his work; an auditory journey that is both captivating and transformative. Bliss out.

Tracklist:
01. Command D - Swallow
02. Command D - Madman
03. Command D - CG Phrase
04. Command D - Heavy Clouds

Releases August 01, 2024

PS019
Written, produced, mixed and arranged: Charley Fester
Mastering: Wayne Sunderland / Suture
Artwork: dampwetbody
A&R and words: Andy Garvey
Format: Digital

New Devices

PS019 - Command D - New Devices

Three dubs from the archives, made at Skeleten Studios.

Production and Mixing - Charles Fester
Mastering - Justin Moon at Phonolab Studios
Artwork - Sofia Musarra

released October 15, 2024

https://commandd.bandcamp.com/album/loss-ep

Loss

soon to be released on vinyl - hypergroove recs

Marcman - Drept (vinyl only)

Bookings and enquiries: charleyfester@gmail.com