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Beatport Best New Hype Electronica

Beatport Best New Electronica

ambient

“Smoky, misty vibes that are shrouding something which is a bit chaotic, but hard for you to glance at for too long.”

Irish artist @lighghtmusic records an immersive mix of ambient electronics, field recordings, traditional folk and R&B edits, and speaks to Eoin Murray about his organic creative process and the value of humour and collaboration.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-153-lighght

Fresh Kicks 153: Lighght

Corell - Under The Surface

asparagus

https://radiosygma.bandcamp.com/album/3

being inherently independent, experimental music is bound to deny typical vertical principles of power and censorship that we face today even more than ever, yet it can contain a statement of the opposite nature. as we prepared this compilation the russian invasion of ukraine escalated further, leaving us with less words than ever, but a stronger urge to retain a voice. we believe that music communities are able to offer their own responses to societal changes, no matter how quiet or deafening they may sound. 

Σ3 compilation features 16 tracks by our contributors, friends, and members of the team and we really hope you enjoy them for what they are. but the important thing is that beyond a sensitivity to unconventional sound and commitment to international music communities, all featured artists are defined by a belief in human dignity and solidarity with the victims of war. 

all the proceeds from sales will be split between the evacuation initiative helpingtoleave.org and help-freefilmers.network providing humanitarian aid and power generators for at-risk ukrainians
credits
released November 4, 2022 

mastered by sergei shplv 
artwork by Svyatykh (linktr.ee/svyatykh)

mu tate – BH Patterns

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Release date: 13th February 2023

Mark Barrott is an artist that creatively speaking, never stops moving. His musical career has taken many forms. Some know him as Future Loop Foundation, the alias he used to create and perform ambient drum and bass from the mid-90s. Some know him for his Sketches from an Island albums, which he released under his own name, and others know him as the founder of the highly influential International Feel label, a label that spearheaded the bespoke vinyl movement of the 2010’s and brought DJ Harvey out of studio retirement. Barrott has spent close to four decades exploring new sonic territory and pushing the boundaries of various genres and is considered a pivotal figure in the revival of the Balearic music scene of the last decade.

Barrott’s new album, ’Jōhatsu (蒸発)’, is predictably unpredictable. Due for release this April on Above & Beyond’s new downtempo imprint Reflections, the album is a full departure from anything Mark has written before, partly because he was writing to moving picture. In 2019, Mark was commissioned by a director to write the score for their new documentary, ‘Jōhatsu (蒸発) ... the art of Evaporation’.

‘Jōhatsu (蒸発)’ is an 8-track journey through the sounds, sights, smells and sensations of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

Every year, it is estimated that as many as 100,000 people in Japan vanish, without a trace. These are the so-called johatsu. The “evaporated people”. People become jōhatsu for many different reasons including addiction, divorce and job loss. While some people may consider taking their own lives, others simply… evaporate. Jōhatsu refers to these people who purposefully leave the lives they knew behind.

‘Jōhatsu... the art of Evaporation’, shadowed a Japanese man as he went through this exact process, paying a contractor to help him vanish, moving from central Kyoto to Scandinavia. Scene notes from the director and shots of Kyoto at night-time, rural Japan, and Scandinavian forest-scapes informed Barrott’s musical direction for the project.

The tracks on this album are the ‘full’ pieces - those written for the longer sequences of film. The first single and opening track from the album, 'Kyoto (京都)', utilises the art of simplicity. It’s stripped back and minimal, allowing Barrott’s ambient, spontaneous production style to shine through. 

‘Jōhatsu (蒸発)’ is a fairly air-tight representation of Mark Barrott as an artist. It’s spontaneous, it’s unexpected, it’s unrestricted and it’s a gorgeous listening experience. It’s the sound of an artist set free, without creative restraints. If music could fly, 'Jōhatsu (蒸発)' has wings.

'Jōhatsu (蒸発)' is out 17th April on Reflections. The first single ‘Kyoto (京都)’ is out now.

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Mark Barrott - Kyoto (京都)

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Innellea returns to Afterlife with an installment from his ambitious live project: Five Phases*

‘Forced Adaptation’ growls with ominous venom. Midway through, we encounter a neon-tinged breakdown designed to ignite the dance floor. ‘Reflected Wisdom’ has a little more urgency and jaunty energy, Innellea bringing the electrified funk…

*Five Phases is a series of releases and an upcoming extended Live Set journey, taking the audience in five phases from birth to death. From light to light in an audiovisual reflection of life: The Awakening – Rebellious Learning – Forced Adoption – Reflected Wisdom – The Conclusion. This EP represents the third and fourth phase of life.  Forced Adoption and Reflected Wisdom.

Innellea - Reflected Wisdom - Five Phases Project (4/5)

Huit heure douze

Goldener Strom Remixes 3

Peak (Dollkraut Remix)

Senzatempo

Math of You

Secrets

Can't Wait

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Release date: 3rd April 2023

Berlin-based producer Ryan Davis presents two new beatless versions of his single ‘Altitudes’ from his latest full-length album ‘Through The Mirror Glass’, out now on Reflections.

Berlin-based producer Ryan Davis presents two new beatless mixes of ‘Altitudes’, the lead single from his 2022 orchestral ‘Through The Mirror Glass’, out now on Reflections.

Ryan’s latest album ‘Through The Mirror Glass’ has existed in idea-form for a very long time – most of his life, in fact. The album is inspired by the movies he grew up watching with soundtracks by James Horner, Thomas Newman and Jóhann Jóhannsson, and the tropes and rhythms of electronic music. Davis has wanted to connect the two ever since he started producing, so this 12-track album is his first full-length foray into cinematic electronic music.

Ryan Davis 'Altitudes (Ambient Mix)' is out now.

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Ryan Davis - Altitudes (Ambient Mix)

With U

Thought Trails - With U

☨: Well what about this one?

Ϟ: We’ve cleaned it up as much as we could, but…

- - - - COMETH YONDER !#%’@ TWIXT YE SHOVEL - - - -

☨: O___O

Ϟ: As you can see, it hasn’t gone as planned.

Ϟ: The GSTMR_3000, codename: ‘AULIC_VEIL’, can spout off entire poems…

- - - - THE SEARING WAFFLE YONDER ^($$/” ROME TO THE BACON YUM - - - -

Ϟ: …but it’s almost like nineteenth-century English, and it doesn’t make any sense.

☨: …wot?

Ϟ: And it’s obsessed with breakfast food.

☨: …

- - - - TOAST MMM - - - -

☨: Why do they always send us the busted ones?

Out September 13, 2024

Made by Aulic Veil, Fayetteville, AR
Sneerer remixed by Freilichman, The Dead Sea
Mastered by Dominic Clare @ Declared Sound, Kampala
Design by PLANETLUKE.COM aka Luca Lozano, Sheffield

Rescue & Research Pt. 5

Aulic Veil - A - V 001.2 (Bonus Track)

my love is an extension of you (with exael)

@smog_0

Artist: smog
Release: sequel'70
Label: oqko
Release date: 07.05.2019

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sequel'70

smog - Mécanique Oblique

A Constant Lack

Aimless Lady Intense Afternoon

Cosmic Bridge's club focused 'Earthbase Series' continues with 'Nocturnal' the new release from Russian producer A.Fruit. Four tracks that fuse Footwork, Drum'n'Bass, Techno and bold sound design into the 160 BPM framework. After a heavy hitting set of releases via Russian imprint Hyperboloid, Irish modern trendsetters Rua Sound, and the ever vigilant Med School, so please welcome A.Fruit to the Cosmic Bridge roster.

Label boss Om Unit says: "Anna has a rare ear in this 160bpm world; one foot firmly in the techier sound-design lane, and one in the world of fun dance floor sounds. Well mixed, and not too serious! It's great to have her on board and we look forward to sharing a stage soon!"

Kicking things off is 'Make Them Shake’, a hypnotic and contorted expression of footwork with bubbling bass and drum FX - only for the boldest of dancers. ‘Polykarp’ comes complete with rugged old school hardcore chops twisted into a technoid stepper. 'Deep Insight’, is reminiscent of early Moving Shadow Jungle; hypnotic & minimalist with tight drums, glitches and jazzy late night moments. Closing track ’Before You Go’ is a breaks filled, garage-footwork workout; cheeky vocal cuts and rolling syncopated rhythms for your waistline!

released June 21, 2019

Written and Produced by Anna Fruit,
Mastering Bob Macc at Subvert
Vinyl Master & Cut by Lewis Hopkin at Star Delta

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Limited Edition 12''

Polykarp

Available on CD and download from Boomkat.com
https://boomkat.com/products/mechanosphere

Video by Jung An Tagen
https://youtu.be/8187Ekvj_OU

Cam Deas - Slip [RAVE029]

Igor Dyachenko, Dessin Bizarre 'Ecosystem'
https://igordyachenko.bandcamp.com/album/ecosystem

Igor Dyachenko, Dessin Bizarre - The Purest Of Tones

Subject 9 EP

Subject 9

https://ceadcead.bandcamp.com/album/impurity-a-hole-in-the-sky

"A Hole In The Sky was written solely out of nostalgia for the old Dubstep nights of the lates 00's. Dark rooms with only a light on the decks, an overwhelming stack of speakers in proportion to the room size that would tend to have subs that would make your body feel like you were falling through a hole in the sky.

Havanna Laffe was written in an attempt to capture the atmosphere and energy of mid-summer garden parties in Liverpool."

Additional remix by Aquarian

A Hole In The Sky

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Premiere: Impurity 'A Hole In The Sky' (Aquarian remix)

Let Me Put Myself Together

Inner

Corell is a moniker of Roman Kutnov - producer, composer and sound artist. During the last decade he worked as a solo artist as well as being involved in collaborative projects ranging from indie-rock bands to improv and contemporary academic music collectives. Having an art background Roman works with artists, performers and choreographers providing music for multimedia installations, dance and theatrical performances.
In 2017 he started Corell - a cross-genre project with the focus on ambient and experimental music. In his works he attempts to find a distinctive sound through combining polymetric beats, atmospheres, textures, mutating and morphing loops and rhizomatic composition structures