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𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮𝓼

The Upload

https://companion.bandcamp.com/album/lucent

A1. Blade of Grass
A2. Pyro
A3. Peony
B1. Microcosm
B2. Wind Tunnel

Releases May 7, 2021

Written and produced by Kae Kitzler
Mastering by Corey Kikos
Artwork by Jaime Brohier
Layout by Milly Davison
Pressed by Program Records

Lucent

CMPN001 - KiTA - Lucent EP - [Snippets]

For the latest issue we got an impressive contribution from @ungloriousmaterial
Some of you may know his mysterious track collection on Soundcloud called Magie Noire. What you have been looking for almost in vain so far: a mix recorded by him (with the one exception six years ago for "Strange Sound From Beyond"). Therefore, we feel blessed he took the request to do this rare recording.

Just as carefully as the Parisian artist paints his pictures, he has put together this musical masterpiece. It follows seamless his affinity for DIY- and obscure-amateur-music you probably never heard before. In doing so, he easily reinterpreted the term „world music“ into a different context: as a creation of our world/earth, a certain genesis, which he describes with the following words:

„First came the word. Then from the chaos came the earth with vegetation, animals, stars and then human.
With human came love, the love were consumed and then went away. It left the place to cries, sadness, doubts, and with it came wars, bombs.
Blinded in a leisure atmosphere/society, how this gonna end?"

GDS.FM - Synths Of World w/ Magie Noire

Running Hot Radio welcomed Universal Cave to the show this month. They warmed up in the first hour with some reggae & dancehall before Universal Cave ran an hour of disco gems in the second.

Running Hot Radio w/ Universal Cave - May 2021

Mix of the Week #375 is "Raï Cocktaïl" by Futte Rico & Boogie Rookie
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"the mix is made of 100% cassette tapes from the MENA countries in Northern Africa and it showcases the various aspects of the beautiful genre that is RAÏ"

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Mix of the Week #375: Futte Rico & Boogie Rookie - Raï Cocktaïl

'twas a breezy & bright easter Monday morning. The air was warm and it filled our lungs with optimism. The mudlarks & magpies chirped a-like, filling the space with harmonies & song. Oranges were squeezed & celery sticks munched. Bellies full of laughter & upturned lips. The tree gently swayed above us & the bodies moved in unison. Protected, together, our nest.  Looks shared, turn for turn, a partnership. Smoke rises, rays part through. "Friends for life?" "Okie Dokie!"

@montana-bourke

Photo: Aaron Parker

Montana & DJ Earl Grey at Okie Dokie

Mirror Tapes welcomes a selection of artists across the globe into vol.1 of the Worldwide VA compilations.

As frantic as these times are - the sound of music shall forever extend - an eternal tool to bring souls together, whether in person or throughout the online world.

Контур Сс (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Konstantin Mutagen (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Merino (Medellín, Columbia) 
Kato De Vidts (Brussels, Belgium)
Experimental Housewife (San Francisco, USA)
Caldera (Brighton, UK)
Queniv (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Shaded Explorer (Friuli, Italy)
Citizen Maze (Naarm/Melbourne, Australia)
KiTA (Naarm/Melbourne, Australia)
Forest on Stasys (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Florian T M Zeisig (Bavarian Alps, Germany)

We hope you enjoy the 1st release on Mirror Tapes.

- Adam

Releases January 25, 2022

Mastered by Emanuele Pertoldi

all rights reserved

Buy on Bandcamp

Mirror Tapes Worldwide vol. 1 Snippets

collection one 

our first v/a ~ an immersive collection of weightless atmospherics and dub-tinged, transcendental breaks. sink a little deeper.

featuring @declan-mcnamara-1, @milliamusic,  @kita-music, @liatsesmelis, @user-554965987, @edavd, @user-345693499, Aera, Sprinks, @downstairs-j, @hame_dj, @roza-terenzi, @calesexton, @tangerine_tangerine & @loiflan


50% of profits from this release will go to supporting Blak Pearl Studio, a grassroots, creative drop-in studio for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in the City of Yarra. The remaining 50% will go directly to the artists.

Mastered by Phoebe Twigg (@ptwiggs)
Artwork courtesy of Fulli Andrinopoulos and Arts Project Australia 
Design by Milly Davison
Special thanks to @noffweezy

Released digitally 8th April 2022
https://companion.bandcamp.com/album/collection-one

www.artsproject.org.au
https://www.blakpearlstudio.com/

Companion operates on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. 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 their continuing cultures and connection to Country, community and music; and to Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

CMPN003 - V/A - Collection One [Snippets]

@worktheperipherals
@companionmelb


Guiding weary travelers through an enchanting interdimensional odyssey, WTP’s debut long player ‘Like Lava’ finds a treasured home on Companion. Building on the foundation of four exceptional self-released EPs, WTP continues his exploration into the world of ambient trance. ‘Like Lava’ unfolds across nine tracks that expand and contract through imagined astral landscapes, showcasing WTP’s deft ability to create deep and absorbing techno trips. Hypnotic in manifold ways, ‘Like Lava’ is a release made for getting lost in. Each track referencing the next, this hour-long journey glides through blissful realms of trance, ambient techno and house - deep basslines, muted breaks and spacious subdued percussion are unified by WTP’s characteristic ubiquitous and sparkling atmospheres. 

This is an expert expression of the Companion ethos. By drawing inspiration from the likes of Robert Leiner, Speedy J and Index ID, WTP wields the language of tripped out 90s electronica to allow spellbound listeners the time to contemplate, space to travel and a place to dream

BC: https://companion.bandcamp.com

Mastered by C. Kikos
Artwork by B. Podrasky
Design by J. Wells

pi pi pi premiere: WTP - Horizon (Companion)

@kita-music

Buy Vinyl & Digital: https://knekelhuis.bandcamp.com/album/ceramic
© 2023 Knekelhuis

The Naarm/Melbourne based producer will unveil meticulously crafted tracks that breathe life, deliver crispness, evoke emotions, and pulsate with energy.

KiTA's music defies easy categorization, blending ambient, dub, and breakbeat with real instruments and orchestral elements. The album "Ceramic" takes us on a mesmerizing journey with its title track, a twelve-minute composition that intertwines groove-laden ambience, deep bass throbs, swirling guitars, enchanting strings, and atmospheric vocals.
The B side of the record embraces a club-oriented soundscape with infectious breaks and captivating hooks, offering a refreshing contrast to the prevailing musical landscape. The final track concludes the album with dub-influenced percussion, creating a captivating dance that evokes both melancholy and beauty, leaving room for personal interpretation and discovery.
Mastered by Wouter Brandenburg and artwork by Kae Kitzler and Steele Bonus.

Ceramic

KiTA - Ceramic [KH045 preview]

collection two

we're back with a second wind ~ gently weaving between genres, across continents and over oceans. take a breath and immerse yourself in the journey.

featuring Tunnel Dancers (@secondcousins & Hugh B @outertimeinnerspace), @vicecitybeats, @opheliaxz, @ronan-music, @commandd & @gistrung, @space-biology, @maara, Radart (@papercutslimited), @duunscape, and @saphileaum

Mastered by P. Twigg (@ptwiggs)
Artwork by F. Andrinopoulos
With thanks to Arts Project Australia
Design by M. Davison

www.artsproject.org.au

Released digitally 5th July 2023
companion.bandcamp.com/album/collection-two

Companion operates on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. 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 their continuing cultures and connection to Country, community and music; and to Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

CMPN005 - V/A - Collection Two [Snippets]

Following the release of his debut single Aqueduct on CMPN003, Declan returns to Companion with an entrancing 5-track EP that gently unwinds through boundless, sun-drenched dreamscapes. Suited for late-nights beneath dust shrouded stars and the peaceful mornings after, Soul Arch is best listened from start to finish, with one eye cast towards the sunrise. 

A1. Eye of the Feline
A2. Start of July
A3. Aqueduct

B1. Soul Arch
B2. Species

All tracks written and produced by D. McNamara 
Mastered by P. Twigg
Artwork by X. Ford-Legrand
Design by G. Butterfield
Worldwide distribution by One Eye Witness
© Companion 2024

Soul Arch

CMPN006 - Declan - Soul Arch [Snippets]

Space Biology returns to Companion with an extended EP further showcasing the Ukrainian producers' boundless creativity and technical prowess. 'Osmosis' delivers a six-track constellation of lysergic electronica, traversing through amorphous domains of dub, downtempo and IDM. Its pulse is punctuated by muted breaks and diffuse high end frequencies that skip and skitter across wobbly dub-infused basslines. 

@space-biology

This free flowing release encapsulates a sense of mysticism that urges us to consider our consciousness. It leaves our minds wandering amongst the stars whilst low end fullness grounds us on Earth and reconnects us to our surroundings.

A1. Sustainability
A2. Brainstorm 
A3. Tectiform
B1. Sea Dub  
B2. Triphase
B3. Diffusion

All tracks written and produced by Ivanna Ivanivna 
Mastered by Phoebe Twigg
Artwork by Remi Volclair
Design by THEAJM
Worldwide distribution by One Eye Witness
© Companion 2024

Due September 2024

CMPN007 - Space Biology - Osmosis [Snippets]

collection three

our third v/a rolls in ~ an undulating wave. balancing, unfolding, transforming. in three we find harmony. listen again, and again, and again.

featuring: @avsluta, @inhmost, @katemiller, @edenaurelius, @elsa-9-9, @piante-vive, @anthonyc_kuta, @beltrac, @louismarlo, @iksremusic

Mastered by P. Twigg
Artwork by F. Andrinopoulos
Design by M. Davison
With thanks to Arts Project Australia

https://companion.bandcamp.com/album/collection-three

CMPN008 - V/A - Collection Three [Snippets]

https://soundcloud.com/hunee was supposed to play https://soundcloud.com/palomabar all night, but he played somewhere else the night before, and I got a very short notice call informing me that he could not make it in time. I rammed some records in a bag, jumped into a cab, and played the first two hours. If he would have showed up only five minutes later, I would have started to play the b-sides, but it was very sweet.

2018-02-08 - Live At Hunchin All Night, Paloma, Berlin

Pure Space Recordings is circling round one last time this year to launch our new annual compilation fundraiser series... PS005 ‘PROXIMITY’ is a humble nod to the sounds that have bound us together this year, keeping us connected and motivated. 

Across the release, eighteen artists explore the breadth of the Australian electronic music landscape. From gentle piano compositions, to subtle downtempo nested amongst techno-tinged drum tracks, electro expeditions and so much more… Devoted listeners are joined by new producers, friends and some of our most aspired Australian producers to form this exciting release. 

100% of proceeds will be donated to Aborigial Legal Services; based in Redfern it is the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia, and the first free legal assistance service in the country.

Tracklist:
01. Tangerine - Spiral
02. jobfit - Ascendance
03. Lara K - All It Takes
04. PMA - Ceiling
05. DBR - Log Lady
06. Monako - Salvation
07. KiTA - Saturn
08. Circa - ACAB
09. Rings Around Saturn - 130 Ditst
10. E Davd - Simulate
11. Nali - Ominous
12. Mosam Howieson - Pure Space
13. cdot - Interstellar
14. Female Wizard vs. SLAMROSS1000 - Pulse
15. RBI - Sabre
16. Third Space - 5 Rip
17. psiota - Sonic Admin

https://soundcloud.com/tangerine_tangerine | https://soundcloud.com/jobfit | https://soundcloud.com/l_arak | https://soundcloud.com/pmapmapma | https://soundcloud.com/breezydbr | https://soundcloud.com/monakooo | https://soundcloud.com/kita-music | https://soundcloud.com/circawashere | https://soundcloud.com/rdjm0 | https://soundcloud.com/edavd | https://soundcloud.com/mos-how | https://soundcloud.com/femalewizard | https://soundcloud.com/slamross | https://soundcloud.com/djrbii | https://soundcloud.com/3rd-space | https://soundcloud.com/iota_music

Format: Digital